$42M
latest revenue
$185M
total assets
1957
exempt since
24
NEA dance grants
- EIN
- 74-1394920
- Location
- Houston, TX 77002
- Tax status
- 501(c)(3) · donations deductible
- Classification
- Publicly supported (government)
- Latest tax period
- 2025-06
- Income
- $73,511,507
Financial history (Form 990)
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Contributions | Assets | 990 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $38,816,415 | $38,681,214 | $15,841,320 | $169,925,338 | — |
| 2022 | $49,258,253 | $32,770,439 | $33,987,995 | $166,414,247 | |
| 2021 | $40,208,587 | $19,984,794 | $17,595,459 | $165,247,837 | — |
| 2020 | $33,653,691 | $32,847,451 | $15,609,611 | $142,349,387 | |
| 2019 | $33,107,031 | $35,013,677 | $15,033,629 | $142,276,831 | |
| 2018 | $36,905,524 | $33,377,852 | $15,528,849 | $142,190,570 | |
| 2017 | $34,555,867 | $34,183,785 | $16,542,614 | $134,953,124 | |
| 2016 | $39,426,056 | $30,030,115 | $15,636,084 | $125,475,334 |
National Endowment for the Arts grants
| Year | Amount | Project |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $50,000 | Purpose: To support a production of choreographer Annabelle Lopez Ochoa's ballet Broken Wings, based on the life of Mexican painter Frida Kahlo. Additional Project Description: The one-act ballet is set to music by Peter |
| 2020 | $10,000 | To support general operating costs in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. . |
| 2019 | $40,000 | To support rehearsal periods of new repertory works. The new works will premiere at the Wortham Theater Center's Brown Theater in March 2019 following a rehearsal period leading up to the premiere of multiple new works. |
| 2018 | $35,000 | To support the presentation of ballets. The works to be presented include a new work by Artistic Director Stanton Welch and Tim Harbour's "Filigree and Shadow." The company will also present Alexander Eckman's "Cacti." T |
| 2017 | $50,000 | To support the premieres of ballets by Houston Ballet. The works to be presented include Jiri Kylian's "Stepping Stones," and David Bintley's newest full-length ballet, "The Tempest." Pre-performance information about ea |
| 2016 | $50,000 | To support the premieres of several ballets by Houston Ballet. The works to be presented include Wayne McGregor's "Dyad 1929," Jerome Robbins' "West Side Story Suite," Jiri Kylian's "Wings of Wax," and Alexander Ekman's |
| 2015 | $50,000 | To support the world premiere of "Zodiac," by Artistic Director Stanton Welch, and the creation and presentation of a new work by choreographer Mark Morris. Both ballets will be presented at the Wortham Theater Center in |
| 2014 | $50,000 | To support the presentation of works by choreographer Jiri Kylian and David Bintley, artistic director of the Royal Birmingham Ballet. The works to be presented include Kylian's "Sechs Tanze," which will be a Houston Bal |
| 2013 | $50,000 | To support the presentation of Stanton Welch's "Rite of Spring," and a new work by Taiwanese choreographer Edwaard Liang. The project will include information on each ballet such as articles, historical information, syno |
| 2012 | $40,000 | To support the creation and presentation of new ballets by choreographers Stanton Welch and Nicolo Fonte. The project will include information on each ballet such as articles, historical information, synopses, image gall |
| 2011 | $50,000 | To support the world premiere of a work by Finnish choreographer Jorma Elo and the premiere of "Grinning in Your Face" by the company's associate choreographer Christopher Bruce. The project will be complemented by histo |
| 2010 | $50,000 | To support the presentation of George Balanchine's Ballo della Regina and the Houston Ballet premiere of Jerome Robbins' Fancy Free. The ballets will be performed at the Wortham Theater Center in Houston. |
| 2009 | $30,000 | To support the presentation of Antony Tudor's "The Leaves Are Fading" and Nacho Duato's "Jardi Tancat," both premieres for the company. The ballets will be performed at the Wortham Theater Center in Houston, and the pres |
| 2008 | $30,000 | To support the presentation of artistic director Stanton Welch's A Doll's House and choreographer Christopher Bruce's Swansong. The ballets will be performed at the Wortham Theater Center in Houston. |
| 2007 | $20,000 | To support presentations of Jerome Robbins' "The Concert," Jiri Kylian's "Svadebka," and Christopher Wheeldon's "Carnival of the Animals." The ballets will be performed at the Wortham Theater Center in Houston. |
| 2006 | $20,000 | To support the creation and presentation of a world premiere by Houston Ballet Associate Choreographer Christopher Bruce. The work will be performed at the Wortham Theater Center in Houston, Texas. |
| 2005 | $20,000 | To support the creation and world premiere of a new work by artistic director and choreographer Stanton Welch. The work will be performed at the Wortham Theater Center in Houston, TX. |
| 2004 | $30,000 | To support the creation and presentation of a work choreographed by Julia Adam. The work will be choreographed by Julia Adam. |
| 2003 | $40,000 | To support the world premiere of dance works by Paul Taylor and Trey McIntyre. |
| 2002 | $30,000 | To support the creation and presentation of dance works by two choreographers. Australian choreographer Natalie Weir will create a world premiere and the company will perform a piece by Sir Kenneth MacMillan. |
| 2001 | $30,000 | To support the commissioning and performance of new works. These works include the U.S. premiere of a new version of the ballet classic Firebird by James Kudelka, and a world premiere dance work by Lila York. |
| 2000 | $30,000 | To support the creation of new works. Trey McIntyre and Stanton Welch will create new dance works for the subscription season, while premieres for the Cullen Contemporary Series will be created by Natalie Weir and two co |
| 1999 | $30,000 | To support Houston Ballet's regional touring initiative, the Texas Touring Program. This touring program will be an annual statewide event, dedicating one or two weeks of each year to touring performances in the Texas co |
| 1998 | $45,000 | To support the 1998-99 Houston presentation of world-premiere performances of dance works by choreographers Lila York, Stanton Welch, and Glen Tetley. In 1992, the Houston Ballet began a concerted effort to broaden the a |
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