Ballet Theatre Foundation Inc
890 Broadway, New York, NY · IRS data through FY2024
Revenue, expenses and net assets
Revenue Expenses Net assets
| Tax year | Revenue | Expenses | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | $41,012,601 | $55,099,836 | $31,554,980 |
| FY2023 | $35,878,483 | $55,189,251 | $43,677,828 |
| FY2022 | $37,561,780 | $45,351,350 | $62,882,273 |
| FY2021 | $56,242,034 | $29,492,776 | $75,812,771 |
| FY2020 | $28,032,406 | $29,740,579 | $46,508,101 |
| FY2019 | $47,153,046 | $49,002,829 | $45,947,683 |
| FY2018 | $51,665,826 | $48,511,383 | $44,429,188 |
| FY2017 | $55,845,284 | $45,050,346 | $43,671,785 |
| FY2016 | $49,522,820 | $44,585,545 | $33,647,570 |
| FY2015 | $40,163,210 | $43,494,765 | $28,891,872 |
| FY2014 | $48,244,156 | $43,423,540 | $32,473,941 |
| FY2013 | $42,659,426 | $42,311,920 | $28,172,139 |
| FY2012 | $40,321,459 | $40,179,864 | $26,367,964 |
| FY2011 | $36,814,221 | $40,068,158 | $25,434,916 |
Form 990 filings
The returns filed by Ballet Theatre Foundation Inc (EIN 13-1882106), including Form 990 PDFs and e-file data by year, are available in ProPublica's Nonprofit Explorer. The figures on this page come from IRS data files built from those returns.
Where the revenue came from
| Source | Amount | % of revenue |
|---|---|---|
| Contributions & grants | $19,912,696 | 49% |
| Program service revenue | $19,275,280 | 47% |
| Other revenue | $1,824,625 | 4% |
Where the money was spent
| Category | Amount | % of expenses |
|---|---|---|
| Program services | $48,458,680 | 88% |
| Management & general | $3,652,435 | 7% |
| Fundraising | $2,988,721 | 5% |
What the numbers show
- Contributions & grants made up 49% of total revenue in FY2024.
- Program services accounted for 88% of functional expenses, management & general 7%, and fundraising 5%.
- 88% of functional expenses went to program services in FY2024. That is higher than 89.4% of 132 Arts, Culture & Humanities organizations in NY.
- Net assets covered about 6.9 months of expenses at the end of the reporting year. That puts it in the 37th percentile among 3987 Arts, Culture & Humanities organizations in NY.
- Total revenue was higher than 99.3% of 4097 Arts, Culture & Humanities organizations in NY.
- Total revenue rose from $36,814,221 in FY2011 to $41,012,601 in FY2024. Revenue increased in 7 and decreased in 6 of 13 year-over-year comparisons.
- Expenses exceeded revenue in 7 of 14 reported years (FY2011, FY2015, FY2019, FY2020, FY2022, FY2023, FY2024).
- The highest revenue on record here is $56,242,034 in FY2021.
- Net assets grew from $25,434,916 to $31,554,980 between FY2011 and FY2024.
- Contributions and grants made up 35% of revenue in FY2011 and 49% in FY2024.
- Listed in the IRS Publication 78 data as eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (public charity).
Figures compared against other organizations of the same NTEE program area in the same state. See the methodology page for how these are calculated and the guide to reading nonprofit financials for their limits.
About this organization
THE FOUNDATION'S BALLET COMPANY, AMERICAN BALLET THEATRE, DESIGNATED BY CONGRESSIONAL RESOLUTION IN 2006 AS AMERICA'S NATIONAL BALLET COMPANY, PRESENTS THE GREAT REPERTOIRE OF FULL-LENGTH BALLETS, ONE-ACT CLASSICS AND PIONEERING NEW WORKS TO AUDIENCES ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND AROUND THE WORLD.
IRS status
| Ruling year | 1947 |
| Subsection | 501(c)(3) |
| Classification | Public charity |
| Program area (NTEE) | A63Z — Arts, Culture & Humanities (in NY) |
| Donations | Listed in the IRS Publication 78 data as eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (public charity). |
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Source: Internal Revenue Service — Exempt Organizations Business Master File (downloaded November 4, 2026), Statistics of Income extracts, Form 990 e-file data, Publication 78 and the Automatic Revocation list. Figures are as reported by the organization; IRS processing may adjust them. This is not a charity rating and not tax advice. Confirm deductibility in IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search.
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