Creates and presents original, professional dance performances and education for Montana communities.
For fiscal year 2024 it reported $283K in revenue, $291K in expenses, and $47K in net assets.Pt I
Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$283K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$291K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$47K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$8K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
74%
17%
Program services $0.74 Management & general $0.17 Fundraising $0.09
Program efficiency
74%
of spending reaches programs▼ -20% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
2.3mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -18% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-3%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -79% vs prior filing year
Summary of the Filing
Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$283K
FY2024▲ +3%
$283K$141K$0
FY2021FY2024
Expenses
$291K
FY2024▲ +4%
$291K$146K$0
FY2021FY2024
Total assets
$65K
FY2024▼ -14%
$76K$38K$0
FY2021FY2024
Total liabilities
$18K
FY2024▲ +15%
$18K$9K$0
FY2021FY2024
Total revenue
$283K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$291K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$47K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$8K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$65K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B74%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 39
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 49
Mission & Programs · Part III
Where the work happens
3 program services account for $216K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01
Bbd Professional Company Season
The westside THEATRE/BARE bait dance season includes five main stage productions, featuring new works by our in-house company as well as performances by acclaimed guest artists. We provide paid performance opportunities to highly skilled professional dancers, nurturing their creative work as choreographers and facilitating opportunities…
$119Kprogram expense
02
Rentals and Revenue Share
Westside theater is an ideal space for artists of all disciplines to teach, collaborate, and share their work. It also is a multi-use venue to host special events that need a little more pizzaz!
$49Kprogram expense
03
Movement Education and Community Opportunities
We connect 100's of western montanans with diverse dance and movement experiences to train, perform, AND/OR be in artistic dialogue. We welcome everyone from teens to older adults, novices to professionals, through our BBD company class, montana dance educators (mode program) in missoula high schools, and our offerings at westside…
Joy French’s $33K as Executive Director
is at the 27th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2213 $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 · 1 named individual · Part VII
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.
Individual Joy French · Reported title EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $33K · Total expenses $291K
11%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $162K · Total expenses $291K
55%
Peer comparison
Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.
Metric
This org
Peer median
Percentile
Program ratio
74%
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Overhead ratio
17%
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Fundraising cost ratio
27%
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Revenue growth
3%
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Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.
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Sources
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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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