Ballet Theatre San Luis Obispo
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR SERIOUS BALLET DANCERS TO DANCE MEANINGFUL WORK IN REAL THEATRES.
- Income
- $157,906
- Spending
- $203,578
- Reserves
- 15 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 88%
- Highest pay
- $6,250, president and treasurer
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 79 out of 100. Higher than 55% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, under $250k).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 15.0 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 1% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 29% of income.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 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 (1)
- $157,231 spent. BT-SLO CONTINUES TO SERVE THE SAN LUIS OBISPO COMMUNITY WITH BALLET INSTRUCTION (CLASSES) AT OUR SCHOOL AND PUBLIC PERFORMANCES AT LOCAL AREA THEATRES AND AT OUR IN-STUDIO BLACKBOX THEATRE. THE SCHOOL OF BT-SLO HAD APPROXIMATELY 75 STUDENTS FOR FY 2024.AS PART OF OUR NONPROFIT MISSION, WE HELD MULTIPLE PUBLIC PERFORMANCES AND EVENTS:- OPEN HOUSE EVENT, SEPTEMBER 2024, BT-SLO STUDIO, ATTENDANCE, APPROXIMATELY 250.- COPPELIA PERFORMANCE, JANUARY 2025, PERFORMING ARTS CENTER SAN LUIS OBISPO, ATTENDANCE: 970.- YOUTH PERFORMANCE SHOWCASE 2024, BT-SLO BLACKBOX THEATRE, MARCH 2024, ATTENDANCE: 225.- ROBIN HOOD PERFORMANCE, JUNE 2025, PERFORMING ARTS CENTER SAN LUIS OBISPO, ATTENDANCE: 770.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 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? Worth knowing.
Status was revoked on November 15, 2015 for not filing returns for three years, and reinstated on November 15, 2015.
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 June 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 2017.
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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