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Movement Arts Creation Studio INC

Tax-deductible

Cambridge, MA501(c)(3)Arts & Culture EIN 85-1585845Revenue $132K in FY2025

On file with the IRSmovearts.org7 Old Dee Rd, 02138-4633 · Cambridge, MATax-exempt since Jun 2021Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The organization serves Movement artists, including dancers, circus artists, choreographers, and others by providing acessable affordable, and appropriate Studio facilities and other resources for professional development and Creation and dissemination of new works.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
96¢ 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 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $25K a year · 16% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
96%
of spending
Looks good: 96% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% 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
$132K
-59% vs prior year
Spent
$183K
To programs
96%
Net assets
$56K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$132K
FY2025▼ -59%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$339K
FY2021$292
FY2022$151
FY2023$30K
FY2024$318K
FY2025$132K
Expenses
$183K
FY2025▼ -20%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$28K
FY2021$83K
FY2022$140K
FY2023Not on file
FY2024$229K
FY2025$183K
Net assets
$56K
FY2025▼ -48%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$311K
FY2021$228K
FY2022$88K
FY2023$18K
FY2024$108K
FY2025$56K

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 2021.

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

Where the money goes

96 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 96% · $175K Management & general 4% · $8K

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.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Ana Tinajero
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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

Programs and updates

Provides affordable studio space and resources for movement artists to create and share new work.

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1 program · $175K · in their own filed words · FY2025
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Macs is the essential bridge for local embodied artists to cross into the national sphere - providing an infrastructural entry point for artists to embrace wider visibility, stimulating development and invaluable support for limitless creativity.

$175Kprogram 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 · this organization's grantmaking
Grants paid · 19 grants · $571K · 2021–2025
Boston Foundation INCMA · FY2025$50,000
Boston Dance TheaterMA · FY2025$25,000
Center for Arts at the Armory INCMA · FY2025$25,000
The New Dance Complex INCMA · FY2025$25,000
Jean Appolon Expressions INCMA · FY2025$20,000
Beheard World INCFY2025$7,200
Northeastern UniversityMA · FY2025$7,000
Circus Up INCMA · FY2025$6,500
Boston Lyric Opera Company INCMA · FY2024$145,000
Boston Dance TheaterMA · FY2024$25,000
Jean Appolon Expressions INCMA · FY2024$25,000
Center for Arts at the Armory INCMA · FY2024$10,000
Boston Center for the Arts INCMA · FY2024$10,000
Unitemized GrantFY2024$9,970
The New Dance Complex INCMA · FY2022$60,000
Boston Foundation INCMA · FY2022$50,000
Boston Center for the Arts INCMA · FY2022$12,000
Jean Appolon Expressions INCMA · FY2022$7,500
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$132K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$130K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Money outPt IX
$183K
Ln 25
Programscol B$175K
Managementcol C$8K
Owns and owesPt X
$56K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$56K
Total assetsLn 16$56K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$130K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Total revenueLn 12$132K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$56K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$56K
Total assetsLn 16$56K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$56K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$107K$56K
Total assetsLn 16$108K$56K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$108K$56K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$175K$175K
Legal feesLn 11b$2K$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$410$410
OccupancyLn 16$5K$5K
Total functional expensesLn 25$183K$175K$8K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $132K$183K−$51K$56K 990 PDF
FY2024 $318K$229K$90K$108K 990 PDF
FY2023 $30K$18K 990 PDF
FY2022 $151$140K−$140K$88K 990 PDF
FY2021 $292$83K−$83K$228K 990 PDF
FY2020 $339K$28K$311K$311K 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 $132,019 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $317,500$130,000
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $849$2,019
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $318,349$132,019
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $224,970$175,476
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $3,628$7,830
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $228,598$183,306
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $89,751−$51,287
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
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 $132,019 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$130,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$130,000
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $2,019$2,019
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax $2,019$132,019
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $183,306 across 4 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $175,476$175,476
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $2,305$2,305
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $410$410
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $5,115$5,115
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $175,476 · Management $7,830 · Fundraising $0$183,306
Part X · Balance sheet $56,300 assets, 5 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $107,245$56,300
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $107,587$56,300
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $107,587$56,300
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $107,587$56,300
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $56,300 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$132,019
XI-2 Total expenses$183,306
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$51,287
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$107,587
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$56,300

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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