Nonprofit · EIN 37-1752620
COUNTRY DANCE AND SONG SOCIETY INC
Also known as BELFAST FLYING SHOES
Tax-exempt · BELFAST, ME 04915
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990-EZ | $153,996 | $145,479 | $8,517 | $60,789 | $1,541 | $59,248 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990-EZ | $114,262 | $118,230 | -$3,968 | $59,725 | $8,994 | $50,731 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990-EZ | $99,617 | $91,261 | $8,356 | $61,130 | $6,431 | $54,699 |
Financial details: 990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $91,567
- Program service revenue
- $61,965
- Investment income
- $464
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $64,143
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $61,350
- Professional fees and payments to contractors
- $42,685
- Occupancy
- $9,728
- Printing, publications and postage
- $1,319
- Other expenses
- $30,397
- Program services (functional)
- $105,280
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $59,725
- Total assets, end of year
- $60,789
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,541
- Net assets, end of year
- $59,248
- Cash, savings and investments
- $59,007
- Gross receipts
- $153,996
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-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christine Fowler | Executive Director | 26 | $63,643 |
| Mike Wright | Director | 4 | $500 |
| Sally Jaskold | Director | 1.25 | $0 |
| Vicky Johnson | Director | 2 | $0 |
| Chuck Markowitz | Director | 2.5 | $0 |
| Alessandra Martinelli | Director | 1.75 | $0 |
| Peg Pickering | Director | 3 | $0 |
| Bella Salman | Director | 0.75 | $0 |
| Amy Alexander | Director and Treasurer | 2 | $0 |
| Sunniva Brady | Director and Secretary | 2 | $0 |
| Kay Zegel | Director and President | 3 | $0 |
990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2024: 10 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christine Fowler | Executive Director | 27 | $57,131 |
| Ethan Tischler | Director | 2 | $1,960 |
| Margo Burnham | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Chuck Markowitz | Director | 2 | $0 |
| Peg Pickering | Director | 2.5 | $0 |
| Bella Salman | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Mike Wright | Director | 3 | $0 |
| Sunniva Brady | Director and Secretary | 2.5 | $0 |
| Alessandra Martinelli | Director and Treasurer | 1.75 | $0 |
| Kay Zegel | Director and President | 3.75 | $0 |
990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2023: 10 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christine Fowler | Executive Director | 18 | $44,617 |
| Ethan Tischler | Director | 1 | $3,429 |
| Jennifer Armstrong | Director | 1 | $3,250 |
| Margo Burnham | Director and President | 1 | $0 |
| Alex Mann | Director and Treasurer | 1.5 | $0 |
| Alessandra Martinelli | Director and Secretary | 1 | $0 |
| Kay Zegel | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Mike Wright | Director | 3 | $0 |
| Bella Salman | Director as of 12/17/2023 | 0 | $0 |
| Sunniva Brady | Director as of 12/17/2023 | 0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 133, BELFAST, ME 04915-0133
- In care of
- % CHRISTINE FOWLER
- Mailing address (990-N for 2018)
- 93 Kaler Rd, Belfast ME 04915
- Principal officer (990-N for 2018)
- Christine Fowler, 93 Kaler Rd, Belfast ME 04915
- Signed the 990-EZ
- Amy Alexander, Treasurer
- Phone
- (207) 338-0979
- Website
- www.belfastflyingshoes.org
Mission
The mission of Belfast Flying Shoes is to build community and cultivate well-being through the joy of traditional music and dance for people of all backgrounds and identities in Midcoast Maine.
Program accomplishments
- First Friday Dance Series: Every month we produce a Community Dance with an All Comers Band (open to all ages, instruments and skill levels) followed by a Contra Dance with various callers and musicians. We produced 12 two-part dances in 2025. An average of 240 people participated each month (children, adults, volunteer musicians in the All Comers Band, and arts professionals.)Expenses $32,136
- Flying Shoes Radio Hour and Podcast: A weekly contra dance music show on WBFY-Belfast Community Radio and a podcast featuring conversations and tunes with contra dance musicians. In 2025 we aired 52 radio programs and released 5 podcast episodes.Expenses $7,127
- Re-entry Center Program: We offer participatory music and dance programs to residents at the Maine Coastal Regional Reentry Center, an institution that gives incarcerated men the skills they need to live successfully as citizens and employees after they transition into their communities. In 2025, we provided 62 music lessons on guitar, fiddle, banjo, and harmonica for 10 individual residents at the Reentry Center. We hosted one dance with 7 participants, and later paused the dance portion of this program.Expenses $4,464
- School Residencies: We use participatory dance and music to build community, cultivate social/emotional learning, and integrate with the curriculum in PreK-12 schools. We also donate resources, including instruments and teaching materials. In 2025, we provided PreK-Gr5 dance & music programming involving 274 students, staff & family members from Belfast, Belmont, Morrill, Searsmont, Swanville; Cushing; and the island communities of Chebeague, Cliff Island, the Cranberry Isles, Frenchboro, Isle au Haut, Matinicus, and Monhegan.Expenses $3,021
- Programs for Older Adults: Our community-building music and movement programs for older adults include "Sing Along and Tap Your Toes" concerts of songs that resonate with this age demographic. We partner with retirement residences, nursing homes, and assisted living facilities. In 2025, we presented a concert for older adults at a residential facility, with 2 musicians and 45 older adult participants.Expenses $372
- Other Programs: We produce a wide variety of programs beyond our core offerings, some in partnership with other organizations. In 2025, we reached 2,464 participants. Programs included 28 other dances (4 contra, 5 English country, 2 barn, 4 outdoor, 9 square, and 4 other); 5 workshops (calling, music, song, dancing, and fundraising); 2 concerts; 5 youth jam sessions; and a professional development opportunity at the MAHPERD conference. We also acted as fiscal sponsor for a regional conference for dance organizers, Puttin' On the Dance. Additional expenses include those that are not allocated to one particular program, such as insurance, certain promotional and advertising expenses, and website expenses.Expenses $58,160
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 December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990-EZ on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990-EZ on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990-EZ on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 37-1752620
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
- Exempt since
- 1993
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A242)
- Group exemption
- 9228: COUNTRY DANCE & SONG SOCIETY INC
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $60,789
- Income (IRS master file)
- $153,996
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990-EZ | December 2025 | $153,996 | $145,479 | $60,789 | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2024 | $114,262 | $118,230 | $59,725 | XML |
| 990-EZ | December 2023 | $99,617 | $91,261 | $61,130 | XML |
| 990-EZ | December 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-N for 2018 Officer: Christine Fowler | December 31, 2018 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
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 37-1752620).
Questions about COUNTRY DANCE AND SONG SOCIETY INC
- What is the EIN of COUNTRY DANCE AND SONG SOCIETY INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of COUNTRY DANCE AND SONG SOCIETY INC is 37-1752620.
- Is COUNTRY DANCE AND SONG SOCIETY INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1993.
- Which annual return does COUNTRY DANCE AND SONG SOCIETY 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 COUNTRY DANCE AND SONG SOCIETY INC due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did COUNTRY DANCE AND SONG SOCIETY INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990-EZ for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of COUNTRY DANCE AND SONG SOCIETY INC?
- The 990-N for 2018 names Christine Fowler.
- Who are the officers and directors of COUNTRY DANCE AND SONG SOCIETY INC?
- The 990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 11 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $63,643 (Christine Fowler, Executive Director).
- How much revenue does COUNTRY DANCE AND SONG SOCIETY INC have?
- On its 990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $153,996, expenses of $145,479 and total assets of $60,789 at year end.
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