Public Charity

ALVIN AILEY DANCE FOUNDATION INC

ALVIN AILEY DANCE FOUNDATION INC, of NEW YORK, NY, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $49.0M in revenue, $54.5M in expenses, $260.6M in total assets. 159 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $35.2M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 132584273 NEW YORK, NY Dance NTEE: A62 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$49.0M
Total Expenses$54.5M
Total Assets$260.6M
Grant Records159
Funding Total$35.2M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

ALVIN AILEY DANCE FOUNDATION'S MISSION IS TO FURTHER THE PIONEERING VISION OF THE CHOREOGRAPHER, DANCER, AND CULTURAL LEADER ALVIN AILEY BY BUILDING AN EXTENDED CULTURAL COMMUNITY WHICH PROVIDES DANCE PERFORMANCES, TRAINING AND EDUCATION, AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS FOR ALL PEOPLE. THIS PERFORMING ARTS COMMUNITY PLAYS A CRUCIAL SOCIAL ROLE, USING THE BEAUTY AND HUMANITY OF THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN HERITAGE AND OTHER CULTURES TO UNITE PEOPLE OF ALL RACES, AGES AND BACKGROUNDS.

Where $100 goes at Alvin Ailey Dance Foundation Inc

How Alvin Ailey Dance Foundation Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$81 Programs the work itself
$13 Management running the organization
$6 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $81 for programs

$36
Alvin ailey american dance theater
45% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 300,000 members; 25 people
$36
Ailey education and outreach programs
44% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 300 classes; 200 scholarships; 4,000 students
$5
Ailey ii
6% of program spending

Plus 1 more program. Cost per person served and the full program breakdown are on the full profile.

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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

PRESIDENT Anthony Kendall
TRUSTEE Anthony Lewis
VICE CHAIR Arthur Mirante Ii
TRUSTEE/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Bennett Rink
TRUSTEE Cara Robinson
DIRECTOR OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Chad J Sutton

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

Arts & Culture
$23,169,330 23 grants
General Support
$11,183,165 105 grants
Fundraising & Sponsorship
$402,000 8 grants
Education
$232,950 19 grants
Economic Development
$200,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $49.0M $54.5M $260.6M
2024 $48.1M $55.6M $260.8M
2023 $37.2M $48.3M $257.3M
2022 $49.4M $42.4M $257.7M
2021 $57.5M $28.3M $281.5M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $57.5M to $49.0M (-15%), with total assets most recently reported at $260.6M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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