Tennessee · Nonprofit
Dancing Through the Curriculum
Dancing Through the Curriculum (Tennessee) receives grants from 5 organizations whose IRS filings report $108,338 to it, the largest being FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND ($45,000). 2 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 86% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- Revenue FY2025
- $179k
- Funders on record
- 5
- Grants received
- $108k
- Net assets
- $-8568
What Dancing Through the Curriculum does
Mission
The dance school offers a range of dance classes for students of all ages and skill levels including ballet hip-hop and contemporary dance. Qualified instructors provide training in a supportive and inclusive environment fostering creativity and self-expression through movement. The school holds recitals and performances to showcase the students progress and talents enriching the community with the art of dance.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990-EZ.
Programs
Our nonprofit provides dance lessons to underserved communities offering classes in various styles such as ballet hip-hop and salsa. These lessons aim to promote physical activity artistic expression and cultural enrichment among participants. Professional instructors lead the classes fostering a supportive and inclusive environment where individuals of all ages can learn and grow through the art of dance.
$47,336 spent83% of program spendingOur organization provides educational enrichment programs focused on tutoring and homework support for students. Through one-on-one tutoring group study sessions and specialized academic assistance we help students improve their academic performance and develop essential skills. Our programs are designed to supplement traditional classroom learning and provide personalized support to help students achieve their full potential in school.
$4,456 spent8% of program spendingOur organization hosts regular Girls Nights providing a safe space for mentorship and empowerment activities. These events offer young girls guidance support and opportunities to develop essential life skills. Through group discussions workshops and mentorship sessions we aim to inspire confidence leadership and resilience in the girls we serve.
$5,221 spent9% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990-EZ. Program spending in total: $57,013.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2022 to 2023, from $68k to $0 (−100%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2022 1%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
22% of Dancing Through the Curriculum’s revenue is contributions — more earned-revenue than three-quarters of its peers (83% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 3 of the last 8 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Chief executive
Ashley Mushamba
Executive Director
Board chair
Lakeisha Thomas
Board Chair
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990-EZ.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2022: the base narrowed from 2 funders to 1 funder, grant income fell $11k → $11k.
3 of 5 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 86% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of Dancing Through the Curriculum’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
Dancing Through the Curriculum leans on a few funders — its largest provides 42% of grant income and the top three 86%; half comes from just 2 funders.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 2 funders to its left
95% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund Dancing Through the Curriculum.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 55% · 2019 100% · 2020 47% · 2021 75% · 2022 100% — growing more concentrated.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
86% of Dancing Through the Curriculum's grant income arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors, whose addresses record where the money is held rather than where the donor is. Of the $16k that is directly attributable, 100% of it comes from Tennessee funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $93k arriving through sponsors registered in 3 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
Dancing Through the Curriculum has grown faster than half of the 3,482 youth development nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 3,482 youth development nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2025
Organizations like Dancing Through the Curriculum
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Tennessee
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Public support
100%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for Dancing Through the Curriculum: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds Dancing Through the Curriculum?
- Dancing Through the Curriculum (Tennessee) receives grants from 5 organizations whose IRS filings report $108,338 to it, the largest being FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND ($45,000). 2 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 86% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- How many funders does Dancing Through the Curriculum have?
- IRS filings report 5 organizations giving $108,338 in grants to Dancing Through the Curriculum, 2 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of Dancing Through the Curriculum?
- FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND is the largest funder on record, with $45,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like Dancing Through the Curriculum find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Tennessee. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2017–2025), and the filings of 5 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing