The mission of Ballet Five Eight Nfp is to engage communities in chicago, the midwest, and across the nation in conversation of life and faith through innovative storytelling and breathtaking dance.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
83¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$65K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2023 · 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
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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $4K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
83%
of spending
Looks good: 83% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$65K
to officers and key staff · 6% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 6% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.3 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $68K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$111K
43% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 43% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$939K
-18% vs prior year
Spent
$1.1M
To programs
83%
Net assets
$146K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$939K
FY2023▼ -18%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$1.0M
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$939K
FY2024$984K
FY2025$1.5M
Expenses
$1.1M
FY2023▼ -1%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$880K
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.2M
FY2025$1.3M
Net assets
$146K
FY2023▼ -56%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$324K
FY2022$334K
FY2023$146K
FY2024−$26K
FY2025−$64K

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending May 2023) · 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 Oct 2012.

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

Where the money goes

83 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 83% · $932K Management & general 14% · $161K Fundraising 3% · $34K

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

11 people listed on the 990; $65K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
Artistic Director
$30,582Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$24,258Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$10,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Julianna Slager’s $44K as Artistic Dir is at the 4th 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 · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Julianna Slager$43,569————
Julianna Rubio Slager—$41,423$30,582$30,990$30,294
Lauren Diaz——$24,258$38,930$37,921
Jeremy Slager$35,184$30,259$10,000——
Amy Sanderson———$5,206$10,271

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II1 listed

Programs and updates

Engages communities nationwide in conversations of life and faith through innovative dance storytelling.

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2 programs · $932K · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

School of Ballet 5

8 pre-professional and recreational training programs - served over 400 students ages three through adult with accessible dance education and high quality professional ballet training at three area campuses. School of the arts full length productions and showcases for recreational programs.

$581Kprogram expense
02

Professional company performances

$351Kprogram 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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$68K
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By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$939K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$693K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$219K
Other incomeLn 4–11$28K
Money outPt IX
$1.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$932K
Managementcol C$161K
Fundraisingcol D$34K
Owns and owesPt X
$146K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$119K
Total assetsLn 16$257K
LiabilitiesLn 26$111K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$219K
Government grantsLn 1e$19K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$693K
Other incomeLn 4–11$28K
Total revenueLn 12$939K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$118K
SavingsLn 2$1K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$119K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$90K
Other assetsLn 15$16K
Total assetsLn 16$257K
LiabilitiesLn 26$111K
Net assetsLn 32$146K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 547
VolunteersI 650
Fiscal year endsHeaderMay
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$179K$119K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$104K$90K
Total assetsLn 16$390K$257K
LiabilitiesLn 26$56K$111K
Net assetsLn 32$334K$146K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$34K$24K$10K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$488K$446K$34K$9K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$21K$19K$2K$434
Payroll taxesLn 10$39K$33K$4K$1K
Legal feesLn 11b$2K$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$68K$62K$7K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$50K$9K$40K$913
Office expensesLn 13$11K$5K$5K$1K
Information technologyLn 14$12K$6K$2K$4K
RoyaltiesLn 15$413$413
OccupancyLn 16$148K$134K$10K$4K
TravelLn 17$21K$19K$1K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$99K$97K$788$499
InterestLn 20$7K$7K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$17K$17K
InsuranceLn 23$10K$10K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$99K$84K$13K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.1M$932K$161K$34K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.5M$1.3M$209K−$64K 990 PDF
FY2024 $984K$1.2M−$172K−$26K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $939K$1.1M−$188K$146K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.2M$1.1M$10K$334K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.0M$880K$161K$324K 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 FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $939,118 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $196,740$218,602
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $899,612$692,512
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $53,896$28,004
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,150,248$939,118
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 $569,839$582,250
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $570,634$544,547
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,140,473$1,126,797
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $9,775−$187,679
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $939,118 across 7 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $12,306 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$18,900
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$199,702
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$218,602
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $692,512$692,512
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $12,165$12,165
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $3,533$3,533
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $708,351 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $12,165$939,118
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,126,797 across 17 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $23,981 · Fundraising $10,278$34,259
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $445,980 · Management $33,640 · Fundraising $8,755$488,375
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $18,519 · Management $1,649 · Fundraising $434$20,602
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $33,366 · Management $4,401 · Fundraising $1,247$39,014
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $2,400$2,400
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $61,859 · Management $6,537$68,396
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $9,355 · Management $39,900 · Fundraising $913$50,168
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $5,196 · Management $4,668 · Fundraising $1,154$11,018
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $5,595 · Management $1,900 · Fundraising $4,065$11,560
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $413$413
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $133,598 · Management $10,128 · Fundraising $4,212$147,938
IX-17 TravelPrograms $19,424 · Management $1,336$20,760
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $97,346 · Management $788 · Fundraising $499$98,633
IX-20 InterestManagement $6,591$6,591
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $17,273$17,273
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $9,960$9,960
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $84,151 · Management $13,126 · Fundraising $2,160$99,437
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $932,075 · Management $161,005 · Fundraising $33,717$1,126,797
Part X · Balance sheet $257,351 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $92,841$117,717
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $86,125$1,036
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $60,821$19,501
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $6,126$6,745
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $25,210$6,122
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $104,248$89,967
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $14,300$16,263
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $389,671$257,351
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $45,117$111,475
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $10,999$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $56,116$111,475
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $333,555$145,876
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $333,555$145,876
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $389,671$257,351
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $145,876 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$939,118
XI-2 Total expenses$1,126,797
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$187,679
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$333,555
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$145,876

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