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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 26-3691620

Dance Ready Inc

A private foundation in Powell, OH. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 51 grants and $354,325 paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Simone Sodono
625 Woods Hollow Way
Powell, OH 43065
(614) 848-7827
Form and materials
A letter requesting funds for dance lessons or advancement of education in dance. This could include travel, etc.
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
Each application is reviewed individually by the board of trustees as to need.

Assets and giving by year

7 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2024

    $354,325

    Grants listed
    51
    Assets, end of year
    $28,483
  • Tax year 2023

    $424,982

    Grants listed
    26
    Assets, end of year
    $74,612
  • Tax year 2022

    $411,560

    Grants listed
    41
    Assets, end of year
    $74,152
  • Tax year 2021

    $434,982

    Grants listed
    61
    Assets, end of year
    $33,564
  • Tax year 2020

    $186,243

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $33,644
  • Tax year 2019

    $391,965

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $72,566
  • Tax year 2018

    $439,344

    Grants listed
    65
    Assets, end of year
    $126,257

Grants paid in 2024

51 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Andre ParamonovCoconut Creek, FL

    Dance instruction

    $71,250
  2. Peoples ChoiceScottsdale, AZ

    Dance instruction

    $42,750
  3. Ohio Star BallColumbus, OH

    Dance instruction

    $40,850
  4. Millennium DancesportLakeland, FL

    Dance instruction

    $34,385
  5. Tommy RadonCherry Hill, NJ

    Dance instruction

    $30,000
  6. Arnold Dancesport ClassicColumbus, OH

    Dance instruction

    $25,000
  7. Mark BakerCorvallis, OR

    Dance instruction

    $15,000
  8. Constitution State ChallengeNewtown, PA

    Dance instruction

    $11,495
  9. Michael ZumbrumBoca Raton, FL

    Dance instruction

    $10,000
  10. Forrest Vance ProductionScottsdale, AZ

    Dance instruction

    $7,125
  11. Nikolay GeorgievFt Myers, FL

    Dance instruction

    $7,000
  12. Amy HansonRoseville, MN

    Dance instruction

    $6,000
  13. Platinum DancesportParkville, MD

    Dance instruction

    $4,750
  14. Dmitry GerasimovAgoura Hills, CA

    Dance instruction

    $4,400
  15. Eddie RiveraOrlando, FL

    Dance instruction

    $4,000
  16. Yelena PalatvikovaAgoura Hills, CA

    Dance instruction

    $4,000
  17. Holiday Dance ClassicLancaster, OH

    Dance instruction

    $3,800
  18. Brian BakerSpringville, AL

    Dance instruction

    $3,000
  19. Miami Vibe DancesportNew York, NY

    Dance instruction

    $2,850
  20. Jason DalyMission Viejo, CA

    Dance instruction

    $2,500
  21. Janos BogreFramingham, MA

    Dance instruction

    $2,000
  22. Collette LevayAgoura Hills, CA

    Dance instruction

    $2,000
  23. Kye PiveerAgoura Hills, CA

    Dance instruction

    $2,000
  24. Luibov DinolnihovAgoura Hills, CA

    Dance instruction

    $2,000
  25. Yanina BabenkoAgoura Hills, CA

    Dance instruction

    $1,750
  26. Vladimir VelevAgoura Hills, CA

    Dance instruction

    $1,600
  27. Andrey DragunovPanorama City, CA

    Dance instruction

    $1,500
  28. Fordney FoundationAgoura Hills, CA

    Dance instruction

    $1,300
  29. Sarah HajdukAgoura Hills, CA

    Dance instruction

    $1,150
  30. Travis TuftAgoura Hills, CA

    Dance instruction

    $1,000
  31. Kirill NelsvelaevAgoura Hills, CA

    Dance instruction

    $1,000
  32. Riverfront Danceport FestivalUnion, KY

    Dance instruction

    $950
  33. Irene GarberAgoura Hills, CA

    Dance instruction

    $750
  34. Sophia JaworukAgoura Hills, CA

    Dance instruction

    $500
  35. Helen LivsonAgoura Hills, CA

    Dance instruction

    $450
  36. Julie BartfieldAgoura Hills, CA

    Dance instruction

    $400
  37. Olga KhelmerAgoura Hills, CA

    Dance instruction

    $400
  38. Arsonu MoiosAgoura Hills, CA

    Dance instruction

    $350
  39. Best of the Best DancesportColumbus, OH

    Dance instruction

    $300
  40. Amanda BakerAgoura Hills, CA

    Dance instruction

    $300
  41. Edelweiss Premier BallroomSan Dimas, CA

    Dance instruction

    $300
  42. Inna CaroysmanAgoura Hills, CA

    Dance instruction

    $300
  43. Danylo AfoninAgoura Hills, CA

    Dance instruction

    $300
  44. Ilya GurovichAgoura Hills, CA

    Dance instruction

    $250
  45. Dmitry HyvshanovAgoura Hills, CA

    Dance instruction

    $250
  46. Kristina SkvirskyAgoura Hills, CA

    Dance instruction

    $250
  47. Capital Ballroom Dance StudioBethesda, MD

    Dance instruction

    $220
  48. Jolanta GurewieyAgoura Hills, CA

    Dance instruction

    $200
  49. Mary KochAgoura Hills, CA

    Dance instruction

    $200
  50. Studio KOrem, UT

    Dance instruction

    $100
  51. Polina SkaskivAgoura Hills, CA

    Dance instruction

    $100

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Arts and culture1 grant $1,300100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Florida5 grants $126,635
  2. Ohio4 grants $69,950
  3. Arizona2 grants $49,875
  4. California29 grants $31,500
  5. New Jersey1 grant $30,000
  6. Oregon1 grant $15,000
  7. Pennsylvania1 grant $11,495
  8. Minnesota1 grant $6,000
  9. Maryland2 grants $4,970
  10. Alabama1 grant $3,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Simone SodanoPRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $0
  • Brenda BurgerSECRETARY Hours 0Pay $0
  • William SparksVICE PRESIDE Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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