Cdm Orchesis Dance Company
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
CDM Orchesis Dance Company is a 501(c)(3) non-profit high school dance organization dedicated to providing quality and professional dance instruction and instilling an appreciation for the art of dance in a safe studio environment at Corona Del Mar High School in Newport Beach, CA. Our mission is to provide dance education in the classroom, the school, and the community. The organization is typically comprised of students in their freshman, sophomore, junior, and senior years of high school. The members of the dance team perform a variety of dance styles at school functions to promote dancing as an art form and to support school spirit and activities. The Dance Company performs an annual dance show that showcases various dance forms and choreographies.
- Income
- $133,237
- Spending
- $103,373
- Reserves
- 4.3 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 54%
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 (4)
- $22,362 spent. CDM Orchesis Dance Company performs an annual Spring dance show that showcases various dance forms and choreographies.
- $24,570 spent. CDM Orchesis Dance Company provides additional funding for the Director's salary.
- $44,553 spent. The organization provies choreography services, costumes, videography and other program expenses to students involved in the dance team, including a summer camp.
- $8,803 spent. The organization provides an annual end-of-year banquet for the dance team and their families as well as a yearbook.
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 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 November 6, 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 September 2018.
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 November 4, 2026.
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