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Aspen Santa Fe Ballet

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Aspen, CO501(c)(3)Since 1990Arts & Culture EIN 84-1150857Revenue $2.7M in FY2025Latest return filed Jul 13, 2026

On file with the IRSaspensantafeballet.com245 Sage Way, 81611-2516 · Aspen, COTax-exempt since Feb 1991School — 170(b)(1)(A)(ii)

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Cultivate and enhances an understanding and appreciation of dance. Bring dance companies to our 2 home cities. Dance school for pre collegiate students.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
76¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$426K 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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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
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $97K a year · 4% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 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
$426K
to officers and key staff · 13% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 87% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 13% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $2.5M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 0.5 months of spending in cash, plus $2.5M in investments.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $207K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$208K
7% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 7% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 13 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 13 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.7M
-7% vs prior year
Spent
$3.2M
To programs
76%
Net assets
$2.7M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$2.7M
FY2025▼ -7%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$3.3M
FY2021$3.0M
FY2022$2.4M
FY2023$2.4M
FY2024$2.9M
FY2025$2.7M
Expenses
$3.2M
FY2025▼ -9%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$3.7M
FY2021$2.0M
FY2022$2.0M
FY2023$2.8M
FY2024$3.5M
FY2025$3.2M
Net assets
$2.7M
FY2025▼ -43%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$6.0M
FY2021$6.9M
FY2022$4.3M
FY2023$4.4M
FY2024$4.7M
FY2025$2.7M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending August 2025) · 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 Feb 1991.

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Where the money goes

76 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 76% · $2.4M Management & general 22% · $682K Fundraising 3% · $92K

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

13 people listed on the 990; $426K 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
Tom Mossbrucker
Artistic Director
$214,973Pt VII · Sec A
Jean-Philippe Malaty
Executive Director
$210,608Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Leigh Moiola
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Barbara Gold
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Tom Mossbrucker’s $215K as Artistic Director is at the 87th 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Tom Mossbrucker$214,973$210,310$203,900$199,100$231,292$260,800
Jean-Philippe Malaty$210,608$205,953$199,400$194,600$228,292$260,800

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

Cultivates dance appreciation through excellent performance, education, and outreach.

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1 program · $2.4M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Operated ballet and folklorico schools in the aspen valley and santa fe area to enable worthy students to learn ballet and folklorico. There were approximately 531 participants in the aspen and santa fe schools. Over 11,700 people attended 18 live dance performances in aspen, co and santa fe, NM.

$2.4Mprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Hankins FoundationFY2025$200K
Thrift Shop INCFY2025$6K
Kahle Foundation INCFY2025$500
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$207K
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Grants paid · 7 grants · $227K · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$24,485
Unitemized GrantFY2023$15,242
Unitemized GrantFY2022$40,321
Unitemized GrantFY2021$82,993
Unitemized GrantFY2020$20,502
Unitemized GrantFY2020$20,502
Unitemized GrantFY2019$23,165

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.7M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.5M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$43K
Money outPt IX
$3.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.4M
Managementcol C$682K
Fundraisingcol D$92K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.7M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$122K
Total assetsLn 16$2.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$208K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M
Government grantsLn 1e$72K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.5M
Investment incomeLn 3$43K
Other incomeLn 4–11$4K
Total revenueLn 12$2.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$0
SavingsLn 2$122K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$122K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$225K
Other assetsLn 15$13K
Total assetsLn 16$2.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$208K
Net assetsLn 32$2.7M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 568
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderAugust
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3More from this return
EndowmentSch D · Pt V
LineFY25FY24FY23FY22FY21
End of yearLn 1g$550K$550K$550K$550K$550K
4Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$627K$122K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$4.0M$2.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$316K$225K
Total assetsLn 16$5.0M$2.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$266K$208K
Net assetsLn 32$4.7M$2.7M
5Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$24K$24K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$440K$198K$220K$22K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$745K$650K$80K$14K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$31K$22K$8K$929
Other employee benefitsLn 9$117K$84K$30K$4K
Payroll taxesLn 10$110K$79K$28K$3K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$150K$52K$98K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$144K$129K$16K
Office expensesLn 13$28K$24K$4K
RoyaltiesLn 15$248K$248K
OccupancyLn 16$150K$90K$48K$12K
TravelLn 17$327K$314K$13K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$91K$8K$67K$17K
InsuranceLn 23$11K$9K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$480K$415K$65K
All other expensesLn 24e$65K$65K
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.2M$2.4M$682K$92K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Jul 13, 2026 $2.7M$3.2M−$468K$2.7M 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Jun 17, 2025 $2.9M$3.5M−$575K$4.7M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Jul 10, 2024 $2.4M$2.8M−$484K$4.4M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Jul 16, 2023 $2.4M$2.0M$387K$4.3M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Jul 15, 2022 $3.0M$2.0M$1.0M$6.9M 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Jul 15, 2021 $3.3M$3.7M−$452K$6.0M 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support J · Pay O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $2,692,909 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,041,162$1,097,686
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,781,745$1,549,084
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $70,766$42,639
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$3,500
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,893,673$2,692,909
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $15,242$24,485
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,391,375$1,441,688
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $2,061,576$1,694,467
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $3,468,193$3,160,640
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$574,520−$467,731
Part VI · Governance 11 of 13 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13
VI-1b Independent voting members11
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,692,909 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$72,343
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,025,343
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,097,686
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,549,084$1,549,084
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $42,639$42,639
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $3,500$3,500
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,549,084 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $46,139$2,692,909
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,160,640 across 16 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $24,485$24,485
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $197,978 · Management $219,975 · Fundraising $21,998$439,951
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $650,496 · Management $80,334 · Fundraising $13,811$744,641
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $22,009 · Management $7,790 · Fundraising $929$30,728
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $83,580 · Management $29,582 · Fundraising $3,527$116,689
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $78,559 · Management $27,805 · Fundraising $3,315$109,679
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $52,378 · Management $97,703$150,081
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $128,739 · Fundraising $15,743$144,482
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $23,887 · Fundraising $3,920$27,807
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $248,000$248,000
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $90,048 · Management $48,202 · Fundraising $12,050$150,300
IX-17 TravelPrograms $314,178 · Management $12,982$327,160
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $8,198 · Management $66,571 · Fundraising $16,643$91,412
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $8,668 · Management $2,167$10,835
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $414,916 · Management $64,839$479,755
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $64,635$64,635
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,386,867 · Management $681,837 · Fundraising $91,936$3,160,640
Part X · Balance sheet $2,877,298 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearing$0
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $627,487$121,526
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $24,868$37,970
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $13,005$19,464
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $315,862$225,475
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $3,980,064$2,460,099
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $8,950$12,764
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $4,970,236$2,877,298
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $103,753$107,506
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $162,632$100,220
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $266,385$207,726
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $3,738,693$1,830,320
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $965,158$839,252
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $4,703,851$2,669,572
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $4,970,236$2,877,298
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,669,572 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,692,909
XI-2 Total expenses$3,160,640
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$467,731
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$4,703,851
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$264,372
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$1,830,918
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,669,572

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

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