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Nonprofit · EIN 81-2877900

DONT ASK WHY

Also known as AGORA ARTISTS

Tax-exempt · DESOTO, TX 75115

Financials

$51K$39K2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of DONT ASK WHY by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2024990-EZ$51,005$38,721$12,284$15,624–$15,624
Financial details: 990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2024

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$40,739
Program service revenue
$10,266

Expenses

Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$0
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$11,600
Other expenses
$27,121
Program services (functional)
$30,071

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$3,340
Total assets, end of year
$15,624
Total liabilities, end of year
–
Net assets, end of year
$15,624
Cash, savings and investments
$15,624
Gross receipts
$51,005

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
Avery Jai AndrewsExecutive Director10$0
Sonya Ewing AndrewsBoard President0.1$0
Loreal Andrews FontenetteBoard Secretary0.1$0
Lorenza AndrewsBoard Treasurer0.1$0
Skylar AndrewsBoard Member0.1$0
Lauren KravitzDirector of Development10$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
1133 ASHINGTON PL, DESOTO, TX 75115-7419
In care of
% AVERY JAI ANDREWS
Mailing address (990-N for 2023)
1133 Ashington Place, DeSoto TX 75115
Principal officer (990-N for 2023)
Avery-Jai Andrews, 1014 N Bishop Ave, Dallas TX 75208
Signed the 990-EZ
Avery Jai Andrews, Executive Director

Mission

Agora Artists is an arts service organization focused on providing programming and resources that contribute to a supportive ecosystem for dance in DFW. Through workshops forums and other creative assets Agora Artists aims to help individual dancers maintain an active and sustainable creative life.

990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2024

Program accomplishments

  • Seeds is a comprehensive project providing emerging and seasoned dancemakers with tools means and support to create develop and premiere a new finished work. This is a twelve-week crash course in self producing a choreographic work ready for future festival & venue showings. Seeds encompasses a subsidized rehearsal space career development consultations professional mentorship and numerous connections within the dance community culminating in a two-evening fully produced performance at Arts Mission Oak Cliff AMOC in Oak Cliff Dallas. The project is free of charge--no application fees no production fees and no rental costs will be charged to the applicant choreographer. Agora Artists also provides a modest budget to remunerate choreographers dancers and cover production expenses such as costumes props and travel reimbursements. This program served 35 artists and reached 170 audience members.
    Expenses $17,330 · grants $12,000
  • Mini Movement Fest MMF is a one-day long dance festival at Arts Mission Oak Cliff. This festival holds a specials place in our hearts because it served as a catalyst for the formation of Agora Artists. Each festival we invite guest artists based in Texas to teach and perform their work in Oak Cliff. Our mission is to provide a safe community-centered space for the invited artists to share their pedagogy and performance work with new audiences. The festival is simultaneously an opportunity for local dancers to work with new artists creating opportunities for connection in the greater Texas dance community. The festivals overall attendance was 192.
    Expenses $10,353 · grants $5,500
  • Split Bill at AMOC was a dance concert featuring two dance companies Dallas-based connectivetissuedance and 2nd Best Dance Company from New York. The performance was an intimate evening of physical storytelling and ran for two nights. 9 artists were involved in the concert and 70 people attended.
    Expenses $2,388

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026Not on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990-EZ on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990-N on file

File the 2025 990-EZ for DONT ASK WHY

Due May 15, 2026 · e-filed with the IRS by 990.tax, an IRS-authorized e-file provider

IRS record

EIN
81-2877900
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Public charity, 50% deduction limit
Exempt since
2017
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$15,624
Income (IRS master file)
$51,005

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990-EZDecember 2024$51,005$38,721$15,624IRS
990-N for 2023
Officer: Avery-Jai Andrews
December 31, 2023≤ $50,000 receipts––e-Postcard
990-N for 2022
Officer: Avery-Jai Andrews
December 31, 2022≤ $50,000 receipts––e-Postcard
990-EZDecember 2021–––IRS
990-N for 2020
Officer: Avery Jai Andrews
August 31, 2021≤ $50,000 receipts––e-Postcard
990-N for 2019
Officer: Avery Jai Andrews
August 31, 2020≤ $50,000 receipts––e-Postcard
990-N for 2018
Officer: Avery-Jai Andrews
August 31, 2019≤ $50,000 receipts––e-Postcard

990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 81-2877900).

Questions about DONT ASK WHY

What is the EIN of DONT ASK WHY?
The employer identification number (EIN) of DONT ASK WHY is 81-2877900.
Is DONT ASK WHY tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2017.
Are donations to DONT ASK WHY tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does DONT ASK WHY file?
Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
When is the next return of DONT ASK WHY due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did DONT ASK WHY last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990-EZ for the year ended December 2024.
Who is the principal officer of DONT ASK WHY?
The 990-N for 2023 names Avery-Jai Andrews.
Who are the officers and directors of DONT ASK WHY?
The 990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 6 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
How much revenue does DONT ASK WHY have?
On its 990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $51,005, expenses of $38,721 and total assets of $15,624 at year end.

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