Abraham In Motion Inc
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 824790161
- IRS 990 coverage
- 2021–2024
- Forms available
- Form 990 2024, Form 990-EZ 2020
- Location
- Brooklyn, NY, USA
- Phone
- 9149967444
- Rating
- 79
- Verdict
- SUPPORTED
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Human Service Organizations
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $2,790,462
- Expenses
- $2,644,828
- Assets
- $2,440,230
- Liabilities
- $154,661
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
14 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- Sydnie Liggett-Dennis (Executive Director)
Highest reported compensation
- Kyle Abraham (Artistic Dir.): $133,847 total reported compensation
- Sydnie Liggett-Dennis (Executive Director): $100,431 total reported compensation
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
To create an evocative body of work that investigates the complex interrelation of personal identity and community, particularly among those largely under served by contemporary dance.Abraham in Motion, Inc. cultivates impassioned dialogue not only through the singular artistic work the company produces, but also through inventive community programs that includes workshops, school performances, community discussions, and ongoing dialogues. At the heart of this work is a deeply held, organization-wide commitment to community that is manifest in every artistic work an activity of the company-programmatic, administrative, artistic, and educational.
What it reported doing in 2024
In 2024, A.I.M by Kyle Abraham reached 23,334 audience members through performances at 16 venues across 10 U.S. states and 4 countries. These audiences experienced a dynamic range of new works by Artistic Director Kyle Abraham, as well as works commissioned by choreographers reflecting the companys continued commitment in advancing contemporary dance movement and language. Beyond the stage, A.I.M deepens its impact through robust community activities including: educational seminars, panel discussions, campus visits, movement workshops, and lecture demonstrations. These programs are designed to foster dialogue, inviting multi-generational audiences into conversations with A.I.M artists exploring culture, identity, and the role of the arts in our society. Education remains a cornerstone of A.I.Ms mission. In 2024, the company offered two free week-long Intensives for pre-professional dancers in New York City and Los Angeles to provide training, mentorship, and community. The Intensives reflect A.I.Ms investment in the next generation of dance artists and a belief in the power of access and opportunity for all.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
- Distribution model
- Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.
The verdict
SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 71
- Transparency & Controls: 92
- Accountability: 77
- Sustainability: 46
- Growth: 100
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 76.4%; rating input score 76
- Program expense ratio: 80%; rating input score 80
- Fundraising efficiency: $5.6 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 20; 20th percentile among comparable filings
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
- Pay-setting controls: Limited
- Foreign activity oversight: Limited
- Grant itemization coverage: Limited
- Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
- Related-party transparency: Limited
Accountability
- Independent voting board: 92.3%; rating input score 92; 23rd percentile among comparable filings
- Governance controls: 5 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 56
- Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
- Whistleblower policy: Pass
- Document-retention policy: Pass
- CEO compensation review process: Fail
- Other executive compensation review process: Fail
- Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
- Board meeting minutes documented: Fail
- Audit committee oversight: Fail
- Independent financial-statement audit: Pass
Sustainability
- Operating margin: 5.2%; rating input score 51; 51st percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.92; rating input score 34; 34th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.06; rating input score 66; 66th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 8.9%; rating input score 34; 34th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 17.4% per year; rating input score 100; 82nd percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 37% per year; rating input score 100; 96th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 34.7% per year; rating input score 100; 95th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 76.4% of revenue deployed · 80% of spending went to programs
- Governance: 12 of 13 board members independent · 5 of 9 filing controls reported
- Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $2.1M in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $134K · 14 people listed
- Consistency: 33 of 33 current checks pass
- Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors
- Filing history: 4 filing years from 2021 to 2024
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
- Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
- People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.
Key Signals
Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.
- Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 4 of 9 not reported.
- High — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 20/100.
- Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 51/100.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 34/100.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 34/100.