Ballet Metropolitan Inc

Analysis

Ballet Metropolitan Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Columbus, OH. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1975, 51 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, Ballet Metropolitan Inc reported income of $9.6m and spending of $8.2m, spending 85% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2023, income grew from $6.5m to $9.6m (+48%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 46%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Ballet Metropolitan Inc sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile, and in the 95th percentile within OH. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation Inc ($9.6m), Santa Barbara Center for the Performing Arts Inc ($9.6m) and Climate Central Inc ($9.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 45% and program service revenue 54% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $399k (4.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $3.5m. At year end it held assets of $14.4m against liabilities of $1.6m, net assets of $12.8m. It reported 191 employees.