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Dynamic Forms Inc

EIN 13-3440226 · New York, NY

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

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthGood85 out of 100GovernanceStrong97 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

Educate historically under-resourced and marginalized NYC Asian American and Pacific Islander, Black, Indigenous, People of Color, Latine, Mulitracial and Other communities and especially children; create, perform, and disseminate original artistic and scholarly work; and build intercultural community through dance arts.

Income
$328,351
Spending
$380,282
Spent on programs
78%
Reserves
21.8 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 44%
Employees
6
Volunteers
25
Highest pay
$182,885, founder, executive & artistic direct

Source: Form 990 for the year ending August 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Good: 85 out of 100. Higher than 63% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, $250k to $1m).

  • Reserves

    35 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 21.8 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 2% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    0 of 15

    Spending exceeded income by 16% of income.

  • Income trend

    15 of 15

    Income rose 21% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    78% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 13 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending August 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

Strong: 97 out of 100. Higher than 91% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, $250k to $1m).

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    5 of 6 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    15 of 15

    Has a written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    8 of 8

    Has a written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    7 of 7

    Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    10 of 10

    Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Pay set independently

    5 of 5

    Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.

  • Independent check of accounts

    12 of 15

    Its accounts were reviewed or compiled by an independent accountant, but not audited.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending August 31, 2025, 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 (2)
  1. $251,542 spent. Dance Education Program - 621 students, teachers, and administrators served directly through in-person instruction with schools with 2,797 total students & 252 total teachers and staff. The program served 27,763 individuals directly and indirectly. These programs used learning standards and NYC Department of Education ("DOE") Dance Blueprint to design sequential, interdisciplinary curricula integrating dance skills, improvisation, composition, performance, the school curricula, and dance journal writing. 1) "Partnerships in Literacy through Dance & Creativity" served 9 NYC Title I elementary public schools in 10 programs, 9 during the school day & 1 after school in 3 of NYC's 5 boroughs: Bronx, Brooklyn, & Manhattan. Schools included: Bronx: P.S. 85-Great Expectations School, Fordham; P.S. 531-Archer Street Elementary School, Parkchester; & P.S. 595-Colibri Community School, West Farms/Tremont. Brooklyn: P.S. 3-Bedford Village School, Bedford-Stuyvesant; P.S. 158 Warwick Community School, East New York; P.S. 161 The Crown School, Crown Heights; & P.S. 273 Wortman School, East New York. Manhattan: P.S. 15-Roberto Clemente School, East Village/Lower East Side & P.S. 154 Harriet Tubman Learning Center, Harlem. We conducted 1 after school program with P.S. 15. We worked directly with administrators, teachers, students, educational paraprofessionals, staff, parents and family members. Additionally, our Professional Learning Program (PLP) provided 30 hours of training: 10 hours each of seminars, methods, and project-based learning. It served 7 MDD professionals: 4 teaching artists, 1 education program staff, 1 development staff, and 1 executive. Themes included evidence-based in-person teaching and learning, assessment & evaluation, NYC public school partnership programs to sustain multi-year programs, and restorative justice. PLP occurred across our 9 partnering schools, MDD Studio Theater 310 at The Clemente Center, via Zoom, and St. Mary's Church.
  2. $40,118 spent. Dance Performance Program - Dance Performance Program involving 175 performing artists and audience members served directly and 6.2 million people reached in total, including social media reach and reach of publications.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending August 31, 2025, 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 August 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 March 1988.

    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.

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