Open Dance Project INC EIN 47-4631028 Form 990 (PDF) Claim this org

Open Dance Project INC FY2022 filing

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Creates and presents world-class dance theater, enriching Houston through education and community programs. For fiscal year 2022 it reported $508K in revenue, $517K in expenses, and $400K in net assets.Pt I

Founded
2015
Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Arts & Culture
Location
Houston, TX
Website
www.opendanceproject.org
Filings
6 on file (2020–2022)
Revenue
$508KFY2022
Expenses
$517K
Net assets
$400K
People
8
Filings
6
Updates
0
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EIN  47-4631028 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Houston, TX Founded 2015
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Creates and presents world-class dance theater, enriching Houston through education and community programs.
Leadership
John Deboben · President
Money in and out
$508K revenue, $517K expenses
Bottom line
82% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2022
Total revenue
$508K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$517K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$400K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$9K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.82 Management & general $0.09 Fundraising $0.09
Program efficiency
82%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
7.8mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
-2%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2022 · Form 990
Revenue
$508K
FY2022▼ -10%
Expenses
$517K
FY2022▲ +16%
Total assets
$406K
FY2022▼ -3%
Total liabilities
$6K
FY2022▼ -50%
Total revenue
$508K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$517K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$400K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$9K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$406K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B82%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 38
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 48
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $422K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2022.
01

Dance Theater Performances

Conceived, developed & presented dance theater performances for the general public at venues in Houston, TX including MATCH-Midtown Arts & Theater Center Houston, the Moody Center for the Arts at Rice University, the Miller Outdoor Theatre & Studio5 Performing Arts Center in Evanston, IL.

$278Kprogram expense
02

Dance Theater Classes & Workshops

2022 marked Open Dance Project's return to inschool programming with the launch of its new program "Project Imagine Dance" supporting new dance teachers in Houston Independent School District's K-5 classrooms.

$135Kprogram expense
03

Guest Artist Residencies/Artist Exchanges

Guest Choreographer Laura Harrell created a new work for Open Dance Project's "Shortcuts" program that took place in October 2022. ODP sponsored 2 apprentices in our professional apprentice program throughout 2022.

$10Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item COpen Dance Project INC
EINHdr · item D47-4631028
Principal addressHdr · item CHouston, TX
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.opendanceproject.org
Year of formationHdr · item L2015
State of legal domicileHdr · item MTX
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFArts & Culture (A62)
Ruling yearIRS BMFJul 2016

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a8
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b8
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$308K · 61%
Program service revenue$210K · 41%
Contributions & grants61%$308K
Program service revenue41%$210K
— government grantsLn 1e$74K
Total revenueLn 12$508K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.82 Management & general $0.09 Fundraising $0.09
Program services82%$422K
Management & general9%$48K
Fundraising9%$47K
Total functional expensesLn 25$517K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$324K
Total assetsLn 16$406K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$6K
Total net assetsLn 32$400K
Months of cash on handcomputed7.5

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2022 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $324K · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $517K · Less non-cash grants $16K · Cash operating expenses/yr $501K
7.8 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $422K · Total expenses $517K
82%
Management & General
Management & general $48K · Total expenses $517K
9%
Fundraising
Fundraising $47K · Total expenses $517K
9%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $41K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $278K
$0.15 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $308K · Total revenue $508K
61%
Government reliance
Government grants $74K · Total revenue $508K
15%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $210K · Total revenue $508K
41%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $508K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $210K · Total expenses $517K
41%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $508K · Prior year $565K
-10%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $400K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $508K · Expenses $517K
-2%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $406K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $400K · Total assets $406K
99%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $406K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual John Deboben · Reported title President · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $517K
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $353K · Total expenses $517K
68%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 82%
Overhead ratio 9%
Fundraising cost ratio 15%
Revenue growth -10%
Accounting fee ratio 0.2%

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Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 10 funders$212K
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Grants paid · 2 grants · $21K · 2020–2021
Hunter Dance CenterFY2021$6,000
Hunter Dance CenterFY2020$14,739

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$767K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$521K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$535K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$508K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$565K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$412K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2022IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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