TAU DANCE THEATER

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2025 · Form 990EZ · revenue $81K · expenses $85K · assets $8K

EIN
20-0619112
Address
98-267 HEKAHA ST, AIEA, HI 96701-5212
Website
WWW.TAUDANCE.ORG
NTEE code
A62
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
June 2004 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Public charity supported by the public (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))
Principal officer
Peter Rockford Espiritu (its 2020 Form 990-N)
Form 990-N e-postcards
1 filed, 2020 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
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Mission

ADVANCEMENT OF ART OF DANCE

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

1 person paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Peter-Rockford Espiritu EXEC & ARTIS2012-2025 $16,295$74,100 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

16 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Guy Merola PRESIDENT/TR2012-2025 2 $0 reported 1
John Magauran VICE PRESIDE2012-2025 2 $0 reported 1
Valerie Mariano SECRETARY2021-2025 2 $0 reported 1
Aimee Kimura-Koch DIRECTOR2021-2025 1 $0 reported 1
Lena Draiman DIRECTOR2021-2025 1 $0 reported 1
Nicholas Ernst DIRECTOR2021-2025 1 $0 reported 1
Gary Keener DIRECTOR2021-2025 1 $0 reported 1
Tori Mary Keegan DIRECTOR2023-2025 1 $0 reported 1
Cassandra Nichols (former) DIRECTOR2021-2023 1 $0 reported 1
Christine Kubota (former) DIRECTOR2021-2022 1 $0 reported 1
Joett Colgan (former) TREAS/DIR2012 0 $0 reported 1
Audrey Fu (former) VICE-PRES/DIR2012 0 $0 reported 1
Barbara Krieg (former) SECRETARY/DIR2012 0 $0 reported 1
Marilyn H Holt-Thompson (former) DIRECTOR2012 0 $0 reported 1
Cheryl Deangelo (former) DIRECTOR2012 0 $0 reported 1
Leni Knight (former) DIRECTOR2012 0 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 9 people listed · 1 paid, $16K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
PETER-ROCKFORD ESPIRITU EXEC & ARTIS40 $16,295-- $16,2951
GUY MEROLA PRESIDENT/TR2 $0-- $01
JOHN MAGAURAN VICE PRESIDE2 $0-- $01
VALERIE MARIANO SECRETARY2 $0-- $01
AIMEE KIMURA-KOCH DIRECTOR1 $0-- $01
LENA DRAIMAN DIRECTOR1 $0-- $01
NICHOLAS ERNST DIRECTOR1 $0-- $01
GARY KEENER DIRECTOR1 $0-- $01
TORI MARY KEEGAN DIRECTOR1 $0-- $01
2024 · 9 people listed · 1 paid, $10K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
PETER-ROCKFORD ESPIRITU EXEC & ARTIS40 $9,535-- $9,5351
GUY MEROLA PRESIDENT/TR2 $0-- $01
JOHN MAGAURAN VICE PRESIDE2 $0-- $01
VALERIE MARIANO SECRETARY2 $0-- $01
AIMEE KIMURA-KOCH DIRECTOR1 $0-- $01
LENA DRAIMAN DIRECTOR1 $0-- $01
NICHOLAS ERNST DIRECTOR1 $0-- $01
GARY KEENER DIRECTOR1 $0-- $01
TORI MARY KEEGAN DIRECTOR1 $0-- $01
2023 · 10 people listed · 1 paid, $21K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
PETER-ROCKFORD ESPIRITU EXEC & ARTIS40 $20,875-- $20,8751
GUY MEROLA PRESIDENT/TR2 $0-- $01
JOHN MAGAURAN VICE PRESIDE2 $0-- $01
VALERIE MARIANO SECRETARY2 $0-- $01
AIMEE KIMURA-KOCH DIRECTOR1 $0-- $01
LENA DRAIMAN DIRECTOR1 $0-- $01
NICHOLAS ERNST DIRECTOR1 $0-- $01
GARY KEENER DIRECTOR1 $0-- $01
CASSANDRA NICHOLS DIRECTOR1 $0-- $01
TORI MARY KEEGAN DIRECTOR1 $0-- $01
2022 · 10 people listed · 1 paid, $14K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
PETER-ROCKFORD ESPIRITU EXECUTIVE DI40 $14,495-- $14,4951
GUY MEROLA PRESIDENT/TR2 $0-- $01
JOHN MAGAURAN VICE PRES/DI2 $0-- $01
VALERIE MARIANO SECRETARY/DI2 $0-- $01
NICHOLAS ERNST DIRECTOR1 $0-- $01
GARY KEENER DIRECTOR1 $0-- $01
CASSANDRA NICHOLS DIRECTOR1 $0-- $01
LENA DRAIMAN DIRECTOR1 $0-- $01
CHRISTINE KUBOTA DIRECTOR1 $0-- $01
AIMEE KIMURA-KOCH DIRECTOR1 $0-- $01
2021 · 10 people listed · 1 paid, $13K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
PETER-ROCKFORD ESPIRITU EXECUTIVE DI40 $12,900-- $12,9001
GUY MEROLA PRESIDENT/TR2 $0-- $01
JOHN MAGAURAN VICE PRES/DI2 $0-- $01
VALERIE MARIANO SECRETARY/DI2 $0-- $01
CASSANDRA NICHOLS DIRECTOR1 $0-- $01
LENA DRAIMAN DIRECTOR1 $0-- $01
CHRISTINE KUBOTA DIRECTOR1 $0-- $01
AIMEE KIMURA-KOCH DIRECTOR1 $0-- $01
NICHOLAS ERNST DIRECTOR1 $0-- $01
GARY KEENER DIRECTOR1 $0-- $01
2012 · 9 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JOETT COLGAN TREAS/DIR0 $0-- $01
AUDREY FU VICE-PRES/DIR0 $0-- $01
GUY MEROLA PRESIDENT/DIR0 $0-- $01
BARBARA KRIEG SECRETARY/DIR0 $0-- $01
JOHN MAGAURAN DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
MARILYN H HOLT-THOMPSON DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
CHERYL DEANGELO DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
LENI KNIGHT DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
PETER-ROCKFORD ESPIRITU EXECUTIVE DIR2 $0-- $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Federal grants and contracts

Awards from USAspending.gov to a recipient with this organization's name and zip code. Obligations by federal fiscal year (October to September); each award links to its page on usaspending.gov.

Fiscal yearGrants and other assistanceContractsAwards
2026$10,000$01
2024$15,000$01
2022$10,000$01
2020$1,000$02
Largest awards · 4 shown
YearAgencyKindProgramDescriptionObligated
2026National Endowment for the ArtsGrant or other assistancePROMOTION OF THE ARTS GRANTS TO ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS 45.024PURPOSE: TO SUPPORT THE PRODUCTION OF WAIHONA KINO (BODY ARCHIVE).$10,000
2024National Endowment for the ArtsGrant or other assistancePROMOTION OF THE ARTS GRANTS TO ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS 45.024PURPOSE: TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF OUTREACH PROGRAMMING.$15,000
2022National Endowment for the ArtsGrant or other assistancePROMOTION OF THE ARTS GRANTS TO ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS 45.024PURPOSE: TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF A VOCABULARY SYSTEM FOR INDIGENOUS-BASED MOVEMENT ON MULTIPLE TECHNOLOGY PLATFORMS.$10,000
2020Small Business AdministrationGrant or other assistanceECONOMIC INJURY DISASTER LOAN EMERGENCY ADVANCE 59.072ECONOMIC INJURY DISASTER GRANT$1,000

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2025 · Form 990EZ period ending 2025-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$80,529$84,895 $7,828-$8,130 $57,104$23,370 ---
2024 · Form 990EZ period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$71,223$76,420 $6,775-$3,766 $29,412$38,279 ---
2023 · Form 990EZ period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$88,811$106,273 $7,746$2,789 $44,237$28,596 ---
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$89,292$111,447 $22,589$20,276 $15,782$47,832 ---
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$100,413$70,054 $43,997$42,235 $67,858$27,460 ---
2012 · Form 990EZ period ending 2012-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$23,867$24,346 $6,101$5,129 $10,350$7,870 ---

Funders of this organization

6 grantors reported grants to this organization, $70,389 in all, tax years 2020 to 2023. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
DANCE USA Public charity Exact 2022-2023 2$34,967 2023$10,834
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JEWISH COMMUNAL FUND DAF sponsor Exact 2021, 2023 2$18,000 2023$5,500
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FORGOOD INC DAF sponsor Exact 2020-2021 2$14,075 2021$8,755
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CHRISTINA F HASSELL AND WATTERS O MARTIN JR FAMILY FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “TAU DANCE THEATER” 2021 1$2,500 2021$2,500
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LILIUOKALANI TRUST Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “TAU DANCE THEATER” 2020 1$550 2020$550
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AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “TAU DANCE THEATER” 2020-2023 4$297 2023$80
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REIGN DANCE THEATERMNA62 $53,666$54,501 President / Executive Director / treasurer$28,808 Same NTEE code A62, revenue within 2x, similar name
ATLANTIC DANCE THEATER INCNCA62 $35,730$34,497 EXECUTIVE DI$7,975 Same NTEE code A62, revenue within 2x, similar name
ALBORADA SPANISH DANCE THEATRENJA62 $83,532$85,838 EXECUTIVE DI$7,000 Same NTEE code A62, revenue within 2x
COYABA DANCE THEATER INCDCA62 $124,951$116,947 OFFICER$0 Same NTEE code A62, revenue within 2x, similar name
TABULA RASA DANCE THEATER INCNYA62 $114,592$112,859 DIRECTOR AND SECRETARY$0 Same NTEE code A62, revenue within 2x, similar name
SANTA CRUZ DANCE THEATERCAA62 $124,098$112,730 PRESIDENT AND ARTISTIC DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code A62, revenue within 2x, similar name
DANCE THEATRE OF TAMPA INCFLA62 $69,681$109,454 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code A62, revenue within 2x
NAVA DANCE THEATRECAA62 $85,025$193,422 Artistic Dir.$21,528 Same NTEE code A62, revenue within 2x, similar name
WORD DANCE THEATRE INCMDA62 $51,994$40,777 ARTISTIC DIRECTOR$10,000 Same NTEE code A62, revenue within 2x
DANCESEQUENCES INCAZA62 $61,454$37,790 PRESIDENT$10,970 Same NTEE code A62, revenue within 2x, similar mission
SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA DANCE LTDMNA62 $66,162$59,058 DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code A62, revenue within 2x, similar mission
EAST WEST DANCE THEATRE INCMDA62 $63,460$95,572 SECRETARY$20,000 Same NTEE code A62, revenue within 2x
THREAD CITY DANCE COCTA62 $55,887$54,913 Chair$0 Same NTEE code A62, revenue within 2x
SHADES DANCE THEATER INCNYA62 $68,129$67,691 CO-CHAIR$0 Same NTEE code A62, revenue within 2x, similar name
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CHILDRENS DANCE THEATREALA62 $62,737$64,564 MEMBER$0 Same NTEE code A62, revenue within 2x
VANCOUVER DANCE THEATREWAA62 $63,666$47,961 Artistic Assistant$104,375 Same NTEE code A62, revenue within 2x, similar name
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Who funds organizations like this

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GERALDINE R DODGE FOUNDATION INCORPORATED Private foundation$417,00014 32019–2024 DANCE-NEW JERSEY INC; ALBORADA SPANISH DANCE THEATRE; FREESPACE DANCE INC
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FORGOOD INC funds this one DAF sponsor$178,95715 42010–2024 MOVING THEATER; ETHNIC DANCE THEATRE INC; MELANIE KIRK STAUFFERS DANCE THEATRE NORTHWEST; DANCE TO BE FREE
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor$153,90014 62015–2024 HARMONY DANCE TEAM; HEART OF DANCE; MOVING THEATER; ADAPTATIONS DANCE THEATER and 2 more
ROS FOUNDATION Private foundation$140,0007 12018–2024 PETER STATHAS DANCE INC
MARTA HEFLIN FOUNDATION Private foundation$127,50016 12016–2024 ERYC TAYLOR DANCE INC
THOMAS AND JULIANNE YOUNGREN FOUNDATION Private foundation$119,0007 12015–2024 HEART OF DANCE
MINNEAPOLIS FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$116,3006 12018–2024 HEART OF DANCE
SAINT PAUL & MINNESOTA FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$115,0005 12016–2022 HEART OF DANCE
JOHN R GORDON FUND Private foundation$109,0004 12020–2023 FJK DANCE INC
PRINCETON AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor$109,0004 12021–2024 DANCE-NEW JERSEY INC
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor$99,44411 52017–2024 NANCY EVANS DANCE THEATRE; ADAPTATIONS DANCE THEATER; MOVING THEATER; HEART OF DANCE and 1 more
ROCKEFELLER BROTHERS FUND INC Private foundation$75,0002 22021–2024 MOVING THEATER; TABULA RASA DANCE THEATER INC
THE MCNEELY FOUNDATION Private foundation$65,0006 12019–2024 HEART OF DANCE
COLORADO GIVES FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$64,2594 12020–2023 DANCE TO BE FREE

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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2025 · Form 990EZ · $84,895 spent · pay $26,850 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $39,254 46.2%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $26,850 31.6%
Fees to independent contractors $18,590 21.9%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $201 0.2%
Total$84,895100%

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2024 · Form 990EZ · $76,420 spent · pay $18,680 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $55,200 72.2%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $18,680 24.4%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $2,040 2.7%
Fees to independent contractors $500 0.7%
Total$76,420100%

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2023 · Form 990EZ · $106,273 spent · pay $31,058 · grants $0 · events $702
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $70,111 66.0%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $31,058 29.2%
Fees to independent contractors $4,218 4.0%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $886 0.8%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$702reported apart
Total$106,273100%

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2022 · Form 990EZ · $111,447 spent · pay $19,997 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $87,597 78.6%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $19,997 17.9%
Fees to independent contractors $3,478 3.1%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $375 0.3%
Total$111,447100%

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2021 · Form 990EZ · $70,054 spent · pay $16,724 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $33,425 47.7%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $16,724 23.9%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $15,305 21.8%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $4,600 6.6%
Total$70,054100%

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2012 · Form 990EZ · $24,346 spent · pay $8,000 · grants $0 · events $314
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $8,000 32.9%
Fees to independent contractors $6,731 27.6%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $4,847 19.9%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $4,768 19.6%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$314reported apart
Total$24,346100%

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