2016-11-14T08:51:21-06:00 2015-12-31 131655065 LUTZ AND CARR CPAS LLP 300 EAST 42ND STREET NEW YORK NY 10017 990 2015-01-01 131882106 BALLET THEATRE FOUNDATION INC BALL 2124773030 890 BROADWAY 3RD FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10003 WILLIAM TAYLOR CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 2124773030 2016-11-11 1 MICHAEL WALLACE P00881958 2126972299 2015 2017-02-10 21:41:12Z AMERICAN BALLET THEATRE KARA M BARNETT 890 BROADWAY 3RD FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10003 55727417 0 X WWW.ABT.ORG X 1947 NY THE FOUNDATION'S BALLET COMPANY, AMERICAN BALLET THEATRE, DESIGNATED BY CONGRESSIONAL RESOLUTION IN 2006 AS AMERICA'S NATIONAL BALLET COMPANY, PRESENTS THE GREAT REPERTOIRE OF FULL-LENGTH BALLETS, ONE-ACT CLASSICS AND PIONEERING NEW WORKS TO AUDIENCES ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND AROUND THE WORLD. 45 44 697 75 0 0 21943330 15679219 23855435 23259842 1858610 695105 586781 529044 48244156 40163210 891275 895642 0 0 23744526 23296566 348677 327275 3291065 18439062 18975282 43423540 43494765 4820616 -3331555 45329813 41200876 12855872 12309004 32473941 28891872 X TO CREATE, TO PRESENT, TO PRESERVE, AND TO EXTEND THE GREAT REPERTOIRE OF CLASSICAL DANCING THROUGH EXCITING PERFORMANCES AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING OF THE HIGHEST QUALITY, PRESENTED TO THE WIDEST POSSIBLE AUDIENCE. AMERICAN BALLET THEATRE IS COMMITTED TO ITS TRADITION OF EXCELLENCE AND ITS LEADERSHIP ROLE AS AMERICA'S NATIONAL BALLET COMPANY. 0 0 27686798 17052947 SEASONS: IN 2015, ABT PRESENTED 10 WEEKS OF PERFORMANCES IN NEW YORK CITY AND 2 WEEKS OF PERFORMANCES IN COSTA MESA, CALIFORNIA. ITS EIGHT-WEEK SPRING METROPOLITAN OPERA HOUSE SEASON INCLUDED THE FULL-LENGTH CLASSICS SWAN LAKE, THE SLEEPING BEAUTY, ROMEO AND JULIET, CINDERELLA, LA BAYADERE, OTHELLO, AND GISELLE. ABT PRESENTED CONTEMPORARY ONE-ACT BALLETS FOR TWO WEEKS IN LATE OCTOBER AT THE DAVID H. KOCH THEATER AT THE LINCOLN CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS. IN DECEMBER, ABT PRESENTED THE NUTCRACKER FOR TWO WEEKS AT THE SEGERSTROM CENTER FOR THE ARTS IN COSTA MESA, CALIFORNIA. 5321092 1397860 TOURING: ABT'S TOURING BRINGS CLASSICAL BALLET TO AUDIENCES ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND AROUND THE WORLD. TOURING IN 2015 INCLUDED THE JOHN F. KENNEDY CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS IN WASHINGTON, DC; THE SEGERSTROM CENTER FOR THE ARTS IN COSTA MESA, CALIFORNIA; AND THE RICHARD B. FISHER CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS AT BARD COLLEGE IN ANNANDALE-ON-HUDSON, NEW YORK. 5429756 895642 4931776 EDUCATIONAL TRAINING AND OUTREACH: IN 2015, AMERICAN BALLET THEATRE'S DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING SERVED OVER 17,000 INDIVIDUALS. ABT'S PRIMARY OUTREACH PROGRAM IS MAKE-A-BALLET: A FULL-TERM PROGRAM AT FOUR NYC SCHOOLS ENGAGING OVER 500 STUDENTS AND CONDENSED PROGRAMS COORDINATE WITH ABT'S TOUR REACHING MORE THAN 200 STUDENTS. ABT'S STUDENT TRAINING PROGRAMS INCLUDE THE JACQUELINE KENNEDY ONASSIS SCHOOL (380 STUDENTS); SUMMER INTENSIVES IN 6 US CITIES (1,340 STUDENTS) AND ABT STUDIO COMPANY (15 STUDENTS), A PRE-PROFESSIONAL PROGRAM. ABT'S TEACHER TRAINING PROGRAM (ABT NATIONAL TRAINING CURRICULUM) HAD 144 NEWLY CERTIFIED TEACHERS ENROLLED IN ITS 2015 COURSES. TO DATE, THE PROGRAM HAS CERTIFIED 1,355 TEACHERS IN 48 STATES AND 41 COUNTRIES. 38437646 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 181 0 1 697 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 X 45 44 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 NY CA CT FL NJ OH IL PA VA X X GODWIN FARRUGIA 2124773030 890 BROADWAY NEW YORK NY 10003 DONALD KRAMER CHAIRMAN 5.00 X X 0 0 0 SHARON PATRICK PRESIDENT 5.00 X X 0 0 0 ANDREW F BARTH VICE CHAIRMAN 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MILDRED C BRINN VICE CHAIRMAN 1.00 X X 0 0 0 DAVID H KOCH VICE CHAIRMAN 1.00 X X 0 0 0 BRIAN J HEIDTKE VICE PRESIDENT & TREASURER 5.00 X X 0 0 0 NANCY HAVENS-HASTY SECRETARY 5.00 X X 0 0 0 LINDA ALLARD TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 SARAH ARISON TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 FRANCESCA MACARTNEY BEALE TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID C BLOWERS TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 HAMISH BOWLES TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 AUDRE D CARLIN TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 VALENTINO D CARLOTTI TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 LISA SMITH CASHIN TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 NANCY CHEMTOB TRUSTEE (THROUGH 3/2015) 1.00 X 0 0 0 AMY CHURGIN TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 SUSAN FEINSTEIN TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 LYNNE FLEXNER TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 SONIA FLORIAN TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 EDWARD A FOX TRUSTEE (THROUGH 6/2015) 1.00 X 0 0 0 VICTORIA P GEDULD TRUSTEE (THROUGH 6/2015) 1.00 X 0 0 0 WILLIAM J GILLESPIE TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANN L HICKS TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 WENDY EVANS JOSEPH TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHRISTIAN KEESEE TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 THERESA KHAWLY TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 PAUL T LEHR TRUSTEE (THROUGH 6/2015) 1.00 X 0 0 0 PAULA MAHONEY TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANDREW J MARTIN-WEBER TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 NANCY MCCORMICK TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 BILL MCINTOSH TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 RUTH NEWMAN TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 HOWARD PALEY TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANKA K PALITZ TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 MATTHEW RUBEL TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 MELISSA A SMITH TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 STEWART SMITH TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARTIN SOSNOFF TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 BETH CHARTOFF SPECTOR TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 SUTTON STRACKE TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANNE M TATLOCK TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 BLAINE TRUMP TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 JEAN VOLPE TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 ALI WAMBOLD TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN L WARDEN TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOSEPH A WILSON TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 DOUGLAS C WURTH TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 LESLIE ZIFF TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 RACHEL S MOORE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (THROUGH 8/2015) 40.00 X X 219265 0 10550 KEVIN MCKENZIE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR 40.00 X X 301423 0 10550 JOHN T LANDI CHIEF ADVANCEMENT OFFICER 40.00 X 257550 0 10550 WILLIAM TAYLOR CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 40.00 X 176173 0 10550 ALEXEI RATMANSKY ARTIST IN RESIDENCE 40.00 X 271080 0 31946 JAMES TIMM DIRECTOR OF MARKETING 40.00 X 176750 0 10550 GILLIAN MURPHY PRINCIPAL DANCER 40.00 X 173340 0 11543 DAVID LANSKY GENERAL MANAGER 40.00 X 169938 0 10550 KYLE RIDAUGHT DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT 40.00 X 168439 0 10550 1913958 0 117339 33 0 1 0 JOHN KRISTIANSEN NEW YORK INC 60 WEST 38TH ST 3RD FL EAST NEW YORK NY 10018 COSTUME CONSTRUCTION 486957 AD LUBOW ADVERTISING 404 5TH AVENUE 3RD FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10018 MARKETING SERVICES 437446 TRICORNE INC 555 EIGHTH AVENUE 6TH FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10018 COSTUME CONSTRUCTION 278105 SD & A TELESERVICES INC 5757 WEST CENTURY BLVD SUITE 300 LOS ANGELES CA 90045 TELEFUNDING 258951 CLARK TRANSFER INC 800A PAXTON STREET HARRISBURG PA 171041647 SHIPPING 258807 13 2961414 491600 12226205 1055857 15679219 PERFORMANCE RECEIPTS 711120 18172472 18172472 TUITION INCOME 611710 4655791 4655791 HANDLING FEES 711120 239961 239961 PROGRAM FEES - EDUCATION 611710 131118 131118 COSTUME RENTAL 711120 30590 30590 29910 29910 23259842 709388 709388 378464 378464 14113061 14127344 -14283 -14283 -14283 1269470 2961414 1269470 0 231957 167393 64564 64564 MISCELLANEOUS INCOME 900099 86016 58177 27839 86016 40163210 23382583 0 1101408 768116 768116 127526 127526 996611 311973 416538 268100 16628417 15240262 560717 827438 792501 792501 3080153 2882564 106043 91546 1798884 1609677 102059 87148 81992 46979 10585 24428 58948 1474 56590 884 327275 327275 8658 8658 471065 471065 2723583 2723583 203559 86188 10556 106815 81577 33211 5696 42670 319174 319174 1988205 1865599 30755 91851 1751522 1712709 8723 30090 207409 86688 75096 45625 1590757 1535063 43696 11998 131520 74966 17098 39456 VENUE LABOR 5111981 5111981 FEES 780265 617833 20429 142003 PRODUCTION 657780 657780 CONSULTANTS 652172 245576 256311 150285 2155115 1115158 36504 1003453 43494765 38437646 1766054 3291065 3667148 3215257 154036 172030 9293027 6149956 524673 287037 143133 227104 3811454 1922037 19934577 12985508 5899849 6949069 18692052 19422591 3144441 2855795 45329813 41200876 4346960 2876263 508912 1432741 8000000 8000000 12855872 12309004 X 918420 2277740 12393693 8157480 19161828 18456652 32473941 28891872 45329813 41200876 -3331555 -250514 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 12699853 15693299 17857398 21943330 15679219 83873099 12699853 15693299 17857398 21943330 15679219 83873099 8614794 75258305 1231763 1397838 1147947 1076653 1087852 5942053 195968 107515 156876 143382 86016 689757 90504909 116788007 0.83150 0.79000 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 18692052 1200000 444167 905000 8658 19422561 19312266 105794 1337748 2055000 8756 18692052 17626442 115000 2399350 820000 8526 19312266 16323056 180635 1906549 776200 7598 17626442 16327856 557739 245245 799283 8501 16323056 0.24650 0.73250 0.02100 0 0 1238635 1164128 74507 2610210 1999617 610593 3142938 2801786 341152 12942794 7019977 5922817 6949069 RESERVE FUND - CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION 204000 BENEFICIAL INTERESTS IN REMAINDER TRUSTS 2641065 SECURITY DEPOSITS 10730 2855795 39912696 -250514 -250514 40163210 0 40163210 43494765 0 43494765 0 43494765 PART V, LINE 4: THE ENDOWMENT FUNDS' USES INCLUDE SUPPORT FOR NATIONAL RESIDENCY; CLASSICAL WORKS; NEW WORKS AND TRAINING SCHOLARSHIPS. THE ENDOWMENT FUNDS ALSO SUPPORT OPERATING EXPENSES. 1 EUROPE 0 0 PROGRAM SERVICES SET DESIGN 40542 EUROPE 0 0 PROGRAM SERVICES LICENSE FEES & ROYALTIES 105378 EUROPE 0 0 PROGRAM SERVICES OTHER ARTISTIC SERVICES 8380 EUROPE 0 0 PROGRAM SERVICES GUEST ARTISTS 76704 EUROPE 0 0 PROGRAM SERVICES GRANT 64788 CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARRIBBEAN 0 0 PROGRAM SERVICES GRANT 7000 NORTH AMERICA 0 0 PROGRAM SERVICES GRANT 7000 NORTH AMERICA 0 0 PROGRAM SERVICES TEACHER 5562 EAST ASIA & THE PACIFIC 0 0 PROGRAM SERVICES GRANT 20100 RUSSIA 0 0 PROGRAM SERVICES GRANT 12500 RUSSIA 0 0 PROGRAM SERVICES GUEST ARTISTS 49132 SOUTH AMERICA 0 0 PROGRAM SERVICES GRANT 16138 0 0 0 0 0 0 315354 97870 413224 SCHOLARSHIPS CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARRIBBEAN 2 7000 TUITION ASSISTANCE BOOK VALUE SCHOLARSHIPS EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC 3 10600 TUITION ASSISTANCE BOOK VALUE SCHOLARSHIPS EUROPE 11 42413 TUITION ASSITANCE BOOK VALUE SCHOLARSHIPS SOUTH AMERICA 3 10550 TUITION ASSISTANCE BOOK VALUE SCHOLARSHIPS NORTH AMERICA 3 7000 TUITION ASSISTANCE BOOK VALUE SCHOLARSHIPS RUSSIA 1 10000 TUITION ASSISTANCE BOOK VALUE SCHOLARSHIPS EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC 1 9500 PAID BY CHECK SCHOLARSHIPS EUROPE 4 22375 PAID BY CHECK SCHOLARSHIPS SOUTH AMERICA 1 5588 PAID BY CHECK SCHOLARSHIPS RUSSIA 1 2500 PAID BY CHECK 0 0 0 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 2: ABT PROVIDES SCHOLARSHIPS AND FINANCIAL AID TO BALLET STUDENTS. MERIT SCHOLARSHIP STUDENTS ARE SELECTED FROM THE JKO SCHOOL, AT JKO SCHOOL AUDITIONS AND DURING THE SUMMER INTENSIVES. X X X X X X X 1 NGK GLOBAL 25 EAST 67TH STREET 5C NEW YORK NY 10065 SPRING GALA EVENT PLANNER 0 2376307 25000 2351307 NGK GLOBAL 25 EAST 67TH STREET 5C NEW YORK NY 10065 FALL GALA EVENT PLANNER 0 1395787 25000 1370787 SD&A TELESERVICES 5757 WEST CENTURY BLVD 300 LOS ANGELES CA 90045 TELEFUNDRAISING TO CURRENT AND FORMER DONORS 0 503156 267275 235881 NGK GLOBAL 25 EAST 67TH STREET 5C NEW YORK NY 10065 BOARD DEVELOPMENT 0 0 10000 -10000 4275250 327275 3947975 NY CA CT FL NJ OH IL PA VA SPRING GALA 2376307 1591890 784417 388581 233651 162185 0 FALL GALA 1395787 1103350 292437 85631 109500 97306 0 4 458790 266174 192616 18265 162651 11700 4230884 2961414 1269470 492477 505802 259491 11700 1269470 0 1 SCHOLARSHIPS 305 170516 597600 BOOK TUITION ASSISTANCE PART I, LINE 2: ABT PROVIDES SCHOLARSHIPS TO BALLET STUDENTS. MERIT SCHOLARSHIP STUDENTS ARE SELECTED FROM THE JKO SCHOOL, AT JKO SCHOOL AUDITIONS AND DURING THE SUMMER INTENSIVES. THE JKO SCHOOL RECRUITS DANCERS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND AROUND THE WORLD. STUDENTS ARE FORMALLY EVALUATED ON A SEMI-ANNUAL BASIS AND MUST REAPPLY ANNUALLY. SCHOLARSHIPS AND STIPENDS ARE GRANTED BASED ON MERIT. ABT ALSO ASSISTS PROMISING YOUNG DANCERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY WITH SCHOLARSHIPS SENT DIRECTLY TO THEIR LOCAL BALLET SCHOOL TO ASSIST WITH TUITION. ABT REQUIRES VERIFICATION FROM EACH STUDENT TO ENSURE THAT THE FUNDS ARE USED FOR THEIR INTENDED PURPOSE. X X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RACHEL S MOORE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (THROUGH 8/2 219265 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10550 0 229815 0 0 0 KEVIN MCKENZIE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR 301423 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10550 0 311973 0 0 0 JOHN T LANDI CHIEF ADVANCEMENT OFFICER 257550 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10550 0 268100 0 0 0 WILLIAM TAYLOR CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 176173 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10550 0 186723 0 0 0 ALEXEI RATMANSKY ARTIST IN RESIDENCE 271080 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 31946 0 303026 0 0 0 JAMES TIMM DIRECTOR OF MARKETING 176750 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10550 0 187300 0 0 0 GILLIAN MURPHY PRINCIPAL DANCER 173340 0 0 0 0 0 4094 0 7449 0 184883 0 0 0 DAVID LANSKY GENERAL MANAGER 169938 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10550 0 180488 0 0 0 KYLE RIDAUGHT DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT 168439 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10550 0 178989 0 0 0 X 42 1005997 FMV X AIR TICKETS 1 49860 AA VALUE TICKETS 0 1 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 4 THE FOUNDATION'S BY-LAWS WERE AMENDED AT THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE BOARD ON JUNE 9, 2015 TO COMPLY WITH THE NEW YORK STATE NONPROFIT REVITALIZATION ACT. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 ABT'S FORM 990 WAS PREPARED BY ITS INDEPENDENT AUDITOR, LUTZ & CARR, AND REVIEWED BY MANAGEMENT, INCLUDING THE CFO AND CONTROLLER. THE FORM WAS THEN REVIEWED AND APPROVED IN A MEETING OF ABT'S AUDIT COMMITTEE. A COPY OF THE FINAL VERSION OF THE RETURN WAS EMAILED TO EVERY MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF GOVERNING TRUSTEES FOR A ONE WEEK REVIEW AND COMMENT PERIOD BEFORE BEING FILED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C AFTER THE ANNUAL BOARD ELECTIONS AND AS TRUSTEES ARE ELECTED THROUGH THE YEAR, EACH TRUSTEE COMPLETES A CONFLICT OF INTEREST DOCUMENT. SENIOR MANAGEMENT ALSO COMPLETES THIS DOCUMENT. A CONFLICT EXISTS IF A TRUSTEE OR EMPLOYEE IS A DIRECTOR, TRUSTEE OR KEY EMPLOYEE OF A COMPETING ENTITY OR AN ENTITY WITH WHICH ABT DOES BUSINESS. THE AUDIT COMMITTEE REVIEWS CONFLICT OF INTEREST DOCUMENTS AND, AT ITS DISCRETION, MAY INVESTIGATE FURTHER AND IMPOSE RESTRICTIONS ON THE TRUSTEES' INVOLVEMENT IN MATTERS WHERE A CONFLICT MAY EXIST. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE CHAIR AND PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD REVIEW THE COMPENSATION OF THE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR AND THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER IN COMPARISON TO INDUSTRY STATISTICS FOR SIMILARLY SIZED AND STRUCTURED ORGANIZATIONS. THE COMPENSATION OF KEY EMPLOYEES' IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 ABT'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.