Liabilities / Assets
90th percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 90% of similar nonprofits.
Dance Scholars Inc
990EZ • Fiscal year 2016 • EIN 37-1661790
Siviq Scores
Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.
0.56x
Liabilities / Revenue
68th percentile
Higher debt load relative to revenue than 68% of similar nonprofits.
Net Margin
30th percentile
Higher net margin than 30% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
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Asset Growth
4th percentile
Faster asset growth than 4% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
41st percentile
Faster revenue growth than 41% of similar nonprofits.
Balance Sheet
Assets
Down$317
Down $1,009 (-76%) from 2015
Net Assets
Down$139
Down $456 (-77%) from 2015
Liabilities
Down$178
Down $553 (-76%) from 2015
Revenue And Expenses
Revenue
Down$8,610
Down $397 (-4.4%) from 2015
Expenses
Down$9,066
Down $3,809 (-30%) from 2015
Net Income
Up-$456
Up $3,412 (+88%) from 2015
Historical Trend
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Filing Snapshot
- Filing Period
- Oct 1, 2015 to Sep 30, 2016
- Signed
- Feb 17, 2017
- Return Version
- 2015v3.0
- Gross Receipts
- $8,610
Mission and Program Overview
Mission
Educate and cultivate the foundations of dance by offering scholarships, technical training, residencies, workshops and performance opportunities to students.promote dance awareness and appreciation, cultivate collaborative efforts between diverse artistic talents including, but not limited to, musicians and composers.
Program Services
| Description | Grants | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| TO PROVIDE YOUTH WITH SCHOLARSHIPS FOR DANCE/BALLET PROGRAMS. | - | $8,102 |
Compensation and Service Providers
Employees
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KAREN ZISSOFF | President | FT | $0 | - | - |
| KIM STEWART | Board Member | PT | $0 | - | - |
| DR TED BURKEY | Board Member | PT | $0 | - | - |
| LATOYA BREWER | Treasurer | PT | $0 | - | - |
| MIKELLE MOORE | Secretary | PT | $0 | - | - |
Filing and Contact Details
Filer
- Filer Name
- Dance Scholars Inc
- EIN
- 37-1661790
- Address
- 169 DILLE PLACE, MEMPHIS, TN 38111
Signing Officer
- Name
- Karen Zissoff
- Title
- President
- Phone
- 9013013262
- Signed
- 2017-02-17
- Discuss with paid preparer
- Yes
Preparer
- Firm
- Whitehorn Tankersley & Davis Pllc
- Address
- 670 OAKLEAF OFFICE LANE, MEMPHIS, TN 38117-4811
- Preparer
- Lee E Hood
- Phone
- 9017675080
Supplemental Narrative
Additional Explanations
Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 8
“Other income 1,460 total 1,460”
Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 16
“Expenses office supplies 129 insurance 300 exam fees 1,265 repairs & maintenance 246 rehearsal 2,715 scholarship 435 dance supplies 115 memberships 195 fundraising 594 taxes & licenses 20 per diem 342 photography 109 telephone -97 gifts 111 costumes 281 total 6,760”
Form 990-ez, Part II, Line 26
“Accounts payable and accrued expenses 281 178 deferred revenue 450 0”
Form 990-ez, Part III
“Educate and cultivate the foundations of dance by offering scholarships, technical training, residencies, workshops and performance opportunities to students.promote dance awareness and appreciation, cultivate collaborative efforts between diverse artistic talents including, but not limited to, musicians and composers.”
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 3 | EDUCATE AND CULTIVATE THE FOUNDATIONS OF DANCE BY OFFERING SCHOLARSHIPS, TECHNICAL TRAINING, RESIDENCIES, WORKSHOPS AND PERFORMANCE OPPORTUNITIES TO STUDENTS.PROMOTE DANCE AWARENESS AND APPRECIATION, CULTIVATE COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS BETWEEN DIVERSE ARTISTIC TALENTS INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, MUSICIANS AND COMPOSERS. |
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Filings
Displayed year
2016 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.
- Assets
- $317
- Liabilities
- $178
- Net assets
- $139
- Revenue
- $8,610
- Expenses
- $9,066
- Net income
- -$456