Nonprofit · EIN 35-6006394
FORT WAYNE BALLET INC
Tax-exempt · FORT WAYNE, IN 46802
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 31, 2025 | 990 | $1,677,125 | $1,693,697 | -$16,572 | $2,683,438 | $353,282 | $2,330,156 |
| July 31, 2024 | 990 | $1,502,438 | $1,632,798 | -$130,360 | $2,844,885 | $149,991 | $2,694,894 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended July 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $473,286
- Program service revenue
- $636,407
- Investment income
- $518,806
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $451,154
- Net income from fundraising events
- $18,587
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $213
- Other revenue
- $48,626
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $183,398
- Other salaries and wages
- $741,247
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,010,554
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $8,386
- Accounting fees
- $14,850
- Occupancy
- $148,626
- Travel
- $28,664
- Depreciation
- $10,652
- Program services (functional)
- $1,264,682
- Management and general (functional)
- $416,738
- Fundraising (functional)
- $12,277
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $2,844,885
- Total assets, end of year
- $2,683,438
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $353,282
- Net assets, end of year
- $2,330,156
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $17,730
- Publicly traded securities
- $2,176,211
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $2,746,174
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- -$416,018
- Gross unrelated business income
- $13,701
- Gross receipts
- $4,560,813
- Employees
- 43
- Volunteers
- 220
- Year formed
- 1955
- State of legal domicile
- IN
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 July 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KAREN GIBBONS-BROWN | ARTISTIC DIR Officer | 40 | $85,233 | $7,796 |
| JIM SPARROW | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 40 | $80,992 | $7,842 |
| DR JUDY ZACHER | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SUSAN WOJEWUCZKI | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KRISTINE LOGAN GIESCHEN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TRACI BOHDAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANN ESCOSA GRIFFIN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANNE KARR | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| AMANDA KINNEMAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CAROL LABOV | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SHELBY LAMM | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID LUPKE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID MCCOMB | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MITCHELL MCKINNEY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALISON MIYAUCHI | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
5 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| DON MOCKLER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| VERONIQUE POUDRIER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MORRIE SANDERSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KIMBERLY WARD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRUCE WRIGHT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended July 31, 2024: 17 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KAREN GIBBONS-BROWN | ARTISTIC DIR Officer | 40 | $83,743 | $7,561 |
| JIM SPARROW | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 40 | $80,092 | $7,758 |
| DR JUDY ZACHER | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SUSAN WOJEWUCZKI | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KELEY BROWN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MORRIE SANDERSON | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TRACI BOHDAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANNE KARR | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CAROL LABOV | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KRISTINE LOGAN GIESCHEN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID LUPKE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MELISA MCCANN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID MCCOMB | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MITCHELL MCKINNEY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DON MOCKLER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR DAVID MOHAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRUCE WRIGHT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 300 E MAIN ST, FORT WAYNE, IN 46802-1919
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- JIM SPARROW, 300 E MAIN STREET, FORT WAYNE, IN 46802
- Signed the 990
- CHRISTINE JONES, CURRENT TREASURER
- Phone
- (260) 484-9646
- Website
- FORTWAYNEBALLET.ORG
- Return prepared by
- DULIN WARD & DEWALD INC
Mission
TO FEED THE SPIRIT AND SPARK THE IMAGINATION THROUGH THE HIGHEST CALIBER PROFESSIONAL AND ACADEMY PERFORMANCES, DANCE TRAINING, AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT.
Program accomplishments
- FORT WAYNE BALLET IS THE LONGEST CONTINUALLY RUNNING PROFESSIONAL DANCE ORGANIZATION IN THE STATE OF INDIANA. WE SERVE THE REGION THROUGH PROFESSIONAL PERFORMANCES, DANCE TRAINING AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. OUR PROFESSIONAL COMPANY IS COMPOSED OF 34 PROFESSIONAL CONTRACTED DANCERS FROM ALL OVER THE U.S AND WORLD OVER A 36 WEEK PERFORMING SEASON. OUR TRAINING ACADEMY PROVIDES DANCE EDUCATION TO STUDENTS OF ALL AGES, ENCOMPASSING ENTRY LEVEL MOVEMENT THROUGH ADULT CLASSES. IT IS ONE OF THE PREMIERE PROFESSIONAL TRAINING PROGRAMS IN INDIANA. IN THE FALL OF 2020, THE ACADEMY BECAME CERTIFIED IN THE AMERICAN BALLET THEATRE (ABT) CURRICULUM AND IS ONE OF EIGHT FULLY-CERTIFIED ACADEMIES IN THE WORLD TO BE ALIGNED WITH ABT. OUR PROFESSIONAL TRAINEE PROGRAM ATTRACTS STUDENTS FROM ACROSS THE MIDWEST AND THE SUMMER INTENSIVE PROGRAM ATTRACTS STUDENTS AGED 13-20 FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY.Expenses $315,377 · revenue $275,239
- FORT WAYNE BALLET'S PROFESSIONAL COMPANY CONSISTS OF TWENTY FOUR DANCERS REPRESENTING THE UNITED STATES, JAPAN, MEXICO AND UZBEKISTAN AND IS SUPPLEMENTED BY SIX TRAINEE DANCERS. THE SEASON INCLUDES THREE MAIN STAGE PERFORMANCES FROM CLASSIC MASTERWORKS TO CONTEMPORARY PREMIERS, THREE CONTEMPORARY REPERTOIRE PERFORMANCES, AND AN INTIMATE IN STUDIO SERIES WHERE PATRONS ARE IMMERSED INTO THE PROGRAMMING. THE ORGANIZATION IS COMMITTED TO BEING ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN COLLABORATIVE PROGRAMMING WITH OTHER ARTS ORGANIZATIONS. COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND SERVICE IS A SIGNIFICANT PART OF THE BALLET'S MISSION AND INCLUDES SENSORY FRIENDLY PRODUCTIONS OF ITS MAIN STAGE PERFORMANCES, TRAINING RESIDENCIES IN THE REGION'S SCHOOL SYSTEMS, PERFORMANCES IN COMMUNITY FESTIVALS AND PERFORMANCES OUTSIDE THE REGION. THE BALLET HAS PERFORMED ITS NUTCRACKER OUTSIDE OF THE REGION AND HAS REPRESENTED THE FORT WAYNE COMMUNITY INTERNATIONALLY.Expenses $949,305 · revenue $353,843
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 July, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | July 31, 2026 | December 15, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | July 31, 2025 | December 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | July 31, 2024 | December 16, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 35-6006394
- 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
- 1958
- Accounting year ends
- July
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A63Z)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $2,683,438
- Income (IRS master file)
- $4,560,813
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | July 2025 | $1,677,125 | $1,693,697 | $2,683,438 | XML |
| 990-T | July 2025 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | July 2024 | $1,502,438 | $1,632,798 | $2,844,885 | XML |
| 990-T | July 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | July 2023 | $1,725,262 | $1,432,477 | $2,814,513 | IRS |
| 990-T | July 2023 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | July 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | July 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | July 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | July 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | July 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | July 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 35-6006394).
Questions about FORT WAYNE BALLET INC
- What is the EIN of FORT WAYNE BALLET INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of FORT WAYNE BALLET INC is 35-6006394.
- Is FORT WAYNE BALLET INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1958.
- Are donations to FORT WAYNE BALLET INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does FORT WAYNE BALLET 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 FORT WAYNE BALLET INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending July 31, 2026) is due December 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did FORT WAYNE BALLET INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended July 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of FORT WAYNE BALLET INC?
- The 990 for the year ended July 31, 2025 names JIM SPARROW.
- Who are the officers and directors of FORT WAYNE BALLET INC?
- The 990 for the year ended July 31, 2025 lists 20 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $85,233 (KAREN GIBBONS-BROWN, ARTISTIC DIR).
- How much revenue does FORT WAYNE BALLET INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended July 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,677,125, expenses of $1,693,697 and total assets of $2,683,438 at year end.
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