2026-02-24T14:32:19-06:00 2025-07-31 621199757 LBMC PC 5100 POPLAR AVE STE 1400 MEMPHIS TN 38137 990 2024-08-01 621866526 NEW BALLET ENSEMBLE INC NEWB 9017269225 2157 YORK AVE MEMPHIS TN 38104 MATTHEW BEST EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 9017269225 2026-02-24 1 0 ABIGAIL CAMPBELL P01296738 9016851040 2026-02-11 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z MATTHEW BEST 2157 YORK AVE MEMPHIS TN 38104 1529822 0 X WWW.NEWBALLET.ORG X 2001 TN BRINGING CHILDREN AND YOUTH TOGETHER BY PROVIDING A PROFESSIONAL STANDARD OF DANCE TRAINING 15 15 34 48 0 0 1439917 943359 458304 577982 7655 5710 0 -19663 1905876 1507388 0 87853 0 0 1103093 1127774 0 0 73982 696089 695508 1799182 1911135 106694 -403747 2531647 2122695 132326 127121 2399321 1995574 X THE GOALS OF NEW BALLET ENSEMBLE, INC. ARE TO TRAIN COMMUNITY STUDENTS REGARDLESS OF FAMILY INCOME TO A PROFESSIONAL OR PRE-PROFESSIONAL LEVEL OF DANCE IN ORDER TO PRODUCE DANCERS FROM RACIALLY AND SOCIO-ECONOMICALLY DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS IN THE MEMPHIS AREA; TO PERFORM IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND FOR NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS THAT SERVE YOUTH; TO PROVIDE STUDIO SPACE AT MINIMAL COST TO OTHER NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS; AND TO PROVIDE CLASSES OUTSIDE OF THE CORE PROFESSIONAL TRACT TO CHILDREN WHO CAN BENEFIT FROM DANCE INSTRUCTION BUT MAY NOT PURSUE CAREERS IN DANCE. UTILIZING CROSS-CULTURAL CONNECTIONS AND EXCELLENCE IN DANCE TRAINING, NEW BALLET PROPELS COMMUNITY CHANGE AND TRANSFORMS LIVES THROUGH ARTS EDUCATION. 0 0 874848 87853 329733 DANCE EDUCATION (BALLET SCHOOL) - NEW BALLET ENSEMBLE & SCHOOL (NBES) TRAINS YOUNG DANCERS IN A QUALITY CLASSICAL BALLET CURRICULUM WITH A SOLID AND VARIED REPERTOIRE, SPEAKING TO DIVERSE COMMUNITIES. USING CONSERVATORY TRAINING AS A MODEL, NBES INSTILLS KNOWLEDGE OF WEST AFRICAN DANCE, MODERN DANCE, HIP-HOP, AND FLAMENCO WITH BALLET SO THAT THE STUDENTS HAVE ACCESS TO TRAINING PRESENT IN BFA PROGRAMS. THE CURRENT ENROLLMENT IN THE SCHOOL'S STUDIO PROGRAM IS 171 STUDENTS. APPROXIMATELY 40% OF ENROLLED STUDENTS ATTEND ON SOME FORM OF SCHOLARSHIP. NBE HAS AWARDED OVER $500,000 IN SCHOLARSHIPS OVER THE PAST DECADE, ENSURING EQUAL ACCESS TO A PROFESSIONAL STANDARD OF TRAINING. IN ADDITION TO FORMAL DANCE TRAINING, NBE PROVIDES MENTORING SERVICES, TUTORING, AND COLLEGE PREP SERVICES TO ENROLLED STUDENTS TO AID THEIR SCHOLASTIC PURSUITS. EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS - THE NBES PATHWAYS PROGRAM SERVES TEN PUBLIC SCHOOLS ACROSS SHELBY. 648036 247114 SCHOOL PERFORMANCES - THESE ENGAGING PERFORMANCES INCLUDE A VARIETY OF CURRICULUM-BASED STORYTELLING WITH LESSON PLANS ATTACHED TO ADDRESS ARTS, SOCIAL STUDIES, LANGUAGE, AND CREATIVE WRITING OBJECTIVES. THROUGH THESE SCHOOL PERFORMANCES, NBE IMPACTS CHILDREN LIVING IN HISTORICALLY MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES THROUGH PRE-PERFORMANCE CURRICULA, LIVE PERFORMANCES, AND POST-PERFORMANCE EXPERIENTIAL WORKSHOPS. IN ADDITION, NBE STUDENTS AND ENSEMBLE ARTISTS PERFORM IN PARTNERSHIP WITH COMMUNITY-BASED NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND COMMUNITY CENTERS AND LIBRARIES, HELPING TO FOSTER A PASSION FOR THE ARTS IN A MULTICULTURAL ENVIRONMENT.MAINSTAGE PERFORMANCES - NBES ANNUALLY PRESENTS SEVERAL PUBLIC MAINSTAGE PERFORMANCES. THESE PERFORMANCES COLLECTIVELY REACH OVER 4,500 AUDIENCE MEMBERS WITH NEW STORIES TO REPLACE THE OLD AND NEW STYLES TO BRING DANCE TO DIVERSE AUDIENCES, SPACES, AND COMMUNITIES. NY TIMES DANCE CRITIC ALASTAIR MACULAY'S REVIEW OF NBE'S "NUTREMIX" PERFORMANCE STATED, "MOST OF THE PERFORMERS ARE CHILDREN, AND THIS PERFORMANCE SEEMED TO BIND ALL INTO A WORLD WHERE BALLET AND HIP-HOP EXIST ON EQUAL TERMS WITH OTHER DANCE FORMS." THESE PERFORMANCES REINFORCE THE IDEA THAT ALL CULTURES CAN BLEND AND BORROW WHILE REMAINING TRUE TO THEIR ORIGINS. 97206 2607 EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS - THE NBES PATHWAYS PROGRAM SERVES TEN PUBLIC SCHOOLS ACROSS SHELBY COUNTY WITH FREE DANCE TRAINING FOR ALL STUDENTS AFTER SCHOOL AND DURING THE DAY AS AN ELECTIVE. NBE'S TEACHING ARTISTS LEAD PATHWAYS UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE DIRECTOR OF ARTS EDUCATION, PREPARING STUDENTS FOR ENROLLMENT IN NBE'S CORE PROGRAM WHEN DESIRED BY THE STUDENT AND FAMILY AND WORKING TO BUILD EMOTIONAL RESILIENCE AND MOVEMENT SKILLS IN ALL CHILDREN, REGARDLESS OF THEIR DESIRE TO PURSUE PROFESSIONAL DANCE. THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS SERVED IN THE PATHWAYS PROGRAM IS 281. PROFESSIONAL APPRENTICESHIP - NEW BALLET ESTABLISHED THE PAID TRAINEE PROGRAM IN 2005 AS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR STUDENT ARTISTS TO FURTHER THEIR TRAINING AFTER HIGH SCHOOL ON THE PROFESSIONAL LEVEL. THE PROGRAM WAS FORMALIZED IN 2020 AND BECAME KNOWN AS THE TEACHING AND PERFORMING ARTIST APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM. APPRENTICES PARTICIPATE FULL-TIME OR PART-TIME. ALL PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT IS FUNDED ON SALARY WITH ACCOMMODATIONS AND TRAVEL INCLUDED, AND THE APPRENTICE OWNS THEIR CERTIFICATION IN THESE PROGRAMS AS THEY GROW INTO THE SUBSEQUENT PHASES OF THEIR CAREERS. THIS INCLUDES TRAINING WITH THE AMERICAN BALLET THEATER TEACHER TRAINING PROGRAM, DANCE EDUCATION LABORATORY, AND THE NATIONAL DANCE INSTITUTE. NEW BALLET IS DEDICATED TO PROVIDING APPRENTICES WITH THE TRAINING THEY NEED TO SUCCEED AS FUTURE PERFORMERS AND TEACHING ARTISTS, WHETHER THEY REMAIN IN MEMPHIS OR ASCEND TO THE WORLD'S GREAT STAGES! PAST PARTICIPANTS INCLUDE NEW BALLET ALUMNUS BREANA MOORE, RON K. BROWN EVIDENCE, A DANCE COMPANY; MAXX REED SPIDERMAN TURN OFF THE DARK; AND CHARLES "LIL BUCK" RILEY. 1620090 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 54 0 1 34 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 15 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 TN X MATTHEW BEST 9017269225 2157 YORK AVE MEMPHIS TN 38104 DEBORAH NORTHCROSS CHAIRPERSON 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MARVIN DAVIS VICE CHAIRPERSON 1.00 X X 0 0 0 KATIE FUTRELL TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MALIK SMITH SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 CALANDRA CLEVELAND BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ROB DELPRIORE BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 AMBER FLOYD BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 PAUL GOULD BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHASITY SHARP GRICE BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 BRENT HOOKS BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 BRIAN INGRAM BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 DUSTIN JAMES BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 NATHALIE OCCEAN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 SHAWN PAGE BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 YOLANDA PARKERSON BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 KATIE SMYTHE THINNES FOUNDER, CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER 40.00 X 90076 0 9335 MATTHEW BEST EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 78995 0 13883 169071 0 23218 0 0 0 0 0 88572 174200 680587 1829 943359 TUITION AND FEES 711120 329733 329733 PERFORMANCE REVENUE 711120 247114 247114 OTHER REVENUE 711120 1135 1135 577982 5710 5710 0 88572 21507 -21507 -21507 2399 927 1472 1472 MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE 900099 372 372 372 1507388 579454 0 -15425 87853 87853 192288 169915 16618 5755 840520 742726 72639 25155 23308 20596 2014 698 71658 63320 6193 2145 167869 61805 85114 20950 46370 46128 242 58718 34856 12034 11828 12560 11109 1078 373 81271 71237 7453 2581 28197 24487 2756 954 10074 8830 924 320 1381 1222 118 41 81137 72004 6784 2349 19880 17583 1706 591 PERFORMANCE EXPENSES 141563 139931 1632 PROGRAM EXPENSES 34878 34878 CREDIT LOSSES 11610 11610 1911135 1620090 217063 73982 507223 277459 674769 567055 435 15733 5954 5868 9910 2111 2374435 1154590 1291568 1219845 41788 34624 2531647 2122695 41084 46022 48749 45290 42493 35809 132326 127121 X 1720650 1407124 678671 588450 2399321 1995574 2531647 2122695 -403747 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 1633362 1149494 1091328 1439917 943359 6257460 271666 462765 445615 458304 577982 2216332 2771 2771 1905028 1612259 1536943 1898221 1524112 8476563 0 263432 354550 442599 668478 463432 2192491 263432 354550 442599 668478 463432 2192491 6284072 0 752 774 7655 5710 14891 752 774 7655 5710 14891 1905028 1613011 1537717 1905876 1529822 8491454 0.74000 0.79890 0.00180 0.00110 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 0 25000 25000 2048279 920058 1128221 292636 226012 66624 8520 8520 0 1219845 X 1446989 5947 21507 27454 1419535 87853 87853 1507388 1850736 5947 21507 27454 1823282 87853 87853 1911135 PART X, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAX UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND HAS BEEN CLASSIFIED AS AN ORGANIZATION THAT IS NOT A PRIVATE FOUNDATION UNDER SECTIONS 509(A)(1) AND 170(B)(1)(A)(VI). THE ORGANIZATION FILES TAX RETURNS IN THE UNITED STATES FEDERAL JURISDICTION. THE ORGANIZATION IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY FEDERAL AUTHORITIES FOR TAX YEARS PRIOR TO 2022. BASED ON THE EVALUATION OF THE ORGANIZATION'S TAX POSITIONS, MANAGEMENT BELIEVES ALL POSITIONS TAKEN WOULD MORE LIKELY THAN NOT BE UPHELD UNDER EXAMINATION. THEREFORE, NO PROVISION FOR THE EFFECTS OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS HAS BEEN RECORDED AS OF JULY 31, 2025 AND 2024. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: FUNDRAISING EVENT EXPENSES 21,507. PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: SCHOLARSHIP EXPENSES NETTED WITH REVENUE 87,853. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: FUNDRAISING EVENT EXPENSES 21,507. PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: SCHOLARSHIP EXPENSES NETTED WITH REVENUE 87,853. BUILDING BRIGHTER FUTURES 88572 88572 21507 88572 88572 21507 21507 -21507 1 SCHOLARSHIPS 115 87853 FMV SCHOLOARSHIPS FOR TUITION TO THE BALLET SCHOOL. PART I, LINE 2: SCHOLARSHIPS FOR TUITION TO THE BALLET SCHOOL ARE BASED ON FINANCIAL NEED AND REWARDED BY REQUEST. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S CEO AND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE WHICH INCLUDES THE CHAIRMAN AND TREASURER OF THE BOARD. IT IS ALSO PRESENTED TO THE ENTIRE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AT ITS REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C NEW BALLET BOARD MEMBERS AND OFFICERS ARE ASKED TO SIGN A CONFLICT-OF-INTEREST POLICY WHEN THEY BECOME BOARD MEMBERS OR ELECTED TO OFFICE. THEY ARE EXPECTED TO NOTIFY THE BOARD OF ANY CONFLICTS AS THEY ARISE DURING THE FISCAL YEAR AND SIGN AN UPDATED CONFLCT-OF-INTEREST POLICY AT THE ANNUAL BOARD RETREAT. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST FROM THE ORGANIZATION'S OFFICE.