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TRAINOR DANCE INC
RYE, NY · EIN 320370415 · Form 990EZ · FY2025 · NTEE A62 · Arts, Culture & Humanities · Micro (<$100K) · trainordance.org
revenue
$15K
expenses
$15K
net assets
$10K
employees
—
mission · from form 990

TO STIMULATE PUBLIC INTEREST IN THE PERFORMING ARTS, CONCENTRATING ON DANCE AND THEATRE ARTS;TO PRODUCE DRAMATIC PIECES WHICH COMMUNICATE CREATIVELY AND COMPLETELY SO THAT A DIALOGUE IS CREATED BETWEEN THE COMMUNITY AND PERFORMER; TO EMPLOY AND TRAIN COREOGRAPHERS, DANCERS, MUSICIANS, COMPOSERS, ACTORS, AND PERFORMING ARTISTS; TO EMPLOY STAFF AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANTS AS MAY BE NECESSARY TO CARRY OUT THE PURPOSES OF THE CORPORATION; AND, TO CONDUCT ANY AND ALL ACTIVITIES AS SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME APPROPRIATE IN CONNECTION WITH THE FOREGOING AS ARE LAWFUL FOR NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATIONS.

profile · synthesized from sources

Trainor Dance Inc is a New York-based performing arts organization dedicated to dance and theater arts. The company produces and performs original works that foster dialogue between performers and the community, with a focus on contemporary and site-specific performances. It engages audiences through public shows, festivals, and collaborations in urban and natural settings.

named programs · 4 · from sources

What they call their work

Courante
Performance presented at the Emelin Theater and the 42nd Annual Battery Dance Festival, in collaboration with Steffi Nossen Dance in Education Concert.
Plain Air
Site-specific performance series held at the New York Botanical Gardens, featuring pop-up dance in natural settings such as lilac gardens.
Play the Game
Choreographic work set to the music of Freddy Mercury, premiered at Riverdale Country School in January 2025.
The Fact or Fiction Show
A performance piece presented at venues including Swing 46 in NYC and The Osborn in Rye, NY, exploring themes of truth and illusion through dance and theater.
activities · 2 groups

What they do

  • Original Dance Performance Production 1 activity
    • Production and performance of original dance and theatre works
      Creates and presents dramatic pieces in dance and theatre arts, fostering dialogue between performers and the community. Maintains a repertory of major works including Digital Delulu, Play the Game, and Fact or Fiction?, and performs at regional, national, and international venues such as Jacob’s Pillow, the Battery Dance Festival, and the World Science Festival.
  • Arts Education Professional Development 1 activity
    • Training and professional development for performing artists
      Employs and trains choreographers, dancers, musicians, composers, actors, and other performing artists through creative practice-focused classes in composition and movement that emphasize experimentation, embodied knowledge, and learning through failure.
financials · form 990EZ · fy2025
revenue
Total revenue$15K
Contributions & grants$15K99%
Program service revenue$00%
Investment income$1741%
Other revenue$0
expenses
Total expenses$15K
Program expenses—
Admin / overhead—
Fundraising—
Salaries & benefits$0
Grants paid out$0
balance sheet
Total assets$10K
Cash—
Investments—
Liabilities—
Net assets$10K
5 years on record · 2021–2025 · YoY revenue +149.9%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2025

Who runs it

paid leadership · 2
NameTitleHours/wkCompensation
MADELINE MOLNAR TREASURER 1 $600
CAITLIN TRAINOR PRESIDENT 2 $350
board members · 1
  • PAM SHASSIAN — BOARD MEMBER
relationships · 11

Who they work with

  • Barnard College Partner — Venue and collaborator for multiple Trainor Dance performances and rehearsals, including "the stairs" and studio sharings.
  • Battery Dance Festival Partner — Performance venue and presenting partner
  • Battery Dance Festival Partner — Presenting venue and collaborator for multiple Trainor Dance performances, including "Courante" and "Group Soup."
  • Great Friends Dance Festival Partner — Presenting venue for Trainor Dance performances in Newport, RI.
  • Jacob's Pillow Partner — Performance venue and presenting partner for _Faux Pas,_ Section III
  • Jacob’s Pillow Partner — Performance venue and presenting partner
  • New York Botanical Garden Partner — Hosted Trainor Dance for pop-up performances during the KUSAMA: Cosmic Nature exhibition.
  • Platform Northeast Partner — International performance venue and presenting partner in Newcastle, England
  • TEDx Columbia University Engineering Partner — Performance venue and presenting partner
  • The PIT NYC Partner — Hosted a multi-month run of "Fact or Fiction?" in 2023–2024.
  • World Science Festival Partner — Performance venue and presenting partner
strategies · 4

How they approach the work

Named approaches extracted from this org’s sources. Where others share an approach, follow it to see the full set of orgs running it.

  • Artistic Engagement for Social Change
    methodology: arts_for_social_change
    By using dance as a medium to explore societal themes like digitization, identity, and media influence, the organization fosters critical reflection and challenges social norms, because embodied artistic experiences can make abstract critiques tangible and emotionally resonant.
  • Experiential Learning in Dance Education
    methodology: experiential_learning
    By employing experiential and discovery-based learning methods, the organization promotes deeper understanding and ownership of knowledge, because students learn most effectively through active exploration and personal inquiry in artistic contexts.
  • Participatory Performance as Dialogue
    methodology: audience-participation
    By designing performances that incorporate audience participation and blur boundaries between performer and observer, the organization creates a dynamic exchange that deepens engagement and co-constructs meaning, because interactive art forms foster personal investment and communal reflection.
  • Student Empowerment Through Artistic Practice
    methodology: student_empowerment
    By centering student empowerment in its educational approach, the organization cultivates intellectually engaged and socially conscious individuals, because fostering agency in learners enables them to connect art with civic responsibility and personal growth.