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← SAN FRANCISCO BALLET ASSOCIATION

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by SAN FRANCISCO BALLET ASSOCIATION.

Totals

Total revenue
$70,780,810
Total expenses
$67,149,540
Contributions and grants received
$39,698,287
Grants paid
$1,299,297
Program service revenue
$31,591,636
Investment income
$183,189
Other revenue
-$692,302
Total assets, end of year
$49,224,955
Total liabilities, end of year
$56,644,270
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
-$7,419,315
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$55,875,649
Management and general expenses
$8,859,964
Fundraising expenses
$2,413,927
Program service expenses (Part III)
$55,875,649

Program services were 83.2% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $23,298,371

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $4,004,562

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $10,280,468

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $337,630

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,777,256

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $249,457

  • 2a · Program service revenue: PERFORMANCE AND TOURING

    total $24,458,025 · related or exempt $24,458,025

  • 2b · Program service revenue: SCHOOL AND STUDENT HOUSING

    total $7,133,611 · related or exempt $7,133,611

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $389,645 · excluded $389,645

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $4,376 · excluded $4,376

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $432,115 · personal property $75,167

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $226,761 · personal property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $205,354 · personal property $75,167

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $280,521 · related or exempt $75,167 · unrelated business $62,513 · excluded $142,841

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $51,139,212

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $51,345,668

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities -$206,456

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$206,456 · excluded -$206,456

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $886,637

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $4,004,562

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $2,108,798

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$1,222,161 · excluded -$1,222,161

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $623,611

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $455,669

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $167,942 · unrelated business $25,980 · excluded $141,962

  • 11a · Other revenue: POINTE SHOE SALES

    total $57,628 · excluded $57,628

  • 11b · Other revenue: COMMUNITY DANCE CLASSES

    total $19,392 · excluded $19,392

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $77,020

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $1,299,297 · program services $1,299,297

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $2,967,832 · program services $1,027,199 · management and general $1,459,083 · fundraising $481,550

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $31,636,720 · program services $28,750,482 · management and general $1,861,613 · fundraising $1,024,625

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $2,956,811 · program services $2,900,774 · management and general $41,358 · fundraising $14,679

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $6,710,834 · program services $6,138,900 · management and general $383,797 · fundraising $188,137

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $2,775,079 · program services $2,447,739 · management and general $217,110 · fundraising $110,230

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $386,776 · program services $191,875 · management and general $194,901

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $151,027 · management and general $151,027

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $4,170 · fundraising $4,170

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $2,313,498 · program services $448,013 · management and general $1,722,603 · fundraising $142,882

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $2,288,275 · program services $2,288,275

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $1,888,482 · program services $1,638,632 · management and general $116,374 · fundraising $133,476

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $1,017,735 · program services $4,975 · management and general $1,007,046 · fundraising $5,714

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $1,068,439 · program services $1,064,439 · management and general $4,000

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $2,326,809 · program services $1,766,294 · management and general $538,494 · fundraising $22,021

  • 17 · Travel

    total $1,000,438 · program services $951,767 · management and general $27,600 · fundraising $21,071

  • 20 · Interest

    total $1,517,841 · management and general $1,517,841

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $862,553 · program services $308,770 · management and general $553,783

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $591,010 · program services $516 · management and general $590,344 · fundraising $150

  • 24a · Other expenses: COSTUME SETS AND PROPS

    total $1,413,127 · program services $1,412,989 · management and general $138

  • 24b · Other expenses: DANCE MEDICINE

    total $420,980 · program services $418,316 · management and general $2,664

  • 24c · Other expenses: EQUIPMENT EXPENSE

    total $310,573 · program services $245,753 · management and general $61,792 · fundraising $3,028

  • 24d · Other expenses: UBI TAXES

    total $41,998 · program services $4,708 · management and general $36,760 · fundraising $530

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $1,199,236 · program services $2,565,936 · management and general -$1,628,364 · fundraising $261,664

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $4,845,344 · end of year $6,964,761

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $4,371,495 · end of year $3,066,408

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $8,736,798 · end of year $12,313,410

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $39,151 · end of year $309,481

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $56,631 · end of year $156,170

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $3,916,609 · end of year $1,886,124

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $64,990,146

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $49,286,489

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $16,164,435 · end of year $15,703,657

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $623,799 · end of year $662,299

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $6,827,000 · end of year $8,162,645

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $9,077,975 · end of year $9,459,846

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $7,761,598 · end of year $9,997,807

  • 20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities

    beginning of year $22,881,877 · end of year $20,920,524

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $3,806,237 · end of year $3,689,813

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $11,738,552 · end of year $12,576,280

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year -$18,470,732 · end of year -$20,695,715

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $8,785,755 · end of year $13,276,400

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

SEE SCHEDULE O

Activities or mission (Part I)

SF BALLET'S MISSION IS TO SHAPE BALLET'S FUTURE BY CREATING WORKS OF (SEE SCH. O) UNCOMPROMISING EXCELLENCE, IDENTIFYING AND DEVELOPING EXTRAORDINARY TALENT, AND SERVING AS A CATALYS FOR CULTURAL TRANSFORMATION. WE BLEND INNOVATION WITH ACCOUNTABILITY, LOCAL ROOTS WITH GLOBAL RESONANCE, CREATING EXPERIENCES THAT SHIFT PERSPECTIVES AND INSPIRE BOLD CREATIVITY ACROSS GENERATIONS.

  • SAN FRANCISCO BALLET'S LEGACY AND REPUTATION HAVE EARNED ITS PLACE AMONG THE WORLD'S LEADING BALLET COMPANIES. THE COMPANY UNDERTOOK ITS FIRST INTERNATIONAL TOUR SINCE 2019 AND FIRST UNDER THE DIRECTION OF ARTISTIC DIRECTOR TAMARA ROJO. THIS TOUR MARKS THE FIRST-EVER ENGAGEMENT IN MADRID, SPAIN. ON OUR HOME STAGE AT THE WAR MEMORIAL OPERA HOUSE, COMPANY PRESENTED A RANGE OF CLASSICAL, NEOCLASSICAL, AND CONTEMPORARY BALLETS INCLUDING 37 NUTCRACKER, 16 FRANKENSTEIN, 10 MANON, 8 RAYMONDA, AND 21 PERFORMANCES COVERING THREE MIXED BILL PROGRAMS. IN ADDITION, SAN FRANCISCO BALLET SCHOOL SPRING FESTIVAL FEATURED SFBS STUDENTS IN TWO PERFORMANCES.

    Expenses $48,121,571 · Revenue $24,458,025

  • THE ASSOCIATION OPERATES SAN FRANCISCO BALLET SCHOOL AND A STUDENT RESIDENCE. OVER 800 STUDENTS ARE ENROLLED IN THE SCHOOL AND 60 ADVANCED STUDENTS FROM ACROSS THE US AND AROUND THE WORLD RESIDE IN THE STUDENT RESIDENCE. THE BALLET SCHOOL CURRICULUM IS DESIGNED AND TAUGHT BY AN EMINENT FACULTY, EMPHASIZING A STRONG CLASSICAL TECHNIQUE AND A FLOW OF MOVEMENT THAT SUGGESTS A SENSE OF ENERGY, FREEDOM, AND JOY REFLECTING THE KIND OF DANCING FAVORED BY THE COMPANY. (SEE SCH. O) STUDENTS AGES 2 TO 18 FOLLOW A STRUCTURED SEQUENCE OF TRAINING DESIGNED TO INCREASE THEIR TECHNICAL SKILLS, STAMINA, AND DISCIPLINE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THEIR AGE AND PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT. THE PROGRAM VARIES ACCORDING TO AGE AND ABILITY AND INCLUDES CLASSES IN BALLET TECHNIQUE, POINTE WORK, PAS DE DEUX, BATTERIE, CONDITIONING, CONTEMPORARY DANCE, AND MUSIC. DROP-IN BALLET CLASSES FOR ADULT DANCERS AND A PROGRAM FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH PARKINSON'S REACH MORE THAN 1500 INDIVIDUALS ANNUALLY. THE SCHOOL ALSO OPERATES A SUMMER SESSION THAT BRINGS AN ADDITIONAL 240 STUDENTS FROM AROUND THE WORLD TO SAN FRANCISCO FOR RIGOROUS BALLET TRAINING. THE BALLET SCHOOL PROVIDES A LIMITED NUMBER OF TUITION AND HOUSING SCHOLARSHIPS TO STUDENTS BASED ON THEIR FINANCIAL NEED OR POTENTIAL TO ACHIEVE A PROFESSIONAL CAREER IN BALLET, AS WELL AS TO TALENTED STUDENTS RECRUITED FROM SF PUBLIC SCHOOLS, THROUGH THE COMMUNITY SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM. NEARLY 70% OF THE DANCERS IN THE BALLET'S PROFESSIONAL COMPANY TRAINED IN THE SCHOOL. STUDENTS HAVE ALSO GONE ON TO DANCE WITH SUCH COMPANIES AS AMERICAN BALLET THEATRE, ATLANTA BALLET, BOSTON BALLET, ENGLISH NATIONAL BALLET, DUTCH NATIONAL BALLET, HAMBURG BALLET, HOUSTON BALLET, MIAMI CITY BALLET, NATIONAL BALLET OF CANADA, NEW YORK CITY BALLET, OREGON BALLET THEATRE, PACIFIC NORTHWEST BALLET, PHILADELPHIA BALLET, PITTSBURGH BALLET THEATRE, ROYAL NEW ZEALAND BALLET, ROYAL WINNIPEG BALLET, VIANNA OPERA BALLET, AND WASHINGTON BALLET AMONG OTHERS. SEMINARS ON NUTRITION, PSYCHOLOGY, AND RELATED ISSUES ARE PROVIDED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. THE BALLET SCHOOL ALSO OPERATES SUMMER SESSIONS IN SAN FRANCISCO FOR INTERMEDIATE AND ADVANCED DANCERS FROM AROUND THE US AND ABROAD. ADDITIONAL PROGRAMMING INCLUDES PRE-BALLET CLASSES FOR CHILDREN AGES 2-7, ADULT OPEN BALLET CLASSES, REPERTORY WORKSHOPS, AND CLASSES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH PARKINSON'S.

    Expenses $6,969,663 · Grants $1,235,364 · Revenue $7,133,611

  • THE ASSOCIATION PROVIDES DANCE EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS TO YOUTH, FAMILIES, AND ADULTS THROUGHOUT THE BAY AREA. PROGRAMS TAKE PLACE IN K-12 SCHOOLS, AT THE WAR MEMORIAL OPERA HOUSE, IN THE CHRIS HELLMAN CENTER FOR DANCE, AND IN THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE, OFTEN IN COORDINATION WITH OTHER COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS, AND SERVE NEARLY 50,000 COMMUNITY MEMBERS ANNUALLY. THE DANCE IN SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES (DISC) PROGRAM IS THE LARGEST OFFERING TARGETING YOUTH AND IT PROVIDES FREE, STANDARDS-BASED DANCE EDUCATION TO APPROXIMATELY 3000 STUDENTS IN 37 SAN FRANCISCO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT EARLY EDUCATION AND ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS THROUGH AN ANNUAL RESIDENCY PROGRAM. TALENTED STUDENTS ARE ALSO IDENTIFIED THROUGH THIS PROGRAM TO JOIN SAN FRANCISCO BALLET SCHOOL ON SCHOLARSHIP.

    Expenses $720,482

  • THE ARTISTS RESERVE FUND IS ESTABLISHED BY A COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE BALLET AND THE AMERICAN GUILD OF MUSICAL ARTISTS (AGMA), THE DANCERS AND STAGE MANAGERS UNION. EACH YEAR, A COMMITTEE OF BALLET REPRESENTATIVES, ARTISTS, AND A UNION REPRESENTATIVE MEET TO GRANT MONEY FROM THE ARTISTS' RESERVE FUND TO ELIGIBLE ARTISTS TO ASSIST WITH FUNDING FOR THEIR CAREER TRANSITION ACTIVITIES.RENTAL INCOME - THE ASSOCIATION RENTS OUT ITS CONFERENCE ROOM AND STUDIO SPACE. IN ADDITION, THE ASSOCIATION PERIODICALLY RENTS OUT SETS AND COSTUMES TO OTHER BALLET COMPANIES AND DANCERS IN FURTHERANCE OF THE BALLET'S EXEMPT PURPOSE.

    Expenses $63,933 · Grants $63,933 · Revenue $75,167

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Alison Mauze

    CHAIR OF THE BOARD

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10
  • Sonia H Evers

    TRUSTEE & IMMEDIATE PAST CO-CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10
  • Robert G Shaw

    TRUSTEE & IMMEDIATE PAST CO-CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10
  • James H Herbert II

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Diane B Wilsey

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Jennifer J McCall

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Susan S Briggs

    ASSISTANT SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5 + 2 related
  • Jeff Minick

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Jola Anderson

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Marisa M Avansino

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Richard C Barker

    TRUSTEE (THRU 05/25)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Alex Beckman

    TRUSTEE (THRU 03/25)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Lydia Bergman

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • David Bowman

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Katie Colendich

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Christine Leong Connors

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • David C Cox

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Susan P Diekman

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Shelby M Gans

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Dr Richard Gibbs

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Monica L Grossman

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Alan Henricks

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Michael P N A Hormel

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Dr Thomas M Jackson

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Michelle Gilman Jasen

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Samuel Jeffery

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Jayson Johnson

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Nancy Kukacka

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Yasunobu Kyogoku

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Kelsey Lamond

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Brenda Leff

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Marissa Mayer

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Madhukar V Namburi

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Alexandra Newman

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • John S Osterweis

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10 + 2 related
  • John T Palmer

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Carl F Pascarella

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Yurie Pascarella

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Jeremy Rishel

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Christine Russell

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Randee Seiger

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Christine E Sherry

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Yael Shrager

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Catherine Slavonia

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Leah A Solivan

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • David Hooker Spencer

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Judy C Swanson

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Jennifer M Walske

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Gary S Williams Jr

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Timothy C Wu

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Lareina Yee

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Janice Hansen Zakin

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Tamara Rojo

    ART DIR & PRIN CHOREO

    Total calculated
    $637,215
    From this org
    $615,086
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $22,129
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $615,086
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $10,350
    Nontaxable benefits
    $11,779
    Filer's total
    $637,215
  • Arturo Jacobus

    INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIR. (THRU 11/24)

    Total calculated
    $557,568
    From this org
    $546,588
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $10,980
    Hours/week
    28 + 22 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $546,588
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $10,350
    Nontaxable benefits
    $630
    Filer's total
    $557,568
  • Robert H Fore III

    CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER (THRU 12/24)

    Total calculated
    $347,318
    From this org
    $312,223
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $35,095
    Hours/week
    40 + 10 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $312,223
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $9,766
    Nontaxable benefits
    $25,329
    Filer's total
    $347,318
  • Branislav Henselmann

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (AS OF 09/24)

    Total calculated
    $116,179
    From this org
    $115,698
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $481
    Hours/week
    50
  • Leonard Egert

    GENERAL MANAGER (THRU 03/25)

    Total calculated
    $326,094
    From this org
    $304,063
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $22,031
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $304,063
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $9,266
    Nontaxable benefits
    $12,765
    Filer's total
    $326,094
  • Martin West

    MUSIC DIRECTOR & PRIN. CONDUCTOR

    Total calculated
    $347,012
    From this org
    $320,280
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $26,732
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $320,280
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $9,915
    Nontaxable benefits
    $16,817
    Filer's total
    $347,012
  • Karin Birkland

    HUMAN RESOURCES DIR. (THRU 12/24)

    Total calculated
    $243,896
    From this org
    $229,688
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $14,208
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $229,688
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $6,903
    Nontaxable benefits
    $7,305
    Filer's total
    $243,896
  • Kristin Langer Bertrand

    CAMPAIGN DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $222,383
    From this org
    $205,950
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $16,433
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $205,950
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $6,287
    Nontaxable benefits
    $10,146
    Filer's total
    $222,383
  • Brynn Kathleen Myers

    CHIEF PHILANTHROPY OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $189,343
    From this org
    $179,499
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $9,844
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $179,499
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $9,844
    Filer's total
    $189,343
  • Lisa Poppen

    CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $296,904
    From this org
    $276,975
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $19,929
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $276,975
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $8,354
    Nontaxable benefits
    $11,575
    Filer's total
    $296,904
  • Grace Maduell Holmes

    SCHOOL DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $180,669
    From this org
    $162,744
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $17,925
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $162,744
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $2,265
    Nontaxable benefits
    $15,660
    Filer's total
    $180,669
  • Sasha E De Sola

    PRINCIPAL DANCER

    Total calculated
    $247,796
    From this org
    $213,931
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $33,865
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $213,931
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $25,498
    Nontaxable benefits
    $8,367
    Filer's total
    $247,796
  • Cordula Merks

    CONCERT MASTER

    Total calculated
    $267,361
    From this org
    $228,980
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $38,381
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $228,980
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $30,856
    Nontaxable benefits
    $7,525
    Filer's total
    $267,361
  • Yuan-Yuan Tan

    PRINCIPAL DANCER

    Total calculated
    $235,459
    From this org
    $207,238
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $28,221
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $207,238
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $25,113
    Nontaxable benefits
    $3,108
    Filer's total
    $235,459
  • Robison Aaron

    DANCER

    Total calculated
    $216,558
    From this org
    $186,313
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $30,245
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $186,313
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $22,040
    Nontaxable benefits
    $8,205
    Filer's total
    $216,558
  • Flaherty Frances

    DANCER

    Total calculated
    $216,157
    From this org
    $186,534
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $29,623
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $186,534
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $24,444
    Nontaxable benefits
    $5,179
    Filer's total
    $216,157
  • Helgi Tomasson

    FORMER ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $165,330
    From this org
    $165,330
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $125,000
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $40,330
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $165,330

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 1a · First-class or charter travel
  • 1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses
  • 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 1A
FIRST CLASS/CHARTER TRAVEL SAN FRANCISCO BALLET ASSOCIATION REQUIRES THE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR TO MAINTAIN CONTACT WITH AND KNOWLEDGE OF ARTISTIC DEVELOPMENTS IN THE FIELD OF MODERN DANCE AND BALLET, AS WELL AS OTHER RELATED ART FORMS. IN FULFILLMENT OF THIS RESPONSIBILITY, IT IS IN THE ASSOCIATION'S INTEREST AND THE ASSOCIATION PERIODICALLY REQUESTS THAT THE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR MAKE TRIPS TO NATIONAL DANCE CENTERS SUCH AS NEW YORK OR OTHER PLACES AS DEEMED APPROPRIATE, AND COULD MAKE AT LEAST ONE TRIP TO EUROPE EACH YEAR. GENERALLY, FOR ALL BUSINESS TRIPS, SHOULD THE DURATION OF ANY FLIGHT BE TWO HOURS OR GREATER, SUCH TRAVEL SHALL BE BUSINESS CLASS, EXCEPT IT MAY BE FIRST CLASS IF NO CARRIER HAS BUSINESS CLASS AVAILABLE. NONE OF THE BENEFIT WAS TREATED AS TAXABLE COMPENSATION.
PART II:
POST-RETIREMENT ARRANGEMENT THE FORMER ARTISTIC DIRECTOR HAS A POST-RETIREMENT ARRANGEMENT AS PART OF THEIR EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT WHICH PROVIDES FOR SALARY CONTINUANCE FOR A FIXED PERIOD OF TIME DEPENDENT ON THE NUMBER OF YEARS SERVED UNDER THE AGREEMENT AND IN THE ABSENCE OF CERTAIN TYPES OF POST-RETIREMENT EMPLOYMENT AND BENEFITS AVAILABLE TO THE EMPLOYEE AND FOR EMPLOYEE AND SPOUSAL HEALTH BENEFITS. THE FORMER ARTISTIC DIRECTOR RECEIVES CERTAIN PAYMENTS, STEMMING FROM HIS EMPLOYMENT, AS WELL AS ROYALTIES ON CREATIVE WORKS THAT ARE INCLUDED IN COLUMN B(III).

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
30 April 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.5
Source object
202621259349302032

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