Houston International Dance Coalition
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
THE HOUSTON INTERNATIONAL DANCE COALITION IS A SERVICE ORGANIZATION PROMOTING THE CREATION AND PRESENTATION OF DANCE IN HOUSTON. THE HOUSTON INTERNATIONAL DANCE COALITION PRODUCES DANCE SALAD FESTIVAL WHICH PRESENTS TOP QUALITY DANCE COMPANIES FROM AROUND THE WORLD AND THE UNITED STATES WHILE EMPHASIZING THE ROLE OF DANCE AND MUSIC AS FUNDAMENTAL FORMS OF HUMAN EXPRESSION. DANCE SALAD FESTIVAL ALSO CONTRIBUTES TO HOUSTON'S CULTURAL FABRIC WITH INNOVATIVE COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO PROMOTE INTERACTION AMONG CHOREOGRAPHERS, DANCERS, MUSICIANS AND THEIR AUDIENCES, PROVIDING EXPANDED EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES TO GET TO KNOW THE WORLD THROUGH DANCE.
- Income
- $25
- Spending
- $128
- Reserves
- 23.1 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 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 June 30, 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 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)
- HOUSTON INTERNAL DANCE COALITION'S PRIMARY ACTIVITY IS DANCE SALAD FESTIVAL, AN INTERNATIONALLY ACCLAIMED, WEEK LONG FESTIVAL THAT INVIGORATES HOUSTON'S DIVERSE CULTURAL COMMUNITY WITH INTERNATIONAL, NATIONAL, AND REGIONAL DANCE AS WELL AS OUTREACH PROGRAMS. CAPTURING HOUSTON'S SPIRIT OF INTERNATIONALISM, DANCE SALAD FESTIVAL (DSF) CELEBRATES THE DIVERSITY OF CULTURES THAT RESIDE IN HOUSTON AND PROMOTES THE EXPERIENCE OF OTHER CULTURES THROUGH THE UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE OF DANCE. WITH LOCAL, NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL PRESS COVERAGE, PLUS SUPPORT AND RECOGNITION FROM THE CONSULAR CORPS, DSF EXPANDS HOUSTON'S CULTURAL REACH. DSF IMPACTS TOURISM, ATTRACTING REGIONAL, NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL VISITORS. SINCE 1992, DSF HAS SHOWCASED ALL KINDS OF DANCE, FROM THE PRECISE MOVEMENTS OF CONTEMPORARY CLASSICAL BALLET, AND THE POETIC SENSITIVITY OF ASIAN DANCE, TO THE PRIMAL RHYTHMS OF MODERN AFRICAN DANCE. THIS WEEKLONG FESTIVAL INVIGORATES THE DANCE COMMUNITY. DANCERS, CHOREOGRAPHERS, DANCE COMPANIES, AND DANCE AUDIENCES CAN SEE THE BEST OF CONTEMPORARY DANCE, BE EXPOSED TO LEADING CONTEMPORARY CHOREOGRAPHY, LEARN FROM AND INTERACT WITH RENOWNED FIGURES IN THE WORLD OF DANCE. JUST AS MUSEUMS EXHIBIT ART CAREFULLY CHOSEN BY A CURATOR, DSF IS UNIQUELY "CURATED" BY ITS ARTISTIC DIRECTOR, WHO SELECTS THE BEST ARTISTIC DANCE TALENT WORLDWIDE. APPEALING TO A BROAD AUDIENCE, DSF INCLUDES 3 CURATED EVENING CONCERTS AT THE WORTHAM CENTER, PLUS EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH PROGRAMS INCLUDING CLASSES, A YOUTH PROGRAM, CHOREOGRAPHERS' FORUM WITH THE MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, HOUSTON AND A TOURING VIDEO. DSF HAS ESTABLISHED A CULTURAL LEGACY, HAVING PRESENTED MORE THAN 470 ARTISTS, REPRESENTING 50 DIFFERENT NATIONALITIES, 85 LEADING DANCE COMPANIES, SHOWING THE WORK OF 76 DIFFERENT CHOREOGRAPHERS, AND PREMIERING 50 U.S. AND 89 HOUSTON CHOREOGRAPHIC WORKS TO DATE. DSF'S GOALS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS RELY ON SUSTAINING ARTISTIC QUALITY AT WORLD CLASS LEVEL. DSF INCREASINGLY ENHANCES APPRECIATION OF OTHER CULTURES AND BUILDS BRIDGES BETWEEN HOUSTON'S DIVERSE COMMUNITIES
Source: Form 990EZ 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 August 1986.
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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