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Rx Ballroom Dance

EIN 83-3614276 · Ladera Ranch, CA

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthFair57 out of 100GovernanceNot ratedThe short tax form does not cover thisImpact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

RX BALLROOM DANCE'S MISSION IS TO USE THE MULTIPLE MODALITIES OF BALLROOM DANCING TO ENHANCE, PRESERVE AND ENGAGE NEUROLOGIC FUNCTION IN PEOPLE CONFRONTING NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASE.

Income
$143,340
Spending
$176,007
Reserves
3.9 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 100%
Highest pay
$77,692, executive director

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Fair: 57 out of 100. Higher than 26% of charities in its peer group (health care, under $250k).

  • Reserves

    20 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 3.9 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 2% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    0 of 15

    Spending exceeded income by 23% of income.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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 December 31, 2024, 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)
  1. $148,143 spent. ERIN ANGELO AND OTHER RX BALLROOM DANCE INSTRUCTORS HELD FREE BALLROOM INSTRUCTION CLASSES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES SUCH AS PARKINSON'S AND ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE. THESE HOUR LONG CLASSES OCCURRED FROM JANUARY 1 2024 THROUGH DECEMBER 31 2024 AT WEEKLY OR BIWEEKLY INTERVALS ON ZOOM AS WELL AS "LIVE IN PERSON" AT 11 DIFFERENT LOCATIONS - DANCE DALY, ORANGE, DANCE DALY MISSION VIEJO, MCCANN DANCE, OCEANSIDE, LAGUNA WOODS CLUBHOUSES 6 & 5 IN ORANGE COUNTY, FALLBROOK REGIONAL CENTER, FALLBROOK, CHAMPION STUDIO, SAN DIEGO, RANCHO BERNARDO & TEMECULA, DANCE HEADQUARTERS, SAN DIEGO, ED BROWN SENIOR CENTER, RANCHO BERNARDO, CA. TOTAL NUMBER OF DANCE STUDIO SESSIONS PROVIDED WAS 743. AVERAGE ATTENDANCE PER CLASS WAS 12. THERE WERE MORE THAN 6,700 LESSONS TAKEN BY STUDENTS IN NEED. UNIQUE ATTENDEES WERE 509 THROUTHOUT THE YEAR.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since April 2019.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. 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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