2025-08-15T22:02:29-04:00 2024-12-31 James Henderson MBA CPA 6189 White Water Way Reno NV 89523 990 2024-01-01 880514880 A V A BALLET THEATRE % ALEXANDER VAN ALSTYNE AVAB 7758511221 P BOX 9486 RENO NV 89507 ALEXANDER VAN ALSTYNE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR 7758511221 2025-07-15 true true JAMES HENDERSON P01548187 9165807456 2025-08-15 X 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z A V A AND COMPANY BALLET THEAT ALEXANDER VAN ALSTYNE P BOX 9486 RENO NV 89507 599490 false X WWW.AVABALLET.COM X 1998 NV EDUCATING CHILDREN, TEENS, AND ADULTS TO BALLET AND THE ARTS. 11 10 1 50 9826 9826 98414 145951 376916 431123 47 2 17160 9826 492537 586902 0 0 106515 83197 0 7500 515943 533131 622458 616328 -129921 -29426 321093 290210 13014 11557 308079 278653 EDUCATING CHILDREN, TEENS, AND ADULTS TO BALLET AND THE ARTS. false false 573258 431123 AFTER THE DEVASTATING YEARS OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, WE WERE PLEASED TO BE ABLE PRODUCE OUR 2024 BALLET SEASON WITH NO RESTRICTIONS ON OUR AUDIENCES OR OUR PERFORMANCES. WE STARTED OUR SEASON OF BALLETS LAST APRIL WITH THE PRESENTATION OF CINDERELLAWITH TWO SHOWS. FOR THESE SHOWS, WE WERE ABLE TO PERFORM THE ENTIRE BALLET WITH A CAST OF APPROXIMATELY 50 DANCERS. LAURA JACKSON CONDUCTED THE RENO PHIL. THE SHOWS WERE AN ARTISTIC AND COMMERCIAL SUCCESS AND THE 2,237 PATRONS WHO ATTENDED THE PERFORMANCES PURCHASED $71,237 IN TICKETS. YOUR $25,000 GRANT HELPED US TO PAY FOR SOME OF THE $67,000 COST OF THE RENO PHIL. 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 17 YEARS AND EVERY THE NUTCRACKER FOR THE LAST 20 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 ALICE IN WONDERLAND SCHEDULED FOR SEPTEMBER 21ST AND 22ND AT THE PIONEER CENTER. WE PERFORMED THE TWO-ACT BALLET WITH THE FULL RENO PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA WITH LAURA JACKSON AS THE CONDUCTOR. WE BROUGHT IN THREE PROFESSIONAL DANCERS FROM THE BALLET WEST FOR THE LEAD ROLES. ALICE IN WONDERLAND WAS A BIG ARTISTIC TRIUMPH. WE HAD 1,624 PATRONS ATTEND THE BALLETS AND TICKET SALES WERE $52,207. AGAIN, WE USED 100% OF THE E.L. CORD GRANT MONEY OF $25,000 TOWARD THE $61,000 COST OF THE RENO PHIL FOR THE TWO SHOWS. OUR HOLIDAY CLASSIC THE NUTCRACKER WENT ON SALE AT THE BEGINNING OF OCTOBER 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 STATESBALLET WEST. IN MY 30 YEARS AS THE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR OF A.V.A. BALLET THEATRE, I HAVE BROUGHT IN OVER 100 GUEST PRINCIPAL DANCERS TO RENO. I HAVE NEVER SEEN A MALE DANCER GRACE THE PIONEER STAGE AS TALENTED AS DAVID. IT IS VERY REWARDING TO SEE SOMEONE WHO STARTED DANCING WITH ME WHEN HE WAS NINE YEARS OLD BECOME SUCH A SUCCESS AS A PROFESSIONAL DANCER. THE PERFORMANCES WERE OUTSTANDING AND EACH ONE RECEIVED A STANDING OVATION. IN THE END, 6,100 PATRONS ATTENDED THE PERFORMANCES AND WE BROUGHT IN OVER $282,000 IN TICKET REVENUE. 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 2025 WITH A COMFORTABLE MONITORY CUSHION. 573258 true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 21 0 true 1 true true true false false false false false false false false false false false X 11 10 false false false false false false false true false false false false true true true false false true false false X VICTORIA JAKUBOWSKI 7752500022 P BOX 9486 RENO NV 89507 ALEXANDER VAN ALSTYNE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR 50.00 0.00 X X 77285 0 0 ROBIN FULLER PRESIDENT 5.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 STEVE TROUNDAY VICE PRESIDENT 20.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 VICTORIA JAKUBOWSKI TREASURER 15.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 MICHAEL PENNINGTON BOARD MEMBER 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 PAUL THOMSEN BOARD MEMBER 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 WENDY FIRESTONE BOARD MEMBER 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 VIRGINIA KERSEY BOARD MEMBER 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 SANDY GORDON BOARD MEMBER 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 YVETTE MYERS BOARD MEMBER 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 DEE DEE DESIDERIO-SHULA BOARD MEMBER 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 77285 0 0 0 false false false RENO PHILHARMONIC ASSOCIATION INC 925 RIVERSIDE DRIVE SUITE 3 RENO NV 89503 PERFORMANCES 197500 1 590 49093 96268 145951 TICKET SALES 711120 414468 414468 PERFORMANCE REVENUE 711120 16655 16655 431123 2 2 590 0 19299 12588 6711 6711 ADVERTISING REVENUE 541800 3115 3115 3115 586902 431123 9826 2 X 77285 61828 15457 5912 4730 1182 2940 2940 98525 91025 7500 2849 2849 134922 128922 6000 9736 9441 295 2320 2320 LIGHTING AND TECHNICAL 206005 206005 DIRECT PERFORMANCE EXP 71307 71307 UBIT TAXES 2293 2293 PENALTIES 1769 1769 465 465 616328 573258 35570 7500 280448 226816 3400 26149 37245 37245 321093 290210 13014 11557 13014 11557 X 308079 278653 308079 278653 321093 290210 -29426 0 X false false false X 142454 339262 233550 98414 145361 959041 142454 339262 233550 98414 145361 959041 330283 628758 63 102 15 47 2 229 6203 6715 10520 4261 27699 986969 0.63710 0.62660 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED Committee meeting documentation Part VI line 8b THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT HAVE ANY COMMITTEES WITH THE AUTHORITY TO ACT IN BEHALF OF THE GOVERNING BODY. Form 990 governing body review Part VI line 11 THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES COPIES OF THE FORM 990 TO THE GOVERNING BODY AFTER THE FORM 990 IS FILED. Conflict of interest policy compliance Part VI 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 THEIR SEAT AND REFRAIN FROM DISCUSSION AND VOTING ON SAID ITEM. CEO executive director top management comp Part VI 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. Governing documents etc available to public Part VI line 19 THE DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. List of other fees for services expenses Part IX line 11g CONTRACTED SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES: 91,025 MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES: 0 FUNDRAISING EXPENSES: 7,500 TOTAL EXPENSES: 98,525 TOTAL OTHER FEES ON FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G, COL A: 98,525