Ballet Fantastique
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
DANCE EDUCATION AND PERFORMANCE
- Income
- $960,268
- Spending
- $851,169
- Spent on programs
- 88%
- Reserves
- 0.1 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 53%
- Employees
- 14
- Volunteers
- 180
- Highest pay
- $41,827, executive di
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 54 out of 100. Higher than 20% of charities in its peer group (education, $250k to $1m).
Reserves
4 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 0.1 months of spending.
Debt
5 of 20It owes 68% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 11% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 40% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1588% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 4 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Good: 84 out of 100. Higher than 74% of charities in its peer group (education, $250k to $1m).
Independent board
25 of 255 of 7 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
0 of 8Reports no 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
12 of 15Its accounts were reviewed or compiled by an independent accountant, but not audited.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 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 (3)
- $234,692 spent. DANCE EDUCATION: IN FY 24-25, BALLET FANTASTIQUES ACADEMY PROVIDED YEAR- ROUND, HIGH-QUALITY DANCE EDUCATION FOR STUDENTS AGES 2 THROUGH ADULT, SERVING MORE THAN 350 STUDENTS ACROSS YOUTH, PRE-PROFESSIONAL, AND ADULT PROGRAMS. INSTRUCTION WAS DELIVERED ACROSS NEARLY 50 WEEKS BY AN INTERNATIONAL FACULTY OF PROFESSIONAL TEACHING ARTISTS, EMPHASIZING INDIVIDUALIZED MENTORSHIP, ARTISTIC EXCELLENCE, AND STUDENT WELLNESS WITHIN A NEED-BLIND TRAINING MODEL. DURING THE FISCAL YEAR, THE ACADEMY DELIVERED OVER 2,000 CLASSES AND LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND AWARDED MORE THAN 40,000 IN FINANCIAL AID, ENSURING THAT ACCESS TO TRAINING WAS NOT LIMITED BY FAMILY INCOME. APPROXIMATELY 50% OF ENROLLED STUDENTS IDENTIFIED WITH OREGON EQUITY FRAMEWORK COMMUNITIES, REFLECTING BALLET FANTASTIQUES SUCCESS IN REACHING DIVERSE AND HISTORICALLY UNDERREPRESENTED POPULATIONS. ACADEMY STUDENTS ALSO BENEFITED FROM RARE PROFESSIONAL PERFORMANCE OPPORTUNITIES, TRAINING AND PERFORMING ALONGSIDE BALLET FANTASTIQUES PROFESSIONAL COMPANY ON MAJOR REGIONAL STAGES. DANCE EDUCATION: IN FY 24-25, BALLET FANTASTIQUES ACADEMY PROVIDED YEAR- ROUND, HIGH-QUALITY DANCE EDUCATION FOR STUDENTS AGES 2 THROUGH ADULT, SERVING MORE THAN 350 STUDENTS ACROSS YOUTH, PRE-PROFESSIONAL, AND ADULT PROGRAMS. INSTRUCTION WAS DELIVERED ACROSS NEARLY 50 WEEKS BY AN INTERNATIONAL FACULTY OF PROFESSIONAL TEACHING ARTISTS, EMPHASIZING INDIVIDUALIZED MENTORSHIP, ARTISTIC EXCELLENCE, AND STUDENT WELLNESS WITHIN A NEED-BLIND TRAINING MODEL. DURING THE FISCAL YEAR, THE ACADEMY DELIVERED OVER 2,000 CLASSES AND LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND AWARDED MORE THAN 40,000 IN FINANCIAL AID, ENSURING THAT ACCESS TO TRAINING WAS NOT LIMITED BY FAMILY INCOME. APPROXIMATELY 50% OF ENROLLED STUDENTS IDENTIFIED WITH OREGON EQUITY FRAMEWORK COMMUNITIES, REFLECTING BALLET FANTASTIQUES SUCCESS IN REACHING DIVERSE AND HISTORICALLY UNDERREPRESENTED POPULATIONS. ACADEMY STUDENTS ALSO BENEFITED FROM RARE PROFESSIONAL PERFORMANCE OPPORTUNITIES, TRAINING AND PERFORMING ALONGSIDE BALLET FANTASTIQUES PROFESSIONAL COMPANY ON MAJOR REGIONAL STAGES.
- $517,519 spent. NEW DANCE THEATER: IN FY 24-25, BALLET FANTASTIQUE PRODUCED FOUR ORIGINAL MAINSTAGE PRODUCTIONS, DELIVERING RECORD-BREAKING ATTENDANCE AND ARTISTIC INNOVATION WHILE ATTRACTING NEW AND NONTRADITIONAL PERFORMING ARTS AUDIENCES. SIGNATURE OFFERINGS INCLUDED THE COMPANY'S FOURTH ANNUAL BALLET IN THE VINEYARD PRESEASON OPENER AT SILVAN RIDGE WINERY, WHICH ACHIEVED 120% AUDIENCE GROWTH AND COMBINED LIVE MUSIC, ORIGINAL CHOREOGRAPHY, AND IMMERSIVE OUTDOOR PERFORMANCE. AS PART OF BALLET FANTASTIQUE'S HULT CENTER RESIDENT COMPANY SEASON, THE COMPANY PRESENTED: MURDER AT THE BALLET (OCTOBER 2024), THE WORLD'S FIRST INTERACTIVE MURDER MYSTERY BALLET, FEATURING AN ORIGINAL SCORE BY GRAMMY-NOMINATED COMPOSER JUAN LUQUI AND MULTIPLE AUDIENCE-DETERMINED ENDINGS; AN AMERICAN CHRISTMAS CAROL(NOVEMBER-DECEMBER 2024), THE STAGE REVIVAL OF BALLET FANTASTIQUE'S EMMY-NOMINATED JAZZ BALLET, FEATURING LIVE MUSIC AND NARRATION, AND PRESENTED IN THE SILVA CONCERT HALL; PRIDE & PREJUDICE: A PARISIAN JAZZ BALLET(FEBRUARY 2025), ACCOMPANIED BY LIVE JAZZ AND ACHIEVING SIGNIFICANT AUDIENCE GROWTH OVER ITS PRIOR PREMIERE; ALADDIN: THE ROCK OPERA (MAY 2025), BALLET FANTASTIQUE'S TOP-SELLING PRODUCTION OF ALL TIME, PRESENTED IN THE 2,400-SEAT SILVA CONCERT HALL AND REACHING MORE THAN 2,000 AUDIENCE MEMBERS ON MOTHER'S DAY WEEKEND. ACROSS THE FISCAL YEAR, BALLET FANTASTIQUE WELCOMED OVER 17,000 IN-PERSON AUDIENCE MEMBERS, WITH NEARLY 50% NEW TICKET BUYERS, AND ACHIEVED TICKET SALES EXCEEDING PRE-PANDEMIC BENCHMARKS BY MORE THAN 170%. DIGITAL AUDIENCE ENGAGEMENT ALSO INCREASED, AND THE ORGANIZATION CONTINUED TO EXPAND ITS REGIONAL AND NATIONAL VISIBILITY THROUGH TOURING, LIVESTREAMING, AND AWARD-WINNING MEDIA PROJECTS. BALLET FANTASTIQUE CLOSED FY 24-25 WITH STRONG FINANCIAL HEALTH, GENERATING 893,008 IN TOTAL REVENUE, MAINTAINING A POSITIVE OPERATING MARGIN, AND REINVESTING 98% OF REVENUE DIRECTLY INTO MISSION-DRIVEN PROGRAMS, INCLUDING NEW PRODUCTIONS, EDUCATION ACCESS, AND INCLUSIVE OUTREACH. NEW DANCE THEATER: IN FY 24-25, BALLET FANTASTIQUE PRODUCED FOUR ORIGINAL MAINSTAGE PRODUCTIONS, DELIVERING RECORD-BREAKING ATTENDANCE AND ARTISTIC INNOVATION WHILE ATTRACTING NEW AND NONTRADITIONAL PERFORMING ARTS AUDIENCES. SIGNATURE OFFERINGS INCLUDED THE COMPANY'S FOURTH ANNUAL BALLET IN THE VINEYARD PRESEASON OPENER AT SILVAN RIDGE WINERY, WHICH ACHIEVED 120% AUDIENCE GROWTH AND COMBINED LIVE MUSIC, ORIGINAL CHOREOGRAPHY, AND IMMERSIVE OUTDOOR PERFORMANCE. AS PART OF BALLET FANTASTIQUE'S HULT CENTER RESIDENT COMPANY SEASON, THE COMPANY PRESENTED: MURDER AT THE BALLET (OCTOBER 2024), THE WORLD'S FIRST INTERACTIVE MURDER MYSTERY BALLET, FEATURING AN ORIGINAL SCORE BY GRAMMY-NOMINATED COMPOSER JUAN LUQUI AND MULTIPLE AUDIENCE-DETERMINED ENDINGS; AN AMERICAN CHRISTMAS CAROL(NOVEMBER-DECEMBER 2024), THE STAGE REVIVAL OF BALLET FANTASTIQUE'S EMMY-NOMINATED JAZZ BALLET, FEATURING LIVE MUSIC AND NARRATION, AND PRESENTED IN THE SILVA CONCERT HALL; PRIDE & PREJUDICE: A PARISIAN JAZZ BALLET(FEBRUARY 2025), ACCOMPANIED BY LIVE JAZZ AND ACHIEVING SIGNIFICANT AUDIENCE GROWTH OVER ITS PRIOR PREMIERE; ALADDIN: THE ROCK OPERA (MAY 2025), BALLET FANTASTIQUE'S TOP-SELLING PRODUCTION OF ALL TIME, PRESENTED IN THE 2,400-SEAT SILVA CONCERT HALL AND REACHING MORE THAN 2,000 AUDIENCE MEMBERS ON MOTHER'S DAY WEEKEND. ACROSS THE FISCAL YEAR, BALLET FANTASTIQUE WELCOMED OVER 17,000 IN-PERSON AUDIENCE MEMBERS, WITH NEARLY 50% NEW TICKET BUYERS, AND ACHIEVED TICKET SALES EXCEEDING PRE-PANDEMIC BENCHMARKS BY MORE THAN 170%. DIGITAL AUDIENCE ENGAGEMENT ALSO INCREASED, AND THE ORGANIZATION CONTINUED TO EXPAND ITS REGIONAL AND NATIONAL VISIBILITY THROUGH TOURING, LIVESTREAMING, AND AWARD-WINNING MEDIA PROJECTS. BALLET FANTASTIQUE CLOSED FY 24-25 WITH STRONG FINANCIAL HEALTH, GENERATING 893,008 IN TOTAL REVENUE, MAINTAINING A POSITIVE OPERATING MARGIN, AND REINVESTING 98% OF REVENUE DIRECTLY INTO MISSION-DRIVEN PROGRAMS, INCLUDING NEW PRODUCTIONS, EDUCATION ACCESS, AND INCLUSIVE OUTREACH.
- DANCE EDUCATION & OUTREACH: BALLET FANTASTIQUE EXPANDED ITS COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND ACCESS INITIATIVES IN FY 2425 THROUGH IN-THEATER OUTREACH PERFORMANCES, SENSORY-FRIENDLY MATINEES, AND DEEPLY DISCOUNTED TICKETS FOR TITLE I, RURAL, AND UNDER-RESOURCED K12 STUDENTS. DURING THE YEAR, BALLET FANTASTIQUE WELCOMED THOUSANDS OF FIRST-TIME AUDIENCE MEMBERS, INCLUDING STUDENTS WHO EXPERIENCED LIVE DANCE THEATER FOR THE FIRST TIME THROUGH A RETURN OF LARGE-SCALE YOUTH OUTREACH MATINEES AT THE HULT CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS. THE ORGANIZATION EMPLOYED AND COMPENSATED OVER 100 ARTISTS, MUSICIANS, DESIGNERS, TECHNICIANS, AND VENDORS, INCLUDING 12 RESIDENT YEAR-ROUND EMPLOYEE ARTISTS, SUPPORTING CREATIVE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND LOCAL ECONOMIC IMPACT. BALLET FANTASTIQUES LEADERSHIP AND CREATIVE TEAMS REMAINED MAJORITY WOMEN, AND THE ORGANIZATION CONTINUED ITS HANDS-ON MENTORSHIP MODEL FOR EMERGING DANCERS, INTERNS, AND TEACHING ARTISTS. COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT WAS FURTHER STRENGTHENED BY A ROBUST VOLUNTEER CORPS SUPPORTING PRODUCTIONS, FRONT-OF-HOUSE OPERATIONS, EVENTS, EDUCATION PROGRAMS, AND ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIVITIES. BALLET FANTASTIQUE ALSO PROVIDED AFFORDABLE REHEARSAL AND PERFORMANCE SPACE RENTALS TO OTHER NORTHWEST AND WEST COAST ARTS ORGANIZATIONS, EXTENDING ACCESS TO CREATIVE INFRASTRUCTURE. DANCE EDUCATION & OUTREACH: BALLET FANTASTIQUE EXPANDED ITS COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND ACCESS INITIATIVES IN FY 2425 THROUGH IN-THEATER OUTREACH PERFORMANCES, SENSORY-FRIENDLY MATINEES, AND DEEPLY DISCOUNTED TICKETS FOR TITLE I, RURAL, AND UNDER-RESOURCED K12 STUDENTS. DURING THE YEAR, BALLET FANTASTIQUE WELCOMED THOUSANDS OF FIRST-TIME AUDIENCE MEMBERS, INCLUDING STUDENTS WHO EXPERIENCED LIVE DANCE THEATER FOR THE FIRST TIME THROUGH A RETURN OF LARGE-SCALE YOUTH OUTREACH MATINEES AT THE HULT CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS. THE ORGANIZATION EMPLOYED AND COMPENSATED OVER 100 ARTISTS, MUSICIANS, DESIGNERS, TECHNICIANS, AND VENDORS, INCLUDING 12 RESIDENT YEAR-ROUND EMPLOYEE ARTISTS, SUPPORTING CREATIVE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND LOCAL ECONOMIC IMPACT. BALLET FANTASTIQUES LEADERSHIP AND CREATIVE TEAMS REMAINED MAJORITY WOMEN, AND THE ORGANIZATION CONTINUED ITS HANDS-ON MENTORSHIP MODEL FOR EMERGING DANCERS, INTERNS, AND TEACHING ARTISTS. COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT WAS FURTHER STRENGTHENED BY A ROBUST VOLUNTEER CORPS SUPPORTING PRODUCTIONS, FRONT-OF-HOUSE OPERATIONS, EVENTS, EDUCATION PROGRAMS, AND ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIVITIES. BALLET FANTASTIQUE ALSO PROVIDED AFFORDABLE REHEARSAL AND PERFORMANCE SPACE RENTALS TO OTHER NORTHWEST AND WEST COAST ARTS ORGANIZATIONS, EXTENDING ACCESS TO CREATIVE INFRASTRUCTURE.
Source: Form 990 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? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated November 6, 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 2006.
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 November 4, 2026.
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