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Metropolitan Ballet Company

EIN 23-3075035 · Jenkintown, PA

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthStrong90 out of 100GovernanceFair59 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

METROPOLITAN BALLET COMPANY'S MISSION IS TO PROVIDE PERFORMANCE TRAINING FOR PRE-PROFESSIONAL DANCERS, SUPPORT EMERGING CHOREOGRAPHERS, AND THROUGH PERFORMANCES, SCHOLARSHIPS, AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAMS, PROMOTE A LOVE AND APPRECIATION OF DANCE. SERVING A DIVERSE COMMUNITY AUDIENCE OF MORE THAN 10,000 PEOPLE ANNUALLY, METROPOLITAN IS COMMITTED TO ENSURING THAT DANCE CONTINUES TO BE RELEVANT, EXCITING AND ACCESSIBLE FOR PEOPLE OF ALL AGES AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC BACKGROUNDS.

Income
$209,832
Spending
$205,726
Spent on programs
81%
Reserves
7.8 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 42%
Employees
1
Volunteers
0
Highest pay
$3,100, artistic & executive direc

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Strong: 90 out of 100. Higher than 73% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, under $250k).

  • Reserves

    28 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 7.8 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 0% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    12 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 2% of income.

  • Income trend

    15 of 15

    Income rose 12% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    81% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

Fair: 59 out of 100. Higher than 44% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, under $250k).

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    13 of 13 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    0 of 15

    Reports no written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    0 of 8

    Reports no written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    0 of 7

    Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    10 of 10

    Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Pay set independently

    0 of 5

    Reports no independent review process for its chief executive's pay.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 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 (3)
  1. $86,760 spent. THE PRE-PROFESSIONAL PERFORMING COMPANY IMPARTS BOYS AND GIRLS AGES 11-18 WITH VALUABLE LIFE AND PERFORMANCE SKILLS, AND NURTURES THOSE STUDENTS WHO WISH TO PURSUE A CAREER IN DANCE. YOUNG DANCERS ARE EXPOSED TO TECHNIQUE AND TEACHING BY SOME OF THE DANCE WORLD'S MOST ILLUSTRIOUS ARTISTS THROUGH MASTER CLASSES AND WORKSHOPS, AND PRACTICE THE ART OF PERFORMANCE IN AN ANNUAL SEASON THAT PRESENTS BOTH TRADITIONAL AND CONTEMPORARY DANCE. METROPOLITAN ALSO COMMISSIONS NEW CHOREOGRAPHY FROM ACCLAIMED AND EMERGING ARTISTS, DIRECTLY INVOLVING OUR YOUNG DANCERS IN THE CREATIVE PROCESS, AND INTRODUCING NEW AUDIENCES TO A DEVELOPING ART FORM. STUDENTS IN THE PRE-PROFESSIONAL PROGRAM REGULARLY EARN SCHOLARSHIPS TO PRESTIGIOUS SUMMER AND YEAR-ROUND DANCE PROGRAMS ACROSS AMERICA AND ABROAD, AND MANY OF OUR ALUMNI ARE PERFORMING PROFESSIONALLY, INCLUDING AT SAN FRANCISCO BALLET, PENNSYLVANIA BALLET, CINCINNATI BALLET, COLORADO BALLET, CHARLOTTE BALLET, ON BROADWAY, AND MORE. THEIR RIGOROUS CLASSICAL TRAINING AND MANY PERFORMANCE OPPORTUNITIES PROVIDE A FRAMEWORK FOR SUCCESS, WHETHER PURSUING A CAREER IN THE PERFORMING ARTS, COLLEGE OR OTHER CAREERS.
  2. $55,718 spent. THE BOYS' SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM PROVIDES TUITION-FREE DANCE TRAINING IN ALL-MALE CLASSES DESIGNED TO ENHANCE ATHLETICISM, FLEXIBILITY AND STRENGTH. THE TRAINING ALSO DEVELOPS VALUABLE LIFE SKILLS OF TEAMWORK, TENACITY, AND TIME MANAGEMENT. APPROXIMATELY 55 BOYS AGES 7-18 ENROLL EACH YEAR TO STUDY BEGINNING, INTERMEDIATE, AND ADVANCED BALLET WITH DISTINGUISHED MALE DANCERS, WHO SERVE AS TEACHERS AND ROLE MODELS, WHILE ADDRESSING BOYS' UNIQUE LEARNING STYLES. SINCE 1999, METROPOLITAN HAS PROVIDED MORE THAN $1 MILLION IN SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS TO BOYS, MANY OF WHOM WOULD NOT OTHERWISE BE ABLE TO AFFORD CLASSES.
  3. $24,598 spent. THE KINETIC LITERACY PROGRAM (KLP), IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OF PHILADELPHIA SINCE 2008, IS A STANDARDS BASED, INTEGRATED ACADEMIC PROGRAM WHICH COMBINES VISUAL, AUDITORY, AND KINESTHETIC METHODOLOGIES TO ENHANCE AND INVIGORATE THE MATH AND ENGLISH /LANGUAGE ARTS SKILLS BUILDING FOR DISTRICT STUDENTS IN KINDERGARTEN THROUGH 2ND GRADE. GIVEN AS ON-SITE CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION, DURING THE SCHOOL DAY, THE PROGRAM SERVES MORE THAN 450 K- 2ND GRADE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS WITH 88 CLASSES ANNUALLY IN THREE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. CURRICULUM FOR ITS TWO INNOVATIVE COMPONENTS, READING MOVES ME AND M3 = MATH X MUSIC X MOVEMENT IS ALIGNED WITH PENNSYLVANIA CORE STANDARDS AND GROUNDED IN STANDARDS FOR MATHEMATICAL PRACTICE. KLP STUDENTS ALSO ATTEND A FREE, FULLY PRODUCED DANCE PERFORMANCE ESPECIALLY CREATED FOR CHILDREN EACH YEAR, WHICH INCORPORATES LITERATURE THAT THE CHILDREN STUDY IN THEIR CLASSROOMS.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. 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.

  2. 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 November 6, 2026.

  3. 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.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since October 2001.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. 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 November 4, 2026.

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