Washington · Nonprofit
Emerald Ballet Theatre
Emerald Ballet Theatre (Washington) receives grants from 6 organizations whose IRS filings report $241,458 to it, the largest being AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC ($125,980). 4 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 81% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- Revenue FY2024
- $185k
- Funders on record
- 6
- Grants received
- $241k
- Net assets
- $166k
What Emerald Ballet Theatre does
Mission
Emerald Ballet Theatre is a non-profit organization dedicated to advancing the arts and enriching the community through education, performance and outreach.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
On its FY2024 return the organization reported starting a significant new program.
The organization is changing the reporting of Program Service Accomplishments from one statement previously to three statements. We are now breaking out Education, Performance, and Outreach into three different programs on the 990.
Its own explanation, from Schedule O of that return (Part III, line 2).
Education: From June 27 to August 30, 2024, Emerald Ballet Theatre served approximately 51 students through a series of pop-up classes held at various community venues while we were in transition without a dedicated studio space. Beginning November 11 and continuing through December 31, 2024, we then served approximately 50 students, providing about 30 days of classes with an average of 10 hours of classes per day in our newly established studio. Our objectives during this period were to maintain continuity of training for our dancers during the summer months and to successfully launch our independent ballet school in the fall following separation from another organization. This included completing significant facility updates, enrolling students, hiring and training faculty, and launching a full class schedule. Longer term, our goal is to grow our student body, enhance curriculum and training, and provide high-quality ballet education accessible to dancers of all abilities. The Bounding Boys class was free in 2024 due to grant support.
$219,195 spentof which $1,500 as grants$58,533 earned by the program80% of program spendingPerformance: On May 18-19, 2024, Emerald Ballet Theatre cast, choreographed, rehearsed, and performed a full-length production of Coppélia at the Northshore Performing Arts Center for an audience of approximately 830 patrons. Additional outreach and partnership performances were presented in May and June. Following the November opening of our new studio, we had originally planned to stage The Nutcracker in December 2024. However, the later-than-expected start to our fall session limited rehearsal time for a full production. Instead, we presented several community outreach performances during November and December, ensuring that students still had stage opportunities and the community could experience live dance. Looking ahead, our goal is to produce two full-length ballets annually and participate in at least 10 outreach events each year, expanding community access to performance.
$41,099 spent$48,674 earned by the program15% of program spendingOutreach: Throughout 2024, Emerald Ballet Theatre carried out approximately 10 free community outreach performances as part of our mission to make dance accessible to the broader community. These included spring and summer events at schools, malls, and arts centers, as well as additional outreach performances in November and December after our studio opened. We also distributed about 200 free or reduced-price tickets to veterans, educators, and nonprofit groups. Our objective is to reduce barriers to arts participation and expand cultural access. Longer term, we plan to continue seeking grant support to sustain outreach programming, expand scholarship opportunities, and provide complimentary tickets to underserved audiences.
$13,700 spent5% of program spendingOther program services, not described on the e-filed return.
$0 spent0% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $273,994.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2023 to 2024, from $311k to $185k (−41%).
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: 2022 23% · 2023 2% · 2024 7%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
37% of Emerald Ballet Theatre’s revenue is contributions — about as donation-reliant as the typical peer (57% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 2 of the last 8 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.
Who funds it, year by year
2019 → 2023: the base broadened from 1 funder to 4 funders, grant income rose $8k → $40k.
4 of 6 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 81% 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 Emerald Ballet Theatre’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
Emerald Ballet Theatre leans on a few funders — its largest provides 52% of grant income and the top three 86%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
100% 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 Emerald Ballet Theatre.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2019 100% · 2020 60% · 2021 53% · 2022 54% · 2023 44% — diversifying over time.
“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
81% of Emerald Ballet Theatre's grant income arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors, whose addresses record where the money is held rather than where the donor is. Of the $47k that is directly attributable, 73% of it comes from Washington funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $195k arriving through sponsors registered in 4 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.
Against its field
Emerald Ballet Theatre's revenue grew 23% between 2017 and 2024.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 22,812 education nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2024
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In Washington
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
85% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for Emerald Ballet Theatre: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds Emerald Ballet Theatre?
- Emerald Ballet Theatre (Washington) receives grants from 6 organizations whose IRS filings report $241,458 to it, the largest being AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC ($125,980). 4 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 81% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- How many funders does Emerald Ballet Theatre have?
- IRS filings report 6 organizations giving $241,458 in grants to Emerald Ballet Theatre, 4 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of Emerald Ballet Theatre?
- AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC is the largest funder on record, with $125,980 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like Emerald Ballet Theatre find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Washington. 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 FY2024 (financials across 2017–2024), and the filings of 6 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