Wideman-Davis Dance of New York Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Wideman Davis Dance moves audiences and communities by creating performances, engaging in dialogue and conducting historical and place-based research.
- Income
- $221,203
- Spending
- $774,888
- Spent on programs
- 90%
- Reserves
- 2.7 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 90%
- Employees
- 2
- Volunteers
- 6
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
Fair: 60 out of 100. Higher than 29% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, under $250k).
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 2.7 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 1% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 250% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 82% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1590% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 11 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
Fair: 62 out of 100. Higher than 48% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, under $250k).
Independent board
25 of 256 of 6 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
0 of 15Reports no written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
0 of 8Reports no written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
0 of 7Reports no 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.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports 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 (1)
- $694,483 spent. Wideman Davis Dance of New York (WDD) is an interdisciplinary, dance companywhose programming and performances centralize the histories, present, and futures of Black communities in the Diaspora. During the 2024 fiscal year, WDD conducted an 18-week residency program in Harpersville, AL, and Columbia, SC. Over the course of the residency year, WDD completed multiple community performances, outreach and education events, and engaged local artists in the Harpersville and Columbia communities, providing financial support and mentoring. In addition to creating space for communities, they also emphasize working alongside its members. WDD prioritizes intergenerational work, fostering relationships, and creating spaces for communities to come together. WDDs work and audiences both exist in a space often neglected by mainstream dance companies. Their work shines a light on the myriad experiences of Black communities, centralizing their narratives, histories, and subjects. WDD moves audiences through the dances they create and perform, dialogues they lead, research they conduct, and movement experiences they share. They invite audiences and communities to engage ideas, history, and the world around us in order to better understand these themes and ideas. The outcome of this deeply entrenched community work is often empowerment for the community to continue the work WDD facilitated throughout their residency. This continuation can take many forms, but some outcomes include an increased capacity to better tell its own story, a broader network of artists and social justice workers for members to call upon, access to funding resources for both artists and communities, and connection to the resources of WDD.
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
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 September 7, 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 September 30, 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 September 10, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since April 2014.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 7, 2026.
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