Nonprofit · EIN 23-2707419
THE ROCK SCHOOL FOR DANCE EDUCATION
Tax-exempt · PHILADELPHIA, PA 19147
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 31, 2025 | 990 | $7,510,935 | $7,193,328 | $317,607 | $5,876,776 | $2,831,468 | $3,045,308 |
| August 31, 2024 | 990 | $6,652,566 | $6,704,423 | -$51,857 | $5,326,196 | $2,686,934 | $2,639,262 |
| August 31, 2023 | 990 | $6,147,889 | $6,333,332 | -$185,443 | $5,133,715 | $2,563,594 | $2,570,121 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,023,684
- of which government grants
- $76,403
- Program service revenue
- $6,334,264
- Investment income
- $32,475
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$20,925
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $137,085
- Other revenue
- $120,512
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $1,633,031
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $175,466
- Other salaries and wages
- $2,175,704
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $2,574,478
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $2,360
- Accounting fees
- $79,672
- Occupancy
- $1,247,978
- Travel
- $41,433
- Depreciation
- $274,953
- Program services (functional)
- $6,019,961
- Management and general (functional)
- $730,718
- Fundraising (functional)
- $442,649
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $5,326,196
- Total assets, end of year
- $5,876,776
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $2,831,468
- Net assets, end of year
- $3,045,308
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $3,038,206
- Publicly traded securities
- $703,638
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $2,867,308
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $178,000
- Gross unrelated business income
- $4,579
- Gross receipts
- $7,684,293
- Employees
- 75
- Volunteers
- 40
- Year formed
- 1992
- State of legal domicile
- PA
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 August 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PETER STARK | DIRECTOR & PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $164,308 | $5,142 |
| ALEXANDRA BAUER CROUCH | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT ROCK | VICE CHAIR & TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CLARE PUTNAM POZOS | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CARO ROCK | CHAIRMAN EMERITUS Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT L ABRAMOWITZ ESQ | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LAUREN R BAER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MINDY BAIADA | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JULIA BERGSON-SHILOCK | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| REBECCA GASSER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LIZA HERZOG | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN HYMAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| VICTORIA KAPLAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| J NICOLE MARTIN LAWTON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PATRICIA QUINN MCAULEY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
9 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| DAVID MUNSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CARLA IDA ROCK | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SUSAN ROCK | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CASEY SATELL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JEANNE SCANDURA | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| VIKKI SLOVITER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHRISTOPHER RAPHAELY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ABBY POUSSOT | TRUSTEE AS OF 12/2024 Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANN-MARIE MASON | TRUSTEE AS OF 12/2024 Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended August 31, 2024: 23 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PETER STARK | DIRECTOR & PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $158,642 | $5,598 |
| CHRISTOPHER RAPHAELY | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT ROCK | FINANCE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CLARE PUTNAM POZOS | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALEXANDRA BAUER CROUCH | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CARO ROCK | CHAIRMAN EMERITUS Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT L ABRAMOWITZ ESQ | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LAUREN R BAER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MINDY BAIADA | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JULIA BERGSON-SHILOCK | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| REBECCA GASSER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LIZA HERZOG | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN HYMAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| VICTORIA KAPLAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| J NICOLE MARTIN LAWTON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PATRICIA QUINN MCAULEY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ED MCDEVITT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID MUNSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CARLA IDA ROCK | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SUSAN ROCK | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CASEY SATELL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JEANNE SCANDURA | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| VIKKI SLOVITER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended August 31, 2023: 24 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| PETER STARK | DIRECTOR & PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $126,858 |
| CHRISTOPHER RAPHAELY | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| ROBERT ROCK | FINANCE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| CLARE PUTNAM POZOS | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| ROBERT L ABRAMOWITZ ESQ | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LAUREN R BAER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MINDY BAIADA | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JULIA BERGSON-SHILOCK | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ALEXANDRA BAUER CROUCH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| REBECCA GASSER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LIZA HERZOG | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN HYMAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| VICTORIA KAPLAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| J NICOLE MARTIN LAWTON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PATRICIA QUINN MCAULEY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ED MCDEVITT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAVID MUNSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RONALD J NAPLES | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CARLA IDA ROCK | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CARO ROCK | CHAIRMAN EMERITUS Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SUSAN ROCK | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CASEY SATELL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JEANNE SCANDURA | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| VIKKI SLOVITER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1101 S BROAD ST, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19147-4410
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- PETER STARK, 1101 SOUTH BROAD STREET, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19147
- Signed the 990
- PETER STARK, PRESIDENT & DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (267) 554-3888
- Website
- WWW.THEROCKSCHOOL.ORG
- Return prepared by
- CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP
Mission
THE ROCK SCHOOL FOR DANCE EDUCATION (THE SCHOOL) IS DEDICATED TO PROVIDING THE HIGHEST QUALITY CLASSICAL BALLET AND DANCE TRAINING, WITH AN EMPHASIS ON THE PREPARATION OF GIFTED STUDENTS FOR CAREERS IN DANCE WITH PROFESSIONAL COMPANIES AND EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS.
Program accomplishments
- DANCE PROGRAM - THE ROCK SCHOOL FOR DANCE EDUCATION IS ONE OF THE WORLD'S FINEST PRE-PROFESSIONAL TRAINING INSTITUTIONS. DANCERS FROM AROUND THE GLOBE HAVE LOOKED TO THE SCHOOL FOR ITS WORLD-CLASS PRE-PROFESSIONAL PROGRAM, FEATURING EXCEPTIONAL FACULTY, INDIVIDUAL ATTENTION, AND A NURTURING ENVIRONMENT. THESE ARE EXEMPLIFIED BY THE SUCCESS OF THE SCHOOL'S ALUMS FOR OVER 60 YEARS.GRADUATES HAVE ASCENDED THE RANKS OF PREMIER DANCE COMPANIES WORLDWIDE AND ON BROADWAY AND LONDON'S WEST END. ROCK STUDENTS CONTINUE TO RECEIVE TOP HONORS IN THE PRIX DE LAUSANNE, YOUTH AMERICA GRAND PRIX, USA INTERNATIONAL BALLET COMPETITION, MOSCOW INTERNATIONAL BALLET COMPETITION, AND BERLIN TANZOLYMP. THE FACULTY INCLUDES DISTINGUISHED DANCERS, INSTRUCTORS, AND CHOREOGRAPHERS. TODAY, THE ROCK SCHOOL IS PROUD TO AWARD ANNUAL SCHOLARSHIPS OF MORE THAN $1.2 MILLION.Expenses $3,122,721 · grants $394,943 · revenue $2,209,404
- OTHER PROGRAM SERVICE - AMERICAN AND INTERNATIONAL BOARDING STUDENTS FIND AN INVITING, COMFORTABLE, AND SAFE HOME LIVING AT THE MARINE CLUB DORMITORY ACROSS FROM THE ROCK'S SOUTH PHILADELPHIA LOCATION. THESE RESIDENT AND COMMUTER STUDENTS RECEIVE BOTH DANCE TRAINING AND COLLEGE PREPARATORY ACADEMIC EDUCATION AS PART OF THEIR ROCK SCHOOL EXPERIENCE.THE SCHOOL ALSO HAS A COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAM CALLED ROCKREACH WHICH HAS ENGAGED K-12 PARTICIPANTS FROM UNDERFUNDED COMMUNITIES, INCLUDING TITLE 1, PUBLIC, PRIVATE, AND CHARTER SCHOOLS WITH FEW OR NO ART EDUCATION OFFERINGS IN PHILADELPHIA AND DELAWARE COUNTIES FOR 22 YEARS.ROCKREACH SERVES AT LEAST ONE ENTIRE GRADE PER PROGRAM YEAR, NOT SIMPLY ONE CLASS FROM DIFFERENT GRADE LEVELS) ADDITIONALLY, UPWARDS OF 3,800 STUDENTS EXPERIENCE THE ROCK SCHOOL NUTCRACKER FOR FREE EACH YEAR THROUGH LIVE AND VIRTUAL PRESENTATIONS. THE CITY DANCE PROGRAM MOVES ROCKREACH STUDENTS WITH INTEREST AND APTITUDE FOR MORE FORMAL DANCE STUDY INTO THE SCHOOL'S PROFESSIONAL PROGRAMMING ON SCHOLARSHIP.Expenses $1,293,419 · grants $650,660 · revenue $1,215,733
- SUMMER - THE ROCK SCHOOL BALLET INTENSIVE IS A SELECTIVE, AUDITION-ONLY PROGRAM THAT IMMERSES ASPIRING DANCERS IN A COMPREHENSIVE EXPERIENCE WITH A SUPERIOR PERMANENT AND GUEST FACULTY. AN ESTIMATED 1,000 STUDENTS WORLDWIDE AUDITION FOR THE PROGRAM THAT TEACHES APPROXIMATELY 400 STUDENTS.Expenses $1,446,521 · grants $469,151 · revenue $2,559,199
- ROCK WEST - THE ROCK SCHOOL-WEST LOCATION SERVES THE REGION'S SUBURBAN MAINLINE COMMUNITIES FROM WEST CHESTER, PA. THE MAIN LOCATION IN PHILADELPHIA AND THE SATELLITE LOCATION IN WEST CHESTER COLLABORATE, SHARING A UNIFIED CURRICULUM AND FACULTY ALONG WITH JOINT COMPETITION AND STAGE PERFORMANCES. AS WITH ROCKCENTER, THE ROCK WEST BRANCH SCHOOL EXPERIENCE INSTILLS IN STUDENTS' SELF-DISCIPLINE AND AN EAGERNESS TO LEARN, ENRICHING THEIR LIVES REGARDLESS OF THE CAREERS THEY PURSUE.Expenses $157,300 · grants $118,278 · revenue $482,434
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 August, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | August 31, 2026 | January 15, 2027 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | August 31, 2025 | January 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | August 31, 2024 | January 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 23-2707419
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- School
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1993
- Accounting year ends
- August
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $5,876,776
- Income (IRS master file)
- $7,684,293
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | August 2025 | $7,510,935 | $7,193,328 | $5,876,776 | XML |
| 990 | August 2024 | $6,652,566 | $6,704,423 | $5,326,196 | XML |
| 990 | August 2023 | $6,147,889 | $6,333,332 | $5,133,715 | XML |
| 990 | August 2022 | $6,246,904 | $5,141,384 | $5,300,769 | IRS |
| 990 | August 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | August 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | August 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | August 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 23-2707419).
Questions about THE ROCK SCHOOL FOR DANCE EDUCATION
- What is the EIN of THE ROCK SCHOOL FOR DANCE EDUCATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of THE ROCK SCHOOL FOR DANCE EDUCATION is 23-2707419.
- Is THE ROCK SCHOOL FOR DANCE EDUCATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1993.
- Are donations to THE ROCK SCHOOL FOR DANCE EDUCATION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does THE ROCK SCHOOL FOR DANCE EDUCATION 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 THE ROCK SCHOOL FOR DANCE EDUCATION due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending August 31, 2026) is due January 15, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did THE ROCK SCHOOL FOR DANCE EDUCATION last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended August 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of THE ROCK SCHOOL FOR DANCE EDUCATION?
- The 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 names PETER STARK.
- Who are the officers and directors of THE ROCK SCHOOL FOR DANCE EDUCATION?
- The 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 lists 24 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $164,308 (PETER STARK, DIRECTOR & PRESIDENT).
- How much revenue does THE ROCK SCHOOL FOR DANCE EDUCATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $7,510,935, expenses of $7,193,328 and total assets of $5,876,776 at year end.
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