Ballet nonprofit · Seattle, WA

Pacific Northwest Ballet Association

Pacific Northwest Ballet Association is a tax-exempt ballet organization based in Seattle, Washington, recognized as exempt by the IRS in 1973. IRS activity category: Ballet (A630).

$29.5M
latest revenue
$31M
total assets
1973
exempt since
25
NEA dance grants
EIN
91-0897129
Location
Seattle, WA 98109
Tax status
501(c)(3) · donations deductible
Classification
Publicly supported (gross receipts)
Latest tax period
2025-06
Income
$30,269,558

Financial history (Form 990)

2016$24.7M
2017$28.9M
2018$27.6M
2019$25.7M
2020$24.9M
2021$12.9M
2022$38.8M
2023$25.5M
YearRevenueExpensesContributionsAssets990
2023$25,475,416$29,947,572$7,499,821$30,844,012—
2022$38,841,685$28,745,977$25,181,242$27,529,180PDF
2021$12,920,719$14,887,792$9,465,983$17,925,584—
2020$24,911,742$25,196,894$10,351,453$18,272,549PDF
2019$25,658,567$27,025,490$7,596,152$18,243,445PDF
2018$27,565,667$26,558,316$10,134,962$19,395,829PDF
2017$28,922,789$25,339,726$7,841,821$18,440,193PDF
2016$24,747,483$24,301,147$7,003,503$13,727,600PDF

National Endowment for the Arts grants

YearAmountProject
2023$10,000Purpose: To support the creation and presentation of new works by choreographers Annabelle Lopez Ochoa, Kiyon Ross, and Edwaard Liang. Additional Project Description: Ochoa and Ross will both develop new works. Liang's T
2022$20,000Purpose: To support the creation and presentation of dance works that explore gender fluidity and challenge assumptions about movement in ballet. Additional Project Description: Pacific Northwest Ballet will present work
2021$40,000To support the presentation of works by choreographers Edwaard Liang and Christopher Wheeldon as part of the Rep 6: Director's Choice program. The works will be produced for film, recorded at McCaw Hall, and then streame
2020$50,000To support the commission and artistic fees for a new work by Edwaard Liang, artistic director of BalletMet. Featuring an original orchestral score by Oliver Davis, the work will premiere in a program alongside works by
2019$50,000To support the presentation of dance works and engagement activities by choreographers Robyn Mineko Williams and Justin Peck. As part of the Director's Choice program, Artistic Director Peter Boal will commission choreog
2018$50,000To support the presentation of dance works by emerging choreographers. As part of the New Works Initiative, Pacific Northwest Ballet will present "Little Moral Jump" by Alejandro Cerrudo, "Raku" by Yuri Possokhov, and "E
2017$60,000To support the presentation of the Repertory Program 6: Pictures at an Exhibition. The program will feature works by as many as three choreographers selected by Artistic Director Peter Boal. This program will showcase wo
2016$60,000To support the presentation of Repertory Program 4: Director's Choice. The program will feature works by as many as three choreographers selected by Artistic Director Peter Boal. The program will include premieres of "Li
2015$50,000To support the presentation of the Repertory Program 4: The Vertiginous Thrill of Forsythe, featuring three works by choreographer William Forsythe. The program will include the U.S. premiere of "New Suite," the company
2014$45,000To support the presentation of the Repertory Program 4: Director's Choice, featuring works selected by Artistic Director Peter Boal. The program will include dances by choreographers Molissa Fenley, Susan Marshall, Susan
2013$40,000To support the creation and presentation of a new ballet by choreographer Christopher Wheeldon, and the presentation of "Diamonds" and "Agon," choreographed by George Balanchine. All works will be performed in a program
2012$40,000To support the presentation of new works by choreographers David Dawson, Annabelle Lopez Ochoa, and Victor Quijada. The program will include the Pacific Northwest Ballet premiere of Dawson's "A Million Kisses to my Skin,
2011$50,000To support the repertory program of dance presentations of Mark Morris' "Pacific," Paul Gibson's "The Piano Dance," Alexei Ratmansky's "Concerto DSCH," and a newly commissioned work by choreographer Marco Goecke. In addi
2010$50,000To support the Balanchine in America Festival. The festival will include presentations of George Balanchine's works by Pacific Northwest Ballet, as well as a variety of education and outreach activities, including lectur
2009$40,000To support the The Broadway Project, a program of works inspired by Broadway musical theater, and related outreach activities. The program will feature Susan Stroman's TAKE FIVE More or Less, Christopher Wheeldon's Carou
2009$40,000To support the re-staging, reconstruction of sets and costumes, and presentation of choreographer Ulysses Dove's SERIOUS PLEASURES. The piece will be presented in an all Dove performance at the Marion Oliver McCaw Hall i
2008$30,000To support the presentation of comedic works by established and emerging choreographers during the Comedy Festival. There will be a variety of outreach events, including lectures, demonstrations, and question and answer
2007$30,000To support the Celebrate Seattle Festival. The project will include presentations of national and local dance companies, and a variety of education and outreach programs.
2006$35,000To support the presentation of works by several choreographers during mixed-repertory programs and full-length programs. Performances will take place at Marion Oliver McCaw Hall in Seattle, and will include pre-performan
2004$30,000To support the creation and presentation of a new work by Paul Gibson. Mr. Gibson is a choreographer and principal dancer with Pacific Northwest Ballet.
2003$45,000To support the world premiere of a new production of SWAN LAKE. Choreographed by Kent Stowell, the new production will coincide with the opening of Marion Oliver McCaw Hall, the new home of Pacific Northwest Ballet.
2001$50,000To support the Repertory Expansion Project. The program wil include the creation and presentation of five world premieres and the acquisition of five ballets. The choreographers of the world premieres include Kent Stowel
2000$50,000To support educational activities at Pacific Northwest Ballet School. Located in Seattle and Bellevue, the school will provide ballet and dance training to approximately 1,600 children and adults.
1999$65,000To support Pacific Northwest Ballet School. The school, located in Seattle and Bellevue, provides ballet and dance training to 1,540 children and adults per year.
1998$65,000To support the pilot year of Discover Dance and complementary programming, to enable the development of a broader and more diverse audience in the greater Seattle region. This project is targeted to two distinct communit

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