Prepared February 2013

Economic Profile of the Dance Field

The following points summarize some information about the 359 companies with expense budgets of $100,000 or more for fiscal years ending in 2011.¹

These 359 companies:²

• Employed over 13,400 people in a mix of full-time and part-time positions.
• Had more than 4,200 members collectively serving on their 501c3 boards.
• Had expenses totaling $631.7 million.
• Paid approximately $334.9 million, or 53% of expenses, in wages and benefits.
• Earned approximately $202.0 million, or 31% of their income, from performances.³
• Received $319.2 million, or 49% of their income, in contributions.
• Collected the remaining 20% of their income form a variety of sources.

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¹This economic profile is drawn from Dance/USA’s National Company Roster, a listing of all known 501c3 dance companies in the U.S. with expense budgets greater than $100,000 for fiscal years ending in 2011.

²This data is somewhat approximate because it draws on publically available data for 2011 fiscal years with 307 companies reporting information in this year of the 359 total.

³A majority of companies reporting this figure (52% of 227 reporting) listed performance revenue between 25% and 60% of total income.
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