Nonprofit · EIN 13-3320972
DANSPACE PROJECT INC
Tax-exempt · NEW YORK, NY 10003
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $682,081 | $1,327,913 | -$645,832 | $1,881,368 | $758,457 | $1,122,911 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $2,081,335 | $1,401,787 | $679,548 | $1,789,580 | $20,837 | $1,768,743 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $860,064 | $1,369,898 | -$509,834 | $1,304,509 | $215,314 | $1,089,195 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $567,888
- of which government grants
- $178,705
- Program service revenue
- $108,600
- Investment income
- $576
- Other revenue
- $5,017
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $126,284
- Other salaries and wages
- $548,202
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $814,715
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $24,006
- Occupancy
- $222,749
- Travel
- $1,128
- Depreciation
- $6,724
- Program services (functional)
- $904,777
- Management and general (functional)
- $216,733
- Fundraising (functional)
- $206,403
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,789,580
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,881,368
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $758,457
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,122,911
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $8,418
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $627,069
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $495,842
- Gross receipts
- $713,624
- Employees
- 31
- Volunteers
- 20
- Year formed
- 1974
- State of legal domicile
- NY
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JUDY HUSSIE-TAYLOR | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND CHIEF CURATOR Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $106,874 | $19,250 |
| RASHAUN MITCHELL | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $1,000 | $0 |
| MELISSA LEVIN | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID PARKER | OFFICER-AT-LARGE Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JUDILEE REED | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| HELEN WARWICK | OFFICER-AT-LARGE Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ANTHONY CALNEK | OFFICER-AT-LARGE Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| YONA BACKER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SUZANNE BOCANEGRA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID FANGER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| THOMAS LAX | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SARAH NEEDHAM | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| EIKO OTAKE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NINA WINTHROP | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 14 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JUDY HUSSIE-TAYLOR | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $108,738 | $17,630 |
| MELISSA LEVIN | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID PARKER | OFFICER-AT-LARGE Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| RASHAUN MITCHELL | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JUDILEE REED | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| HELEN WARWICK | OFFICER-AT-LARGE Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ANTHONY CALNEK | OFFICER-AT-LARGE Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| YONA BACKER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SUZANNE BOCANEGRA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID FANGER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| THOMAS LAX | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SARAH NEEDHAM | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| EIKO OTAKE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NINA WINTHROP | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 14 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JUDY HUSSIE-TAYLOR | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $108,636 | $16,124 |
| MELISSA LEVIN | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID PARKER | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| RASHAUN MITCHELL | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JUDILEE REED | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| HELEN WARWICK | OFFICER-AT-LARGE Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ANTHONY CALNEK | OFFICER-AT-LARGE Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| YONA BACKER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SUZANNE BOCANEGRA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID FANGER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| THOMAS LAX | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SARAH NEEDHAM | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| EIKO OTAKE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NINA WINTHROP | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 131 E 10TH ST, NEW YORK, NY 10003-7504
- In care of
- % ST MARKS CHURCH
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- MELISSA LEVIN, ST MARKS CHURCH 131 EAST 10TH ST, NEW YORK, NY 100037504
- Signed the 990
- DAVID FANGER, TREASURER
- Phone
- (212) 674-8112
- Website
- WWW.DANSPACEPROJECT.ORG
- Return prepared by
- LUTZ AND CARR CPAS LLP
Mission
DANSPACE PROJECT, INC. IS AN ORGANIZATION THAT PRESENTS DANCE WORKS AT ST. MARK'S CHURCH IN-THE-BOWERY AND AT OTHER VENUES IN NEW YORK CITY. FOUNDED BY ARTISTS IN 1974 AT THE HISTORIC LANDMARK OF ST. MARK'S CHURCH, DANSPACE PROJECT IS AN INTERNATIONAL LEADER IN THE COMMISSIONING AND PRESENTATION OF CONTEMPORARY DANCE. THE MISSION OF THE DANSPACE PROJECT IS TO PRESENT NEW WORKS IN DANCE, SUPPORT A DIVERSE RANGE OF CHOREOGRAPHERS IN DEVELOPING THEIR WORK, ENCOURAGE EXPERIMENTATION AND CONNECT ARTISTS TO AUDIENCES.
Program accomplishments
- DANSPACE PROJECT'S 2024-25 50TH ANNIVERSARY SEASON PRESENTED 25 PUBLIC ENGAGEMENTS INCLUDING 10 FREE OF CHARGE, ENGAGING OVER 90 ARTISTS AND REACHING A LIVE AUDIENCE OF 2626. DANSPACE COMMISSIONED 5 NEW PREMIERE WORKS BY A NEW GENERATION OF CHOREOGRAPHERS NIALL JONES, AYANO ELSON, WENDELL GRAY II, GLENN POTTER TAKADA, AND JADE MANNS. THESE ARTISTS RECEIVED COMMISSION FEES AND A WEEK-LONG PRODUCTION RESIDENCY LEADING INTO THEIR PERFORMANCE WEEK. DANSPACE ALSO PRESENTED STACY MATTHEW SPENCE'S 2024 COMMISSIONED WORK "I AM, HERE; HERE WITH US; WHERE WE FIND OURSELVES," REMOUNTED AND CO-PRESENTED IN 2025 THROUGH LIVE ARTERY BY NEW YORK LIVE ARTS. IN ADDITION, DANSPACE CO-HOSTED A FREE AFTERNOON OF READINGS, MUSIC, AND PERFORMANCES THROUGH "ENERGIES: REACTIVATION OF GORDON MATTA-CLARK'S ROSEBUSH AT ST. MARK'S CHURCH" IN COLLABORATION WITH THE SWISS INSTITUTE AND THE POETRY PROJECT. AT 50 FORWARD: "THE FUTURE IS" GATHERING, 50 MICRO-COMMISSIONED SHORT FILMS BY INTERGENERATIONAL DANSPACE ARTISTS WERE SCREENED WITH CELEBRATORY ACTIVITIES AROUND ST. MARK'S CHURCH-IN-THE-BOWERY, INCLUDING LIVE OFFERINGS BY SPECIAL GUESTS MAYFIELD BROOKS, SILAS RIENER, ANGIE PITTMAN, ALI ROSA-SALAS AND NAZUK KOCHHAR. FINALLY, DANSPACE PARTNERED WITH THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS TO HONOR DANSPACE'S FOUNDING ARTISTS AND THE FIRST 10 YEARS OF PROGRAMMING WITH ARCHIVAL VIDEOS AND PANEL DISCUSSION FEATURING CYNTHIA HEDSTROM, WENDY PERRON, ISHMAEL HOUSTON-JONES, AND CAROL MULLINS, ORGANIZED AND FACILITATED BY DANSPACE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND CHIEF CURATOR, JUDY HUSSIE-TAYLOR. "DRAFTWORK", A FREE WORK-IN-PROCESS SERIES WITH PANEL/AUDIENCE DISCUSSIONS, CURATED VIA OPEN APPLICATION AND HOSTED BY ISHMAEL HOUSTON-JONES, THIS YEAR INCLUDED FOUR SHOWINGS FEATURING 8 ARTISTS: AMELIA HEINTZLEMAN, ELLIOT REED, SYMARA JOHNSON, ANH VO, JELANI TAYLOR, NILE HARRIS, ANNA THERESE WITENBERG, AND DOMINICA GREENE. OTHER PUBLIC EVENTS INCLUDED FOUR FREE DRESS REHEARSALS FOR THE IMMUNOCOMPROMISED, WHICH WERE PRESENTED WITH LIMITED CAPACITY AND FULLY MASKED AUDIENCE AND STAFF.Expenses $447,928 · revenue $25,608
- DANSPACE@50: 50TH ANNIVERSARY FESTIVALDANSPACE WAS PROUD TO CELEBRATE A HISTORIC AND RICH 50TH ANNIVERSARY WITH ITS 50TH ANNIVERSARY FESTIVAL ENTITLED DANSPACE@50:"WORK IS NEVER DONE. SANCTUARY ALWAYS NEEDED." THE FESTIVAL CURATED EXTRAORDINARY ARTISTS FROM OUR ILLUSTRIOUS PAST IN CONVERSATION WITH AN EXCITING NEW GENERATION OF ARTISTS AND FEATURED HISTORIC REVIVALS AND RE-IMAGININGS OF WORK BY ISHMAEL HOUSTON-JONES & FRED HOLLAND (SOLD OUT), DONNA UCHIZONO (SOLD OUT), BEBE MILLER (SOLD OUT), AND MARJANI FORTE-SAUNDERS & BLONDELL CUMMINGS; A SCREENING/DISCUSSION OF RARELY SEEN FOOTAGE OF THE LATE DANCE LEGEND STEVE PAXTON WITH HIS PARTNER LISA NELSON AND CATHY WEIS; A REUNION OF CLAUDIA LAROCCO'S 2015 PLATFORM, DANCERS, BUILDINGS AND PEOPLE IN THE STREETS, FEATURING CONVERSATIONS, PERFORMANCES AND SCREENINGS ABOUT THE DANCE LINEAGES OF GEORGE BALANCHINE, MERCE CUNNINGHAM, AND JUDSON DANCE THEATER; AND A REVISITING OF REGGIE WILSON'S GUEST CURATED PLATFORM FROM 2018, DANCING PLATFORM PRAYING GROUNDS: BLACKNESS, CHURCHES, AND DOWNTOWN DANCE, WHICH INCLUDED A PANEL DISCUSSION AND DOCUMENTARY FILM SCREENING; AND A CONCLUSORY PANEL CONVERSATION AT THE NYPL FACILITATED BY DANSPACE'S PLATFORM FOUNDER HUSSIE-TAYLOR CELEBRATING THE 15 YEAR HISTORY AND IMPACT OF THE ICONIC SERIES WITH EIKO OTAKE, OKWUI OKPOKWASILI, REGGIE WILSON, AND DANSPACE PROGRAM DIRECTOR/ASSOCIATE CURATOR, SETA MORTON. THE FESTIVAL RECEIVED CRITICAL ACCLAIM WITH TWO FEATURE ARTICLES IN THE NEW YORK TIMES, PLUS ADDITIONAL PRESS COVERAGE IN CULTUREBOT, FJORD REVIEW, BROOKLYN RAIL, DANCE MAGAZINE, AND DANCE ENTHUSIAST.Expenses $289,681 · revenue $31,775
- PARTNERSHIP & RENTAL PROGRAMSTHIS YEAR MARKED THE REVITALIZATION OF OUR PRODUCTION RENTAL PROGRAM, WHICH HAD BEEN DORMANT SINCE 2019 DUE TO COVID-19. AS PART OF OUR 'OFF-SEASON' PROGRAM, DANSPACE OFFERED WEEK-LONG RENTAL PACKAGES TO TWO ARTIST GROUPS, MEGAN WILLIAMS DANCE PROJECT AND AUNTS. THESE ARTISTS PAID DANSPACE PROJECT A FLAT FEE, REHEARSED AND PERFORMED IN OUR SPACE, AND RECEIVED BOX OFFICE SALES AS COMPENSATION. DANSPACE ALSO OFFERED WEEKLY RENTALS OF OUR SPACE TO THE NEW SCHOOL AND TO MOVEMENT RESEARCH FOR THE PURPOSE OF TEACHING CLASS. THIS CONTINUED OUR LONG TRADITION OF PARTNERING WITH LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS TO HOST DANCE CLASSES THAT BENEFIT THE LOCAL COMMUNITY.Expenses $99,958 · revenue $34,423
- RESIDENCIES AND REHEARSALSDANSPACE INVITED BEBE MILLER RECEIVED A WEEK-LONG CREATIVE RESIDENCY IN NOVEMBER WITH AN OPEN REHEARSAL SHOWING AND SUPPORTED EMILY JOHNSON/CATALYST FOR A FALL RESIDENCY IN DELAWARE COUNTY, NY ON HAUDENOSAUNEE LANDS THROUGH NYS DANCEFORCE. IN ADDITION, DANSPACE OFFERED OUR SPACE TO SEVERAL ARTISTS FOR SHORTER REHEARSAL PERIODS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, TOTALING 145 HOURS IN THE SPACE.PUBLICATIONSDANSPACE'S FREE ONLINE JOURNAL PUBLISHED ISSUE 18 FEATURING WRITING, IMAGES, AND VIDEO FROM ARTISTS AND WRITERS INCLUDING CLAUDIA LAROCCO, NORA RAINE THOMSON, AND NOA RUI-PIIN WEISS. ISSUE 18 ALSO INCLUDES ARCHIVAL VIDEO OF BEBE MILLER'S "VESPERS" (1982), DONNA UCHIZONO'S "STATE OF HEADS" (1999), AND THE COMPLETE COMPILATION OF "STEVE PAXTON - A VIDEO AMBLE AND "PA RT" (1983). FINALLY, THE JOURNAL FEATURED THE 50 MICROCOMMISSIONED "THE FUTURE IS" VIDEOS IN WHICH 50 ARTISTS REPRESENTING ALL FIVE DECADES OF DANSPACE RECORDED A 50-SECOND DANCE OR PERFORMANCE.Expenses $67,210 · revenue $21,811
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 13-3320972
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1986
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A610)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $1,881,368
- Income (IRS master file)
- $713,624
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $682,081 | $1,327,913 | $1,881,368 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $2,081,335 | $1,401,787 | $1,789,580 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $860,064 | $1,369,898 | $1,304,509 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $1,365,966 | $1,286,976 | $1,623,406 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 13-3320972).
Questions about DANSPACE PROJECT INC
- What is the EIN of DANSPACE PROJECT INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of DANSPACE PROJECT INC is 13-3320972.
- Is DANSPACE PROJECT INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1986.
- Are donations to DANSPACE PROJECT INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does DANSPACE PROJECT INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of DANSPACE PROJECT INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did DANSPACE PROJECT INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of DANSPACE PROJECT INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names MELISSA LEVIN.
- Who are the officers and directors of DANSPACE PROJECT INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 14 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $106,874 (JUDY HUSSIE-TAYLOR, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND CHIEF CURATOR).
- How much revenue does DANSPACE PROJECT INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $682,081, expenses of $1,327,913 and total assets of $1,881,368 at year end.
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