Sharp Dance Company
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Educating the public about socially conscious issues through the performing arts.
- Income
- $89,169
- Spending
- $81,901
- Reserves
- 1.3 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 58%
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
Fair: 64 out of 100. Higher than 34% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, under $250k).
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 1.3 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 6% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 8% of income.
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 (4)
- $24,891 spent. Home Season Performance: 20th Anniversary Performance SHARP Dance Company at the Mandell Theater in Philadelphia, PA. The performance was from 10/4/2025-10/5/2025. Attendance was 331 people. Performing regularly at home allows the company to build a loyal local audience. Viewers get to follow the dancers' growth and company's evolving repertoire over time, deepening appreciation for dance as an art form.
- $11,578 spent. Aiken SC Performance Tour on April 21-23. A variety of work was performed. Attendance was approximately 150 people. Through this performance, we made connections with the university arts community
- $1,590 spent. Local community performances creating exposure to the arts. Sharp Dance Company performed 9/13/25 at the Kimmel Theaters in Philadelphia as part of Arts Fest Philly. The Company also perfomed in Jenkintown, PA on 9/21/25.
- $5,177 spent. The SHARP Dance Company held its 2025 Professional and Pre-Professional Summer Intensives in July. The Professional Intensive ran from July 28-30, while the Pre-Professional Intensive took place from July 23-25. Both programs featured dance classes and workshops, with the pre-professional intensive culminating in a studio performance with the SHARP Dance Company on July 31. These classes allow education and exposure of dance to students considering a future in dance. With the conclusion of a studio performance, SHARP aims to reach new audience members to the arts.
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
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 September 7, 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 September 30, 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 September 10, 2026.
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 September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since February 2010.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 7, 2026.
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