Dance nonprofit · Chicago, IL

Muntu Dance Theatre

Muntu Dance Theatre is a tax-exempt dance organization based in Chicago, Illinois, recognized as exempt by the IRS in 1977. IRS activity category: Dance (A62Z).

$344.7K
latest revenue
$401.1K
total assets
1977
exempt since
12
NEA dance grants
EIN
36-2906984
Location
Chicago, IL 60649
Tax status
501(c)(3) · donations deductible
Classification
Publicly supported (gross receipts)
Latest tax period
2024-12
Income
$344,653

Financial history (Form 990)

2016$273.2K
2017$200.8K
2018$250.9K
2019$248.8K
2020$233.8K
2021$747.2K
2022$687.2K
2023$543.2K
YearRevenueExpensesContributionsAssets990
2023$543,220$349,941$429,947$296,962PDF
2022$687,236$736,400$604,840$97,062PDF
2021$747,159$336,187$662,641$451,310PDF
2020$233,806$210,648$98,610$59,094—
2019$248,843$256,325$108,988$17,208PDF
2018$250,885$258,695$100,832$25,710PDF
2017$200,775$210,607$88,711$38,658PDF
2016$273,186$300,710$116,379$42,006PDF

National Endowment for the Arts grants

YearAmountProject
2023$15,000Purpose: To support the DanceAfrica Chicago Festival. Additional Project Description: The festival will feature performances, workshops, and film screenings. It will continue to build meaningful relationships with artist
2015$15,000To support the creation and presentation of "One Root, Many Branches," choreographed by Christopher Walker. The new work will explore the connectedness of the dance and music traditions of the Caribbean-African and Afric
2014$20,000To support the creation and presentation of "Lest We Forget," a new work choreographed by Artistic Director Amaniyea Payne in collaboration with company dancers. The new work will integrate movement, live music, and spok
2013$20,000To support the creation and presentation of a new collaborative dance and music work, "Memories N' Time," including community outreach activities. Artistic director Amaniyea Payne will choreograph to original composition
2012$20,000To support the presentation of "The Journey," a series of performances chronicling the 40-year history of Muntu Dance Theatre through dance and music. The project will include mounting signature works from each of the ar
2011$25,000To support commissioned works by choreographers Theo Jamison and Reggie Wilson and associated activities. Planned for the company's This Far by Faith project (celebrating the resiliency of the human spirit), the project
2010$30,000To support the commissioning of new works by Ron Brown and Idy Ciss. 2/01/12--The Ron Brown work was also premiered, but the Idy Ciss presentation was delayed until after the grant period. Ciss piece premiered 12/2011. -
2009$20,000To support the commissioning and performance of a new work by guest choreographer Abdel Salaam. The work will premiere at Columbia College's Harris Theater for Music and Dance in Chicago.
2009$25,000To support the reconstruction and presentation of I've Known Rivers (1944) by Dr. Pearl Primus.
2008$20,000To support the "Dancing Thru the Decades" initiative. The project will use dance and music to explore the cultural, social, political, and economic trends within the North Lawndale and Douglas communities in Chicago.
2007$10,000To support the creation and presentation of a new work by Brazilian choreographer Rosangela Silvestre, and related education and outreach activities. The work will premiere as part of the inaugural season of the new Munt
1999$12,000To support the reconstruction of "Purification Ritual" by Muntu founding Artistic Director Alyo Tolbert. The reconstruction will premiere in December 1999 as part of the company's annual concert series, and as part of a

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