NATIONAL DANCE INSTITUTE Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

NATIONAL DANCE INSTITUTE

EIN 13-2890779 · Arts, Culture & Humanities (A62Z)

What they do

SEE SCHEDULE ONDI WAS FOUNDED IN 1976 BY NEW YORK CITY BALLET PRINCIPAL DANCERJACQUES DAMBOISE IN THE BELIEF THAT THE ARTS HAVE A UNIQUE POWER TOENGAGE ALL CHILDREN and MOTIVATE THEM TOWARD EXCELLENCE. NDI LEADS THEFIELD of ARTS EDUCATION WITH A MODEL PROGRAM THAT HAS BEEN STUDIED ANDREPLICATED WORLDWIDE.UNDER THE ARTISTIC DIRECTION of ELLEN WEINSTEIN FROM 1996 to 2021, ANDCURRENTLY UNDER THE ARTISTIC DIRECTION of KAY GAYNER, NDI HAS DEVELOPEDA UNIQUE, PROVEN TEACHING METHODOLOGY THAT USES DANCE and MUSIC TOIMPROVE CHILDRENS CRITICAL THINKING, DEVELOP THEIR GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE,AND HONE THEIR SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL, COMMUNICATION, and COLLABORATIONSKILLS. THROUGH OUR AWARD-WINNING ARTS EDUCATION PROGRAMS, WE SERVECHILDREN of DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS, ABILITIES, and SOCIO-ECONOMICPOSITIONS-TRANSCENDING SYSTEMIC BARRIERS and EXPANDING OPPORTUNITIESFOR ALL CHILDREN to BECOME THEIR BEST. OUR PROFESSIONAL TEACHINGARTISTS FOSTER IN STUDENTS A LOVE of DANCE and MUSIC,

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Of every $100 spent, about $63.50 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.

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They name their leaders41 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

65.75%of revenue went to mission work63.5% of expenses · Program services

15.78%of revenue went to fundraising15.2% of expenses

$103.47spent for every $100 of revenueSpending was higher than revenue this year.

21.94%of revenue went to management and office costs21.2% of expenses

$5.02in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

77.7%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Worth asking: Expenses exceeded revenue by $254,543 this year. Ask whether that was planned or caused by a one-time event.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024

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$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$7,339,815

Mission workProgram services$4,826,14865.75% of revenue63.5% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$1,610,33521.94% of revenue21.2% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$1,157,87515.78% of revenue15.2% of expenses

Total expenses$7,594,358103.47% of revenue

Expenses were greater than revenue, so the colored ring fills the available $100 and the total above 100% is shown below.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails

2024CurrentExpense mix: 63.5% mission · 21.2% management · 15.2% fundraisingTotal expenses: 103.47% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 67.2% mission · 17.9% management · 14.9% fundraisingTotal expenses: 80.01% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 77.0% mission · 11.0% management · 12.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 71.92% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 74.9% mission · 9.3% management · 15.9% fundraisingTotal expenses: 58.55% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 81.9% mission · 9.1% management · 9.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 61.10% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 81.5% mission · 8.5% management · 10.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 85.76% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 82.6% mission · 7.4% management · 10.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 94.22% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 86.6% mission · 4.3% management · 9.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 56.03% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$7,339,815

Expenses$7,594,358

Annual shortfall $254,543 Expenses were higher than revenue for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$4,826,148 · 63.5% of expenses

Management and office costs$1,610,335 · 21.2% of expenses

Fundraising$1,157,875 · 15.2% of expenses

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Revenue$7,339,815

Expenses$7,594,358

Assets$38,149,568

Income$7,664,180

Contributions$5,702,241

Mission work (program services)$4,826,148

Fundraising$1,157,875

Management and general$1,610,335

Executive compensation (total)$527,020

Stocks and bonds$27,120,907

Accounting fees$53,263

Investing fees$56,663

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2024

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

People reported as paid

Person and titleCompensation

KATHRYN GAYNORARTISTIC DIRECTOR · 40 hrs/week $243,043Base $219,079 · Other $23,964

MICHELE OMARACHIEF ADVANCEMENT OFFICER · 40 hrs/week $230,786Base $177,951 · Other $52,835

JERMAINE JONESEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · 40 hrs/week $219,726Base $218,626 · Other $1,100

DAVID WAGGETTDIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION · 40 hrs/week $143,469Base $137,389 · Other $6,080

AILEEN BARRYSENIOR DIRECTOR OF OUTREACH & EDUCATION · 40 hrs/week $130,303Base $107,022 · Other $23,281

YAKIR BEN - HURMUSIC DIRECTOR · 40 hrs/week $111,131Base $104,796 · Other $6,335

DUFFTIN GARCIADIRECTOR · 40 hrs/week $72,097Base $69,379 · Other $2,718

Compensation alone does not tell whether pay is reasonable. Consider the charity’s size, work, location, and results.

See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (41)

KATHRYN GAYNORARTISTIC DIRECTOR

MICHELE OMARACHIEF ADVANCEMENT OFFICER

JERMAINE JONESEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

DAVID WAGGETTDIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION

AILEEN BARRYSENIOR DIRECTOR OF OUTREACH & EDUCATION

YAKIR BEN - HURMUSIC DIRECTOR

DUFFTIN GARCIADIRECTOR

SARI CHANG GUTHRIEDIRECTOR

MARC S SOLOMONDIRECTOR

MARCUS BRAHAMDIRECTOR

MAXIMILIEN MAISONROUGECO VICE CHAIR

ANYA HERZ SHIVADIRECTOR

PAMELA BRONK FARRDIRECTOR

PATRICIA DUGAN-PERLMUTHDIRECTOR

RACHEL PASSARETI-WUDIRECTOR

ROBERT D KRINSKYDIRECTOR

LAUREN CRAMERSECRETARY

STEFANIE ROTHDIRECTOR

STEPHEN BREISTONETREASURER

STEVE JORDANDIRECTOR

TRUDY CHANDIRECTOR

VALERIE T DIKERDIRECTOR

YADEY T YAWAND WOSSENCO VICE CHAIR

ANNABEL FANDIRECTOR

HEATHER WESTONDIRECTOR

DANIEL RAYNERCHAIR

DANIEL ULBRICHTDIRECTOR

CHRIS SCHLANKDIRECTOR

DEBORAH COLSONDIRECTOR

ED HYNESDIRECTOR

ERICA HALVERSONDIRECTOR

EVA-MARIA TAUSIGDIRECTOR

FRANCES GUILLEMOTDIRECTOR THRU 11/24

LISA HUESTISDIRECTOR

HELEN STAMBLER NEUBERGERDIRECTOR

JENNY MORGENTHAUDIRECTOR

CHARLOTTE DAMBOISEDIRECTOR

CAROLE SOBINDIRECTOR

KERRY SPERLING MOELISDIRECTOR

LAURA GREGORDIRECTOR

CLAIRE RICCARDIDIRECTOR

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1977
Location: 217 WEST 147TH STREET, NEW YORK, NY 10039
County: New York
In care of: JERMAINE JONES
Primary officer: JERMAINE JONES, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Phone(212) 226-0083

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: October 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: LUTZ AND CARR CPAS LLP
NTEE classification: Arts, Culture & Humanities (A62Z)
IRS tax category: Fine Arts Schools