Creative Dance Center EIN 91-1189936

Creative Dance Center

EIN  91-1189936 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Seattle, WA
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Transforms lives by connecting body and mind through dance.
Leadership
Terry Goetz · CDC Director · $85K
Money in and out
$582K revenue, $627K expenses
Bottom line
72% program efficiency

Transforms lives by connecting body and mind through dance. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $582K in revenue, $627K in expenses, and $416K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$582K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$627K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$416K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$45K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.72 Management & general $0.23 Fundraising $0.05
Program efficiency
72%
of spending reaches programs▼ -5% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
9.9mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -1% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-8%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +8% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$582K
FY2025▲ +3%
Expenses
$627K
FY2025▲ +2%
Total assets
$517K
FY2025▼ -3%
Total liabilities
$100K
FY2025▲ +54%
Total revenue
$582K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$627K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$416K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$45K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$517K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B72%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 311
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 411
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $452K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

The Creative Dance Center is known locally, nationally, and internationally for innovative teaching methods and the BrainDance. Inclusive programming for all ages and abilities includes Nurturing Baby, Caregiver/Toddler, Caregiver/Child, Early Childhood, Children and Teen, and Adult classes, including classes for seniors/elders, and…

$316Kprogram expense
02

Kaleidoscope Dance Company is Creative Dance Center's resident modern dance company of youth ages 7-18. For the 2024-2025 season, twenty-seven children and teens were company members. The Gift of Dance Concert, featuring original choreography by Kaleidoscope dancers, was presented for three performances at the Erickson Theater in Seattle…

$108Kprogram expense
03

The annual Summer Dance Institute for Teachers (SDIT) offers professional development and personal growth for educators, dance teachers, arts specialists, therapists, and more. This professional learning opportunity provides immersion in the teaching methods developed by CDC Founder, Anne Green Gilbert.

$27Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CCreative Dance Center
EINHdr · item D91-1189936
Principal addressHdr · item CSeattle, WA
WebsiteHdr · item Jcreativedance.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MWA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFArts & Culture (A62Z)
Ruling yearIRS BMFFeb 1983

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a11
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b11
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
CDC Director
$84,654Pt VII · Sec A
Administrative Director
$63,813Pt VII · Sec A
Kaleidoscope Director
$51,905Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Terry Goetz’s $85K as CDC Director is at the 79th 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 · 7 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Terry Goetz$84,654$84,654
Theresa Goetz$78,178
Theresa Goetz$68,828$59,072
Darrah Parker$63,813$63,813
Bronwen Houck$57,053
Bronwen Houck$51,905$51,905
Anna Mansbridge$40,103

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Program service revenue$408K · 70%
Contributions & grants$143K · 25%
Investment income$32K · 5%
Program service revenue70%$408K
Contributions & grants25%$143K
Investment income5%$32K
Other revenue$97
Total revenueLn 12$582K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.72 Management & general $0.23 Fundraising $0.05
Program services72%$452K
Management & general23%$142K
Fundraising5%$33K
Total functional expensesLn 25$627K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$327K
Total assetsLn 16$517K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$100K
Total net assetsLn 32$416K
Months of cash on handcomputed6.3

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $516K · Operating expenses/yr $627K
9.9 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $452K · Total expenses $627K
72%
Management & General
Management & general $142K · Total expenses $627K
23%
Fundraising
Fundraising $33K · Total expenses $627K
5%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $29K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $119K
$0.24 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $143K · Total revenue $582K
25%
Government reliance
Government grants $0 · Total revenue $582K
0%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $408K · Total revenue $582K
70%
Investment reliance
Investment income $32K · Total revenue $582K
+5%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $408K · Total expenses $627K
65%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $582K · Prior year $567K
+3%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $384K · FY2024 $582K
+11%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $416K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $582K · Expenses $627K
-8%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $517K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $416K · Total assets $517K
81%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $189K · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $517K
37%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Terry Goetz · Reported title CDC Director · Highest reported compensation $85K · Total expenses $627K
13%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $423K · Total expenses $627K
68%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 72%
Overhead ratio 23%
Fundraising cost ratio 23%
Revenue growth 3%
Accounting fee ratio 2%

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.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$28K
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Grants paid · 6 grants · $88K · 2020–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$18,249
Unitemized GrantFY2023$20,123
Unitemized GrantFY2022$16,008
Unitemized GrantFY2021$18,020
Unitemized GrantFY2021$1,500
Unitemized GrantFY2020$14,037

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$582K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$567K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$652K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$483K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$384K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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