Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 2018.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Who runs it and what they're paid
6 people listed on the 990.
Nicolina Lawson’s $28K as Executive Director is at the 23rd 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII
| Name | FY2025 | FY2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Nicolina Lawson | $28,000 | $24,000 |
| Dillon Lawson | $9,600 | — |
| Cindy Michaels | — | $9,600 |
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.
See Ballet North Texas executive salaries →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
Ballet North Texas is an arts and culture nonprofit based in Dallas, TX.
Questions for Ballet North Texas
Your first name shows with your question. Ballet North Texas answers here, for everyone.
BNT's annual season consists of two repertory concerts. The Nutcracker and a full length ballet to close the season.
Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2021. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 82-3306346) · Dispute this lineFunders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2022 990, line by line.
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| Line | FY22 | FY21 | FY20 | FY19 | FY18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| End of yearLn 1g | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Line | Start FY22 | End FY22 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $22K | $8K |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $0 | $71K |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $45K | $79K |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $55K | $66K |
| Net assetsLn 32 | −$10K | $14K |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $45K | |||
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $14K | |||
| Office expensesLn 13 | $2K | |||
| OccupancyLn 16 | $198K | |||
| InterestLn 20 | $372 | |||
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $12K | |||
| InsuranceLn 23 | $2K | |||
| All other expensesLn 24e | $87K | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $360K | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS Jan 23, 2026 | $576K | $555K | $21K | $106K | 990 PDF |
| FY2024Filed with the IRS Jun 13, 2025 | $488K | $485K | $3K | $115K | 990 PDF |
| FY2023Filed with the IRS Mar 7, 2024 | $397K | $401K | −$4K | $5K | 990 PDF |
| FY2022 ViewingFiled with the IRS Feb 16, 2023 | $392K | $360K | $32K | $14K | 990 PDF |
| FY2021 | Not on file | ||||
| FY2020Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2021 | $244K | $279K | −$35K | −$24K | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2022 990
Part I · Summary $392,298 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 4 to look at
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $392,298 across 6 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $360,218 across 8 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $79,378 assets, 8 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $13,514 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2022 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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