BALLETX
1923 WASHINGTON AVE, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19146 www.balletx.org

Total Revenue
$2,133,255
Total Expenses
$2,361,752
Net Assets
$3,586,578

Organizations Filed Purposes: BALLETX PRODUCES ORIGINAL CHOREOGRAPHY THAT EXPANDS THE VOCABULARY OF CLASSICAL DANCE FOR ALL AUDIENCES.

4A. PERFORMANCE SERIES: IN THE 2019-2020 SEASON, BALLETX PERFORMED ONE, TWO-WEEK PERFORMANCE SERIES AS RESIDENT DANCE COMPANY OF THE WILMA THEATER, FOR A TOTAL OF 13 PERFORMANCES FEATURING WORLD PREMIERES BY MATTHEW NEENAN AND JO STROMGREN. THE 2019-2020 SEASON REACHED AN AUDIENCE OF 3,598, AND LED POINTE MAGAZINE TO WRITE "BALLETX HAS GROWN INTO A COVETED COMPANY PRIORITIZING NEW WORK." THE COMPANY ADDITIONALLY CREATED WORLD PREMIERES BY NICOLE CARUANA, GREGORY DAWSON, JOHN MCFALL, RENA BUTLER, CAILI QUAN, AND PENNY SAUNDERS, THE LIVE PERFORMANCES OF WHICH WERE POSTPONED DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC.

4B. TOURING: RECOGNIZED WORLDWIDE FOR ITS DISTINCTIVE REPERTORY, IN THE 2019-2020 SEASON BALLETX TOURED TO SUCH PRESTIGIOUS VENUES AS THE VAIL DANCE FESTIVAL (CO), JOYCE THEATER (NY), DIANA WORTHAM THEATRE (NC), BOLOGNA PAC (MS), MANSHIP THEATRE (LA), THE KENNEDY CENTER (DC), DUNCAN THEATRE (FL), PARAMOUNT THEATRE (NC), STATE THEATRE (NC), DUKE UNIVERSITY (NC), AND BRYN MAWR COLLEGE (PA), REACHING OVER 7,500 AUDIENCES NATIONWIDE. IN ADDITION TO TOURING, BALLETX PRESENTED FOUR FREE POP UP PERFORMANCES FOR OVER 5,500 COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN NEIGHBORHOODS, PARKS, AND NON-TRADITIONAL PHILADELPHIA VENUES.

4C. DANCE EXCHANGE: BALLETX'S IN-SCHOOL OUTREACH PROGRAM, DANCE EXCHANGE, BASED ON THE AWARD-WINNING METHODOLOGY OF THE NATIONAL DANCE INSTITUTE, USES LIVE MUSIC AND STRUCTURED CREATIVE LEARNING TO TEACH PHILADELPHIA PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS THE BASIC VOCABULARY OF DANCE, WHILE FOSTERING SUCH SKILLS AS SELF-CONFIDENCE, TEAMWORK, FOCUS, AND DETERMINATION. IN THE 2019-2020 SCHOOL YEAR, BALLETX'S TEAM OF FIVE TEACHING ARTISTS AND THREE MUSICIANS WORKED WITH 331 3RD AND 4TH GRADE STUDENTS AT FOUR PHILADELPHIA PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOR 494 CLASS SESSIONS, CULMINATING IN FOUR FINAL PERFORMANCES FOR NEARLY 800 COMMUNITY MEMBERS.

Executives Listed on Filing

Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing

NameTitleHours Per WeekTotal Salary
Vanessa RyanMEMBER AT LARGE3$0
Mark AronchickMEMBER AT LARGE3$0
Josyln EwartMEMBER AT LARGE3$0
Jan P BoswinkelMEMBER AT LARGE3$0
Michael ShannonMEMBER AT LARGE3$0
Marci GeneroseMEMBER AT LARGE3$0
Gary TurnerMEMBER AT LARGE3$0
Michael SoojianMEMBER AT LARGE3$0
Neal KrouseVICE PRESIDENT3$0
Rebecca Malcolm-NaibVICE PRESIDENT3$0
Frances FeldbaumTREASURER3$0
John BensonSECRETARY3$0
Janet AverillPRESIDENT3$0
Timothy D KatsiffMEMBER AT LARGE3$0
Jeanne B FisherMEMBER AT LARGE3$0
Mary W KirsonMEMBER AT LARGE3$0
Patrick HardyMEMBER AT LARGE3$0

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