Nonprofit · EIN 31-0858562
BALLET METROPOLITAN INC
Tax-exempt · COLUMBUS, OH 43215
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $10,066,164 | $8,722,011 | $1,344,153 | $16,766,902 | $1,341,452 | $15,425,450 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $9,860,862 | $8,596,083 | $1,264,779 | $15,665,541 | $1,666,537 | $13,999,004 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $3,852,526
- of which government grants
- $1,450,216
- Program service revenue
- $5,938,966
- Investment income
- $263,343
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $9,098
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$50,722
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $62,051
- Other revenue
- $11,329
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $511,633
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $425,000
- Other salaries and wages
- $3,784,358
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $5,004,848
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $62,832
- Occupancy
- $380,448
- Travel
- $93,293
- Depreciation
- $358,362
- Program services (functional)
- $7,660,340
- Management and general (functional)
- $814,084
- Fundraising (functional)
- $247,587
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $15,665,541
- Total assets, end of year
- $16,766,902
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,341,452
- Net assets, end of year
- $15,425,450
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $8,249,400
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $13,418,204
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $2,007,246
- Gross receipts
- $10,402,289
- Employees
- 200
- Volunteers
- 200
- Year formed
- 1974
- State of legal domicile
- OH
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUE PORTER | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 50 | $156,017 | $21,316 |
| DONNA ZIANNI | FINANCE DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $103,500 | $0 |
| REMI WORTMEYER | ARTISTIC DIRECTOR (ENTER 7/24) Trustee or director, Officer | 50 | $79,198 | $2,081 |
| BETH FISHER | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| HERB BRESLER | IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| ELLEN GERMAN BERNDT | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| ADRIENNE BROKAW | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| MARION FISHER | VICE CO-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHELE HOLCOMB | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| DEBORA KANE | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| DEBRA DENDAHL HADLEY | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| MELISSA KASS | VICE CO-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| ELISA MCCURDY | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| VICTORIA POWERS | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| JASMINE ZELLNER | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
30 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| PATRICIA JACKSON | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| AMY BONITATIBUS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STACEY BOROWICZ | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DEBBIE PHILLIPS BOWER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TRISH CADWALLADER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROD CHU | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KIMBERLY COLEMAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| AMANDA CONNER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARK CORNA | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOE DECOLA | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SUSAN DOUGLASS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| AMELIA GANDARA | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MOLLY HUGHES | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PAMELA HUTCHINSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KAREN JENNINGS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN KAUFFMAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SARAH KLINGBEIL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MONICA KRIDLER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STACY LILLY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CINDY LYNCH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KARA MUNDY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JENNIFER SALOPEK | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| REIKO SHIROIWA | EX-OFFICIO Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHERYL SIMON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| REBECCA SLAYMAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NANCY STRAUSE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KATHY WALTHER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KAITLIN WEBER | TRUSTEE (ENTER 9/24) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROBYN WENZKE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SUSANNA ZHU | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 43 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EDWAARD LIANG | ARTISTIC DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 50 | $193,950 | $6,945 |
| SUE PORTER | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 50 | $141,442 | $19,928 |
| AMY BONITATIBUS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STACEY BOROWICZ | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DEBBIE PHILLIPS BOWER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KIMBERLY COLEMAN | TRUSTEE (ENTER 09/23) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TRISH CADWALLADER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROD CHU | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| AMANDA CONNER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOE DECOLA | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| AMELIA GANDARA | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DEBRA DENDAHL HADLEY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PAMELA HUTCHINSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DORIS ING | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KAREN JENNINGS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MELISSA KASS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN KAUFFMAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SARAH KLINGBEIL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MONICA KRIDLER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STACY LILLY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CINDY LYNCH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ELISA MCCURDY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KARA MUNDY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| VICTORIA POWERS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNIFER SALOPEK | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHERYL SIMON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| REBECCA SLAYMAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PRESS SOUTHWORTH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NANCY STRAUSE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KATHY WALTHER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBYN WENZKE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SUSANNA ZHU | TRUSTEE (ENTER 9/23) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HERB BRESLER | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| SUSAN DOUGLASS | IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| ELLEN GERMAN BERNDT | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| ADRIENNE BROKAW | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| BETH FISHER | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| MARION FISHER | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIC HENDERSON | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHELE HOLCOMB | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| DEBORA KANE | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| JASMINE ZELLNER | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| PATRICIA JACKSON | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 322 MOUNT VERNON AVE, COLUMBUS, OH 43215-2131
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- SUE PORTER, 322 MOUNT VERNON AVENUE, COLUMBUS, OH 432152131
- Signed the 990
- SUE PORTER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (614) 229-4860
- Website
- WWW.BALLETMET.ORG
- Return prepared by
- SCHNEIDER DOWNS & CO INC
Mission
BALLETMET WILL CELEBRATE DANCE BY ENGAGING THE COMMUNITY THROUGH QUALITY PERFORMANCES, INSTRUCTION, EDUCATION PROGRAMS, AND CREATION OF NEW WORK.
Program accomplishments
- PROFESSIONAL COMPANY PERFORMANCES - BALLETMET IS ONE OF COLUMBUS'S LARGEST PERFORMING ARTS ORGANIZATIONS AND AMONG THE NATION'S TOP BALLET COMPANIES. A RESIDENT COMPANY OF 26 PROFESSIONAL DANCERS PERFORMS AN ANNUAL SEASON OF 60-90 PERFORMANCES, WITH A REPERTOIRE RANGING FROM CLASSICAL BALLETS TO CONTEMPORARY MASTERWORKS. THE COMMISSION AND PERFORMANCE OF NEW WORKS IS A CORE PRIORITY AND AN ESSENTIAL ORGANIZATIONAL FOCUS, AND BALLETMET HAS COMMISSIONED THE WORLD'S MOST HIGHLY SOUGHT AFTER CHOREOGRAPHERS.CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE OBALLETMET ALSO SUPPORTS EMERGING CHOREOGRAPHERS, INCLUDING A NUMBER OF ITS COMPANY DANCERS WHO HAVE EARNED SIGNIFICANT NATIONAL AWARDS FOR THEIR WORK. BALLETMET IS A CULTURAL AMBASSADOR FOR COLUMBUS, TOURING NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY, INCLUDING TWICE BY INVITATION AT NEW YORK CITY'S PRESTIGIOUS JOYCE THEATER. COLUMBUS PERFORMANCE VENUES INCLUDE THE OHIO AND JOANN DAVIDSON THEATRES AND THE 225-SEAT PERFORMANCE SPACE ON BALLETMET'S DOWNTOWN CAMPUS.Expenses $4,880,488 · revenue $2,734,435
- DANCE ACADEMY CLASSES - THE BALLETMET DANCE ACADEMY OFFERS A FULL CURRICULUM FOR THE SERIOUS AND THE RECREATIONAL STUDENT, WITH A VARIETY OF CLASSES FOR AGES THREE TO SENIOR ADULT. CLASSES INCLUDE BALLET, POINTE, MODERN, TAP, JAZZ, FLAMENCO, YOGA AND PILATES. YOUTH STUDENTS PERFORM IN AN ANNUAL ACADEMY PERFORMANCE, WITH MORE ADVANCED OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH PERFORMANCE ENSEMBLES AND, BY AUDITION, IN LARGE-CAST COMPANY PRODUCTIONS. INTENSIVE STUDY OPTIONS ARE AVAILABLE FOR EXCEPTIONALLY TALENTED STUDENTS, AND A TRAINEE PROGRAM FOR SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLERS AND HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES PROVIDES ADVANCED TRAINING FOR A PROFESSIONAL CAREER. CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE OTHE ANNUAL SUMMER INTENSIVE OFFERS A FIVE-WEEK PROGRAM FOR LOCAL AND NATIONALLY AUDITIONED STUDENTS TO BUILD AND REFINE DANCE SKILLS, TRAINING WITH BALLETMET ARTISTS AND FACULTY. THE TRAINEE AND INTENSIVE PROGRAMS OFTEN IDENTIFY FUTURE BALLETMET DANCERS, AND A NUMBER OF TRAINEES HAVE GRADUATED TO DANCE WITH COMPANIES IN THE UNITED STATES AND ABROAD.Expenses $2,355,886 · grants $511,633 · revenue $2,524,201
- EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS CONSIST OF THE FOLLOWING:DANCE INSTRUCTION - ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES - DANCE-IN-SCHOOLS PROGRAMS CONNECT STUDENTS, PROFESSIONAL AND TEACHING ARTISTS, AND CLASSROOM EDUCATORS THROUGH RESIDENCIES, LECTURE DEMONSTRATIONS, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, AND PERFORMANCE-RELATED ACTIVITIES. IN-SCHOOL RESIDENCIES INTEGRATE OHIO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION (ODE) DANCE CONTENT STANDARDS. MOVING INTO LITERACY, DESIGNED FOR STUDENTS IN GRADES 1 - 3, FUSES DANCE AND ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS EDUCATION TO POSITIVELY IMPACT LITERACY AND CRITICAL THINKING. CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE OA SECOND RESIDENCY PROGRAM IS AN EARLY CHILDHOOD INITIATIVE THAT PREPARES PRESCHOOLERS FOR KINDERGARTEN BY INTEGRATING MOVEMENT WITH SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL AND LITERACY SKILLS. STUDENTS MAY ALSO VIEW A PERFORMANCE IN THEIR SCHOOL WITH NARRATION THAT EXPLAINS DANCE. WORKSHOPS PROVIDE TEACHER TRAINING THAT INTEGRATES ODE DANCE CONTENT STANDARDS WITH CURRICULUM STUDIES. MORNING AT THE BALLET IS A FULLY STAGED THEATRE PERFORMANCE BY BALLETMET THAT INTRODUCES STUDENTS TO DANCE AS A PERFORMING ART AND ENHANCES INTERDISCIPLINARY LEARNING WITH RELATED CLASSROOM RESOURCE MATERIALS.CULTURAL & ETHNIC AWARENESS - ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES: COMMUNITY PROGRAMS - BALLETMET IS COMMITTED TO INVOLVING A BROAD SEGMENT OF THE CENTRAL OHIO COMMUNITY IN DANCE. UP TO 3,500 COMPLIMENTARY KIDTIX TICKETS AND PREPARATION MATERIALS ARE PROVIDED FOR UNDERSERVED GROUPS IDENTIFIED THROUGH YOUTH, SOCIAL SERVICE, AND FAITH-BASED AGENCIES.STUDENT FINANCIAL AID: EDUCATION - BALLETMET'S COMMUNITY OUTREACH SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM WAS INITIATED IN 1987 WITH NET PROCEEDS FROM A COLUMBUS PRESENTATION OF DANCE THEATRE OF HARLEM. NOW NAMED THE DANCE ACADEMY SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM, THIS OFFERING HAS BEEN EXPANDED AND REFINED TO SERVE A GREATER NUMBER OF STUDENTS. SCHOLARSHIPS PROVIDE DANCE ACADEMY TRAINING AND DANCE-RELATED ACTIVITIES TO DESERVING URBAN AND SUBURBAN YOUTH. UP TO 70 SCHOLARSHIPS ARE AWARDED ANNUALLY AND RANGE FROM FULL ANNUAL TUITION TO PARTIAL TUITION. SCHOLARSHIP ASSISTANCE IS AWARDED BY AUDITION, AND IS BASED ON TALENT AND FINANCIAL NEED. THE MAJORITY OF RECIPIENTS REPRESENT MINORITY OR UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS. FINANCIAL AID IS ALSO AVAILABLE FOR QUALIFIED STUDENTS.Expenses $388,333 · revenue $486,481
- TOURING AND RENTALS.Expenses $35,633 · revenue $193,849
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 31-0858562
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1975
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A630)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $16,766,902
- Income (IRS master file)
- $10,402,289
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $10,066,164 | $8,722,011 | $16,766,902 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $9,860,862 | $8,596,083 | $15,665,541 | XML |
| 990 | June 2023 | $9,629,111 | $8,179,291 | $14,358,588 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2022 | $7,739,690 | $6,567,555 | $13,150,540 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 31-0858562).
Questions about BALLET METROPOLITAN INC
- What is the EIN of BALLET METROPOLITAN INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of BALLET METROPOLITAN INC is 31-0858562.
- Is BALLET METROPOLITAN INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1975.
- Are donations to BALLET METROPOLITAN INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does BALLET METROPOLITAN INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of BALLET METROPOLITAN INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did BALLET METROPOLITAN INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of BALLET METROPOLITAN INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names SUE PORTER.
- Who are the officers and directors of BALLET METROPOLITAN INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 45 people; 3 received compensation from the organization, the highest $156,017 (SUE PORTER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does BALLET METROPOLITAN INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $10,066,164, expenses of $8,722,011 and total assets of $16,766,902 at year end.
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