Open Dance Project

Analysis

Open Dance Project is a registered charity in United States, based in Houston, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2016, 10 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 December 2023, Open Dance Project reported income of $535k and spending of $512k, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $432k to $535k (+24%), an average of +5.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 37%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Open Dance Project sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 71st percentile, and in the 76th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Chicago Industrial Arts and Design Center NFP ($534k), Center for Performance Research Inc ($535k) and Abilene and Smoky Valley Railroad Association ($534k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 52% and program service revenue 43% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $334k. At year end it held assets of $426k against liabilities of $3,881, net assets of $422k. It reported 12 employees.