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San Francisco Ballet Association
San Francisco Ballet Association
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About this organization
Mission
The mission of San Francisco Ballet is to share our joy of dance with the widest possible audience in our community and around the globe and to provide the highest caliber of dance training in our School. We seek to enhance our position as one of the world's finest dance companies through our vitality, innovativeness, and diversity and through our uncompromising commitment to artistic excellence based in the classical ballet tradition. As the fist professional ballet company in the country (founded in 1933), San Francisco Ballet is committed both to preserving the masterpieces of the past and providing audiences with the excitement of world premiere performances.
About
Under the direction of Helgi Tomasson for three decades, the Association has achieved an international reputation as one of the preeminent ballet companies in the world. During the fiscal year, the Company performed in two local festivals, presented 21 performances on tour to Kennedy Center and London, 31 performances of the Nutcracker, 29 performances of Don Quixote, The Sleeping Beauty and The Little Mermaid, and 35 performances spread out over five other programs representing classical, neoclassical and contemporary ballet works.
Interesting data from their 2020 990 filing
The non-profit's mission, as documented in the filing, is “San francisco ballet, long recognized for pushing boundaries in dance, has a history of making history. founded in 1933, we staged the first full-length american productions of coppélia (1938) and swan lake (1940) and, in 1944, we launched an annual holiday tradition when we produced the first full-length production of nutcracker in the us. (continued on schedule o)”.
When explaining its purpose, the activities were described as: “Sf ballet's mission is to share our joy of dance with the widest possible audience, both locally and around the world, and to provide the highest caliber of dance training in our school. (continued on schedule o, statement 1)”.
- The non-profit is legally allowed to operate in the state of CA, as reported.
- The filing provides the non-profit's address in 2020 as 455 Franklin Street, San Francisco, CA, 94102.
- The non-profit has a total of 825 employees, as reported on their form for 2020.
- Is not a private foundation.
- Expenses are greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue is greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue less expenses is -$3,665,595.
- The organization has 59 independent voting members.
- The organization was formed in 1933.
- The organization pays $37,398,197 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $2,830,013 in fundraising expenses.
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