The corporation has been formed for the educational purposes of providing opportunities in Dance and Dance education. IT is further organized and operated exclusively for charitable purposes within the meaning of the internal revenue code section 501(c)(3).

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
81¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$39K 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
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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $4K a year · 1% 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
81%
of spending
Looks good: 81% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$39K
to officers and key staff · 10% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 10% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.3 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $5K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$6K
3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 3% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$340K
+2% vs prior year
Spent
$405K
To programs
81%
Net assets
$183K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$340K
FY2023▲ +2%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$274K
FY2021$385K
FY2022$332K
FY2023$340K
FY2024$403K
Expenses
$405K
FY2023▲ +17%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$269K
FY2021$303K
FY2022$347K
FY2023$405K
FY2024$391K
Net assets
$183K
FY2023▼ -22%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$153K
FY2021$234K
FY2022$235K
FY2023$183K
FY2024$187K

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 Mar 2019.

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Where the money goes

81 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 81% · $326K Management & general 19% · $78K

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

6 people listed on the 990; $39K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$39,427Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Karena Birk’s $40K as Executive Dir. is at the 34th 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Karena Birk$39,654$39,427$46,590$42,804
Austin Sexton——$8,375—

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

Offers dance and dance education opportunities for charitable purposes.

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1 program · $326K · in their own filed words · FY2023
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Helping students study ballet and modern DANCE.PROVIDING discounted or free tickets to dance performances to local schools. Provided discounted or free studio space to local DANCERS.EDUCATIONAL opportunities within the community (including school and public performances);performance and cultural training opportunities for a diverse…

$326Kprogram 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$5K

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$340K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$311K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$29K
Investment incomeLn 3$570
Money outPt IX
$405K
Ln 25
Programscol B$326K
Managementcol C$78K
Owns and owesPt X
$183K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$77K
Total assetsLn 16$189K
LiabilitiesLn 26$6K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$29K
Government grantsLn 1e$2K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$311K
Investment incomeLn 3$570
Total revenueLn 12$340K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$77K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$77K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$11K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$84K
Total assetsLn 16$189K
LiabilitiesLn 26$6K
Net assetsLn 32$183K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 534
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$146K$77K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$5K$11K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$69K$84K
Total assetsLn 16$240K$189K
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K$6K
Net assetsLn 32$235K$183K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$30$30
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$47K$38K$9K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$128K$88K$40K
Payroll taxesLn 10$16K$13K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$8K$8K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$19K$19K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$17K$17K
Office expensesLn 13$5K$4K$1K
RoyaltiesLn 15$8K$8K
OccupancyLn 16$126K$115K$11K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$7K$7K
InsuranceLn 23$725$725
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$21K$15K$6K
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$2K$12
Total functional expensesLn 25$405K$326K$78K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $403K$391K$12K$187K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $340K$405K−$64K$183K 990 PDF
FY2022 $332K$347K−$14K$235K 990 PDF
FY2021 $385K$303K$82K$234K 990 PDF
FY2020 $274K$269K$5K$153K 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 $340,464 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $59,817$28,532
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $272,446$311,362
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $48$570
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $332,311$340,464
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$30
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $203,314$191,202
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $143,198$213,347
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $346,512$404,579
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$14,201−$64,115
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
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 $340,464 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$2,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$26,532
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$28,532
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $311,362$311,362
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $570$570
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $311,932 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$340,464
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $404,579 across 14 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $30$30
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $37,571 · Management $9,393$46,964
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $88,369 · Management $40,030$128,399
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $12,671 · Management $3,168$15,839
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $7,500$7,500
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $18,678$18,678
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $16,685$16,685
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $4,188 · Management $1,089$5,277
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $8,448$8,448
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $115,400 · Management $10,513$125,913
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $7,138$7,138
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $725$725
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $15,081 · Management $6,003$21,084
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,887 · Management $12$1,899
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $326,146 · Management $78,433 · Fundraising $0$404,579
Part X · Balance sheet $189,040 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $145,736$77,396
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $20,491$16,620
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $68,718$84,429
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $5,222$10,595
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $240,167$189,040
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $5,410$6,211
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $5,410$6,211
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $234,757$182,829
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $234,757$182,829
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $240,167$189,040
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $182,829 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$340,464
XI-2 Total expenses$404,579
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$64,115
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$234,757
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$12,187
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$182,829

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