To enrich the roaring fork community through locally based curations of high caliber Dance.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
92¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$57K 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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FY2022 · 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
4 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $366K a year · 41% of revenue · last 4 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 4 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
92%
of spending
Looks good: 92% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$57K
to officers and key staff · 12% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 12% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
14 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 13.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
12
named funders · $297K
Looks good: 12 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$30K
5% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 5% 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
$780K
+114% vs prior year
Spent
$495K
To programs
92%
Net assets
$567K
By yearFY2021–FY2024
Revenue
$780K
FY2022▲ +114%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$364K
FY2022$780K
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.3M
Expenses
$495K
FY2022▲ +500%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$82K
FY2022$495K
FY2023$695K
FY2024$873K
Net assets
$567K
FY2022▲ +101%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$282K
FY2022$567K
FY2023$1.0M
FY2024$1.5M

From the FY2022 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · 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 2022.

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Where the money goes

92 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 92% · $455K Management & general 6% · $30K Fundraising 2% · $10K

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

7 people listed on the 990; $57K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$57,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Laurel Winton’s $66K as Exec/Artisti is at the 10th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3924 $1–10M 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Laurel Winton$66,438$82,400$57,000$10,000

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Enriches the community with high-caliber, locally curated dance performances.

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1 program · $455K · in their own filed words · FY2022
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2022 was the first full year of operations. 6 company members were retained and became employees of danceaspen. World renowned choreographers were commissioned to create 5 new works for the company to world premiere.

$455Kprogram 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
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By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$780K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$664K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$112K
Other incomeLn 4–11$4K
Money outPt IX
$495K
Ln 25
Programscol B$455K
Managementcol C$30K
Fundraisingcol D$10K
Owns and owesPt X
$567K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$562K
Total assetsLn 16$596K
LiabilitiesLn 26$30K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$664K
Government grantsLn 1e$9K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$112K
Investment incomeLn 3$111
Other incomeLn 4–11$4K
Total revenueLn 12$780K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$562K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$562K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$33K
Total assetsLn 16$596K
LiabilitiesLn 26$30K
Net assetsLn 32$567K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 613
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 FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$220K$562K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$33K
Total assetsLn 16$298K$596K
LiabilitiesLn 26$16K$30K
Net assetsLn 32$282K$567K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$57K$48K$3K$6K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$168K$165K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$20K$19K$454$503
Accounting feesLn 11c$5K$5K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$96K$90K$6K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$7K$7K
Office expensesLn 13$14K$1K$9K$4K
Information technologyLn 14$364$182$182
OccupancyLn 16$15K$15K
TravelLn 17$39K$39K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$2K$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$6K$4K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$64K$64K
Total functional expensesLn 25$495K$455K$30K$10K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $1.3M$873K$439K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.2M$695K$461K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $780K$495K$285K$567K 990 PDF
FY2021 $364K$82K$282K$282K 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 FY2022 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $779,742 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $325,080$663,728
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $19,316$111,536
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$111
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $20,000$4,367
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $364,396$779,742
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 $10,000$244,467
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $72,459$250,417
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $82,459$494,884
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $281,937$284,858
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 $779,742 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$8,542
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$655,186
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$663,728
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $111,536$111,536
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $111$111
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $4,367$4,367
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $111,536 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $4,478$779,742
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $494,884 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $48,450 · Management $2,850 · Fundraising $5,700$57,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $165,349 · Management $2,288$167,637
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $18,873 · Management $454 · Fundraising $503$19,830
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $5,296$5,296
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $90,174 · Management $6,000$96,174
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $6,679$6,679
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,370 · Management $8,592 · Fundraising $3,615$13,577
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $182 · Fundraising $182$364
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $15,354$15,354
IX-17 TravelPrograms $39,312$39,312
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,524$1,524
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $2,391$2,391
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,777 · Management $1,888$5,665
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $64,081$64,081
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $455,125 · Management $29,759 · Fundraising $10,000$494,884
Part X · Balance sheet $596,377 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $220,033$562,400
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $78,145$500
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$33,477
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $298,178$596,377
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $16,241$29,582
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $16,241$29,582
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $281,937$566,795
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $281,937$566,795
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $298,178$596,377
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $566,795 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$779,742
XI-2 Total expenses$494,884
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$284,858
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$281,937
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$566,795

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