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Houston Ballet Foundation meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.
To inspire a lasting love and appreciation for dance through artistic excellence, exhilarating performances, innovative choreography and superb educational programs.
In furtherance of our mission, we are committed to maintaining and enhancing our status as:
•A classically trained company with a diverse repertory whose range includes the classics as well as contemporary works.
•A company that attracts the world’s best dancers and choreographers and provides them with an environment where they can thrive and further develop the art form.
•An international company that is accessible to broad and growing local, national, and international audiences.
•A company with a world-class Academy that provides first rate instruction for professional dancers and meaningful programs for non-professional dancers.
•A company with state of the art facilities for performances, rehearsals, and ongoing operations.
Incorporated: 1955 in TX
Houston Ballet has evolved into a company of 61 dancers with a budget of $34.6 million, making it the fifth largest ballet company in the United States. Moreover, Houston Ballet has the largest dancing facility in the nation- the $46.6 million Center for Dance, which opened in April 2011 and operates two major programs: The Houston Ballet Company and The Houston Ballet Ben Stevenson Academy.
During the 2018-2019 season, Houston Ballet's performances, education programs, volunteer efforts and special events impacted the lives of more than 360,000 individuals. During the 2018-2019 season, Houston Ballet gave a total of 112 performances—77 of those at the Wortham Theater Center, 35 on other stages including one performance at the Woodlands Pavilion, three performances at Miller Outdoor Theater and 31 performances on tour across various national and international stages.
In the 2018-2019 season, Houston Ballet's education and community engagement (ECE) programming reached 74,614 Houston-area students and adults through 18 different community-sponsored programs such as Adapted Dance, Chance to Dance, Dance for Parkinson's, Ballet Talks, Teacher Workshops, and many more. Moreover, ECE programs gave students from 389 schools, libraries, community centers, hospitals and detention centers an opportunity to see a full ballet production, hear from the dancers and experience their first dance class through free or heavily discounted programs.
The Houston Ballet Academy enrollment has soared and the school is firmly positioned as a top international training center providing instruction to more than 1,000 students year-round and in summer intensive programs. The Center for Dance has allowed the Houston Ballet to grow their academy by 60% since they opened the new facility.
Houston Ballet’s global presence is enhanced by dynamic online content on a variety of platforms. Houston Ballet has 136,436 Facebook followers, 190,833 Instagram followers and 30, 129 Twitter followers. Over 714,000 minutes of footage has been viewed globally on the Houston Ballet YouTube Channel and over 862,000 minutes of streamed Facebook videos have been viewed globally.
Each season, more than 1,000 volunteers contribute in excess of 10,000 hours to assist Houston Ballet in delivering on its mission.
Board Chair: Ms. S. Shawn Stephens, Community Volunteer Business Affiliation: Community Volunteer
Board Chair/CEO: Mrs. Allison Thacker, Chief Investment Officer & President Business Affiliation: Rice Management Company
CEO: Mr. Stanton Welch, Artistic Director
CEO: Mr. James Nelson, Executive Director
Board Size: 109
Staff: 216
% of Related Contributions on Fundraising: 22.82%
This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.
The following information is based on Houston Ballet Foundation's Audited Financial Statements for the fiscal year ending Sunday, June 30, 2019.
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