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Mountain West Ballet

Tax-deductible

Sandy, UT501(c)(3)Since 1982EIN 87-0417388

Mountain west ballet (mwb) is a community based, non-profit oganization that preserves, advances and shares the beauty of ballet by providing performance opportunities

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
90¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 10 volunteers.
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
0 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $10K a year · 5% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 0 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
90%
of spending
Looks good: 90% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $5K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1K
0.6% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$224K
-47% vs prior year
Spent
$230K
To programs
90%
Net assets
$195K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$224K
FY2025▼ -47%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$54K
FY2021$152K
FY2022$202K
FY2023$215K
FY2024$419K
FY2025$224K
Expenses
$230K
FY2025▼ -46%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$67K
FY2021$156K
FY2022$213K
FY2023$233K
FY2024$429K
FY2025$230K
Net assets
$195K
FY2025▼ -3%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$243K
FY2021$239K
FY2022$228K
FY2023$211K
FY2024$201K
FY2025$195K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

Form 990 (PDF) Claim

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 1985.

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

Where the money goes

90 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 90% · $207K Management & general 4% · $9K Fundraising 6% · $13K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

4 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Kim Brown
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Meridith Ethington
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Sandy Brown
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Kate Johnson
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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

Preserves and shares ballet's beauty through performance opportunities.

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1 program service account for $207K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
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Mountain west ballet preserves, advances and shares the beauty of ballet by providing performance opportunities opportunite presented programs for dancers to participate in

$207Kprogram expense

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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
George S Eccles and Delores Dore Eccles FoundationFY2024$5K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$5K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$224K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$124K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$99K
Other incomeLn 4–11$92
Money outPt IX
$230K
Ln 25
Programscol B$207K
Managementcol C$9K
Fundraisingcol D$13K
Owns and owesPt X
$195K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$94K
Total assetsLn 16$196K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$99K
Government grantsLn 1e$68K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$31K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$124K
Other incomeLn 4–11$92
Total revenueLn 12$224K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$94K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$94K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$73K
Total assetsLn 16$196K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K
Net assetsLn 32$195K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 610
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$97K$94K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$72K$73K
Total assetsLn 16$203K$196K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K$1K
Net assetsLn 32$201K$195K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$3K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$100K$100K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$4K$4K
OccupancyLn 16$66K$66K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$13K$13K
InsuranceLn 23$3K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$2K$2K
All other expensesLn 24e$39K$22K$3K$13K
Total functional expensesLn 25$230K$207K$9K$13K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $224K$230K−$6K$195K 990 PDF
FY2024 $419K$429K−$10K$201K 990 PDF
FY2023 $215K$233K−$17K$211K 990 PDF
FY2022 $202K$213K−$11K$228K 990 PDF
FY2021 $152K$156K−$4K$239K 990 PDF
FY2020 $54K$67K−$13K$243K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $223,611 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$31,219
VIII-1e Government grants$68,271
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$99,490
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $124,029$124,029
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $92$92
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $124,121 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$223,611
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $230,051 across 8 lines filed
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $2,600$2,600
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $99,640$99,640
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $3,942$3,942
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $65,711$65,711
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $13,495$13,495
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $3,433$3,433
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $2,242$2,242
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $22,466 · Management $3,254 · Fundraising $13,268$38,988
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $207,496 · Management $9,287 · Fundraising $13,268$230,051
Part X · Balance sheet $195,932 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $97,247$94,223
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $34,192$28,523
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $71,706$73,186
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $203,145$195,932
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,946$1,173
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,946$1,173
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $201,199$194,759
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $201,199$194,759
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $203,145$195,932
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $194,759 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$223,611
XI-2 Total expenses$230,051
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$6,440
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$201,199
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$194,759

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

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