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BALLET AND BOOKS: Form 990EZ, tax year 2025

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Organization
BALLET AND BOOKS (EIN 83-2952050)
Tax period
2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31
Filed
2026-01-30
IRS object ID
202620309349201307
Schema version
2025v4.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

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Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ

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Primary Exempt PurposeBallet and Books is a national non-profit organization striving to reduce the literacy gap through the hybrid storytelling of dance and reading In our extracurricular programming led by high school and college students we provide 3-9-year-olds with an opportunity to improve their literacy skills through a combination of dance instruction and dialogic reading Our mentees are mainly children from low-income families and communities of color The Ballet and Books mission is to give these children the skill sets to build literacy confidence and leadership through mentorship and dance We understand that it is essential for all children to have mentors they can relate to and recruit mentors who can both relate to their mentees backgrounds but also teach our children how to build community with people who are different from them This is the power of bridging literacy and dance through mentorshipPrimaryExemptPurposeTxt

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Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (9 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmtEmployee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmtExpense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt
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Chelsea Mulcahy
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Sydney LeSon
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Sydney Klau
Education Director5.00$0$0$0
Fernanda Oliveira
Advisor5.00$0$0$0
Cameron Mottley
Marketing Director0.00$0$0$0
Sophie Savas
Operations Director5.00$0$0$0
Kaity Molito
Development Director5.00$0$0$0
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Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

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Form And Line ReferencePart I, line 16FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationChapter Funds activity and programming expenses for each chapter These include dancewear and books for all children uniforms for all volunteer mentors speakers floor dots space rental for performances etc TravelEvents traveling to present athost conferences and seminars related to dance education and health equity amongst youth costs involved with hosting such events such as food for guests venue reservation and marketing materialsExplanationTxt