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Unbound

EIN 01-0913590 · Columbia, SC

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthNot ratedToo small or too little detailGovernanceNot ratedThe short tax form does not cover thisImpact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

UNBOUND IS A NEW WAY OF MOVING WITH NO BOUNDARIES, RAW, UNDEFINED, ATHLETIC, MEANINGFUL, LITERAL, PASSIONATE. IT GIVES DANCERS THE ARTISTIC FREEDOM TO EXPRESS THEMSELVES THROUGH MOVEMENT WITHOUT FEELING CONSTRAINED TO ANY SPECIFIC GENRE OF DANCE. WE LIVE AND BREATHE DANCING- THAT IS WHAT WE ARE MADE OF. WE ARE ALL DIFFERENT SIZES AND SHAPES, WE ALL MOVE DIFFERENTLY, BUT COME TOGETHER TO PRESENT OUR FEELINGS THROUGH MOVEMENT. WE ARE UNBOUND BY DEFINITION, WE HAVE NO LIMITS, WE ARE DARING. OUR SOULS ARE FEARLESS. WE DON'T SEE OURSELVES JUST AS DANCERS, BUT AS CATALYSTS FOR OUR PASSION, FOR LIFE, THROUGH DANCE. WE ARE ORDINARY PEOPLE WHO LOVE SOMETHING SO MUCH THAT WE ARE WILLING TO REVEAL OUR INNER MOST FEELINGS TO INSPIRE OTHERS TO DO THE SAME.

Income
$31,864
Spending
$29,838
Reserves
2.8 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 100%

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Impact evidence

Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.

Programs described in its return (1)
  1. $28,380 spent. PROVIDES DANCE OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH ANNUAL PERFORMANCES THAT ALSO HELP TO RAISE AWARENESS OF DANCE ARTS IN COLUMBIA, SC AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS. PROVIDE DANCE CLASSES AND INTENSIVES THAT SUPPORT DANCE EDUCATION FOR ASPIRING ARTISTS. PROVIDES MENTORING, DANCE EDUCATION, AND PERFORMANCE OPPORTUNITIES FOR SCHOOL AGE ARTISTS FROM ALL OVER THE SOUTH CAROLINA AREA.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.

    Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  2. Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.

    Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.

    Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  3. Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.

    On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.

    Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since October 2010.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.

    Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.

    Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.

  7. Could it be confused with another charity? Worth knowing.

    A much larger organization has a similar name: Unbound (Kansas City, KS), EIN 43-1243999. If that is the one you meant, check the EIN before giving.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

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