Ballet Metropolitan INC

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Columbus, OH501(c)(3)Since 1974Arts & CultureEIN 31-0858562

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Balletmet will celebrate dance by engaging the community through quality performances, instruction, education programs, and creation of new work.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
88¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 200 volunteers and 200 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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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $991K a year · 13% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
88%
of spending
Looks good: 88% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$339K
to officers and key staff · 4% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 92% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 4% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
9 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 8.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $1.1M
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.3M
8% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 8% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
42
of 44 voting members
Looks good: 42 of 44 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$10.1M
+2% vs prior year
Spent
$8.7M
To programs
88%
Net assets
$15.4M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$10.1M
FY2024▲ +2%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$6.5M
FY2021$5.3M
FY2022$7.7M
FY2023$9.6M
FY2024$9.9M
FY2024$10.1M
Expenses
$8.7M
FY2024▲ +1%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$6.5M
FY2021$4.3M
FY2022$6.6M
FY2023$8.2M
FY2024$8.6M
FY2024$8.7M
Net assets
$15.4M
FY2024▲ +10%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$8.9M
FY2021$10.1M
FY2022$11.2M
FY2023$12.8M
FY2024$14.0M
FY2024$15.4M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Mar 1975.

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

Where the money goes

88 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 88% · $7.7M Management & general 9% · $814K Fundraising 3% · $248K

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

45 people listed on the 990; $339K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$156,017Pt VII · Sec A
Finance Director
$103,500Pt VII · Sec A
Artistic Director (enter 7/24)
$79,198Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Co-Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Sue Porter’s $156K as Executive Director is at the 8th 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Edwaard Liang—$193,950$202,931$164,855$153,150$162,898
Sue Porter$156,017$141,442$152,030$116,579$107,090$116,189
Donna Zianni$103,500—————
Remi Wortmeyer$79,198—————

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

Creates and performs dance, teaches it, and engages communities through outreach.

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3 program services account for $7.6M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Professional Company Performances

Balletmet is one of columbus's largest performing arts organizations and among the nation's top ballet companies. A resident company of 26 professional dancers performs an annual season of 60-90 performances, with a repertoire ranging from classical ballets to contemporary masterworks.

$4.9Mprogram expense
02

Dance Academy Classes

The balletmet dance academy offers a full curriculum for the serious and the recreational student, with a variety of classes for ages three to senior adult. Classes include ballet, pointe, modern, tap, jazz, flamenco, yoga and pilates.

$2.4Mprogram expense
03

Educational Programs Consist of the Following

Dance instruction - arts, culture & humanities - dance-in-schools programs connect students, professional and teaching artists, and classroom educators through residencies, lecture demonstrations, professional development, and performance-related activities.

$388Kprogram expense

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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
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$1.1M
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Grants paid · 4 grants · $1.5M · 2021–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$511,633
Unitemized GrantFY2023$439,943
Unitemized GrantFY2022$441,843
Unitemized GrantFY2021$144,835

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$10.1M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$5.9M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.9M
Investment incomeLn 3$263K
Money outPt IX
$8.7M
Ln 25
Programscol B$7.7M
Managementcol C$814K
Fundraisingcol D$248K
Owns and owesPt X
$15.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$6.4M
Total assetsLn 16$16.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.3M
PeoplePt VI, VII
45
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a44
IndependentVI 1b42
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.9M
Government grantsLn 1e$1.5M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$176K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$269K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$5.9M
Investment incomeLn 3$263K
Other incomeLn 4–11$11K
Gains on assetsLn 7$9K
Total revenueLn 12$10.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$174K
SavingsLn 2$6.2M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$6.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$8.2M
Other assetsLn 15$740K
Total assetsLn 16$16.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.3M
Net assetsLn 32$15.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5200
VolunteersI 6200
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$5.9M$6.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$7.9M$8.2M
Total assetsLn 16$15.7M$16.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.7M$1.3M
Net assetsLn 32$14.0M$15.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$512K$512K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$425K$180K$245K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$3.8M$3.4M$191K$207K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$331K$298K$24K$10K
Payroll taxesLn 10$464K$404K$40K$21K
Accounting feesLn 11c$63K$63K
Investment management feesLn 11f$1K$1K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$319K$319K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$282K$279K$4K
Office expensesLn 13$11K$7K$1K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$102K$102K
OccupancyLn 16$380K$347K$33K
TravelLn 17$93K$80K$13K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$358K$325K$33K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.4M$1.4M
All other expensesLn 24e$186K$115K$67K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$8.7M$7.7M$814K$248K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 $9.9M$8.6M$1.3M$14.0M 990 PDF
FY2023 $9.6M$8.2M$1.4M$12.8M 990 PDF
FY2022 $7.7M$6.6M$1.2M$11.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 $5.3M$4.3M$1.0M$10.1M 990 PDF
FY2020 $6.5M$6.5M$39K$8.9M 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 FY2024 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $10,066,164 across 10 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $76,777 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$268,950
VIII-1e Government grants$1,450,216
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,133,360
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$176,247
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$3,852,526
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $5,924,240$5,924,240
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $254,245$254,245
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $9,098$9,098
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$50,722−$50,722
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $6,001,017 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $212,621$10,066,164
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $8,722,011 across 16 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $511,633$511,633
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $180,000 · Management $245,000$425,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $3,386,052 · Management $191,255 · Fundraising $207,051$3,784,358
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $297,922 · Management $23,560 · Fundraising $9,581$331,063
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $403,629 · Management $39,607 · Fundraising $21,191$464,427
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $62,832$62,832
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $1,306$1,306
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $318,737$318,737
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $278,965 · Fundraising $3,517$282,482
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $6,723 · Management $1,336 · Fundraising $2,448$10,507
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $102,395$102,395
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $347,220 · Management $33,228$380,448
IX-17 TravelPrograms $80,050 · Management $13,243$93,293
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $325,065 · Management $33,297$358,362
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,408,932$1,408,932
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $115,412 · Management $67,025 · Fundraising $3,799$186,236
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $7,660,340 · Management $814,084 · Fundraising $247,587$8,722,011
Part X · Balance sheet $16,766,902 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $173,024$174,405
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $5,696,985$6,223,079
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $1,076,862$1,127,875
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $18,113$26,311
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $149,985$226,154
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $7,913,187$8,249,400
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $637,385$739,678
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $15,665,541$16,766,902
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $578,220$382,163
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $1,088,317$959,289
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,666,537$1,341,452
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $12,672,451$13,418,204
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,326,553$2,007,246
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $13,999,004$15,425,450
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $15,665,541$16,766,902
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $15,425,450 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$10,066,164
XI-2 Total expenses$8,722,011
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,344,153
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$13,999,004
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$82,293
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$15,425,450

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