Dance Box Theater Inc
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 262121051
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2012–2021
- Forms available
- Form 990 2011, Form 990-EZ 2021, Form 990-N 2017
- Location
- Brentwood, MD, USA
- Phone
- 4157796383
- Rating
- 88
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Arts, Cultural Organizations - Multipurpose
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $53,392
- Expenses
- $55,083
- Assets
- $5,069
- Liabilities
- $0
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2021. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
5 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- Stephen Clapp (President, Secretary)
People named in this filing
- Stephen Clapp (President, Secretary)
- Laura Schandelmeier (Treasurer)
- Ilana Silverstein (At Large Board Member)
Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2021. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
Primary Exempt Purpose: DANCE BOX THEATER INC is organized exclusively for charitable and educational purposes. The mission of DANCE BOX THEATER INC is to support the creation and development of dynamic, finely crafted and engaging public performances, and to empower communities through partnerships, workshops, residencies and arts- based education. The organization's goals are to enhance student learning, present performing arts that catalyze individual and community transformation, to strive for the elimination of oppression in all its forms, and contribute significantly to the elimination of community deterioration and juvenile delinquency through impactful cultural programming.
What it reported doing in 2021
Strategic Consulting (SC) - Consulting services for non-profit organizations for the purpose of strengthening partner infrastructure to more effectively serve communities and fulfill their exempt purposes. SC is conducted by co-Founder and principal Stephen Clapp and is conducted virtually and in person. SC is funded by fees for contracted services. Approximately 10% of the organization's overall expenses were allocated to SC. SC contributes to the elimination of community deterioration by supporting nonprofit partners with impactful community-based and mission-guided services. CULTURAL EQUITY TRAININGS combats community deterioration by educating over 60 individuals in 3 different nonprofit partner organizations in cultural sensitivity analysis and program implementation. DANCE IN HEALTHCARE combats community deterioration and juvenile delinquency by serving over 20 youth patients and their caregivers with physical and socio-emotional support through cultural and movement-based activities. MOVEMENT ANALYSIS combats community deterioration and enhance student learning by applying scientific research methods to movement patterns that will allow scientists to forward their development of educational strategies that bridge art and science. STRATEGIC PLANNING served over 15 individuals throughout 2 different nonprofit partner organizations.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Earned-program. 100% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
- 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
STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 100
- Transparency & Controls: 82
- Sustainability: 33
- Growth: 80
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
- Program expense ratio: 98.6%; rating input score 99
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Limited
Sustainability
- Operating margin: -3.2%; rating input score 34; 34th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.09; rating input score 9; 9th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 2.9% per year; rating input score 100; 66th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 1.6% per year; rating input score 100; 67th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: -12.8% per year; rating input score 0; 13th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 98.6% of spending went to programs
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 3 filed program accomplishments · $54K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 5 people listed
- Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
- Schedules: 2 filed schedules
- Filing history: 4 filing years from 2012 to 2021
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- 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.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 34/100.
- High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 9/100.
- High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
- Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.