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CALIFORNIA DANCE ENSEMBLE

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2023 · Form 990 · revenue $247K · expenses $254K · assets $120K

EIN
46-5375167
Address
9741 INDEPENDENCE AVE, CHATSWORTH, CA 91311-4318
NTEE code
A62
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
2015
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Mission

TO EDUCATE AND TRAIN INDIVIDUALS OR GROUPS IN THE DANCE AND PERFORMING ARTS AND TO CREATE A CONTINUING INTEREST IN THE ART OF DANCE THROUGH PRODUCTIONS AND DANCE RECITALS FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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

None of the 7 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

7 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
Robert Fisher DIRECTOR2017-2023 2 $0 reported 1
Soujin Shin DIRECTOR2018-2023 0 $0 reported 1
Robbin Shahani EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR2017-2023 20 $0 reported 1
Audrey Priolo TREASURER2018-2023 5 $0 reported 1
Jennifer Shahani DIRECTOR2017-2023 20 $0 reported 1
Robert Schwartz (former) Secretary2017 5 $0 reported 1
Rachel Carlsen (former) Treasurer2017 2 $0 reported 1

People by year

2023 · 5 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 24 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ROBERT FISHER DIRECTOR2 $0$0$0 $01
SOUJIN SHIN DIRECTOR0 $0$0$0 $01
ROBBIN SHAHANI EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR20 $0$0$0 $01
AUDREY PRIOLO TREASURER5 $0$0$0 $01
JENNIFER SHAHANI DIRECTOR20 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 5 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 20 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ROBERT FISHER DIRECTOR2 $0$0$0 $01
SOUJIN SHIN DIRECTOR0 $0$0$0 $01
ROBBIN SHAHANI EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR20 $0$0$0 $01
AUDREY PRIOLO TREASURER5 $0$0$0 $01
JENNIFER SHAHANI DIRECTOR20 $0$0$0 $01
2021 · 5 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 12 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ROBERT FISHER DIRECTOR2 $0$0$0 $01
SOUJIN SHIN DIRECTOR0 $0$0$0 $01
ROBBIN SHAHANI EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR20 $0$0$0 $01
AUDREY PRIOLO TREASURER5 $0$0$0 $01
JENNIFER SHAHANI DIRECTOR20 $0$0$0 $01
2020 · 5 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ROBERT FISHER DIRECTOR2 $0$0$0 $01
SOUJIN SHIN DIRECTOR0 $0$0$0 $01
ROBBIN SHAHANI EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR20 $0$0$0 $01
AUDREY PRIOLO TREASURER5 $0$0$0 $01
JENNIFER SHAHANI DIRECTOR20 $0$0$0 $01
2019 · 5 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 5 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ROBBIN SHAHANI EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR20 $0$0$0 $01
JENNIFER SHAHANI DIRECTOR20 $0$0$0 $01
ROBERT FISHER DIRECTOR2 $0$0$0 $01
AUDREY PRIOLO TREASURER5 $0$0$0 $01
SOUJIN SHIN DIRECTOR0 $0$0$0 $01
2018 · 5 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 5 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ROBBIN SHAHANI EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR20 $0$0$0 $01
JENNIFER SHAHANI DIRECTOR20 $0$0$0 $01
ROBERT FISHER DIRECTOR2 $0$0$0 $01
AUDREY PRIOLO TREASURER5 $0$0$0 $01
SOUJIN SHIN DIRECTOR0 $0$0$0 $01
2017 · 5 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 5 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ROBBIN SHAHANI Executive Dir.20 $0$0$0 $01
JENNIFER SHAHANI Director20 $0$0$0 $01
ROBERT FISHER Director2 $0$0$0 $01
ROBERT SCHWARTZ Secretary5 $0$0$0 $01
RACHEL CARLSEN Treasurer2 $0$0$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
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$246,765$254,455 $120,146$112,464 $3,217$243,548 $0024
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$226,876$216,772 $125,801$120,154 $12,006$214,870 $0020
2021 · Form 990 period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$168,662$165,798 $114,970$110,050 $8,265$160,397 $0012
2020 · Form 990 period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$147,513$124,886 $110,938$107,186 $672$146,841 $00-
2019 · Form 990 period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$177,245$200,317 $92,390$92,390 $3,434$173,811 $005
2018 · Form 990 period ending 2018-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$161,499$164,376 $115,462$115,462 $16,830$144,426 $005
2017 · Form 990 period ending 2017-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$133,333$108,407 $118,339$118,339 $2,117$131,216 $35,00005

Funders of this organization

1 grantor reported grants to this organization, $269 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
AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “CALIFORNIA DANCE ENSEMBLE” 2020-2023 4$269 2023$52
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Who funds organizations like this

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NATIONAL CHRISTIAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$633,46314 42013–2024 SOUL TO SOLE CHOREOGRAPHY; REDONDO BALLET; ANASTASIS; OWEN-COX DANCE GROUP
KENNETH RAININ FOUNDATION Private foundation$596,16728 82015–2024 FLYAWAY PRODUCTIONS; CIRCO ZERO; CUBACARIBE; JESS CURTISGRAVITY INC and 4 more
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THE BOONE FOUNDATION Private foundation$390,08011 12011–2021 CALIFORNIA DANCE INSTITUTE
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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.

2023 · Form 990 · $254,455 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)THEATRE FEES $81,809$81,809-- 32.2%
All other expenses $53,147$41,464$11,683- 20.9%
Fees: other services $42,977$42,977-- 16.9%
Other (as described)RENT $24,739$24,739-- 9.7%
Other (as described)COSTUME EXPENSE $23,873$23,873-- 9.4%
Travel $10,694$10,694-- 4.2%
Occupancy $8,576$8,576-- 3.4%
Other (as described)OTHER $6,983$6,983-- 2.7%
Fees: professional fundraisers $1,112--$1,112 0.4%
Fees: accounting $545-$545- 0.2%
Total$254,455100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $216,772 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)THEATRE FEES $87,185$87,185-- 40.2%
All other expenses $48,142$37,820$10,322- 22.2%
Fees: other services $32,617$32,617-- 15.0%
Other (as described)COSTUME EXPENSE $15,040$15,040-- 6.9%
Occupancy $11,632$11,632-- 5.4%
Other (as described)RENT $9,980$9,980-- 4.6%
Travel $6,280$6,280-- 2.9%
Other (as described)OTHER $5,521$5,521-- 2.5%
Fees: accounting $375-$375- 0.2%
Total$216,772100%

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2021 · Form 990 · $165,798 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)THEATRE FEES $74,137$74,137-- 44.7%
Fees: other services $31,168$31,168-- 18.8%
All other expenses $24,750$19,534$5,216- 14.9%
Other (as described)COSTUME EXPENSE $12,965$12,965-- 7.8%
Other (as described)RENT $11,740$11,740-- 7.1%
Occupancy $9,161$9,161-- 5.5%
Travel $1,497$1,497-- 0.9%
Fees: legal $365-$365- 0.2%
Advertising and promotion $15$15-- 0.0%
Total$165,798100%

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2020 · Form 990 · $124,886 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
All other expenses $51,170$31,911$19,259- 41.0%
Other (as described)THEATRE FEES $26,625$26,625-- 21.3%
Other (as described)COSTUME EXPENSE $22,556$22,556-- 18.1%
Other (as described)RENT $16,993$16,993-- 13.6%
Occupancy $6,478$6,478-- 5.2%
Travel $1,064$1,064-- 0.9%
Total$124,886100%

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2019 · Form 990 · $200,317 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
All other expenses $70,716$65,243$5,473- 35.3%
Other (as described)THEATRE FEES $66,196$66,196-- 33.0%
Other (as described)RENT $36,717$36,717-- 18.3%
Other (as described)COSTUME EXPENSE $26,688$26,688-- 13.3%
Total$200,317100%

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2018 · Form 990 · $164,376 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
All other expenses $65,425$60,851$4,224$350 39.8%
Other (as described)RENT $37,550$30,041$7,509- 22.8%
Other (as described)THEATHRE FEES $27,316$27,316-- 16.6%
Other (as described)COSTUME EXPENSE $25,873$25,873-- 15.7%
Other (as described)COMPETITION FEES $8,212$8,212-- 5.0%
Total$164,376100%

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2017 · Form 990 · $108,407 spent · pay $38,899 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $35,000$30,000$5,000- 32.3%
Other (as described)RENT $24,331$19,465$4,866- 22.4%
Other (as described)COSTUMES $16,094$16,094-- 14.8%
All other expenses $11,707$10,664$1,043- 10.8%
Other (as described)COMPETITION FEES $8,697$8,697-- 8.0%
Other (as described)THEATER EXPENSES $8,679$8,679-- 8.0%
Other salaries and wages $3,899$3,119$780- 3.6%
Total$108,407100%

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