Liabilities / Assets
66th percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 66% of similar nonprofits.
Lake Merritt Dance Organizers Foundation
EIN 84-3512688 • 501(c)3 • Oakland, CA
Pub. 78 EligibleNTEE B60
Profile
Lake Merritt Dance Organizers Foundation, Inc. provides affordable space to community-based dance and movement programs in the historic Lake Merritt Veteran's Hall located in Oakland, California.
Siviq Scores
Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.
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Liabilities / Revenue
67th percentile
Higher debt load relative to revenue than 67% of similar nonprofits.
Net Margin
57th percentile
Higher net margin than 57% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
77th percentile
Higher top officer pay than 77% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
62nd percentile
Faster asset growth than 62% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
47th percentile
Faster revenue growth than 47% of similar nonprofits.
Balance Sheet
Assets
Up$103,263
Up $9,356 (+10.0%) from 2024
Liabilities
Down$2,415
Down $650 (-21%) from 2024
Net Assets
Up$100,848
Up $10,006 (+11%) from 2024
Revenue
Down$117,034
Down $4,953 (-4.1%) from 2024
Expenses
Up$106,918
Up $4,900 (+4.8%) from 2024
Net Income
Down$10,116
Down $9,853 (-49%) from 2024
Trend Graphs
Filings
Most recent year
2025 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.
- Assets
- $103,263
- Liabilities
- $2,415
- Net assets
- $100,848
- Revenue
- $117,034
- Expenses
- $106,918
- Net income
- $10,116
Latest Filing Detail
Jump To
Filing Snapshot
- Filing Period
- Jan 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025
- Signed
- Mar 17, 2026
- Return Version
- 2025v4.0
- Gross Receipts
- $118,907
Mission and Program Overview
Mission
Lake Merritt Dance Organizers Foundation, Inc. provides affordable space to community-based dance and movement programs in the historic Lake Merritt Veteran's Hall located in Oakland, California.
Program Services
| Description | Grants | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| In 2025 Lake Merritt Dance Organizers Foundation provided space for 14 dance and movement programs and 19,270 dancers. | $0 | $101,307 |
Compensation and Service Providers
Employees
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Friedman | Director & President | PT | $0 | - | - |
| Shin Aoki | Director & Treasurer | - | $0 | - | - |
| Cheryl Rosenthal | Director & Secretary | - | $0 | - | - |
Filing and Contact Details
Filer
- Filer Name
- Lake Merritt Dance Organizers Foundation
- EIN
- 84-3512688
- Phone
- 4154654400
- Address
- 2614 La Cuesta Avenue, Oakland, CA 94611
Signing Officer
- Name
- Robert Friedman
- Title
- Director & President
- Phone
- 4154654400
- Signed
- 2026-03-17
- Discuss with paid preparer
- Yes
Preparer
- Firm
- Build Advisory
- Address
- 30700 Russell Ranch Rd Ste 250, Westlake Village, CA 91362-6399
- Preparer
- Mark Hancock CRTP
- Phone
- 8056609263
Supplemental Narrative
Additional Explanations
Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 4 - Other Investment Income
“Description: Interest income. Amount: 2,100.”
Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 8 - Other Revenue
“Description: Rental income. Amount: 102,745.”
Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16 - Other Expenses
“Description: Advertising & Marketing. Amount: 45. Description: Bank Charges & Fees. Amount: 380. Description: Insurance. Amount: 1,468. Description: Office supplies & software. Amount: 846. Description: Security guard. Amount: 20,593. Description: Taxes and licenses. Amount: 3,887. Description: Miscellaneous. Amount: 498. Total to Form 990-EZ, line 16: 27,717.”
Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 20 - Other Changes in Net Assets
“Description: Prior year accrued expense . Amount: -110.”
Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 24 - Other Assets
“Description: Accounts receivable. Beg. of Year Amount: 285. End of Year Amount: 2,614. Description: Security deposits paid. Beg. of Year Amount: 0. End of Year Amount: 4,315. Description: Prepaid rent. Beg. of Year Amount: 0. End of Year Amount: 3,961.”
Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 26 - Other Liabilities
“Description: Accounts payable. Beg. of Year Amount: 350. End of Year Amount: 280. Description: Security deposits. Beg. of Year Amount: 2,315. End of Year Amount: 2,135. Description: Unearned revenue. Beg. of Year Amount: 400. End of Year Amount: 0.”
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