2024-05-29T10:19:19-05:00 2023-12-31 450250958 Eide Bailly LLP 800 Nicollet Mall Ste 1300 Minneapolis MN 554027033 990 2023-01-01 880514880 A V A Ballet Theatre AVAB 7758511221 P O Box 9486 Reno NV 89507 Alexander Van Alstyne Artistic Director 7757625839 2024-05-13 1 Alexander Van Alstyne 999009999 1 Heidi Sachs P01273512 6122536500 2024-05-13 2 AAL1 IAL1 2023 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z A V A & Company Ballet Theatre Alexander Van Alstyne P O Box 9486 Reno NV 89507 498472 0 X www.avaballet.com X 1998 NV Educating children, teens and adults to ballet and the arts. 11 10 1 34 17160 10520 233550 98414 425080 376916 15 47 10198 17160 668843 492537 0 0 0 0 69084 106515 0 0 7500 499563 515943 568647 622458 100196 -129921 442595 321093 4595 13014 438000 308079 X Producing high-quality performances and providing broader exposure and education for children and teens throughout the community. 0 0 524319 376916 After the devastating years of the COVID-19 pandemic, we were pleased to be able produce our 2023 ballet season with no restrictions on our audiences or our performances. We started our season of ballets last April with the presentation of Frozen with two shows. For these shows, we were able to perform the entire ballet with a cast of approximately 50 dancers. We secured the rights to some of the Disney music and changed the choreography accordingly. Jason Altieri conducted the Reno Phil. Continued on Schedule OThe shows were an artistic and commercial success and the 2,399 patrons who attended the performances purchased $78,845 in ticketsour second largest non-Nutcracker revenue in our 20-year history performing at the Pioneer Center. The orchestra expenses continue to rise pretty dramatically each year. As we have said consistently over the years, a ballet with a live orchestra makes the production very special and we are committed to finding ways to pay for this very expensive part of our performances. We are proud to say we have had a live orchestra at every one of our classical ballets for the last 16 years and every The Nutcracker for the last 18 years. We are in fact, the only ballet company in the entire state (Las Vegas included) that has a live symphony at all of our classical ballets. We are pleased that even despite the pandemic, we had some form of the Reno Phil at all of our classical productions.In mid-July, as part of the Artown celebration, we performed our popular Vortex, the Ballet That Rocks for two nights in front of 1,600 patrons. This is a free event but the $25,000 production costs for these performances are covered by our ticket sales from classical performances at the Pioneer Center and other grants we receive from the State of Nevada and private foundations. The crowds were very enthusiastic and our dancer thoroughly enjoyed the performances. Inspired by the success of the rock ballet, we began rehearsals for the classic Copplia scheduled for September 16th and 17th at the Pioneer Center. We were going to perform the three-act ballet with a full Reno Philharmonic Orchestra with Jason Altieri as the conductor. We brought in three professional dancers from the Milwaukee Ballet for the lead roles.Copplia ended up being a big artistic triumph. We received more positive feedback from our audiences than almost any ballet in recent memory. Unfortunately, ticket sales were less than we had hoped. The audience reaction was so positive; however, we believe future renditions of this ballet will see an increase in ticket sales. Our holiday classic The Nutcracker went on sale at the end of September and sales were brisk from day one. We brought in eight guest principal dancers from big city ballet companies as guest artists and they joined the large local cast from A.V.A. Ballet Theatre. We were fortunate, once again, to have David Huffmire come down from Salt Lake City and dance as the Sugar Plum Cavalier. David is an alumnus of A.V.A. Ballet Theatre and is now a soloist at one of the most prestigious ballet companies in the United States Ballet West. The performances were outstanding and each one received a standing ovation. In the end, 5,573 patrons attended the performances and we brought in over $250,000 in ticket revenue. We were pleased with this as the Lion King sold millions of dollars in ticket sales hurting many non-profits in the community. Fortunately, our The Nutcracker is incredibly popular. We also sold more than $20,000 at our Nutcracker boutique. As The Nutcracker ticket revenue accounts for almost 45% of our annual operating budget, it is heartening to go into 2024 with a comfortable monitory cushion. 524319 1 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 25 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 11 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 X Victoria Jakubowski 7752500022 P O Box 9486 Reno NV 89507 Alexander Van Alstyne Artistic Director 50.00 X X 97936 0 0 Robin Fuller President 5.00 X X 0 0 0 Steve Trounday Vice President/Secretary 20.00 X X 0 0 0 Victoria Jakubowski Treasurer 5.00 X X 0 0 0 Michael Pennington Board Member 5.00 X 0 0 0 Paul Thomsen Board Member 2.00 X 0 0 0 Wendy Firestone Board Member 2.00 X 0 0 0 Virginia Kersey Board Member 2.00 X 0 0 0 Sandy Gordon Board Member 2.00 X 0 0 0 Yvette Myers Board Member 2.00 X 0 0 0 Dee Dee Desiderio-Shula Board Member 2.00 X 0 0 0 97936 0 0 0 0 0 0 Reno Philharmonic Association Inc 925 Riverside Drive Suite 3 Reno NV 89503 Performances 186500 1 10000 88414 98414 Ticket Sales 711120 361589 361589 15327 15327 376916 47 47 19665 5935 13730 13730 Advertising 541800 3430 3430 3430 492537 376916 17160 47 X 97936 78349 19587 8579 6863 1716 2650 2650 92200 84700 7500 7645 7645 55015 55015 15602 15602 2435 2435 Lighting, Technical and 195119 195119 Direct Performance Expe 143686 143686 UBIT Taxes 1488 1488 Licenses and Permits 103 103 622458 524319 90639 7500 402450 280448 2900 3400 37245 37245 442595 321093 4595 13014 4595 13014 X 438000 308079 438000 308079 442595 321093 -129921 0 X 0 0 0 X 134706 142454 339262 233550 98414 948386 134706 142454 339262 233550 98414 948386 333077 615309 65 63 102 15 47 292 9940 6203 6715 10520 33378 982056 1502334 0.62660 0.63380 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 8b The organization does not have any committees with the authority to act on behalf of the governing body. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11b The organization provides copies of the Form 990 to the governing body after the Form 990 is filed. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c Any member of the Board who has a financial, personal, or official interest in, or conflict (or appearance of a conflict) with any matter pending before the Board, of such nature that it prevents or may prevent that member from acting on the matter in an impartial manner, will offer to the Board to voluntarily recuse him/herself and will vacate his seat and refrain from discussion and voting on said item. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15a The Board uses comparative data from regional pay surveys and other independent information to determine compensation. This process was last completed in 2022. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 The documents are made available upon request. Form 990, Part IX, line 11g Contracted Services: Program service expenses 84,700. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 7,500. Total expenses 92,200.