Harid Conservatory of Music Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
Points to look into
- Raising each dollar of donations cost 257 cents.
These come from the organization's own tax return. There may be a good explanation; ask the charity.
What it says it does
TO PROVIDE PRE-PROFESSIONAL DANCE TRAINING TO GIFTED DANCERS AND TO PROVIDE HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMAS. TO SET THE STANDARD FOR DANCE TRAINING IN THE UNITED STATES BY PRODUCING DANCERS WHOSE ARTISTIC QUALIFICATIONS MAKE THEM SUPERIOR CANDIDATES FOR EMPLOYMENT BY PROFESSIONAL BALLET COMPANIES, AND WHO ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS OFFER THEM THE OPTION OF PURSUING HIGHER EDUCATION AT A COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY. HARD ALSO SEEKS TO FURTHER ENRICH THE CULTURAL LIFE OF SOUTH FLORIDA BY PRESENTING HIGH-QUALITY STUDENT PERFORMANCES FOR THE COMMUNITY.
- Income
- $4.6 million
- Spending
- $4.0 million
- Spent on programs
- 74%
- Reserves
- 77.8 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- investment income, 67%
- Employees
- 46
- Volunteers
- 0
- Highest pay
- $141,982, executive vp/dir.
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
Good: 85 out of 100. Higher than 68% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 77.8 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 1% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 14% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 97% on the year before.
Spending floor
0 of 1574% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 257 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: 77 out of 100. Higher than 28% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 255 of 5 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
0 of 15Reports no 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
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
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 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)
- $2.9 million spent. THE GOAL OF THE HARID CONSERVATORY IS TO SET THE STANDARD FOR DANCE TRAINING IN THE UNITED STATES BY PRODUCING DANCERS WHOSE ARTISTIC QUALIFICATIONS MAKE THEM SUPERIOR CANDIDATES FOR EMPLOYMENT BY PROFESSIONAL BALLET COMPANIES, AND WHOSE ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS OFFER THEM THE OPTION OF PURSUING HIGHER EDUCATION AT A COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY. HARID ALSO SEEKS TO FURTHER ENRICH THE CULTURAL LIFE OF SOUTH FLORIDA BY PRESENTING HIGH-QUALITY STUDENT PERFORMANCES FOR THE COMMUNITY.HARID STUDENTS HAVE WON MAJOR AWARDS AT VARIOUS NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL BALLET COMPETITIONS, AND THE SCHOOL'S ALUMNI HAVE BEEN EMPLOYED BY MORE THAN EIGHTY PROFESSIONAL DANCE COMPANIES ACROSS THE UNITED STATES AND IN CANADA, EUROPE, SOUTH AMERICA, AND ASIA. MANY HAVE DISTINGUISHED THEMSELVES AS SOLOIST AND PRINCIPAL DANCERS IN LEADING COMPANIES.RECENT GRADUATES INCLUDE:2025TEOFIL COSMA ESTONIA NATIONAL BALLETNATALIE DU CHARME ORLANDO BALLET, TRAINEEWYATT KINSMAN ORLANDO BALLET 2ABIGAIL KNECHT PITTSBURGH BALLET THEATRE, GRADUATE PROGRAMHENRY MATTHEWS ESTONIA NATIONAL BALLETPARIS-RENEE STREET PO SCIENCE UNIVERSITY, PARIS, FRANCEKOTONO SUZUKI ORLANDO BALLET, TRAINEEKANTARO TAKISHIMA ESTONIA NATIONAL BALLETRACHEL ZWEISCHOWSKI JOFFREY BALLET CHICAGO, TRAINEE2024EVELYN HRUBY EUROPEAN SCHOOL OF BALLETSAYAKA IWASE ATLANTA BALLET 22023GRAHAM BARNES NASHVILLE BALLETTIFFANY HOPKINS COLORADO BALLET STUDIO COMPANYBENJAMIN PIERCE ESTONIA NATIONAL BALLETJUN SHINOZAKI ORLANDO BALLET II; OPERA NOVA BYDGOSZCZ (POLAND)2022MORGAN BARTON PACIFIC NORTHWEST BALLETOLIVIA DEANGELO PITTSBURGH BALLET, POST-GRAD PROGRAM; WASHINGTON BALLETMAREN GODDARD JOFFREY BALLET, CONTEMPORARY PROGRAM, TRAINEENATHANIEL LILLINGTON SIBIU BALLET THEATRE, ROMANIA; HUNGARIAN NATIONAL BALLETRAVEN LOAN MILWAUKEE BALLETCHEYENNE LOK SUET YENG UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA (DANCE)EMERY MERONI MILWAUKEE BALLETJASMINE PARENTE UNIVERSITY OF UTAH (DANCE)MAYU NAKAYAMA ATLANTA BALLETNOLAN SAITO ROYAL WINNIPEG BALLET, ASPIRANT PROGRAM; STATE OPERA RUSE, BULGARIAIRISA VAN NIEKERK HAMBURG BALLET SCHOOLCHARLIZE VILLACORTA BALLET WEST (TRAINEE); WASHINGTON BALLET STUDIO COMPANYALISON YANG 2021SHUNHEI FUCHIYAMA ENGLISH NATIONAL BALLETYU-LUN LIU CONTINUED STUDIES IN HONG KONGALICE SUMMIT SARAH LAWRENCE COLLEGE, LIBERAL ARTSEACH YEAR HARID PRESENTS TWO SERIES OF HIGH-QUALITY DANCE PERFORMANCES FOR THE SOUTH FLORIDA COMMUNITY. THE INCLUSION OF CLASSICAL AND NEOCLASSICAL BALLETS, MODERN AND CHARACTER DANCE, AND CUTTING-EDGE CONTEMPORARY WORKS BY LEADING CHOREOGRAPHERS MAKES EACH HARID PROGRAM A SEASON FAVORITE OF THE THEATER-GOING PUBLIC.THE ANNUAL PERFORMANCES, TWO IN DECEMBER AND THREE IN MAY, ARE WELL ATTENDED, OFTEN FILLING THE 800-SEAT COUNTESS DE HOERNLE THEATRE IN BOCA RATON. HARID ENJOYS A LOYAL AND ENTHUSIASTIC AUDIENCE BASE.IN ADDITION, HARID PRESENTS AN ANNUAL SERIES OF STUDENT OUTREACH DANCE PERFORMANCES FOR FOURTH- AND FIFTH-GRADE CHILDREN FROM SOUTH PALM BEACH COUNTY SCHOOLS. THE PROGRAM CONSISTS OF A FORTY-FIVE-MINUTE PRESENTATION OF THE NUTCRACKER, ACT II. A HARID STUDENT SERVES AS THE MASTER OF CEREMONY FOR EACH PROGRAM AND PROVIDES AN EDUCATIONAL OVERVIEW OF THE PROGRAM AND THEATER ETIQUETTE. SCHOOL TEACHERS ARE ALSO PROVIDED WITH EDUCATION MATERIALS AHEAD OF THE PERFORMANCE DATES. FOR THE STUDENT OUTREACH PROGRAMS, HARID UNDERWRITES THE COST OF THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS' BUSES AND BUS DRIVERS TO HELP ENSURE THE CHILDREN'S ACCESS TO THE PERFORMANCES. IN RECENT YEARS (NOTWITHSTANDING PANDEMIC-RELATED POSTPONEMENTS), BETWEEN 800 AND 1,200 CHILDREN ANNUALLY HAVE ENJOYED THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND HARID'S OUTREACH PERFORMANCES.
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 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 March 1988.
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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