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Columbia Dance Ensemble FY2023 filing

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Vancouver, WA501(c)(3)Since 1989Arts & Culture EIN 91-1459899Revenue $610K in FY2023Latest return filed Jul 13, 2026

On file with the IRScolumbiadance.org1700 Broadway St Ste 100, 98663-3455 · Vancouver, WATax-exempt since Jan 1996Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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To present Dance as a life-enhancing experience by setting high artistic standards in classical ballet education and performance, while creating a positive, nurturing and challenging environment.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
91¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$91K 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
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
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $107K a year · 17% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
91%
of spending
Looks good: 91% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$91K
to officers and key staff · 17% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 17% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $20K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.0M
59% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 59% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$610K
+16% vs prior year
Spent
$551K
To programs
91%
Net assets
$690K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$610K
FY2023▲ +16%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$642K
FY2021$527K
FY2023$610K
FY2024$660K
FY2025$614K
Expenses
$551K
FY2023▲ +11%
Tap a bar for its year
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$372K
FY2021$497K
FY2023$551K
FY2024$543K
FY2025$555K
Net assets
$690K
FY2023▲ +37%
Tap a bar for its year
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$472K
FY2021$502K
FY2023$690K
FY2024$807K
FY2025$1.0M

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending August 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 Jan 1996.

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

Where the money goes

91 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 91% · $504K Management & general 8% · $42K Fundraising 1% · $5K

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

8 people listed on the 990; $91K 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
Becky Moore
Executive Director
$91,368Pt VII · Sec A
Tanis Morris
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Mary Maki
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Larry Moore
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Steven Chen
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Rebecca Moore’s $101K as School Direc is at the 89th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2216 $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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2021FY2020
Rebecca Moore$100,514————
Becky Moore—$95,211$91,368$80,663$47,457

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Teaches dance and performs publicly, shaping skilled dancers and well-rounded individuals.

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2 programs · $504K · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

School

Columbia dance served 160 students, ages 3 through adult during the fiscal year, providing training in ballet and other dance forms. Columbia dance offered instruction for students with special needs as well as financial aid for families with financial difficulties.

$393Kprogram expense
02

Performances

Columbia dance performed for 5,000 community members including local public school children.

$110Kprogram 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
Realvest FoundationFY2024$10K
American Online Giving Foundation INCFY2024$9K
W Bruce Cook and Mary Louise Cook FoundationFY2024$1K
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$20K
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By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$610K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$394K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$173K
Other incomeLn 4–11$39K
Money outPt IX
$551K
Ln 25
Programscol B$504K
Managementcol C$42K
Fundraisingcol D$5K
Owns and owesPt X
$690K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$231K
Total assetsLn 16$1.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.0M
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$173K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$394K
Investment incomeLn 3$4K
Other incomeLn 4–11$39K
Total revenueLn 12$610K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$49K
SavingsLn 2$182K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$231K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.5M
Total assetsLn 16$1.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.0M
Net assetsLn 32$690K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 518
VolunteersI 6100
Fiscal year endsHeaderAugust
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$159K$231K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.5M$1.5M
Total assetsLn 16$1.7M$1.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.0M$1.0M
Net assetsLn 32$631K$690K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$97K$87K$10K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$147K$133K$15K
Payroll taxesLn 10$20K$18K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$4K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$22K$22K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$9K$8K$571
Information technologyLn 14$3K$3K
OccupancyLn 16$46K$43K$4K
TravelLn 17$1K$1K
InterestLn 20$39K$36K$4K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$33K$30K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$6K$6K$618
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$117K$112K$5K
All other expensesLn 24e$4K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$551K$504K$42K$5K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS Jul 13, 2026 $614K$555K$58K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Jul 2, 2025 $660K$543K$116K$807K 990 PDF
FY2023 ViewingFiled with the IRS Feb 19, 2024 $610K$551K$59K$690K 990 PDF
FY2022 Not on file
FY2021Filed with the IRS Dec 6, 2021 $527K$497K$30K$502K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Jun 11, 2021 $642K$372K$270K$472K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $610,265 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $236,404$173,299
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $321,809$393,895
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $23$3,607
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $24,539$39,464
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $582,775$610,265
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 $214,751$264,377
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $238,934$286,832
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $453,685$551,209
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $129,090$59,056
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
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
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $610,265 across 6 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $8,296 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$173,299
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$173,299
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $393,895$393,895
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $3,607$3,607
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $9,219 · Unrelated business $21,949$31,168
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $411,410 · Unrelated business $21,949 · Excluded from tax $3,607$610,265
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $551,209 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $87,116 · Management $9,680$96,796
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $132,696 · Management $14,744$147,440
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $18,127 · Management $2,014$20,141
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $3,913$3,913
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $21,870$21,870
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,738$1,738
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $8,325 · Fundraising $571$8,896
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $2,899$2,899
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $42,646 · Management $3,676$46,322
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,449$1,449
IX-20 InterestPrograms $35,534 · Management $3,948$39,482
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $29,598 · Management $3,288$32,886
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $5,570 · Management $618$6,188
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $112,007 · Fundraising $4,893$116,900
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $4,289$4,289
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $503,864 · Management $41,881 · Fundraising $5,464$551,209
Part X · Balance sheet $1,696,346 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $43,993$49,468
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $114,630$181,740
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $2,887$2,952
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$2,350
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,501,248$1,459,836
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,662,758$1,696,346
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $12$444
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $1,289$1,289
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,031,454$1,005,986
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $631,304$690,360
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,662,758$1,696,346
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $690,360 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$610,265
XI-2 Total expenses$551,209
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$59,056
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$631,304
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$690,360

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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