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CHARITY REVIEW
Issued: December 2025 Expires: December 2026

Ballet 314

Accredited Charity
Accredited Charity

Meets Standards

PO Box 37032
Saint Louis, MO, 63141

Standards For Charity Accountability

Governance

  1. Board Oversight
  2. Board Size
  3. Board Meetings
  4. Board Compensation
  5. Conflict of Interest

Measuring Effectiveness

  1. Effectiveness Policy
  2. Effectiveness Report

Finances

  1. Program Expenses
  2. Fundraising Expenses
  3. Accumulating Funds
  4. Audit Report
  5. Detailed Expense Breakdown
  6. Accurate Expense Reporting
  7. Budget Plan

Fundraising & Info

  1. Truthful Materials
  2. Annual Report
  3. Website Disclosures
  4. Donor Privacy
  5. Cause Marketing Disclosures
  6. Complaints

Ballet 314 meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.

Stated Purpose:
"To emphasize literacy through the arts via our main stage performances as well as our educational programming."

Year, State Incorporated:
2019, MO

Ballet 314 is a professional nonprofit ballet company whose focus is to emphasize literacy through educational programs and main stage performances to bridge the gap between dance and the community. Ballet 314 partners with many local organizations and businesses to provide, on average, 40 educational and childrens programs and 2 full length main stage ballet performances each year.

For the year ended April 30, 2025, Ballet 314's program expenses were:

Programs $129,404
Total Program Expenses $129,404

Chief Executive
Rachel Bodi, Executive Director

Chair of the Board
Sarah Mayer

Board Size
7

Method(s) Used:
Direct mail appeals, Invitations to fund raising events, Print advertisements (newspapers, magazines, etc.), Television, Grant proposals, Cause-related marketing (affinity credit cards, consumer product sales, etc.), Membership appeals

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 Ballet 314's IRS Form 990-EZ for the year ended April 30, 2025.

Source of Funds
Program Service Revenue $97,912
Contributions $49,805
Sales of Inventory $5,041
Other $428
Special Events $-5,454
Total Income $147,732

Programs: 96% Fundraising: 2% Administrative: 2%

Total Income $147,732
Total expenses: $134,424
  Program expenses $129,404
  Fundraising expenses $2,510
  Administrative expenses $2,510
  Other expenses $0
Income in Excess of Expenses $13,308
Beginning Net Assets $74,762
Other Changes In Net Assets $-3,973
Ending Net Assets $84,097
Total Liabilities $1,572
Total Assets $85,669

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Report completed by:
BBB of Eastern & Southwest Missouri & Southern Illinois