Totals
- Total revenue
- $51,962,489
- Total expenses
- $46,002,136
- Contributions and grants received
- $21,065,165
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $28,281,768
- Investment income
- $1,724,907
- Other revenue
- $890,649
- Total assets, end of year
- $98,092,651
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $40,950,549
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $57,142,102
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $39,145,507
- Management and general expenses
- $4,724,711
- Fundraising expenses
- $2,131,918
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $39,145,507
Program services were 85.1% 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.
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1a · Federated campaigns
$0
-
1b · Membership dues
$0
-
1c · Fundraising events
$2,113,442
-
1d · Related organizations
$0
-
1e · Government grants (contributions)
$178,717
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$18,773,006
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$1,595,182
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2a · Program service revenue: Ticket sales
total $19,440,022 · related or exempt $19,440,022 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
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2b · Program service revenue: Tuition & Fees
total $8,841,746 · related or exempt $8,841,746 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
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2f · All other program service revenue
total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
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3 · Investment income
total $1,362,893 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $1,362,893
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4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds
total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
-
5 · Royalties
total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
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6a · Gross rents
real property $0 · personal property $0
-
6b · Less rental expenses
real property $0 · personal property $0
-
6c · Rental income or loss
real property $0 · personal property $0
-
6d · Net rental income or loss
total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
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7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory
securities $2,940,554 · other assets $0
-
7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses
securities $2,578,540 · other assets $0
-
7c · Gain or loss
securities $362,014 · other assets $0
-
7d · Net gain or loss
total $362,014 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $362,014
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8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$380,170
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8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c
$2,113,442
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8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$932,141
-
8c · Net income from fundraising events
total -$551,971 · unrelated business $0 · excluded -$551,971
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9a · Gaming: gross income
$0
-
9b · Gaming: direct expenses
$0
-
9c · Net income from gaming
total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
-
10a · Gross sales of inventory
$0
-
10b · Cost of goods sold
$0
-
10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
-
11a · Other revenue: Costume & Scenery rental
total $85,286 · related or exempt $85,286 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
-
11b · Other revenue: Performance Fees
total $589,050 · related or exempt $589,050 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
-
11d · All other revenue
total $768,284 · related or exempt $768,284 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
-
11e · Other revenue, total
$1,442,620
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $0 · program services $0
-
2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $0 · program services $0
-
3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals
total $0 · program services $0
-
4 · Benefits paid to or for members
total $0 · program services $0
-
5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $1,466,627 · program services $816,563 · management and general $650,064 · fundraising $0
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6 · Compensation of disqualified persons
total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $18,384,553 · program services $16,149,375 · management and general $951,593 · fundraising $1,283,585
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $777,759 · program services $754,259 · management and general $23,500 · fundraising $0
-
9 · Other employee benefits
total $1,671,530 · program services $1,536,481 · management and general $46,810 · fundraising $88,239
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $1,917,961 · program services $1,641,982 · management and general $155,010 · fundraising $120,969
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11a · Fees: management
total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
-
11b · Fees: legal
total $60,000 · program services $0 · management and general $60,000 · fundraising $0
-
11c · Fees: accounting
total $190,268 · program services $0 · management and general $190,268 · fundraising $0
-
11d · Fees: lobbying
total $25,000 · program services $0 · management and general $25,000 · fundraising $0
-
11e · Fees: professional fundraising services
total $0 · fundraising $0
-
11f · Fees: investment management
total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
-
11g · Fees: other
total $701,083 · program services $428,797 · management and general $239,873 · fundraising $32,413
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $3,832,492 · program services $3,751,778 · management and general $1,073 · fundraising $79,641
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13 · Office expenses
total $120,563 · program services $87,020 · management and general $22,390 · fundraising $11,153
-
14 · Information technology
total $450,108 · program services $141,687 · management and general $303,920 · fundraising $4,501
-
15 · Royalties
total $552,136 · program services $552,136 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
-
16 · Occupancy
total $5,486,041 · program services $4,570,961 · management and general $915,180 · fundraising -$100
-
17 · Travel
total $986,050 · program services $929,139 · management and general $6,329 · fundraising $50,582
-
18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials
total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
-
19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $48,396 · program services $22,492 · management and general $25,991 · fundraising -$87
-
20 · Interest
total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
-
21 · Payments to affiliates
total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
-
22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $1,319,284 · program services $726,942 · management and general $592,342 · fundraising $0
-
23 · Insurance
total $833,783 · program services $636,616 · management and general $197,124 · fundraising $43
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24a · Other expenses: Artistic production
total $5,226,652 · program services $4,950,443 · management and general $100,814 · fundraising $175,395
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24b · Other expenses: Ballet school programmatic
total $384,230 · program services $384,230 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
-
24c · Other expenses: Credit card fees
total $905,179 · program services $831,595 · management and general $3,706 · fundraising $69,878
-
24d · Other expenses: Special events
total $133,584 · program services $9,478 · management and general $34 · fundraising $124,072
-
24e · All other expenses
total $528,857 · program services $223,533 · management and general $213,690 · fundraising $91,634
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $5,189,392 · end of year $2,790,035
-
2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $2,000,000 · end of year $2,000,000
-
3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $1,489,266 · end of year $6,044,223
-
4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $362,793 · end of year $790,271
-
5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
-
6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
-
7 · Other notes and loans receivable
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
-
8 · Inventories for sale or use
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
-
9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $1,879,908 · end of year $1,559,842
-
10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$35,222,068
-
10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$26,513,757
-
10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $9,558,348 · end of year $8,708,311
-
11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $33,514,033 · end of year $37,542,491
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12 · Investments: other securities
beginning of year $7,384,768 · end of year $8,486,680
-
13 · Investments: program-related
beginning of year $342,812 · end of year $373,811
-
14 · Intangible assets
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
-
15 · Other assets
beginning of year $29,476,375 · end of year $29,796,987
-
17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $1,580,888 · end of year $1,959,800
-
18 · Grants payable
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
-
19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $7,695,260 · end of year $7,808,457
-
20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
-
21 · Escrow or custodial account liability
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
-
22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
-
23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
-
24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
-
25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $30,739,798 · end of year $31,182,292
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $8,400,666 · end of year $3,905,777
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $42,781,083 · end of year $53,236,325
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
The heart of Boston Ballet is the human experience. Through our living and breathing art, we forge human connections-between artist and attendee, teacher and trainee, friend and newcomer, one's outer and inner self. Dance history is human history, full of innate beauty, generational memory, and contradictions. We share many characteristics that define our city, as global leaders of innovation with a rich heritage and diverse culture. But Boston's history is not perfect-and neither is the history of ballet. In order to heal as a community, we must unite against inequality, inequity, and exclusivity. We are Boston's Ballet. We believe in the transformative power of dance to inspire positive change in our community and beyond. We step toward the future, where our art breaks down barriers, opens minds, strengthens our connections to each other, and is shared more widely with all. Because the future of dance is the future of humanity.Together, we move-forward and farther-as Boston's Ballet.
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Ballet Programs: Led by Artistic Director, Mikko Nissinen, the Boston Ballet maintains a diverse repertoire, ranging from full-length ballets to new works by some of today's finest choreographers. The Company typically gives over 100 performances at the Citizens Bank Opera House in Boston, MA during its eight-month season that ends in June of each year. The 2024-2025 season saw record setting attendance and revenue, with five season productions in addition to The Nutcracker.
Expenses $30,449,475 · Revenue $19,500,237
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Boston Ballet School (BBS): provides a comprehensive dance education with the goal of inspiring, nurturing and sustaining a life-long love of dance in every student. BBS operates state-of-the-art dance facilities in Boston, Newton, and Brookline, and offers programming for students of all ages and capabilities. The Classical Ballet Program for older dancers follows a carefully designed curriculum with nine levels of study. The Preparatory and Foundations Programs for ages 16 months to 9 years introduce children to the art of dance by promoting the exploration of creativity and expression through movement. The Adult Dance Program offers classes and workshops to students of all abilities and experience levels. The BBS Professional Division at Walnut Hill School for the Arts is an audition-only, highly competitive program that provides rigorous training to prepare students for a professional career. The Summer Dance Program is a 5-week summer intensive training opportunity for students globally. Lastly, BBS operates a handful of programs intended to introduce a love of dance to the broader Boston community. Citydance, established in 1991, provides tuition-free dance programming to over 3,000 Boston Public School third grade students. Adaptive Dance, established in 2002, provides creative movement instruction to individuals with disabilities. And BBS instructors provide training workshops to organizations locally and nationwide. BBS and Boston Ballet also engage the community by providing opportunities such as attending Boston Ballet performances and special events/activities, mentoring and teaching, and performing in showcases or community performances.
Expenses $8,696,032 · Revenue $9,160,032
As filed on the 2024 return.
Listed in Part VII
-
Mikko P Nissinen
Artistic Director
- Total calculated
- $816,563
- From this org
- $807,859
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $8,704
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $777,359
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $30,500
- Nontaxable benefits
- $8,704
- Filer's total
- $816,563
-
Ming Min Hui
Executive Director
- Total calculated
- $435,998
- From this org
- $416,810
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $19,188
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $393,810
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $23,000
- Nontaxable benefits
- $19,188
- Filer's total
- $435,998
-
Deborah Moe
Chief Marketing Officer
- Total calculated
- $269,638
- From this org
- $260,934
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $8,704
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $260,934
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $0
- Nontaxable benefits
- $8,704
- Filer's total
- $269,638
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Christopher Byrnes
Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer
- Total calculated
- $214,066
- From this org
- $213,101
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $965
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $213,101
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $0
- Nontaxable benefits
- $965
- Filer's total
- $214,066
-
Blair Hollis
Chief Development Officer
- Total calculated
- $213,065
- From this org
- $203,148
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $9,917
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $203,148
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $0
- Nontaxable benefits
- $9,917
- Filer's total
- $213,065
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Russell Kaiser
Assistant Artistic Director
- Total calculated
- $188,270
- From this org
- $169,146
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $19,124
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $169,146
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $0
- Nontaxable benefits
- $19,124
- Filer's total
- $188,270
-
Michael Santora
Music Director
- Total calculated
- $188,129
- From this org
- $179,852
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $8,277
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $179,852
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $0
- Nontaxable benefits
- $8,277
- Filer's total
- $188,129
-
David Czesniuk
Managing Director, Boston Ballet School
- Total calculated
- $175,906
- From this org
- $164,303
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $11,603
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $164,303
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $0
- Nontaxable benefits
- $11,603
- Filer's total
- $175,906
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Jack R Meyer
Chair
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Laura J Sen
Vice Chair
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Kevin Barry
Secretary
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Eric Aboaf
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Shadi K Aryanpour
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Jill Avery
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Lisa A Blumenthal
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Stephanie L Brown
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Kimberly Burns
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Catherine Connolly
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Lynn Dale
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Donna Egan
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Liraz Evenor
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Nina Sing Fialkow
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Leigh Fraser
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Susan V Fried
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Ann Gallo
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Elizabeth H Godfrey
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Clinton Graham
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
John R Gwin
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Ashley Harmon
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Lori M Heinel
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Lara Hurley
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Tito Jackson
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Parastoo Khoshakhlagh
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Ivana Magovcevic-Liebisch
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Christine Maraganore
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Lia Meisinger
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Robert Nagle
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Amir Nashat
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Imari Paris Jeffries
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Annie Knickman Plancher
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Audrey Epstein Reny
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Laura E Riley MD
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Jill W Roberts
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Rene Russo
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
E Pixley Schiciano
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Jessica Schmitz
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Emily E Shanks
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Ruth Shefer
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Carolina Trujillo de Diazgranados
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Alison Viehbacher
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Brynja Vifilsdottir
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Pamela Yang
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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
- 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
- 3 · Written employment contract
- 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
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.
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 30 October 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.0
- Source object
- 202513039349302701
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