Velocity Dance Center

Tax-deductible

Seattle, WA501(c)(3)Arts & CultureEIN 91-2030037

Velocity is Seattle's premier art center dedicated to contemporary dance and performance.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
91¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 136 volunteers and 8 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $69K a year · 11% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 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
$60K
to officers and key staff · 6% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 55% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 6% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
9
named funders · $437K
Looks good: 9 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$4K
0.9% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% 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
$928K
+35% vs prior year
Spent
$957K
To programs
91%
Net assets
$441K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$928K
FY2024▲ +35%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$345K
FY2021$507K
FY2022$621K
FY2023$686K
FY2024$928K
Expenses
$957K
FY2024▲ +46%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$483K
FY2021$236K
FY2022$413K
FY2023$655K
FY2024$957K
Net assets
$441K
FY2024▼ -6%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$41K
FY2021$231K
FY2022$438K
FY2023$470K
FY2024$441K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Aug 2000.

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% · $873K Management & general 5% · $51K Fundraising 3% · $33K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

6 people listed on the 990; $60K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Dir.
$60,278Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Erin O'Reilly’s $60K as Executive Dir. is at the 55th 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 · 6 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Erin O'Reilly$60,278————
Erin O'Reilly—$55,502———
Erin Johnson——$39,352——
Erin Johnson———$19,159$26,752
Fox Whitney———$25,014—
Catherine Nueva Espana————$24,834

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

Showcases and supports contemporary dance and performance art.

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3 program services account for $812K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Residency Programs

Velocity's Residency programs supported over 240 artists through a series of five graduating platforms that provide funding, space, mentorship, administrative and production support to artists at different stages in their careers.

$498Kprogram expense
02

Other Program Services

Fiscal Sponsorship

$169Kprogram expense
03

Education

Velocity's Education Programs include workshops, classes and the Seattle Festival of Dance + Improvisation. These programs serve adult and youth participants, with dance and choreography training for beginning through professional level dancers.

$145Kprogram expense

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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 FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$928K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$764K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$144K
Other incomeLn 4–11$11K
Money outPt IX
$957K
Ln 25
Programscol B$873K
Managementcol C$51K
Fundraisingcol D$33K
Owns and owesPt X
$441K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$439K
Total assetsLn 16$445K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K
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$764K
Government grantsLn 1e$169K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$21K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$116K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$144K
Investment incomeLn 3$10K
Other incomeLn 4–11$11K
Gains on assetsLn 7$115
Total revenueLn 12$928K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$172K
SavingsLn 2$267K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$439K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$450
Total assetsLn 16$445K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K
Net assetsLn 32$441K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 58
VolunteersI 6136
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$431K$439K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$472K$445K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K$4K
Net assetsLn 32$470K$441K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$69K$44K$5K$20K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$131K$109K$18K$5K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$18K$15K$3K$791
Payroll taxesLn 10$28K$22K$3K$3K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$16K$16K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$390K$385K$3K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$11K$10K$968$564
Office expensesLn 13$28K$21K$6K$691
Information technologyLn 14$4K$2K$2K$186
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$59K$52K$7K
TravelLn 17$1K$171$1K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$278$278
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$3K$915$2K$152
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$198K$198K$165$25
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$957K$873K$51K$33K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $928K$957K−$29K$441K 990 PDF
FY2023 $686K$655K$31K$470K 990 PDF
FY2022 $621K$413K$208K$438K 990 PDF
FY2021 $507K$236K$271K$231K 990 PDF
FY2020 $345K$483K−$137K−$41K 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 FY2024 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $928,127 across 13 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $4,429 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$115,661
VIII-1e Government grants$169,030
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$478,935
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$21,335
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$763,626
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $144,047$144,047
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $9,607$9,607
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $4,186$4,186
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $115$115
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$635−$635
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $2,752$2,752
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $144,047 · Excluded from tax $20,454$928,127
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $957,137 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $43,662 · Management $5,350 · Fundraising $19,814$68,826
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $108,620 · Management $17,615 · Fundraising $5,108$131,343
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $15,072 · Management $2,625 · Fundraising $791$18,488
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $21,791 · Management $3,149 · Fundraising $3,271$28,211
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $15,975$15,975
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $385,304 · Management $3,100 · Fundraising $1,997$390,401
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $9,708 · Management $968 · Fundraising $564$11,240
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $20,857 · Management $6,075 · Fundraising $691$27,623
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,920 · Management $1,853 · Fundraising $186$3,959
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $51,879 · Management $7,114$58,993
IX-17 TravelPrograms $171 · Management $1,022$1,193
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $278$278
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $915 · Management $1,826 · Fundraising $152$2,893
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $197,524 · Management $165 · Fundraising $25$197,714
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $873,398 · Management $51,140 · Fundraising $32,599$957,137
Part X · Balance sheet $444,567 assets, 19 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $391,499$171,529
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $39,143$266,982
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $30,000$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $5,313$5,606
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$0
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $6,350$450
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $472,305$444,567
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,753$4,025
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,753$4,025
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $163,865$144,539
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $305,687$296,003
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $469,552$440,542
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $472,305$444,567
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $440,542 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$928,127
XI-2 Total expenses$957,137
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$29,010
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$469,552
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$440,542

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