Charlottesville Ballet

Analysis

Charlottesville Ballet is a registered charity in United States, based in Charlottesvle, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2010, 16 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, Charlottesville Ballet reported income of $2.0m and spending of $1.6m, leaving 22% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2018 to June 2023, income grew from $812k to $2.0m (+152%), an average of +26% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 53%. Over the whole period it spent 81% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Charlottesville Ballet sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile, and in the 87th percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cleveland Ballet ($2.0m), Railroaders Heritage Corporation ($2.1m) and Aaca Museum Inc ($2.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 49% and program service revenue 50% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $155k (9.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $639k. At year end it held assets of $2.1m against liabilities of $750k, net assets of $1.4m. It reported 45 employees.