Pennsylvania · Nonprofit
BRANDYWINE BALLET COMPANY
BRANDYWINE BALLET COMPANY (Pennsylvania) receives grants from 7 organizations whose IRS filings report $34,785 to it, the largest being THE KIRKWOOD FOUNDATION IM 2573-07-43 ($7,000). 3 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $462k
- Funders on record
- 7
- Grants received
- $35k
- Net assets
- $359k
What Brandywine Ballet Company does
Mission
To provide ballet training for dancers and to entertain audiences as a premier ballet organization.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Nutcracker - a full length, semi professional ballet - the nutcracker is a beloved holiday tradition in communities around the world. Brandywine ballet proudly presents this full-length classic ballet each december. Tchaikovsky's timeless score and our captivating choreography transport viewers alongside clara and her uncle drosselmeyer on the magical journey of a dream. The quality of this ballet and its lavish sets and costumes allow brandywine ballet to present high-caliber production in downtown west chester, making this holiday classic accessible to the regional community.
$90,834 spent$203,509 earned by the program23% of program spendingSleeping beauty - this beautiful ballet tells the story of princess aurora who was born to the king and queen of a magical fairytale kingdom. A wicked fairy curses aurora at her christening and promises that she will prick her finger on a spindle and die. The lilac fairy comes to the aid of the royal family and uses her magic to alter the wicked carabosse's spell. Aurora is now destined to fall into a deep sleep only to be awoken by true love's kiss. A century later, with the help of the lilac fairy, a prince seeks to wake aurora from this sleep and lift the spell. A magical story awaits audiences who embark on this adventure.
$80,134 spent$53,433 earned by the program20% of program spendingFall repertoire - includes three performances - carmina burana, gabriele concertante, and brandywine contemporary. Carmina burana, choreographed by nancy page and set to composer carl orff's masterpiece of the same name, is a tale of life, fortune, & fate. Dedicated to norman gabriele, longtime friend and colleague of choreographer david kloss, gabriele concertante is a ballet in three movements set to the music of sir eric coates. Gabriele concertante is full of intricate pattern changes in the first and third movements with a romantic and elegant adagio in the second. All three sections bring a sense of regalness and beauty to the stage. A work set for brandywine contemporary by tim early will also be on the program.
$71,216 spent$22,510 earned by the program18% of program spendingOther expenses represent general operating expenses not specifically related or allocated to performances
$150,485 spent$145,327 earned by the program38% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $392,669.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2021, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2021, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2022 to 2023, from $420k to $765k (+82%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2021 16% · 2022 7% · 2023 3% · 2024 2%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 1 of the last 5 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Board chair
Patrick Decker
Board president
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base held at 2 funders, grant income fell $8k → $5k.
3 of 7 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 35% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of BRANDYWINE BALLET COMPANY’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
BRANDYWINE BALLET COMPANY has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 20% of grant income, and it takes 3 funders to reach half.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 3 funders to its left
66% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund BRANDYWINE BALLET COMPANY.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 69% · 2018 100% · 2020 100% · 2021 100% · 2022 100% · 2023 98% — growing more concentrated.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
53% of BRANDYWINE BALLET COMPANY's grant income comes from Pennsylvania funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $12k arriving through sponsors registered in 3 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Organizations like BRANDYWINE BALLET COMPANY
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In Pennsylvania
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
70% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
95%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
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Questions and answers
- Who funds BRANDYWINE BALLET COMPANY?
- BRANDYWINE BALLET COMPANY (Pennsylvania) receives grants from 7 organizations whose IRS filings report $34,785 to it, the largest being THE KIRKWOOD FOUNDATION IM 2573-07-43 ($7,000). 3 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does BRANDYWINE BALLET COMPANY have?
- IRS filings report 7 organizations giving $34,785 in grants to BRANDYWINE BALLET COMPANY, 3 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of BRANDYWINE BALLET COMPANY?
- THE KIRKWOOD FOUNDATION IM 2573-07-43 is the largest funder on record, with $7,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like BRANDYWINE BALLET COMPANY find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Pennsylvania. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2021–2025), and the filings of 7 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing