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Filing year 2024

The Harkness Foundation for Dance Inc

New York, New York·EIN 13-1926551·NTEE T20 · Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations·501(c)(3)

* Sector derived from filing type (Form 990-PF), not IRS-assigned

Total revenue
$706k
Total assets
$6.4M
Total expenses
$991k
Reported officers
3

Executive compensation

Form 990-PF · Part VIII · 1 reported individual · Filing year 2024

Percentile bands compare each position's total pay with the same role at Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking organizations in New York.

Exec. Dir., Secy & COO
25th percentile to median
$175k
$189k

Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.

Estimated with New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.

Plus 2 unpaid individuals.

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Pay in context

Top pay as a share of expenses

In 2024, the highest total compensation at The Harkness Foundation for Dance Inc equaled 18% of the organization's total expenses. The median for philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking organizations is 15%.

This organization (2024)
18%
Sector median
15%
Middle half of sector
5% to 24%

Based on 35,948 philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking organizations, each measured at its most recent filing year with reported expenses and compensation.

Grants paid

Itemized grants reported on this foundation's 2024 Form 990-PF, Part XV.

Total granted

$884k

Itemized grants

127

Median grant

$5k

RecipientLocationPurposeAmount
92nd STREET Ynew york, NYPARTNER GRANT$125k
BROOKLYN ACADEMY OF MUSICBrooklyn, NYPARTNER GRANT$100k
JOYCE THEATER FOUNDATION INCNew york, NYPARTNER GRANT$55k
ALVIN AILEY DANCE FOUNDATIONnew york, NYGALA DONATION and program grant$20k
PARK AVENUE ARMORYNew York, NYPROGRAM GRANT$20k
PAUL TAYLOR DANCE FOUNDATION INCNew York, NYPROGRAM GRANT and GALA DONATION$15k
WORKS & PROCESSNew York, NYPROGRAM GRANT$15k
BALLET HISPANICONew York, NYPROGRAM GRANT$10k
FUND FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLSNew York, NYPROGRAM GRANT$10k
GINA GIBNEY DANCE INCNew York, NYPROGRAM GRANT$10k
INTERNATIONAL ASSN OF BLACKS IN DANCEWASHINGTON, DCPROGRAM GRANT$10k
JACOB'S PILLOW DANCE FESTIVALBecket, MAPROGRAM GRANT$10k
JOSE LIMON DANCE FOUNDATIONNew York, NYPROGRAM GRANT$10k
LINCOLN CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTSNew York, NYPROGRAM GRANT$10k
NEW YORK CITY BALLETNew York, NYPROGRAM GRANT$10k
SOZO IMPACT INCNew York, NYPROJECT GRANT$10k
THE MISTY COPELAND FOUNDATION INCNEW YORK, NYPROGRAM GRANT$10k
WHITNEY MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ARTNew York, NYPROGRAM GRANT - Ailey Exhibtion$10k
JAMEL GAINES CREATIVE OUTLET INCBrooklyn, NYPROGRAM GRANT$8k
PARSONS DANCE COMPANYNew York, NYPROGRAM GRANT$8k
TRISHA BROWN DANCE COMPANYNew York, NYPROGRAM GRANT$8k
ABRAHAM IN MOTION INCNew York, NYPROGRAM GRANT$5k
AMERICAN BALLET THEATRENew York, NYPROGRAM GRANT$5k
AMERICAN DANCE FESTIVALDurham, NCPROGRAM GRANT$5k
APOLLO THEATER FOUNDATIONNew York, NYPROGRAM GRANT$5k
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Held steady
from 2023

From $175k in 2023 to $175k in 2024.

$175k
2023
$175k
2024
In today's dollarsEst.
Down 4% in real terms$196k to $189k

Estimated with New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.

Highest reported compensation in each year. Volunteer board members and partial-year payouts are filtered out.

This is a private foundation. Peers are foundations of similar asset size ($1M - $10M), because foundation pay scales with assets under management, not revenue.

Among peers

Revenue and top compensation, plotted against similar organizations. This organization is highlighted in cyan.

FAQ

Common questions about The Harkness Foundation for Dance Inc

What does the Chief Operating Officer of The Harkness Foundation for Dance Inc earn?

In 2024, the Chief Operating Officer of The Harkness Foundation for Dance Inc received $175,000 in total compensation. This pay is below the median (the midpoint) for Chief Operating Officer roles among Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking organizations in New York, but above the bottom quarter of comparable filings. Based on IRS Form 990 data.

How does Chief Operating Officer pay at The Harkness Foundation for Dance Inc compare with similar nonprofits?

Compared with the same role at Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking organizations in New York, the 2024 pay of the Chief Operating Officer at The Harkness Foundation for Dance Inc falls between the 25th percentile and the median. In 2024, the highest total compensation at The Harkness Foundation for Dance Inc equaled 18% of the organization's total expenses. The median for philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking organizations is 15%.

What are The Harkness Foundation for Dance Inc's revenue and expenses?

In 2024, The Harkness Foundation for Dance Inc reported $706k in total revenue and $991k in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.

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