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The Joffrey Ballet
The Joffrey Ballet reported $39.7 million in revenue and $31.5 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $84.89 went to program services, $7.51 to management and general costs and $7.60 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 51.0% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $686,609 (THE MARY B. GALVIN ARTISTIC DIRECTOR). 14 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 57% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $32MFor context, the median across 876 covered arts, culture & humanities charities: $79.98 programs, $13.89 management, $6.13 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $40M- Contributions & grants (non-government)$49.86 $20M
- Government grants$0.62 $247K
- Program service revenue$45.96 $18M
- Investment income$3.56 $1.4M
Other revenue was negative: −$424K. The bar shows the positive sources only.
The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 84.9% | 78.5% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 7.5% | 13.6% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 7.6% | 6.0% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.12 | $0.10 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 51.0% | 57.5% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.6% | 1.7% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 46.5% | 20.8% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $686,609 | $385,706 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 2.18% | 2.03% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 14 | 8 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 21.2 | 36.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 61 of 64 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseDuring the 2024-2025 season, the company presented four programs: atonement (10 performances; 15,870 attendees), the nutcracker (27 performances including 2 student matinee performances; 73,100 attendees), golden hour (10 performances; 14,554 attendees), and alice's adventures in wonderland (14 performances; 32,696 attendees). Total attendance 136,220. The joffrey also toured to baden baden, germany, columbia, south carolina, and nashville, tennessee
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Highest reported compensation
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE MARY B. GALVIN ARTISTIC DIRECTOR Director/trustee, officer, 40.0 hrs/week | $539,913 | $0 | $146,696 | $686,609 |
| PRESIDENT AND CEO Director/trustee, officer, 40.0 hrs/week | $516,903 | $0 | $146,674 | $663,577 |
| CFO & DEPUTY DIRECTOR Director/trustee, officer, 40.0 hrs/week | $319,938 | $0 | $84,813 | $404,751 |
| CHIEF ADVANCEMENT OFFICER Key employee, 40.0 hrs/week | $254,916 | $0 | $35,112 | $290,028 |
| DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT (THRU 09/2024) Highest compensated employee, 40.0 hrs/week | $149,808 | $0 | $13,219 | $163,027 |
| ABBOTT ACADEMY DIRECTOR Highest compensated employee, 40.0 hrs/week | $150,066 | $0 | $7,088 | $157,154 |
| DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES Highest compensated employee, 40.0 hrs/week | $146,879 | $0 | $7,525 | $154,404 |
| DIRECTOR OF TECHNOLOGY Highest compensated employee, 40.0 hrs/week | $131,044 | $0 | $23,152 | $154,196 |
14 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from The Joffrey Ballet (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $2.2M (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
FY2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b64 · 61 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2Yes
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bYes
- Employees Part I, line 5211
- Volunteers Part I, line 661
Largest outside contractors
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| LYRIC OPERA OF CHICAGO Theatre services | $3,569,351 |
| ALLIED ADVERTISING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP Marketing | $1,538,381 |
| CHICAGO PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY Orchestra | $993,472 |
| OPERNHAUS ZURICH Co production | $325,000 |
| KARTEMQUIN EDUCATIONAL FILMS Film production | $292,000 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 19 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
77 private foundations reported grants to The Joffrey Ballet totaling $4.3M on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Every number above is copied from The Joffrey Ballet's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for The Joffrey Ballet, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 The Joffrey Ballet spent in FY2025, $84.89 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of The Joffrey Ballet's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, The Joffrey Ballet reported that 84.9% of its $31.5 million in expenses went to program services, 7.5% to management and general and 7.6% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does The Joffrey Ballet pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation The Joffrey Ballet reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $686,609, for the role of THE MARY B. GALVIN ARTISTIC DIRECTOR (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does The Joffrey Ballet get its money?
Of $39.7 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 51.0% came from contributions and grants (including 0.6% from government grants) and 46.5% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is The Joffrey Ballet a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 36-4009741 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, object 202631329349306793 · read the filing
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202531349349302708 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202431149349301133 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202301239349300540 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202231369349305263 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202121349349301642 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 36-4009741: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.