Jose Limon Dance Foundation
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
TO PRESERVE AND PRESENT THE WORKS OF JOSE LIMON, AND TO PROVIDE INSTRUCTION IN THE LIMON PRINCIPLES AND TECHNIQUE.
- Income
- $1.8 million
- Spending
- $1.9 million
- Spent on programs
- 73%
- Reserves
- 4.1 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 47%
- Employees
- 55
- Volunteers
- 20
- Highest pay
- $121,388, executive director
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 70 out of 100. Higher than 47% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 4.1 months of spending.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 21% of what it owns.
Living within its means
4 of 15Spending exceeded income by 7% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 8% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1572% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 16 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 65% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 2510 of 10 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 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)
- $1.1 million spent. LIMON DANCE COMPANY: THE LIMON DANCE COMPANY WAS FOUNDED IN 1946 BY CHOREOGRAPHER AND MODERN DANCE PIONEER JOSE LIMON. NAMED ONE OF AMERICA'S IRREPLACEABLE DANCE TREASURES BY THE DANCE HERITAGE COALITION, LIMON WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN SHAPING THE CREATION OF AMERICAN MODERN DANCE AND THE ART OF CHOREOGRAPHY AS WE KNOW IT TODAY. OVER THE YEARS, THE COMPANY HAS PRODUCED A BALANCE OF CLASSIC WORKS OF AMERICAN MODERN DANCE WITH NEW COMMISSIONS FROM CONTEMPORARY CHOREOGRAPHERS THAT HAS YIELDED A REPERTORY OF UNPARALLELED BREADTH. TO DATE, THE LEGACY COMPANY IS LED BY ARTISTIC DIRECTOR DANTE PULEIO AND HAS PRODUCED AND PRESENTED 74 CLASSIC WORKS AND MORE THAN 70 CONTEMPORARY COMMISSIONS THROUGHOUT THE U.S. AND ABROAD. IN 2008, AS A TESTAMENT TO THE ORGANIZATION'S LONGEVITY AND CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE FIELD, THE FOUNDATION WAS AWARDED THE NATIONAL MEDAL OF ARTS FOR LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT BY THE WHITE HOUSE.
- $303,010 spent. LIMON SCHOOL: THE LIMON INSTITUTE, FOUNDED IN 1985, IS AN EDUCATIONAL AND ARCHIVAL RESOURCE CENTER FOR THE NEW YORK CITY DANCE COMMUNITY AND BEYOND. THE INSTITUTE OFFERS DAILY LIMON TECHNIQUE TRAINING CLASSES AND WORKSHOPS, AND CHRONICLES LIMON'S DEVOTION TO MODERN DANCE THROUGH ACTIVE DOCUMENTATION AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS. CENTRAL TO THESE PROGRAMS IS LIMON4KIDS, A FREE ARTS EDUCATION PROGRAM FOR UNDERSERVED YOUTH IN NEW YORK CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS THAT UTILIZES DANCE AND THEATER AS A TOOL FOR SOCIAL ACTION. THROUGH THE INSTITUTE, THE COMPANY CONTINUES TO CELEBRATE AND ADVOCATE FOR CULTURAL DIVERSITY, PROVIDE ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE ARTISTIC AND LEADERSHIP TRAINING, AND CULTIVATE NEW ARTISTS AND DANCE AUDIENCE MEMBERS.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
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.
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.
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.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since October 1986.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
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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