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Resilience Dance Company Stl

EIN 87-1484854 · Saint Louis, MO

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

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthFair62 out of 100GovernanceGood76 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

TO CREATE EXCEPTIONAL DANCE EXPERIENCES THAT FUEL HUMAN CONNECTION.

Income
$232,570
Spending
$239,858
Spent on programs
85%
Reserves
0.2 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 71%
Employees
9
Volunteers
24
Highest pay
$23,803, executive and artistic director

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Fair: 62 out of 100. Higher than 31% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, under $250k).

  • Reserves

    4 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 0.2 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 13% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    8 of 15

    Spending exceeded income by 3% of income.

  • Income trend

    15 of 15

    Income rose 36% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    85% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 2 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

Good: 76 out of 100. Higher than 70% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, under $250k).

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    6 of 6 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    15 of 15

    Has a 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

    10 of 10

    Gave 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.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

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

Source: Form 990 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 (5)
  1. $163,131 spent. MAINSTAGE PERFORMANCESRDC PRODUCED FOUR MAINSTAGE COMPANY DANCE CONCERTS IN THE 24/25 SEASON: "ENTRY POINTS", "COLLECTIVE REALITIES", "INSTEAD OF WAITING, THEY WEAVE AND THE "ST. LOUIS CONTEMPORARY DANCE FESTIVAL". THE OPENING CONCERT, "ENTRY POINTS" FEATURED REPERTORY BY RENOWNED CHOREOGRAPHERS INCLUDING ANNIE RIGNEY, VIM VIGOR, KIA SMITH, ROSANNA TAVAREZ, AND VICTORIA LYNN AWKWARD. IT PREMIERED NOV. 6TH 7TH AT THE CATHERINE B. BERGES THEATRE AT COCA IN ST. LOUIS, MO."COLLECTIVE REALITIES", A NEW SHOW, TOOK PLACE FEB. 21 23, 2025 AT INTERSECT ARTS CENTER. IT FEATURED SIX WORLD PREMIERES CREATED BY CURRENT COMPANY ARTISTS AND PERFORMED BY 15 COMMUNITY DANCERS. THE FULL COMPANY RETURNED TO THE STAGE FOR "INSTEAD OF WAITING, THEY WEAVE" A NEW EVENING LENGTH CREATION BY EMILY HAUSSLER IN COLLABORATION WITH THE COMPANY ARTISTS. THIS SHOW, PREMIERING APRIL 11 13, 2025 AT INTERSECT ARTS CENTER, FEATURED AN ORIGINAL SCORE BY GABRIEL VIANELLO THAT WAS PERFORMED LIVE ON GUITAR EACH NIGHT.THE SEASON CONCLUDED WITH THE 2ND ANNUAL ST. LOUIS CONTEMPORARY DANCE FESTIVAL, WHICH FEATURED WORKS BY 16 CHOREOGRAPHERS AND 48 PERFORMERS FROM 6 STATES OVER 2 PERFORMANCES AT COCA'S STAENBERG PERFORMANCE LAB JUNE 14TH 15TH, 2025. THE FESTIVAL FURTHER OFFERED FOUR MASTER CLASSES BY VISITING ARTISTS AND CELEBRATED GROUND-BREAKING CONTEMPORARY DANCE BOTH LOCALLY AND FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY.IN TOTAL, THERE WERE 929 ATTENDANCES AT MAINSTAGE PERFORMANCES, WITH TICKETS RANGING FROM $15 - $25. PERFORMANCES REACHED AUDIENCES FROM 174 ZIP CODES, CONCENTRATED IN THE GREATER ST. LOUIS REGION. RDC WORKED WITH AND COMPENSATED 44 ARTISTS TO BRING 12 WORLD PREMIERES AND FOUR MAINSTAGE PERFORMANCES TO LIFE. THESE PERFORMANCES ENTERTAIN, INSPIRE, AND EDUCATE LOCAL AUDIENCES BY PRESENTING ENGAGING, VIRTUOSIC, AND THOUGHT-PROVOKING DANCE EXPERIENCES. THEY FULFILL OUR MISSION BY BRINGING TOGETHER AUDIENCES AND ARTISTS TO SPARK CURIOSITY, CONVERSATION, AND CONNECTIONS THROUGH DANCE.
  2. $24,416 spent. DANCE EDUCATIONRDC PROVIDES MULTIPLE FORMS OF DANCE EDUCATION TO THE COMMUNITY.RDC HOSTS OPEN DROP-IN CLASSES FOUR TO FIVE TIMES A WEEK FOR INTERMEDIATE AND ADVANCED STUDENTS, USUALLY AGES 16+, IN ST. LOUIS. THESE CLASSES PRIMARILY INCLUDE BALLET, CONTEMPORARY, MODERN, IMPROVISATION, AND PILATES. FURTHERMORE, RDC HOSTED 7 MASTER CLASSES LED BY RDC'S GUEST CHOREOGRAPHERS AND VISITING FESTIVAL ARTISTS. IN TOTAL, THROUGHOUT THE 2024/25 SEASON, THERE WERE 309 CLASS ATTENDANCE FROM 128 STUDENTS A 55% INCREASE AND 39% INCREASE RESPECTIVELY FROM 23/24.RDC HOSTED THREE SUMMER PROGRAMS TO SUPPORT DANCE EDUCATION FOR STUDENTS AGES 11-18. 18 STUDENTS ATTENDED ACROSS THE 3 PROGRAMS, WHICH INCLUDED AN OPEN INT/ADV SUMMER INTENSIVE FOR AGES 11-18, A PRE-PRO INTENSIVE FOR HIGH SCHOOLERS, AND THE CHOREOGRAPHY INTENSIVE AN IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCE FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WHICH ACCEPTS BASED ON AUDITIONS. STUDENTS IN THE FIRST TWO PROGRAMS TOOK TECHNIQUE CLASSES INCLUDING MODERN, IMPROVISATION, AND BALLET, WORKSHOPS INCLUDING PARTNERING AND CHOREOGRAPHY, AND SPECIAL SESSIONS ON "MENTAL HEALTH IN DANCE", LED BY LICENSED COUNSELOR AND BOARD MEMBER BRITTNI JOHNSON, AND "INJURY PREVENTION", LED BY ELIZABETH WESTLAND, RDC'S PARTNER PHYSICAL THERAPIST. PRE-PROFESSIONAL STUDENTS LEARNED AND PERFORMED COMPANY REP, WHILE SUMMER INTENSIVE STUDENTS WORKED ON A NEW PIECE BY AN RDC COMPANY DANCER. BOTH PROGRAMS ENDED IN MINI STUDIO PERFORMANCES, ATTENDED BY A TOTAL OF 70 AUDIENCE MEMBERS. STUDENTS IN CHOREOGRAPHY INTENSIVE TOOK MORNING TECHNIQUE CLASS FOLLOWED BY AN IMMERSIVE REHEARSAL PROCESS WITH RDC CHOREOGRAPHER WILL BRIGHTON, CREATING A NEW PIECE THAT PREMIERED AT THE ST. LOUIS CONTEMPORARY DANCE FESTIVAL. THEY ALSO HAD ACCESS TO WELLNESS WORKSHOPS LED BY RDC PARTNERS.LASTLY, RDC PILOTED OUR FIRST YOUTH EDUCATION OUTREACH PROGRAM: READYSETDANCE!, CREATED FOR ST. LOUIS PUBLIC LIBRARY'S LIVE AT SLPL SERIES. THIS ONE-HOUR LONG INTERACTIVE PRESENTATION PERFORMANCE INTRODUCES CHILDREN AGES 3-10 TO CONTEMPORARY DANCE, INSPIRING THEM TO USE THEIR OWN CREATIVE VOICES AND EXPLORE MOVEMENT IN THE FRAMEWORK OF TIME, SPACE, AND EFFORT. RDC REACHED 131 AUDIENCE MEMBERS WITH THIS WORKSHOP AT TWO LIBRARY LOCATIONS.RDC PROVIDES RIGOROUS YET NURTURING DANCE EDUCATION FOR STUDENTS AT AFFORDABLE RATES. RDC FULFILLS OUR MISSION BY CONNECTING STUDENTS WITH HIGH-QUALITY TRAINING IN DIVERSE TECHNIQUES IN ADDITION TO PROVIDING PROFESSIONAL OPPORTUNITIES.
  3. $11,643 spent. TOURING AND OUTREACHRESILIENCE DANCE COMPANY SUBMITS SHORT DANCES BY SEASON CHOREOGRAPHERS TO FESTIVALS AND CONFERENCES AROUND THE MIDWEST REGION. IN THE 24/25 SEASON, RDC TOURED TO DETROIT, MI TO PERFORM AS SHE WORKS, THE NURTURER DREAMS. BY EMILY DUGGINS EHLING AT DETROIT DANCE CITY FESTIVAL, PRESENTED BY ARTLAB J AT THE DETROIT INSTITUTE OF THE ARTS IN SEPTEMBER 2024. APPROXIMATELY 300 AUDIENCE MEMBERS ATTENDED THIS PERFORMANCE.IN ST. LOUIS, RDC COLLABORATED WITH MULTIPLE LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS TO OFFER OUTREACH PERFORMANCES. THESE INCLUDED DANCE THE VOTE IN COLLABORATION WITH ASHLEY TATE AND JOAN LIPKIN IN SEPTEMBER 2024, NATIONAL DANCE WEEK IN APRIL 2025, DOVETAIL "THE MARK" AT INTERSECT ARTS CENTER IN APRIL 2025, AND "IN COURAGEOUS FORM" PRESENTED BY COLLECTIVE MOTION IN MAY 2025.TOURING AND OUTREACH PERFORMANCES ARE CRITICAL OPPORTUNITIES TO CONNECT WITH NEW AUDIENCES, NETWORK WITH FELLOW PROFESSIONALS, DEVELOP THE COMPANY'S TECHNICAL AND ARTISTIC RANGE, AND AMPLIFY RDC'S MISSION IN NEW COMMUNITIES. THEY FURTHER HARNESS THE POWER OF COLLABORATION TO REDUCE COSTS AND INCREASE IMPACT THROUGH THE ARTS. THE PERFORMANCES DIRECTLY SUPPORT OUR MISSION TO FUEL HUMAN CONNECTION THROUGH DANCE, BUILDING BRIDGES IN AND BEYOND OUR ST. LOUIS COMMUNITY.
  4. $4,681 spent. HOLISTIC ARTIST WELLBEING PROGRAMRDC PROVIDES PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES TO COMPANY DANCERS TO PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE CAREERS AND HOLISTIC WELLBEING. IN THE 2024/25 SEASON, THESE INCLUDED: PHYSICAL THERAPY SESSIONS (TWICE A MONTH) THROUGH ATHLETICO PHYSICAL THERAPY, INDIVIDUAL MENTAL HEALTH THERAPY SESSIONS (TWICE A MONTH) THROUGH ONE OF THREE PARTNER THERAPISTS, AND MASSAGE THERAPY (ONCE A MONTH) THROUGH KIP TAYLOR MASSAGE THERAPY. DANCERS RECEIVED A TOTAL OF 127 HOURS OF SUBSIDIZED CARE.
  5. SEEN: STLSEEN: STL IS AN INFORMAL SHOWCASE OF DANCE WORKS BY INDEPENDENT ARTISTS IN ST. LOUIS, PRODUCED AND PRESENTED BY RESILIENCE DANCE COMPANY. DANCE ARTISTS, AGED 18+, ARE INVITED TO SIGN UP TO SHARE WORKS IN PROGRESS WITH THE COMMUNITY. THERE ARE NO FEES, NO GENRE OR TIME RESTRICTIONS, AND NO FORMAL ADJUDICATION PROCESS - ARTISTS SIMPLY SIGN UP, SHOW UP, AND SHARE WORK. SEEN: STL HAS GAINED MOMENTUM AS ONE OF RDC'S MOST POPULAR PROGRAMS, GIVING ARTISTS MUCH NEEDED OPPORTUNITIES TO PERFORM THEIR DANCES AND ENGAGE WITH AUDIENCES. ARTISTS BENEFIT FROM HAVING A WELCOMING PERFORMANCE PLATFORM TO PRESENT AND HONE THEIR WORK, AND AUDIENCES BENEFIT FROM SEEING A WIDE STYLISTIC RANGE OF LOCAL DANCE, FROM CLASSICAL INDIAN TO EXPERIMENTAL DANCE THEATER TO HIP-HOP AND MORE.39 DANCERS AND CHOREOGRAPHERS PARTICIPATED IN SEEN: STL BY SHARING WORK IN ONE OF THE TWO 2024/25 PERFORMANCES: OCTOBER 12TH, 2024, AND MAY 10TH, 2025. APPROXIMATELY 70 AUDIENCE MEMBERS ATTENDED IN-PERSON ACROSS BOTH PERFORMANCES TO VIEW THESE DANCES.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, 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 June 2025.

    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 June 2022.

    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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