DANCE IMMERSION ONTARIO
Charitable organizationEducation in the arts·400 JARVIS ST · TORONTO, ON · M4Y 2G6·BN 874290927RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-06-30
Cents to cause T1
71¢
of each dollar spent, to programs
Operating overhead T1
29%
typical range 5–35%
Reserves T1
0.3 yr
of program spending, in cash and investments
Revenue T1
$486K
not reviewed by an analyst (Charity Intelligence)
— means the filing doesn't include the lines needed; details and sources below.·How to read these figures
Common questions
How do I donate to Dance Immersion Ontario?
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Is Dance Immersion Ontario a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 874290927RR0001. Registration status can change, so check the CRA charities listing for its current status. Only a currently registered charity can issue an official donation receipt.
Where is Dance Immersion Ontario located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is 400 JARVIS ST, TORONTO, ON, M4Y 2G6. Source.
What does Dance Immersion Ontario do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "Dance Immersion produces promotes and supports dancers and dances of the African Diaspora. We offer presentation skill development and networking opportunities for Blacks in dance serving artists who practice contemporary and traditional movement forms. We have simplified our vision and mission statements and…" Full program description.
How much of Dance Immersion Ontario's spending goes to programs?T1
Per its F2024 T3010, 71¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.
How big is Dance Immersion Ontario?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $486K (F2024), which places it in Charity Compass's under $1M revenue band, alongside 27,629 other operating charities.
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
Dance Immersion produces promotes and supports dancers and dances of the African Diaspora. We offer presentation skill development and networking opportunities for Blacks in dance serving artists who practice contemporary and traditional movement forms. We have simplified our vision and mission statements and expanded programming through three interconnected platforms: Presentation Incubation and Education. We provided opportunities for artists throughout the pandemic while working to improve our branding and stabilize operations with a fairly new staff. We expanded our incubation su… Show more
Dance Immersion produces promotes and supports dancers and dances of the African Diaspora. We offer presentation skill development and networking opportunities for Blacks in dance serving artists who practice contemporary and traditional movement forms. We have simplified our vision and mission statements and expanded programming through three interconnected platforms: Presentation Incubation and Education. We provided opportunities for artists throughout the pandemic while working to improve our branding and stabilize operations with a fairly new staff. We expanded our incubation support to provide artists with resources fees and experienced mentorship to develop stronger work for audiences.
New programs
On-Line Activities: - Created and produced our new Instagram Live Discussion Series which includes a written blog and online discussions with artists about topics that have so far focused on education in African Diasporic dances. This engages the public beyond dancers in conversation about dance and brings in new followers to dance Immersion. - Ran an online Bantaba discussion dance battle (Krump vs. Hip Hop) and Artists of the Diaspora meetings with artists in Alberta to the same results listed in the point above. - Instituted monthly Artist Profiles in our newsletters that now also … Show more
On-Line Activities: - Created and produced our new Instagram Live Discussion Series which includes a written blog and online discussions with artists about topics that have so far focused on education in African Diasporic dances. This engages the public beyond dancers in conversation about dance and brings in new followers to dance Immersion. - Ran an online Bantaba discussion dance battle (Krump vs. Hip Hop) and Artists of the Diaspora meetings with artists in Alberta to the same results listed in the point above. - Instituted monthly Artist Profiles in our newsletters that now also serve as an archive of Canadian Black artists on our website. This program is researched and executed by Jillian. - We also secured over 150 new newsletter sign-ups gained after each recent presentation and the online initiatives. MUKUTHÔ: This incubated and co-presented commissioned dance and music work by Casimiro Nhussi of NAfro Dance in Winnipeg Pulga Muchchoma and Kobena Aquaa-Harrison Toronto created a new work centered around Mozambican dance and ceremony. This work garnered 5 Dora Award nominations. IN MY BODY: This collaborative presentation with CanStage TO Live and creative partners from the Candance Creation Fund saw the Toronto-premier presentation of IN MY BODY by Crazy Smooth performed by Bboyizm and special guests in a dynamic interdisciplinary piece. The presentation garnered 7 Dora Award nominations and 4 wins. Legacy Series Tap Symposium: The inaugural Legacy Series was all about Tap Dance combing a symposium incubation and presentation. This series was developed and produced to provide education on the history culture and future possibilities of Tap Dance. This initiative brought a new corporate financial partner in TD Bank Group and a new venue partner in Hart House. Sessions were led and designed under internationally-renowned Canadian Tap artists Travis Knights and Lisa La Touche along with international artist connections with Brinae Ali and Brill Barrett. Legacy Series Tap Presentation: Incubated and Presented the Legacy Tap Dance concert in High Park which garnered 6 Dora Award nominations and one win for Travis Knights. This work included two youth performers who participated in the Legacy Tap Dance Symposium. Legacy Series Jazz Symposium: Pre-planning for year two of Legacy Series featuring Jazz Dance under artist Natasha Powell.
Program descriptions from its F2024 T3010 filing, verbatim · self-reported · this is also the text our semantic search matches against. source ↗
Tier 1 — what we computed (open data)
From the charity's own F2024 T3010 filing. Self-reported; not independently verified. You can recompute every figure. New to these terms? Read what cents to the cause, overhead and reserves mean.
71¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 71¢ of each dollar spent went to programs. The rest ran the organization and raised money; higher is not automatically better.
Sector median: 89¢ across 55,155 computed charities; 89¢ among those its size (under $1M).
this charity 71¢ · sector median 89¢ · all 55,155 computed charities
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
29%
Management, administration, and fundraising as a share of total spending. We treat 5–35% as the typical range; we state the figure, you judge.
T3010 line (5010 + 5020) ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
0.3 yr
Years that cash, bank balances and investments on hand could cover program spending; liabilities and restricted funds are not netted out.
Charities its size (under $1M, 27,629): median 1 yr; 14% hold under half a year. All operating charities: median 0.8 yr.
T3010 line (4100 + 4140) ÷ 5000 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
Total revenue
T1 · computed (open data)$486K
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)0%
Share of revenue from receipted donations.
T3010 line 4500 ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
58%
Share of revenue from federal, provincial, and municipal sources.
T3010 line 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
Where the money comes from
Shares of last-reported revenue, per its F2024 T3010. Self-reported; not independently verified.
Receipted donationsT1
0%
T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
58%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
42%
T3010 remainder ÷ 4700
Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Over the years
Every figure as filed at each fiscal period end, 2019–2024.
| Period end | Revenue | Cents to cause | Overhead | Reserves |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-06-30 | $309K | 79¢ | 21% | 0.6 yr |
| 2020-06-30 | $352K | 83¢ | 17% | 1.3 yr |
| 2021-06-30 | $487K | 71¢ | 29% | 3.1 yr |
| 2022-06-30 | $348K | 69¢ | 31% | 1.2 yr |
| 2023-06-30 | $491K | 85¢ | 15% | 0.5 yr |
| 2024-06-30 | $486K | 71¢ | 29% | 0.3 yr |
| trend |
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From its T3010 filings (CRA annual releases) · self-reported, not audited by us · when a period is restated in a later release, the newest figures are shown · ✱ = cents-to-cause outside the valid 0–100% range (filing error; not used in rankings). source ↗
★ Tier 2 — Charity Intelligence (analyst-reviewed)
Not rated by Charity Intelligence. Their analysts cover 819 of Canada's 83,761 charities; absence of a rating says nothing about this charity. Our computed figures above stand on their own.
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Board of directors
7 directors reported · 7 of 7at arm's length
- Augustine, ValerieSECRETARYarm's length
- Francis, Junior AlexanderBOARD MEMBERarm's length
- Francis, YvonneBOARD MEMBERarm's length
- Lee-Rivears, AyannaBOARD MEMBERarm's length
- Fermin, SolangeBOARD MEMBERarm's length
- Fajemirokun, OluwayanmifeTREASURERarm's length
- Maa Pitanta, Kai nerBOARD CHAIRarm's length
From its F2024T3010 filing (public CRA record), as filed. “Arm's length” means not related to other officials by family or business ties. source ↗
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