Danzantes Del Valle

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
874258707
IRS 990 coverage
2024–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-N 2023
Location
Salinas, CA, USA
Phone
8313242039
Rating
70
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Arts, Cultural Organizations - Multipurpose

Reported finances

Revenue
$213,462
Expenses
$143,505
Assets
$72,109
Liabilities
$1,845

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

Leadership & pay

3 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • OSCAR JOEL RAMIREZ BENAVIDEZ (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/PRESIDENT)
  • KARINA RODRIGUEZ (VICE PRESIDENT)

Highest reported compensation

  • OSCAR JOEL RAMIREZ BENAVIDEZ (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/PRESIDENT): $11,342 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Danzantes del valle's mission is to provide students and dancers cultural awareness through dance while teaching teamwork, discipline and creating community leaders. Our members get an opportunity to learn dances and perform then to our community, participate in workshops and experience professional shows firsthand. Our dancers are not only performers but also cultural ambassadors that teach others through dance.

What it reported doing in 2024

Danzantes del valle provides dance instruction and programming for participants across all age groups. In partnership with alisal union school district, the organization delivers education services to elementary school students. As an independent entity, danzantes operates two distinct dance companies: a high school company and an adult company, each of which convenes on a weekly basis.danzantes del valle has established a partnership with the alisal union school district to deliver folklorico instructions to students in grades 1st through 6th. Through this program students acquire traditional dance skills and showcase their learning through performances within their school communities and the broader local area. Danzantes del valle is committed to fostering an inclusive and supportive educational environment that accommodates learners of all backgrounds and abilities.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 98% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
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 total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 71
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 55
  • Sustainability: 55
  • Growth: NotEnoughData

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 67.2%; rating input score 67
  • Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th 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: 66.7%; rating input score 67; 18th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 3 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 38
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: Fail
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 32.8%; rating input score 84; 84th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.5; rating input score 24; 24th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.03; rating input score 38; 38th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 7.9%; rating input score 31; 31st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: Limited
  • Asset growth: Limited

Details

  • Where the money goes: 67.2% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 2 of 3 board members independent · 3 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $144K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $11K · 3 people listed
  • Consistency: 14 of 14 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • 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 — Accountability: Governance controls: 4 of 7 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 24/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 31/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 38/100.