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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by KANSAS CITY BALLET ASSOCIATION.

Totals

Total revenue
$11,025,600
Total expenses
$12,004,768
Contributions and grants received
$3,914,270
Grants paid
$233,060
Program service revenue
$6,562,055
Investment income
$309,280
Other revenue
$239,995
Total assets, end of year
$50,175,709
Total liabilities, end of year
$3,919,450
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$46,256,259
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$9,252,490
Management and general expenses
$1,901,368
Fundraising expenses
$850,910
Program service expenses (Part III)
$9,252,490

Program services were 77.1% 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.

  • 1a · Federated campaigns

    $0

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $0

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $565,088

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $0

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $256,676

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $3,092,506

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $41,275

  • 2a · Program service revenue: performances

    total $4,705,158 · related or exempt $4,705,158 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 2b · Program service revenue: Tuition

    total $1,856,897 · related or exempt $1,856,897 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 2f · All other program service revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $570,782 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $570,782

  • 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

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $14,885 · personal property $8,500

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0 · personal property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $14,885 · personal property $8,500

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $23,385 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $23,385

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $414,225 · other assets $668

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

    securities $676,395 · other assets $0

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities -$262,170 · other assets $668

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$261,502 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded -$261,502

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $188,008

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

    $565,088

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $296,303

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$108,295 · excluded -$108,295

  • 11a · Other revenue: Miscellaneous

    total $346,764 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $346,764

  • 11b · Other revenue: LLC Income

    total -$21,859 · related or exempt -$21,859 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11d · All other revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $324,905

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $0 · program services $0

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $233,060 · program services $233,060

  • 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 $473,447 · program services $217,786 · management and general $194,113 · fundraising $61,548

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $4,679,610 · program services $3,879,871 · management and general $389,359 · fundraising $410,380

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $52,938 · program services $13,849 · management and general $39,089 · fundraising $0

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $637,068 · program services $545,711 · management and general $46,189 · fundraising $45,168

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $427,399 · program services $336,738 · management and general $50,932 · fundraising $39,729

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $93,812 · program services $42,700 · management and general $51,112 · fundraising $0

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $51,556 · program services $0 · management and general $51,556 · fundraising $0

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $0 · fundraising $0

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $51,546 · program services $0 · management and general $51,546 · fundraising $0

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $244,018 · program services $47,335 · management and general $129,727 · fundraising $66,956

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $423,238 · program services $423,238 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $211,286 · program services $123,564 · management and general $44,160 · fundraising $43,562

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $21,608 · program services $6,816 · management and general $14,792 · fundraising $0

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $968,029 · program services $348,270 · management and general $619,756 · fundraising $3

  • 17 · Travel

    total $172,075 · program services $129,502 · management and general $6,344 · fundraising $36,229

  • 18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 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 $1,034,356 · program services $977,571 · management and general $34,503 · fundraising $22,282

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $109,753 · program services $0 · management and general $109,753 · fundraising $0

  • 24a · Other expenses: ORCHESTRA & GUEST ARTISTS

    total $728,271 · program services $728,271 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 24b · Other expenses: THEATER EXPENSES

    total $474,504 · program services $474,504 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 24c · Other expenses: HOUSING

    total $285,250 · program services $285,250 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 24d · Other expenses: COSTUMES, SETS & SHOES

    total $302,543 · program services $302,543 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $329,401 · program services $135,911 · management and general $68,437 · fundraising $125,053

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $2,858,822 · end of year $2,195,082

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $631,138 · end of year $314,782

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 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 $216,835 · end of year $298,929

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

    $30,459,501

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

    $8,600,493

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $22,616,947 · end of year $21,859,008

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $20,080,926 · end of year $23,405,161

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $0

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $42,114 · end of year $20,255

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $1,975,264 · end of year $2,082,492

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $679,069 · end of year $751,646

  • 18 · Grants payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $1,050,945 · end of year $1,153,376

  • 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 $1,892,159 · end of year $2,014,428

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $23,672,113 · end of year $23,779,813

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $21,127,760 · end of year $22,476,446

  • 29 · Capital stock, trust principal or current funds

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 30 · Paid-in or capital surplus, or land, building or equipment fund

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 31 · Retained earnings, endowment or other funds

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

TO INSPIRE AND ENGAGE THROUGH THE BEAUTY, POWER AND PASSION OF DANCE

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO INSPIRE AND ENGAGE THROUGH THE BEAUTY, POWER AND PASSION OF DANCE.

  • "KANSAS CITY BALLET PERFORMANCES. 69,627 PERFORMANCE ATTENDANCE. KANSAS CITY BALLET OPENED ITS 66TH SEASON WITH THE NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE OF 'JEKYLL & HYDE' (OCTOBER 13-22), (CHOREOGRAPHY BY VAL CANIPAROLI, MUSIC BY KRYSZTOF PENDERECKI, HENRYK GORECKI, WOZJCIECH KILAR, HENRYK WIENIAWSKI AND FREDERIC CHOPIN). IN DECEMBER, KANSAS CITY BALLET PERFORMED DEVON CARNEY'S HOLIDAY CLASSIC 'THE NUTCRACKER' WITH MUSIC BY PETER I. TCHAIKOVSKY IN THREE SCHOOL, ONE SENSORY AND TWENTY-FIVE PUBLIC PERFORMANCES (DECEMBER 1-24). EACH SHOW IS PERFORMED BY THE OUTSTANDING PROFESSIONAL COMPANY OF KANSAS CITY BALLET WITH MEMBERS OF THE KANSAS CITY BALLET SCHOOL AND ACCOMPANIED BY THE KANSAS CITY SYMPHONY. FOR ITS WINTER PERFORMANCE (FEBRUARY 16-25), KANSAS CITY BALLET PERFORMED 'PETER PAN' (CHOREOGRAPHY BY DEVON CARNEY, MUSIC BY CARMEN DELEONE). KANSAS CITY BALLET SHOWCASED CONTEMPORARY BALLET IN AN INTIMATE SETTING WITH ITS 'NEW MOVES' SERIES, FEATURING VARIOUS EMERGING CHOREOGRAPHERS (MARCH 21 - 24). KANSAS CITY BALLET CONCLUDED ITS 2023-24 PERFORMANCE SEASON WITH A MIXED REPERTOIRE PROGRAM CALLED 'JEWELS' (MAY 10 -19), (CHOREOGRAPHY BY GEORGE BALANCHINE, MUSIC BY GABRIEL FAURE', IGOR STRAVINSKY AND PETER I. TCHAIKOVSKY)."

    Expenses $6,841,285 · Revenue $4,683,739

  • "KANSAS CITY BALLET SCHOOL DANCE ACADEMY 1,812 PEOPLE SERVED. PROVIDING EXCELLENCE IN DANCE TRAINING SINCE 1981, KANSAS CITY BALLET SCHOOL HAS TWO CAMPUSES, DOWNTOWN AND IN JOHNSON COUNTY, SERVING THE NEEDS OF PRE-PROFESSIONAL AND RECREATIONAL DANCE STUDENTS, BOTH CHILDREN AND ADULTS. THE ACADEMY OFFERS CLASSES FOR CHILDREN AGES 2-19 VARYING FROM CREATIVE MOVEMENT, BALLET, POINTE, MODERN, JAZZ, CONTEMPORARY, VARIATIONS, CONDITIONING, FLAMENCO & MORE. WE OFFER AN ADAPTIVE DANCE PROGRAM FOR CHILDREN WITH MIXED COGNITIVE ABITIES AS WELL AS A DAYTIME PROGRAM FOR STUDENTS WHO ARE LOOKING TO FURTHER THEIR DANCE EDUCATION EVEN MORE. STUDENTS IN THE ACADEMY PROGRAM HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO AUDITION FOR COMPANY PRODUCTIONS SUCH AS THE NUTCRACKER, AND ALSO PARTICIPATE IN A SPRING SCHOOL PERFORMANCE. OUR PRE-PROFESSIONAL STUDENTS ALSO ARE ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE IN KANSAS CITY YOUTH BALLET (THE PERFORMING ENSEMBLE OF THE SCHOOL) AND IN COMPETITIONS SUCH AS YOUTH AMERICA GRAND PRIX AND UNIVERSAL BALLET COMPETITION. EACH YEAR KCBS OFFERS A FIVE-WEEK SUMMER INTENSIVE PROGRAM, WHICH ATTRACTS STUDENTS FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY. KANSAS CITY BALLET'S SECOND COMPANY SERVES AS AN EMERGING PROFESSIONALS PROGRAM FOR EXTRAORDINARILY TALENTED YOUNG DANCERS. OUR STUDIO PROGRAM OFFERS DROP-IN CLASSES FOR TEENS AND ADULTS OF ANY LEVEL IN VARIOUS STYLES OF DANCE AND FITNESS. THERE ARE CLASSES SPECIFICALLY FOR OUR SILVER COMMUNITY AS WELL AS THOSE RECOVERING FROM A BRAIN INJURY. WE OFFER CLASSES IN BALLET, TAP, JAZZ, FLAMENCO, PROGRESSING BALLET TECHNIQUE (PBT), PILATES, YOGA, DANCEFIX, BEMOVED, BALLET BOD, BARRE FITNESS, BABY BUNDLE AND MORE."

    Expenses $2,232,275 · Grants $213,660 · Revenue $1,836,181

  • "KANSAS CITY BALLET PARTNERSHIP AND REACH OUT AND DANCE (ROAD) PROGRAMS. YOUTH AND ADULTS WERE IMPACTED THROUGH A VARIETY OF PROGRAMS OFFERED BY KANSAS CITY BALLET'S PARTNERSHIP AND ROAD DEPARTMENTS. SEVERAL PRE-PERFORMANCE PROGRAMS WERE OFFERED THROUGH THE BELGER FOOTNOTES PROGRAMS IN THE THEATER. KCB DANCER CHATS, A FREE ONLINE EDUCATION SERIES FEATURED KC BALLET DANCE ARTISTS AND VARIOUS COMMUNITY MEMBERS AS GUEST MODERATORS. KCB DANCE SPEAKS, OFFERED AGAIN IN PERSON, SERVED A VARIETY OF GUESTS AND AUDIENCE MEMBERS DIFFERENT PANELS WITH KC BALLET GUEST CHOREOGRAPHERS, STAGERS, AND KC BALLET ARTISTIC STAFF. 4,611 GRADE SCHOOL STUDENTS ATTENDING 3 STUDENT MATINEE PERFORMANCES OF 'THE NUTCRACKER'. IN FY24 A TOTAL OF 84 NEW REACH OUT AND DANCE (""R.O.A.D."") SCHOLARSHIP STUDENTS WERE SELECTED TO COME AND STUDY DANCE AT KC BALLET. 44 R.O.A.D. SCHOLAR FAMILIES ATTENDED TWO PARENT/GUARDIAN ORIENTATIONS. 225 PEOPLE ATTENDED THE R.O.A.D. SCHOLARSHIP SHOWCASE PERFORMED BY THE R.O.A.D. SCHOLARS FOR THEIR FAMILIES AND TEACHERS WITH A R.O.A.D. SCHOLAR RECEPTION HELD WITH 47 R.O.A.D. SCHOLARS IN ATTENDANCE. KCB'S 12 TO 24 - WEEK DANCE RESIDENCY PROGRAM IN COMMUNITY SCHOOLS TAUGHT BY KANSAS CITY BALLET TEACHING ARTIST TO LIVE PIANO ACCOMPANIMENT SERVED 733 THIRD AND FOURTH GRADE STUDENTS FROM 14 ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS THROUGHOUT MISSOURI AND KANSAS. FALL AND SPRING R.O.A.D. RALLIES WERE CONDUCTED IN PERSON WITH A TOTAL OF 1,564 PEOPLE IN ATTENDANCE.

    Expenses $178,930 · Grants $19,400 · Revenue $20,276

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Barbra Storm

    President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Carolyn Parkerson

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Cici Rojas

    IMMEDIATE PAST-PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • David Gray

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $115,520
    From this org
    $111,010
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $4,510
    Hours/week
    40

  • David Harris

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Devon E Carney

    ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $238,479
    From this org
    $226,595
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $11,884
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $226,595
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $4,549
    Nontaxable benefits
    $7,335
    Filer's total
    $238,479

  • Jack Rowe

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Julia Irene Kauffman

    CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Kathy Nemechek

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Rachel Merlo

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Angela Walker

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Anne Elseberry

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Aviva Ajmera

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Charlotte Kemper Black

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Cindy Hampton

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Cyndi James

    PRESIDENT, KC BALLET GUILD

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Derald Davis EdD

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Donna M Davis PhD

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Joab Ortiz

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • John D Hunkeler

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Kent Stallard

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Linda Lenza

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Lucy Wells Coulson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Marissa Wickam

    PRESIDENT, BARRE KC

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Mark Sappington

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Matt Johnson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Patricia MacDonald

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Sarah Nelson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Steve Doyal

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Steve McDowell

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Suzanne Shank

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Tracy Musolf

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • George Hans

    CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $122,183
    From this org
    $110,059
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $12,124
    Hours/week
    40

  • Jennifer Wampler

    CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $124,664
    From this org
    $106,690
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $17,974
    Hours/week
    40

  • Kevin Amey

    CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $133,212
    From this org
    $121,323
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $11,889
    Hours/week
    40

  • Jeffrey J Bentley

    FORMER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $124,510
    From this org
    $118,662
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $5,848
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $118,662
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $2,137
    Nontaxable benefits
    $3,711
    Filer's total
    $124,510

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 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Written employment contract
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 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.

Taxable family on this return

Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.

Related partnerships

Part III: related organizations taxable as a partnership, with the filer's share.

  • OZ Ballet LLC

    Related · Ballet Production · CO · 33.33% owned · share of income $0 · share of assets $15,851 · general or managing partner

    Directly controlled by KC Ballet Assn

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
6 May 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202501269349302850

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