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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by PACIFIC NORTHWEST BALLET ASSOCIATION.

Totals

Total revenue
$29,482,227
Total expenses
$32,715,149
Contributions and grants received
$9,352,947
Grants paid
$512,802
Program service revenue
$19,445,642
Investment income
$441,197
Other revenue
$242,441
Total assets, end of year
$31,027,243
Total liabilities, end of year
$14,349,912
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$16,677,331
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$28,294,188
Management and general expenses
$3,281,187
Fundraising expenses
$1,139,774
Program service expenses (Part III)
$28,294,188

Program services were 86.5% 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

    $162,681

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $0

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $591,997

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $1,214,000

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $537,530

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $6,846,739

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $562,282

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Performance ticket sales

    total $14,363,294 · related or exempt $14,363,294 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 2b · Program service revenue: Ballet school tuition & fees

    total $4,760,109 · related or exempt $4,760,109 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 2c · Program service revenue: Conditioning fees

    total $144,121 · related or exempt $144,121 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 2d · Program service revenue: Community education fees

    total $112,426 · related or exempt $112,426 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 2f · All other program service revenue

    total $65,692 · related or exempt $65,692 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $440,753 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $440,753

  • 4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds

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

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $861 · related or exempt $861 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $15,142 · personal property $90,424

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0 · personal property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $15,142 · personal property $90,424

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $105,566 · related or exempt $105,566 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $562,282 · other assets $0

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

    securities $561,838 · other assets $0

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $444 · other assets $0

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $444 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $444

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $225,493

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

    $591,997

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $225,493

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11a · Other revenue: Amusements Gift Shop

    total $136,014 · related or exempt $101,498 · unrelated business $34,516 · excluded $0

  • 11d · All other revenue

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

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $136,014

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $406,145 · program services $406,145

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $106,657 · program services $106,657

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $1,490,446 · program services $945,322 · management and general $545,124 · fundraising $0

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $14,315,267 · program services $12,968,009 · management and general $745,240 · fundraising $602,018

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $936,545 · program services $885,061 · management and general $36,300 · fundraising $15,184

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $1,944,564 · program services $1,779,986 · management and general $91,915 · fundraising $72,663

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $1,933,749 · program services $1,724,605 · management and general $131,602 · fundraising $77,542

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $7,686 · program services $0 · management and general $7,686 · fundraising $0

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $40,425 · program services $0 · management and general $40,425 · fundraising $0

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $20,000 · program services $0 · management and general $20,000 · fundraising $0

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $81,086 · fundraising $81,086

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $0 · program services $0 · fundraising $0

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $789,625 · program services $354,363 · management and general $364,927 · fundraising $70,335

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $1,460,458 · program services $1,456,658 · management and general $0 · fundraising $3,800

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $1,084,431 · program services $833,857 · management and general $191,087 · fundraising $59,487

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $253,617 · program services $47,807 · management and general $205,810 · fundraising $0

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $436,386 · program services $436,386 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $2,402,626 · program services $1,719,490 · management and general $683,136 · fundraising $0

  • 17 · Travel

    total $286,489 · program services $279,272 · management and general $7,050 · fundraising $167

  • 18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials

    total $0

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $898 · program services $15 · management and general $883 · fundraising $0

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $1,477,943 · program services $1,452,566 · management and general $25,377 · fundraising $0

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $150,189 · program services $60,643 · management and general $89,546 · fundraising $0

  • 24a · Other expenses: Hall expenses

    total $1,538,879 · program services $1,538,879 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 24b · Other expenses: Choreography and staging

    total $336,645 · program services $336,645 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 24c · Other expenses: Costumes

    total $419,365 · program services $419,365 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 24d · Other expenses: Production

    total $415,730 · program services $415,730 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $379,298 · program services $126,727 · management and general $95,079 · fundraising $157,492

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $2,375,407 · end of year $507,135

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $9,938,991 · end of year $8,176,617

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $6,885,725 · end of year $4,427,568

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $818,994 · end of year $883,509

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    beginning of year $0

  • 6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

    beginning of year $0

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    beginning of year $0

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $327,106 · end of year $350,355

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $383,988 · end of year $413,599

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

    $28,883,870

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

    $19,441,811

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $8,013,047 · end of year $9,442,059

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $128,389 · end of year $120,599

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $7,530,425 · end of year $6,705,802

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $4,139,483 · end of year $2,172,507

  • 18 · Grants payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $4,490,016 · end of year $5,060,693

  • 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 $7,855,517 · end of year $7,116,712

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $5,588,268 · end of year $4,949,164

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $14,328,788 · end of year $11,728,167

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

Pacific Northwest Ballet Association's (PNB) mission is to set new standards for artistic excellence, innovation and creativity; attract the most talented dancers, choreographers, musicians, collaborative artists, staff and volunteers; educate and develop dance artists as well as enthusiasts; captivate a devoted, supportive, growing and diverse audience; and strengthen our financial and organizational foundation.

Activities or mission (Part I)

Pacific Northwest Ballet Association works to stimulate, promote and develop interest in dance and related arts in the Pacific Northwest through professional ballet performances, ballet and recreational dance instruction, and community outreach and education.

  • Pacific Northwest Ballet company (PNB) consists of 47 dancers and a live orchestra that annually present six repertory productions of full-length and mixed repertory ballets, and George Balanchine's The Nutcracker(R) at Marion Oliver McCaw Hall that are attended by more than 200,000 adults and children. PNB also performed on tour in Washington DC. Our programming reflects PNB's dedication to making ballet accessible to people of all ages and from all walks of life. We accomplish this by showcasing traditional ballet and innovative contemporary choreography, providing live orchestra music, offering behind-the-scenes experiences, and cultivating new generations of arts participants and enthusiasts through dance education and engagement.

    Expenses $22,149,005 · Grants $38,196 · Revenue $14,636,427

  • PNB School is regarded as one of the preeminent ballet institutions in the nation, setting the standard for excellence in training. Our Professional Division and Summer Course attract and train talented students from around the United States and the world. The School offers a complete professional curriculum to about 900 students annually and plays an instrumental role in the developing the Company's distinctive style. Students perform in an end of the year performance, and with the company as needed. The School also offers recreational dance instruction. Scholarships totaling over $550,000 are offered to help attract and retain promising young artists. The School has a faculty of 32 instructors and 24 piano accompanists at two locations.

    Expenses $5,689,668 · Grants $33,661 · Revenue $4,760,109

  • Pacific Northwest Ballet (PNB) Community Education program reaches nearly 20,000 community members, including students, teachers, and families through in-school programming, visits to PNB studios, specially-priced student matinees, and community partnerships. We offer residencies for students grades Pre-K to 12, as well as teacher workshops, training and curriculum development. PNB's general audience education includes studio previews and discussions with choreographers and artists.

    Expenses $349,176 · Revenue $112,426

  • Pacific Northwest Ballet Conditioning uses the Pilates method to help people from all walks of life strengthen and sculpt their bodies. The Pilates sessions develop core strength and stability, increase flexibility, and work for any fitness level.

    Expenses $106,339 · Revenue $144,121

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Peter Boal

    Artistic Director

    Total calculated
    $537,972
    From this org
    $493,517
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $44,455
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $482,517
    Bonus
    $11,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $52,146
    Nontaxable benefits
    $29,809
    Filer's total
    $575,472

  • Ellen Walker

    Executive Director

    Total calculated
    $411,737
    From this org
    $385,251
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $26,486
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $374,251
    Bonus
    $11,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $8,730
    Nontaxable benefits
    $17,756
    Filer's total
    $411,737

  • Lia Chiarelli

    Chief Marketing & Advancement Officer

    Total calculated
    $211,630
    From this org
    $177,134
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $34,496
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $177,134
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $7,180
    Nontaxable benefits
    $27,316
    Filer's total
    $211,630

  • Emil de Cou

    Music Director/Principal Conductor

    Total calculated
    $207,102
    From this org
    $183,698
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $23,404
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $183,698
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $23,405
    Filer's total
    $207,103

  • David Thorpe

    Chief Financial Officer

    Total calculated
    $168,151
    From this org
    $148,783
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $19,368
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $148,783
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $6,084
    Nontaxable benefits
    $13,284
    Filer's total
    $168,151

  • Dustin Lucien Postlewaite

    Principal Dancer

    Total calculated
    $151,508
    From this org
    $121,290
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $30,218
    Hours/week
    30

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $121,290
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $15,886
    Nontaxable benefits
    $14,332
    Filer's total
    $151,508

  • Ellexandra Macy

    Principal Dancer

    Total calculated
    $149,862
    From this org
    $122,676
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $27,186
    Hours/week
    30

  • Dylan Wald

    Principal Dancer

    Total calculated
    $148,225
    From this org
    $122,787
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $25,438
    Hours/week
    30

  • Kyle Davis

    Principle Dancer

    Total calculated
    $148,097
    From this org
    $124,779
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $23,318
    Hours/week
    30

  • Ezra Thompson

    Rehearsal Director

    Total calculated
    $145,831
    From this org
    $124,779
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $21,052
    Hours/week
    30

  • Lynn Lindsay

    Assistant Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Toni Hoover

    Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 1 related

  • Lynne Graybeal

    President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 1 related

  • Dan Kingston

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 1 related

  • Donna Barnett

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Aya Hamilton

    Immediate Past Chair & VP Fund Development

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Mariana Keller

    VP of Board Development

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Sue Buske

    Vice President of Education

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Joan Fitzmaurice

    Vice President of Governance & Immed Past Pres.

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 1 related

  • Peter Horvitz

    VP At Large

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 1 related

  • Carl Behnke

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Melissa Chadwick

    Assistant Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Jon Conte

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Sharon Falkner

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jerald Farley

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Stephen E Fuhs

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • W Daniel Heidt

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related

  • Sara Jones

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • April Kieburtz

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Megan Kirley

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Terrell Lefferts

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Josh Lieberman

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Frederick McDonald

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Carol Neiman

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Kristin Pastoriza

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Tom A Puentes

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Barbara Ries

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Ron Runyon

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Lena Saba

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Maria Schmeiser

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Elizabeth Stokes

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Aimee Truchard

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Stephanie True

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Natasha Lalji Verjee

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Katie von Geldern

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Lisa Wahbe

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Connie Walsh

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Leslie Yamada

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jenna Owens

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jodi Wong

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Len Sorrin

    VP Marketing & Public Relations

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

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 · 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

  • Pacific Northwest Ballet Foundation

    $406,145

    Bequests received by PNB Association have been designated by its Board of Trustees to PNB Association's supporting foundation for investment in its endowment.

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.

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.

  • Song & Dance LLC

    Related · Gift Shop · WA · 50% owned · share of income $136,559 · share of assets $360,227 · general or managing partner

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
15 May 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.0
Source object
202601359349313520

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