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Paul Taylor Dance Foundation
Also known as The Paul Taylor Dance Company
Paul Taylor Dance Foundation reported $11.5 million in revenue and $11.2 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $75.33 went to program services, $17.54 to management and general costs and $7.13 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 73.8% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $252,329 (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR). 10 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 83% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $11MFor context, the median across 876 covered arts, culture & humanities charities: $79.98 programs, $13.89 management, $6.13 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $12MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 75.3% | 78.5% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 17.5% | 13.6% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 7.1% | 6.0% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.09 | $0.10 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 73.8% | 57.5% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.8% | 1.7% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 18.0% | 20.8% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $252,329 | $385,706 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 2.26% | 2.03% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 10 | 8 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 12.7 | 36.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 18 of 18 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expensePresentation of the Paul Taylor Dance company in new york citythe company presented three weeks of performances at the david h. Koch theater at lincoln center. Additionally, the company presented one week of performances at the joyce theater. There were 23,625 tickets purchased during the lincoln center season. The engagement at the joyce theater was sold out
The Paul Taylor Dance company national touringnational touring continued with performances in new york (chautauqua, fire island, chatham, tarrytown, stony brook, and purchase), the american dance festival (nc), the kennedy center for the performing arts, and additional venues in virginia, kentucky, maine, new mexico, kansas, florida, oklahoma, wisconsin, and tennessee. The company also performed in thailand and a two-week tour in china
New choreography and preservation of taylor dancesas part of investing in the future of the dance and amplifying emerging choreographers, the company premiered works by resident choreographers lauren lovette and robert battle, and received a commission for a new work by hope boykin. The company stewards the taylor repertory by reviving and works and licensing landmark works to other dance companies to perform. Churchyard and tablet, both works from the 1960s were reconstructed and performed to critical acclaim. License agreements were entered into with southern methodist university…
Highest reported compensation
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Director/trustee, officer, 60.00 hrs/week | $245,000 | $0 | $7,329 | $252,329 |
| ARTISTIC DIRECTOR Director/trustee, officer, 60.00 hrs/week | $205,209 | $0 | $11,981 | $217,190 |
| RESIDENT COREOGRAPHER Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $172,111 | $0 | $17,062 | $189,173 |
| EXTERNAL AFFAIRS EXECUTIVE Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $152,945 | $0 | $15,363 | $168,308 |
| GENERAL MANAGER Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $151,986 | $0 | $10,890 | $162,876 |
| DIRECTOR OF FINANCE Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $137,779 | $0 | $15,582 | $153,361 |
| REHEARSAL DIRECTOR Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $115,401 | $0 | $8,966 | $124,367 |
| COMPANY MANAGER Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $112,993 | $0 | $10,923 | $123,916 |
10 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Paul Taylor Dance Foundation (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $631K (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
FY2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b18 · 18 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2Yes
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18Yes
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bYes
- Employees Part I, line 5127
- Volunteers Part I, line 695
Largest outside contractors
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| NEW YORK CITY BALLET Theater labor | $1,010,173 |
| GLENHILL ASSOCIATES LLC Construction services | $807,130 |
| ST LUKE'S CHAMBER ENSEMBLE Music for performances | $740,236 |
| CATERING X RESTAURANT ASSOCIATES Catering services for gala | $252,343 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 7 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
15 private foundations reported grants to Paul Taylor Dance Foundation totaling $374K on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Of every $100 Paul Taylor Dance Foundation spent in FY2025, $75.33 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Paul Taylor Dance Foundation's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Paul Taylor Dance Foundation reported that 75.3% of its $11.2 million in expenses went to program services, 17.5% to management and general and 7.1% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Paul Taylor Dance Foundation pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Paul Taylor Dance Foundation reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $252,329, for the role of EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Paul Taylor Dance Foundation get its money?
Of $11.5 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 73.8% came from contributions and grants (including 0.8% from government grants) and 18.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Paul Taylor Dance Foundation a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 13-2665475 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, object 202601259349302650 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202501339349301795 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202401289349300430 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202321049349300822 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202211319349305031 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202131279349301923 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 13-2665475: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.