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Source: IRS e-Filed Form 990 (from the IRS e-File system), Tax Year 2024
Total Revenue
▼$1.4M
Program Spending
76%
of total expenses go to program services
Total Contributions
$1.1M
Total Expenses
▼$998.8K
Total Assets
$976.4K
Total Liabilities
▼$84K
Net Assets
$892.4K
Officer Compensation
→$408.5K
Other Salaries
$22.9K
Investment Income
$2,277
Fundraising
▼$0
Source: USAspending.gov · Searched by organization name
Total Federal Funding
$445K
Awards Found
20
| Awarding Agency | Description | Amount | Fiscal Year | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Endowment for the Arts | TO SUPPORT PERSONNEL COSTS IN RESPONSE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. | $50K | FY2020 | Jul 2020 – Aug 2021 |
| National Endowment for the Arts | PURPOSE: TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE LIMINAL MUSEUM. | $40K | FY2026 | Jan 2026 – Dec 2026 |
| National Endowment for the Arts | PURPOSE: TO SUPPORT A NATIONAL TOUR OF CHILDREN OF DHARMA AND RELATED COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMMING. | $30K | FY2025 | Jan 2025 – Jun 2026 |
| National Endowment for the Arts | PURPOSE: TO SUPPORT THE CREATION AND PREMIERE OF CHILDREN OF DHARMA A LARGE-SCALE STAGE WORK BY RANEE AND APARNA RAMASWAMY WITH COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMMING. | $30K | FY2024 | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| National Endowment for the Arts | TO SUPPORT A NATIONAL TOUR OF "THEY ROSE AT DAWN. | $30K | FY2017 | Jan 2017 – May 2018 |
| National Endowment for the Arts | TO SUPPORT THE CREATION AND PRESENTATION OF A NEW BHARATANATYAM WORK, "THE WORLD OF 1,001 BUDDHAS," CHOREOGRAPHED BY RANEE AND APARNA RAMASWARMY, IN | $25K | FY2011 | Jun 2011 – Feb 2012 |
| National Endowment for the Arts | TO SUPPORT DIGITAL AND OUTDOOR DANCE PROGRAMMING. | $20K | FY2021 | Jan 2021 – Feb 2022 |
| National Endowment for the Arts | TO SUPPORT THE PRESENTATION OF AN EVENING OF DANCE AND MUSIC. | $20K | FY2019 | Jan 2019 – Jun 2019 |
| National Endowment for the Arts | TO SUPPORT A DANCE FESTIVAL CELEBRATING THE COMPANYS 25TH ANNIVERSARY. | $20K | FY2018 | Jan 2018 – Jun 2018 |
| National Endowment for the Arts | TO SUPPORT THE CREATION OF A NEW WORK BY ARTISTIC DIRECTOR APARNA RAMASWAMY AND CHOREOGRAPHER KYLE ABRAHAM, WITH A COMMISSIONED SCORE BY COMPOSER AND | $20K | FY2016 | Jan 2016 – Dec 2017 |
| National Endowment for the Arts | TO SUPPORT THE CREATION AND PRESENTATION OF "WRITTEN IN WATER," A MULTIMEDIA DANCE WORK BY ARTISTIC DIRECTORS RANEE RAMASWAMY AND APARNA RAMASWAMY. | $20K | FY2015 | Jan 2015 – Dec 2015 |
| National Endowment for the Arts | TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF A NEW WORK IN COLLABORATION WITH NEW ZEALAND-BASED CHOREOGRAPHER LEMI PONIFASIO. | $20K | FY2014 | Jan 2014 – Aug 2015 |
| National Endowment for the Arts | TO SUPPORT THE CREATION AND PRESENTATION OF A NEW DANCE WORK, "SONG OF THE JASMINE," CHOREOGRAPHED BY ARTISTIC DIRECTOR APARNA RAMASWAMY. | $20K | FY2013 | Jan 2013 – Jul 2014 |
| National Endowment for the Arts | TO SUPPORT THE CREATION AND PRESENTATION OF "1001 BUDDHAS," A NEW WORK BY ARTISTIC DIRECTORS RANEE RAMASWAMY AND APARNA RAMASWAMY. | $20K | FY2012 | Jun 2012 – Aug 2013 |
| National Endowment for the Arts | PURPOSE: TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF CHILDREN OF DHARMA AN INTERPRETATION OF A NOVEL BY KEERTHIK SASIDHARAN CHOREOGRAPHED AND DIRECTED BY RANEE AND APARNA RAMASWAMY. | $15K | FY2023 | Jan 2023 – Dec 2023 |
| National Endowment for the Arts | PURPOSE: TO SUPPORT A NATIONAL TOUR OF THE DANCE WORK FIRES OF VARANASI BY THE RAGAMALA DANCE COMPANY. | $15K | FY2022 | Jan 2022 – Aug 2023 |
| National Endowment for the Arts | TO SUPPORT THE CREATION OF FIRES OF VARANASI A NEW MULTIDISCIPLINARY DANCE WORK FROM RANEE AND APARNA RAMASWAMY. | $15K | FY2020 | Jan 2020 – Dec 2020 |
| National Endowment for the Arts | TO SUPPORT THE PRESENTATION OF "STHREE" INSPIRED BY SILAPPATIKARAM (THE TALE OF THE ANKLET) THE NATIONAL EPIC STORY OF THE TAMIL PEOPLE OF SOUTHEAST | $15K | FY2010 | Sep 2010 – Dec 2011 |
| National Endowment for the Arts | TO SUPPORT THE CREATION AND PRESENTATION OF "SACRED EARTH" BY CHOREOGRAPHERS RANEE AND APARNA RAMASWAMY AND ANCILLARY EDUCATION AND OUTREACH ACTIVITI | $10K | FY2011 | Jan 2011 – Jun 2012 |
| National Endowment for the Arts | TO SUPPORT THE EXPANSION OF YATHRA (JOURNEY) BY CHOREOGRAPHERS RANEE AND APARNA RAMASWAMY FROM A 25-MINUTE PIECE INTO AN EVENING-LENGTH WORK. | $10K | FY2010 | Jan 2010 – Jun 2011 |
National Endowment for the Arts
$50K
TO SUPPORT PERSONNEL COSTS IN RESPONSE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC.
National Endowment for the Arts
$40K
PURPOSE: TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE LIMINAL MUSEUM.
National Endowment for the Arts
$30K
PURPOSE: TO SUPPORT A NATIONAL TOUR OF CHILDREN OF DHARMA AND RELATED COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMMING.
National Endowment for the Arts
$30K
PURPOSE: TO SUPPORT THE CREATION AND PREMIERE OF CHILDREN OF DHARMA A LARGE-SCALE STAGE WORK BY RANEE AND APARNA RAMASWAMY WITH COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMMING.
National Endowment for the Arts
$30K
TO SUPPORT A NATIONAL TOUR OF "THEY ROSE AT DAWN.
National Endowment for the Arts
$25K
TO SUPPORT THE CREATION AND PRESENTATION OF A NEW BHARATANATYAM WORK, "THE WORLD OF 1,001 BUDDHAS," CHOREOGRAPHED BY RANEE AND APARNA RAMASWARMY, IN
National Endowment for the Arts
$20K
TO SUPPORT DIGITAL AND OUTDOOR DANCE PROGRAMMING.
National Endowment for the Arts
$20K
TO SUPPORT THE PRESENTATION OF AN EVENING OF DANCE AND MUSIC.
National Endowment for the Arts
$20K
TO SUPPORT A DANCE FESTIVAL CELEBRATING THE COMPANYS 25TH ANNIVERSARY.
National Endowment for the Arts
$20K
TO SUPPORT THE CREATION OF A NEW WORK BY ARTISTIC DIRECTOR APARNA RAMASWAMY AND CHOREOGRAPHER KYLE ABRAHAM, WITH A COMMISSIONED SCORE BY COMPOSER AND
National Endowment for the Arts
$20K
TO SUPPORT THE CREATION AND PRESENTATION OF "WRITTEN IN WATER," A MULTIMEDIA DANCE WORK BY ARTISTIC DIRECTORS RANEE RAMASWAMY AND APARNA RAMASWAMY.
National Endowment for the Arts
$20K
TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF A NEW WORK IN COLLABORATION WITH NEW ZEALAND-BASED CHOREOGRAPHER LEMI PONIFASIO.
National Endowment for the Arts
$20K
TO SUPPORT THE CREATION AND PRESENTATION OF A NEW DANCE WORK, "SONG OF THE JASMINE," CHOREOGRAPHED BY ARTISTIC DIRECTOR APARNA RAMASWAMY.
National Endowment for the Arts
$20K
TO SUPPORT THE CREATION AND PRESENTATION OF "1001 BUDDHAS," A NEW WORK BY ARTISTIC DIRECTORS RANEE RAMASWAMY AND APARNA RAMASWAMY.
National Endowment for the Arts
$15K
PURPOSE: TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF CHILDREN OF DHARMA AN INTERPRETATION OF A NOVEL BY KEERTHIK SASIDHARAN CHOREOGRAPHED AND DIRECTED BY RANEE AND APARNA RAMASWAMY.
National Endowment for the Arts
$15K
PURPOSE: TO SUPPORT A NATIONAL TOUR OF THE DANCE WORK FIRES OF VARANASI BY THE RAGAMALA DANCE COMPANY.
National Endowment for the Arts
$15K
TO SUPPORT THE CREATION OF FIRES OF VARANASI A NEW MULTIDISCIPLINARY DANCE WORK FROM RANEE AND APARNA RAMASWAMY.
National Endowment for the Arts
$15K
TO SUPPORT THE PRESENTATION OF "STHREE" INSPIRED BY SILAPPATIKARAM (THE TALE OF THE ANKLET) THE NATIONAL EPIC STORY OF THE TAMIL PEOPLE OF SOUTHEAST
National Endowment for the Arts
$10K
TO SUPPORT THE CREATION AND PRESENTATION OF "SACRED EARTH" BY CHOREOGRAPHERS RANEE AND APARNA RAMASWAMY AND ANCILLARY EDUCATION AND OUTREACH ACTIVITI
National Endowment for the Arts
$10K
TO SUPPORT THE EXPANSION OF YATHRA (JOURNEY) BY CHOREOGRAPHERS RANEE AND APARNA RAMASWAMY FROM A 25-MINUTE PIECE INTO AN EVENING-LENGTH WORK.
Source: Federal Audit Clearinghouse (fac.gov)
No federal single audit records found for this organization.
Single audits are required for entities expending $750,000+ in federal awards annually.
Tax Year 2025 · Source: IRS e-Filed Form 990
Individuals serving as officers, directors, or trustees of the organization.
| Name | Title | Hrs/Wk | Compensation | Related Orgs | Other |
|---|
Source: IRS Publication 78, Auto-Revocation List & e-Postcard Data
Tax-deductible contributions: Yes
Deductibility code: PC
Sources: IRS e-Filed Form 990 (XML) & ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
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| Year | Revenue | Contributions | Expenses | Assets | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024IRS e-File | $1.4M | $1.1M | $998.8K | $976.4K | $892.4K |
| 2023 | $754.1K | $554.2K | $880.8K | $757.1K | $553K |
| 2022 | $1.2M | $864K | $982.6K | $767.7K | $679.8K |
| 2021 | $632.8K | $514.3K |
Sources: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer & IRS e-File Index
| Tax Year | Form Type | Source | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 990 | IRS e-File | PDF not yet published by IRSView Filing → |
| 2024 | 990 | DataIRS e-File | PDF not yet published by IRSView Filing → |
| 2023 | 990 | DataIRS e-File |
Financial data: IRS e-Filed Form 990 (Tax Year 2024)
Leadership & compensation: IRS e-Filed Form 990, Part VII (Tax Year 2025)
Federal grants: USAspending.gov (live)
Organization info: IRS Business Master File
Tax-deductibility: IRS Publication 78
| Total |
|---|
| Aparna Ramaswamy | Executive Artistic Directo | 40 | $120K | $0 | $0 | $120K |
| Ashwini Ramaswamy | Communications Director/choreographic Associate | 40 | $108.3K | $0 | $0 | $108.3K |
| Ranee Ramaswamy | Founder And Artistic Director | 40 | $105.9K | $0 | $0 | $105.9K |
| Tamara Nadel | Director Of Operations | 40 | $84.2K | $0 | $0 | $84.2K |
| Marguerite Ahmann | Vice President | 3 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Nithya Balakrishnan Mathad | Secretary | 3 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| John Riske | President | 3 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Rohit Gupta | Treasurer | 3 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Aparna Ramaswamy
Executive Artistic Directo
$120K
Hrs/Wk
40
Compensation
$120K
Related Orgs
$0
Other
$0
Ashwini Ramaswamy
Communications Director/choreographic Associate
$108.3K
Hrs/Wk
40
Compensation
$108.3K
Related Orgs
$0
Other
$0
Ranee Ramaswamy
Founder And Artistic Director
$105.9K
Hrs/Wk
40
Compensation
$105.9K
Related Orgs
$0
Other
$0
Tamara Nadel
Director Of Operations
$84.2K
Hrs/Wk
40
Compensation
$84.2K
Related Orgs
$0
Other
$0
Marguerite Ahmann
Vice President
$0
Hrs/Wk
3
Compensation
$0
Related Orgs
$0
Other
$0
Nithya Balakrishnan Mathad
Secretary
$0
Hrs/Wk
3
Compensation
$0
Related Orgs
$0
Other
$0
John Riske
President
$0
Hrs/Wk
3
Compensation
$0
Related Orgs
$0
Other
$0
Rohit Gupta
Treasurer
$0
Hrs/Wk
3
Compensation
$0
Related Orgs
$0
Other
$0
Members of the governing board. Board members often serve without compensation.
| Name | Title | Hrs/Wk | Compensation | Related Orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashvini Naidu | Director | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Jeanine Holden | Director | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Lisa Norton | Director | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Ashvini Naidu
Director
$0
Hrs/Wk
2
Compensation
$0
Related Orgs
$0
Other
$0
Jeanine Holden
Director
$0
Hrs/Wk
2
Compensation
$0
Related Orgs
$0
Other
$0
Lisa Norton
Director
$0
Hrs/Wk
2
Compensation
$0
Related Orgs
$0
Other
$0
| $537.6K |
| $577.9K |
| $441.3K |
| 2020 | $713.2K | $465.1K | $705.8K | $465K | $346.1K |
| 2019 | $722.2K | $333.4K | $776.7K | $382.1K | $338.6K |
| 2018 | $803.5K | $490.5K | $717.5K | $432.6K | $393.1K |
| 2017 | $605.5K | $294.4K | $741.6K | $378.2K | $307.1K |
| 2016 | $651.5K | $398.6K | $734.9K | $487.1K | $443.2K |
| 2015 | $955.1K | $554.2K | $658.2K | $543.5K | $526.6K |
| 2014 | $581.6K | $335.5K | $566.8K | $283.5K | $229.7K |
| 2013 | $469K | $306.2K | $508.1K | $227.8K | $214.9K |
| 2012 | $662.5K | $273.9K | $672K | $273.9K | $254K |
| 2011 | $453.9K | $339K | $450.5K | $271.6K | $263.4K |
PDF not yet published by IRSView Filing → |
| 2022 | 990 | Data |
| 2021 | 990 | Data | PDF not yet published by IRS |
| 2020 | 990 | Data |
| 2019 | 990 | Data |
| 2018 | 990 | Data |
| 2017 | 990 | Data |
| 2016 | 990 | Data |
| 2015 | 990 | Data |
| 2014 | 990 | Data |
| 2013 | 990 | Data |
| 2012 | 990 | Data |
| 2011 | 990 | Data |
| 2010 | 990 | — |
| 2009 | 990-EZ | — |
| 2008 | 990 | — |
| 2007 | 990 | — |
| 2006 | 990 | — |
| 2005 | 990 | — |
| 2004 | 990 | — |
| 2003 | 990 | — |
| 2002 | 990 | — |
| 2001 | 990 | — |