Cabd INC., aka camille a. Brown & dancers ("Cabd"), a new york city- based, bessie award-winning professional dance company, is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to implementing and advancing the creative vision of its artistic director and choreographer, camille a. Brown, the recipient of a 2021 ispaa/international society of the performing arts distinguished artist award, a 2020 dance magazine award and 2020 obie award for sustained excellence in choreography. Cabd creates, produces, and performs brown's choreographic/movement-based works, offers dance engagement activities, and investigates historical and contemporary cultural, personal, and social justice issues through the art of dance theater, providing a multifaceted platform for sharing and building understanding of and appreciation for the african american experience. Cabd seeks to foster interaction and dialogue among diverse communities in our home community of new york city, across the country and globally. Cabd recla

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
75¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$146K 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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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
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IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $349K a year · 22% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
75%
of spending
Looks good: 75% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$146K
to officers and key staff · 24% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 24% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
16 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 15.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
7
named funders · $1.1M
Looks good: 7 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$217K
26% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 26% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 6 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.0M
Spent
$612K
To programs
75%
Net assets
$610K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.0M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.0M
FY2021$2.3M
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$2.3M
Expenses
$612K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$612K
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.5M
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$1.7M
Net assets
$610K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$610K
FY2021$1.8M
FY2022$1.7M
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$1.9M

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Nov 2017.

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Where the money goes

75 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 75% · $460K Management & general 13% · $78K Fundraising 12% · $74K

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

7 people listed on the 990; $146K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Di
$80,000Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$65,532Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Camille a Brown’s $100K as Board Member is at the 33rd 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Diane Rosenblatt—$109,484$116,015$108,886$80,000
Camille a Brown$100,000$111,200$109,712$88,221$65,532
Michelle Ramos$57,693————

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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Creates and performs dance works, engaging communities through movement and exploring social justice.

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1 program · $460K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Cabd reclaims black narratives with emotionally raw, historically informed, and thought-provoking repertory on race, culture, and identity, blending modern, hip hop, african, tap, and social dances to forge riveting, visceral works that ripple with energy and urgency.

$460Kprogram expense

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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
Tides FoundationFY2024$200K
Ford FoundationFY2024$125K
Total grants receivedfrom 7 funders$1.1M
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.0M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$869K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$157K
Money outPt IX
$612K
Ln 25
Programscol B$460K
Managementcol C$78K
Fundraisingcol D$74K
Owns and owesPt X
$610K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$799K
Total assetsLn 16$827K
LiabilitiesLn 26$217K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$869K
Government grantsLn 1e$96K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$157K
Total revenueLn 12$1.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$799K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$799K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4K
Other assetsLn 15$1K
Total assetsLn 16$827K
LiabilitiesLn 26$217K
Net assetsLn 32$610K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 536
VolunteersI 63
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$182K$799K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$7K$4K
Total assetsLn 16$250K$827K
LiabilitiesLn 26$54K$217K
Net assetsLn 32$196K$610K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$146K$93K$26K$26K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$256K$199K$26K$31K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$29K$19K$6K$4K
Payroll taxesLn 10$37K$27K$5K$5K
Accounting feesLn 11c$5K$5K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$6K$6K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$14K$10K$4K
Office expensesLn 13$4K$814$2K$1K
OccupancyLn 16$13K$8K$3K$2K
TravelLn 17$38K$38K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$3K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$4K$4K$303$86
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$53K$50K$3K
All other expensesLn 24e$4K$3K$1K$20
Total functional expensesLn 25$612K$460K$78K$74K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $2.3M$1.7M$589K$1.9M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.1M$1.4M−$339K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.3M$1.5M−$142K$1.7M 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.3M$1.1M$1.2M$1.8M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $1.0M$612K$414K$610K 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
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Part I · Summary $1,026,315 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $262,836$868,825
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $534,167$157,490
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $797,003$1,026,315
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $463,681$467,769
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $10,560$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $498,004$144,278
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $972,245$612,047
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$175,242$414,268
Part VI · Governance 5 of 6 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
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 $1,026,315 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$96,425
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$772,400
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$868,825
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $157,490$157,490
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $157,490$1,026,315
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $612,047 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $92,732 · Management $26,400 · Fundraising $26,400$145,532
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $198,885 · Management $25,885 · Fundraising $31,447$256,217
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $18,821 · Management $6,094 · Fundraising $4,178$29,093
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $26,805 · Management $4,805 · Fundraising $5,317$36,927
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $5,400$5,400
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $5,550$5,550
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $10,130 · Fundraising $3,795$13,925
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $814 · Management $1,706 · Fundraising $1,448$3,968
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $8,325 · Management $3,150 · Fundraising $1,575$13,050
IX-17 TravelPrograms $37,646$37,646
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $3,020$3,020
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,938 · Management $303 · Fundraising $86$4,327
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $50,338 · Management $2,907$53,245
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $2,728 · Management $1,399 · Fundraising $20$4,147
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $459,732 · Management $78,049 · Fundraising $74,266$612,047
Part X · Balance sheet $826,618 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $182,302$798,957
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $51,200$3,990
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $3,206$3,816
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $5,387$14,895
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $6,930$3,910
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,050$1,050
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $250,075$826,618
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $20,475$16,250
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $34,000$50,500
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $54,475$216,750
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$19,150$44,618
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $214,750$565,250
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $195,600$609,868
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $250,075$826,618
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $609,868 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,026,315
XI-2 Total expenses$612,047
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$414,268
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$195,600
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$609,868

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