To uplift the ancestral and primordial power of dance as an act of resistance, collective healing, and social transformation. Embodiment Project envisions a world where dance is integrated as a critical dimension of social and cultural revolution. We envision a concert dance landscape in the United States that uplifts underheard and silenced stories, honors the ancestral lineages of its participants, and advances our capacity for collective liberation.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
40¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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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 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $10K a year · 3% of revenue · last 4 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
40%
of spending
Concern: 40% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $177K
Fine: 2 funders name 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 5 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$453K
-15% vs prior year
Spent
$483K
To programs
40%
Net assets
$272K
By yearFY2022–FY2025
Revenue
$453K
FY2025▼ -15%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2022$304K
FY2023$248K
FY2024$534K
FY2025$453K
Expenses
$483K
FY2025▼ -8%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2022$167K
FY2023$321K
FY2024$527K
FY2025$483K
Net assets
$272K
FY2025▼ -10%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2022$285K
FY2023$214K
FY2024$302K
FY2025$272K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 2019.

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Where the money goes

40 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 40% · $193K Management & general 53% · $255K Fundraising 7% · $36K

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.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Nicole Klaymoon’s $80K as Chairman is at the 75th 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.

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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 15aNo

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Uplifts dance as resistance, healing, and social transformation for collective liberation.

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1 program · $193K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Embodiment Project (EP) achieves our mission in the following ways: 1.) Performance for the concert stage, public spaces, and film 2.) Dance and Culture Education for youth and adults 3.) Community Arts partnerships with social service and movement building organizations 4.) Organizational culture and governance that reflect the social…

$193Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$177K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$453K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$437K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$13K
Investment incomeLn 3$4K
Money outPt IX
$483K
Ln 25
Programscol B$193K
Managementcol C$255K
Fundraisingcol D$36K
Owns and owesPt X
$272K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$239K
Total assetsLn 16$272K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$437K
Government grantsLn 1e$212K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$13K
Investment incomeLn 3$4K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$453K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$239K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$239K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$33K
Total assetsLn 16$272K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$272K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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$303K$239K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$303K$272K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K$0
Net assetsLn 32$302K$272K
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$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$142K$142K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$0
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$77K$77K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$7K$7K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$251$251
Office expensesLn 13$12K$12K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$4$4
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$3K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$236K$50K$150K$36K
All other expensesLn 24e$6K$46$6K
Total functional expensesLn 25$483K$193K$255K$36K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $453K$483K−$30K$272K 990 PDF
FY2024 $534K$527K$7K$302K 990 PDF
FY2023 $248K$321K−$73K$214K 990 PDF
FY2022 $304K$167K$137K$285K 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 $453,468 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $508,277$436,942
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $25,295$12,766
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $803$3,760
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $534,375$453,468
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $193,654$141,999
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $333,553$341,299
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $527,207$483,298
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $7,168−$29,830
Part VI · Governance 3 of 5 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
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-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $453,468 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$212,011
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$224,931
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$436,942
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $12,766$12,766
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $3,760$3,760
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 $12,766 · Excluded from tax $3,760$453,468
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $483,298 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 staff$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $141,999$141,999
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxes$0
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $77,203$77,203
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $7,105$7,105
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $251$251
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $12,026$12,026
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 TravelManagement $4$4
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 InsuranceManagement $3,132$3,132
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $50,458 · Management $149,636 · Fundraising $35,853$235,947
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $46 · Management $5,585$5,631
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $192,503 · Management $254,942 · Fundraising $35,853$483,298
Part X · Balance sheet $271,760 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $302,887$238,509
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
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 assetsStart of year $1$33,251
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $302,888$271,760
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,298$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $301,590$271,760
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $301,590$271,760
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $302,888$271,760
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $271,760 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$453,468
XI-2 Total expenses$483,298
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$29,830
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$301,590
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$271,760

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