Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 2008.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
73 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
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; $64K paid to officers and key staff.
Adalhi Aranda’s $67K as Artistic Director is at the 62nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 2216 $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 · 1 named individual · Part VII
| Name | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adalhi Aranda | $66,955 | $63,718 | $63,718 | $49,865 | $49,865 | $44,600 |
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
Inspires youth by providing access to dance throughout the community.
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Bluegrass youth ballet conducted high quality dance education in classical ballet and contemporary dance classes during the spring and fall semesters for ages three-adult. The student body is comprised of families in various income levels and ethnicities (caucasian 71%, african american 5%, hispanic 9%, asian 9%, OTHER/MULTI racial 6%)
Bluegrass youth ballet held three performances during the fiscal year. Each performance was repeated three-four times. There was a fall performance of dia de los muertos, a winter performance of the nutcracker in one act, and in the spring, a 20TH anniversary of byb celebration was held with a performance of art rapsody.
Bluegrass youth ballet offered a variety of summer dance and arts education opportunities for students including summer ballet intensives, classes and art classes. Classes and intensives were often taught by established, well known guest teachers from around the nation.
Funders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2024 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY24 | End FY24 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $108K | $152K |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $108K | $155K |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $2K | $500 |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $105K | $154K |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $241K | $164K | $70K | $7K |
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $24K | $20K | $3K | $714 |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $37K | $26K | $9K | $2K |
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $1K | $1K | ||
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $5K | $5K | ||
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $9K | $8K | $432 | |
| OccupancyLn 16 | $72K | $57K | $14K | |
| TravelLn 17 | $4K | $4K | ||
| InsuranceLn 23 | $4K | $4K | ||
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $92K | $81K | $10K | $728 |
| All other expensesLn 24e | $15K | $3K | $11K | |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $502K | $368K | $123K | $11K |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 Latest | $666K | $657K | $9K | $172K | 990 PDF |
| FY2024 Viewing | $553K | $502K | $51K | $154K | 990 PDF |
| FY2023 | $511K | $514K | −$3K | $105K | 990 PDF |
| FY2022 | $468K | $406K | $62K | $385K | 990 PDF |
| FY2021 | $347K | $356K | −$10K | $275K | 990 PDF |
| FY2020 | $458K | $389K | $70K | $285K | 990 PDF |
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Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $553,141 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, 1 to look at
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $553,141 across 8 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $502,149 across 11 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $154,609 assets, 8 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $154,109 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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