Spectrum Dance Theater EIN 91-1263530

Spectrum Dance Theater

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Sustain a professional dance company, school, and community for public health and well-being. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $1.1M in revenue, $957K in expenses, and $210K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Arts & Culture
Location
Seattle, WA
Website
www.spectrumdance.org
Filings
6 on file (2020–2025)
Revenue
$1.1MFY2025
Expenses
$957K
Net assets
$210K
People
9
Filings
6
Updates
0
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EIN  91-1263530 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Seattle, WA
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$1–10M
What they do
Sustain a professional dance company, school, and community for public health and well-being.
Leadership
Sharon Nyree Williams · Interim Executive Director · $92K
Money in and out
$1.1M revenue, $957K expenses
Bottom line
71% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$1.1M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$957K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$210K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $139K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.71 Management & general $0.22 Fundraising $0.07
Program efficiency
71%
of spending reaches programs▲ +6% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
2.3mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ ×11 vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+13%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +214% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$1.1M
FY2025▲ +18%
Expenses
$957K
FY2025▼ -7%
Total assets
$260K
FY2025▲ +183%
Total liabilities
$50K
FY2025▲ +26%
Total revenue
$1.1M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$957K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$210K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$139K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$260K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B71%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 36
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 46
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $679K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

School

Over 300 students of all ages come through the studios each year to take one or more classes offered at Spectrum. Spectrum offers 50 classes a week, totaling 55.5 hours of instruction, taught by over 18 faculty members.

$306Kprogram expense
02

Dance Company

During the 2024-25 fiscal year, the company held three productions for its programming season. In October 2024, the company held performances of Occurrence #13 at The Tricia Stromberg Studio Theater, Seattle, WA. In March 2025, a performance of Identity with Music of Remembrance was hosted at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA.

$306Kprogram expense
03

Community Engagement

Spectrum Dance Theater's Engagement Programs provides dance classes, access, education and services that contribute to the health and well-being of the community at large. Most community engagement programs are free of charge.

$68Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CSpectrum Dance Theater
EINHdr · item D91-1263530
Principal addressHdr · item CSeattle, WA
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.spectrumdance.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 BMFOct 1989

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a6
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b6
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
Interim Executive Director
$92,060Pt VII · Sec A
Co-Executive Director - School Director
$80,346Pt VII · Sec A
Co-Executive Director - Artistic Director
$75,191Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Sharon Nyree Williams’s $92K as Interim Executive Director is at the 27th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3916 $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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Tera Beach$122,163$121,635$110,000$112,583
Sharon Nyree Williams$92,060$66,000
Donald Byrd$75,191$85,000$81,250
Stephanie Guiland$80,346$62,500

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
Contributions & grants$850K · 78%
Program service revenue$245K · 22%
Contributions & grants78%$850K
Program service revenue22%$245K
Investment income$869
— government grantsLn 1e$194K
Total revenueLn 12$1.1M

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.71 Management & general $0.22 Fundraising $0.07
Program services71%$679K
Management & general22%$210K
Fundraising7%$67K
Total functional expensesLn 25$957K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$181K
Total assetsLn 16$260K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$50K
Total net assetsLn 32$210K
Months of cash on handcomputed2.3

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $181K · Operating expenses/yr $957K
2.3 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $679K · Total expenses $957K
71%
Management & General
Management & general $210K · Total expenses $957K
22%
Fundraising
Fundraising $67K · Total expenses $957K
7%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $79K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $637K
$0.12 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $850K · Total revenue $1.1M
78%
Government reliance
Government grants $194K · Total revenue $1.1M
18%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $245K · Total revenue $1.1M
22%
Investment reliance
Investment income $869 · Total revenue $1.1M
+0.08%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $245K · Total expenses $957K
26%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $1.1M · Prior year $931K
+18%
Revenue CAGR
FY2019 $1.4M · FY2024 $1.1M
-4%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $210K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $1.1M · Expenses $957K
+13%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $260K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $210K · Total assets $260K
81%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $260K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Sharon Nyree Williams · Reported title Interim Executive Director · Highest reported compensation $92K · Total expenses $957K
10%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $357K · Total expenses $957K
37%
Fundraising vendors
Fundraiser cost ratio
Paid to fundraisers $42K · Gross raised $215K
19%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 71%
Overhead ratio 22%
Fundraising cost ratio 8%
Revenue growth 18%
Accounting fee ratio 5%
Fundraising fee ratio 4%

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 · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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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)$1.1M revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$931K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$937K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$1.2M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$1.5M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$1.4M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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