Festival Ballet Albuquerque

“Subject to the authority of the board of directors to designate and appoint one or more committees as provided in these bylaws, all corporate powers shall be exercised by or under authority of, and the affairs and property of fba shall be controlled by its board of directors, which shall consist of not less than three (3) and not more than ten (10) directors (not including any ex officio directors). The number of directors may be increased or decreased from time to time by a majority vote of the board of directors; but in no event shall the board of directors consist of less than three (3) directors. In the event the number of directors is increased, the vacancies so created will be filled in the manner specified in sect 5.4 of the articles. There shall be no special qualifications for eligibility for membership on the board of directors; and a person need not be a resident of the state of new mexico to be eligible for election or appointment as a director. Ex officio directors shall be those who are designated and appointed to serve from time to time by virtue of their office or position in another organization or for other reasons. Ex officio directors shall be non-voting members of the board of directors, and shall not be counted in the determination of a quorum.”

“The power to adopt, amend or repeal the bylaws or adopt new bylaws shall be vested in the board of directors. Such adoption, amendment or repeal requires a vote of at least two-thirds (2/3) of those directors present at a meeting in which such a vote is taken, provided that a quorum has been attained at such meeting.”

“A copy of the form 990 is provided to the president of the board. The president reviews the return, signs and submits the efile authorization form to the tax preparer upon approval of the information contained within the return. The return is then electronically filed with the irs.”

“Governing documents are made available upon request. Available in hard copy at the offices of the registered agent.”

“The corporation is formed for educational and charitable purposes, within the meaning of section 501(c)(3) of the internal revenue code of 1986, to further the appreciation and advancement in the community of the art of dance, to provide performance and educational opportunities to students of dance, and to provide opportunities for the community to be enriched through the public performance of dance, and to do any other act or thing incidental to or connected with the foregoing purposes or in advancement thereof, but not for the pecuniary profit or financial gain, except as permitted under the new mexico nonprofit corporation act.”

“All board members volunteer their time to the organization for an estimated total of 713 hours. List of in-kind services include business consulting, marketing and board of director duties valued at 12,284; accounting services valued at 5,450; and administrative and managerial operations valued at 17,500.”

“For over 8000 children including those suffering from autism. For its work, fba was recognized by the albuquerque public schools board of education for excellence in its contribution to symphony autism. In october, fba produced dracula, a love story at the national hispanic cultural center (nhcc), giving performance opportunities to over 50 professionals in the dance, design and stage technician fields. On december 4th, fba provided a free performance for the north domingo baca multigenerational center to almost 200 patrons and members, and on dec. 19th, fba provided a free performance of the nutcracker in the land of enchantment with a full orchestra conducted by guillermo figueroa at nhcc to 416 clients of 13 local health and human service organizations including those who were homeless, victims of domestic violence and abuse, mentally and physically challenged and many educational groups. During this and the additional four nutcracker performance series, fba provided performance opportunities for over 50 professional musicians, 30 professional dancers, and over 15 design and stage hand personnel thus contributing to the local economy.”

“Artistic/choreographrs/musicn 50,641 0 0 graphic design 867 0 0 lighting 5,600 0 0 stage crew 13,579 0 0 technical crew 9,104 0 0 video/dvd production 310 0 0 performance supplies 1,743 0 0 props/costume/cartage rentl 1,166 0 0 costume cleaning 154 0 0 regional dance america fees 4,697 0 0”