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DANCE SERVICE NEW YORK CITY INC

EIN 46-0830780 NEW YORK, NY

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Revenue 2024
$1,967,162
Expenses 2024
$2,151,144

Program services were 74.7% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
NTEE code
A26
Classification
2000
Street
218 E 18TH ST

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).

Other organizations at this address

2 other organizations in the IRS Business Master File list the same street address. matched by us

We match the street line and ZIP code as the IRS gives them, ignoring case and outer spaces and nothing else, so "AVE" and "AVENUE" count as different streets and this list can miss some. A shared address can mean related organizations or a shared office, but it can also be a registered agent, a mail drop or a service provider holding mail for unrelated clients. It is not, by itself, evidence that two organizations are connected.

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

DANCE SERVICE NEW YORK CITY, INC.'S MISSION IS TO CHAMPION THE NEW YORK CITY METROPOLITAN AREA DANCE SECTOR BY FOSTERING A MORE JUST, EQUITABLE, AND INCLUSIVE LANDSCAPE WHERE DANCE WORKERS AND ORGANIZATIONS CAN THRIVE. ROOTED IN RESEARCH, DANCE/NYC ENGAGES IN ADVOCACY, REGRANTING, AND KNOWLEDGE-SHARING THAT WORKS TOWARD ESTABLISHING DANCE AS A VALUED FORM OF CULTURAL EXPRESSION AND A COMMON GOOD.

  • REGRANTING: DANCE/NYC DELIVERS FINANCIAL RESOURCES TO THE DANCE COMMUNITY IN ITS ROLE AS A REGRANTOR. MAJOR PROJECTS INCLUDE A DANCE ADVANCEMENT FUND, WHICH SUPPORTS DANCE MAKERS WITH BUDGETS UNDER $250K; A NEW YORK CITY DANCE REHEARSAL SPACE SUBSIDY PROGRAM, WHICH MAKES AFFORDABLE DANCE REHEARSAL SPACE MORE WIDELY AVAILABLE; AND THE CREATION OF A NEW DANCE WORKFORCE RESILIENCE FUND TO LAUNCH IN 2025 THAT WILL PROVIDE DIRECT MICROGRANTS TO INDIVIDUAL FREELANCE DANCE WORKERS AND SUPPORT IMPROVING WORKING CONDITIONS.

    Expenses $987,516 · Grants $720,142

  • DANCE.NYC:DANCE/NYC'S WEBSITE, DANCE.NYC, WHICH LAUNCHED IN 2014, IS THE "GO TO" SITE FOR DANCE PROMOTIONAL AND MANAGEMENT RESOURCES AND POSITIONS THE ORGANIZATION FOR LEADERSHIP IN KNOWLEDGE-SHARING. DANCE.NYC OFFERS A COMMUNITY CALENDAR, LISTINGS BOARDS, RESOURCES AND PROMOTIONAL PLATFORMS FOR THE DANCE COMMUNITY AND INCLUDES ITS RESEARCH AND ADVOCACY WORK FOR THE PUBLIC. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO SENDS OUT WEEKLY AND MONTHLY E-NEWSLETTERS AND SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGNS ABOUT ONGOING NEWS AND OPPORTUNITIES OF IMPORTANCE TO THE METROPOLITAN NEW YORK CITY AREA DANCE COMMUNITY. DANCE/NYC SUCCESSFULLY LAUNCHED A NEW MINI-SITE - THE DWR HUB -(HUB.DANCE.NYC), WITH A RESOURCE LIBRARY FOR DANCE WORKERS' PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND SELF-ADVOCACY AND A DIGITAL HOME FOR THE FIFTH STATE OF NYC DANCE RESEARCH REPORT. THE HUB ADDED A DANCE WORKER DIRECTORY IN 2024 AND AUGMENTS THE DIGITAL REACH OF DANCE/NYC'S WEBSITE, DANCE.NYC, WHICH CONTINUES TO SERVE AS A CENTRALIZED PLATFORM FOR DANCE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT RESOURCES.

    Expenses $159,778

  • RESEARCH:DANCE/NYC IS COMMITTED TO EFFECTIVE CASE-BUILDING GROUNDED IN ACTION-ORIENTED RESEARCH TO GUIDE STRATEGIC AND RESPONSIVE POLICY, FUNDING DEVELOPMENT, AND MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN THE METROPOLITAN NEW YORK CITY AREA. BASED ON EMERGENT PRIORITIES FROM THE STATE OF NYC DANCE 2023: FINDINGS FROM THE DANCE INDUSTRY CENSUS (RELEASED IN DECEMBER 2023), DANCE/NYC COMMISSIONED A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF AND REPORT ON WAGE AND WORKING STANDARDS TO INFORM FORTHCOMING FIELD-WIDE FRAMEWORKS AND TOOLS.

    Expenses $58,430

  • ADVOCACYDANCE/NYC ADVOCATES ON BEHALF OF THE DANCE SECTOR BY REGULARLY REPRESENTING ITS INTERESTS TO THE CITY, STATE, AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND TO THE PHILANTHROPIC COMMUNITY. USING ITS RESEARCH AS A TOOL FOR CHANGE AND ROOTED IN ITS ORGANIZATIONAL VALUES OF JUSTICE, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION, DANCE/NYC DRIVES POLICY, DISSEMINATES RESOURCES, PROVIDES SELF-ADVOCACY TOOLS, AND INFORMS INVESTMENT AND PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT. DANCE/NYC FURTHERED ITS ADVOCACY WORK VIA ONGOING ENGAGEMENT IN LEGISLATIVE AND PUBLIC REPRESENTATION OF THE DANCE WORKFORCE TO THE CITY, STATE, AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENTS AS WELL AS THE REGULAR DISSEMINATION OF NEWSLETTERS AND TOOLS FOR SELF-ADVOCACY AND CIVIC EDUCATION ON ITS ADVOCACY PAGE(HTTPS://BIT.LY/DANCENYC_ADVOCACY) AND DWR HUB (HTTPS://HUB.DANCE.NYC/). THE ORGANIZATION'S EFFORTS INCLUDED THE CONTINUATION OF FIELD-WIDE CALLS TO HELP EDUCATE, DELIVER RESOURCES, INSTIGATE DIALOGUE, AND FOSTER PEER LEARNING AND COLLECTIVE ACTION AROUND TIMELY INITIATIVES, TOOLS, AND RESOURCES; IN ADDITION TO ITS ONGOING PARTNERSHIP WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS, PEER ORGANIZATIONS, AND FIELD LEADERS TO BEST SERVE THE CHANGING NEEDS OF DANCE WORKERS,ARTISTS, ORGANIZATIONS, AND BUSINESSES TO ENSURE THAT DANCE THRIVES IN THE METROPOLITAN NYC AREA.IDEA PROGRAMIN 2024, DANCE/NYC IMPLEMENTED THE INTERDISCIPLINARY DISABILITY EDUCATION AND ACCESS PROGRAM - A 14-SESSION INITIATIVE DESIGNED TO EDUCATE NON-DISABLED DANCE MAKERS ON DISABILITY CULTURE AND ACCESS, LED BY DISABLED ARTISTS AND FACILITATORS. THE PROGRAM EXPANDED LEADERSHIP AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR DISABLED ARTISTS WHILE EQUIPPING PARTICIPANTS TO CREATE MORE INCLUSIVE AND ACCESSIBLE PRACTICES WITHIN THE DANCE FIELD. THROUGH THESE AND OTHER INITIATIVES, DANCE/NYC STRENGTHENS THE ECOSYSTEM FOR DANCE AND ENSURES EQUITABLE ACCESS TO RESOURCES, EDUCATION, AND ARTISTIC PARTICIPATION ACROSS NEW YORK CITY.

    Expenses $401,205 · Revenue $6,306

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Officers and directors · 2024

As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

  • Elissa D Hecker

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Camille Y Turner

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Dominique Hugg

    CO-TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Katherine Heitmann

    CO-TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Michael Cataliotti

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Brandi Stewart

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Chris Bastardi

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Deborah G Adelman

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Gina M Brown

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jina Paik

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Juan Jose Escalante

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Reshma Patel

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Shannon Zhu

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Candace Thompson-Zachery

    CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $108,469
    From this org
    $94,196
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $14,273
    Hours/week
    40

  • Sara Roer

    CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $108,826
    From this org
    $94,981
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $13,845
    Hours/week
    40

  • Vicki Capote

    CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $115,996
    From this org
    $101,866
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $14,130
    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

  • 2024
    Revenue
    $1,967,162
    Expenses
    $2,151,144
    Contributions
    $1,904,893
    Grants paid
    $720,142
  • 2023
    Revenue
    $1,398,057
    Expenses
    $1,890,011
    Contributions
    $1,310,593
    Grants paid
    $128,980
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $2,185,624
    Expenses
    $5,194,689
    Contributions
    $2,036,715
    Grants paid
    $3,326,318

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

  • 2024 · 990-T

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    not reported
    Assets (EOY)
    not reported

  • 2023 · 990-T

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    not reported
    Assets (EOY)
    not reported

  • 2022 · 990-T

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    not reported
    Assets (EOY)
    not reported

  • 2021 · 990

    Revenue
    $4,967,205
    Expenses
    $1,969,664
    Assets (EOY)
    $6,238,927

  • 2021 · 990

    Revenue
    $5,030,876
    Expenses
    $1,926,365
    Assets (EOY)
    $6,304,489

  • 2021 · 990-T

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    not reported
    Assets (EOY)
    not reported

  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $3,164,566
    Expenses
    $2,713,597
    Assets (EOY)
    $3,792,460

  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $3,181,836
    Expenses
    $2,544,959
    Assets (EOY)
    $3,818,942

  • 2020 · 990-T

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    not reported
    Assets (EOY)
    not reported

  • 2020 · 990-T

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    not reported
    Assets (EOY)
    not reported

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. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.

Form 990-N e-Postcard, tax year 2012

Tax period
1 January 2012 to 31 December 2012
Principal officer
Lane Harwell
Mailing address
218 E 18TH STREET NO 4TH FLNEW YORK NY 10003
Website
WWW.DANCENYC.ORG
Doing business as
DANCENYC

As filed, from the IRS e-Postcard file of 9 November 2026. The IRS publishes only each organization's most recent postcard, so earlier years are not shown. A 990-N carries no financial detail. The postcard also gives the principal officer's address, which is not shown here.

Grants made

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

Where these grants went next →

Grants received

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 9 November 2026 and read 9 November 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.