Dancefx is dedicated to bringing professional quality, cutting edge dance to the southeast while providing a continuing dance education and performance outlet for dancers and artists to express themselves creatively through programs offered.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
80¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 10 volunteers and 10 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
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $886 a year · under 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
80%
of spending
Looks good: 80% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$153K
to officers and key staff · 22% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 22% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.4 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $500
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$33K
25% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 25% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$689K
-23% vs prior year
Spent
$709K
To programs
80%
Net assets
$97K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$689K
FY2025▼ -23%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$831K
FY2022$966K
FY2023$853K
FY2024$899K
FY2025$689K
Expenses
$709K
FY2025▼ -20%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$785K
FY2022$967K
FY2023$890K
FY2024$891K
FY2025$709K
Net assets
$97K
FY2025▼ -17%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$147K
FY2022$146K
FY2023$109K
FY2024$117K
FY2025$97K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending July 2025) · 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 Oct 2001.

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

Where the money goes

80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 80% · $565K Management & general 19% · $136K Fundraising 1% · $8K

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; $153K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
President/Ex
$60,292Pt VII · Sec A
Youth Progra
$50,694Pt VII · Sec A
Outreach Dir
$41,602Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary Tr
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Allison Smith’s $60K as President/Ex is at the 55th 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 · 6 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Allison Smith$60,292$54,917$55,000$49,175$43,941
Emily Eddington———$53,762$38,000
Kaitlin R Butcher$50,694$49,750$50,000$35,168$38,000
Kia Street—$42,918$44,000——
Payton McCarty———$41,833$38,000
Mary C Huff$41,602————

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
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II1 listed

Programs and updates

Presents professional dance, offers education, and provides performance opportunities for artists.

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2 programs · $565K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

The dancefx studio programs for adults and youth dancers provides quality dance education and healthy physical exercise to over 1000 youth and adults. Classes are provided for youth dancers, adults who have never danced before, as well as dancers wishing to pursue dance and the arts as a profession.

$327Kprogram expense
02

Shows and Competitions

Dancefx provides the community with an enriching opportunity to experience quality dance in a professional setting via athens and atlanta performances, festivals, master classes, and concerts.

$238Kprogram 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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$500

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$689K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$673K
Other incomeLn 4–11$12K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5K
Money outPt IX
$709K
Ln 25
Programscol B$565K
Managementcol C$136K
Fundraisingcol D$8K
Owns and owesPt X
$97K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$22K
Total assetsLn 16$130K
LiabilitiesLn 26$33K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$673K
Other incomeLn 4–11$12K
Total revenueLn 12$689K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$22K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$22K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$72K
Total assetsLn 16$130K
LiabilitiesLn 26$33K
Net assetsLn 32$97K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 510
VolunteersI 610
Fiscal year endsHeaderJuly
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$47K$22K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$42K$72K
Total assetsLn 16$150K$130K
LiabilitiesLn 26$33K$33K
Net assetsLn 32$117K$97K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$4K$4K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$153K$78K$71K$4K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$72K$48K$23K$1K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$16K$9K$7K$329
Payroll taxesLn 10$19K$10K$8K$372
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$72K$72K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$3K$2K$2K$168
Information technologyLn 14$8K$3K$4K$845
OccupancyLn 16$109K$97K$11K$1K
TravelLn 17$20K$20K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$3K$3K$309
InsuranceLn 23$8K$7K$782
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$211K$205K$6K
All other expensesLn 24e$5K$3K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$709K$565K$136K$8K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $689K$709K−$20K$97K 990 PDF
FY2024 $899K$891K$8K$117K 990 PDF
FY2023 $853K$890K−$37K$109K 990 PDF
FY2022 $966K$967K−$990$146K 990 PDF
FY2021 $831K$785K$46K$147K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $689,196 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $6,967$4,930
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $828,990$672,546
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $63,107$11,720
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $899,064$689,196
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $2,331$4,308
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $264,379$259,538
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $624,748$445,021
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $891,458$708,867
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $7,606−$19,671
Part VI · Governance 3 of 3 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members3
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $689,196 across 4 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $11,720 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$4,930
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$4,930
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $672,546$672,546
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $684,266$689,196
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $708,867 across 16 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $4,308$4,308
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $77,690 · Management $71,154 · Fundraising $3,744$152,588
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $48,180 · Management $22,516 · Fundraising $1,185$71,881
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $9,225 · Management $6,918 · Fundraising $329$16,472
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $10,414 · Management $7,811 · Fundraising $372$18,597
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $2,500$2,500
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $72,138$72,138
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,990$1,990
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,684 · Management $1,515 · Fundraising $168$3,367
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $3,380 · Management $4,225 · Fundraising $845$8,450
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $96,860 · Management $10,889 · Fundraising $1,088$108,837
IX-17 TravelPrograms $20,397$20,397
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $2,766 · Management $309$3,075
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $7,043 · Management $782$7,825
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $205,499 · Management $5,708$211,207
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $3,069 · Management $2,166$5,235
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $564,643 · Management $136,493 · Fundraising $7,731$708,867
Part X · Balance sheet $129,958 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $46,522$22,031
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $61,000$35,500
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $42,107$72,427
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $149,629$129,958
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $33,102$33,102
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $116,527$96,856
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $116,527$96,856
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $149,629$129,958
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $96,856 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$689,196
XI-2 Total expenses$708,867
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$19,671
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$116,527
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$96,856

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

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