Oceanica Ballet Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Oceanica Ballet Inc.'s vision is to unite people through the shared experience of dance performance as a reflection of our complex and diverse collective humanity. Our mission is to enliven the San Francisco Bay Area cultural landscape by (1) making professional-level ballet performances accessible and relatable to Bay Area audiences (2) enriching the artistic careers of locally-based, professionally trained dance artists of diverse ages, races, genders, sexual orientations, and body types and (3) creating innovative new ballet-based dance works, and interpreting classics in fresh and exciting ways.
- Income
- $132,449
- Spending
- $129,584
- Reserves
- 4.2 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 86%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 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 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 (1)
- $118,884 spent. Live Theater Production: The company presented a live theater production at the College of San Mateo (CSM) Theatre with 2 performances of "The Headless Horseman + Viva La Vida," combining elements of Early American and Mexican folk traditions in professional ballet performances. Education/Outreach: The company presented a free world premiere performance of "Alicia in the Land of Wonders" at the invitation of the Ethnic Studies Dept of the College of San Mateo (CSM), California. This program involved a close collaboration with a CSM professor and was provided for the benefit of CSM students as well as the general public. The program consisted of two parts: a live performance, followed by Q&A with the artists. Total persons benefiting: 185. Education: The company contacted local dance schools and provided free seating for dance students and their families from South San Francisco Civic Ballet and Mexico Danza for the company's professional ballet production.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 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 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 December 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 January 2022.
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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