Berkeley City Ballet

Analysis

Berkeley City Ballet is a registered charity in United States, based in Berkeley, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1974, 52 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 August 2023, Berkeley City Ballet reported income of $291k and spending of $243k, spending 84% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2019 to August 2023, income grew from $273k to $291k (+6.9%), an average of +1.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2021, when income dropped by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Berkeley City Ballet sits at the 68th percentile: it is larger than about 68% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 61st percentile, and in the 63rd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sunrise Communications Inc ($291k), Keep Sevier Beautiful ($291k) and Danbury Railway Museum Inc ($291k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending August 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 34% and program service revenue 65% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $75k (31% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $50k. At year end it held assets of $329k against liabilities of $3,504, net assets of $325k. It reported 9 employees.