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.
83¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$219K 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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FY2021 · 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
83%
of spending
Looks good: 83% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$219K
to officers and key staff · 18% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 18% of spending; 15% to 20%.
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
$21K
6% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 6% 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
$1.2M
Spent
$1.2M
To programs
83%
Net assets
$342K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$1.2M
FY2021
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.9M
FY2023$2.6M
FY2024$2.5M
FY2025$2.3M
Expenses
$1.2M
FY2021
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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
$342K
FY2021
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$342K
FY2022$480K
FY2023$510K
FY2024$501K
FY2025$396K

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending August 2021) · 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.

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Where the money goes

83 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 83% · $1.0M Management & general 17% · $205K Fundraising 1% · $9K

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; $219K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Artistic Director
$164,337Pt VII · Sec A
$54,560Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

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

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3 programs · $1.0M · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Classical Ballet Academy. over 450 students. over 65 classes per week

$790Kprogram expense
02

Performances. Annual June performance at the Carpenter Performing Arts Center. Annual Nutcracker at the Long Beach Terrace Theater with full symphony orchestra. All students are eligible to participate.

$163Kprogram expense
03

Summer Programs

$66Kprogram 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 FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.2M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$988K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$167K
Other incomeLn 4–11$53K
Money outPt IX
$1.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.0M
Managementcol C$205K
Fundraisingcol D$9K
Owns and owesPt X
$342K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$17K
Total assetsLn 16$363K
LiabilitiesLn 26$21K
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$167K
Government grantsLn 1e$111K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$57K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$988K
Other incomeLn 4–11$53K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$1.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$17K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$17K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$346K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$363K
LiabilitiesLn 26$21K
Net assetsLn 32$342K
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$69K$17K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$329K$346K
Total assetsLn 16$398K$363K
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K$21K
Net assetsLn 32$393K$342K
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$8K$8K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$219K$109K$109K$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$395K$316K$79K$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0$0$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$34K$27K$7K$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$29K$23K$6K$0
Management feesLn 11a$0$0$0$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0$0$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$0$0$0$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0$0$0$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$9K$9K
Investment management feesLn 11f$0$0$0$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0$0$0$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$13K$13K$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$11K$11K$0$0
Information technologyLn 14$15K$11K$4K$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0$0$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$159K$159K$0$0
TravelLn 17$13K$13K$0$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0$0$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0$0$0$0
InterestLn 20$2K$2K$0$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0$0$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2K$2K$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$14K$14K$0$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$308K$308K$0$0
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$2K$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.2M$1.0M$205K$9K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $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 Viewing $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 $1,208,690 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $215,389$167,413
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,543,267$988,379
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$1,031$52,898
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,757,625$1,208,690
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$8,399
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $526,028$676,654
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $500$8,872
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,246,100$538,957
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,772,628$1,232,882
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$15,003−$24,192
Part VI · Governance 4 of 5 board members independent, 4 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-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,208,690 across 15 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$56,829
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$110,584
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$0
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$167,413
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $988,379 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$988,379
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $4,941 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$4,941
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $47,957$47,957
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $993,320 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $47,957$1,208,690
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,232,882 across 31 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 $8,399$8,399
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $109,448 · Management $109,448 · Fundraising $0$218,896
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $316,093 · Management $78,773 · Fundraising $0$394,866
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $26,878 · Management $6,720 · Fundraising $0$33,598
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $23,435 · Management $5,859 · Fundraising $0$29,294
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $8,872$8,872
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $12,844 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$12,844
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $10,936 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$10,936
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $10,795 · Management $4,000 · Fundraising $0$14,795
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $159,178 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$159,178
IX-17 TravelPrograms $13,412 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$13,412
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-20 InterestPrograms $2,014 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$2,014
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $2,100 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$2,100
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $14,085 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$14,085
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $307,593 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$307,593
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $2,000 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$2,000
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,019,210 · Management $204,800 · Fundraising $8,872$1,232,882
Part X · Balance sheet $362,666 assets, 23 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $68,734$16,737
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $329,192$345,929
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $397,926$362,666
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $0$21,128
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$0
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $5,087$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $5,087$21,128
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $392,839$341,538
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $392,839$341,538
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $397,926$362,666
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $341,538 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,208,690
XI-2 Total expenses$1,232,882
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$24,192
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$392,839
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−$27,109
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$341,538

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