Public Charity

Charlotte Youth Ballet Inc

Charlotte Youth Ballet Inc, of Charlotte, NC, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $240K in revenue, $223K in expenses, $149K in total assets. 5 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $47K, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 561539628 Charlotte, NC Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$240K
Total Expenses$223K
Total Assets$149K
Grant Records5
Funding Total$47K
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

The Organization's primary purpose is to enrich the community through an independent, innovative, regional ballet company that provides dancers an opportunity to perform in professional-level productions. By merging youth and professionals, the organization introduces ballet to diverse audiences to foster life-long support of the arts. Each year the organization provides free weekly ballet classes for select students at a high-poverty elementary school in Charlotte. The organization provides approximately 2,000 below cost tickets to students and seniors. In addition, the organization accepts charitable donations and provides tickets to approximately 1,000 students from high poverty elementary schools per year. Through partnerships with other community groups, the organization provides 1-2 free performances each year at community events.

Officers & Directors

Treasurer Heidi Keller
Secretary Katherine Distefano
Chair-elect Kelli Gilreath
Past Chair Kim Ellison
Director Mary Darrenkamp
Director Meghan Lluberas

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Top Grant Purposes

CARES FUNDING: ORGANIZATIONS
$26,000 2 grants
General Support
$12,294 2 grants
CHARITABLE GIFT
$8,691 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $240K $223K $149K
2024 $219K $227K $132K
2023 $220K $240K $140K
2022 $280K $186K $161K
2021 $47K $56K $67K

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $47K to $240K (+412%), with total assets most recently reported at $149K.

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