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Canton Ballet EIN 34-6608636

Canton Ballet FY2021 filing

EIN  34-6608636 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Canton, OH Founded 1966
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Promotes dance appreciation and offers high-quality instruction.
Leadership
Cassandra Crowley · Artistic and Executive Director · $75K
Money in and out
$607K revenue, $547K expenses
Bottom line
76% program efficiency

Promotes dance appreciation and offers high-quality instruction. For fiscal year 2021 it reported $607K in revenue, $547K in expenses, and $358K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2021
Total revenue
$607K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$547K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$358K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $60K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.76 Management & general $0.21 Fundraising $0.03
Program efficiency
76%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
9.7mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+10%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2021 · Form 990
Revenue
$607K
FY2021▼ -27%
Expenses
$547K
FY2021▼ -37%
Total assets
$531K
FY2021▲ +31%
Total liabilities
$173K
FY2021▲ +10%
Total revenue
$607K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$547K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$358K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$60K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$531K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B76%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 310
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 410
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $416K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2020.
01

Canton ballet offers a pre-professional company and school with professional faculty operated year-round for over 225 students ages toddler through adult.

$416Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CCanton Ballet
EINHdr · item D34-6608636
Principal addressHdr · item CCanton, OH
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.cantonballet.com
Year of formationHdr · item L1966
State of legal domicileHdr · item MOH
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFArts & Culture (A63Z)
Ruling yearIRS BMFJan 1968

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a10
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b10
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Cassandra Crowley
Artistic and Executive Director
$75,376Pt VII · Sec A
Ryan McMchael
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Ed Cutcher
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Penelope Hare
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Christy Donnelly
Past President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Pamela Shaw
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jennifer Hayward’s $59K as Artistic Director is at the 53rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 2213 $100K–1M 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Cassandra Crowley——$66,782$70,043$75,376$72,484
Jennifer Hayward$59,012$54,972$50,125———
Joy Raub$50,772$24,231————

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Program service revenue$301K · 50%
Contributions & grants$296K · 49%
Other revenue$8K · 1%
Program service revenue50%$301K
Contributions & grants49%$296K
Other revenue1%$8K
Investment income$2K
— government grantsLn 1e$108K
Total revenueLn 12$607K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.76 Management & general $0.21 Fundraising $0.03
Program services76%$416K
Management & general21%$112K
Fundraising3%$19K
Total functional expensesLn 25$547K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$209K
Total assetsLn 16$531K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$173K
Total net assetsLn 32$358K
Months of cash on handcomputed4.6

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2021 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $438K · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $547K · Less non-cash grants $3K · Cash operating expenses/yr $545K
9.7 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $416K · Total expenses $547K
76%
Management & General
Management & general $112K · Total expenses $547K
21%
Fundraising
Fundraising $19K · Total expenses $547K
3%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (2-yr avg) $28K · Solicited contributions (2-yr avg) $195K
$0.14 to raise $1 (2-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $296K · Total revenue $607K
49%
Government reliance
Government grants $108K · Total revenue $607K
18%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $301K · Total revenue $607K
50%
Investment reliance
Investment income $2K · Total revenue $607K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $301K · Total expenses $547K
55%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $607K · Prior year $831K
-27%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $358K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $607K · Expenses $547K
+10%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $531K
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $358K · Total assets $531K
67%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $229K · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $531K
43%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Cassandra Crowley · Reported title ARTISTIC AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $75K · Total expenses $547K
14%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $373K · Total expenses $547K
68%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 76%——
Overhead ratio 21%——
Fundraising cost ratio 6%——
Revenue growth -27%——
Investment management fee ratio 0%——
Accounting fee ratio 1%——

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Arts in StarkFY2024$74K
Stark County Convention and Visitors BureauFY2024$24K
Stark Community Foundation INCFY2024$11K
Biery Family Foundation INCFY2024$5K
Total grants receivedfrom 4 funders$114K
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Grants paid · 6 grants · $198K · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$28,068
Unitemized GrantFY2023$26,901
Unitemized GrantFY2022$39,643
Unitemized GrantFY2021$37,741
Unitemized GrantFY2020$8,404
Unitemized GrantFY2019$57,465

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024$913K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$687K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$783K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$607K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$831K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2021IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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