Nonprofit · EIN 90-0826298
TANNERY WORLD DANCE & CULTURAL CENTER
Also known as TWDCC
Tax-exempt · SANTA CRUZ, CA 95060
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $613,836 | $565,346 | $48,490 | $338,970 | $71,472 | $267,498 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $573,265 | $570,043 | $3,222 | $291,667 | $72,659 | $219,008 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $517,821 | $555,805 | -$37,984 | $296,775 | $80,989 | $215,786 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $178,513
- of which government grants
- $10,000
- Program service revenue
- $344,340
- Investment income
- $3,818
- Net rental income
- $49,302
- Net income from fundraising events
- $37,863
- Other revenue
- $87,165
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $92,622
- Other salaries and wages
- $165,418
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $281,437
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $5,232
- Occupancy
- $96,459
- Depreciation
- $11,842
- Program services (functional)
- $390,202
- Management and general (functional)
- $118,357
- Fundraising (functional)
- $56,787
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $291,667
- Total assets, end of year
- $338,970
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $71,472
- Net assets, end of year
- $267,498
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $93,439
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $267,498
- Gross receipts
- $613,836
- Employees
- 14
- Volunteers
- 65
- Year formed
- 2016
- State of legal domicile
- CA
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MICHELLE SCOTT | Executive Dir. Trustee or director | 40 | $92,622 |
| VALERIA MIRANDA | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| GEORGE NEWELL | President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| SHAWN MARRIMAN-ROBERTS | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JAMES BROWN | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| PAUL DANTER | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MAGGIE COLLINS | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 8 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MICHELLE SCOTT | Executive Dir. Trustee or director | 40 | $87,000 |
| VALERIA MIRANDA | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| GEORGE NEWELL | President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| SHAWN MARRIMAN-ROBERTS | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JAMES BROWN | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| THOMAS PEDERSON | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TIFFANY TRUJILLO | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MAGGIE COLLINS | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 4 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MICHELLE SCOTT | VP/Exec. Dir. Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $87,150 |
| VALERIE MIRANDA | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| GEORGE NEWELL | President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| TIFFANY TRUJILLO | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1060 RIVER ST UNIT 111, SANTA CRUZ, CA 95060-1770
- In care of
- % CATHERINE WILLIS
- Signed the 990
- GEORGE NEWELL, President
- Phone
- (831) 332-1398
- Website
- WWW.TANNERYWORLDDANCE.COM
- Return prepared by
- Patricia A Beckwith CPA
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 90-0826298 or by the name TANNERY WORLD DANCE & CULTURAL CENTER.
- Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
- Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)
- Secretary of State, bizfile Online
- Corporation status, entity number, agent for service
- Franchise Tax Board
- Entity status letter (state tax exemption, good standing)
Mission
Tannery World Dance & Cultural Center (TWDCC) facilitates a working home for professional world & contemporary dance artists, while providing dance education that is committed to access, equity and excellence.
Program accomplishments
- TWDCC provides a dance and cultural center with programs falling under three categories: youth dance training program, the Diaspora Performance Project, and serving as a community cultural center.Through each of these programs we provide a working home for professional world and contemporary dance artists and affordable and equitable dance education and cultural space for Santa Cruz County Residents.Our Youth Program offers exceptional dance training to over 200 local youths aged 3-18, including weekly dance classes during the school year, four week-long summer Camps, and multiple weeks of summer Intensives highlighting Modern and Contemporary dance as well as dance film-making.TWDCC also has six youth pre-professional performing dance companies that are built on the foundation of training, leadership and discipline. The TWDCC youth program provides a dance and cultural center that has become a second home to many of our students. We currently offer full andpartial need-based scholarships to about 20% of our youth students, including scholarships to every child who lives at the Tannery Arts Center where we are located. This year we provided 41 dance scholarships to under served students in our community worth $55,696.In 2025 TWDCC continued to support our Diaspora Performance Project (DPP) Resident Artists. Since 2018, we have supported selected professional dancers who have immigrated to Santa Cruz from their country of origin. This year, the five Resident Artists representing the African Diaspora from the countries of Congo, Cuba, Haiti, Senegal and Burkina Faso. TWDCC supported an African DanceConference by providing free studio use, advertising/promotional support, administrative support, and 20 full scholarships for Black adult dancers. We also continue to support these amazing artists in our community with grant writing support, free studio space to hold weekly public classes, free studio space to hold rehearsals for upcoming projects, and performance opportunities throughout the year.In 2025, TWDCC continued to produce public dance performances and festivals for the Santa Cruz community, returning with the Winter Dance Festival and the Deep Roots Dance Festival. We also host artistic and dance events in our space year-round. Through these community conversations, audiences and participants have opportunities to watch, engage, and learn from performances, curated festivals, artist talks and community dance classes. We estimate reaching about 4500 audience members andparticipants through these events.Expenses $390,202
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
- 90-0826298
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2016
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A62)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $338,970
- Income (IRS master file)
- $613,836
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $613,836 | $565,346 | $338,970 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $573,265 | $570,043 | $291,667 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $517,821 | $555,805 | $296,775 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $756,002 | $540,818 | $327,379 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2017 | – | – | – | 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 90-0826298).
Questions about TANNERY WORLD DANCE & CULTURAL CENTER
- What is the EIN of TANNERY WORLD DANCE & CULTURAL CENTER?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of TANNERY WORLD DANCE & CULTURAL CENTER is 90-0826298.
- Is TANNERY WORLD DANCE & CULTURAL CENTER tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2016.
- Are donations to TANNERY WORLD DANCE & CULTURAL CENTER tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does TANNERY WORLD DANCE & CULTURAL CENTER 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 TANNERY WORLD DANCE & CULTURAL CENTER 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 TANNERY WORLD DANCE & CULTURAL CENTER last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who are the officers and directors of TANNERY WORLD DANCE & CULTURAL CENTER?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 7 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $92,622 (MICHELLE SCOTT, Executive Dir.).
- How much revenue does TANNERY WORLD DANCE & CULTURAL CENTER have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $613,836, expenses of $565,346 and total assets of $338,970 at year end.
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