2024-11-14T18:07:14-06:00 2023-12-31 770483462 MORTON & ASSOCIATES ACCOUNTANCY CORP 260 SHERIDAN AVENUE 216 PALO ALTO CA 94306 990EZ 2023-01-01 814385295 GUGULETHU BALLET PROJECT GUGU 4153704747 P O BOX 620465 WOODSIDE CA 94062 KRISTIN ELLIOTT PRESIDENT 4153704747 2024-11-02 1 0 JD MORTON CPA P00097139 6503236665 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z X HTTP://WWW.GUGULETHUBALLETPROJECT.ORG/ X X 53374 X 53374 53374 36025 31712 67737 -14363 57446 0 43083 57446 43083 57446 43083 0 0 57446 43083 X THE MISSION OF GUGULETHU BALLET PROJECT IS TO BRING THE ART OF CLASSICAL BALLET TO THE CHILDREN AND YOUTH OF SOUTH AFRICAN TOWNSHIPS. THROUGH THE STUDY OF BALLET, INCLUDING CONTEMPORARY FORMS BUILT UPON CLASSICAL FOUNDATIONS, PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS LEARN PERSONAL DISCIPLINE, RESPECT FOR THEMSELVES AND OTHERS, ARTISTIC EXPRESSION AND FOCUS. THE MISSION OF GUGULETHU BALLET PROJECT IS TO BRING THE ART OF CLASSICAL BALLET TO THE CHILDREN AND YOUTH OF SOUTH AFRICAN TOWNSHIPS. THROUGH THE STUDY OF BALLET, INCLUDING CONTEMPORARY FORMS BUILT UPON CLASSICAL FOUNDATIONS, PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS LEARN PERSONAL DISCIPLINE, RESPECT FOR THEMSELVES AND OTHERS, ARTISTIC EXPRESSION AND FOCUS. 0 0 EACH YEAR,GUGULETHU BALLET PROJECT'S FOUNDER AND DIRECTOR MAKES A TRIP TO VISIT OUR PARTNER SCHOOLS AND DANCE PROGRAMS IN SOUTH AFRICA, TEACHING CLASSES, SETTING REPERTOIRE-OFTEN BRINGING ALONG OTHER PROFESSIONAL DANCERS OR TEACHERS-CHECKING WITH SCHOOLS TO FIND OUT THEIR NEEDS, RECONNECTING WITH FORMER STUDENTS, IDENTIFYING YOUNG TALENT AND RESEARCHING WAYS IN WHICH GUGULETHU BALLET PROJECT CAN FULFILL ITS MISSION. 0 0 GUGULETHU BALLET PROJECT CURRENTLY SUPPORTS TWO DANCE SCHOOLS IN SOUTH AFRICA: DANCESCAPE IN ZOLANI TOWNSHIP IN WESTERN CAPE AND IGUGU-LETHU ARTS AND LEADERSHIP PROJECT IN GUGULETHU TOWNSHIP. THESE ARE SCHOOLS WHICH GUGULETHU BALLET PROJECT VISITS EVERY YEAR AND HAS A LONG STANDING WORKING HISTORY. EACH SUMMER, GUGULETHU BALLET PROJECT BRINGS PROMISING YOUNG DANCERS FROM OUR PARTNER SCHOOLS IN SOUTH AFRICA TO SPEND SEVERAL WEEKS IN THE UNITED STATES STUDING INTENSIVELY AT ONE OR MORE PRESTIGIOUS DANCE SCHOOLS IN CALIFORNIA AND NEW YORK, AMONG THEM ALONZO KING LINES DANCE CENTER, ODC DANCE COMMONS, SAN FRANCISCO BALLET SCHOOL, ACADEMY OF BALLET SAN FRANCISCO, THE NEW BALLET SCHOOL, THE AILEY SCHOOL, AMERICAN BALLET THEATRE, KAATSBAAN INTERNATIONAL DANCE CENTER, AND ZOHAR SCHOOL OF DANCE. 0 0 IN THE CURRENT PERIOD, GUGULETHU BALLET PROJECT PRODUCE A MOVIE FOR ITS FUND RASING EFFORTS SO THAT PROSPECTIVE DONORS WILL APPREICATE THE NEEDS OF THOSE THAT ARE HELPED BY OUR EFFORTS. 0 0 KRISTINE ELLIOTT PRESIDENT 40.00 0 0 0 ALLI FOLK DIRECTOR 5.00 0 0 0 JEFFREY EGEBERG SECRETARY 20.00 0 0 0 DANA SITTLER CFO/TREASURER 20.00 0 0 0 HEIDI SULCAS DIRECTOR 5.00 0 0 0 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CA THE ORGANIZATION P O BOX 620465 WOODSIDE CA 94062 4153704747 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NONE NONE 1 X 72133 32189 46843 68033 57446 276644 72133 32189 46843 68033 57446 276644 0 0 0 276644 72133 32189 46843 68033 57446 276644 1.00000 0.00000 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16 - OTHER EXPENSES DESCRIPTION: BANK FEES. AMOUNT: 482. DESCRIPTION: AUTOMOBILE. AMOUNT: 1,776. DESCRIPTION: INSURANCE. AMOUNT: 147. DESCRIPTION: TELEPHONE. AMOUNT: 668. DESCRIPTION: TRAVEL HOTELS. AMOUNT: 4,522. DESCRIPTION: TRAVEL - AIRLINES. AMOUNT: 6,694. DESCRIPTION: INCIDENTALS. AMOUNT: 5,574. DESCRIPTION: SUPPORT. AMOUNT: 7,304. DESCRIPTION: PROGRAM COSTS. AMOUNT: 2,421. DESCRIPTION: ASSISTANCE. AMOUNT: 2,099. DESCRIPTION: STATE FILING FEE. AMOUNT: 25. TOTAL TO FORM 990-EZ, LINE 16: 31,712. THE ORGANIZATION DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, RECEIVE ANY FUNDS, DIRECTLY,OR INDIRECTLY, TO PAY PREMIUMS ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT.THE ORGANIZATION, DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, PAY ANY PREMIUMS, DIRECTLY,OR INDIRECTLY, ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT.