Balletx produces original choreography that expands the vocabulary of classical dance for all audiences.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
80¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

Before you give

FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $1.5M a year · 30% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
80%
of spending
Looks good: 80% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
17 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 17.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $19K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$321K
7% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 7% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
20
of 20 voting members
Looks good: 20 of 20 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$3.1M
+43% vs prior year
Spent
$2.4M
To programs
80%
Net assets
$4.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$3.1M
FY2021▲ +43%
Tap a bar for its year
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.1M
FY2021$3.1M
FY2022$4.0M
FY2023$3.8M
FY2024$11.6M
FY2025$5.0M
Expenses
$2.4M
FY2021▲ +3%
Tap a bar for its year
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.4M
FY2021$2.4M
FY2022$3.1M
FY2023$3.5M
FY2024$4.1M
FY2025$5.3M
Net assets
$4.2M
FY2021▲ +17%
Tap a bar for its year
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$3.6M
FY2021$4.2M
FY2022$5.1M
FY2023$5.5M
FY2024$13.1M
FY2025$13.2M

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending July 2021) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

Give Claim
You’re viewing the FY2021 filing — not the latest on file. See the latest (FY2025) →

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Feb 2002.

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

Where the money goes

80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 80% · $1.9M Management & general 10% · $253K Fundraising 10% · $243K

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

Something off? Claim to add context

Who runs it and what they're paid

20 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Member at Large
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Member at Large
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Member at Large
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Christine Cox’s $199K as Artistic & Executive Director is at the 83rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 3924 $1–10M 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023
Christine Cox$199,327$164,385$157,000

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.

See Balletx executive salaries →

On this list? Claim this org

Something off? Claim to add context

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 new ballet dances that push artistic boundaries for everyone.

Questions for Balletx

Tap to ask. Balletx sees how many people are interested.

Your first name shows with your question. Balletx answers here, for everyone.

Provided by the organization

Know this org? Add your story

3 programs · $986K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Performance Series and World Premiere Commissions

Balletx presents an annual performance season featuring three series at various venues throughout philadelphia, including the wilma theater, the mann center for the performing arts, and the suzanne roberts theatre.

$585Kprogram expense
02

Balletx Beyond

Balletx launched its digital, subscription-based streaming platform for world premiere dance, balletx beyond, in 2020, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Balletx beyond introduces the company's work to an international audience, while building an open platform to explore artistic ideas and visions.

$299Kprogram expense
03

Dance Exchange

Dance exchange is balletx's in-school education program that uses dance to empower philadelphia public school children and strengthen important life skills such as self-confidence, focus, teamwork, and determination.

$102Kprogram expense

Funders

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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$19K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$3.1M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.7M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$312K
Other incomeLn 4–11$46K
Money outPt IX
$2.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.9M
Managementcol C$253K
Fundraisingcol D$243K
Owns and owesPt X
$4.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.5M
Total assetsLn 16$4.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$321K
PeoplePt VI, VII
20
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a20
IndependentVI 1b20
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.7M
Government grantsLn 1e$15K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$312K
Investment incomeLn 3$4K
Other incomeLn 4–11$46K
Total revenueLn 12$3.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$2.0M
SavingsLn 2$1.5M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$3.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$525K
Other assetsLn 15$12K
Total assetsLn 16$4.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$321K
Net assetsLn 32$4.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 526
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderJuly
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.7M$3.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$614K$525K
Total assetsLn 16$3.9M$4.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$333K$321K
Net assetsLn 32$3.6M$4.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$995K$769K$92K$133K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$218K$167K$22K$29K
Legal feesLn 11b$33K$33K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$125K$95K$31K
Office expensesLn 13$66K$42K$22K$3K
OccupancyLn 16$139K$59K$71K$8K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$89K$89K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$697K$670K$26K
All other expensesLn 24e$81K$56K$12K$12K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.4M$1.9M$253K$243K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $5.0M$5.3M−$301K$13.2M 990 PDF
FY2024 $11.6M$4.1M$7.6M$13.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $3.8M$3.5M$245K$5.5M 990 PDF
FY2022 $4.0M$3.1M$879K$5.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $3.1M$2.4M$612K$4.2M 990 PDF
FY2020 $2.1M$2.4M−$228K$3.6M 990 PDF

More to add? Claim this org

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $3,053,973 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,614,445$2,692,691
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $492,213$311,836
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $18,578$3,596
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $8,019$45,850
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,133,255$3,053,973
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,224,842$1,212,234
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,136,910$1,230,118
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,361,752$2,442,352
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$228,497$611,621
Part VI · Governance 20 of 20 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body20
VI-1b Independent voting members20
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 $3,053,973 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$14,930
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,677,761
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,692,691
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $311,836$311,836
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $3,596$3,596
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $45,850$45,850
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $311,836 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $49,446$3,053,973
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,442,352 across 9 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $768,711 · Management $92,474 · Fundraising $133,389$994,574
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $166,660 · Management $22,081 · Fundraising $28,919$217,660
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $33,249$33,249
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $94,799 · Fundraising $30,655$125,454
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $41,985 · Management $21,685 · Fundraising $2,758$66,428
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $59,227 · Management $71,375 · Fundraising $8,461$139,063
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $88,780$88,780
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $670,064 · Fundraising $26,465$696,529
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $56,293 · Management $11,875 · Fundraising $12,447$80,615
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,946,519 · Management $252,739 · Fundraising $243,094$2,442,352
Part X · Balance sheet $4,518,950 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,262,081$2,037,428
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,471,410$1,475,041
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $531,683$447,189
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $8,000$22,393
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $613,678$524,899
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $12,000$12,000
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,919,705$4,518,950
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $76,292$83,696
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $23,380$1,800
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $233,455$235,255
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $333,127$320,751
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,583,589$3,207,680
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,002,989$990,519
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $3,586,578$4,198,199
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,919,705$4,518,950
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $4,198,199 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$3,053,973
XI-2 Total expenses$2,442,352
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$611,621
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$3,586,578
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$4,198,199

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

Similar organizations you could support · Compare with another nonprofit

Names, privacy, and removal requests More

The names, titles, and compensation shown on this page are reproduced from IRS Form 990 filings, which are public records.

Philanthropy.org does not alter the content of those filings. All information appears exactly as reported by the filing organization for the tax year shown.

We publish only information contained in the public IRS filing — and less than the filing contains. Our profile pages do not display street addresses, telephone numbers, personal email addresses, or other personal contact information, even where the filing includes them.

Many people share the same name. A name shown on this page reflects only what one organization reported in one IRS filing for one tax year. It should not be interpreted as identifying any other individual with the same or a similar name.

If you are no longer affiliated with the organization, your name will generally stop appearing in future IRS filings once the organization no longer reports you. Pages for tax years in which you were reported remain published because those filings remain part of the public record.

Philanthropy.org does not alter or remove IRS filing records. Removing a page from this website would not remove the underlying IRS filing, which remains publicly available from the IRS and other publishers of the same information.

If you believe the IRS filing itself is inaccurate, corrections must be made by the filing organization or the IRS directly.

Your org? Add context

Made it to the end? Claim this org

All figures are derived from public IRS Form 990 filings and are presented without evaluation of any organization. philanthropy.org does not rate, score, or rank organizations, including the pay comparisons above.