Viver Brasil Dance Company

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Los Angeles, CA501(c)(3)Since 2004Arts & CultureEIN 58-2671160Revenue $337K in FY2025

On file with the IRS2141 N Gower St, 90068-3451 · Los Angeles, CATax-exempt since Jan 2004Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Viver Brasil honors Brazil's African legacy through contemporary dance theatre by utilizing Afro-Brazilian dance and music in performance, art education, community engagement and cultural exchange programs.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
83¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$72K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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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
1 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $29K a year · 5% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
83%
of spending
Looks good: 83% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$72K
to officers and key staff · 18% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 68% of similar orgs
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 18% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<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 · $9K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$4K
7% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 7% 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
$337K
-33% vs prior year
Spent
$407K
To programs
83%
Net assets
$57K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$337K
FY2025▼ -33%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$278K
FY2021$469K
FY2022$970K
FY2023$876K
FY2024$506K
FY2025$337K
Expenses
$407K
FY2025▼ -31%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$309K
FY2021$489K
FY2022$888K
FY2023$922K
FY2024$594K
FY2025$407K
Net assets
$57K
FY2025▼ -55%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$60K
FY2021$41K
FY2022$261K
FY2023$215K
FY2024$127K
FY2025$57K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jan 2004.

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

Where the money goes

83 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 83% · $339K Management & general 13% · $54K Fundraising 3% · $13K

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; $72K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Director
$36,995Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Dir.
$35,125Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Luiz Badaro’s $37K as Director is at the 32nd 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 · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Natalie Marrero—$98,083$81,234——
Giavanni R Washington————$65,099
Giavanni Washington———$54,167—
Luiz Badaro$36,995————
Linda Yudin$35,125————

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Honors Brazil's African legacy through contemporary dance theatre and Afro-Brazilian arts.

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1 program · $339K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

In 2025, Viver Brasil expanded its artistic reach and deepened community impact through performances, education, and cultural engagement across Los Angeles. VB presented dynamic performances at Descanso Gardens, the Center for World Music, Downtown Disney, and Rezas e Folhas, sharing Afro-Brazilian dance, music, and cultural traditions…

$339Kprogram 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$9K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$337K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$246K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$91K
Investment incomeLn 3$1
Money outPt IX
$407K
Ln 25
Programscol B$339K
Managementcol C$54K
Fundraisingcol D$13K
Owns and owesPt X
$57K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$13K
Total assetsLn 16$62K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$91K
Government grantsLn 1e$49K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$246K
Investment incomeLn 3$1
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$337K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$13K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$13K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$62K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K
Net assetsLn 32$57K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 536
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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$116K$13K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$150K$62K
LiabilitiesLn 26$23K$4K
Net assetsLn 32$127K$57K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$72K$53K$20K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$156K$156K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$3K$2K$680
Other employee benefitsLn 9$9K$7K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$26K$25K$780
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$5K$4K$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$18K$13K$4K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$1K$1K
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$61K$37K$12K$12K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$907$907
Office expensesLn 13$798$599$199
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$2K$2K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$24K$18K$6K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$28K$21K$7K
All other expensesLn 24e$572$572
Total functional expensesLn 25$407K$339K$54K$13K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $337K$407K−$70K$57K 990 PDF
FY2024 $506K$594K−$88K$127K 990 PDF
FY2023 $876K$922K−$46K$215K 990 PDF
FY2022 $970K$888K$83K$261K 990 PDF
FY2021 $469K$489K−$20K$41K 990 PDF
FY2020 $278K$309K−$32K$60K 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 $337,100 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $215,747$91,195
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $289,777$245,904
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $543$1
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $506,067$337,100
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $364,573$265,737
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $1,520$1,462
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $227,662$139,872
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $593,755$407,071
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$87,688−$69,971
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $337,100 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$48,989
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$40,006
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$91,195
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $245,904$245,904
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $1$1
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $245,905$337,100
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $407,071 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $52,551 · Management $19,569$72,120
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $156,214$156,214
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $2,041 · Management $680$2,721
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $6,527 · Management $2,176$8,703
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $25,199 · Management $780$25,979
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $4,076 · Management $1,359$5,435
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $13,125 · Management $4,375$17,500
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $1,462$1,462
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $37,453 · Management $11,751 · Fundraising $11,751$60,955
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $907$907
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $599 · Management $199$798
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,875$1,875
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $18,138 · Management $6,046$24,184
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $20,706 · Management $6,940$27,646
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $572$572
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $339,411 · Management $54,447 · Fundraising $13,213$407,071
Part X · Balance sheet $61,771 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $115,608$12,897
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $34,534$48,874
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$0
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $150,142$61,771
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $22,881$4,481
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $22,881$4,481
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $127,261$57,290
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $127,261$57,290
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $150,142$61,771
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $57,290 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$337,100
XI-2 Total expenses$407,071
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$69,971
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$127,261
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$57,290

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