DIMENSIONS DANCE THEATER INCORPORATED
To create, perform, and teach dance that reflects the lives and historical experiences of the African Diaspora through the presentation of traditional African, Caribbean, Brazilian, and African American dances and contemporary choreography, and through related educational programming for children and youth. ([guidestar.org](https://www.guidestar.org/profile/23-7279914?utm_source=openai))
About DIMENSIONS DANCE THEATER INCORPORATED
Dimensions Dance Theater (DDT) is a professional dance company and school founded in Oakland in 1972 that preserves and perpetuates African Diaspora dance through performance, teaching, and community-centered programs. ([arts.ca.gov](https://arts.ca.gov/grantee/dimensions-dance-theater-incorporated-10/?utm_source=openai))
DDT operates a long-running youth outreach and training initiative called Rites of Passage (ROP) and a youth ensemble (Dimensions Extensions) that together provide in-school, after-school, weekend and summer classes, performance opportunities, life-skills workshops, and mentorship for East Bay students. The organization’s youth programs have historically served large numbers of Oakland youth (estimates of several hundred to ~1,000 participants annually depending on the year and funding) and are a central part of its community impact. ([haassr.org](https://haassr.org/grant/dimensions-dance-theater-2/?utm_source=openai))
The organization is an active 501(c)(3) public charity (EIN 23-7279914) with recent Form 990 filings and operating support from public and private funders; reported revenues and expenses in the 2024–2025 fiscal cycle show continued program delivery and stable operations. This EIN and organizational identity have been cross-checked against public nonprofit datasets and sector profiles. ([projects.propublica.org](https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/237279914?utm_source=openai))
Notable achievements
Established legacy and longevity
Founded in 1972, DDT has sustained more than five decades of producing, teaching, and presenting African Diaspora–-rooted dance in the Oakland Bay Area, culminating in a widely noted 50th anniversary season in 2023.
Rites of Passage youth program
Operates a comprehensive youth education program (Rites of Passage) and a youth company (Dimensions Extensions) that provide culturally grounded dance training, mentorship, and performance opportunities to hundreds of East Bay students each year.
Secured public operating support
Recipient of competitive arts funding and local foundation grants in recent funding cycles that have supported general operating and programmatic continuity (including California Arts Council awards and local foundation support).
At a glance
- Total assets
- $73K
- Annual revenue
- $397K
- Tax status
- 501(c)(3)Public charity
- EIN
- 23-7279914
- Location
- Oakland, CA
- Website
- www.dimensionsdance.org
- On Mahalo since
- May 2026
Financial figures from the IRS Business Master File, the IRS’s registry of tax-exempt organizations.
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