Resilience Dance Company Stl

What it reported doing in 2024

Dance educationrdc provides multiple forms of dance education to the community.rdc hosts open drop-in classes four to five times a week for intermediate and advanced students, usually ages 16+, in st. Louis. These classes primarily include ballet, contemporary, modern, improvisation, and pilates. Furthermore, rdc hosted 7 master classes led by rdc's guest choreographers and visiting festival artists. In total, throughout the 2024/25 season, there were 309 class attendance from 128 students a 55% increase and 39% increase respectively from 23/24.rdc hosted three summer programs to support dance education for students ages 11-18. 18 students attended across the 3 programs, which included an open int/adv summer intensive for ages 11-18, a pre-pro intensive for high schoolers, and the choreography intensive an immersive experience for high school students which accepts based on auditions. Students in the first two programs took technique classes including modern, improvisation, and ballet, workshops including partnering and choreography, and special sessions on "mental health in dance", led by licensed counselor and board member brittni johnson, and "injury prevention", led by elizabeth westland, rdc's partner physical therapist. Pre-professional students learned and performed company rep, while summer intensive students worked on a new piece by an rdc company dancer. Both programs ended in mini studio performances, attended by a total of 70 audience members. Students in choreography intensive took morning technique class followed by an immersive rehearsal process with rdc choreographer will brighton, creating a new piece that premiered at the st. Louis contemporary dance festival. They also had access to wellness workshops led by rdc partners.lastly, rdc piloted our first youth education outreach program: readysetdance!, created for st. Louis public library's live at slpl series. This one-hour long interactive presentation performance introduces children ages 3-10 to contemporary dance, inspiring them to use their own creative voices and explore movement in the framework of time, space, and effort. Rdc reached 131 audience members with this workshop at two library locations.rdc provides rigorous yet nurturing dance education for students at affordable rates. Rdc fulfills our mission by connecting students with high-quality training in diverse techniques in addition to providing professional opportunities.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 88.3%; rating input score 88
• Program expense ratio: 85%; rating input score 85
• Fundraising efficiency: $65.55 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 80; 80th 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: 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: 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: NotApplicable
  • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Missing
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

• Operating margin: -3.1%; rating input score 32; 32nd percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.02; rating input score 3; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.13; rating input score 24; 24th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 9.9%; rating input score 29; 29th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: Limited
• Revenue growth: 42.9% per year; rating input score 100; 96th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 23.3% per year; rating input score 100; 87th percentile among comparable filings