Repertory Dance Theatre

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
870332580
IRS 990 coverage
2009–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Salt Lake City, UT, USA
Phone
8015341000
Rating
80
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Arts, Culture, and Humanities

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$1,025,775
Expenses
$1,031,535
Assets
$587,965
Liabilities
$32,785

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

Leadership & pay

14 people listed

Highest reported compensation

  • LINDA C SMITH (EX. DIRECTOR): $17,259 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

Repertory dance theatre is dedicated to the creation, performance, perpetuation, and appreciation of modern dance. The organization's programs are designed to nuture artists, inspire artistic collaboration, impact community, and engage audiences to make meaningful connections about life, art, and humanity.

What it reported doing in 2024

During fy25, repertory dance theatre's 59th season, "a season of reflection," successfully served 79,722 individuals through 1,653 activities totaling 2,907.6 service hours across Utah and beyond. The organization met all creative, administrative, and income goals while maintaining fiscal responsibility by fulfilling all contracted weeks for dancers and staff without termination or furloughs. Arts in education program - rdt's largest program served 63,098 students and teachers through 837 activities totaling 1,579 service hours. This included 53,495 students and 9,603 teachers participating in both in-person and virtual engagements. The program featured matinee performances of major works including season concerts "i am..." (772 attendees), "noa" (265 attendees), and "deux" (272 attendees), alongside virtual programming reaching 5,011 participants across multiple productions. Rdt's home season- the organization's core home season served 4,850 individuals through 36 activities totaling 84 service hours. The five- concert home season included collaborations with israeli choreographer noa zuk in "noa" (439 attendees), natosha Washington's powerful "i am..." exploring identity and human connection (623 attendees), "emerge 2025" celebrating salt lake's dance community with over 115 guest performers (501 attendees), the annual gala "regalia 2025" (202 attendees), and "deux" featuring masterworks by jos limn and zvi gotheiner (447 attendees). Ring around the rose programming showed 8.5% attendance growth. Dance center program - rdt's community education hub served 3,326 individuals through 400 activities totaling 503.6 service hours, demonstrating an impressive 26% growth in participation. The center provides dance classes and training opportunities for all skill levels and ages, generating essential program revenue while advancing community access to professional-quality dance instruction. Additional programs included creative aging services reaching 1,859 individuals across six wasatch front locations through 211 activities totaling 333 service hours, highlighted by the third annual prime performance workshop engaging 27 performers. Rdt's year-long touring programs served 2,847 individuals through 93 activities, with the major accomplishment being rdt's successful east coast tour featuring a two-week residency at phillips academy in Massachusetts and six performances at the whitney museum of american art in New York city, significantly elevating the organization's national profile. Significant program changes - rdt implemented a carefully orchestrated leadership transition effective july 1, 2025, culminating 12 years of succession planning. Linda c. Smith transitioned from artistic & executive director to rdt director emerita, while nicholas cendese and lynne larson became executive/artistic co-directors. The organization also completed a comprehensive fundraising analysis with the pathway group, resulting in a strategic three-year plan supporting sustainable growth through the 60th anniversary and beyond. Strategic partnerships - the encore presentation of "i am..." at the university of Utah strengthened academic partnerships, while board expansion to 15 members enhanced governance capacity. These accomplishments position rdt for continued artistic excellence, financial stability, and community impact as the organization prepares to celebrate its 60th anniversary.

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.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 71
  • Transparency & Controls: 87
  • Accountability: 95
  • Sustainability: 37
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 75.9%; rating input score 76
  • Program expense ratio: 75.4%; rating input score 75
  • Fundraising efficiency: $9.63 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 37; 37th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 93.8%; rating input score 94; 24th 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: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 7 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 88
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -0.6%; rating input score 34; 34th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.57; rating input score 27; 27th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.06; rating input score 51; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 1.7%; rating input score 59; 59th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 4.4% per year; rating input score 100; 39th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 4% per year; rating input score 100; 37th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 11.4% per year; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 75.9% of revenue deployed · 75.4% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 11 of 11 board members independent · 7 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $778K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $17K · 14 people listed
  • Consistency: 32 of 33 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 7 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 16 filing years from 2009 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • 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 — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 37/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 34/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 27/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Other executive compensation review process not reported.
  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Schedule A contributions reconciliation did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • Review — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 51/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 59/100.