Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ.
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| (i) Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 10 above (see instructions)) | (iv) Is the organization listed in your governing document? | (v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions) | (vi) Amount of other support (see instructions) | |
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Calendar year
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(a) 2020 | (b) 2021 | (c) 2022 | (d) 2023 | (e) 2024 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | ||||||
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf .... | ||||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | ||||||
| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f) .. | ||||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | ||||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in)
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(a) 2020 | (b) 2021 | (c) 2022 | (d) 2023 | (e) 2024 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | ||||||
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | ||||||
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.).. | ||||||
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | ||||||
Calendar year (or fiscal
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(a) 2020 | (b) 2021 | (c) 2022 | (d) 2023 | (e) 2024 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | 435,095 | 442,743 | 425,145 | 413,816 | 493,535 | 2,210,334 |
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose | 120,359 | 198,919 | 252,335 | 243,878 | 285,552 | 1,101,043 |
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513 ..... | 8,905 | 8,905 | ||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | ||||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge | ||||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5 | 564,359 | 641,662 | 677,480 | 657,694 | 779,087 | 3,320,282 |
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons | 17,000 | 66,550 | 83,550 | |||
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | 17,000 | 66,550 | 83,550 | |||
| 8 | Public support. (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | 3,236,732 | |||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in)
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(a) 2020 | (b) 2021 | (c) 2022 | (d) 2023 | (e) 2024 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | 564,359 | 641,662 | 677,480 | 657,694 | 779,087 | 3,320,282 |
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | 161 | 161 | ||||
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | 161 | 161 | ||||
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included on line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | ||||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.) .. | ||||||
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | 564,520 | 641,662 | 677,480 | 657,694 | 779,087 | 3,320,443 |
| Section A - Adjusted Net Income | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Net short-term capital gain | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Other gross income (see instructions) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Add lines 1 through 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Depreciation and depletion | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Portion of operating expenses paid or incurred for production or collection of gross income or for management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for production of income (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Other expenses (see instructions) | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Adjusted Net Income (subtract lines 5, 6 and 7 from line 4) | 8 | ||||
| Section B - Minimum Asset Amount | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year): | 1 | ||||
| a | Average monthly value of securities | 1a | ||||
| b | Average monthly cash balances | 1b | ||||
| c | Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets | 1c | ||||
| d | Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c) | 1d | ||||
| e |
Discount claimed for blockage or other factors (explain in detail in Part VI): |
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| 2 | Acquisition indebtedness applicable to non-exempt use assets | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Subtract line 2 from line 1d | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Cash deemed held for exempt use. Enter 0.015 of line 3 (for greater amount, see instructions). | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Net value of non-exempt-use assets (subtract line 4 from line 3) | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Multiply line 5 by 0.035 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Minimum Asset Amount (add line 7 to line 6) | 8 | ||||
| Section C - Distributable Amount | Current Year | |||||
| 1 | Adjusted net income for prior year (from Section A, line 8, Column A) | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Enter 85% of line 1 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Minimum asset amount for prior year (from Section B, line 8, Column A) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Enter greater of line 2 or line 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Income tax imposed in prior year | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Distributable Amount. Subtract line 5 from line 4, unless subject to emergency temporary reduction (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| Section D - Distributions | Current Year | |
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| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | 1 | |
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2
Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
2 | |
| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | 3 | |
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | 4 | |
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required - provide details in Part VI) | 5 | |
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | 6 | |
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | 7 | |
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8
Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
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| 9 Distributable amount for 2024 from Section C, line 6 | 9 | |
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | 10 | |
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2024 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2024 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2024 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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2
Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2024 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI).
See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2024: | ||||
| a From 2019....... | ||||
| b From 2020....... | ||||
| c From 2021....... | ||||
| d From 2022....... | ||||
| e From 2023....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2024 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2019 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from line 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2024 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2024 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from line 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2024, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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6
Remaining underdistributions for 2024. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2025. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2020..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2021..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2022..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2023..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2024..... | ||||
| Facts And Circumstances Test |
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| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A | EDUCATION/COMMUNITY OUTREACH GOALS 1.PRESENTING FREE AND LOW-COST PUBLIC PERFORMANCES FOR WHICH WE ARE KNOWN INCLUDING EVENTS AT ARTS IN AUGUST WITH TREMONT NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT CORP, DANCE SHOWCASE, FRESH INVENTIONS, AND OUR ANNUAL CAIN PARK AMPHITHEATER PERFORMANCE 2.PROVIDING MORE DIVERSE CLASS OFFERINGS FOR STUDENTS. 3.CREATING AND DEVELOPING RELATIONSHIPS WITH LOCAL DANCE ARTISTS AND DANCE ORGANIZATIONS. OBJECTIVES 1.WE CAN REACH AN AUDIENCE OF AT LEAST 25,000 PEOPLE ACROSS ALL OF OUR PERFORMANCES AND OUTREACH PROGRAMS. 2.WE WILL PROVIDE 4 OPEN MASTERCLASSES DURING THE YEAR FOR THE PUBLIC. 3.A COMMUNITY PARTNER IS FOUND FOR "THE LITTLE NUTCRACKER" PROGRAMMING |
| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4C | ORGANIZATIONAL GOALS 1.THE PRODUCING ARTISTIC DIRECTOR POSITION WILL BE SPLIT INTO AN ARTISTIC DIRECTOR AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR POSITION. 2.INCREASE THE ORGANIZATIONAL BUDGET TO 1,000,000 WITHIN THE NEXT 5 YEARS. TO DO THIS, WE WILL BE INCREASING THE NUMBER OF GRANTS FOR WHICH WE WILL BE APPLYING TO INCLUDE MORE NATIONAL AND REGIONAL GRANTS AND SEARCHING FOR PROJECT FOCUSED GRANTS THAT ALIGN WITH OUR PROGRAMMING. 3.INCREASE THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS IN OUR EDUCATION DEPARTMENT (OUR DANCE FOR EVERYONE AND NEWLY RE-DESIGNED YOUTH ACADEMY. 4.BRING AWARENESS OF THE ORGANIZATION AND THE WORK THAT WE DO THROUGH OUR MARKETING EFFORTS. OBJECTIVES 1.HAVE A LIST OF CANDIDATES FOR THE NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR POSITION 2.APPLY TO AT LEAST 10 ADDITIONAL GRANTS DURING THE YEAR. 3.INCREASING ENROLLMENT IN OUR DANCE FOR EVERYONE AND YOUTH ACADEMY BY 15 PERCENT, THEREBY INCREASING OUR EARNED REVENUE 4.A NEW LEVEL OF BRAND AWARENESS. SEEING INCREASED TRAFFIC AND INTERACTIONS ON OUR WEBSITE AND SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D | RACIAL EQUITY GOALS 1.UTILIZING OUR RESOURCES TO CONNECT WITH AND SUPPORT DANCE ARTISTS OF COLOR. 2.CONTINUE TO PRIORITIZE BUILDING A DIVERSE ORGANIZATION. OBJECTIVES 1.COMMISSION AT LEAST ONE CHOREOGRAPHER OF COLOR 2.PRIORITIZE THE HIRING OF DIVERSE ARTISTIC AND ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF THROUGH ATTENDING INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR BLACKS IN DANCE CONFERENCE AND THROUGH OUR INTERNATIONAL ARTIST EXCHANGE INITIATIVE STRATEGIC PLAN LONG TERM GOALS 2022-2025 JENNIFER EDWARDS OF BETTER_ (BETTER CONSULTING LLC WORKED WITH THE BOARD TO CONDUCT A STRATEGIC PLAN. IN THAT TIME THERE WERE CONVERSATIONS ABOUT A NAME CHANGE, REVISING THE MISSION STATEMENT AND CREATING A FOCUS VISION ON WHAT THE COMPANY STRIVES TO ACCOMPLISH IN THE FUTURE WHILE TOUCHING ON POINT ABOUT SUCCESSION PLANNING. FROM THE STRATEGIC PLAN BY JENNIFER EDWARDS AND REVISED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND THE PRODUCING ARTISTIC DIRECTOR FOUR MAIN STRATEGIC LONG-TERM GOALS WERE MADE TO MOVE THE SUCCESS OF THE COMPANY FORWARD. INCREASE AWARENESS OF VERB THROUGH INSTITUTIONAL MARKETING OCONTINUE TO BUILD AND DISTRIBUTE MORE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES, E.G., VIDEOS, NARRATIVE PIECES ABOUT WORKS PERFORMED BY/ MADE THROUGH THE COMPANY. -DEVELOP CONTENT STRATEGY FOR "VERBICULTURE" MAGAZINE THAT PRIMARILY FOCUSES ON THE COMPANY AND INDIVIDUAL WORKS OR DANCERS IN SUPPORT OF THE OVERARCHING BRAND. -MARKET THE DIVERSITY OF WORK AND TALENT/ SKILL BUILDING OPPORTUNITIES TO ATTRACT NEW DANCERS. -LEVERAGE THE COMPANY'S KNOWLEDGE OF HISTORICAL WORKS AND THE ROLE VERB PLAYS AS A REPOSITORY OF OUR NATION'S CHOREOGRAPHIC TREASURES. -PAIR COMMISSIONED WORKS WITH FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES. -ROLL OUT A NEW TAGLINE AND NAME REFINEMENT. DEVELOP THE BOARD AND DONOR BASE -DEVELOP THE BOARD BY STRATEGICALLY APPROACHING A SHORTLIST OF PEOPLE IN CLEVELAND, AKRON AND THROUGHOUT THE GREAT LAKES REGION TO JOIN THE BOARD. OCULTIVATE DONORS BY STRATEGICALLY APPROACHING A SHORTLIST OF INDIVIDUALS AND BUSINESSES IN THE REGION TO PARTICIPATE IN THE GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE COMPANY THROUGH CONTINUED FINANCIAL SUPPORT AT THE 25,000 LEVEL OR HIGHER. GROW COMMUNITY PROGRAMS -PACKAGE EDUCATION CLASSES/ COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAMS AND TAKE THEM TO MARKET BOTH DIGITALLY AND IN PERSON; INCREASE REVENUE FROM OUTREACH PROGRAMS BY 30%. -CONTINUE TO LEVERAGE COMMUNITY PERFORMANCES AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS TO DRIVE AWARENESS, REVENUE, AND FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES. -CONSIDER DISTRIBUTION THROUGH STREAMING EDUCATIONAL PLATFORMS. -GROW IN-HOUSE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS (DFE AND DFY). -MORE BROADLY LICENSE CURRENTLY LICENSED PROGRAMS LIKE WIGGLE WORDS. PREPARE THE COMPANY FOR THE FUTURE ORIGHT SIZE THE BUDGET. GROW FROM 550,000 TO 750,000 IN THE NEXT TWO YEARS, WITH THE GOAL OF GROWING TO 1,000,000 IN THE NEXT FOUR TO FIVE YEARS. -PROMOTE TEAM DEVELOPMENT. INCREASE SALARIES AND HOURS WORKED FOR EMPLOYEES: -DIRECTOR OF MARKETING (INCREASE TO FULL TIME -DEDICATED EDUCATION PROGRAM OUTREACH MANAGER (INCREASE TO AT LEAST 30 HOURS PER WEEK -DEDICATED SCHOOL MANAGER (INCREASE TO 20 HOURS PER WEEK -DIRECTOR OF BUSINESS OPERATIONS (INCREASE TO FULL TIME -ATTRACT POTENTIAL NEW COMPANY LEADERSHIP WITH CURATORIAL OR RESIDENCY OPPORTUNITIES. -SEEK INDIVIDUAL AND/OR CORPORATE FUNDING FOR INITIATIVES TO SUPPORT CULTURAL EXCHANGE AND EQUITY EFFORTS, SUCH AS THE INTERNATIONAL CULTURAL EXCHANGE PROGRAM AND THE FUND FOR ARTISTS OF COLOR. -CREATE A CONVERTIBLE BLACK BOX PERFORMANCE SPACE. -CREATE A SUCCESSION PLAN THAT CAN BE ACTIVATED WHEN NEEDED FOR KEY LEADERSHIP POSITIONS. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B | A COPY OF THE FORM 990 WAS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 | THE FEDERAL FROM 990 IS PROVIDED TO ANYONE WHO SUBMITS A WRITTEN REQUEST. |
| FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G | CONTRACT SERVICES 9,454 0 0 PROFESSIONAL FEES 0 12,950 0 OUTSIDE SERVICES 49,027 1,250 24,895 TOTAL 58,481 14,200 24,895 |
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