Our mission is to make dance education accessible to all people regardless of location ability or resources.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
74¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 50 volunteers and 12 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 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $27K a year · 7% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
74%
of spending
Fine: 74% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$84K
to officers and key staff · 17% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 17% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $1K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$8K
4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 4% 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
$509K
+17% vs prior year
Spent
$490K
To programs
74%
Net assets
$189K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$509K
FY2025▲ +17%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$273K
FY2022$313K
FY2023$445K
FY2024$437K
FY2025$509K
Expenses
$490K
FY2025▲ +11%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$205K
FY2022$270K
FY2023$435K
FY2024$440K
FY2025$490K
Net assets
$189K
FY2025▲ +11%
Tap a bar for its year
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$120K
FY2022$163K
FY2023$174K
FY2024$171K
FY2025$189K

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 Jun 2018.

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

Where the money goes

74 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 74% · $363K Management & general 13% · $65K Fundraising 13% · $62K

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; $84K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Operations Director
$51,759Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$31,808Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Stephanie Cureton’s $52K as Operations Director is at the 46th 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Kelsey Crum$31,808$32,680$44,953$56,017$52,551
Stephanie Cureton$51,759$50,544———
Alyson Dixon——$16,130$27,613$48,703
Christina Pastras——$40,196——

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

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3 programs · $322K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

YMCA Dance Program- Program that partners with the YMCA of Greenville SC Pickens County SC and the Triangle of NC to provide dance education. Students choose weekly classes between 7 different branches and register in quarters throughout the year. No YMCA membership is required.

$213Kprogram expense
02

After School Dance Program- DanceCollab instructors travel to different schools to deliver dance education to elementary aged students. Students learn ballet jazz modern hip-hop and more as they work alongside their peers and use problem solving skills to create choreograph and perform at the end of each semester for their families.

$89Kprogram expense
03

Adaptive Dance Program- made up of students with disabilities ranging from age 5 to older adults. This program is mostly funded by grants and foundations. DanceCollab instructors work with students in Special Education classrooms on the the high school level go into day service adult programs work with disability specific therapy schools…

$20Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$1K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$509K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$391K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$115K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Money outPt IX
$490K
Ln 25
Programscol B$363K
Managementcol C$65K
Fundraisingcol D$62K
Owns and owesPt X
$189K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$197K
Total assetsLn 16$197K
LiabilitiesLn 26$8K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$115K
Government grantsLn 1e$71K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Fees for servicesLn 2g$391K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$509K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$141K
SavingsLn 2$56K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$197K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$197K
LiabilitiesLn 26$8K
Net assetsLn 32$189K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 512
VolunteersI 650
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$177K$197K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$177K$197K
LiabilitiesLn 26$6K$8K
Net assetsLn 32$171K$189K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$84K$21K$43K$20K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$174K$140K$0$34K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0$0$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$4K$3K$725$909
Payroll taxesLn 10$29K$18K$5K$6K
Management feesLn 11a$0$0$0$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0$0$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$150$0$150$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0$0$0$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0$0$0$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$78K$78K$0$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$10K$10K$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$12K$0$12K$0
Information technologyLn 14$0$0$0$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0$0$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$61K$61K$0$0
TravelLn 17$3K$3K$0$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0$0$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$2K$2K$0$0
InterestLn 20$0$0$0$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0$0$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0$0$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$3K$0$3K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$29K$26K$2K$804
All other expensesLn 24e$0$0$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$490K$363K$65K$62K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $509K$490K$18K$189K 990 PDF
FY2024 $437K$440K−$4K$171K 990 PDF
FY2023 $445K$435K$10K$174K 990 PDF
FY2022 $313K$270K$43K$163K 990 PDF
FY2021 $273K$205K$68K$120K 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 $508,953 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $96,621$115,495
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $339,884$391,264
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$2,194
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $152$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $436,657$508,953
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $241,711$291,616
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $198,457$198,870
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $440,168$490,486
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$3,511$18,467
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 $508,953 across 16 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$71,272
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$35,562
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$115,495
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $391,264 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$391,264
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $2,194 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$2,194
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $393,458 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$508,953
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $490,486 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $0$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $0$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $0$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $20,704 · Management $42,970 · Fundraising $19,893$83,567
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $140,240 · Management $0 · Fundraising $34,004$174,244
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $2,716 · Management $725 · Fundraising $909$4,350
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $18,388 · Management $4,909 · Fundraising $6,158$29,455
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $150 · Fundraising $0$150
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $0$0
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $78,500 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$78,500
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $9,837 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$9,837
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $11,842 · Fundraising $0$11,842
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $60,808 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$60,808
IX-17 TravelPrograms $3,250 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$3,250
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $2,500 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$2,500
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $3,046 · Fundraising $0$3,046
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $26,382 · Management $1,751 · Fundraising $804$28,937
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $363,325 · Management $65,393 · Fundraising $61,768$490,486
Part X · Balance sheet $197,248 assets, 24 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $176,698$141,017
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $0$56,231
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $176,698$197,248
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $0$0
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$0
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $6,135$8,218
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $6,135$8,218
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $170,563$189,030
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $170,563$189,030
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $176,698$197,248
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $189,030 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$508,953
XI-2 Total expenses$490,486
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$18,467
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$170,563
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$189,030

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