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Holdtight Inc

EIN 99-4477941 · Denver, CO

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

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthFair64 out of 100GovernanceNot ratedThe short tax form does not cover thisImpact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

HOLDTIGHT HT is a Performing Arts Non-Profit based in Denver Colorado that creates and presents live performance film and educational offerings to illuminate the intersection of art environmental activism psyche and the human body HOLDTIGHT hires a diverse range of boundary-pushing local national and international artists who work in the mediums of dance music theater lighting scenography and spoken word to come together and create transformative experiences which elicit questions conversations interconnection and deep joy supporting humanity toward healing and radical forward-thinking change HOLDTIGHT presents immersive work in both traditional theater spaces as well as non-traditional spaces such as galleries museums restaurants courtyards historic homes and more

Income
$76,427
Spending
$66,410
Reserves
2.4 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 74%
Highest pay
$22,015, artistic director president treasurer

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Fair: 64 out of 100. Higher than 34% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, under $250k).

  • Reserves

    10 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 2.4 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 0% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    15 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 13% of income.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, 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, 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 (3)
  1. $10,119 spent. Nourishment What Feeds You A live performance piece where HOLDTIGHT collaborated with Denver restaurant Stowaway Kitchen to create and perform a multi-sensory dance-theater production where audience members ate a multi-course dinner and enjoyed performance in creative artistic ways while engaging with dance storytelling live original music lighting design and participatory set design HT received a project grant from Rino Arts District for this project allowing HT to partner with other local non-profits to offer free and subsidized tickets to their community members in addition to HTs audiences This intimate production had six performances in 2025 and served 150 audience members
  2. $5,065 spent. Wild Oscillation A live performance piece and multi-course dinner theater made in collaboration with Denver restaurant Somebody People The meal was entirely plant-based with food sourced from local Colorado farms HOLDTIGHT created and then performed this original work using live painting dance song live and original music lighting design and audience participation for audiencesparticipants to consider their inner wildness in relationship to the greater outdoors and wildlife The immersive performance lasts over the course of an evening where the audience moves between rooms of the restaurant enjoying a meal and participating in the artistic practice both in movement and also in adding to a painting that is live created throughout the piece as well Audiences take a piece of the painting home as well This production ran four times in 2025 and served 120 audience members This production was named one of the top three immersive theater performances of 2025 by Onstage Colorado
  3. $1,295 spent. Workshops HOLDTIGHT presents open-level educational workshops called Process Express throughout the year Process Express workshops are generally 2 hours long combining creative writing with creative movement practices They were developed by HT Founder and Artistic Director Gwendolyn Gussman and incorporate live musical accompaniment by HT artistic collaborators These workshops are either offered for free or sliding-scale and are accessible to all ages bodies abilities backgrounds and they occur monthly in Denver at various locations HT has partnered with other organizations such as Denver Arts Venues Rino Arts District Youth on Record and Cleo Parker Robinson Dance to offer these workshops to a range of teens to adults In 2025 HT taught over 15 workshops to over 164 participants

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 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 September 7, 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 September 30, 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 September 10, 2026.

  4. 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.

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

    Recognized by the IRS since October 2024.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 7, 2026.

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