Dance nonprofit · Washington, DC

Dance Place

Dance Place is a tax-exempt dance organization based in Washington, District of Columbia, recognized as exempt by the IRS in 1979. IRS activity category: Performing arts schools (A6E0).

$1.7M
latest revenue
$4.9M
total assets
1979
exempt since
29
NEA dance grants
EIN
52-1118504
Location
Washington, DC 20017
Tax status
501(c)(3) · donations deductible
Classification
Publicly supported (gross receipts)
Latest tax period
2025-08
Income
$1,826,810

Financial history (Form 990)

2016$1.9M
2017$2.1M
2018$1.8M
2019$1.9M
2020$1.9M
2021$2M
2022$2.3M
2023$2.1M
YearRevenueExpensesContributionsAssets990
2023$2,052,231$2,273,174$1,576,954$6,066,561PDF
2022$2,281,562$2,498,894$1,946,343$6,220,273PDF
2021$2,031,365$1,888,321$1,880,996$6,665,635—
2020$1,912,991$2,057,323$1,481,158$6,291,453PDF
2019$1,883,704$1,880,713$1,308,157$4,897,709PDF
2018$1,824,997$1,796,385$1,192,535$4,901,895PDF
2017$2,052,305$1,859,019$1,475,448$4,888,601PDF
2016$1,854,890$1,760,442$1,312,698$4,779,191PDF

National Endowment for the Arts grants

YearAmountProject
2024$38,000Purpose: To support the District Choreographers Dance Festival, the Dance Africa DC festival, and the Dance & Disability residency. Additional Project Description: To maximize the impact on the community and provide enri
2023$40,000Purpose: To support the DanceAfrica DC Festival and the District Choreography Dance Festival at Dance Place. Additional Project Description: The 36th annual DanceAfrica Festival will encompass performances and community
2022$75,000Purpose: To support the creation and presentation of dance works, with related public engagement activities. Additional Project Description: Dance Place will present performances by dance companies and a festival-format
2021$80,000To support staff salaries and artist fees for the presentation of dance companies and choreographers from the Washington, D.C. region. Dance Place will select artists that represent a variety of forms and dance styles su
2020$70,000To support technical residencies and community engagement programs with artists at Dance Place. The season will include a selection of artists from the D.C. area and throughout the United States that represent a variety
2019$70,000To support Dance Place's technical rehearsal residencies for local and national dance artists and related community engagement programming. In addition to performing, dance companies will participate in community and res
2018$60,000To support Dance Place's presentation of emerging and established dance artists. The project will include presentation of national and D.C.-based artists and co-commissions of new choreography, as well as a commissioned
2017$50,000To support Dance Place's presentation of emerging and established dance artists. The project will include co-commissions of new choreography, the presentation of national and D.C.-based artists, outreach activities, and
2016$50,000To support Dance Place's presentation of emerging and nationally established dance artists. The project will include commissions of new choreography, the presentation of national and D.C.-based artists, outreach activiti
2015$60,000To support Dance Place's presentation of emerging and nationally established dance artists. The project will include commissions of new choreography and support for accompanying outreach activities, as well as the presen
2014$40,000To support the presentation of emerging and nationally established dance artists at Dance Place. The project will include commissions of new choreography and support accompanying residency activities, the presentation of
2013$40,000To support Dance Place Presentations. The project includes the presentation of emerging and nationally-established dance artists, commissions of new choreography, accompanying residency activities, and festivals.
2012$40,000To support the presentation of dance performances and accompanying residency activities at Dance Place. Artists to be presented include Kyle Abraham, Lionel Popkin, LEVYdance, Pearson Widrig, Camille Brown, Dana Tai Soon
2011$30,000To support the presentation of dance performances and accompanying residency activities at Dance Place. Artists to be presented include Rennie Harris, Illstyle & Peace Productions, Paul Zaloom, Marc Bamuthi Joseph, Lione
2010$30,000To support the commissioning and presentation of dance performances, and accompanying residency activities at Dance Place. Touring and local artists will represent a variety of dance forms including African, Latino, tap,
2009$25,000To support the presentation of dance performances and accompanying residency activities. Touring and local artists selected represent African, step, and contemporary dance forms.
2009$50,000To support the preservation of jobs that are threatened by declines in philanthropic and other support during the current economic downturn.
2008$20,000To support the presentation of performances and residencies by dancers at Dance Place. Artists will represent a wide spectrum of dance styles including African, modern, hip-hop, and tap dance.
2007$20,000To support the presentation of performances and residencies by dancers at Dance Place. Artists will represent a wide spectrum of dance styles including African, modern, hip-hop, and tap dance.
2006$25,000To support performances and residencies by dancers. Artists will represent a wide spectrum of dance styles including African, modern, hip-hop, and tap dance.
2005$25,000To support dance performances and residencies. Artists will represent a wide spectrum of traditions and styles including African, modern, hip hop, tap, and dance with spoken word.
2004$25,000To support performances and residencies by dancers. The artists will represent a wide spectrum of traditions and styles, including African, jazz, tap, step, hip-hop, and modern.
2003$25,000To support performances and residencies by dance artists. The series will feature a roster of culturally and aesthetically diverse dancers and companies.
2003$10,000To support presentations of African and African-American dance during the International Association of Blacks in Dance conference. Dancing in the Circle of Our Ancestors will occur during the International Association of
2002$20,000To support performances and residencies by dance artists as part of Dance Place's 22nd Series. The Series will feature a roster of culturally and aesthetically diverse dancers and companies.
2001$20,000To support a series of professional performances and residencies by dance artists as part of Dance Place's 21st season. The series will feature a roster of culturally and aesthetically diverse dancers and companies.
2000$20,000To support a series of professional performances and residencies by dance artists as part of the 20th anniversary programming. The series will feature a roster of culturally and aesthetically diverse dancers and companie
1999$15,000To support the presentation of a series of professional performances and residencies as part of Dance Place's programming. This series will feature a roster of culturally and aesthetically diverse dancers and companies.
1998$15,000To support the presentation of a series of dance performances and residencies by a diverse selection of dancers/companies. Dance Place, which also offers a full range of classes and services to the Washington area presen

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