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Tango Mercurio Inc

EIN 26-3451659 · Washington, DC

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

ARTS EDUCATION IN ARGENTINE TANGO

Income
$142,479
Spending
$90,792
Reserves
11.2 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 63%
Highest pay
$30,415, executive director

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, 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, 2025, 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, 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 (3)
  1. $55,840 spent. DANCE PROGRAM - PROVIDED OVER 2,000 CONTACT HOURS OF IMMERSIVE ARTS EXPERIENCE. IN 2025 TANGO MERCURIO DELIVERED AN EXTENSIVE PROGRAM OF MORE THAN 200 HOURS OF DANCE INSTRUCTION SPANNING INDIVIDUAL CLASSES SERIES WORKSHOPS AND WEEKEND INTENSIVE BOOT CAMP SESSIONS IN VARIOUS DC WARDS. HIGHLIGHTS FROM OUR 2025 PROGRAMMING INCLUDE: CELEBRATING HISPANIC MONTH IN FALL 2025 WITH FREE OPEN-TO-ALL INTRODUCTION CLASSES AT LA COSECHA UNION MARKET AND EXPANDING THE LIVE MUSIC PROGRAM WITH 5 PROFESSIONAL TANGO MUSICIANS PERFORMING AT OUR BI-WEEKLY TANGO SOCIAL EVENTS.
  2. $24,952 spent. OUTREACH ACTIVITIES TO PROMOTE ENGAGEMENT WITH THE BROADER COMMUNITY INCLUDING POPULATIONS WHO WOULD OTHERWISE NOT BE EXPOSED TO THE DANCE AND CULTURE OF ARGENTINE TANGO. NOTEWORTHY EVENTS INCLUDE: PREMIERING IN THE DC AREA ADATPED TANGO CLASSES FOR PEOPLE WITH PARKINSON DISEASE AND OTHER MOVEMENT DISORDERS; OFFERING FREE CLASSES AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND CAMPUS IN SPRING 2025; OFFERING A FREE INTRODUCTORY CLASS AND DEMO AT TWO NON-PROFIT DANCE STUDIOS IN NORTHEAST DC THE DANCE PLACE NAD JOY OF MOTION AND INVITING THEIR TEACHERS TO ONE OF OUR BOOTCAMP WEEKEND TO TRAIN THEM TO BE TANGO TEACHERS IN THEIR COMMUNITY; AND HOSTING A FREE MOVIE SCREENING ON THE AFRICAN ROOTS OF TANGO DURING BLACK HISTORY MONTH 2025.
  3. $10,000 spent. FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILTY: IN 2025 TANGO MERCURIO MAINTAINED ITS COMMITMENT TO OPERATING DEBT-FREE THROUGH AN EXPANSION OF ITS FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGNS TOWARDS INDIVDUAL DONORS FOR ITS LIVE MUSIC PROGRAM AND ADAPTED TANGO PROGRAM GEARED TOWARDS PEOPLE WITH PARKINDON DISEASE AND OTHER MOVEMENT DISORDERS. NOTEWORTHY WERE GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT GRANTS AWARDED BY THE DC COMMUNITY ON THE ARTS AND HUMANITIES IN OCTOBER 2024 AND OCTOBER 2025 AS WELL AS GRANTS FROM THE MIHIR DESAI FOUNDATION TO SUPPORT FUNDRAISING ACTIVITIES AND MATCH OUR LIVE MUSIC PROGRAM FUNDRAISING INITIATIVE. AS A RESULT TANGO MERCURIO REMAINED DEBT-FREE AND SUBSTANTIALLY INCREASED ITS FINANCIAL RESERVES IN 2025.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 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? Worth knowing.

    Status was revoked on November 15, 2011 for not filing returns for three years, and reinstated on April 15, 2014.

    Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated November 6, 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 September 2014.

    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 November 4, 2026.

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