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North Star Dance Foundation FY2020 filing

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Fairbanks, AK501(c)(3)Arts & CultureEIN 92-0078890Revenue $375K in FY2020

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.
77¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2020 · 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
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
77%
of spending
Looks good: 77% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.5 months of spending in cash; under 1.
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
$1.4M
78% of total assets
Worth a look: liabilities are 78% of assets; over 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$375K
Spent
$361K
To programs
77%
Net assets
$390K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$375K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$375K
FY2021$577K
FY2022$538K
FY2023$578K
FY2024$837K
FY2025$720K
Expenses
$361K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$361K
FY2021$441K
FY2022$626K
FY2023$609K
FY2024$552K
FY2025$565K
Net assets
$390K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$390K
FY2021$527K
FY2022$412K
FY2023$382K
FY2024$705K
FY2025$861K

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending June 2020) · 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

77 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 77% · $277K Management & general 20% · $74K Fundraising 3% · $10K

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

11 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Kathryn Laplaunt
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Helen Myers
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Dan Thompson
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

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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

Promotes dance education and performance in Alaska's Interior.

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1 program · $277K · in their own filed words · FY2019
01

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

$277Kprogram 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 FY2020 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$375K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$241K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$126K
Other incomeLn 4–11$8K
Money outPt IX
$361K
Ln 25
Programscol B$277K
Managementcol C$74K
Fundraisingcol D$10K
Owns and owesPt X
$390K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$16K
Total assetsLn 16$1.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.4M
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$126K
Government grantsLn 1e$5K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$29K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$241K
Investment incomeLn 3$6
Other incomeLn 4–11$8K
Total revenueLn 12$375K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1−$4K
SavingsLn 2$20K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$16K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.7M
Other assetsLn 15$19K
Total assetsLn 16$1.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.4M
Net assetsLn 32$390K
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$5K$16K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.8M$1.7M
Total assetsLn 16$1.8M$1.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.4M$1.4M
Net assetsLn 32$376K$390K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$154K$100K$46K$8K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$3K$2K$471
Payroll taxesLn 10$13K$8K$4K$645
Accounting feesLn 11c$5K$5K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$36K$33K$1K$1K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$6K$4K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$3K$2K$502
OccupancyLn 16$47K$42K$5K
TravelLn 17$4K$4K
InterestLn 20$29K$23K$5K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$31K$31K
InsuranceLn 23$3K$3K$720
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$44K$41K$3K
All other expensesLn 24e−$20K−$21K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$361K$277K$74K$10K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $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 Viewing $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 FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $374,978 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $185,039$125,999
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $281,444$241,023
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $13$6
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $58,462$7,950
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $524,958$374,978
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $295,402$170,049
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $242,423$191,248
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $537,825$361,297
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$12,867$13,681
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
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 $374,978 across 10 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $7,684 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$5,150
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$120,849
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$28,590
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$125,999
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Excluded from tax $241,023$241,023
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $6$6
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax −$88−$88
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $179$179
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $175$175
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $175 · Excluded from tax $248,804$374,978
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $361,297 across 15 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $100,228 · Management $46,259 · Fundraising $7,710$154,197
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $2,485 · Management $471$2,956
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $8,382 · Management $3,869 · Fundraising $645$12,896
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $5,200$5,200
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $33,198 · Management $1,075 · Fundraising $1,446$35,719
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $3,416$3,416
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,783 · Management $1,830$5,613
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $2,128 · Management $502$2,630
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $42,446 · Management $4,828$47,274
IX-17 TravelPrograms $4,043$4,043
IX-20 InterestPrograms $23,299 · Management $5,322$28,621
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $31,109$31,109
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,674 · Management $720$3,394
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $41,192 · Management $2,635$43,827
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms −$20,926 · Management $1,328−$19,598
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $277,457 · Management $74,039 · Fundraising $9,801$361,297
Part X · Balance sheet $1,751,912 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $4,643−$3,800
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$20,000
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $3,517$23,875
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $5,625$396
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,761,959$1,692,117
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $9,378$19,324
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,785,122$1,751,912
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $7,403$700
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $8,653$8,653
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,392,804$1,352,616
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,408,860$1,361,969
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $334,880$353,561
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $41,382$36,382
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $376,262$389,943
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,785,122$1,751,912
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $389,943 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$374,978
XI-2 Total expenses$361,297
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$13,681
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$376,262
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$389,943

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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