Skip to the page content
Your donations
Passes our checks

Continuing the Legacy Dance Foundation

EIN 85-2317756 · Las Vegas, NV

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

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthWeak42 out of 100GovernanceWeak26 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

CONTINUING NBSP;THE NBSP;LEGACY NBSP;DANCE NBSP;FOUNDATION NBSP;IS NBSP;DEDICATED NBSP;TO NBSP;PRESENTING NBSP;PERFORMANCES NBSP;AND NBSP;PRESERVING NBSP;THE NBSP;WORK NBSP;OF NBSP;GENERATIONS NBSP;OF NBSP;GREAT NBSP;ARTISTS NBSP;CHOREOGRAPHERS NBSP;AND NBSP;TEACHERS NBSP;WHILE NBSP;SHOWCASING NBSP;THE NBSP;WORK NBSP;OF NBSP;EMERGING NBSP;TALENT NBSP;IN NBSP;A NBSP;BROAD NBSP;SPECTRUM NBSP;OF NBSP;DANCE NBSP;STYLES

Income
$274,112
Spending
$414,318
Spent on programs
94%
Reserves
0 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 93%
Employees
0
Highest pay
$61,710, president

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

Financial health

Weak: 42 out of 100. Higher than 12% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, $250k to $1m).

  • Reserves

    4 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 0.0 months of spending.

  • Living within its means

    0 of 15

    Spending exceeded income by 51% of income.

  • Income trend

    15 of 15

    Income rose 2% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    94% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.

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

Governance

Weak: 26 out of 100. Higher than 4% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, $250k to $1m).

  • Independent board

    5 of 25

    0 of 4 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    0 of 15

    Reports no written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    0 of 8

    Reports no written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    0 of 7

    Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    0 of 10

    Did not give the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Pay set independently

    0 of 5

    Reports no independent review process for its chief executive's pay.

  • Independent check of accounts

    6 of 15

    Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 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 (2)
  1. $236,516 spent. CTLDF IS DEDICATED TO PRESENTING PERFORMANCES AND PRESERVING THE WORK OF GENERATIONS OF GREAT ARTISTS CHOREOGRAPHERS AND TEACHERS WHILE SHOWCASING THE WORK OF EMERGING TALENT IN A BROAD SPECTRUM OF DANCE STYLES.
  2. $13,049 spent. ARTWORK/CONSERVATORY (KIDS PROGRAM) THE PROGRAM IS FOR YOUNG DANCERS (JUNIOR HIGH AND HIGHSCHOOL). THE PROGRAM FOCUSES ON CODIFIED DANCE TECHNIQUES, AND GIVES STUDENTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO PERFORM NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY.

Source: Form 990 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 September 2020.

    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.

Ratings and checks are our reading of public records, using the published method. They are not a statement about anyone's honesty. If you work for this organization, you can send corrections or results, confirm you want gifts through Veridonate, or ask to be removed from giving.