Dance Downtown La Inc.

“The organization does not have any committees that have authorization to act on behalf of the board of directors”

“The form 990 will be reviewed in detail by the board secretary upon completion of the return by external cpas. Before the return is filed, the entire form 990 is forwarded to all members of the board of directors for review and approval”

“On an annual basis, the board is required to review the conflict of interest policy. Each board member is required to complete a conflict of interest questionnaire to describe any potential conflicts of interest that have occurred throughout the year or may occur into the future. In the event that a conflict does occur, the board is required to independently, without participation of the conflicted party, discuss the conflict and determine whether the conflict is resolved in the best interest of the organization.”

“Prior to engaging any officer, highly paid employee, or highly paid independent contractor the organization's policy is to determine such person's compensation based on the fair market value of the officer's, employee's, or contractor's services, taking into consideration factors including, but not limited to the person's background, skill, and experience; the person's education, training, certifications, degrees, or licenses; the person's compensation history; the person's duties and the level of skill and complexity involved in performing such duties; and the amount of time the person will spend in connection with his or her duties. In connection with determining such compensation the organization consults publicly available compensation information taken from at least 3 recent form 990s filed by comparable organizations in the field of dance, performance, art, or other similar cultural organizations.”

“The organization makes its form 990, form 1023 and any other governing documents available upon request.”

“Artistic services: program service expenses 125,725. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 125,725. Production services: program service expenses 213,274. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 213,274. Administrative services: program service expenses 0. Management and general expenses 59,171. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 59,171. Development: program service expenses 0. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 12,500. Total expenses 12,500.”