Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Oct 2014.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Who runs it and what they're paid
7 people listed on the 990; $78K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).
Arica Nyamsi’s $84K as Executive Director is at the 79th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2216 $100K–1M arts & culture nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.
Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII
| Name | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arica Brown | — | — | $84,537 | $71,235 | $78,674 |
| Arica Nyamsi | $84,078 | $77,739 | — | — | — |
Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.
See Pack Dance executive salaries →Questions the 990 asks
The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.
- Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
- Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Programs and updates
Brings dance to everyone, sharing its healing power in communities.
Questions for Pack Dance
Your first name shows with your question. Pack Dance answers here, for everyone.
Pack Dance is a community education center and professional dance company. Pack Dance reflects the diverse identities of the residents of St. Louis and its surrounding region. We demonstrate and practice a commitment to racial and cultural equity through the dance styles we offer and by centering diversity in hiring teaching artists and…
Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2023. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 46-5006787) · Dispute this lineFunders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2023 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY23 | End FY23 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $29K | $88K |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $12K | $14K |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $43K | $104K |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $3K | $1K |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $40K | $102K |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4 | $12K | |||
| Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5 | $82K | |||
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $8K | |||
| Management feesLn 11a | $73K | |||
| Legal feesLn 11b | $25 | |||
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $1K | |||
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $571 | |||
| Office expensesLn 13 | $736 | |||
| OccupancyLn 16 | $53K | |||
| InsuranceLn 23 | $1K | |||
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $17K | |||
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $248K | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 LatestFiled with the IRS Jul 15, 2025 | $217K | $281K | −$64K | $69K | 990 PDF |
| FY2023 ViewingFiled with the IRS Apr 28, 2024 | $278K | $248K | $31K | $102K | 990 PDF |
| FY2022Filed with the IRS Mar 11, 2023 | $258K | $233K | $25K | $37K | 990 PDF |
| FY2021Filed with the IRS May 17, 2022 | $192K | $194K | −$2K | $12K | 990 PDF |
| FY2020Filed with the IRS May 17, 2021 | $189K | $15K | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2023 990
Part I · Summary $278,459 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance no flags
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $278,459 across 8 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $247,816 across 11 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $103,570 assets, 9 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $102,468 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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