Our mission is to provide affordable and quality dance instruction while teaching dancers a sense of purpose.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
76¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$67K 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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FY2023 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 2
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $11K a year · 3% of revenue · last 2 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 2 of the last 2 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 2 filings
Spent on programs
76%
of spending
Looks good: 76% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$67K
to officers and key staff · 26% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 26% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.1 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $31
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% 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
$277K
+50% vs prior year
Spent
$262K
To programs
76%
Net assets
$25K
By yearFY2019–FY2024
Revenue
$277K
FY2023▲ +50%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2019$128K
FY2020$100K
FY2022$184K
FY2023$277K
FY2024$451K
Expenses
$262K
FY2023
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2019Not on file
FY2020Not on file
FY2022Not on file
FY2023$262K
FY2024$444K
Net assets
$25K
FY2023▲ +183%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2019$1K
FY2020$6K
FY2022$9K
FY2023$25K
FY2024$32K

From the FY2023 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jul 2018.

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

Where the money goes

76 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 76% · $199K Management & general 24% · $63K

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

8 people listed on the 990; $67K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$49,600Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$7,808Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$4,370Pt VII · Sec A
$2,945Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$1,644Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$969Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Melody Dale Hubert’s $75K as Executive Director is at the 71st 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2020FY2019
Melody Dale Hubert$75,046$49,600———
Melody Dale——$20,408$17,160$18,210
Elizabeth Palmore$12,838$7,808$3,804——
Adrianna Brown$11,352$4,370$4,013$388—
Imani Wulff-Cochrane$8,496$2,945$926$724—
Chelsey Henderson————$2,620
Mackenzie Newburry—$1,644$1,902——
Richard Scott————$1,600

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Offers affordable dance lessons, fostering purpose and quality instruction.

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1 program · $199K · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

General Programs

Our general programs consist of the classes provided at melodic movements which include ballet, modern, jazz, hip hop, tap, acrobatics, majorette, musical theater, and praise dance.

$199Kprogram 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 · FY2022
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$31

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$277K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$276K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$301
Money outPt IX
$262K
Ln 25
Programscol B$199K
Managementcol C$63K
Owns and owesPt X
$25K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$25K
Total assetsLn 16$25K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A6
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$301
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Fees for servicesLn 2g$276K
Total revenueLn 12$277K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$25K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$25K
Total assetsLn 16$25K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$25K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 520
VolunteersI 620
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$4K$25K
Total assetsLn 16$9K$25K
LiabilitiesLn 26$370$0
Net assetsLn 32$9K$25K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$67K$47K$20K
Payroll taxesLn 10$16K$11K$5K
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$3K$1K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$12K$8K$4K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$19K$14K$6K
Office expensesLn 13$16K$11K$5K
Information technologyLn 14$3K$2K$988
OccupancyLn 16$65K$45K$19K
TravelLn 17$5K$4K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$324$227$97
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$53K$53K$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$262K$199K$63K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $451K$444K$8K$32K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $277K$262K$15K$25K 990 PDF
FY2022 $184K$9K 990 PDF
FY2021 Not on file
FY2020 $100K$6K 990 PDF
FY2019 $128K$1K 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 FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $276,768 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $25,887$301
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $158,077$276,467
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $183,964$276,768
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 $37,329$83,202
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $162,357$178,705
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $199,686$261,907
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$15,722$14,861
Part VI · Governance 3 of 3 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members3
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
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 payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $276,768 across 10 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$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$301
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$301
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $276,467 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$276,467
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $276,467 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$276,768
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $261,907 across 11 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $47,135 · Management $20,201$67,336
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $11,106 · Management $4,760$15,866
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $2,870 · Management $1,230$4,100
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $8,403 · Management $3,601$12,004
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $13,563 · Management $5,813$19,376
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $11,170 · Management $4,787$15,957
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $2,304 · Management $988$3,292
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $45,356 · Management $19,438$64,794
IX-17 TravelPrograms $3,760 · Management $1,611$5,371
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $227 · Management $97$324
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $53,487 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$53,487
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $199,381 · Management $62,526 · Fundraising $0$261,907
Part X · Balance sheet $24,529 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $4,480$24,529
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $9,043$24,529
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $370$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $8,673$24,529
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $8,673$24,529
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $9,043$24,529
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $24,529 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$276,768
XI-2 Total expenses$261,907
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$14,861
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$8,673
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$995
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$24,529

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