Ballet nonprofit · Pittsburgh, PA

Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre Inc

Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre Inc is a tax-exempt ballet organization based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, recognized as exempt by the IRS in 1971. IRS activity category: Ballet (A630).

$15M
latest revenue
$31.5M
total assets
1971
exempt since
18
NEA dance grants
EIN
23-7101094
Location
Pittsburgh, PA 15201
Tax status
501(c)(3) · donations deductible
Classification
Publicly supported (government)
Latest tax period
2025-06
Income
$26,963,861

Financial history (Form 990)

2016$10.6M
2017$10.3M
2018$11.5M
2019$12.3M
2020$9.7M
2021$10.6M
2022$16.2M
2023$10.5M
YearRevenueExpensesContributionsAssets990
2023$10,471,682$12,889,620$5,250,254$29,449,486PDF
2022$16,154,254$12,380,297$13,785,532$29,203,539PDF
2021$10,631,754$9,119,675$9,723,513$25,301,927—
2020$9,730,713$10,864,730$5,584,140$20,926,499PDF
2019$12,330,515$11,922,993$7,041,916$20,878,694PDF
2018$11,481,764$11,612,335$6,126,553$20,758,326PDF
2017$10,305,251$10,734,411$4,978,487$20,952,102PDF
2016$10,596,252$9,573,919$5,667,603$18,879,425PDF

National Endowment for the Arts grants

YearAmountProject
2022$15,000Purpose: To support guest artist fees for the creation and presentation of a production featuring emerging choreographers. Additional Project Description: The performance will feature works by contemporary female choreog
2020$15,000To support choreographer fees for the presentation of dance works as part of the program Here & Now. Kyle Abraham's Quiet Dance, Dwight Rhoden's Simon Said, and a new ballet by artist-in-residence Staycee Pearl were to b
2019$15,000To support the creation and presentation of a collaborative production with the Dance Theatre of Harlem. Building on a prior successful collaboration, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre (PBT) and Dance Theatre of Harlem (DTH) dan
2016$10,000To support presentations of James Kudelka's "Man in Black" and Michael Smuin's "Eternal Idol." The two ballets will be re-staged and performed in a mixed repertory program. The works will premiere at the Byham Theater in
2015$20,000To support the restaging and presentation of choreographer William Forsythe's ballet, "In the Middle Somewhat Elevated." Commissioned by Rudolf Nureyev in 1987 for the Paris Opera Ballet, Forsythe's ballet features an el
2014$20,000To support the creation and presentation of a new work by choreographer Viktor Plotnikov. The new ballet, his first commissioned work for the company, will premiere at the Benedum Center for the Performing Arts. A gradua
2012$11,000To support the North American premiere of "A Streetcar Named Desire," choreographed by John Neumeier, at the Benedum Center for the Performing Arts in Pittsburgh. The ballet is based on the Tennessee Williams' play of th
2010$20,000To support the presentation of Twyla Tharp's "In the Upper Room" and Paul Taylor's "Company B" as part of Pittsburgh Ballet Theater's 40th anniversary. Performances will take place at the Benedum Center for the Performin
2010$45,000To support the presentation of George Balanchine: "Celebrating a Legend." Performances will take place at the Benedum Center for the Performing Arts in Pittsburgh's downtown Cultural District.
2009$20,000To support the presentation of choreographer Jean-Christophe Maillot's Romeo et Juliette. The work will be set to Serge Prokofiev's score and will be played live by the Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre Orchestra.
2008$20,000To support the Summer Performance Series, featuring free performances in non-traditional settings. The company will perform as part of Allegheny County's Summer Concert series and Cranberry Township's Concert Series.
2007$10,000To support the creation and presentation of a new work in collaboration with Pittsburgh jazz artist Etta Cox. The work will be performed at the Byham Theater in Pittsburgh.
2006$10,000To support the creation and presentation of a new work choreographed by Derek Deane. Using the music of Cole Porter, Derek Deane will create a new work, which will premiere at the Benedum Center in Pittsburgh.
2005$10,000To support the creation and world premiere presentations of two ballets set to the music of Paul Simon. Dwight Rhoden and Derek Deane will create the new works.
2004$20,000To support the creation and presentation of new works set to the music of Bruce Springsteen. Choreographers Matjash Mrozewski and Derek Deane will create the new works.
2002$15,000To support the creation of a new ballet. Choreographed by Kevin O'Day to the music of Sting, this production will be part of Pittsburgh Ballet's program of new ballets, Brand New Day.
2001$20,000To support the continuation and expansion of educational programming. The educational activities will range from classroom presentations and school matinee performances to creative movement residencies.
2000$30,000To support the creation and presentation of a program of ballets inspired by uniquely American genres and themes that are important to Pittsburgh's heritage. Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre will present up to four works by not

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