Nonprofit · EIN 62-1866526
NEW BALLET ENSEMBLE
Tax-exempt · MEMPHIS, TN 38104
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 31, 2025 | 990 | $1,507,388 | $1,911,135 | -$403,747 | $2,122,695 | $127,121 | $1,995,574 |
| July 31, 2024 | 990 | $1,905,876 | $1,799,182 | $106,694 | $2,531,647 | $132,326 | $2,399,321 |
| July 31, 2023 | 990 | $1,542,736 | $1,641,135 | -$98,399 | $2,699,964 | $344,855 | $2,355,109 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended July 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $943,359
- of which government grants
- $174,200
- Program service revenue
- $577,982
- Investment income
- $5,710
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$21,507
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $1,472
- Other revenue
- -$19,663
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $87,853
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $192,288
- Other salaries and wages
- $840,520
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,127,774
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Occupancy
- $81,271
- Travel
- $28,197
- Depreciation
- $81,137
- Program services (functional)
- $1,620,090
- Management and general (functional)
- $217,063
- Fundraising (functional)
- $73,982
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $2,531,647
- Total assets, end of year
- $2,122,695
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $127,121
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,995,574
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $1,219,845
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,407,124
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $588,450
- Gross receipts
- $1,529,822
- Employees
- 34
- Volunteers
- 48
- Year formed
- 2001
- State of legal domicile
- TN
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KATIE SMYTHE THINNES | FOUNDER, CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER Officer | 40 | $90,076 | $9,335 |
| MATTHEW BEST | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $78,995 | $13,883 |
| DEBORAH NORTHCROSS | CHAIRPERSON Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARVIN DAVIS | VICE CHAIRPERSON Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KATIE FUTRELL | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MALIK SMITH | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CALANDRA CLEVELAND | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROB DELPRIORE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| AMBER FLOYD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PAUL GOULD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHASITY SHARP GRICE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRENT HOOKS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRIAN INGRAM | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DUSTIN JAMES | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NATHALIE OCCEAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
2 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| SHAWN PAGE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| YOLANDA PARKERSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended July 31, 2024: 17 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| K S THINNES | CEO & ARTISTIC DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $89,230 | $16,755 |
| DEBORAH NORTHCROSS | CHAIRPERSON Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MARVIN DAVIS | VICE CHAIRPERSON Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STANTON BROWN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JENI LINKOUS | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CALANDRA CLEVELAND | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| AMBER FLOYD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KATIE FUTRELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| WILLIAM HALLIDAY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BRIAN INGRAM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DUSTIN JAMES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MALIK SMITH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KEVIN KERN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOANN MASSEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CELIA MOORE- PHILLIPS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NATHALIE OCCEAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PAUL GOULD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended July 31, 2023: 18 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| K S THINNES | CEO & ARTISTIC DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $90,000 | $15,496 |
| DEBORAH NORTHCROSS | CHAIRPERSON Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MARVIN DAVIS | VICE CHAIRPERSON Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STANTON BROWN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JENI LINKOUS | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LARA CLAUSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CALANDRA CLEVELAND | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| AMBER FLOYD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KATIE FUTRELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| WILLIAM HALLIDAY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BRIAN INGRAM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DUSTIN JAMES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MALIK SMITH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KEVIN KERN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOANN MASSEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CELIA MOORE-PHILLIPS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NATHALIE OCCEAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BONNIE VOLDENG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 2157 YORK AVE, MEMPHIS, TN 38104-5545
- In care of
- % KATHERINE S THINNES
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- MATTHEW BEST, 2157 YORK AVE, MEMPHIS, TN 38104
- Signed the 990
- MATTHEW BEST, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (901) 726-9225
- Website
- WWW.NEWBALLET.ORG
- Return prepared by
- LBMC PC
Mission
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.
Program accomplishments
- 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.Expenses $874,848 · grants $87,853 · revenue $329,733
- 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.Expenses $648,036 · revenue $247,114
- 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.Expenses $97,206 · revenue $2,607
- 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.
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
- 62-1866526
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2004
- Accounting year ends
- July
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A62)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $2,122,695
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,529,822
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | July 2025 | $1,507,388 | $1,911,135 | $2,122,695 | XML |
| 990 | July 2024 | $1,905,876 | $1,799,182 | $2,531,647 | XML |
| 990 | July 2023 | $1,542,736 | $1,641,135 | $2,699,964 | XML |
| 990 | July 2022 | $1,613,011 | $1,579,738 | $2,810,421 | IRS |
| 990 | July 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | July 2020 | – | – | – | 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 62-1866526).
Questions about NEW BALLET ENSEMBLE
- What is the EIN of NEW BALLET ENSEMBLE?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of NEW BALLET ENSEMBLE is 62-1866526.
- Is NEW BALLET ENSEMBLE tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2004.
- Are donations to NEW BALLET ENSEMBLE tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does NEW BALLET ENSEMBLE 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 NEW BALLET ENSEMBLE 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 NEW BALLET ENSEMBLE 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 NEW BALLET ENSEMBLE?
- The 990 for the year ended July 31, 2025 names MATTHEW BEST.
- Who are the officers and directors of NEW BALLET ENSEMBLE?
- The 990 for the year ended July 31, 2025 lists 17 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $90,076 (KATIE SMYTHE THINNES, FOUNDER, CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER).
- How much revenue does NEW BALLET ENSEMBLE have?
- On its 990 for the year ended July 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,507,388, expenses of $1,911,135 and total assets of $2,122,695 at year end.
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