2018-11-01T06:47:53-07:00 2018-06-30 680422725 RK Taylor & Associates 2890 North Main St Suite 305 Walnut Creek CA 94597 990EZ 2017-07-01 043003908 Liss Fain Dance Inc LISS 4153809433 26 Seventh Street 5th Floor San Francisco CA 94103 Liss Fain President 2018-10-25 true John M Kikuchi P00009948 9259447662 2017 2018-06-14 16:35:46Z X LISSFAINDANCE.ORG X X 106336 X 97820 8516 0 0 0 0 106336 29156 8750 16242 1020 52309 107477 -1141 2339 1198 2339 1198 2339 1198 2339 1198 Research the impact of dance on the life of people of the San Francisco area and educate the public about the results through classes, workshops, performances, public assistance and publications. In 2017-18, Liss Fain Dance conducted an extensive outreach program focused on letter writing. With the goal of reaching a broad spectrum of people in the Bay Area and engaging them in writing letters, the company used all social media platformseBlasts, Instagram, Facebook, Twitteras well as placing materials in offices, libraries and schools. This letter writing initiative was the basis of the companys ongoing workshops at 826 Valencia, a San Francisco organization that supports literacy and arts in young people. The reading of some of these letters became part of the installation work the company premiered at ODC Theater on March 1-3, 2018. ODC Theater. The caf in the lobby of the theater provided an installation for daytime and evening patrons to participate in the letter writing project. As part of the outreach, people were invited to attend performances of the installation work to experience how the company integrated these letters and the stories they told into highly physical choreography. This work was a co-presentation with ODC Theater, which donated half of the cost of theater rental and crew time, and provided their in-house marketing support. The outreach and the creation of the installation work was also supported by a grant from the Kenneth R. Rainin Foundation. Partial support for the companys workshops with elementary and middle school students at 826 Valencia is provided by the Kellogg Foundation and individual fundraising.Following these performances, the company taught an intensive workshop for pre-professional and professional dancers at the San Francisco Conservatory of Dance. 86142 86142 Elizabeth Fain President 40.00 0 Ed Payne Chairman 1.00 0 Rob Semper Treasurer 1.00 0 Lynn Rankin Secretary 1.00 0 Rudi Dundas Director 1.00 0 Julie Reinganum Director 1.00 0 false false false false false false false false 0 0 false false CA Elizabeth Fain 26 Seventh Street 5th Floor San Francisco CA 94103 4153809559 false false false false false false false false false false false false false NONE NONE true X 127340 153075 250750 116400 97820 745385 0 0 127340 153075 250750 116400 97820 745385 618184 127201 0 0 0 745385 0.17070 0.14500 X Current Year Facts and Circumstances: As a result of large contribution from substantial contributors, taxpayer's public support percentage for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2018 as calculated under IRC 509(a)(1) 170(b)(1)(A)(vi) is 17.07%. For the reasons outlined below, taxpayer continues to qualify as a public charity pursuant to the 10%-facts-and-circumstances test described in Treasury Regulations 1.170A-9(e)(3)(i). Taxpayer continues to focus on increasing contributions from the general public as well as program service revenue. Fundraising activities, as well as program service activities, are conducted by the executive director who manages both the administrative and program activities of the organization on a volunteer basis.The taxpayer has a governing body whose focus is upon the broad interest of the public in dance appreciation and education, rather than the personal or private interests of a limited number of donors. Other Expenses.1001 Advertising and Promotion $2454 Other Expenses.1002 Office Expenses $110 Other Expenses.1012 Insurance $9038 Other Expenses.1 Production $27485 Other Expenses.2 Storage $3600 Other Expenses.3 Video & visual $3084 Other Expenses.4 Administration $2860 Other Expenses.5 Organizational Development $1118 Other Expenses.6 Union fee $1100 Other Expenses.8 Payroll Exp $635 Other Expenses.9 Teaching $420 Other Expenses.10 Tax $310 Other Expenses.11 Bank fees $95