Los Angeles, CA

DANCE CAMERA WEST

EIN 42-1646288

Arts, Culture & Heritage Film & Media Arts

Mission

To engage in education, literary, and charitable activities through dance and film and carry on other activities associated with this objective as allowed by law.

IRS-recognized 501(c)(3) public charity Contributions are tax-deductible

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About DANCE CAMERA WEST

Dance Camera West (DCW) is a Los Angeles–based nonprofit organization that produces an annual international dance film festival and year-round programs exploring the intersection of choreography and cinema. The organization’s EIN (42-1646288) has been verified against public nonprofit records and DCW operates as a 501(c)(3).

Co-founded by Kelly Hargraves and Lynette Kessler, DCW was established as Los Angeles’s primary dance-on-screen presenter and has built multi-venue festival programming, workshops, panels and local filmmaker development initiatives. In the last 2–3 years the organization has returned to in-person programming, presented its 26th festival season in January 2026, and continued partnerships with major Los Angeles cultural venues while sustaining visibility programs for local choreographers and filmmakers.

Notable achievements

Established international festival

DCW has produced an annual international dance film festival since the early 2000s, sustaining more than two decades of programming and presenting an in-person 26th season in January 2026.

Major venue partnerships

The festival and related programs have been hosted in prominent Los Angeles venues and institutions (including Colburn, Théâtre Raymond Kabbaz, Barnsdall Gallery Theatre, REDCAT/Disney Hall partner venues, Laemmle cinemas and other cultural partners), expanding audience reach for dance film.

Local filmmaker development

DCW runs visibility and development initiatives (for example the LA POPS UP program), workshops and filmmaker conversations that support Southern California choreographers and emerging dance-media artists.

At a glance

Total assets: $42K
Annual revenue: $118K
Tax status: 501(c)(3)Public charity
EIN: 42-1646288
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Website: www.dancecamerawest.org
On Mahalo since: April 2026

Financial figures from the IRS Business Master File, the IRS’s registry of tax-exempt organizations.

Recognition

Recognized as a tax‑exempt 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization (EIN 42-1646288) with publicly available Form 990 filings.

Regularly covered and reviewed in Los Angeles arts press and dance media, reflecting sustained critical and community visibility.

Longstanding institutional collaborations and programming relationships with major LA arts organizations and cinemas that act as programmatic endorsements.

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