Move Nyc Foundation Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
MOVE|NYC| IS A CIVIC ARTS AND SOCIAL JUSTICE ORGANIZATION COMMITTED TO CULTIVATING A MORE DIVERSE AND INCLUSIVE SOCIETY THROUGH TRANSFORMING THE FIELD OF PROFESSIONAL DANCE. MORE THAN AN ARTS ORGANIZATION, MOVE|NYC| IS A MOVEMENT FOR EQUITY AND OPPORTUNITY. THE NONPROFIT FOCUSES ON SHAPING THE NEXT GENERATION OF DANCE ARTISTS AND LEADERS BY PROVIDING TUITION-FREE ARTISTIC TRAINING, MENTORSHIP, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND ESSENTIAL RESOURCES FOR CAREER ADVANCEMENT. THROUGH ITS PROGRAMS, ACTIVITIES AND YOUTH ENSEMBLE, MOVE|NYC| IS COMMITTED TO ARTISTIC EXCELLENCE, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND SOCIAL CHANGE BY EMPOWERING THE NEXT GENERATION OF ARTISTS TO BREAK BOUNDARIES, HONOR THEIR UNIQUE STORIES, AND MOVE THE FIELD FORWARD.
- Income
- $1.4 million
- Spending
- $1.5 million
- Spent on programs
- 62%
- Reserves
- 5.2 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 88%
- Employees
- 6
- Volunteers
- 30
- Highest pay
- $144,861, co-founder & ceo
Source: Form 990 for the year ending August 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 71 out of 100. Higher than 43% of charities in its peer group (public benefit, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 5.2 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 6% of what it owns.
Living within its means
8 of 15Spending exceeded income by 3% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 45% on the year before.
Spending floor
8 of 1562% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 27 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending August 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 70% of charities in its peer group (public benefit, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 2514 of 16 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a 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
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited 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 August 31, 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)
- $906,339 spent. MOVE|NYC| IS A CIVIC ARTS AND SOCIAL JUSTICE ORGANIZATION COMMITTED TO TRANSFORMING THE DANCE PROFESSION BY CULTIVATING A MORE DIVERSE AND INCLUSIVE FUTURE. IN JUST ELEVEN YEARS, THE ORGANIZATION HAS BECOME AN INDUSTRY LEADER IN PROVIDING MENTORSHIP, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, AND ARTISTIC TRAINING TO YOUNG DANCERS, WITH A FOCUS ON EMPOWERING DANCERS FROM POPULATIONS HISTORICALLY UNDERREPRESENTED WITHIN THE DANCE INDUSTRY. BY PREPARING YOUNG ARTISTS TO SUCCEED NOT ONLY AS DANCE PROFESSIONALS BUT AS ENGAGED, GLOBAL CITIZENS, WE ARE PRIMING A NEW GENERATION FOR LEADERSHIP IN A RAPIDLY CHANGING WORLD. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)EACH YEAR, WE SERVE OVER 150 TALENTED ARTISTS AGED 13-25, SUPPORTING DANCERS FROM JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL THROUGH THE EARLY DAYS OF THEIR PROFESSIONAL DANCE CAREERS. MOVE|NYC| IS ALSO A VITAL LAUNCHPAD FOR SOME OF THE INDUSTRY'S MOST PROMISING EMERGING CHOREOGRAPHERS. MOVE|NYC|'S CORE PROGRAM, THE YOUNG PROFESSIONALS PROGRAM (YPP), IS A TUITION-FREE, YEAR-ROUND MENTORSHIP, ARTISTIC TRAINING, AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM FOR DANCERS AGED 13-18 RESIDING IN NYC WHO WOULD OTHERWISE LACK THE FINANCIAL MEANS TO TRAIN AT A COMPETITIVE LEVEL. YPP PROVIDES UP TO 50 YOUNG ARTISTS WITH 10-15 PUBLIC PERFORMANCE OPPORTUNITIES PER YEAR, OVER 500 HOURS ANNUALLY OF RIGOROUS AND SEQUENTIAL CONSERVATORY-BASED CURRICULUM, INDIVIDUALIZED CAREER GUIDANCE, AND NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES, ENABLING THEM TO DEVELOP INTO VERSATILE, SOCIALLY CONSCIOUS, AND SELF-SUFFICIENT ARTISTS. IN ADDITION TO PROVIDING ARTISTIC TRAINING, WE ARE UNIQUELY COMMITTED TO THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF EACH YOUNG ARTIST THROUGH ONE-ON-ONE PROFESSIONAL AND PEER MENTORSHIP, AUDITION COACHING, AND CAREER MANAGEMENT SEMINARS, AS THESE TOOLS ARE JUST AS VITAL AS THE PHYSICAL TRAINING NECESSARY FOR A SUCCESSFUL CAREER IN DANCE. MOVE|NYC|'S SUCCESS IS DEMONSTRATED BY OUR OUTCOMES: 100% OF RECENT ALUMNI HAVE BEEN ACCEPTED TO SOME OF THE NATION'S TOP COLLEGES, CONSERVATORIES, AND PROFESSIONAL TRAINING PROGRAMS. TWENTY-TWO ALUMNI HAVE BEEN ACCEPTED TO THE JUILLIARD SCHOOL SINCE 2019, INCLUDING FIVE FROM THE CLASS OF 2026 ALONE. TWENTY-NINE ALUMNI HAVE BEEN NAMED NATIONAL YOUNGARTS FOUNDATION WINNERS IN DANCE, ONE OF THE NATION'S MOST PRESTIGIOUS TALENT SEARCHES AND COMPETITIONS. IN 2025 ALONE, OUR DANCERS WERE COLLECTIVELY AWARDED $5 MILLION IN SCHOLARSHIPS TO UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGE PROGRAMS. MOST NOTABLY, ALUMNI REGULARLY JOIN MAJOR INTERNATIONAL DANCE COMPANIES, INCLUDING AILEY II, A.I.M BY KYLE ABRAHAM, BATSHEVA DANCE COMPANY (ISRAEL), BALLET BC (CANADA), CAROLINA BALLET, GALLIM, THE HOFESH SHECHTER COMPANY (UK), THE LIMON DANCE COMPANY, THE MARTHA GRAHAM DANCE COMPANY, PHILADANCO, RONALD K. BROWN/EVIDENCE, SCAPINO BALLET ROTTERDAM (HOLLAND), STAATSOPER HANNOVER (GERMANY), AND MORE.MOVE|NYC| OFFERS TWO ADDITIONAL ARTISTIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS: PRE-YPP AND OPEN ACCESS INTENSIVE, EACH OF WHICH OFFERS THE SAME RIGOROUS INSTRUCTION AND INDIVIDUALIZED SUPPORT AS YPP, BUT WITH MORE FLEXIBILITY IN TERMS OF TIME COMMITMENT AND LEVEL OF TECHNICAL ABILITY. BOTH PROGRAMS HAVE SERVED AS TRAINING GROUNDS FOR DANCERS WHO LATER WENT ON TO JOIN YPP, ENABLING US TO IDENTIFY AND NURTURE TALENT AT EVERY STAGE OF DEVELOPMENT. PRE-YPP IS A TUITION-FREE HIGH SCHOOL PREPAREDNESS AND MENTORSHIP PROGRAM FOR NYC-BASED DANCERS IN SEVENTH AND EIGHTH GRADE, DESIGNED TO PREPARE APPROXIMATELY 10 YOUNG DANCERS ANNUALLY FOR A SUCCESSFUL HIGH SCHOOL CAREER. PRE-YPP OPERATES FROM AUGUST TO JUNE ANNUALLY, AND MIRRORS THE YPP CURRICULUM. OPEN ACCESS INTENSIVE IS AN ANNUAL WEEK-LONG WINTER WORKSHOP SERVING 40 TALENTED YOUTH AGED 13 - 18. DESIGNED TO WELCOME YOUNG DANCERS WHO LIVE BOTH IN AND OUTSIDE OF NEW YORK CITY, THE PROGRAM TAKES PLACE ALONGSIDE THE YPP WINTER INTENSIVE, CULMINATING IN A SHOWCASE FOR PUBLIC AUDIENCES.MOVE|NYC|'S THIRD ANNUAL D.C. EXPERIENCE IS A TUITION-FREE, HIGH-CALIBER TRAINING PROGRAM DESIGNED FOR EXCEPTIONALLY TALENTED AND MOTIVATED DC METRO AREA TEENS, AGES 13-18. THIS PROGRAM CONSISTS OF A SUMMER INTENSIVE AND QUARTERLY WORKSHOPS AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SEMINARS. BY ELIMINATING BARRIERS AND FOCUSING SOLELY ON TALENT, WE PROVIDE ACCESS TO WORLD-CLASS DANCE EDUCATION, MENTORSHIP, AND EMPOWERMENT TO DEVELOP THE NEXT GENERATION OF LEADING ARTISTS. THIS INTENSIVE CULTIVATES DANCERS AT EVERY TECHNICAL LEVEL, FOSTERING THEIR GROWTH AND POTENTIAL IN AN INCLUSIVE, SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT.OUR PEER MENTORSHIP PROGRAM AND MOVE THE FIELD INTERNSHIP PROGRAM PROVIDE YPP ALUMNI WITH OPPORTUNITIES TO MAKE INDUSTRY CONNECTIONS AND SUCCESSFULLY BEGIN THEIR PROFESSIONAL CAREERS. THE PEER MENTORSHIP PROGRAM IS A PAID YEAR-ROUND INITIATIVE THAT PAIRS 10-12 RECENT YPP ALUMNI WITH CURRENT YPP PARTICIPANTS, PROVIDING ALUMNI WITH EXPERIENCE IN ADVISING YOUNG ARTISTS. PEER MENTORS ARE ALSO ABLE TO WORK WITH MOVE|NYC| LEADERSHIP TO CULTIVATE THE NECESSARY SKILLS TO DEVELOP INTO SUCCESSFUL ARTISTIC LEADERS. SWEAT LAB IS A WEEK-LONG SUMMER RESIDENCY THAT GIVES YPP ALUMS WHO ARE EMERGING CHOREOGRAPHERS THE OPPORTUNITY TO DEVELOP NEW WORK IN A SUPPORTIVE AND COLLABORATIVE ENVIRONMENT. OVER THE COURSE OF THE RESIDENCY, TWO CHOREOGRAPHERS EACH WORK WITH SIX PAID PROFESSIONAL DANCERS WHO ARE YPP ALUMNI TO DEVELOP AN ORIGINAL PIECE. THE CHOREOGRAPHERS ALSO EACH RECEIVE A STIPEND, DEDICATED MENTORSHIP AND GUIDANCE FROM A PROFESSIONAL CHOREOGRAPHER, A FULLY PRODUCED SHOWCASE OF THEIR WORK, AND NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES WITH LEADERS IN THE FIELD. MOVE|NYC| HELPS INCREASE EQUITY OF ACCESS, POSITIONING THE NEXT GENERATION OF DANCERS TO SUCCEED PROFESSIONALLY AND TRANSFORM THE FIELD.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending August 31, 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 August 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 December 2019.
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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