Labanbartenieff Institute of Movement Studies Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
133206848
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-EZ 2023
Location
Brooklyn, NY, USA
Phone
2126438888
Rating
81
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Performing Arts Schools

Reported finances

Revenue
$211,419
Expenses
$194,418
Assets
$46,035
Liabilities
$9,618

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

Leadership & pay

8 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • KAREN BRADLEY (President)

Highest reported compensation

  • CURTIS STEDGE (Executive Dir.): $39,973 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

For 30 years we have provided the framework to communicate, analyze & understand human movement, including worldwide networks to offer students a full range of programs in the performing arts, athletics, medical research, and much more.

What it reported doing in 2024

EducationThis year, we offered the LIMS Certification Programs in two formats: a year-long format consisting of Term 1 and Term 2, and a modular format comprising four modules. All educational units commenced and concluded within the fiscal year, except for Modules II and IV, which began in June 2025 and concluded in October 2025 of the following fiscal year.We graduated twelve (12) CMAs during this fiscal year: 2 from the New York programs, 8 from our China program, and 2 from our Nova Scotia, Canada program. We also offered various education courses, including alternate route courses approved by the American Dance Therapy Association, as well as our signature introductory courses.ResearchIn 2024 we prepared the third issue of the Journal of Laban Bartenieff Movement Studies, to be published in late 2025. This peer-reviewed scholarly journal will be published once a year going forward, and will help to further legitimize our field. We continued planning the International Conference on Laban Bartenieff Movement Studies, which will take place from July 18-20, 2025. Arts & CultureDuring the 2024-2025 FY we prepared for and ran our 2025 Global Water Dances Day, which took place on June 14, 2025.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 79% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 96% 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. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 75
  • Transparency & Controls: 94
  • Accountability: 79
  • Sustainability: 35
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 78.7%; rating input score 79
  • Program expense ratio: 85.5%; rating input score 86
  • Fundraising efficiency: $4.39 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 19; 19th percentile among comparable filings

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: 100%; rating input score 100; 80th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 4 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 50
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Fail
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 8%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.24; rating input score 13; 13th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.21; rating input score 19; 19th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 20.6%; rating input score 19; 19th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 2.7% per year; rating input score 100; 43rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 0.8% per year; rating input score 100; 28th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 3.5% per year; rating input score 100; 41st percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 78.7% of revenue deployed · 85.5% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 8 of 8 board members independent · 4 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $166K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $40K · 8 people listed
  • Consistency: 19 of 19 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
  • Filing history: 8 filing years from 2010 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 8 not reported.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 19/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 13/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 56/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 19/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 19/100.