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MOVE NYC FOUNDATION INC

EIN 83-4051551 NEW YORK, NY

Revenue 2023
$992,236
Expenses 2023
$998,582

Program services were 66.5% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
NTEE code
W99
Classification
1000
Street
217 WEST 18TH STREET

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

MOVE(NYC) IS A MULTI-PILLARED NEW YORK CITY-BASED ARTS AND SOCIAL JUSTICE ORGANIZATION WHOSE MISSION IS TO CULTIVATE GREATER DIVERSITY AND EQUITY WITHIN THE DANCE PROFESSION AND BEYOND BY PROVIDING ARTISTIC TRAINING, MENTORSHIP, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, PRESENTING OPPORTUNITIES, AND OTHER QUINTESSENTIAL RESOURCES FOR CAREER ADVANCEMENT TO PRIMARILY HISTORICALLY MARGINALIZED AND UNDERREPRESENTED ARTISTS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO CULTIVATE GREATER DIVERSITY AND EQUITY WITHIN THE DANCE PROFESSION AND BEYOND BY PROVIDING ACCESS TO HIGH QUALITY TRAINING, DIRECTLY ENGAGING THE COMMUNITY AND CURATING NEW AND EXCITING PROFESSIONAL PERFORMANCE OPPORTUNITIES.

  • FOUNDED IN 2015, MOVE|NYC| IS AN ARTS AND SOCIAL JUSTICE ORGANIZATION WHOSE MISSION IS TO CULTIVATE GREATER DIVERSITY AND EQUITY WITHIN THE DANCE PROFESSION AND BEYOND. MOVE|NYC| BUILDS DIVERSITY IN THE FIELD BY PROVIDING ACCESS TO TRAINING AND MENTORSHIP FOR MOTIVATED AND TALENTED YOUNG ARTISTS, PRIMARILY THOSE FACING OPPORTUNITY BARRIERS. EACH YEAR, WE SERVE OVER 150 TALENTED ARTISTS AGED 13-25, SUPPORTING DANCERS FROM JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL THROUGH THE EARLY DAYS OF THEIR PROFESSIONAL DANCE CAREERS. MOVE|NYC| IS ALSO A VITAL LAUNCHPAD FOR SOME OF THE INDUSTRY'S MOST PROMISING EMERGING CHOREOGRAPHERS.MOVE|NYC|'S CORE PROGRAM, THE YOUNG PROFESSIONALS PROGRAM (YPP), IS A TUITION-FREE, YEAR-ROUND MENTORSHIP, ARTISTIC TRAINING, AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM FOR DANCERS AGED 13-18 RESIDING IN NYC WHO WOULD OTHERWISE LACK THE FINANCIAL MEANS TO TRAIN AT A COMPETITIVE LEVEL. YPP PROVIDES UP TO 50 YOUNG ARTISTS WITH 10-15 PUBLIC PERFORMANCE OPPORTUNITIES PER YEAR, OVER 500 HOURS ANNUALLY OF RIGOROUS AND SEQUENTIAL CONSERVATORY-BASED CURRICULUM, INDIVIDUALIZED CAREER GUIDANCE, AND NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES, ENABLING THEM TO DEVELOP INTO VERSATILE, SOCIALLY CONSCIOUS, AND SELF-SUFFICIENT ARTISTS. IN ADDITION TO PROVIDING ARTISTIC TRAINING, WE ARE UNIQUELY COMMITTED TO THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF EACH YOUNG ARTIST THROUGH ONE-ON-ONE PROFESSIONAL AND PEER MENTORSHIP, AUDITION COACHING, AND CAREER MANAGEMENT SEMINARS, AS THESE TOOLS ARE JUST AS VITAL AS THE PHYSICAL TRAINING NECESSARY FOR A SUCCESSFUL CAREER IN DANCE. MOVE|NYC| OFFERS TWO ADDITIONAL ARTISTIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS: PRE-YPP AND OPEN ACCESS INTENSIVE, EACH OF WHICH OFFERS THE SAME RIGOROUS INSTRUCTION AND INDIVIDUALIZED SUPPORT AS YPP, BUT WITH MORE FLEXIBILITY IN TERMS OF TIME COMMITMENT AND LEVEL OF TECHNICAL ABILITY. BOTH PROGRAMS HAVE SERVED AS TRAINING GROUNDS FOR DANCERS WHO LATER WENT ON TO JOIN YPP, ENABLING US TO IDENTIFY AND NURTURE TALENT AT EVERY STAGE OF DEVELOPMENT. PRE-YPP IS A TUITION-FREE HIGH SCHOOL PREPAREDNESS AND MENTORSHIP PROGRAM FOR NYC-BASED DANCERS IN SEVENTH AND EIGHTH GRADE, DESIGNED TO PREPARE APPROXIMATELY 10 YOUNG DANCERS ANNUALLY FOR A SUCCESSFUL HIGH SCHOOL CAREER. PRE-YPP OPERATES FROM AUGUST TO JUNE ANNUALLY, AND MIRRORS THE YPP CURRICULUM. OPEN ACCESS INTENSIVE IS AN ANNUAL WEEK-LONG WINTER WORKSHOP SERVING 40 TALENTED YOUTH AGED 13 - 18 WHO RESIDE IN THE TRI-STATE AREA, INCLUDING LONG ISLAND, NJ, AND CT. DESIGNED TO WELCOME YOUNG DANCERS WHO LIVE BOTH IN AND OUTSIDE OF NEW YORK CITY, THE PROGRAM TAKES PLACE ALONGSIDE THE YPP WINTER INTENSIVE, CULMINATING IN A SHOWCASE FOR PUBLIC AUDIENCES.MOVE|NYC|'S THIRD ANNUAL D.C. EXPERIENCE IS A TUITION-FREE, HIGH-CALIBER TRAINING PROGRAM DESIGNED FOR EXCEPTIONALLY TALENTED AND MOTIVATED DC METRO AREA TEENS, AGES 13-18. THIS PROGRAM CONSISTS OF A SUMMER INTENSIVE AND QUARTERLY WORKSHOPS AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SEMINARS. BY ELIMINATING BARRIERS AND FOCUSING SOLELY ON TALENT, WE PROVIDE ACCESS TO WORLD-CLASS DANCE EDUCATION, MENTORSHIP, AND EMPOWERMENT TO DEVELOP THE NEXT GENERATION OF LEADING ARTISTS. THIS INTENSIVE CULTIVATES DANCERS AT EVERY TECHNICAL LEVEL, FOSTERING THEIR GROWTH AND POTENTIAL IN AN INCLUSIVE, SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT.OUR PEER MENTORSHIP PROGRAM AND MOVE THE FIELD INTERNSHIP PROGRAM PROVIDE YPP ALUMNI WITH OPPORTUNITIES TO MAKE INDUSTRY CONNECTIONS AND SUCCESSFULLY BEGIN THEIR PROFESSIONAL CAREERS. THE PEER MENTORSHIP PROGRAM IS A PAID YEAR-ROUND INITIATIVE THAT PAIRS 10-12 RECENT YPP ALUMNI WITH CURRENT YPP PARTICIPANTS, PROVIDING ALUMNI WITH EXPERIENCE IN ADVISING YOUNG ARTISTS. PEER MENTORS ARE ALSO ABLE TO WORK WITH MOVE|NYC| LEADERSHIP TO CULTIVATE THE NECESSARY SKILLS TO DEVELOP INTO SUCCESSFUL ARTISTIC LEADERS. MOVE THE FIELD INTERNSHIPS OFFER YPP ALUMNI HANDS-ON LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES WITH PROFESSIONAL DANCE COMPANIES, INCLUDING WORKING AS A REHEARSAL ASSISTANT, LEARNING FOUNDATIONAL PRODUCTION AND ADMINISTRATIVE SKILLS, AND ATTENDING LIVE PERFORMANCE VIEWINGS. SWEAT LAB IS A WEEK-LONG SUMMER RESIDENCY THAT GIVES YPP ALUMS WHO ARE EMERGING CHOREOGRAPHERS THE OPPORTUNITY TO DEVELOP NEW WORK IN A SUPPORTIVE AND COLLABORATIVE ENVIRONMENT. OVER THE COURSE OF THE RESIDENCY, TWO CHOREOGRAPHERS EACH WORK WITH SIX PAID PROFESSIONAL DANCERS WHO ARE YPP ALUMNI TO DEVELOP AN ORIGINAL PIECE. THE CHOREOGRAPHERS ALSO EACH RECEIVE A STIPEND, DEDICATED MENTORSHIP AND GUIDANCE FROM A PROFESSIONAL CHOREOGRAPHER, A FULLY PRODUCED SHOWCASE OF THEIR WORK, AND NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES WITH LEADERS IN THE FIELD. MOVE|NYC| HELPS INCREASE EQUITY OF ACCESS, POSITIONING THE NEXT GENERATION OF DANCERS TO SUCCEED PROFESSIONALLY AND TRANSFORM THE FIELD.

    Expenses $663,813 · Grants $30,000 · Revenue $49,768

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

Officers and directors · 2023

As listed in Part VII of the 2023 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

  • Lindsey Blair Kutrow

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Stuart Post

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Lisa A Bing

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Brandi Coates

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Nigel Campbell

    CO-FOUNDER & CEO

    Total calculated
    $110,136
    From this org
    $107,754
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $2,382
    Hours/week
    40
  • Chanel Dasilva

    CO-FOUNDER & CEO

    Total calculated
    $99,908
    From this org
    $93,411
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $6,497
    Hours/week
    40
  • Nick Balzano

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Donald Borror

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Corey Hawkins

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Inem Lefkoe

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Russell Merbeth

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Anna Nguyen-Huynh

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Jenny Novac

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Teyonah Parris

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Edward Prensky

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Charles D Rogalski

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Niya Nicholson

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $100,534
    From this org
    $93,642
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $6,892
    Hours/week
    40

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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

  • 2023
    Revenue
    $992,236
    Expenses
    $998,582
    Contributions
    $928,134
    Grants paid
    $30,000
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $998,888
    Expenses
    $895,428
    Contributions
    $962,490
    Grants paid
    $30,000

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

  • 2021 · 990

    Revenue
    $661,327
    Expenses
    $502,378
    Assets (EOY)
    $844,877
  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $687,476
    Expenses
    $392,980
    Assets (EOY)
    $720,164
  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $563,638
    Expenses
    $284,566
    Assets (EOY)
    $380,398

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all.

Grants made

No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.

Grants received

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Other IRS files

Auto-Revocation List

Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.

Publication 78

Listed as of 13 October 2026, under deductibility PC.

These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.

What this page reflects

The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 13 October 2026 and read 29 October 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2023, the newest we have parsed for this organization.