The Kingsport Ballet is a non-profit organization whose mission is to promote and foster professional quality dance through education, performance, outreach, advocacy, and marketing.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
76¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 16 volunteers and 3 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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FY2025 · 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 $6K a year · 2% 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
76%
of spending
Looks good: 76% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$96K
to officers and key staff · 27% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 27% of spending; over 20%.
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
1
named funder · $41
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$79K
63% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 63% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$332K
-13% vs prior year
Spent
$360K
To programs
76%
Net assets
$46K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$332K
FY2025▼ -13%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$367K
FY2022$356K
FY2023$367K
FY2024$383K
FY2025$332K
Expenses
$360K
FY2025▲ +4%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$360K
FY2022$369K
FY2023$343K
FY2024$345K
FY2025$360K
Net assets
$46K
FY2025▼ -37%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$24K
FY2022$11K
FY2023$36K
FY2024$74K
FY2025$46K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Dec 1999.

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

Where the money goes

76 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 76% · $274K Management & general 20% · $72K Fundraising 4% · $13K

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

10 people listed on the 990; $96K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Di
$49,500Pt VII · Sec A
Artistic Dir
$47,000Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Past-Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Bertina Dew’s $50K as Executive Di is at the 43rd 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Bertina Dew$49,500$43,750$41,000$34,000$34,000
Leonid Flegmatov$47,000$44,291———

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Promotes professional dance through education, performance, and outreach.

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2 programs · $274K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

High-Quality Classical Ballet Instruction

From the avid ballet student aspiring to gain pre-professional experience to the student looking for a fun and enriching after-school activity, kingsport ballet offers great instruction in a positive, family atmosphere.

$175Kprogram expense
02

Professional-Level, Full-Length Productions

Our productions are professional, full-length, and staged after the great world theaters such as the bolshoi and kirov ballets. Kingsport ballet is proud to contribute to growing the arts in our region - from east tennessee to virginia and north and south carolina

$99Kprogram 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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$41

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$332K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$221K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$103K
Other incomeLn 4–11$8K
Money outPt IX
$360K
Ln 25
Programscol B$274K
Managementcol C$72K
Fundraisingcol D$13K
Owns and owesPt X
$46K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$38K
Total assetsLn 16$125K
LiabilitiesLn 26$79K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$103K
Government grantsLn 1e$30K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$221K
Other incomeLn 4–11$8K
Total revenueLn 12$332K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$38K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$38K
Accounts receivableLn 4$517
Notes and loans receivableLn 7$26K
Inventories for sale or useLn 8$6K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$18K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1K
Other assetsLn 15$35K
Total assetsLn 16$125K
LiabilitiesLn 26$79K
Net assetsLn 32$46K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 616
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$31K$38K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1K$1K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$19K$18K
Total assetsLn 16$165K$125K
LiabilitiesLn 26$91K$79K
Net assetsLn 32$74K$46K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$104K$83K$11K$11K
Legal feesLn 11b$5K$5K
Accounting feesLn 11c$7K$7K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$1K$1K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$13K$11K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$3K$3K
OccupancyLn 16$77K$73K$4K
TravelLn 17$7K$7K
InterestLn 20$925$925
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$8K$8K$363
InsuranceLn 23$3K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$117K$82K$35K
All other expensesLn 24e$13K$11K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$360K$274K$72K$13K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Jan 13, 2026 $332K$360K−$28K$46K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Apr 10, 2025 $383K$345K$38K$74K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Jan 16, 2024 $367K$343K$24K$36K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Feb 3, 2023 $356K$369K−$13K$11K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Jan 18, 2022 $367K$360K$7K$24K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $332,382 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $130,703$103,217
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $211,872$221,074
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $40,344$8,091
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $382,919$332,382
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $101,224$104,057
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $243,641$255,870
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $344,865$359,927
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $38,054−$27,545
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $332,382 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$29,600
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$73,617
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$103,217
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $221,074$221,074
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $3,314$3,314
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$4,777
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $221,074 · Excluded from tax $3,314$332,382
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $359,927 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $82,707 · Management $10,675 · Fundraising $10,675$104,057
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $4,857$4,857
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $7,031$7,031
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $1,415$1,415
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $10,680 · Fundraising $2,530$13,210
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $3,362$3,362
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $73,250 · Management $3,535$76,785
IX-17 TravelPrograms $7,170$7,170
IX-20 InterestManagement $925$925
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $7,801 · Management $363$8,164
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $2,940$2,940
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $81,732 · Management $35,374$117,106
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $10,897 · Management $2,008$12,905
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $274,237 · Management $72,485 · Fundraising $13,205$359,927
Part X · Balance sheet $124,911 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $30,996$37,790
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $3,190$517
X-7 Notes and loans receivableStart of year $32,058$26,075
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $5,613$5,613
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $18,976$18,484
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $1,341$1,341
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $72,412$35,091
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $164,586$124,911
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $22,426$43,762
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $68,557$35,091
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $90,983$78,853
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $73,603$46,058
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $73,603$46,058
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $164,586$124,911
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $46,058 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$332,382
XI-2 Total expenses$359,927
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$27,545
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$73,603
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$46,058

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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