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Maine State Ballet

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Falmouth, ME501(c)(3)Since 1986 EIN 01-0420070Revenue $1.6M in FY2025

On file with the IRSmainestateballet.org348 US Route 1, 04105-1308 · Falmouth, METax-exempt since Apr 1987Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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Maine State Ballets mission to uplift the Maine community through inspiring dance education and performance.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
87¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 50 volunteers and 44 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $163K a year · 13% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
87%
of spending
Looks good: 87% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$252K
to officers and key staff · 18% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 18% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $208K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.2M
47% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 47% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.6M
+31% vs prior year
Spent
$1.4M
To programs
87%
Net assets
$1.4M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.6M
FY2025▲ +31%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$904K
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$1.3M
FY2025$1.6M
Expenses
$1.4M
FY2025▲ +9%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$927K
FY2021$434K
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.3M
FY2025$1.4M
Net assets
$1.4M
FY2025▲ +17%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$315K
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$1.2M
FY2025$1.4M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending August 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 1987.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

87 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 87% · $1.3M Management & general 11% · $153K Fundraising 2% · $33K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

10 people listed on the 990; $252K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Linda Miele
Artistic Director - Part-Year
$131,014Pt VII · Sec A
Glenn Davis
Managing Director - Part-Year
$61,098Pt VII · Sec A
Janet Davis
Artistic Director - Part-Year
$59,415Pt VII · Sec A
Matt Cook
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Steve Carter
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Linda Miele$131,014$128,995$125,643$39,120$46,438$100,173
Glenn Davis$61,098—————
Janet Davis$59,415—————

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

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Inspires the Maine community with dance education and performances.

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2 programs · $1.3M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Outreach Programs

Maine State Ballet offers ballet and various dance/musical theater productions to a diverse community audience on a regular and affordable basis. It provides free tickets to performances for hundreds of local underprivileged families, and free short-term dance classes to community members.

$688Kprogram expense
02

School of Performing Arts

The Maine State Ballet School for Performing Arts offers instruction in ballet, jazz, tap, and musical theatre to over 450 students of preschool through adult ages. MSB offers approximately $25,000 in tuition scholarships annually to students with financial need, dancers with promise, and company members.

$563Kprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Linwood D Dyer Foundation Irrev Tr 03162006FY2024$200K
Libra Foundation Owen W Wells TrusteeFY2024$5K
Henderson FoundationFY2024$2K
The Apple Lane Foundation INC 14101830FY2024$1K
Total grants receivedfrom 4 funders$208K
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.6M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.2M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$336K
Investment incomeLn 3$70K
Money outPt IX
$1.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.3M
Managementcol C$153K
Fundraisingcol D$33K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$837K
Total assetsLn 16$2.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.2M
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$336K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$70K
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Gains on assetsLn 7$41K
Total revenueLn 12$1.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$200
SavingsLn 2$836K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$837K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.8M
Total assetsLn 16$2.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.2M
Net assetsLn 32$1.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 544
VolunteersI 650
Fiscal year endsHeaderAugust
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$645K$837K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.8M$1.8M
Total assetsLn 16$2.5M$2.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.3M$1.2M
Net assetsLn 32$1.2M$1.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$25K$25K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$296K$255K$29K$12K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$291K$289K$2K$687
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$6K$5K$279$119
Other employee benefitsLn 9$53K$52K$697$297
Payroll taxesLn 10$50K$46K$2K$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$8K$8K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$4K$4K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$30K$11K$19K
Information technologyLn 14$11K$11K
OccupancyLn 16$115K$103K$12K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$80K$72K$8K
InsuranceLn 23$26K$26K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$443K$367K$76K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.4M$1.3M$153K$33K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $1.6M$1.4M$202K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.3M$1.3M−$67K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.3M$1.2M$34K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.2M$1.1M$165K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.1M$434K$668K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2020 $904K$927K−$22K$315K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,638,604 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $46,637$335,698
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,141,146$1,231,161
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $63,746$69,782
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $2,228$1,963
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,253,757$1,638,604
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $25,000$25,000
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $638,649$695,179
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $657,040$716,783
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,320,689$1,436,962
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$66,932$201,642
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,638,604 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$335,698
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$335,698
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,231,161$1,231,161
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $28,283$28,283
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $1,164$1,164
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $41,499$41,499
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $799$799
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,274,623 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $28,283$1,638,604
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,436,962 across 14 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $25,000$25,000
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $255,131 · Management $28,555 · Fundraising $12,162$295,848
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $288,522 · Management $1,612 · Fundraising $687$290,821
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $5,388 · Management $279 · Fundraising $119$5,786
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $51,881 · Management $697 · Fundraising $297$52,875
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $46,418 · Management $2,406 · Fundraising $1,025$49,849
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $8,113$8,113
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $4,424$4,424
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $11,025 · Fundraising $18,546$29,571
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $11,025$11,025
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $103,439 · Management $11,518$114,957
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $71,896 · Management $8,006$79,902
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $25,992$25,992
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $366,713 · Management $76,086$442,799
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,251,405 · Management $152,721 · Fundraising $32,836$1,436,962
Part X · Balance sheet $2,613,768 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $200$200
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $644,797$836,462
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $21,659$7,708
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $14,007$7,024
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,814,624$1,757,722
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $4,926$4,652
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,500,213$2,613,768
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $112,061$82,429
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $9,782$5,464
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,307,246$1,219,159
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,192,967$1,394,609
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,192,967$1,394,609
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,500,213$2,613,768
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,394,609 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,638,604
XI-2 Total expenses$1,436,962
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$201,642
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,192,967
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,394,609

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