Rsa of Dance and Performing Arts

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
830960159
IRS 990 coverage
2023–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025, Form 990-EZ 2022, Form 990-N 2021
Location
Houston, TX, USA
Phone
8324750231
Rating
80
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Youth Development Programs

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$351,420
Expenses
$308,476
Assets
$42,944
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

5 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Denisea Woodard (Executive Director)
  • Addrienne Rowe (Vice President)
  • Jennifer Goodall (President)

Highest reported compensation

  • Denisea Woodard (Executive Director): $60,000 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The mission of RSA of Dance & Performing Arts is to provide quality arts education, mentorship, and experiences to underserved youth ages 3 and up. RSA is committed to empowering youth through the arts by creating equitable access to creative experiences that nurture leadership, confidence, and community engagement. Our organization centers its work in historically disenfranchised communities, using dance, theater, and visual arts as tools to inspire creativity, support academic success, and promote wellness.

What it reported doing in 2025

During the 2025 program year we serviced over 450 students through our facilitated programs both on site and at partnering locations. What makes us unique is that there is no other full service fine arts programming within a 10-mile radius that offers quality instruction and experiential learning from dance professionals with extensive training and impressive performance careers to underserved youth. We have successfully collaborated with local arts organizations such as The Ensemble Theater, Performing Arts Houston, Texas Commission on the Arts, Passion with Purpose, Nia's Daughter, Young Audiences, HISD, Houston Arts Connect, The City of Houston, Harris County Department of Education and more to create engaging artistic programming for the public. RSA is bridging the gap for students who do not have access to quality fine arts training and educational experiences. We are meeting the needs of the community by providing free programing and subsidized tuition rates. The problem in our community is that most of the public schools in our service area do not offer fine arts training. Fine arts are often the first budget cut to occur in schools, which means students that live in lower income neighborhoods are more likely to be zoned to schools without a thriving fine arts program. Without this creative outlet, many youth are left hopeless and in despair which combined with systemic oppression make them vulnerable to the juvenile justice system. RSA is thrilled to provide educational opportunities that have led to unique experiences, college tours, scholarships and more. The community based programs are highlighted by our partners in District K to spotlight the amazing work that we are doing through our youth development services.

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 89% 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. Total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown and some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 82
  • Transparency & Controls: 80
  • Accountability: 78
  • Sustainability: 42
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 87.8%; rating input score 88
  • Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 81.8%; rating input score 82; 1st percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 85.7%; rating input score 86; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 80%; rating input score 80; 23rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 6 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 75
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • 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: 12.2%; rating input score 60; 60th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.14; rating input score 9; 9th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 77; 77th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 19.5%; rating input score 19; 19th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 9.3% per year; rating input score 100; 66th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 18.8% per year; rating input score 100; 85th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 20.5% per year; rating input score 100; 83rd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 87.8% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 4 of 5 board members independent · 6 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $308K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $60K · 5 people listed
  • Consistency: 40 of 42 current checks pass · 2 findings to review
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
  • Filing history: 3 filing years from 2023 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
  • 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.

  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 9/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Independent financial-statement audit not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 19/100.
  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Schedule A contributions reconciliation did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • Review — Transparency & Controls: Domestic grant itemization did not reconcile in the filed values.