Nonprofit · EIN 82-4819032
DANCE DATA PROJECT
Tax-exempt · NORTHBROOK, IL 60062
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $245,526 | $213,646 | $31,880 | $40,458 | $646 | $39,812 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $206,609 | $204,758 | $1,851 | $8,713 | $781 | $7,932 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990-PF | $154,181 | $181,427 | -$27,246 | $8,069 | $1,988 | $6,081 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $242,959
- Program service revenue
- $2,507
- Investment income
- $60
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $60
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $100
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $0
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $0
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $1,534
- Accounting fees
- $4,592
- Occupancy
- $10,128
- Travel
- $6,251
- Program services (functional)
- $154,762
- Management and general (functional)
- $58,884
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $8,713
- Total assets, end of year
- $40,458
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $646
- Net assets, end of year
- $39,812
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $39,812
- Gross receipts
- $245,526
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 12
- Year formed
- 2018
- State of legal domicile
- IL
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth Yntema | President & Founder Trustee or director, Officer | 50 | $0 |
| Erica Edwards | Board President Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| Jason Yeung | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| Dr Allison Grover | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Terran Hill | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| David Farber | director Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| Vanessa Barboni Hallik | director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Margaret Shanahan | director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| David Mallette | director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ALYSSA RAPP | director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ISRAEL TANNENBAUM | director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 12 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth Yntema | President & Founder Trustee or director, Officer | 50 | $0 |
| Erica Edwards | Board President Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| Jason Yeung | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| Dr Allison Grover | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Terran Hill | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Patrick Crocker | director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| David Farber | director Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| Vanessa Barboni Hallik | director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Margaret Shanahan | director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| David Mallette | director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ALYSSA RAPP | director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ISRAEL TANNENBAUM | director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990-PF for the year ended December 31, 2023: 9 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth Yntema 790 Frontage Rd, NORTHFIELD, IL 60093 | PRESIDENT | 50 | $0 |
| Erica Lynette Edwards - DDP co Busi 790 Frontage Rd, NORTHFIELD, IL 60093 | BOARD PRESIDENT | 5 | $0 |
| Jason Yeung - DDP co Business Netwo 790 Frontage Rd, NORTHFIELD, IL 60093 | VICE PRESIDENT | 5 | $0 |
| Allison Grover - DDP co Business Ne 790 Frontage Rd, NORTHFIELD, IL 60093 | SECRETARY | 2 | $0 |
| Terran Hill- DDP co Business Networ 790 Frontage Rd, NORTHFIELD, IL 60093 | TREASURER | 2 | $0 |
| Patrick Crocker- DDP co Business Ne 790 Frontage Rd, NORTHFIELD, IL 60093 | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| David Farber 5508 Huntington Parkway, BETHESDA, MD 20814 | DIRECTOR | 3 | $0 |
| Vanessa Barboni Hallik - DDP co Bus 790 Frontage Road, Northfield, IL 60093 | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Margaret Shanahan - DDP co Business 790 Frontage Road, Northfield, IL 60093 | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 2970 MARIA AVE STE 229, NORTHBROOK, IL 60062-2015
- In care of
- % ELIZABETH YNTEMA
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- Elizabeth Yntema, 2970 Maria Avenue Suite 229, Northbrook, IL 60092
- Signed the 990
- Elizabeth Yntema, PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (847) 441-2396
- Website
- WWW.DANCEDATAPROJECT.COM
- Return prepared by
- WITHUMSMITHBROWN PC
Mission
WE PROMOTE GENDER EQUITY IN THE DANCE INDUSTRY, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO BALLET COMPANIES, BY PROVIDING A METRICS-BASED ANALYSIS. THROUGH OUR RESEARCH, PROGRAMMING, RESOURCES, AND ADVOCACY, DDP SHOWCASES AND UPLIFTS WOMEN THROUGHOUT THE DANCE INDUSTRY. WE FOCUS ON LEADERS, BOTH ARTISTIC & ADMINISTRATIVE, AND ARTISTS OF MERIT: CHOREOGRAPHERS, PHOTOGRAPHERS, LIGHTING, COSTUME, SET DESIGNERS, COMMISSIONED COMPOSERS, FILM DIRECTORS/PRODUCERS, ETC.
Program accomplishments
- Dance Data Project provides metrics-based analysis to examine the gender distribution of artistic and administrative leadership in dance companies, venues, and organizations. Using publicly available information, DDP ranks national and international dance companies based on their annual financial reporting from the IRS and other sources. We encourage the dance community to be forthright in its policies and procedures to help advance our mission toward full gender equity. In 2025, DDP released 9 full research reports and 4 Data Bytes, bringing our total output to 67 studies since DDP's inception, a reflection of both sustained inquiry and new areas of exploration: * Season Overview 2023-2024 * DATA BYTE: Nutcracker and Holiday Productions (2023-2025) * 2025 Performing Arts Center Leadership & Programming Report * 2024 Global Festivals Report * Global Leadership Report 2025 * 2025 Global Resident Choreographers Report (DDP's 60th report) * Largest 150 U.S. Ballet and Classically Based Companies Report 2025 * The Largest Ballet & Classically Based Companies Leadership Report * The Largest U.S. Contemporary & Modern Dance Companies Report * DATA BYTE: Percussive Dance Companies (DDP's first exploration of this sector) * Number of Dancers by Company Report (DDP's first study of this kind) * Leadership Transitions Data Byte (6th annual) * Revenue Data Byte (Our inaugural study) Our Largest 150 U.S. Ballet and Classically Based Companies Report resonated widely, going viral on social media with 60,638 views and 2,816 interactions, demonstrating a growing appetite for transparent, data-driven insights across the dance field. DDP's online Leader Board, an index spotlighting women and gender-diverse leaders across dance, now features 2,000 individuals, including choreographers, artistic and executive directors, as well as artisans in front of and behind the curtain. This growing resource/archive continues to serve as a tool for visibility, hiring, and accountability. In 2025, DDP announced the significant expansion of the Leader Board to the world of music, both classical and commercial, to include opera and orchestral composers, music directors, and commercial productions, broadening visibility for the full ecosystem of artists and leaders whose work shapes these intersecting performing arts fields.Expenses $154,762 · revenue $2,507
- The Dance Data Project team compiled a useful set of resources around equity in the ballet world, as well as articles, books, and a list of women active in the community. In 2025, DDP published four newsletters, two external and two internal. The external newsletters focused on mentorship pathways and educational institutions creating commissioned opportunities for female choreographers, while the internal newsletters highlighted DDP's incredible staff, board, and advisory council accomplishments. * Pointe by Pointe: Mentorship * In The Wings: Spring 2025 * Pointe by Pointe: Educational Institutions * In The Wings: Fall 2025
- a. Education, our upcoming series will be focus on teaching those in the field what they are required to do to stay compliant with tax laws. B.DDP TALKS TO IS AN ONGOING INTERVIEW SERIES ENGAGING NEW & EMERGING TALENTS AS WELL AS CURRENT LEADERS IN THE DANCE WORLD: CHOREOGRAPHERS, ART DIRECTORS, JOURNALISTS, DANCERS, SET/LIGHTING/COSTUME DESIGNERS, PATRONS, FESTIVAL/VENUE PROGRAMMERS, ETC. In 2025, DDP Talks To interview series, amplified the voices of artists and leaders across the field, including: * Lauren Flower, Company Artist, Oregon Ballet Theatre * Pemberley Ann Olson, Company Artist, San Francisco Ballet * Katlyn Addison, Principal Dancer, Ballet West * Maddie Brown, Company Artist, American Ballet Theatre * Phil Chan, Founder, Final Bow for Yellowface, Director and Choreographer * Bill Sheffield, Director of Production, Ballet Austin * Erin Fleming, Freelance Lighting Designer * Lauren Cramer, Attorney, McLaughlin & Stern * Shane Jewell, Executive Director, Oregon Ballet Theatre * Lauren Lovette, Resident Choreographer, Paul Taylor Dance Company * Jessica Tong, Rehearsal Director, A.I.M by Kyle Abraham * Avatara Ayuso, Founder & Director, AWA Dance
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-PF on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 82-4819032
- 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
- 2019
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A62)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $40,458
- Income (IRS master file)
- $245,526
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $245,526 | $213,646 | $40,458 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2024 | $206,609 | $204,758 | $8,713 | XML |
| 990-PF | December 2023 | $154,181 | $181,427 | $8,069 | XML |
| 990-PF | December 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-PF | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-PF | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-PF | December 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 82-4819032).
Questions about DANCE DATA PROJECT
- What is the EIN of DANCE DATA PROJECT?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of DANCE DATA PROJECT is 82-4819032.
- Is DANCE DATA PROJECT tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2019.
- Are donations to DANCE DATA PROJECT tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does DANCE DATA PROJECT 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 DANCE DATA PROJECT 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 DANCE DATA PROJECT 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 DANCE DATA PROJECT?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names Elizabeth Yntema.
- Who are the officers and directors of DANCE DATA PROJECT?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 11 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does DANCE DATA PROJECT have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $245,526, expenses of $213,646 and total assets of $40,458 at year end.
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