ISSAQUAH DANCE THEATRE ENSEMBLE

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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $221K · expenses $217K · assets $101K

EIN
82-2907685
Address
320 3RD AVE NE, ISSAQUAH, WA 98027-3325
NTEE code
A62
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
November 2018 (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

TO CREATE AND PROMOTE DANCE FOR CHILDREN OF VARYING ABILITIES AND TRAINING LEVELS. TO PROMOTE POSITIVE LIFE SKILLS AND VALUES THROUGH DANCE AND RELATED EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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

3 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
Kevin Kaiser ARTISTIC DIR2018-2024 $203,462$838,379 1
Christina Brandenfels BOARD MEMBER2024 $11,582$11,582 1
Chris Brandfel (former) BOARD MEMBER2018-2023 $0$25,000 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

1 person 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
Jennifer Small BOARD MEMBER2018-2024 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 3 people listed · 2 paid, $215K · 5 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
KEVIN KAISER ARTISTIC DIR15 $103,462$100,000$0 $203,4621
CHRISTINA BRANDENFELS BOARD MEMBER5 $763$10,819$0 $11,5821
JENNIFER SMALL BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 3 people listed · 1 paid, $200K · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
KEVIN KAISER ARTISTIC DIRECTOR15 $100,000$100,000$0 $200,0001
CHRIS BRANDFEL BOARD MEMBER5 $0$0$0 $01
JENNIFER SMALL BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 3 people listed · 1 paid, $208K · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
KEVIN KAISER ARTISTIC DIRECTOR15 $115,000$92,917$0 $207,9171
CHRIS BRANDFEL BOARD MEMBER5 $0$0$0 $01
JENNIFER SMALL BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
2021 · 3 people listed · 1 paid, $49K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
KEVIN KAISER ARTISTIC DIRECTOR15 $49,000-$0 $49,0001
CHRIS BRANDFEL BOARD MEMBER5 $0-$0 $01
JENNIFER SMALL BOARD MEMBER1 $0-$0 $01
2020 · 3 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
KEVIN KAISER ARTISTIC DIRECTOR15 $0$0$0 $01
CHRIS BRANDFEL BOARD MEMBER5 $0$0$0 $01
JENNIFER SMALL BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
2019 · 3 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
KEVIN KAISER ARTISTIC DIRECTOR15 $0$0$0 $01
CHRIS BRANDFEL BOARD MEMBER5 $0$0$0 $01
JENNIFER SMALL BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
2018 · 3 people listed · 2 paid, $203K · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
KEVIN KAISER ARTISTIC DIRECTOR15 $98,000$80,000$0 $178,0001
CHRIS BRANDFEL BOARD MEMBER5 $0$25,000$0 $25,0001
JENNIFER SMALL BOARD MEMBER1 $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
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$220,686$217,188 $100,529$100,529 $2,739$217,947 $104,2255-
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$193,607$197,434 $101,031$97,031 $8,300$185,307 $100,0000-
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$218,797$204,095 $100,858$100,858 $2,415$216,315 $115,0000-
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$109,996$88,802 $86,156$86,156 $9,020$100,925 ---
2020 · Form 990 period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$63,750$102,359 $64,962$64,962 $3,529$60,138 $00-
2019 · Form 990 period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$157,366$119,270 $103,571$103,571 $1,188$156,067 $00-
2018 · Form 990 period ending 2018-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$209,505$269,350 $65,475$65,475 $0$205,317 $00-

Funders of this organization

1 grantor reported grants to this organization, $258 in all, tax years 2023 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 “ISSAQUAH DANCE THEATRE ENSEMBLE” 2023 1$258 2023$258
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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.

2024 · Form 990 · $217,188 spent · pay $118,100 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $104,225$104,225-- 48.0%
Occupancy $38,358$27,152$11,206- 17.7%
Other (as described)PERFORMANCE EXPENSE $16,746$16,746-- 7.7%
Office expenses $15,570$4,840$10,730- 7.2%
Other salaries and wages $11,865-$11,865- 5.5%
Fees: other services $9,092$9,092-- 4.2%
Other (as described)CLEANING $7,676-$7,676- 3.5%
Advertising and promotion $6,738$6,738-- 3.1%
Fees: accounting $2,100-$2,100- 1.0%
Payroll taxes $2,010-$2,010- 0.9%
Other (as described)DUES & SUBSCIPTION $1,288-$1,288- 0.6%
All other expenses $907-$907- 0.4%
Other (as described)MEALS EXPENSE $613-$613- 0.3%
Total$217,188100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $197,434 spent · pay $100,000 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $100,000$100,000-- 50.6%
Other (as described)PERFORMANCE EXPENSES $33,349$33,349-- 16.9%
Occupancy $32,468$25,496$6,972- 16.4%
Fees: other services $20,669$20,669-- 10.5%
Office expenses $4,326$4,165$161- 2.2%
Advertising and promotion $3,111$3,111-- 1.6%
Other (as described)DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS $1,264-$1,264- 0.6%
Other (as described)CLEANING $900-$900- 0.5%
Fees: accounting $850-$850- 0.4%
Other (as described)MEALS EXPENSE $497-$497- 0.3%
Total$197,434100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $204,095 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)Contractors $137,566$137,566-- 67.4%
Occupancy $37,297$26,598$10,699- 18.3%
Other (as described)Performance Expenses $20,613$20,613-- 10.1%
Office expenses $3,807$3,807-- 1.9%
Advertising and promotion $2,264$2,264-- 1.1%
Fees: legal $800-$800- 0.4%
Other (as described)Meals $655-$655- 0.3%
Other (as described)Dues and Subscriptions $652-$652- 0.3%
All other expenses $433-$433- 0.2%
Travel $8-$8- 0.0%
Total$204,095100%

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2021 · Form 990EZ · $88,802 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $79,314 89.3%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $6,786 7.6%
Printing, publications, postage $1,902 2.1%
Fees to independent contractors $800 0.9%
Total$88,802100%

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2020 · Form 990 · $102,359 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $1,012
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)COMPETITION FEES AND CONTRACT DANCERS $61,087$61,087-- 59.7%
Occupancy $21,335$21,335-- 20.8%
Other (as described)PERFORMANCE EXPENSES $10,872$10,872-- 10.6%
Advertising and promotion $5,536$5,536-- 5.4%
Office expenses $1,509$1,509-- 1.5%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $1,012-$1,012- 1.0%
Fees: accounting $800$800-- 0.8%
Other (as described)PRINTING, PUB, POSTAGE AND SHIPPING $198$198-- 0.2%
Other (as described)TAXES AND LICENSES $10-$10- 0.0%
Total$102,359100%

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2019 · Form 990 · $119,270 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: management $57,000$42,000$15,000- 47.8%
Other (as described)PERFORMANCE EXPENSES $20,171$20,171-- 16.9%
Occupancy $16,387-$16,387- 13.7%
All other expenses $9,097$9,097-- 7.6%
Other (as described)COMPETITION FEES AND CONTRACT DANCERS $8,610$8,610-- 7.2%
Advertising and promotion $4,208$4,208-- 3.5%
Office expenses $1,826$106$1,720- 1.5%
Other (as described)PRINTING, PUB, POSTAGE AND SHIPPING $1,116$1,116-- 0.9%
Fees: accounting $800-$800- 0.7%
Travel $45-$45- 0.0%
Other (as described)TAXES AND LICENSES $10-$10- 0.0%
Total$119,270100%

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2018 · Form 990 · $269,350 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: management $107,719$77,719$30,000- 40.0%
Other (as described)COMPETITION FEES AND CONTRACT DANCERS $69,590$69,590-- 25.8%
Other (as described)PERFORMANCE EXPENSES $37,712$37,712-- 14.0%
Occupancy $22,800-$22,800- 8.5%
Advertising and promotion $10,584$7,916$2,668- 3.9%
Office expenses $5,994-$5,994- 2.2%
Other (as described)PRINTING, PUB, POSTAGE AND SHIPPING $5,436$5,436-- 2.0%
Depreciation and depletion $4,259-$4,259- 1.6%
Travel $4,211-$4,211- 1.6%
Other (as described)TAXES AND LICENSES $1,045-$1,045- 0.4%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income $4,025-reported apart
Total$269,350100%

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