Alvin Ailey Dance Foundation INC: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 13-2584273)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020	$40.1M
FY2021	$57.5M
FY2022	$49.4M
FY2023	$37.2M
FY2024	$48.1M
FY2025	$49.0M

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020	$42.6M
FY2021	$28.3M
FY2022	$42.4M
FY2023	$48.3M
FY2024	$55.6M
FY2025	$54.5M

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020	$188.2M
FY2021	$246.2M
FY2022	$223.2M
FY2023	$224.0M
FY2024	$226.9M
FY2025	$229.1M

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 1968.

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

Where the money goes

80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

80%

15%

Program services 80% · $43.4M Management & general 15% · $8.0M Fundraising 6% · $3.0M

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

37 people listed on the 990; $3.2M 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

Bennett Rink

Trustee/Executive Director

$677,862Pt VII · Sec A

Matthew Rushing

Acting Artistic Director

$322,129Pt VII · Sec A

Pamela Robinson

CFO/Treasurer

$313,438Pt VII · Sec A

Ines Aslan Schwed

Chief Ext Affairs Off to 2/18/25

$311,896Pt VII · Sec A

Robert Battle

Trustee/Former Artist Dir to 11/23

$293,875Pt VII · Sec A

Ebonie Pittman

Director of Development

$252,284Pt VII · Sec A

Christopher Zunner

Director of Public Relations

$239,183Pt VII · Sec A

Chad J Sutton

Director of Information Technology

$215,555Pt VII · Sec A

Bennett Rink’s $678K as Trustee/Executive Director is at the 90th percentile of top reported officer pay among 749 $10–100M arts & culture nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

Name	FY2025	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020
Bennett Rink	$677,862	$627,188	$633,558	$538,921	$456,771	$548,935
Robert Battle	$293,875	$572,006	$613,170	$481,437	$503,775	$639,777
Masazumi Chaya	—	—	—	—	—	$343,384
Matthew Rushing	$322,129	$244,159	$189,085	—	—	—
Pamela Robinson	$313,438	$303,480	$292,044	$261,235	$257,808	$264,312
Ines Aslan Schwed	$311,896	$302,812	—	—	—	—
Ines Aslan	—	—	$293,767	—	—	—
Ebonie Pittman	$252,284	—	—	—	—	—

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Preserves the legacy of Alvin Ailey by training young dancers, supporting emerging choreographers, and presenting world-class modern dance performances globally.

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3 programs · $41.4M · in their own filed words · FY2024

01

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater

See schedule ofounded by alvin ailey in 1958, alvin ailey american dance theater now annually reaches about 300,000 audience members across the globe. Since its inception, the company has performed in 71 countries on 6 continents for an estimated 25 million people at venues worldwide, plus tens of millions more people via television…

$19.3Mprogram expense

02

Ailey Education and Outreach Programs

See schedule othrough the ailey school, its entensive arts in education programs, and the ailey extension, the organization is committed to bringing dance into the lives of individuals of all ages and backgrounds.

$19.3Mprogram expense

03

Ailey II

See schedule olaunched by MR. Ailey in 1974, ailey ii is now universally renowned for merging the country's best young dance talent with the creative vision of today's most outstanding emerging choreographers.

$2.8Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid

Grants received · FY2025

Devils Care Foundation INCFY2025$6K

Select Equity Group FoundationFY2025$870

Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$7K

Grants paid · 14 grants · $4.2M · 2019–2024

Unitemized GrantFY2024$582,130

Unitemized GrantFY2024$401,479

Unitemized GrantFY2023$589,230

Unitemized GrantFY2023$376,308

Unitemized GrantFY2022$348,163

Unitemized GrantFY2022$343,017

Unitemized GrantFY2021$261,050

Unitemized GrantFY2021$259,612

Unitemized GrantFY2021$98,920

Unitemized GrantFY2020$216,500

Unitemized GrantFY2020$98,085

Unitemized GrantFY2020$76,404

Unitemized GrantFY2019$303,129

Unitemized GrantFY2019$245,000

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$49.0M

Ln 12

Fees for servicesLn 2g$24.9M

Investment incomeLn 3$13.0M

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$11.5M

Money outPt IX

$54.5M

Ln 25

Programscol B$43.4M

Managementcol C$8.0M

Fundraisingcol D$3.0M

Owns and owesPt X

$229.1M

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$9.1M

Total assetsLn 16$260.6M

LiabilitiesLn 26$31.5M

PeoplePt VI, VII

37

listed · VII A

PaidVII A11

Voting boardVI 1a29

IndependentVI 1b28

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$11.5M

Government grantsLn 1e$560K

Noncash giftsLn 1g$674K

Fundraising eventsLn 1c$3.1M

Fees for servicesLn 2g$24.9M

Investment incomeLn 3$13.0M

Gains on assetsLn 7$7.9M

Total revenueLn 12$49.0M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$9.1M

SavingsLn 2$2K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$9.1M

InvestmentsLn 11–13$193.0M

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$48.5M

Other assetsLn 15$5.3M

Total assetsLn 16$260.6M

LiabilitiesLn 26$31.5M

Net assetsLn 32$229.1M

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 5770

VolunteersI 644

Fiscal year endsHeaderJune

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

Line	Start FY25	End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$8.1M	$9.1M
InvestmentsLn 11–13	$190.9M	$193.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$49.9M	$48.5M
Total assetsLn 16	$260.8M	$260.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$33.8M	$31.5M
Net assetsLn 32	$226.9M	$229.1M

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2	$1.9M	$1.9M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$1.8M	$331K	$1.5M
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6	$294K		$294K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$21.8M	$17.9M	$2.2M	$1.7M
Pension plan contributionsLn 8	$679K	$601K	$39K	$39K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$3.3M	$2.7M	$396K	$195K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$1.8M	$1.4M	$221K	$129K
Legal feesLn 11b	$111K		$111K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$190K		$190K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e	$83K			$83K
Investment management feesLn 11f	$691K		$691K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$5.5M	$4.4M	$1.1M	$13K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$1.5M	$1.5M	$6K	$3K
Office expensesLn 13	$1.3M	$577K	$551K	$148K
Information technologyLn 14	$946K	$801K	$101K	$44K
RoyaltiesLn 15	$264K	$264K
OccupancyLn 16	$3.6M	$3.3M	$206K	$90K
TravelLn 17	$2.7M	$2.6M	$26K	$43K
InterestLn 20	$753K	$638K	$80K	$35K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$2.2M	$1.9M	$238K	$104K
InsuranceLn 23	$406K	$344K	$43K	$19K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$2.1M	$2.1M
All other expensesLn 24e	$649K	$218K	$35K	$397K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$54.5M	$43.4M	$8.0M	$3.0M

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest Viewing	$49.0M	$54.5M	−$5.4M	$229.1M	990 PDF
FY2024	$48.1M	$55.6M	−$7.6M	$226.9M	990 PDF
FY2023	$37.2M	$48.3M	−$11.1M	$224.0M	990 PDF
FY2022	$49.4M	$42.4M	$7.0M	$223.2M	990 PDF
FY2021	$57.5M	$28.3M	$29.2M	$246.2M	990 PDF
FY2020	$40.1M	$42.6M	−$2.5M	$188.2M	990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash

See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)

Part I · Summary $49,019,014 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $13,220,165$11,530,114

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $23,488,244$24,896,597

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $11,294,697$13,048,493

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $72,077−$456,190

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $48,075,183$49,019,014

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $1,771,722$1,854,100

I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $29,498,152$29,621,334

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $61,165$83,186

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $24,303,332$22,901,547

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $55,634,371$54,460,167

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$7,559,188−$5,441,153

Part VI · Governance 28 of 29 board members independent, no flags

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body29

VI-1b Independent voting members28

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

VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $49,019,014 across 12 lines filed

VIII-1c Fundraising events$3,140,105

VIII-1e Government grants$560,334

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$7,829,675

VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$673,712

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$11,530,114

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $24,873,644 · Unrelated business $22,953$24,896,597

VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $4,020 · Excluded from tax $5,185,934$5,189,954

VIII-5 RoyaltiesExcluded from tax $145,668$145,668

VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $7,858,539$7,858,539

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$722,434−$722,434

VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $120,576$120,576

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $24,873,644 · Unrelated business $26,973 · Excluded from tax $12,588,283$49,019,014

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $54,460,167 across 23 lines filed

IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $1,854,100$1,854,100

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $330,700 · Management $1,476,182$1,806,882

IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsManagement $293,875$293,875

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $17,875,854 · Management $2,222,860 · Fundraising $1,666,702$21,765,416

IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $600,543 · Management $38,583 · Fundraising $39,481$678,607

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $2,708,035 · Management $396,224 · Fundraising $195,216$3,299,475

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $1,427,214 · Management $220,930 · Fundraising $128,935$1,777,079

IX-11b Legal feesManagement $111,030$111,030

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $190,300$190,300

IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $83,186$83,186

IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $690,624$690,624

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $4,409,236 · Management $1,094,773 · Fundraising $13,314$5,517,323

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,501,841 · Management $5,782 · Fundraising $2,891$1,510,514

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $577,351 · Management $550,762 · Fundraising $147,848$1,275,961

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $801,188 · Management $100,937 · Fundraising $44,160$946,285

IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $264,292$264,292

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $3,277,790 · Management $205,605 · Fundraising $89,952$3,573,347

IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,636,268 · Management $25,850 · Fundraising $42,552$2,704,670

IX-20 InterestPrograms $637,955 · Management $80,372 · Fundraising $35,163$753,490

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,887,987 · Management $237,857 · Fundraising $104,062$2,229,906

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $344,109 · Management $43,352 · Fundraising $18,967$406,428

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $2,078,020$2,078,020

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $217,886 · Management $34,968 · Fundraising $396,503$649,357

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $43,430,369 · Management $8,020,866 · Fundraising $3,008,932$54,460,167

Part X · Balance sheet $260,604,125 assets, 21 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $5,090,070$9,100,195

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $3,001,796$1,743

X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $3,753,485$2,097,412

X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $910,733$1,371,272

X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $15,893$15,893

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $872,046$1,146,833

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $49,868,507$48,502,898

X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $188,215,621$190,385,267

X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $2,710,908$2,586,151

X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $100,000$100,000

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $6,237,345$5,296,461

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $260,776,404$260,604,125

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $3,065,185$2,781,819

X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $3,150,772$2,843,356

X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $22,562,412$21,974,532

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $5,064,731$3,884,883

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $33,843,100$31,484,590

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $138,431,353$143,431,484

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $88,501,951$85,688,051

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $226,933,304$229,119,535

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $260,776,404$260,604,125

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $229,119,535 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$49,019,014

XI-2 Total expenses$54,460,167

XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$5,441,153

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$226,933,304

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$7,459,059

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$168,325

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$229,119,535

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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