CITY IN MOTION DANCE THEATER INC

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2025 · Form 990EZ · revenue $98K · expenses $140K · assets $36K

Also known as
City In Motion Dance Theater
EIN
43-1362398
Address
3036 GILLHAM ROAD SUITE C, KANSAS CITY, MO 64108-3119
Website
www.cityinmotion.org
NTEE code
A62Z
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
August 1985 (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, 509(a)(2)
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Mission

City in Motion purpose is to provide dance education and dance performance to the community. We offer outreach thru both free classes and free performances as well as having both a youth and professional dance company.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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

7 people 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
Kelsey Vetter Grant Writer2022-2025 $5,330$8,510 1
Lillian Francis Treasurer2021-2025 $250$5,990 1
Lydia Moreno Ex-officio2024-2025 $0$1,500 1
Sierra Laing President and Secretary2021-2025 $0$500 1
Jadalyn Ransom (former) School Administrator2024 $10,091$10,091 1
Luke Barry (former) Vice President2022-2024 $500$500 1
Lydia Knopp (former) President2021-2023 $200$200 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

15 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
Jillian Bush Vice President2025 5 $0 reported 1
Joe Hall (former) Director2021-2022 1 $0 reported 1
Taryn Todd (former) Director2022 1 $0 reported 1
Mary Anne Ellison (former) Director2021-2022 1 $0 reported 1
Teela Maxwell (former) Director2022 1 $0 reported 1
Quint Hall (former) Director2022 1 $0 reported 1
Ann Shaughnessy (former) Director2022 1 $0 reported 1
Roberta Foudree (former) Director2022 1 $0 reported 1
Jesus Torres-Sosa (former) Vice President2021 2 $0 reported 1
Rashawn Caruthers (former) Director2021 1 $0 reported 1
Cecilia Rog-Hughes (former) Director2021 1 $0 reported 1
Tracie Jensen (former) Director2021 1 $0 reported 1
Marisa Callaway (former) Director2021 1 $0 reported 1
Joanna Des Marteau (former) Director2021 1 $0 reported 1
Jacob Swaney (former) Director2021 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 5 people listed · 2 paid, $6K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Kelsey Vetter Grant Writer5 $5,330-$0 $5,3301
Lillian Francis Treasurer10 $250-$0 $2501
Lydia Moreno Ex-officio5 $0-$0 $01
Sierra Laing President and Secretary5 $0-$0 $01
Jillian Bush Vice President5 $0-$0 $01
2024 · 6 people listed · 6 paid, $19K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Jadalyn Ransom School Administrator25 $10,091-- $10,0911
Lillian Francis Treasurer10 $3,180-$0 $3,1801
Kelsey Vetter Grant Writer20 $3,180-$0 $3,1801
Lydia Moreno President15 $1,500-$0 $1,5001
Luke Barry Vice President5 $500-$0 $5001
Sierra Laing Secretary5 $300-$0 $3001
2023 · 3 people listed · 3 paid, $3K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Lillian Francis Treasurer10 $2,560-$0 $2,5601
Lydia Knopp President10 $200-$0 $2001
Sierra Laing Secretary10 $200-$0 $2001
2022 · 12 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Lydia Knopp President2 $0-- $01
Sierra Laing Secretary2 $0-- $01
Lillian Francis Treasurer2 $0-- $01
Joe Hall Director1 $0-- $01
Taryn Todd Director1 $0-- $01
Mary Anne Ellison Director1 $0-- $01
Teela Maxwell Director1 $0-- $01
Luke Barry Director1 $0-- $01
Quint Hall Director1 $0-- $01
Ann Shaughnessy Director1 $0-- $01
Roberta Foudree Director1 $0-- $01
Kelsey Vetter Director1 $0-- $01
2021 · 12 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Joe Hall President2 $0-- $01
Jesus Torres-Sosa Vice President2 $0-- $01
Lydia Knopp Secretary2 $0-- $01
Lillian Francis Treasurer2 $0-- $01
Rashawn Caruthers Director1 $0-- $01
Mary Anne Ellison Director1 $0-- $01
Cecilia Rog-Hughes Director1 $0-- $01
Sierra Laing Director1 $0-- $01
Tracie Jensen Director1 $0-- $01
Marisa Callaway Director1 $0-- $01
Joanna Des Marteau Director1 $0-- $01
Jacob Swaney Director1 $0-- $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

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 ↗
$97,677$139,549 $35,785$35,785 $60,098$36,429 ---
2024 · Form 990EZ period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$104,817$146,527 $77,255$77,255 $72,580$31,226 ---
2023 · Form 990EZ period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$168,107$91,605 $118,438$118,438 $146,750$11,690 ---
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$108,658$113,835 $27,043$27,043 $52,588$54,895 ---
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$88,004$83,680 $32,220$32,220 $59,305$28,699 ---

Funders of this organization

12 grantors reported grants to this organization, $176,900 in all, tax years 2010 to 2025. 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
HEALTH FORWARD FOUNDATION Public charity Exact 2022 1$50,000 2022$50,000
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GREATER KANSAS CITY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Exact 2010-2012, 2014-2015 5$37,501 2015$7,013
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ESTELLE S AND ROBERT A LONG ELLIS FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “CITY IN MOTION DANCE THEATER” 2021-2025 5$23,500 2025$5,000
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THE FRANCIS FAMILY FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “CITY IN MOTION DANCE THEATER INC” 2020-2022, 2024 4$16,250 2024$5,000
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RICHARD J STERN FOUNDATION FOR THE ARTS Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “CITY IN MOTION DANCE THEATER INC” 2019-2020, 2022-2023 4$13,000 2023$2,500
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JEWISH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF GREATER KANSAS CITY DAF sponsor Exact 2019 1$12,650 2019$12,650
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MURIEL MCBRIEN KAUFFMAN FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “CITY IN MOTION DANCE THEATER INC” 2023-2024 2$10,000 2024$5,000
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METROPOLITAN ARTS COUNCIL OF GREATER KANSAS CITY Public charity Exact 2021 1$6,000 2021$6,000
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WEBB FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “CITY IN MOTION DANCE THEATER INC” 2023-2024 2$5,350 2024$3,350
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THE TOROSIAN FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “City In Motion Dance Theater Inc”, “CITY IN MOTION DANCE THEATER INC” 2012-2013 2$2,000 2013$1,000
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CAROLYN CURRY ELBEL MEMORIAL FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “City in Motion Dance Theater Inc” 2013 1$500 2013$500
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AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “CITY IN MOTION DANCE THEATER INC” 2021-2023 3$149 2023$41
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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 · $139,549 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $81,331 58.3%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $31,503 22.6%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $24,732 17.7%
Printing, publications, postage $1,983 1.4%
Total$139,549100%

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2024 · Form 990EZ · $146,527 spent · pay $18,751 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $83,698 57.1%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $21,806 14.9%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $18,751 12.8%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $17,298 11.8%
Printing, publications, postage $4,974 3.4%
Total$146,527100%

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2023 · Form 990EZ · $91,605 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $44,528 48.6%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $27,783 30.3%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $19,084 20.8%
Printing, publications, postage $210 0.2%
Total$91,605100%

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2022 · Form 990EZ · $113,835 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $62,411 54.8%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $41,167 36.2%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $8,918 7.8%
Printing, publications, postage $1,339 1.2%
Total$113,835100%

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2021 · Form 990EZ · $83,680 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $44,996 53.8%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $28,191 33.7%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $10,043 12.0%
Printing, publications, postage $450 0.5%
Total$83,680100%

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