EIN 13-3320972

Danspace Project

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
23
Year formed
1974
Most recent tax filings
2022-06-01
Description
Danspace Project presents dance works in NYC. Recent initiatives include Renewal Residencies and Platform series, featuring diverse artists.
Total revenues
$1,365,966
2022
Total expenses
$1,286,976
2022
Total assets
$1,623,406
2022
Num. employees
23
2022

Program areas at Danspace Project

Platform seriesplatform 2022: the dream of the audience part ii was held april 23-june 11, 2022, featuring rashaun mitchell & silas riener, mayfield brooks, iele paloumpis, and ogemdi ude. This series marked the first public in-person performances inside our space since the shutdown. Curated by judy hussie-taylor, platform 2022 took inspiration from theresa hak kyung cha's poem of 1977 where she addresses the audience "as a distant relative." Conversations without walls events returned to open and close the series, attended by over 80 audience members. Artists worked with themes including ancestral explorations, accessibility and disability aesthetics, and sustainable relationships to land, site, and water. The platform's premieres were presented in-person with multiple sold-out shows, and despite limited audience capacity due to the pandemic, were attended by 806 audience members. All four platform presentations featured audio description (ad) for at least one of their performances, which represented a new and exciting accessibility effort for Danspace.
Presentingin fy22, Danspace Project (dsp) connected artists with each other and audiences through digital and live programming. The season began with "a ritual of return" in september 2021. This public, free gathering was held outdoors in the gardens of our home at st. mark's church. Led by artist devynn emory, we acknowledged the land on which we stood as that of lenapehoking, all of our arms moving in gestures of gratitude; we heard soaring live vocals from samita sinha; and we witnessed movement by choreographer and dancer mina nishimura. The event allowed for a thoughtful return to our site and an opportunity for community members to reconnect. Two digital conversations without walls events facilitated by artist research fellows samita sinha and david thomson featured all four renewal residency artists, and were attended by nearly 150 audience members. In four online draftwork showings curated by ishmael houston-jones, nine artists shared and discussed their works-in-progress with over 250 audience members.
Renewal residenciesin fy22, Danspace developed and launched a new program, renewal residencies, after listening to artists' calls for time and space to renew their creative processes without the pressure of presentation. These process-focused residencies and associated resources went to a cohort of residents in fy22: christopher "unpezverde" nez, gillian walsh, jordan demetrius lloyd, and mina nishimura. Each received an artist fee and two stipends, one for racial equity and one for accessibility; utilized 2 weeks residency time plus additional rehearsal time as needed; benefited from curatorial support and technical assistance throughout the year; and took advantage of opportunities to share work through showings, contributions to the online journal, and/or participating in conversations without walls. This program intersected with new accessibility initiatives as well: christopher "unpezverde" nez, who is visually impaired, led conversations with our entire network of artists about audio description (ad), both in its simple form where the work is described narration, and in its more complex form, where it is incorporated into and integral to the work.
This past year, four artists were invited to be artist research fellows-devynn emory, okwui okpokwasili, samita sinha, and david thomson-with the goal of working together with Danspace to push the limits of collaborative inquiry, beginning to consider generational change in the field and launch Danspace's center for dialogue and exchange in the arts (cdea). The fellows engaged with Danspace staff and artists in monthly group discussions throughout the year as well as individual conversations between each artist and Danspace curatorial staff. Danspace's online journal featured essays, poems, and multimedia digital works from 12 artists, including a special series of dialogues between performance artists curated by poet and artist asiya wadud. Lastly, dsp raised funds in 2000 to set up affordable office space for independent choreographers, and continues to offer this space at a subsidized rate.

Grants made by Danspace Project

GranteeGrant descriptionAmount
Wesleyan UniversityDanspace Project/ Wesleyan Partnership Program, the Institute for Curatorial Practice in Performance$11,500

Who funds Danspace Project

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Andrew W. Mellon FoundationTo Continue Support for Dance Residencies$300,000
Doris Duke Charitable FoundationGeneral Operating Support$250,000
The Howard Gilman FoundationFoundation Grant - General Operating Support$130,000
...and 24 more grants received totalling $1,082,289

Personnel at Danspace Project

NameTitleCompensation
Judy Hussie-TaylorExecutive Director and Chief Curator$109,396
Jodi BenderDirector of Finance and Operations / Director of Operations
Lily CohenCommunications Director / Communications Manager
Peggy H. ChengDirector of Development
Benjamin Akio KimitchProgram Director and Associate Curator
...and 11 more key personnel

Financials for Danspace Project

RevenuesFYE 06/2022
Total grants, contributions, etc.$1,344,997
Program services$19,711
Investment income and dividends$1,258
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$0
Net income from fundraising events$0
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$0
Total revenues$1,365,966

Form 990s for Danspace Project

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2021-062022-05-13990View PDF
2020-062021-05-20990View PDF
2019-062021-01-28990View PDF
2018-062019-08-17990View PDF
2017-062018-10-16990View PDF
...and 7 more Form 990s

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Data update history
May 6, 2023
Received grants
Identified 1 new grant, including a grant for $30,000 from Jerome Foundation
August 2, 2022
Received grants
Identified 4 new grant, including a grant for $400,000 from Tides Foundation
September 23, 2021
Received grants
Identified 8 new grant, including a grant for $130,000 from The Howard Gilman Foundation
September 23, 2021
Received grants
Identified 2 new grant, including a grant for $7,000 from James E Robison Foundation
August 22, 2021
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019
Nonprofit Types
Arts, culture, and humanities nonprofitsPerforming arts organizationsPerforming arts centersTheatersCharities
Issues
Arts, cultural, and humanities
Characteristics
Fundraising eventsReceives government fundingGala fundraisersTax deductible donations
General information
Address
St Marks Church 131 E 10th St
New York, NY 10003
Metro area
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
County
New York County, NY
Website URL
danspaceproject.org/ 
Phone
(212) 674-8112
IRS details
EIN
13-3320972
Fiscal year end
June
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
1974
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
A61: Performing Arts Centers
NAICS code, primary
711110: Theater Companies and Dinner Theaters
Parent/child status
Independent
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