To enhance the lives of children and the community through the beauty and discipline of classical ballet.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
92¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 150 volunteers and 94 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 $32K 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
92%
of spending
Looks good: 92% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$237K
to officers and key staff · 10% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 10% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.2 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $152
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$80K
17% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 17% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.3M
-8% vs prior year
Spent
$2.4M
To programs
92%
Net assets
$396K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$2.3M
FY2025▼ -8%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.9M
FY2023$2.6M
FY2024$2.5M
FY2025$2.3M
Expenses
$2.4M
FY2025▼ -4%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.7M
FY2023$2.4M
FY2024$2.5M
FY2025$2.4M
Net assets
$396K
FY2025▼ -21%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$342K
FY2022$480K
FY2023$510K
FY2024$501K
FY2025$396K

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 Jun 1991.

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

Where the money goes

92 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 92% · $2.3M Management & general 8% · $189K

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

5 people listed on the 990; $237K 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
Artistic Director
$165,000Pt VII · Sec A
$72,400Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman of the Board
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
David Wilcox$165,000$151,180$160,000$145,000$164,337
Tami Hirabayashi Wilcox$72,400$72,076$65,000$60,000$54,560

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Enriches lives through classical ballet's beauty and discipline for children and the community.

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2 programs · $2.3M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Production of Ballet Performances

$1.2Mprogram expense
02

Teaching ballet classes to 300 enrolled students.

$1.1Mprogram 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$152

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.3M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.2M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$176K
Money outPt IX
$2.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.3M
Managementcol C$189K
Owns and owesPt X
$396K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$44K
Total assetsLn 16$476K
LiabilitiesLn 26$80K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$176K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$35K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.2M
Total revenueLn 12$2.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$44K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$44K
Other assetsLn 15$432K
Total assetsLn 16$476K
LiabilitiesLn 26$80K
Net assetsLn 32$396K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 594
VolunteersI 6150
Fiscal year endsHeaderAugust
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$75K$44K
Total assetsLn 16$501K$476K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$80K
Net assetsLn 32$501K$396K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$425K$274K$151K$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$629K$629K$0$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$22K$22K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$63K$63K
Payroll taxesLn 10$105K$105K
Management feesLn 11a$0$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$13K$13K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$241K$241K
Office expensesLn 13$150K$150K
Information technologyLn 14$24K$24K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$347K$347K
TravelLn 17$32K$32K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$40K$40K
InterestLn 20$84K$47K$38K
All other expensesLn 24e$271K$271K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.4M$2.3M$189K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $2.3M$2.4M−$105K$396K 990 PDF
FY2024 $2.5M$2.5M$5K$501K 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.6M$2.4M$121K$510K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.9M$1.7M$165K$480K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.2M$1.2M−$24K$342K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $2,340,647 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $184,087$175,923
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $2,358,071$2,164,724
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,542,158$2,340,647
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,243,976$1,243,976
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,293,169$1,202,102
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,537,145$2,446,078
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $5,013−$105,431
Part VI · Governance 4 of 5 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members4
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,340,647 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$35,458
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$140,465
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$175,923
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $2,164,724 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$2,164,724
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $2,164,724 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$2,340,647
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,446,078 across 26 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $0$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $0$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $0$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $273,959 · Management $151,241 · Fundraising $0$425,200
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $628,544 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$628,544
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $21,500$21,500
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $63,255$63,255
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $105,477$105,477
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $12,522$12,522
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $0$0
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $0$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $241,356$241,356
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $149,856$149,856
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $23,831$23,831
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $347,173$347,173
IX-17 TravelPrograms $31,820$31,820
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $39,556$39,556
IX-20 InterestPrograms $46,647 · Management $37,853$84,500
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $271,488$271,488
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,256,984 · Management $189,094 · Fundraising $0$2,446,078
Part X · Balance sheet $475,854 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $74,700$43,842
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $426,012$432,012
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $500,712$475,854
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $0$79,956
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$79,956
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $500,712$395,898
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $500,712$395,898
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $500,712$475,854
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $395,898 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,340,647
XI-2 Total expenses$2,446,078
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$105,431
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$500,712
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$617
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$395,898

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