Dance Notation Bureau Inc

Analysis

Dance Notation Bureau Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in New York, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1954, 72 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, Dance Notation Bureau Inc reported income of $125k and spending of $151k, spending 121% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $125k to $125k (-0.1%), an average of +-0.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 48%. Over the whole period it spent 113% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Dance Notation Bureau Inc sits at the 48th percentile: it is larger than about 48% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 43rd percentile, and in the 41st percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Friends of the Coronado ($125k), Common Ground Project ($125k) and Irish Cultural Center Hudson Valley Inc ($125k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 12% and program service revenue 24% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $28k (19% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $61k. At year end it held assets of $1.7m against liabilities of $22k, net assets of $1.7m. It reported 4 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.