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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by BOSTON DANCE ALLIANCE INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$494,584
Total expenses
$518,302
Contributions and grants received
$474,281
Grants paid
$374,965
Program service revenue
$18,572
Investment income
$45
Other revenue
$1,686
Total assets, end of year
$279,542
Total liabilities, end of year
$10,253
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$269,289
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$455,331
Management and general expenses
$47,212
Fundraising expenses
$15,759
Program service expenses (Part III)
$455,331

Program services were 87.9% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $11,775

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $40,000

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $422,506

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $54,000

  • 2a · Program service revenue: PROGRAM FEES

    total $18,572 · related or exempt $18,572

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $45 · excluded $45

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $2,998

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $1,312

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $1,686 · excluded $1,686

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $254,473 · program services $254,473

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $120,492 · program services $120,492

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $59,786 · program services $32,680 · management and general $14,943 · fundraising $12,163

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $31,700 · program services $29,595 · management and general $545 · fundraising $1,560

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $4,513 · program services $3,072 · management and general $764 · fundraising $677

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $18,799 · management and general $18,799

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $2,720 · management and general $2,720

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $9,361 · management and general $9,228 · fundraising $133

  • 17 · Travel

    total $526 · program services $313 · management and general $213

  • 24a · Other expenses: PROGRAM ACTIVITIES

    total $14,706 · program services $14,706

  • 24b · Other expenses: EVENT COSTS

    total $1,226 · fundraising $1,226

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $293,339 · end of year $266,858

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $4,870

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $11,000 · end of year $11,575

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $3,550 · end of year $1,109

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $15,252 · end of year $7,053

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $4,500 · end of year $3,200

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $100,328 · end of year $68,430

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $192,679 · end of year $200,859

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

BOSTON DANCE ALLIANCE ("BDA") SUPPORTS THE DANCE COMMUNITY THAT INVIGORATES BOSTON THROUGH THIS LIVING AND DYNAMIC ART FORM. TOWARD THAT END, THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES SERVICES THAT RAISE THE PROFILE OF DANCE, NURTURE ARTISTIC EXCELLENCE, AND ENHANCE THE EFFECTIVENESS AND VITALITY OF ITS INDIVIDUAL AND INSTITUTIONAL DUES-PAYING MEMBERS.

  • BDA MISSION AND PROGRAMS:BOSTON DANCE ALLIANCE BUILDS CAPACITY FOR DANCE BY IDENTIFYING AND CREATING SHARED RESOURCES, INFORMATION, AND PRODUCTIVE PARTNERSHIPS TO HELP DANCE FLOURISH ACROSS THE BOSTON METROPOLITAN AREA AND NEW ENGLAND REGION. BDA IS AN INDEPENDENT SERVICE ORGANIZATION REPRESENTING DANCERS, CHOREOGRAPHERS, TEACHERS, PRESENTERS, ALLIED ARTS AND CULTURAL PROFESSIONALS, ARTS JOURNALISTS AND SCHOLARS, WELLNESS AND HEALTH PROVIDERS, AND DANCE ENTHUSIASTS BROUGHT TOGETHER ACROSS DANCE GENRES AND GEOGRAPHIES. BDA ALSO STRIVES TO INCREASE CULTURAL EQUITY AND ACCESS TO DANCE FOR DIVERSE COMMUNITIES, BUILD DANCE AUDIENCES, AND PROMOTE QUALITY AND SUSTAINABILITY.BOSTON DANCE ALLIANCE'S SERVICES TO OUR MEMBERS AND THE BROADER DANCE COMMUNITY INCLUDE A RENTABLE, PORTABLE SPRUNG WOOD FLOOR ENABLING DANCERS TO PRESENT THEIR WORK SAFELY IN ANY SETTING; AN ANNUAL DANCEWEAR DISTRIBUTION INITIATIVE THAT PROVIDES SHOES AND CLOTHING TO FINANCIALLY DISADVANTAGED DANCERS OF ALL AGES; AN ANNUAL OPEN CALL AUDITION THAT ATTRACTS DANCERS AND CHOREOGRAPHERS ACROSS A VARIETY OF GENRES; DANCER HEALTH DAY, PROVIDING DANCERS WITH WELLNESS SCREENINGS; INFORMATION ABOUT STUDIOS AVAILABLE TO RENT FROM KITTERY TO THE CAPE; FISCAL SPONSORSHIP TO AID UNINCORPORATED COMPANIES AND DANCE PROJECTS IN FUNDRAISING; THE BOSTON DANCEMAKERS RESIDENCY IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE BOSTON CENTER FOR THE ARTS; PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT CONSULTING AND WORKSHOPS; CONVENING OF REGIONAL DANCERS WITH DISABILITIES TO IMPROVE ACCESS FOR ALL; AND THE REGION'S MOST COMPREHENSIVE DANCE CALENDAR OF PERFORMANCES, CLASSES, WORKSHOPS, AND AUDITIONS, AMPLIFIED IN BDA'S WEEKLY PRO/MOTION NEWSLETTER.ACTING AS ADVOCATES FOR DANCE AT THE LOCAL, REGIONAL, AND NATIONAL LEVEL, BOSTON DANCE ALLIANCE ENCOURAGES THE DANCE COMMUNITY IN TURN TO ADVOCATE FOR IMPORTANT CULTURAL INITIATIVES. BOSTON DANCE ALLIANCE IS A PROUD MEMBER OF MASSCREATIVE, ADVOCATING FOR ARTS AND CULTURE ACROSS THE COMMONWEALTH.

    Expenses $129,743 · Grants $49,377 · Revenue $18,572

  • FISCAL SPONSORSHIP:BOSTON DANCE ALLIANCE'S FISCAL SPONSORSHIP PROGRAM ENABLES DANCERS AND DANCE-MAKERS IN THE COMMUNITY TO RAISE FUNDS FOR PURPOSES RELATED TO BDA'S CHARITABLE MISSION WITHOUT THE COMPLEXITIES AND OVERHEAD OF INCORPORATING AS A SEPARATE NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION.BDA FISCALLY-SPONSORED ARTISTS MAY BE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY FOR GOVERNMENT, FOUNDATION, AND CORPORATE GRANTS THAT REQUIRE 501(C)(3) STATUS. DONORS WHO DESIGNATE CASH OR IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONS FOR THE SUPPORT OF A FISCALLY-SPONSORED ARTIST RECEIVE WRITTEN ACKNOWLEDGMENT FROM BDA OF THEIR CHARITABLE GIFTS, WHICH ARE TAX-DEDUCTIBLE TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW. BDA FISCAL SPONSORSHIPS CAN COVER ONE-TIME CREATIVE PROJECTS OR AN ESTABLISHED COMPANY'S LONG-RANGE, NON-COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES WITHIN THE SCOPE OF BDA'S CHARITABLE MISSION.

    Expenses $325,588 · Grants $325,588

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • DEBRA CASH

    FORMER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $60,763
    From this org
    $57,411
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $3,352
    Hours/week
    40

  • AARON MYERS

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $3,840
    From this org
    $3,840
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    20

  • JOHN MICHAEL KENNEDY

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • ANITA LAURICELLA

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • TERESA MAZUR

    CLERK

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • CONSTANCE CHIN

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • ANDREA BLESSO ALBUQUERQUE

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • DAVID PARKER

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • KAREN KROLAK

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • DR LAUREN ELSON

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • SMITHA RADHAKRISHNAN

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • LAURA LEVITAN

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JASON JORDAN

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

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Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
2 April 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202520929349300842

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