2026-02-10T11:17:51-05:00 2025-06-30 461864834 HENDERSON CPA LLC 1126 GATEWAY LOOP STE 144 SPRINGFIELD OR 974777748 990 2024-07-01 412168110 BALLET FANTASTIQUE BALL 5413424611 960 OAK EUGENE OR 97401 HANNAH BONTRAGER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 5413424611 2026-02-05 true CASEY SKINNER CPA P00662206 5415057607 2026-02-10 X 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z HANNAH BONTRAGER 960 OAK EUGENE OR 97401 982600 false X WWW.BALLETFANTASTIQUE.ORG X 2004 OR DANCE EDUCATION AND PERFORMANCE 7 5 14 180 0 281741 518135 407189 452496 4048 6742 -7256 -17105 685722 960268 0 0 286859 313952 0 18182 459183 537217 746042 851169 -60320 109099 421800 485102 388541 331245 33259 153857 X DANCE EDUCATION AND PERFORMANCE false false 234692 166364 DANCE EDUCATION: IN FY 24-25, BALLET FANTASTIQUES ACADEMY PROVIDED YEAR- ROUND, HIGH-QUALITY DANCE EDUCATION FOR STUDENTS AGES 2 THROUGH ADULT, SERVING MORE THAN 350 STUDENTS ACROSS YOUTH, PRE-PROFESSIONAL, AND ADULT PROGRAMS. INSTRUCTION WAS DELIVERED ACROSS NEARLY 50 WEEKS BY AN INTERNATIONAL FACULTY OF PROFESSIONAL TEACHING ARTISTS, EMPHASIZING INDIVIDUALIZED MENTORSHIP, ARTISTIC EXCELLENCE, AND STUDENT WELLNESS WITHIN A NEED-BLIND TRAINING MODEL. DURING THE FISCAL YEAR, THE ACADEMY DELIVERED OVER 2,000 CLASSES AND LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND AWARDED MORE THAN 40,000 IN FINANCIAL AID, ENSURING THAT ACCESS TO TRAINING WAS NOT LIMITED BY FAMILY INCOME. APPROXIMATELY 50% OF ENROLLED STUDENTS IDENTIFIED WITH OREGON EQUITY FRAMEWORK COMMUNITIES, REFLECTING BALLET FANTASTIQUES SUCCESS IN REACHING DIVERSE AND HISTORICALLY UNDERREPRESENTED POPULATIONS. ACADEMY STUDENTS ALSO BENEFITED FROM RARE PROFESSIONAL PERFORMANCE OPPORTUNITIES, TRAINING AND PERFORMING ALONGSIDE BALLET FANTASTIQUES PROFESSIONAL COMPANY ON MAJOR REGIONAL STAGES. 517519 280732 NEW DANCE THEATER: IN FY 24-25, BALLET FANTASTIQUE PRODUCED FOUR ORIGINAL MAINSTAGE PRODUCTIONS, DELIVERING RECORD-BREAKING ATTENDANCE AND ARTISTIC INNOVATION WHILE ATTRACTING NEW AND NONTRADITIONAL PERFORMING ARTS AUDIENCES. SIGNATURE OFFERINGS INCLUDED THE COMPANY'S FOURTH ANNUAL BALLET IN THE VINEYARD PRESEASON OPENER AT SILVAN RIDGE WINERY, WHICH ACHIEVED 120% AUDIENCE GROWTH AND COMBINED LIVE MUSIC, ORIGINAL CHOREOGRAPHY, AND IMMERSIVE OUTDOOR PERFORMANCE. AS PART OF BALLET FANTASTIQUE'S HULT CENTER RESIDENT COMPANY SEASON, THE COMPANY PRESENTED: MURDER AT THE BALLET (OCTOBER 2024), THE WORLD'S FIRST INTERACTIVE MURDER MYSTERY BALLET, FEATURING AN ORIGINAL SCORE BY GRAMMY-NOMINATED COMPOSER JUAN LUQUI AND MULTIPLE AUDIENCE-DETERMINED ENDINGS; AN AMERICAN CHRISTMAS CAROL(NOVEMBER-DECEMBER 2024), THE STAGE REVIVAL OF BALLET FANTASTIQUE'S EMMY-NOMINATED JAZZ BALLET, FEATURING LIVE MUSIC AND NARRATION, AND PRESENTED IN THE SILVA CONCERT HALL; PRIDE & PREJUDICE: A PARISIAN JAZZ BALLET(FEBRUARY 2025), ACCOMPANIED BY LIVE JAZZ AND ACHIEVING SIGNIFICANT AUDIENCE GROWTH OVER ITS PRIOR PREMIERE; ALADDIN: THE ROCK OPERA (MAY 2025), BALLET FANTASTIQUE'S TOP-SELLING PRODUCTION OF ALL TIME, PRESENTED IN THE 2,400-SEAT SILVA CONCERT HALL AND REACHING MORE THAN 2,000 AUDIENCE MEMBERS ON MOTHER'S DAY WEEKEND. ACROSS THE FISCAL YEAR, BALLET FANTASTIQUE WELCOMED OVER 17,000 IN-PERSON AUDIENCE MEMBERS, WITH NEARLY 50% NEW TICKET BUYERS, AND ACHIEVED TICKET SALES EXCEEDING PRE-PANDEMIC BENCHMARKS BY MORE THAN 170%. DIGITAL AUDIENCE ENGAGEMENT ALSO INCREASED, AND THE ORGANIZATION CONTINUED TO EXPAND ITS REGIONAL AND NATIONAL VISIBILITY THROUGH TOURING, LIVESTREAMING, AND AWARD-WINNING MEDIA PROJECTS. BALLET FANTASTIQUE CLOSED FY 24-25 WITH STRONG FINANCIAL HEALTH, GENERATING 893,008 IN TOTAL REVENUE, MAINTAINING A POSITIVE OPERATING MARGIN, AND REINVESTING 98% OF REVENUE DIRECTLY INTO MISSION-DRIVEN PROGRAMS, INCLUDING NEW PRODUCTIONS, EDUCATION ACCESS, AND INCLUSIVE OUTREACH. DANCE EDUCATION & OUTREACH: BALLET FANTASTIQUE EXPANDED ITS COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND ACCESS INITIATIVES IN FY 2425 THROUGH IN-THEATER OUTREACH PERFORMANCES, SENSORY-FRIENDLY MATINEES, AND DEEPLY DISCOUNTED TICKETS FOR TITLE I, RURAL, AND UNDER-RESOURCED K12 STUDENTS. DURING THE YEAR, BALLET FANTASTIQUE WELCOMED THOUSANDS OF FIRST-TIME AUDIENCE MEMBERS, INCLUDING STUDENTS WHO EXPERIENCED LIVE DANCE THEATER FOR THE FIRST TIME THROUGH A RETURN OF LARGE-SCALE YOUTH OUTREACH MATINEES AT THE HULT CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS. THE ORGANIZATION EMPLOYED AND COMPENSATED OVER 100 ARTISTS, MUSICIANS, DESIGNERS, TECHNICIANS, AND VENDORS, INCLUDING 12 RESIDENT YEAR-ROUND EMPLOYEE ARTISTS, SUPPORTING CREATIVE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND LOCAL ECONOMIC IMPACT. BALLET FANTASTIQUES LEADERSHIP AND CREATIVE TEAMS REMAINED MAJORITY WOMEN, AND THE ORGANIZATION CONTINUED ITS HANDS-ON MENTORSHIP MODEL FOR EMERGING DANCERS, INTERNS, AND TEACHING ARTISTS. COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT WAS FURTHER STRENGTHENED BY A ROBUST VOLUNTEER CORPS SUPPORTING PRODUCTIONS, FRONT-OF-HOUSE OPERATIONS, EVENTS, EDUCATION PROGRAMS, AND ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIVITIES. BALLET FANTASTIQUE ALSO PROVIDED AFFORDABLE REHEARSAL AND PERFORMANCE SPACE RENTALS TO OTHER NORTHWEST AND WEST COAST ARTS ORGANIZATIONS, EXTENDING ACCESS TO CREATIVE INFRASTRUCTURE. 752211 true true false false false false false false false false true false false true true false false false true false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false true 39 0 true 14 true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false X 7 5 true false false false false false false true true false false true true true true false true false false false OR X GENEVIEVE SPEER 5413424611 960 OAK EUGENE OR 97401 HANNAH BONTRAGER EXECUTIVE DI 40.00 X X 41827 0 0 DONNA BONTRAGER DIRECTOR 40.00 X 39523 0 0 PHILIP PIELE PRESIDENT 5.00 X X 0 0 0 DIANNA POUNDER SECRETARY 5.00 X X 0 0 0 NICOLE ROSELIO DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 STEVE WEBSTER DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 BRANDY RODTSBROOKS DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 81350 false false false 52949 10286 454900 31987 518135 PERFORMANCE INCOME 611600 280732 280732 TUITION 711120 166364 166364 MERCHANDISE SALES 900099 5400 5400 452496 6742 6742 52949 22332 -22332 -22332 MISCELLANEOUS 900099 5227 5227 5227 960268 452496 -10363 X 88300 66225 17660 4415 197728 148296 39546 9886 27924 20943 5585 1396 225 225 12472 12472 41982 41982 2485 2485 59268 59268 10254 10254 2877 2877 4968 4968 6646 5644 1002 PERFORMANCE VENUE/PRODUCT 164604 164604 ARTIST FEES & SUPPLIES 61456 61456 PERFORMANCE TICKET EXPENS 32027 32027 PERFORMANCE PUBLICITY & P 27728 27728 110225 108816 1409 851169 752211 80776 18182 184 184 40752 42308 8000 115600 3132 678 46409 20905 17986 25504 171483 189406 180263 111422 421800 485102 53044 64777 150000 150000 185497 116468 388541 331245 X 1154 35937 32105 117920 33259 153857 421800 485102 109099 11499 X true X false false X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 14324 13058 1266 32085 7847 24238 25504 RIGHT OF USE ASSET - OPERATING LEASE 111221 EMPLOYEE ADVANCE 201 111422 LEASE LIABILITY - OPERATING LEASE 116468 116468 true true true true true true true false false false false false false false false false false true SCHEDULE E, LINE 3 PRINTED ON ALL ACADEMY APPLICATIONS AND BROCHURES AND PUBLISHED ON OUR WEBSITE. ANNUAL GALA 42597 42597 12475 8134 42597 42597 12475 8134 20609 -20609 X AUCTION ITEMS 63 31987 FMV false false false FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A DANCE EDUCATION: IN FY 24-25, BALLET FANTASTIQUES ACADEMY PROVIDED YEAR- ROUND, HIGH-QUALITY DANCE EDUCATION FOR STUDENTS AGES 2 THROUGH ADULT, SERVING MORE THAN 350 STUDENTS ACROSS YOUTH, PRE-PROFESSIONAL, AND ADULT PROGRAMS. INSTRUCTION WAS DELIVERED ACROSS NEARLY 50 WEEKS BY AN INTERNATIONAL FACULTY OF PROFESSIONAL TEACHING ARTISTS, EMPHASIZING INDIVIDUALIZED MENTORSHIP, ARTISTIC EXCELLENCE, AND STUDENT WELLNESS WITHIN A NEED-BLIND TRAINING MODEL. DURING THE FISCAL YEAR, THE ACADEMY DELIVERED OVER 2,000 CLASSES AND LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND AWARDED MORE THAN 40,000 IN FINANCIAL AID, ENSURING THAT ACCESS TO TRAINING WAS NOT LIMITED BY FAMILY INCOME. APPROXIMATELY 50% OF ENROLLED STUDENTS IDENTIFIED WITH OREGON EQUITY FRAMEWORK COMMUNITIES, REFLECTING BALLET FANTASTIQUES SUCCESS IN REACHING DIVERSE AND HISTORICALLY UNDERREPRESENTED POPULATIONS. ACADEMY STUDENTS ALSO BENEFITED FROM RARE PROFESSIONAL PERFORMANCE OPPORTUNITIES, TRAINING AND PERFORMING ALONGSIDE BALLET FANTASTIQUES PROFESSIONAL COMPANY ON MAJOR REGIONAL STAGES. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B NEW DANCE THEATER: IN FY 24-25, BALLET FANTASTIQUE PRODUCED FOUR ORIGINAL MAINSTAGE PRODUCTIONS, DELIVERING RECORD-BREAKING ATTENDANCE AND ARTISTIC INNOVATION WHILE ATTRACTING NEW AND NONTRADITIONAL PERFORMING ARTS AUDIENCES. SIGNATURE OFFERINGS INCLUDED THE COMPANY'S FOURTH ANNUAL BALLET IN THE VINEYARD PRESEASON OPENER AT SILVAN RIDGE WINERY, WHICH ACHIEVED 120% AUDIENCE GROWTH AND COMBINED LIVE MUSIC, ORIGINAL CHOREOGRAPHY, AND IMMERSIVE OUTDOOR PERFORMANCE. AS PART OF BALLET FANTASTIQUE'S HULT CENTER RESIDENT COMPANY SEASON, THE COMPANY PRESENTED: MURDER AT THE BALLET (OCTOBER 2024), THE WORLD'S FIRST INTERACTIVE MURDER MYSTERY BALLET, FEATURING AN ORIGINAL SCORE BY GRAMMY-NOMINATED COMPOSER JUAN LUQUI AND MULTIPLE AUDIENCE-DETERMINED ENDINGS; AN AMERICAN CHRISTMAS CAROL(NOVEMBER-DECEMBER 2024), THE STAGE REVIVAL OF BALLET FANTASTIQUE'S EMMY-NOMINATED JAZZ BALLET, FEATURING LIVE MUSIC AND NARRATION, AND PRESENTED IN THE SILVA CONCERT HALL; PRIDE & PREJUDICE: A PARISIAN JAZZ BALLET(FEBRUARY 2025), ACCOMPANIED BY LIVE JAZZ AND ACHIEVING SIGNIFICANT AUDIENCE GROWTH OVER ITS PRIOR PREMIERE; ALADDIN: THE ROCK OPERA (MAY 2025), BALLET FANTASTIQUE'S TOP-SELLING PRODUCTION OF ALL TIME, PRESENTED IN THE 2,400-SEAT SILVA CONCERT HALL AND REACHING MORE THAN 2,000 AUDIENCE MEMBERS ON MOTHER'S DAY WEEKEND. ACROSS THE FISCAL YEAR, BALLET FANTASTIQUE WELCOMED OVER 17,000 IN-PERSON AUDIENCE MEMBERS, WITH NEARLY 50% NEW TICKET BUYERS, AND ACHIEVED TICKET SALES EXCEEDING PRE-PANDEMIC BENCHMARKS BY MORE THAN 170%. DIGITAL AUDIENCE ENGAGEMENT ALSO INCREASED, AND THE ORGANIZATION CONTINUED TO EXPAND ITS REGIONAL AND NATIONAL VISIBILITY THROUGH TOURING, LIVESTREAMING, AND AWARD-WINNING MEDIA PROJECTS. BALLET FANTASTIQUE CLOSED FY 24-25 WITH STRONG FINANCIAL HEALTH, GENERATING 893,008 IN TOTAL REVENUE, MAINTAINING A POSITIVE OPERATING MARGIN, AND REINVESTING 98% OF REVENUE DIRECTLY INTO MISSION-DRIVEN PROGRAMS, INCLUDING NEW PRODUCTIONS, EDUCATION ACCESS, AND INCLUSIVE OUTREACH. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4C DANCE EDUCATION & OUTREACH: BALLET FANTASTIQUE EXPANDED ITS COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND ACCESS INITIATIVES IN FY 2425 THROUGH IN-THEATER OUTREACH PERFORMANCES, SENSORY-FRIENDLY MATINEES, AND DEEPLY DISCOUNTED TICKETS FOR TITLE I, RURAL, AND UNDER-RESOURCED K12 STUDENTS. DURING THE YEAR, BALLET FANTASTIQUE WELCOMED THOUSANDS OF FIRST-TIME AUDIENCE MEMBERS, INCLUDING STUDENTS WHO EXPERIENCED LIVE DANCE THEATER FOR THE FIRST TIME THROUGH A RETURN OF LARGE-SCALE YOUTH OUTREACH MATINEES AT THE HULT CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS. THE ORGANIZATION EMPLOYED AND COMPENSATED OVER 100 ARTISTS, MUSICIANS, DESIGNERS, TECHNICIANS, AND VENDORS, INCLUDING 12 RESIDENT YEAR-ROUND EMPLOYEE ARTISTS, SUPPORTING CREATIVE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND LOCAL ECONOMIC IMPACT. BALLET FANTASTIQUES LEADERSHIP AND CREATIVE TEAMS REMAINED MAJORITY WOMEN, AND THE ORGANIZATION CONTINUED ITS HANDS-ON MENTORSHIP MODEL FOR EMERGING DANCERS, INTERNS, AND TEACHING ARTISTS. COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT WAS FURTHER STRENGTHENED BY A ROBUST VOLUNTEER CORPS SUPPORTING PRODUCTIONS, FRONT-OF-HOUSE OPERATIONS, EVENTS, EDUCATION PROGRAMS, AND ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIVITIES. BALLET FANTASTIQUE ALSO PROVIDED AFFORDABLE REHEARSAL AND PERFORMANCE SPACE RENTALS TO OTHER NORTHWEST AND WEST COAST ARTS ORGANIZATIONS, EXTENDING ACCESS TO CREATIVE INFRASTRUCTURE. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 2 DONNA BONTRAGER MOTHER HANNAH BONTRAGER DAUGHTER FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE 990 IS SHARED ON THE ORGANIZATIONS' ONLINE SERVER WHERE IT IS THEN REVIEWED AND DISCUSSED. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C ALL BOARD MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AS THEY ARISE. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATIONS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 24E PERFORMANCE COSTUMES 27,313 0 0 NON-PERFORMANCE EXPENSE 23,126 350 0 FINANCE CHARGE 19,588 1,057 0 SUPPLIES 18,386 0 0 PERFORMANCE MISCELLANEOUS 10,379 0 0 TOURING COSTS 7,096 0 0 MERCHANDISE SALES EXPENSE 2,510 0 0 DANCER HEALTH & WELLNESS 418 0 0 INVESTMENT FEES 0 2 0 TOTAL 108,816 1,409 0