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THE PRESENTATION ALSO INCLUDED THE CLASSIC BALLET GISELLE, A FIRST-TIME PRODUCTION FOR FBA. FBA PRESENTED A FREE SPECIAL SHOW ON THE FINAL DRESS REHEARSAL PRESENTED TO CLIENTS OF HEALTH AND HUMAN RESOURCE ORGANIZATIONS WHOSE CLIENTS INCLUDE THE HOMELESS, DOMESTICALLY ABUSED WOMEN AND CHILDREN, EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVES INCLUDING STUDENTS OF TITLE 1 SCHOOLS, FAMILIES OF INCARCERATED INDIVIDUALS, AND RESIDENTS OF RECOVERY HOMES AND HALF-WAY HOUSES. IT IS GIFTED TO THE COMMUNITY TO PROVIDE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR OVER 600 UNDERSERVED INDIVIDUALS TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SEE PERFORMANCES OF THIS CALIBER THAT THEY OTHERWISE WOULD NOT HAVE ACCESS TO. -ONE WEEK LATER, ALSO IN APRIL, FBA TRAVELED TO DAYTONA BEACH, FL, TO PRESENT TWO PIECES OF CHOREOGRAPHY CHOSEN FOR THE REGIONAL DANCE AMERICA (RDA) NATIONAL FESTIVAL. RDA IS A PRESTIGIOUS NATIONAL DANCE ORGANIZATION OF WHICH FBA IS A SOUTHWEST REGIONAL MEMBER AND IS THE ONLY ADJUDICATED AND ACCEPTED MEMBER FROM NEW MEXICO. TWO WORKS OF CHOREOGRAPHY WERE PRESENTED, INCLUDING ONE FBA DANCER BEING CHOSEN FROM HUNDREDS THROUGHOUT THE NATION TO PERFORM AS AN OUTSTANDING SOLOIST. -IN AUGUST, FBA HELD CITY-WIDE AUDITIONS FOR THE UPCOMING 2024-2025 SEASON, GAINING MANY NEW DANCERS IN BOTH THE PROFESSIONAL LEVEL AND THE PRE- PROFESSIONAL LEVELS. - OCTOBER CULMINATED AFTER INTENSE PREPARATION IN THE PRODUCTION OF SACRED JOURNEYS V, A COLLABORATION PRESENTED WITH TWO-TIME GRAMMY AWARD WINNING MUSICIAN, ROBERT MIRABAL, TAOS PUEBLO MUSICIAN, AND JOCK SOTO, NEW YORK CITY BALLET ICON. THE FREE SPECIAL SHOW ON THE FINAL DRESS REHEARSAL WAS AGAIN PRESENTED TO CLIENTS OF HEALTH AND HUMAN RESOURCE ORGANIZATIONS WHOSE CLIENTS INCLUDE THE HOMELESS, DOMESTICALLY ABUSED WOMEN AND CHILDREN, EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVES INCLUDING STUDENTS OF TITLE 1 SCHOOLS, FAMILIES OF INCARCERATED INDIVIDUALS, AND RESIDENTS OF RECOVERY HOMES AND HALF-WAY HOUSES -IN NOVEMBER, FBA SERVED AS GUESTS OF THE NEW MEXICO HISPANIC HERITAGE COMMITTEE TO PERFORM AT THE PRESENTATION EVENT OF THE HISPANIC HERITAGE COMMITTEE'S FOR THEIR CORAZON DE CULTURA AWARDS. IN ATTENDANCE WAS THE MAYOR OF ALBUQUERQUE, THE LT. GOVERNOR, THE AMBASSADORS TO MEXICO AND SPAIN, SEVERAL CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE CITY COUNCILORS, SEVERAL BERNALILLO COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, AND MANY OTHER DIGNITARIES. -IN DECEMBER, FBA PRODUCED NUTCRACKER IN THE LAND OF ENCHANTMENT. FBA PROVIDED 5 PUBLIC SHOWS, ALMOST ALL SOLD OUT, AS THIS REGIONAL NUTCRACKER BALLET HAS BECOME A FAVORITE ANNUAL HOLIDAY TRADITION WHERE THE ENTIRE FAMILY ATTENDS. 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FORM 990, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 6 ALL BOARD MEMBERS VOLUNTEER THEIR TIME TO THE ORGANIZATION FOR AN ESTIMATED TOTAL OF 915 HOURS. LIST OF IN-KIND SERVICES INCLUDED BUSINESS CONSULTING, MARKETING AND BOARD OF DIRECTOR DUTIES VALUED AT 31,560; ACCOUNTING SERVICES VALUED AT 7,800; AND ADMINISTRATIVE AND MANAGERIAL OPERATIONS VALUED AT 28,750. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A -FROM JANUARY THROUGH MID-APRIL, FBA DANCERS, CHOREOGRAPHERS AND DIRECTOR WERE WORKING ON THE SPRING PRODUCTION OF BILLY THE KID AND OTHER TALL TALES PRESENTED IN APRIL AT THE NATIONAL HISPANIC CULTURAL CENTER. THE PRESENTATION ALSO INCLUDED THE CLASSIC BALLET GISELLE, A FIRST-TIME PRODUCTION FOR FBA. FBA PRESENTED A FREE SPECIAL SHOW ON THE FINAL DRESS REHEARSAL PRESENTED TO CLIENTS OF HEALTH AND HUMAN RESOURCE ORGANIZATIONS WHOSE CLIENTS INCLUDE THE HOMELESS, DOMESTICALLY ABUSED WOMEN AND CHILDREN, EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVES INCLUDING STUDENTS OF TITLE 1 SCHOOLS, FAMILIES OF INCARCERATED INDIVIDUALS, AND RESIDENTS OF RECOVERY HOMES AND HALF-WAY HOUSES. IT IS GIFTED TO THE COMMUNITY TO PROVIDE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR OVER 600 UNDERSERVED INDIVIDUALS TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SEE PERFORMANCES OF THIS CALIBER THAT THEY OTHERWISE WOULD NOT HAVE ACCESS TO. -ONE WEEK LATER, ALSO IN APRIL, FBA TRAVELED TO DAYTONA BEACH, FL, TO PRESENT TWO PIECES OF CHOREOGRAPHY CHOSEN FOR THE REGIONAL DANCE AMERICA (RDA) NATIONAL FESTIVAL. RDA IS A PRESTIGIOUS NATIONAL DANCE ORGANIZATION OF WHICH FBA IS A SOUTHWEST REGIONAL MEMBER AND IS THE ONLY ADJUDICATED AND ACCEPTED MEMBER FROM NEW MEXICO. TWO WORKS OF CHOREOGRAPHY WERE PRESENTED, INCLUDING ONE FBA DANCER BEING CHOSEN FROM HUNDREDS THROUGHOUT THE NATION TO PERFORM AS AN OUTSTANDING SOLOIST. -IN AUGUST, FBA HELD CITY-WIDE AUDITIONS FOR THE UPCOMING 2024-2025 SEASON, GAINING MANY NEW DANCERS IN BOTH THE PROFESSIONAL LEVEL AND THE PRE- PROFESSIONAL LEVELS. - OCTOBER CULMINATED AFTER INTENSE PREPARATION IN THE PRODUCTION OF SACRED JOURNEYS V, A COLLABORATION PRESENTED WITH TWO-TIME GRAMMY AWARD WINNING MUSICIAN, ROBERT MIRABAL, TAOS PUEBLO MUSICIAN, AND JOCK SOTO, NEW YORK CITY BALLET ICON. THE FREE SPECIAL SHOW ON THE FINAL DRESS REHEARSAL WAS AGAIN PRESENTED TO CLIENTS OF HEALTH AND HUMAN RESOURCE ORGANIZATIONS WHOSE CLIENTS INCLUDE THE HOMELESS, DOMESTICALLY ABUSED WOMEN AND CHILDREN, EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVES INCLUDING STUDENTS OF TITLE 1 SCHOOLS, FAMILIES OF INCARCERATED INDIVIDUALS, AND RESIDENTS OF RECOVERY HOMES AND HALF-WAY HOUSES -IN NOVEMBER, FBA SERVED AS GUESTS OF THE NEW MEXICO HISPANIC HERITAGE COMMITTEE TO PERFORM AT THE PRESENTATION EVENT OF THE HISPANIC HERITAGE COMMITTEE'S FOR THEIR CORAZON DE CULTURA AWARDS. IN ATTENDANCE WAS THE MAYOR OF ALBUQUERQUE, THE LT. GOVERNOR, THE AMBASSADORS TO MEXICO AND SPAIN, SEVERAL CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE CITY COUNCILORS, SEVERAL BERNALILLO COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, AND MANY OTHER DIGNITARIES. -IN DECEMBER, FBA PRODUCED NUTCRACKER IN THE LAND OF ENCHANTMENT. FBA PROVIDED 5 PUBLIC SHOWS, ALMOST ALL SOLD OUT, AS THIS REGIONAL NUTCRACKER BALLET HAS BECOME A FAVORITE ANNUAL HOLIDAY TRADITION WHERE THE ENTIRE FAMILY ATTENDS. A FREE SPECIAL SHOW ON THE LAST DRESS REHEARSAL WAS PRESENTED TO CLIENTS OF HEALTH AND HUMAN RESOURCE ORGANIZATIONS WHOSE CLIENTS INCLUDE THE HOMELESS, DOMESTICALLY ABUSED WOMEN AND CHILDREN, EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVES INCLUDING STUDENTS OF TITLE 1 SCHOOLS, FAMILIES OF INCARCERATED INDIVIDUALS, AND RESIDENTS OF RECOVERY HOMES AND HALF-WAY HOUSES. IT IS GIFTED TO THE COMMUNITY TO PROVIDE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR OVER 600 UNDERSERVED INDIVIDUALS TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SEE PERFORMANCES OF THIS CALIBER THAT THEY OTHERWISE WOULD NOT HAVE ACCESS TO. ADDITIONALLY, FBA PROVIDED ONE SCHOOL-TIME SHOW THERE IN THE NHCC THEATER FOR ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS FOR A GREATLY REDUCED PRICE, AND IN SOME CASES FOR TITLE 1 SCHOOLS, STUDENTS ATTENDED FOR FREE. -FBA WILL CONTINUE THE SECOND OF A TWO-YEAR CYCLE OF MOBILE ON-SITE PERFORMANCES FOR TITLE 1 ALBUQUERQUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN THE 2025-2026 SEASON AFTER FBA WON A HIGHLY COMPETITIVE GRANT FROM THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE URBAN ENHANCEMENT TRUST FUND AND SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED 5 OF THE SHOWS IN 2024 TO ENTHUSIASTIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS WHO WOULD OTHERWISE NOT HAVE THIS PERSONAL CONNECTION WITH LOCAL PROFESSIONAL DANCE ARTISTS. FORM 990, PART VI GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. AVAILABLE IN HARD COPY AT THE OFFICES OF THE REGISTERED AGENT. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7A ELECTION OF MEMBERS AND THEIR RIGHTS SUBJECT TO THE AUTHORITY OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO DESIGNATE AND APPOINT ONE OR MORE COMMITTEES AS PROVIDED IN THESE BYLAWS, ALL CORPORATE POWERS SHALL BE EXCERCISED BY OR UNDER AUTHORITY OF, AND THE AFFAIRS AND PROPERTY OF FBA SHALL BE CONTROLLED BY ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS, WHICH SHALL CONSIST OF NOT LESS THAN THREE (3) AND NOT MORE THAN TEN (10) DIRECTORS (NOT INCLUDING ANY EX OFFICIO DIRECTORS). THE NUMBER OF DIRECTORS MAY BE INCREASED OR DECREASED FROM TIME TO TIME BY A MAJORITY VOTE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS; BUT IN NO EVENT SHALL THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS CONSIST OF LESS THAN THREE (3) DIRECTORS. IN THE EVENT THE NUMBER OF DIRECTORS IS INCREASED, THE VACANCIES SO CREATED WILL BE FILLED IN THE MANNER SPRECIFIED IN SECTION 5.4 OF THE ARTICLES. THERE SHALL BE NO SPECIAL QUALIFICATIONS FOR ELIGIBILITY FOR MEMBERSHIP ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS; AND A PERSON NEED NOT BE A RESIDENT OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR ELECTION OR APPOINTMENT AS DIRECTOR. EX OFFICIO DIRECTORS SHALL BE NON-VOTING MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, AND SHALL NOT BE COUNTED IN THE DETERMINATION OF A QUORUM. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7B DECISIONS SUBJECT TO APPROVAL OF MEMBERS THE POWER TO ADOPT, AMEND OR REPEAL THE BYLAWS OR ADOPT NEW BYLAWS SHALL BE VESTED IN THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. SUCH ADOPTION, AMENDMENT, OR REPEAL REQUIRES A VOTE OF AT LEAST TWO-THIRDS (2/3) OF THOSE DIRECTORS PRESENT AT A MEETING IN WHICH SUCH VOTE IS TAKEN, PROVIDED THAT A QUORUM HAS BEEN ATTAINED AT SUCH MEETING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B ORGANIZATION'S PROCESS TO REVIEW FORM 990, A COPY OF THE FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD. THE PRESIDENT REVIEWS THE RETURN, SIGNS AND SUBMITS THE EFILE AUTHORIZATION FORM TO THE TAX PREPARER UPON APPROVAL OF THE INFORMATION CONTAINED WITHIN THE RETURN. THE RETURN IS THEN ELECTRONICALLY FILED WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. AVAILABLE IN HARD COPY AT THE OFFICES OF THE REGISTERED AGENT. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G MUSICIAN SERVICES 17,784 0 0 DANCERS HONORARIUMS 50,480 0 0 REHEARSAL ASSIST 4,985 0 0 CHOREOGRAPHERS 5,760 0 0 LIGHTING/DIGITAL BACKDROP 4,594 0 0 REGIONAL DANCE AMERICA 16,133 0 0 SOUND DESIGN 1,165 0 0 STAGE CREW 10,573 0 0 TECHNICAL OUTSIDE SERVICES 3,037 0 0 TRAVEL ARTISTS 386 0 0 VIDEO/CD/DVD PRODUCTION 3,979 0 0 COSTUMER 4,750 0 0 TECHNICAL CREW 1,554 0 0 TOTAL 125,180 0 0