Owen-Cox Dance Group
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
OWEN COX DANCE GROUPS MISSION IS TO CREATE NEW MUSIC AND DANCE COLLABORATIONS, TO PRESENT HIGH-QUALITY CONTEMPORARY DANCE PERFORMANCES WITH LIVE MUSIC, AND ENGAGE AS WIDE AS AN AUDIENCE AS
- Income
- $351,577
- Spending
- $374,893
- Spent on programs
- 78%
- Reserves
- 3.2 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 71%
- Employees
- 3
- Volunteers
- 20
- Highest pay
- $34,500, artistic dir
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: 74 out of 100. Higher than 47% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, $250k to $1m).
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 3.2 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 2% of what it owns.
Living within its means
4 of 15Spending exceeded income by 7% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 44% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1578% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 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: 56 out of 100. Higher than 24% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, $250k to $1m).
Independent board
25 of 2511 of 12 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
0 of 15Reports no 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.
Independent check of accounts
6 of 15Its accounts were not audited or reviewed 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 (1)
- $293,116 spent. WITH THE ORGANIZATIONS MISSION IN MIND, FOUNDERS JENNIFER OWEN AND OWEN COX DANCE GROUP'S 2024-2025 SEASON SERVED A TOTAL OF 6,100 PEOPLE. THERE WERE 236 TAKE THE STAGE CLASSES TAUGHT TO A TOTAL OF 380 STUDENTS FOR THE 2024-2025 SCHOOL YEAR. EDUCATION AND OUTREACH ARE IMPORTANT COMPONENTS TO OWEN COX DANCE GROUP'S SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY. THE CLASSES IN THE TAKE THE STAGE PROGRAM ARE DIRECTED TOWARD FIRST THROUGH FIFTH GRADERS AT SCHOOLS THAT ARE UNDERSERVED BY THE ARTS. THE CLASSES ARE RIGOROUS AND ALL-INCLUSIVE, AND TEACH THAT TEAMWORK, TENACITY, DISCIPLINE, AND JOYFUL EFFORT CAN EQUAL SUCCESS - IN ACADEMICS AND IN LIFE. EVERY STUDENT PARTICIPATES IN THESE HIGH-ENERGY CLASSES THAT CELEBRATE THE BEST IN EACH CHILD. BOYS AND GIRLS, WHETHER TYPICALLY DEVELOPING, WITH PHYSICAL OR LEARNING CHALLENGES OR ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS, ALL ARE AT HOME IN OUR PROGRAM. OUR CLASSES TOUCH UPON HEALTHY LIFE PRACTICES AND WHAT IT TAKES TO BE YOUR BEST MENTALLY, PHYSICALLY, AND EMOTIONALLY. STUDENTS PARTICIPATE IN LEARNING DIFFERENT DANCE MOVES THAT ARE TAUGHT BY A FORMER DANCER AND A COMPOSER/MUSICIAN PLAYING THE PIANO. EACH YEAR THE TAKE THE STAGE PROGRAM PRESENTS STUDENTS FROM ITS FULL-YEAR SCHOOLS TOGETHER ON STAGE IN A LIVE-MUSIC PUBLIC PERFORMANCE. TAKE THE STAGE IS OWEN COX DANCE GROUP'S DYNAMIC IN-SCHOOL RESIDENCY PROGRAM. TAKING LIVE MUSIC AND JOYFULLY RIGOROUS DANCE INSTRUCTION DIRECTLY INTO URBAN CLASSROOMS, PROFESSIONAL TEACHING ARTISTS INSPIRE CHILDREN TO PERSONAL EXCELLENCE THROUGH A SUSTAINED, FIRST-HAND EXPERIENCE IN THE ARTS. IN 2024-25 TAKE THE STAGE WAS OFFERED IN FIVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS: LONGFELLOW, SCUOLA VITA NUOVA, HARTMAN, ACADEMIE LAFAYETTE, AND OUR LADY OF HOPE. OWEN COX CONTINUED IT'S SCHOLARS - WILLING AND TALENTED PROGRAM, INVITING STUDENTS TO 20 WEEKS OF ADVANCED DANCE TRAINING AND SPECIAL PERFORMANCE OPPORTUNITIES.
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 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 June 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 October 2007.
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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