Nonprofit · EIN 45-4864757
NGOMA CENTER FOR DANCE
Tax-exempt · WASHINGTON, DC 20011
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $490,664 | $454,744 | $35,920 | $326,968 | $52,500 | $274,468 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $646,761 | $632,923 | $13,838 | $295,898 | $57,350 | $238,548 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $476,489 | $457,619 | $18,870 | $305,292 | $80,582 | $224,710 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $465,473
- Program service revenue
- $25,191
- Investment income
- $0
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $0
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Occupancy
- $24,334
- Travel
- $6,863
- Program services (functional)
- $280,938
- Management and general (functional)
- $173,806
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $295,898
- Total assets, end of year
- $326,968
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $52,500
- Net assets, end of year
- $274,468
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $274,468
- Gross receipts
- $491,964
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 8
- Year formed
- 2012
- State of legal domicile
- DC
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 December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shawn Short | CEO-Executive Director Officer, Key employee | 50 | $0 |
| Dave Domzalski | Chairman Officer | 5 | $0 |
| Tyler Lewis | Vice Chairman Officer | 5 | $0 |
| Anthony Spivey | Treasurer Officer | 25 | $0 |
| Jessica Potts | Secretary Officer | 5 | $0 |
| Dr Benjamin A Dukes PhD LICSW | Board Member Officer | 5 | $0 |
| Tony Thomas | Board Member Officer | 5 | $0 |
| Quoc Tran | Board Member Officer | 5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 8 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shawn Short | CEO-Executive Director Officer, Key employee | 50 | $0 |
| Dave Domzalski | Chairman Officer | 5 | $0 |
| Tyler Lewis | Vice Chairman Officer | 5 | $0 |
| Anthony Spivey | Treasurer Officer | 25 | $0 |
| Jessica Potts | Secretary Officer | 5 | $0 |
| Dr Benjamin A Dukes PhD LICSW | Board Member Officer | 5 | $0 |
| Tony Thomas | Board Member Officer | 5 | $0 |
| Quoc Tran | Board Member Officer | 5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 8 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shawn Short | CEO-Executive Director Officer, Key employee | 50 | $0 |
| Dave Domzalski | Chairman Officer | 5 | $0 |
| Tyler Lewis | Vice Chairman Officer | 5 | $0 |
| Anthony Spivey | Treasurer Officer | 25 | $0 |
| Jessica Potts | Secretary Officer | 5 | $0 |
| Dr Benjamin A Dukes PhD LICSW | Board Member Officer | 5 | $0 |
| Tony Thomas | Board Member Officer | 5 | $0 |
| Quoc Tran | Board Member Officer | 5 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 5661 3RD ST NE APT 390, WASHINGTON, DC 20011-2568
- In care of
- % SHAWN SHORT
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- Shawn Short, 5661 3rd St NE, Suite 390, WASHINGTON, DC 20011
- Signed the 990
- Shawn L Short, NGOMA CENTER FOR DANCE
- Phone
- (202) 540-8338
- Website
- www.ngcfddt.org
- 990-N for 2013 filed under this EIN
- Most likely by a chapter, club or affiliate (it says receipts are normally $50,000 or less). Officer: Shawn Short, 1026 45th St NE Suite 201, Washington DC 20019. Mailing address: 1026 45th St NE Suite 201, Washington DC 20019. Website: www.ngoma-center-for-dance.org
Mission
Ngoma Center for Dance N-Go-mah is a 501c3 whose mission is to cultivate equitable opportunities and creative career pathways through professional training essential performance and entrepreneurship development.
Program accomplishments
- The official school of Dissonance Dance Theatre DCs Only African-American managed and nationally-recognized contemporary ballet. Serving over 200 students annually since 2014 The Ngoma School is emerging as a Washington DC area dance-school destination for students interested in a professional concert dance career. Ngoma serves students as young as five years old to young adults who received a late start to their professional dance training. Dance classes workshops masterclasses and auditions are facilitated at Univ of Maryland College Park. FY2024 - In 2024 the Ngoma School served a diverse student population from across Washington DC Montgomery County MD and Prince Georges County MD. Making dance education accessible to all remains central to the schools mission with 75% of students receiving financial assistance through various scholarship programs and tuition reduction initiatives. Additionally 2024 Ngoma School alumni have been accepted to and begun their higher education journeys at distinguished institutions including Howard University and Virginia State University demonstrating the programs success in preparing students for both professional and academic advancement.Expenses $199,328 · revenue $17,698
- DDT is the Resident Ballet of Ngoma Center for Dance. Named One of the 11 small-but-mighty dance companies outside of LA and NYC by Dance Spirit Magazine Dissonance Dance Theatre is a Washington DC-based professional dance company founded in 2007 by Shawn Short. Since its inception Dissonance Dance Theatre has performed for local and national audiences on the east coast and midwest states. Evoking emotional experiences in the audiences we touch Dissonances cutting-edge repertoire features works that are socially and visually appealing to audiences while remaining true to its mission; challenging the audiences assumptions about the human experience through dance. FY2024 Ngoma provided hours of pro bono consultation to Black-led The Creative Space and Textures Dance Theater. Next Ngomas Dissonance Dance Theatre becomes a Resident Arts Partner with Atlas Performing Arts Center after 16 years of arts impact and engagement. Also Ngoma attended and adjudicated at the International Association of Blacks in Dance 35th annual conference in Memphis TN providing 60 youth scholarships and eight professional contracts to dancers. For a second year Ngoma continued to work with Joy of Motion Dance Center H Street as they provided Dissonance Dance Theatre rehearsal space operations. Second Dissonance Dance Theatre DDT celebrates its 16th season. DDTs Resident Choreographer Kareem B. Goodwin becomes a Princess Grace Award Nominee NYC in Choreography. Ngoma provided $11,000 in artist housing assistance and more than $80,000 in artist fees and hired and petitioned its first cast of international dancers. Ngoma successfully completes its first dance medicine program for company dancers - a rarity in Washington DC. For the second time Dissonance Dance Theatre makes Dance Data Projects Largest 150 US Ballet Classically Based Company list!Expenses $56,610 · revenue $7,493
- Since 2020 Ngoma Center for Dances newest program Ngoma Film Works has been buzzing with new its latest productions. In partnerships with Dog Bark Media LLC a Black-Owned media company in Washington DC Ngoma Film Works initial projects have received selection in more than 10 film festivals - including American Dance Festivals Movies By Movers. FY202 - In 2024 Ngoma worked with LA-based SMV - a post-production house in Burbank - to remastered the $156K film to improve sound quality and subtle imperfections. After several months of meetings and diligent video editing work SMV provided a remastered f ilm ready for digital streaming. Company D is now available for pay-preview on Ngomas website.Expenses $25,000
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 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 45-4864757
- 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
- 2013
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A62)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $326,968
- Income (IRS master file)
- $491,964
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $490,664 | $454,744 | $326,968 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $646,761 | $632,923 | $295,898 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $476,489 | $457,619 | $305,292 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $434,977 | $406,984 | $523,137 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | $261,384 | $234,622 | $199,347 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-N for 2013 Officer: Shawn Short Filed under this EIN, most likely by a chapter or affiliate | December 31, 2013 | ≤ $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 45-4864757).
Questions about NGOMA CENTER FOR DANCE
- What is the EIN of NGOMA CENTER FOR DANCE?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of NGOMA CENTER FOR DANCE is 45-4864757.
- Is NGOMA CENTER FOR DANCE tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2013.
- Are donations to NGOMA CENTER FOR DANCE tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does NGOMA CENTER FOR DANCE 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 NGOMA CENTER FOR DANCE 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 NGOMA CENTER FOR DANCE last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of NGOMA CENTER FOR DANCE?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names Shawn Short.
- Who are the officers and directors of NGOMA CENTER FOR DANCE?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 8 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does NGOMA CENTER FOR DANCE have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $490,664, expenses of $454,744 and total assets of $326,968 at year end.
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