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North Star Dance Foundation

Tax-deductible

Fairbanks, AK501(c)(3)Arts & CultureEIN 92-0078890Revenue $720K in FY2025

On file with the IRSnorthstarballet.org1755 Westwood Way Ste 1, 99709-4085 · Fairbanks, AKTax-exempt since Jul 1981School — 170(b)(1)(A)(ii)

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The mission of the North Star Dance Foundation is to promote dance education and performance in Alaskas Interior.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
83¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 105 volunteers and 12 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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FY2025 · 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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $79K a year · 13% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
83%
of spending
Looks good: 83% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$38K
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 67% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.4 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $1K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$765K
47% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 47% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$720K
-14% vs prior year
Spent
$565K
To programs
83%
Net assets
$861K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$720K
FY2025▼ -14%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$375K
FY2021$577K
FY2022$538K
FY2023$578K
FY2024$837K
FY2025$720K
Expenses
$565K
FY2025▲ +2%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$361K
FY2021$441K
FY2022$626K
FY2023$609K
FY2024$552K
FY2025$565K
Net assets
$861K
FY2025▲ +22%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$390K
FY2021$527K
FY2022$412K
FY2023$382K
FY2024$705K
FY2025$861K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 1981.

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

Where the money goes

83 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 83% · $468K Management & general 15% · $83K Fundraising 3% · $15K

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

10 people listed on the 990; $38K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Samantha Reynolds
Executive Director
$37,993Pt VII · Sec A
Amy Zachels
Director, Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Cynthia Hardy
Director, Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Jamie Roush
Director, Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Alison York
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Raine Golden
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Samantha Reynolds’s $38K as Executive Director is at the 33rd 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024
Courtland D Weaver—$80,471
Samantha R Reynolds—$66,893
Samantha Reynolds$37,993—

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

Promotes dance education and performance in Alaska's Interior.

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1 program · $468K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Studio class instruction of traditional ballet and creative movement is offered for children and adults. Approximately 250 students attend each semester.

$468Kprogram 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
The Usibelli FoundationFY2024$1K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$1K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$720K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$407K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$250K
Other incomeLn 4–11$62K
Money outPt IX
$565K
Ln 25
Programscol B$468K
Managementcol C$83K
Fundraisingcol D$15K
Owns and owesPt X
$861K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$64K
Total assetsLn 16$1.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$765K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$250K
Government grantsLn 1e$6K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$407K
Investment incomeLn 3$858
Other incomeLn 4–11$62K
Total revenueLn 12$720K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$57K
SavingsLn 2$7K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$64K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$14K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.5M
Total assetsLn 16$1.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$765K
Net assetsLn 32$861K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 512
VolunteersI 6105
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$93K$64K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$87K$14K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.6M$1.5M
Total assetsLn 16$1.8M$1.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.0M$765K
Net assetsLn 32$705K$861K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$53K$28K$15K$11K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$200K$199K$1K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$4K$4K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$4K$4K
Payroll taxesLn 10$22K$19K$2K$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$20K$4K$16K
Investment management feesLn 11f$670$670
Advertising and promotionLn 12$4K$4K
Office expensesLn 13$6K$5K$1K
Information technologyLn 14$5K$4K$1K
OccupancyLn 16$15K$15K
InterestLn 20$39K$28K$11K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$16K$16K
InsuranceLn 23$8K$3K$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$116K$101K$16K
All other expensesLn 24e$53K$43K$8K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$565K$468K$83K$15K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $720K$565K$155K$861K 990 PDF
FY2024 $837K$552K$285K$705K 990 PDF
FY2023 $578K$609K−$30K$382K 990 PDF
FY2022 $538K$626K−$88K$412K 990 PDF
FY2021 $577K$441K$137K$527K 990 PDF
FY2020 $375K$361K$14K$390K 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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $720,280 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $474,007$250,029
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $361,743$407,069
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,008$858
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $40,505$62,324
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $877,263$720,280
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 $270,692$283,450
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $318,903$281,916
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $589,595$565,366
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $287,668$154,914
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
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 $720,280 across 8 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $41,768 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$5,780
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$244,249
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$250,029
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $407,069$407,069
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $858$858
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossUnrelated business $4,664$4,664
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $15,892$15,892
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $407,069 · Unrelated business $46,432 · Excluded from tax $16,750$720,280
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $565,366 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $27,507 · Management $14,731 · Fundraising $10,991$53,229
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $199,027 · Fundraising $1,104$200,131
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsManagement $3,980$3,980
IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $4,000$4,000
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $19,122 · Management $1,956 · Fundraising $1,032$22,110
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $4,215 · Management $16,009$20,224
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $670$670
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $3,644$3,644
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $4,600 · Management $1,015$5,615
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $4,095 · Management $1,087$5,182
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $14,763$14,763
IX-20 InterestPrograms $27,621 · Management $11,240$38,861
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $16,158$16,158
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,855 · Management $4,726$7,581
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $100,860 · Management $15,538$116,398
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $43,349 · Management $7,726 · Fundraising $1,745$52,820
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $467,816 · Management $82,678 · Fundraising $14,872$565,366
Part X · Balance sheet $1,625,454 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $79,668$56,501
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $13,779$7,234
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $9,389$7,988
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $4,775$6,736
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,558,852$1,533,290
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $87,033$13,705
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,753,496$1,625,454
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $52,063$4,538
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $8,653$8,653
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,048,955$764,735
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $635,900$823,581
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $68,641$37,138
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $704,541$860,719
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,753,496$1,625,454
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $860,719 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$720,280
XI-2 Total expenses$565,366
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$154,914
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$704,541
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$1,264
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$860,719

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