Spectrum Dance Theater FY2023 filing

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Seattle, WA501(c)(3)Arts & CultureEIN 91-1263530Revenue $937K in FY2023

On file with the IRSspectrumdance.org800 Lake Washington Blvd, 98122-5209 · Seattle, WATax-exempt since Oct 1989Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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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.
$122K 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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FY2023 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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
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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
$122K
to officers and key staff · 10% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 10% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.7 months of spending in cash; under 1.
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
$51K
34% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 34% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$937K
-24% vs prior year
Spent
$1.3M
To programs
75%
Net assets
$98K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$937K
FY2023▼ -24%
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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
FY2023▼ -9%
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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
$98K
FY2023▼ -77%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$512K
FY2021$579K
FY2022$423K
FY2023$98K
FY2024$52K
FY2025$210K

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending July 2023) · 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% · $941K Management & general 15% · $188K Fundraising 11% · $133K

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; $122K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$122,163Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Interim Executive Direcctor
$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

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  • 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 · $941K · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

Program 1

Company-During the 2022-23 season entitled Insidious description: The legacy of slavery and Jim Crow is still with us and still influence and inform much of American culture and race relations. It was the Organziation's 40th Anniversary. Performances included Occurrence and Targeted

$569Kprogram 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, whick represents 72 hours of instruction weekly, taught by over 20 faculty instructors .

$372Kprogram expense
03

Community Engagement

Spectrum Dance Theater's Engagment 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.

Pt IX · col B

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 FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$937K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$661K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$275K
Money outPt IX
$1.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$941K
Managementcol C$188K
Fundraisingcol D$133K
Owns and owesPt X
$98K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$71K
Total assetsLn 16$150K
LiabilitiesLn 26$51K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$661K
Government grantsLn 1e$71K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Fees for servicesLn 2g$275K
Total revenueLn 12$937K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$71K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$71K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$61K
Total assetsLn 16$150K
LiabilitiesLn 26$51K
Net assetsLn 32$98K
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$45K$71K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$75K$61K
Total assetsLn 16$477K$150K
LiabilitiesLn 26$55K$51K
Net assetsLn 32$423K$98K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$495K$371K$74K$50K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$25K$19K$4K$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10$79K$59K$12K$8K
Accounting feesLn 11c$10K$7K$1K$978
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$7K$7K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$309K$232K$46K$31K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$19K$14K$3K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$50K$38K$8K$5K
Information technologyLn 14$13K$10K$2K$1K
RoyaltiesLn 15$5K$4K$750$500
TravelLn 17$29K$22K$4K$3K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$7K$5K$1K$678
InterestLn 20$35$26$5$4
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$14K$10K$2K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$4K$3K$551$368
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$30K$22K$4K$3K
All other expensesLn 24e$165K$124K$25K$16K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.3M$941K$188K$133K

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 Viewing $937K$1.3M−$324K$98K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.2M$1.4M−$156K$423K 990 PDF
FY2021 $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 I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $936,711 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $845,695$661,220
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $354,203$275,491
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $25,897$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,225,795$936,711
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 $688,908$599,260
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$7,100
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $692,865$654,834
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,381,773$1,261,194
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$155,978−$324,483
Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members4
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 $936,711 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$71,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$590,220
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$661,220
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $275,491 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$275,491
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $275,491 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$936,711
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,261,194 across 17 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $371,332 · Management $74,266 · Fundraising $49,511$495,109
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $18,768 · Management $3,753 · Fundraising $2,502$25,023
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $59,346 · Management $11,869 · Fundraising $7,913$79,128
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $7,333 · Management $1,466 · Fundraising $978$9,777
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $7,100$7,100
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $231,969 · Management $46,393 · Fundraising $30,928$309,290
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $14,276 · Management $2,855 · Fundraising $1,903$19,034
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $37,848 · Management $7,570 · Fundraising $5,046$50,464
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $10,091 · Management $2,018 · Fundraising $1,345$13,454
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $3,750 · Management $750 · Fundraising $500$5,000
IX-17 TravelPrograms $21,535 · Management $4,307 · Fundraising $2,872$28,714
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $5,086 · Management $1,017 · Fundraising $678$6,781
IX-20 InterestPrograms $26 · Management $5 · Fundraising $4$35
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $10,263 · Management $2,053 · Fundraising $1,368$13,684
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,756 · Management $551 · Fundraising $368$3,675
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $22,493 · Management $4,499 · Fundraising $2,999$29,991
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $123,701 · Management $24,740 · Fundraising $16,494$164,935
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $940,573 · Management $188,112 · Fundraising $132,509$1,261,194
Part X · Balance sheet $149,805 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $44,989$71,199
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $357,640$17,500
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $74,790$61,106
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $477,419$149,805
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $54,534$51,403
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $54,534$51,403
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $422,885$98,402
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $422,885$98,402
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $477,419$149,805
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $98,402 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$936,711
XI-2 Total expenses$1,261,194
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$324,483
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$422,885
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$98,402

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