Our Fabulous Variety Show Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
PROVIDE PERFORMANCE AND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR PROFESSIONALS AND YOUNG ADULTS AS WELL AS PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL AND ARTS PROGRAMING IN THEATER, DANCE, AND MUSIC IN THE COMMUNITY.
- Income
- $208,492
- Spending
- $241,346
- Spent on programs
- 76%
- Reserves
- 0.7 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 73%
- Employees
- 4
- Volunteers
- 25
- Highest pay
- $33,648, executive di
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
Weak: 29 out of 100. Higher than 8% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, under $250k).
Reserves
4 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 0.7 months of spending.
Debt
10 of 20It owes 47% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 16% of income.
Income trend
0 of 15Income fell 43% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1576% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 14 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
Fair: 53 out of 100. Higher than 38% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, under $250k).
Independent board
5 of 250 of 12 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
0 of 8Reports no written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
0 of 7Reports no 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
0 of 5Reports no independent review process for its chief executive's pay.
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)
- $159,048 spent. OFVS PROVIDES PERFORMING ARTS CLASSES IN THEATRE, DANCE AND MUSIC THROUGHOUT THE CALENDAR SCHOOL YEAR BETWEEN SEPTEMBER AND JUNE. CLASSES TAKE PLACE AFTER SCHOOL AND IN THE EVENINGS ON A WEEKLY BASIS ACROSS TWO SEMESTERS. OFVS HAS ANSWERED THE PROBLEM OF AFFORDABLE AND ACCESSIBLE PERFORMING ARTS PROGRAMMING BY PROVIDING THE LOWEST PRICED CLASSES WITH AMPLE SCHOLARSHIP AND DISCOUNT OPPORTUNITIES WITH AS LOW A COMMITMENT RATE AS A SINGLE CLASS DROP IN. GROWING FROM 45 STUDENTS IN THE FALL OF 2021 TO NOW OVER 300 STUDENTS AS OF JUNE 2025, THIS IS A SERVICE THAT THE EAST END HAS BEEN IN NEED OF AND DEMAND HAS GROWN EXPONENTIALLY OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS AND CONTINUES TO GROW. CLASSES ARE AVAILABLE TO STUDENTS FROM AGES 3 TO 18 AS WELL AS ADULTS. OFVS ALSO HAD A DANCE COMPETITION TEAM CALLED "COMPETITION CREW" THAT IS PART OF THE PERFORMING ARTS PROGRAM SERVICES AND PROVIDES SPECIAL POP-UP WORKSHOPS TO THE COMMUNITY THAT INCLUDE MOVIE NIGHTS, THEMED DANCE WORKSHOPS AND MORE. COMPETITION CREW IS AN OPTIONAL YEAR-ROUND DANCE TEAM OFFERED TO ALL OFVS PARTICIPANTS WHO ARE MOTIVATED TO JOIN. THERE IS NO AUDITION REQUIRED, NOR BALLET REQUIREMENT, WHICH AGAIN CHALLENGES THE STANDARD MODEL. PARTICIPANTS OPT INTO RIGOROUS TRAINING, LEARN CHOREOGRAPHY, AND ATTEND 2-3 DANCE COMPETITIONS ON LONG ISLAND. OFVS CREW IS A CREATIVE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT GROUP OPEN TO ALL OFVS PARTICIPANTS AND MEETS MONTHLY ON SATURDAYS. CREW PROVIDES YEAR-ROUND STUDENTS WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONNECT AND BUILD COMMUNITY WHILE OFFERING A PRE-PROFESSIONAL PERFORMING ARTS EXPERIENCE, YEARLONG PROJECTS AND CULMINATING CELEBRATION EACH YEAR. OFVS PROVIDES PERFORMING ARTS CLASSES IN THEATRE, DANCE AND MUSIC THROUGHOUT THE CALENDAR SCHOOL YEAR BETWEEN SEPTEMBER AND JUNE. CLASSES TAKE PLACE AFTER SCHOOL AND IN THE EVENINGS ON A WEEKLY BASIS ACROSS TWO SEMESTERS. OFVS HAS ANSWERED THE PROBLEM OF AFFORDABLE AND ACCESSIBLE PERFORMING ARTS PROGRAMMING BY PROVIDING THE LOWEST PRICED CLASSES WITH AMPLE SCHOLARSHIP AND DISCOUNT OPPORTUNITIES WITH AS LOW A COMMITMENT RATE AS A SINGLE CLASS DROP IN. GROWING FROM 45 STUDENTS IN THE FALL OF 2021 TO NOW OVER 300 STUDENTS AS OF JUNE 2025, THIS IS A SERVICE THAT THE EAST END HAS BEEN IN NEED OF AND DEMAND HAS GROWN EXPONENTIALLY OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS AND CONTINUES TO GROW. CLASSES ARE AVAILABLE TO STUDENTS FROM AGES 3 TO 18 AS WELL AS ADULTS. OFVS ALSO HAD A DANCE COMPETITION TEAM CALLED "COMPETITION CREW" THAT IS PART OF THE PERFORMING ARTS PROGRAM SERVICES AND PROVIDES SPECIAL POP-UP WORKSHOPS TO THE COMMUNITY THAT INCLUDE MOVIE NIGHTS, THEMED DANCE WORKSHOPS AND MORE. COMPETITION CREW IS AN OPTIONAL YEAR-ROUND DANCE TEAM OFFERED TO ALL OFVS PARTICIPANTS WHO ARE MOTIVATED TO JOIN. THERE IS NO AUDITION REQUIRED, NOR BALLET REQUIREMENT, WHICH AGAIN CHALLENGES THE STANDARD MODEL. PARTICIPANTS OPT INTO RIGOROUS TRAINING, LEARN CHOREOGRAPHY, AND ATTEND 2-3 DANCE COMPETITIONS ON LONG ISLAND. OFVS CREW IS A CREATIVE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT GROUP OPEN TO ALL OFVS PARTICIPANTS AND MEETS MONTHLY ON SATURDAYS. CREW PROVIDES YEAR-ROUND STUDENTS WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONNECT AND BUILD COMMUNITY WHILE OFFERING A PRE-PROFESSIONAL PERFORMING ARTS EXPERIENCE, YEARLONG PROJECTS AND CULMINATING CELEBRATION EACH YEAR.
- $23,425 spent. DURING THE 6 MONTHS ENDING IN JUNE 2025, OFVS PRODUCED 3 FULL SCALE THEATRICAL PRODUCTIONS.IN JANUARY 2025, OFVS PRODUCED THE "WINTER VARIETAL," THE CULMINATING SHOWCASE FOR THE FALL SEMESTER PERFORMING ARTS CLASS STUDENTS IN GRADES K THROUGH 5 AS WELL AS OFVS CREW MEMBERS. THE PRODUCTION WAS PRESENTED AT LTV STUDIOS. THE SHOW CONSISTED OF ONE PERFORMANCE AND FEATURED 45 STUDENT PERFORMERS. THE PERFORMANCES HAD OVER 150 AUDIENCE MEMBERS. IN MAY 2025, OFVS PRODUCED THE "SPRING VARIETAL," THE CULMINATING SHOWCASE FOR THE SPRING SEMESTER PERFORMING ARTS CLASS STUDENTS IN GRADES K THROUGH 12 AS WELL AS OFVS CREW MEMBERS. THE PRODUCTION ALSO HIGHLIGHTED THE AWARD-WINNING OFVS COMP CREW DANCE ROUTINES. THE PRODUCTION WAS PRESENTED AT LTV STUDIOS. THE SHOW CONSISTED OF ONE PERFORMANCE AND FEATURED 63 STUDENT PERFORMERS. THE PERFORMANCES HAD OVER 150 AUDIENCE MEMBERS. IN MAY 2025, OFVS PRESENTED "TAP: A REVOLUTION OF RHYTHM" AT GUILD HALL. THIS INTER-GENERATIONAL SHOW PRESENTED SHOW-STOPPING DANCE ROUTINES AND SHARED THE HISTORY OF THE DANCERS WHO PAVED THE WAY TO INVENT, PRESERVE AND REVOLUTIONIZE TAP DANCE AS A BLACK AMERICAN DANCE ART FORM. IT FEATURED 40 PERFORMERS, PROFESSIONAL TAP DANCERS AND WAS FREE TO THE PUBLIC ON THE DAY OF THE PERFORMANCE. IN JANUARY, MARCH AND MAY 2025, OFVS PRODUCED 3 DRAG BINGO EVENTS THAT FEATURED POP-UP PERFORMANCES BY OFVS DRAG QUEENS, BINGO GAMES AND BROUGHT ATTENDEES TOGETHER TO CELEBRATE INCLUSIVITY AND COMMUNITY. EACH EVENT HAD OVER 75 ATTENDEES AND WAS SOLD OUT IN TICKET SALES. DURING THE 6 MONTHS ENDING IN JUNE 2025, OFVS PRODUCED 3 FULL SCALE THEATRICAL PRODUCTIONS.IN JANUARY 2025, OFVS PRODUCED THE "WINTER VARIETAL," THE CULMINATING SHOWCASE FOR THE FALL SEMESTER PERFORMING ARTS CLASS STUDENTS IN GRADES K THROUGH 5 AS WELL AS OFVS CREW MEMBERS. THE PRODUCTION WAS PRESENTED AT LTV STUDIOS. THE SHOW CONSISTED OF ONE PERFORMANCE AND FEATURED 45 STUDENT PERFORMERS. THE PERFORMANCES HAD OVER 150 AUDIENCE MEMBERS. IN MAY 2025, OFVS PRODUCED THE "SPRING VARIETAL," THE CULMINATING SHOWCASE FOR THE SPRING SEMESTER PERFORMING ARTS CLASS STUDENTS IN GRADES K THROUGH 12 AS WELL AS OFVS CREW MEMBERS. THE PRODUCTION ALSO HIGHLIGHTED THE AWARD-WINNING OFVS COMP CREW DANCE ROUTINES. THE PRODUCTION WAS PRESENTED AT LTV STUDIOS. THE SHOW CONSISTED OF ONE PERFORMANCE AND FEATURED 63 STUDENT PERFORMERS. THE PERFORMANCES HAD OVER 150 AUDIENCE MEMBERS. IN MAY 2025, OFVS PRESENTED "TAP: A REVOLUTION OF RHYTHM" AT GUILD HALL. THIS INTER-GENERATIONAL SHOW PRESENTED SHOW-STOPPING DANCE ROUTINES AND SHARED THE HISTORY OF THE DANCERS WHO PAVED THE WAY TO INVENT, PRESERVE AND REVOLUTIONIZE TAP DANCE AS A BLACK AMERICAN DANCE ART FORM. IT FEATURED 40 PERFORMERS, PROFESSIONAL TAP DANCERS AND WAS FREE TO THE PUBLIC ON THE DAY OF THE PERFORMANCE. IN JANUARY, MARCH AND MAY 2025, OFVS PRODUCED 3 DRAG BINGO EVENTS THAT FEATURED POP-UP PERFORMANCES BY OFVS DRAG QUEENS, BINGO GAMES AND BROUGHT ATTENDEES TOGETHER TO CELEBRATE INCLUSIVITY AND COMMUNITY. EACH EVENT HAD OVER 75 ATTENDEES AND WAS SOLD OUT IN TICKET SALES.
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 August 2016.
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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