2025-02-24T10:11:50-06:00 2024-07-31 621199757 LBMC PC 5100 POPLAR AVENUE SUITE 1400 MEMPHIS TN 38137 990 2023-08-01 621866526 NEW BALLET ENSEMBLE INC NEWB 9017269225 2157 YORK AVE MEMPHIS TN 38104 MATTHEW BEST EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 9017269225 2025-02-07 1 1 LYNN DIETZ CPA P00300471 9016851040 2025-02-07 2023 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z MATTHEW BEST 2157 YORK AVE MEMPHIS TN 38104 1905876 0 X WWW.NEWBALLET.ORG X 2001 TN 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. 17 17 34 49 0 0 1091328 1439917 445615 458304 5793 7655 0 0 1542736 1905876 0 0 0 0 1025022 1103093 0 0 102293 616113 696089 1641135 1799182 -98399 106694 2699964 2531647 344855 132326 2355109 2399321 X 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. 0 0 1415485 236789 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.O EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS - THE NBES PATHWAYS PROGRAM SERVES TEN PUBLIC SCHOOLS ACROSS SHELBY 82057 188465 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. 16417 33050 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. 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. 1513959 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 40 0 1 34 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 17 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 TN X MATTHEW BEST 9017269225 2157 YORK AVE MEMPHIS TN 38104 DEBORAH NORTHCROSS CHAIRPERSON 2.00 X X 0 0 0 MARVIN DAVIS VICE CHAIRPERSON 1.00 X X 0 0 0 STANTON BROWN TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JENI LINKOUS SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 CALANDRA CLEVELAND DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 AMBER FLOYD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KATIE FUTRELL DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 WILLIAM HALLIDAY DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 BRIAN INGRAM DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DUSTIN JAMES DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MALIK SMITH DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KEVIN KERN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOANN MASSEY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CELIA MOORE- PHILLIPS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 NATHALIE OCCEAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 PAUL GOULD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 K S THINNES CEO & ARTISTIC DIRECTOR 40.00 X 89230 0 16755 89230 0 16755 0 0 0 0 0 196500 1243417 1439917 TUITION AND FEES 711120 236789 236789 PERFORMANCE REVENUE 711120 221806 221806 OTHER REVENUE 711120 -291 -291 458304 7655 7655 1905876 458304 0 7655 89231 62462 13385 13384 1013862 926482 76954 10426 133551 45275 54676 33600 17972 16457 1199 316 72412 64296 6423 1693 27746 24636 2461 649 4900 4400 396 104 76134 68337 6171 1626 19519 17528 1576 415 PERFORMANCE EXPENSES 151206 150347 859 MARKETING 45575 43114 2461 DEVELOPMENT 35676 35676 PROGRAM EXPENSES 29002 29002 82396 61623 18830 1943 1799182 1513959 182930 102293 496294 507223 700359 674769 82460 435 20959 5954 4492 9910 2372185 1080617 1347045 1291568 48355 41788 2699964 2531647 27238 41084 21433 48749 296184 42493 344855 132326 X 1718417 1720650 636692 678671 2355109 2399321 2699964 2531647 106694 -62482 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 1159793 1633362 1149494 1091328 1439917 6473894 539655 271666 462765 450634 458304 2183024 1699448 1905028 1612259 1541962 1898221 8656918 0 263432 354550 441949 327914 1387845 263432 354550 441949 327914 1387845 7269073 2 752 774 7655 9183 2 752 774 7655 9183 1699450 1905028 1613011 1542736 1905876 8666101 0.83880 0.99990 0.00110 0.00010 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 0 25000 25000 2048279 867156 1181123 260586 175141 85445 38320 38320 0 1291568 X 1912879 7003 7003 1905876 0 1905876 1806185 7003 7003 1799182 0 1799182 PART X, LINE 2: BASED ON THE EVALUATION OF THE ORGANIZATION'S TAX POSITIONS, MANAGEMENT BELIEVES ALL POSITIONS TAKEN WOULD MORE LIKELY THAN NOT BE UPHELD UNDER EXAMINATION. THEREFORE, NO PROVISION FOR THE EFFECTS OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS HAS BEEN RECORDED AS OF JULY 31, 2024 AND 2023. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S CEO AND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE WHICH INCLUDES THE CHAIRMAN AND TREASURER OF THE BOARD. IT IS ALSO PRESENTED TO THE ENTIRE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AT ITS REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C NEW BALLET BOARD MEMBERS AND OFFICERS ARE ASKED TO SIGN A CONFLICT-OF-INTEREST POLICY WHEN THEY BECOME BOARD MEMBERS OR ELECTED TO OFFICE. THEY ARE EXPECTED TO NOTIFY THE BOARD OF ANY CONFLICTS AS THEY ARISE DURING THE FISCAL YEAR AND SIGN AN UPDATED CONFLCT-OF-INTEREST POLICY AT THE ANNUAL BOARD RETREAT. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST FROM THE ORGANIZATION'S OFFICE. FORM 990 - PART XII, LINE 2C THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.