To maintain and sustain a professional dance company, school & community that contributes to the health & well-being of the community at large.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
75¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$110K 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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FY2021 · 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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $4K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
75%
of spending
Fine: 75% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$110K
to officers and key staff · 8% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 8% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.7 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
9
named funders · $472K
Looks good: 9 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$131K
18% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 18% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.5M
+11% vs prior year
Spent
$1.3M
To programs
75%
Net assets
$579K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.5M
FY2021▲ +11%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.4M
FY2021$1.5M
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$937K
FY2024$931K
FY2025$1.1M
Expenses
$1.3M
FY2021▲ +17%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$1.0M
FY2025$957K
Net assets
$579K
FY2021▲ +13%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$512K
FY2021$579K
FY2022$423K
FY2023$98K
FY2024$52K
FY2025$210K

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending July 2021) · 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Oct 1989.

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

Where the money goes

75 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 75% · $977K Management & general 23% · $296K Fundraising 2% · $29K

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; $110K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$110,000Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Sharon Nyree Williams’s $92K as Interim Executive Director is at the 27th 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 · 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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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Sustain a professional dance company, school, and community for public health and well-being.

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3 programs · $977K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Company

During the 2020-2021 season entitled IMAGINING FUTURES - RACE, SOCIAL JUSTICE, AND THE CLIMATE CRISIS performances transitioned to a virtual format and included: Lyric Suite, The Harlem Nutcracker Workshop II & POOL & After

$530Kprogram expense
02

School

Over 500 students of all ages come through the studios each year to take one or more classes offered at Spectrum. Spectrum offers 57 classes a week, which represents 72 hours of instruction weekly, taught by over 20 faculty instructors.

$310Kprogram expense
03

General Programs/Community Engagement

Spectrum Dance Theater's Engagement Programs provide 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.

$137Kprogram expense

Funders

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 FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.5M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.3M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$208K
Money outPt IX
$1.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$977K
Managementcol C$296K
Fundraisingcol D$29K
Owns and owesPt X
$579K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$295K
Total assetsLn 16$710K
LiabilitiesLn 26$131K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.3M
Government grantsLn 1e$120K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Fees for servicesLn 2g$208K
Total revenueLn 12$1.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$295K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$295K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$88K
Total assetsLn 16$710K
LiabilitiesLn 26$131K
Net assetsLn 32$579K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 529
VolunteersI 650
Fiscal year endsHeaderJuly
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$355K$295K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$104K$88K
Total assetsLn 16$385K$710K
LiabilitiesLn 26$23K$131K
Net assetsLn 32$362K$579K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$563K$538K$18K$6K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$30K$30K
Payroll taxesLn 10$63K$63K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$458K$319K$117K$22K
Office expensesLn 13$79K$35K$43K$673
TravelLn 17$12K$12K$21
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$15K$14K$957
InsuranceLn 23$7K$998$6K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$75K$57K$18K$101
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.3M$977K$296K$29K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.1M$957K$139K$210K 990 PDF
FY2024 $931K$1.0M−$103K$52K 990 PDF
FY2023 $937K$1.3M−$324K$98K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.2M$1.4M−$156K$423K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $1.5M$1.3M$217K$579K 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.4M$1.1M$253K$512K 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 $1,519,721 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,067,058$1,311,912
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $302,652$207,809
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $67$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,369,777$1,519,721
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 $707,851$656,050
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $408,486$646,361
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,116,337$1,302,411
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $253,440$217,310
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,519,721 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$120,242
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,191,670
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,311,912
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $207,809 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$207,809
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $207,809 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,519,721
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,302,411 across 10 lines filed
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $538,289 · Management $18,421 · Fundraising $6,414$563,124
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsManagement $30,231$30,231
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $62,695$62,695
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $318,865 · Management $117,307 · Fundraising $22,020$458,192
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $35,316 · Management $42,650 · Fundraising $673$78,639
IX-17 TravelPrograms $11,760 · Management $21$11,781
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $14,433 · Management $957$15,390
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $998 · Management $6,423$7,421
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $57,147 · Management $17,690 · Fundraising $101$74,938
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $976,808 · Management $296,395 · Fundraising $29,208$1,302,411
Part X · Balance sheet $709,686 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $354,972$295,212
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $76,000$326,000
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $103,865$88,474
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $384,837$709,686
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$23,651
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $23,284$107,172
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $23,284$130,823
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $311,553$528,863
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $50,000$50,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $361,553$578,863
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $384,837$709,686
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $578,863 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,519,721
XI-2 Total expenses$1,302,411
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$217,310
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$361,553
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$578,863

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