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DANCING FOR ANIMALS INC

CORTLANDT MNR, NY · EIN 205177071 · Form 990EZ · FY2023 · NTEE D20 · Animal-Related · Micro (<$100K) · dancingforanimals.org

revenue

$65

expenses

$477

net assets

$637

employees

—

mission · from form 990

TO PROMOTE THE EDUCATION AND AWARENESS OF ANIMAL WELFARE ISSUES; TO RAISE FUNDS VIA DANCE EVENTS AND DANCE INSTRUCTION, INDIVIDUAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS, AND SELLING MERCHANDISE; TO GIVE GRANTS TO OTHER NONPROFIT 501C3 ANIMAL WELFARE ORGANIZATIONS WITH SIMILAR PURPOSES TO SUPPORT AND PERPETUATE THEIR ANIMAL WELFARE INITIATIVES; TO PROVIDE EMERGENCY AND OTHER TEMPORARY CARE TO HOMELESS AND/OR ABANDONED ANIMALS INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO VETERINARY CARE, SHELTER, BOARDING, ADOPTION, AND TRAP, NEUTER, RETURN ASSISTANCE; TO COORDINATE RESOURCES/NETWORK WITH INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS WITH SIMILAR PURPOSES; TO CREATE PROGRAMS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO ANIMAL WELFARE; TO EXPAND THE OPERATION NATIONALLY; TO INSPIRE VOLUNTEERISM AND CHARITABLE CONSCIOUSNESS BY ENCOURAGING THE REPLICATION OF DANCE RELATED FUNDRAISING ACTIVITIES TO BENEFIT ANIMALS.

profile · synthesized from sources

DANCING FOR ANIMALS INC is a New York-based nonprofit that raises funds for animal welfare through dance events and instruction. The organization supports animal welfare education, provides emergency care for homeless and abandoned animals, and funds similar nonprofits. It also promotes volunteerism and community involvement in animal welfare causes.

named programs · 2 · from sources

What they call their work

Ballroom & Latin Dancing

Dance instruction program in Mambo/Salsa offered weekly in Peekskill, NY, as a fundraising activity for animal welfare causes.

Mother's Comfort Project

Collaborative program with Rational Animal to engage volunteer sewers in making beds and toys for shelter animals in Westchester County.

activities · 3 groups

What they do

Animal Welfare and Rescue Support 2 activities
- Co-founding and supporting the Mother's Comfort Project for shelter animals
  
  Co-founded the Westchester chapter of the Mother's Comfort Project, which creates handmade beds and toys for shelter animals.
- Providing emergency and temporary care for homeless and abandoned animals
  
  Offers emergency and temporary care for homeless and/or abandoned animals, including veterinary care, shelter, boarding, adoption services, and support for trap-neuter-return programs.
Charitable Grantmaking to Specific Causes 1 activity
- Funding animal welfare organizations through grants
  
  Provides financial grants to other nonprofit 501(c)(3) organizations to support their animal welfare initiatives.
Animal Welfare Fundraising Events 1 activity
- Hosting dance classes as fundraising events for animal welfare
  
  Organizes weekly Mambo/Salsa dance classes that serve as fundraising activities to support animal welfare causes.

financials · form 990EZ · fy2023

revenue

Total revenue$65

Contributions & grants$65100%

Program service revenue——

Investment income——

Other revenue—

expenses

Total expenses$477

Program expenses—

Admin / overhead—

Fundraising—

Salaries & benefits—

Grants paid out$400

balance sheet

Total assets$637

Cash—

Investments—

Liabilities—

Net assets$637

4 years on record · 2020–2023 · YoY revenue -39.8%

leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2023

Who runs it

board members · 1

DAVID MACDOUGALL — BOARD MEMBER

relationships · 2

Who they work with

Other nonprofit 501(c)(3) animal welfare organizations Partner — Receives grant funding from DANCING FOR ANIMALS INC to support animal welfare initiatives.
Rational Animal Partner — Collaborated to establish the Westchester chapter of the Mother's Comfort Project.

strategies · 2

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.

Dance for Advocacy and Fundraising

methodology: dance_for_advocacy
By using dance events and instruction, the organization raises funds and advances animal welfare causes, because dance serves as an engaging, accessible platform that combines artistic expression with public education and charitable giving, increasing both awareness and participation.
Replication of Dance-Based Fundraising Model

methodology: replication_of_dance-based_fundraising
By encouraging others to replicate dance-related fundraising activities, the organization expands volunteerism and charitable engagement, because decentralized, community-led events amplify reach and sustain support for animal welfare beyond direct organizational capacity.