Dancemakers INC

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Lanham, MD501(c)(3)Since 2000Arts & CultureEIN 52-2256692Revenue $2.6M in FY2025

On file with the IRSmydancemakers.com9901 Business Pkwy Ste L, 20706-1821 · Lanham, MDTax-exempt since Nov 2000Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Dance makers, INC.s mission is to save and strengthen youth by promoting their mental and physical well-being while encouraging their creativity through the study of dance and other performing arts.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
23¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 1 volunteers and 18 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $90K a year · 4% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
23%
of spending
Concern: 23% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$73K
to officers and key staff · 2% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 87% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 2% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.2 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $25K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$155K
24% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 24% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.6M
-14% vs prior year
Spent
$3.1M
To programs
23%
Net assets
$501K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$2.6M
FY2025▼ -14%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$994K
FY2021$1.7M
FY2022$1.9M
FY2023$2.4M
FY2024$3.0M
FY2025$2.6M
Expenses
$3.1M
FY2025▲ +19%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.0M
FY2021$1.6M
FY2022$1.8M
FY2023$2.0M
FY2024$2.6M
FY2025$3.1M
Net assets
$501K
FY2025▼ -52%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$27K
FY2021$144K
FY2022$241K
FY2023$640K
FY2024$1.0M
FY2025$501K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Nov 2000.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

23 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 23% · $707K Management & general 77% · $2.4M

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

5 people listed on the 990; $73K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$73,007Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Robin Pitts’s $73K as Executive Director is at the 13th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3924 $1–10M 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2022FY2021FY2020
Robin Pitts$73,007$57,303$70,303$70,303$67,599

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.

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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

Strengthens youth creativity and well-being through dance and performing arts.

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2 programs · $707K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Learn 24 program browne education campus & perry street: grant fund supported the smarts designed to keep children safe and to provide academic, recreational and other enrichment opportunities, such as tutoring, dance, art and other cultural events for children. It also provides life-long learning opportunities for community members.

$353Kprogram expense
02

Community schools afterschool programs rocketship, perry street and browne education campus: the success of the smarts program has demonstrated the value of holistic arts programming that helps students in our region to grow artistically and academically.

$353Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2021
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$25K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.6M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.8M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$803K
Money outPt IX
$3.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$707K
Managementcol C$2.4M
Owns and owesPt X
$501K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$310K
Total assetsLn 16$656K
LiabilitiesLn 26$155K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$803K
Government grantsLn 1e$803K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.8M
Total revenueLn 12$2.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$310K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$310K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$334K
Total assetsLn 16$656K
LiabilitiesLn 26$155K
Net assetsLn 32$501K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 518
VolunteersI 61
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$690K$310K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$296K$334K
Total assetsLn 16$999K$656K
LiabilitiesLn 26−$41K$155K
Net assetsLn 32$1.0M$501K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$73K$73K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$771K$460K$310K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$47K$47K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$3K$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10$32K$32K
Legal feesLn 11b$29K$29K
Accounting feesLn 11c$16K$16K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$50K$50K
Office expensesLn 13$13K$13K
Information technologyLn 14$12K$12K
OccupancyLn 16$120K$120K
TravelLn 17$36K$36K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$10K$10K
InterestLn 20$12K$12K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$78K$78K
InsuranceLn 23$154K$154K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$93K$93K
All other expensesLn 24e$1.5M$246K$1.3M
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.1M$707K$2.4M$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $2.6M$3.1M−$511K$501K 990 PDF
FY2024 $3.0M$2.6M$400K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.4M$2.0M$400K$640K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.9M$1.8M$147K$241K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.7M$1.6M$116K$144K 990 PDF
FY2020 $994K$1.0M−$13K$27K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $2,552,968 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,746,962$802,870
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,221,825$1,750,098
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,968,787$2,552,968
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,084,076$925,248
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,484,800$2,138,520
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,568,876$3,063,768
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $399,911−$510,800
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,552,968 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$802,870
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$802,870
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,750,098$1,750,098
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,750,098 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$2,552,968
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,063,768 across 18 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $73,007$73,007
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $460,398 · Management $310,283$770,681
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsManagement $46,952$46,952
IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $3,008$3,008
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $31,600$31,600
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $28,691$28,691
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $16,235$16,235
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $49,800$49,800
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $13,174$13,174
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $11,528$11,528
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $120,000$120,000
IX-17 TravelManagement $35,577$35,577
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $9,790$9,790
IX-20 InterestManagement $12,370$12,370
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $77,980$77,980
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $153,972$153,972
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $93,158$93,158
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $246,138 · Management $1,270,107$1,516,245
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $706,536 · Management $2,357,232 · Fundraising $0$3,063,768
Part X · Balance sheet $656,476 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $689,712$309,872
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $12,867$12,867
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $296,390$333,737
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $998,969$656,476
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year −$20,231$32,597
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year −$21,001$122,507
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year −$41,232$155,104
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,040,201$501,372
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,040,201$501,372
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $998,969$656,476
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $501,372 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,552,968
XI-2 Total expenses$3,063,768
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$510,800
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,040,201
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$28,029
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$501,372

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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