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Nonprofit · EIN 99-4477941

HOLDTIGHT INC

Tax-exempt · DENVER, CO 80210

Financials

$76K$66K2025
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of HOLDTIGHT INC by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2025990-EZ$76,427$66,410$10,017$13,006$0$13,006
Financial details: 990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$56,600
Program service revenue
$19,827
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$0

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$26,965
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$0
Professional fees and payments to contractors
$53,187
Printing, publications and postage
$527
Other expenses
$12,696
Program services (functional)
$16,479

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$2,989
Total assets, end of year
$13,006
Total liabilities, end of year
$0
Net assets, end of year
$13,006
Cash, savings and investments
$13,006
Gross receipts
$76,427

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.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
Gwendolyn GussmanArtistic Director President Treasurer20$22,015
Alexander TaylorProduction Manager Secretary10$4,950
Jonathan BostVice President2$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
2601 S GAYLORD ST, DENVER, CO 80210-6047
In care of
% GWENDOLYN GUSSMAN
Mailing address (990-N for 2024)
2601 S Gaylord St, Denver CO 80210
Principal officer (990-N for 2024)
Gwendolyn Gussman, 2601 S Gaylord St, Denver CO 80210
Signed the 990-EZ
Alexander Taylor, Secretary
Phone
(000) 000-0000

Mission

HOLDTIGHT HT is a Performing Arts Non-Profit based in Denver Colorado that creates and presents live performance film and educational offerings to illuminate the intersection of art environmental activism psyche and the human body HOLDTIGHT hires a diverse range of boundary-pushing local national and international artists who work in the mediums of dance music theater lighting scenography and spoken word to come together and create transformative experiences which elicit questions conversations interconnection and deep joy supporting humanity toward healing and radical forward-thinking change HOLDTIGHT presents immersive work in both traditional theater spaces as well as non-traditional spaces such as galleries museums restaurants courtyards historic homes and more

990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • Nourishment What Feeds You A live performance piece where HOLDTIGHT collaborated with Denver restaurant Stowaway Kitchen to create and perform a multi-sensory dance-theater production where audience members ate a multi-course dinner and enjoyed performance in creative artistic ways while engaging with dance storytelling live original music lighting design and participatory set design HT received a project grant from Rino Arts District for this project allowing HT to partner with other local non-profits to offer free and subsidized tickets to their community members in addition to HTs audiences This intimate production had six performances in 2025 and served 150 audience members
    Expenses $10,119 · grants $3,750
  • Wild Oscillation A live performance piece and multi-course dinner theater made in collaboration with Denver restaurant Somebody People The meal was entirely plant-based with food sourced from local Colorado farms HOLDTIGHT created and then performed this original work using live painting dance song live and original music lighting design and audience participation for audiencesparticipants to consider their inner wildness in relationship to the greater outdoors and wildlife The immersive performance lasts over the course of an evening where the audience moves between rooms of the restaurant enjoying a meal and participating in the artistic practice both in movement and also in adding to a painting that is live created throughout the piece as well Audiences take a piece of the painting home as well This production ran four times in 2025 and served 120 audience members This production was named one of the top three immersive theater performances of 2025 by Onstage Colorado
    Expenses $5,065
  • Workshops HOLDTIGHT presents open-level educational workshops called Process Express throughout the year Process Express workshops are generally 2 hours long combining creative writing with creative movement practices They were developed by HT Founder and Artistic Director Gwendolyn Gussman and incorporate live musical accompaniment by HT artistic collaborators These workshops are either offered for free or sliding-scale and are accessible to all ages bodies abilities backgrounds and they occur monthly in Denver at various locations HT has partnered with other organizations such as Denver Arts Venues Rino Arts District Youth on Record and Cleo Parker Robinson Dance to offer these workshops to a range of teens to adults In 2025 HT taught over 15 workshops to over 164 participants
    Expenses $1,295

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 yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026990-EZ on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990-N on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024Check at the IRS

File the 2026 990-EZ for HOLDTIGHT INC

Due May 17, 2027 · e-filed with the IRS by 990.tax, an IRS-authorized e-file provider

IRS record

EIN
99-4477941
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
2024
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$13,006
Income (IRS master file)
$76,427

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990-EZDecember 2025$76,427$66,410$13,006IRS
990-N for 2024
Officer: Gwendolyn Gussman
December 31, 2024≤ $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 99-4477941).

Questions about HOLDTIGHT INC

What is the EIN of HOLDTIGHT INC?
The employer identification number (EIN) of HOLDTIGHT INC is 99-4477941.
Is HOLDTIGHT INC tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2024.
Are donations to HOLDTIGHT INC tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does HOLDTIGHT 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 HOLDTIGHT 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 HOLDTIGHT 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 HOLDTIGHT INC?
The 990-N for 2024 names Gwendolyn Gussman.
Who are the officers and directors of HOLDTIGHT INC?
The 990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 3 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $22,015 (Gwendolyn Gussman, Artistic Director President Treasurer).
How much revenue does HOLDTIGHT INC have?
On its 990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $76,427, expenses of $66,410 and total assets of $13,006 at year end.

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