Dance Camera West

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
421646288
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2011–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2023, Form 990-EZ 2024, Form 990-N 2022
Location
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Phone
3234931548
Rating
95
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Arts, Culture, and Humanities

Reported finances

Revenue
$117,849
Expenses
$264,604
Assets
$41,847

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

6 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Sophie Robertson (President)

People named in this filing

  • Kelly Hargraves (Executive Dir.)
  • Cati Jean (Treasurer)
  • Sophie Robertson (President)

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 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To engage in education, literary, and charitable activities through dance and film and carry on other activities associated with this objective as allowed by law.

What it reported doing in 2024

2024 Activities included: Jan 25 to Jan 28, 202422nd Annual DCW international Film FestivalThe 22nd edition assures a memorable cinematic experience unfolding from Thursday, January 25, to Sunday, January 28, 2024, within the timeless surroundings of the historic Barnsdall Art Park. Located atop the picturesque hill of Barnsdall Art Park (4814 Hollywood Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90027), the Gallery Theatre.February - April 2024Visibility: Self ReflectionsProduction of 5 new short films Sat, Apr 13- Sun, Apr 21, 2024Visibility: Self Reflections Film Parade and ProcessionalDCW partnered with the Migration Dance Film Project and Brockus Dance Company to create a public community event as part of the KDA Creative Corps Grant.Apr 6 to Apr 7Workshop: Katrina McPherson, Developing Screendance PracticeAward-winning director and artist Katrina McPherson, author of Making Video Dance and Course Leader of the MA Screendance at London Contemporary Dance School, for a practical 2-day workshop in the art of screendance. Santa Monica College, Dance Department Studio, 1900 Pico Boulevard, Santa Monica, CA 90405Year round streaming of films on Ovid.tv and Allarts.org

Operating model

Revenue model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent revenue detail to tell how this nonprofit funds its work.
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: 99
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 7
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 97.5%; rating input score 97

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -124.5%; rating input score 0; 0th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.16; rating input score 16; 16th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 7.7%; rating input score 22; 22nd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 15.8% per year; rating input score 100; 71st percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 9.8% per year; rating input score 100; 66th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 20.7% per year; rating input score 100; 81st percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 97.5% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $258K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 6 people listed
  • Consistency: 6 of 6 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 9 filing years from 2011 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.

  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 16/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 22/100.