2024-05-14T10:10:41-05:00 2023-06-30 640897081 MATTHEWS CUTRER & LINDSAY PA 1020 HIGHLAND COLONY PKWY 500 RIDGELAND MS 39157 990 2022-07-01 640674807 BALLET MISSISSIPPI INC BALL 6019601560 PO BOX 1787 JACKSON MS 392151787 DAVID KEARY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 6019601560 2024-05-14 1 DAVID KEARY 999009999 1 CHARLES R LINDSAY CPA P00294610 6018988875 2024-05-14 2 AAL1 IAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z DAVID KEARY PO BOX 1787 JACKSON MS 392151787 681810 0 X WWW.BALLETMS.COM X 1983 MS TO PROMOTE THE STUDY, UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF BALLET AND OTHER FORMS OF DANCE. 14 14 14 90 90300 25804 527587 220229 382121 370285 -1832 407 86450 90889 994326 681810 0 0 0 0 262783 215073 0 0 54428 341132 395276 603915 610349 390411 71461 1960651 1966510 1382344 1310785 578307 655725 X BALLET MISSISSIPPI CONTINUES TO PURSUE ITS GOALS OF PROVIDING QUALITY PERFORMANCES, DEVELOPING ARTISTIC AND TECHNICAL PROFICIENCY OF STUDENTS, AND PROMOTING AN APPRECIATION OF DANCE THROUGH EDUCATION, OUTREACH, AND AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT. 0 0 289771 193005 BALLET MISSISSIPPI PERFORMANCESAPPROXIMATELY 3000 PATRONS ATTENDED BALLET MISSISSIPPI PERFORMANCES DURING THE YEAR ENDING 6/30/2023. IN DECEMBER, BALLET MISSISSIPPI PRESENTED THE NUTCRACKER, WHICH OFFERED PEOPLE THROUGHOUT THE SOUTHEAST THE OPPORTUNITY TO CELEBRATE THE HOLIDAY SEASON THROUGH THE ENJOYMENT AND APPRECIATION OF THIS BALLET CLASSIC. THE PRODUCTION FEATURED GUEST ARTISTS EMILY BROMBERG AND RAINER KRENSTETTER OF THE MIAMI CITY BALLET. BALLET MISSISSIPPI HELD A FREE PERFORMANCE FOR CITY OF JACKSON EMPLOYEES, A "BALLET, BLUE JEANS, AND BEER" CASUAL EVENING PERFORMANCE AIMED FOR YOUNG PROFESSIONALS, AND TWO MATINEE PERFORMANCES FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC. SCHOOL PERFORMANCES HAVE ALSO BEEN SUSPENDED BECAUSE OF COVID-19 ISSUES. BALLET MISSISSIPPI CONTINUES TO PRESENT A YEAR-END PERFORMANCE FOR ALL STUDENTS IN THE BALLET MISSISSIPPI SCHOOL. THIS PERFORMANCE HAS BEEN AN ANNUAL EVENT EVERY MAY AT THE BELHAVEN CENTER FOR THE ARTS. 113960 177869 BALLET MISSISSIPPI SCHOOLBALLET MISSISSIPPI OFFERS CLASSES AND PERFORMING OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS OF ALL AGES, FROM AGE THREE TO ADULT. THE SCHOOL'S FOCUS IS CLASSICAL BALLET AND STUDENTS COMPLEMENT THEIR TRAINING WITH CLASSES IN DIFFERENT STYLES OF DANCE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. ALL STUDENTS PARTICIPATE IN THE YEAR-END PERFORMANCE. THE BALLET MISSISSIPPI FACULTY INSTRUCTED CLASSES FOR APPROXIMATELY 200 STUDENTS AND IN SUMMER CLASSES LED BY GUEST ARTISTS AS WELL AS BALLET MISSISSIPPI FACULTY. THE BALLET MISSISSIPPI FACULTY IS LED BY ARTISTIC DIRECTOR, DAVID KEARY. LISA HESS JONES JOINED THE FACULTY IN AUGUST 2022 AND RECENTLY APPOINTED AS ASSOCIATE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR FOR BALLET MISSISSIPPI. BOTH KEARY AND LISA HESS JONES ARE FORMER MEMBERS OF THE NEW YORK CITY BALLET, AND BOTH WERE PERSONALLY INVITED BY GEORGE BALANCHINE TO JOIN THE NEW YORK CITY BALLET. BALLET MISSISSIPPI HOLDS THE DISTINCTION THAT ITS TOP TWO ARTISTIC DIRECTORS WERE LONG TIME MEMBERS OF THIS PRESTIGIOUS COMPANY AND NOW TRAINING MISSISSIPPI'S CHILDREN. THE BALLET MISSISSIPPI SCHOOL HAS CONTINUED TO OFFER A TWO-WEEK INTENSIVE WORKSHOP WITH FACULTY FROM ALL OF THE UNITED STATES. OTHER WORKSHOPS FOCUS ON THE VERY YOUNG DANCERS THAT TRAIN AT BALLET MISSISSIPPI. BALLET MISSISSIPPI OUTREACHBALLET MISSISSIPPI HAS HAD TO ESSENTIALLY SUSPEND ITS OUTREACH PROGRAM IN THE JACKSON PUBLIC SCHOOLS BECAUSE OF THE LINGERING ISSUES OF COVID-19, LACK OF FACULTY AND FINANCES TO PURSUE THIS GOAL. HOWEVER, IN 2023 BALLET MISSISSIPPI EXTENDED ITS OUTREACH TO OFFER BALLET CLASSES AT JACKSON PREPARATORY SCHOOL IN FLOWOOD, MS, ST. LUKE'S UNITED METHODIST CHURCH IN JACKSON, MS AND ST. ANTHONY CATHOLIC SCHOOL IN MADISON MS. BALLET MISSISSIPPI IS WORKING AT REDEVELOPING ITS OUTREACH INTO THE JACKSON PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN THE 2024-2025 SCHOOL YEAR. COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS SERVED AS AN IMPORTANT VEHICLE TO INCREASE AUDIENCE ACCESSIBILITY. BALLET MISSISSIPPI PERFORMED AT BLAIR E. BATSON'S CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL AND THE ST. ANDREW'S EPISCOPAL SCHOOL ARTS ON THE GREEN EVENT. OTHER PARTNERSHIPS INCLUDE THE MADISON COUNTY LIBRARY IN MADISON, MS. 403731 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 12 0 1 14 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 14 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 MS X THE ORGANIZATION 6019601560 PO BOX 1787 JACKSON MS 392151787 ASHLEY NADER SWAIN JD BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 DORIS BRICKELL MEMBER EMERITUS 1.00 X 0 0 0 HEATHER WISE BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOANNA ROBERTS BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 KAREN HOLMES FORMER PRESIDENT 1.00 X 0 0 0 KAREN HOLMES TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 KERI COSMICH BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 LIBBA WILKES BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 LYNN WENTWORTH PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MARY HELEN BOWEN SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MEGAN WEST ALLEN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 PATRICE GUILFOYLE BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 SHAILEE SALAT-BHATT BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 SHERWIN JOHNSON BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARGARET TAYLOR BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID A KEARY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 79366 0 6480 79366 0 6480 0 0 0 0 0 12150 208079 607 220229 SCHOOL INCOME 900099 177869 177869 PERFORMANCE INCOME 900099 151126 151126 SALES - SUGAR PLUM AND 900099 32090 32090 PROGRAM INCOME 900099 9200 9200 370285 214 214 90300 0 90300 90300 90300 193 0 193 193 193 MISCELLANEOUS 900099 589 589 589 681810 370874 90300 407 X 75311 60081 9575 5655 124464 99294 15825 9345 15298 12204 1945 1149 41694 41694 70309 49559 20750 20854 20854 11292 6776 4272 244 14713 11737 1871 1105 31005 27423 2252 1330 8570 8570 51102 51102 50410 40216 6409 3785 17958 14327 2283 1348 NUTCRACKER PERFORMANCE 34426 34426 SUGAR PLUM AND TEA 19435 9718 9717 CREDIT CARD FEES 14962 14962 SCHOOL EXPENSES & PRODU 8546 8546 610349 403731 152190 54428 345099 414197 82808 62808 7784 4649 1624125 139269 1517304 1484856 7656 1960651 1966510 81829 80642 12851 11251 1287664 1218892 1382344 1310785 X 440192 517610 138115 138115 578307 655725 1960651 1966510 X 71461 5958 -1 X X 0 0 0 X 157405 165651 142335 527587 219622 1212600 419741 333362 244729 393271 370874 1761977 577146 499013 387064 920858 590496 2974577 0 25000 5000 5000 90074 14750 139824 25000 5000 5000 90074 14750 139824 2834753 45 50 90 145 214 544 45 50 90 145 214 544 75300 90300 165600 532 532 577191 499063 387686 996303 681010 3141253 0.90240 0.92820 0.00020 0.00010 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 140000 140000 1274375 59907 1214468 53236 4704 48532 156514 74658 81856 1484856 732624 5958 44856 50814 681810 0 681810 655205 44856 44856 610349 0 610349 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B A DRAFT OF THE FORM 990 IS SENT TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS VIA EMAIL. FORM 990 IS REVIEWED AND ANY QUESTIONS THAT ARISE FROM THE BOARD MEMBERS ARE ANSWERED AND/OR CLEARED PRIOR TO THE FILING OF THE RETURN. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS PROVIDED TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS AND ANY NECESSARY DISCLOSURES ARE MADE ANNUALLY. ANY CONFLICT OF INTEREST THAT ARISES IS RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND IS RECORDED IN THE OFFICIAL BOARD MINUTES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION IS REVIEWED AND ADJUSTED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. BEFORE DETERMINING ANY SALARY ADJUSTMENT THE BOARD CONSIDERS EXPERIENCE WITH THE ORGANIZATION, BACKGROUND AND OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE. THE BOARD ALSO UTILIZED SALARY SURVEYS TO OBTAIN THE MEDIAN SALARIES FOR ART DIRECTORS IN THE AREA AND REVIEWED VARIOUS OTHER NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION'S COMPENSATION VIA VARIOUS WEBSITES AVAILABLE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G OTHER FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 49,559. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 49,559. FUNDRAISING FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 0. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 20,750. TOTAL EXPENSES 20,750. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: ROUNDING -1. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 2C THE ACCOUNTANT MEETS WITH THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MAKING A FULL PRESENTATION AT THE COMPLETION OF THE REVIEW FOR THE YEAR ANSWERING ANY OF THE BOARD'S QUESTIONS. THE ACCOUNTANT WORKS CLOSELY WITH THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS DURING THE YEAR SHOULD ANY CONCERNS ARISE.