Dance Ring
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
NEW YORK THEATRE BALLET'S (NYTB) MISSION IS TO INSPIRE A LOVE OF DANCE FOR AUDIENCES OF ALL AGES BY OFFERING AFFORDABLE PRICES FOR A RANGE OF PERFORMANCES AND PUBLIC ACTIVITIES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
- Income
- $976,352
- Spending
- $781,173
- Spent on programs
- 82%
- Reserves
- 0.7 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 54%
- Employees
- 27
- Volunteers
- 20
- Highest pay
- $58,654, managing director
Source: Form 990 for the year ending July 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 59 out of 100.
Reserves
4 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 0.7 months of spending.
Debt
10 of 20It owes 34% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 20% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 10% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1582% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 6 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending July 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 95 out of 100.
Independent board
25 of 2511 of 11 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
0 of 5Reports no independent review process for its chief executive's pay.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending July 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (2)
- $569,640 spent. SEE SCHEDULE O - NEW YORK THEATRE BALLETNYTB PERFORMS CHAMBER BALLET MASTERPIECES AND COMMISSIONS BOLD NEW WORKS BY EMERGING CHOREOGRAPHERS ALONG WITH INNOVATIVE 1-HOUR BALLETS FOR CHILDREN.THE MISSION IS CARRIED OUT IN THE WORK OF THE PROFESSIONAL COMPANY, ITS ASSOCIATED BALLET SCHOOL NY AND ITS LIFT COMMUNITY SERVICE PROGRAM. WORKING TOGETHER THESE DIVISIONS REACH ADULTS AND FAMILIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY BUILDING A LOVE FOR BALLET AND CREATING AUDIENCES FOR THE FUTURE. FOUNDED IN 1978, NYTB IS WIDELY SEEN ACROSS THE UNITED STATES HAVING TOURED FROM COAST TO COAST AND INTERNATIONALLY FOR OVER 40 YEARS. IT OFTEN INTRODUCES AUDIENCES FOR THE FIRST TIME TO BALLETS CREATED BY GREAT MASTERS, AS WELL AS TO ITS WILDLY POPULAR 1-HOUR STORY BALLETS. NYTB BRINGS COMMUNITIES TOGETHER WITH MASTER CLASSES, LECTURES, TALK-BACKS AND MEET & GREETS. WHENEVER POSSIBLE, LOCAL CHILDREN ARE ASKED TO APPEAR WITH THE COMPANY. ITS ROSTER INCLUDES DANCES BY FREDERICK ASHTON, AGNES DE MILLE, JOSE LIMON, ANTONY TUDOR, MERCE CUNNINGHAM, AND RICHARD ALSTON. ITS PERFORMANCES PROVIDE AN INTIMATE, LIVE BALLET EXPERIENCE FOR ALL AUDIENCES. LEGENDS & VISIONARIES THE NATIONALLY ACCLAIMED LEGENDS & VISIONARIES SERIES FEATURES RESTORATIONS AND REVIVALS OF MASTERWORKS WITH IMPECCABLE FIDELITY TO ORIGINAL MOVEMENTS AND GESTURES AS WELL AS TO AUTHENTIC SETS, COSTUMES AND PROPS AS DOCUMENTED BY HISTORICAL RECORDS. CELEBRATED DANCERS WHO HAVE PERFORMED THESE MASTERWORKS WITH OTHER COMPANIES ARE INVITED TO WORK WITH THE COMPANY TO ENSURE THE CONTINUITY OF THE BALLETS' INTEGRITY ON NYTB'S STAGE. AS A COUNTERPOINT TO THE PERFORMANCE OF HISTORICALLY ACCLAIMED BALLETS, EXCITING CONTEMPORARY WORKS BY EMERGING CHOREOGRAPHERS ARE SHOWCASED. WHENEVER POSSIBLE, NYTB INVITES CHOREOGRAPHERS TO CREATE NEW WORKS FOR THE COMPANY. AUDIENCES HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN Q&A'S WITH THE DANCERS AND CHOREOGRAPHERS AFTER THE PERFORMANCES. THE RESULT IS AN ILLUMINATING UNDERSTANDING OF HOW THE ART OF BALLET IS EVOLVING. ONCE UPON A BALLETNYTB IS COMMITTED TO BUILDING AN APPRECIATION OF BALLET AMONG PRESCHOOL AND GRADE SCHOOL YOUNGSTERS. IN ADDITION TO PERFORMING FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC, THE COMPANY REACHES OUT TO CHILDREN WHO HAVE LIMITED EXPOSURE TO THE PERFORMING ARTS - AND TO DANCE IN PARTICULAR - DUE TO SEVERE REDUCTIONS IN PUBLIC EDUCATION ARTS FUNDING. ONCE UPON A BALLET FILLS THIS SERIOUS VACUUM. IT IS A FULL SEASON OF TIME-SHORTENED MINIATURES OF CLASSIC STORY BALLETS, PERFECTLY SUITED FOR THE SHORT ATTENTION SPAN OF YOUNG VIEWERS 3-8 YEARS OF AGE. CLASSICS SUCH AS CINDERELLA AND THE NUTCRACKER CAPTURE THE IMAGINATIONS OF YOUNGSTERS FOR WHOM BALLET IS A NEW FORM OF STORY-TELLING. THIS PROGRAM AWAKENS YOUNG MINDS, NOURISHES THE SPIRIT OF AUDIENCES YOUNG AND OLD, AND SERVES TO ENCOURAGE THE LOVE OF BALLET AMONG FUTURE AUDIENCES. TO WIDEN THE REACH OF THIS IMPORTANT INITIATIVE, NYTB SOLICITS PRIVATE FUNDING TO ENSURE ATTENDANCE BY CHILDREN LIVING IN UNDER-SERVED NEIGHBORHOODS.
- $73,181 spent. SEE SCHEDULE O - LIFT PROGRAMNYTB'S UNIQUE LIFT COMMUNITY SERVICES PROGRAM PROVIDES TUITION-FREE BALLET CLASSES FOR AT-RISK AND DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN, AND HAS TRANSFORMED THE LIVES OF HUNDREDS OF CHILDREN. LIFT STUDENTS PARTICIPATE IN CLASSES WITH NON-SCHOLARSHIP STUDENTS. THE CLASSES ARE ONLY A BEGINNING. LIFT GIVES THE CHILDREN SUSTAINED ATTENTION IN A STABLE, CARING ENVIRONMENT. IT INCREASES THEIR SELF-ESTEEM AND TEACHES THEM WHAT IT TAKES TO ACHIEVE A GOAL USING THE DISCIPLINE OF BALLET AS A TOOL. IT LEADS THEM TO DISCOVER THAT WHAT REALLY MATTERS IS FOCUS, DISCIPLINE AND HOW HARD THEY WORK, NOT WHERE THEY COME FROM.LIFT ALUMNI INCLUDE A WORLD-CLASS DANCER WHO HAS PERFORMED AROUND THE GLOBE, YOUNGSTERS WHO HAVE DANCED IN BILLY ELLIOT AND SOUTH PACIFIC ON BROADWAY, AND OTHERS WHO HAVE MADE IT THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE AND ALL THE WAY TO GRADUATE SCHOOL.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending July 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending July 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since February 1979.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
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