Jean Appolon Expressions Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
JEAN APPOLON EXPRESSIONS (JAE) IS A HAITIAN FOLKLORIC AND CONTEMPORARY-INFUSED DANCE ORGANIZATION THAT CULTIVATES HOPE AND HEALING TO FOSTER MORE EXPRESSIVE AND SOCIALLY JUST COMMUNITIES THROUGH PROFESSIONAL PERFORMANCES, EDUCATION, CULTURAL EXPERIENCES, AND THE CELEBRATION OF THE JOY OF MOVEMENT FOR ALL.
- Income
- $1.8 million
- Spending
- $1.0 million
- Spent on programs
- 74%
- Reserves
- -6.5 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 70%
- Employees
- 8
- Volunteers
- 15
- Highest pay
- $119,999, executive director
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
Fair: 50 out of 100. Higher than 20% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
0 of 35Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 10% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 44% of income.
Income trend
0 of 15Income fell 29% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1574% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 7 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: 100 out of 100. Higher than 65% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 259 of 11 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 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 (3)
- $346,699 spent. COMMUNITY-CENTERED DANCE CLASSES AND WORKSHOPS: JAE EMPOWERS COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO SEE THEMSELVES AS DANCERS AND STORYTELLERS. JAE IS BUILDING A GLOBAL DANCE COMMUNITY THAT WORKS TO ADVANCE CULTURAL EQUITY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE BY ENGAGING PEOPLE OF ALL AGES, ABILITIES, AND BACKGROUNDS - PARTICULARLY BLACK AND INDIGENOUS PEOPLE OF COLOR, AND PEOPLE WHO ARE EXPERIENCING POVERTY. JAE HOLDS RECURRING AND ONE-TIME CLASSES, WORKSHOPS AND AN ANNUAL RETREAT (BASED IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC) FOR ITS COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN THE US, HAITI, AND THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC.
- $269,655 spent. PROFESSIONAL DANCE COMPANY: JAE'S HAITIAN CONTEMPORARY DANCE COMPANY COMBINES MODERN TECHNIQUE AND HAITIAN FOLKLORIC DANCE, BRINGING A NEW ARTISTIC VERNACULAR TO ITS AUDIENCES. WITH ITS DYNAMIC REPERTOIRE, JAE EDUCATES AUDIENCES ABOUT HAITIAN CULTURE, TRADITIONS, HISTORY, AND CURRENT SOCIAL AND POLITICAL ISSUES.
- $154,088 spent. YOUTH DANCE EDUCATION PROGRAMS: JAE LEADS DANCE EDUCATION CLASSES THROUGH SCHOOL-BASED PARTNERSHIPS AND INTENSIVES, THE SUMMER DANCE INSTITUTE, KIDS CREATIVE DANCE CLASSES, A YOUTH APPRENTICE PROGRAM, AND STEAM (SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, ARTS, AND MATHEMATICS) ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS. THESE EDUCATIONAL OFFERINGS TAKE PLACE ACROSS MASSACHUSETTS AND OTHER U.S. BASED CITIES AS WELL AS HAITI AND THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC.
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
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 August 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 December 2013.
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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