Festival Ballet Albuquerque

“Election of members and their rights 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 autority of, and the affairs and property of fba shall be controlled by its board of directors, which shall consist of not less that three (3) and not more that ten (10) directors (not including any es officio directiors). The number of directors may be increased or decreased form 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 resident of the state of new mexico to be eligible for election or appointment as director. Ex officio directors shall be non-voting members of the board of directors, and shall not be counted in the determination of a quorum.”

“Decisions subject to approval of members 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 vote is taken, provide that a quorum has been attained at such meeting.”

“Organization's process to review form 990 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.”

“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.”

“All board members volunteer their time to the organization for an estimated total of 691 hours. List of in-kind services included business consulting, marketing and board of director duties valuated at $10,850; accounting services valued at $6,000; and administrative and managerial operations valued at $17,500.”

“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 of financial gain, except as permitted under the new mexico nonprofit corporation act.”

“Artistically, fba continues to serve the community with critically acclaimed theatrical productions while training young dancers who may wish to dance professionally as a career. Fba is a pre-professional regional dance company augmented by local professional dance artists who find work opportunities with fba. 2015 performances at national hispanic cultural center (nhcc): in may, fba presented the iconic work by legendary choreographer george balanchine, "valse fantasie", with permission of the new york city ballet george balanchine trust. On this same program, fba provided the opportunity for 5 young choreographers to present fully produced ballets. In december, in partnership with nhcc, the city of albuquerque, bernalillo county and new mexico arts, fba performed 5 public performances of "nutcracker in the land of enchantment" which provided work opportunities for over 80 local professional dancers, musicians, and stage technicians including lighting, music and costume designers. Additionally, a free performance was given to over 600 clients of 15 health and human service organizations throughout the state, including domestically abused women and children, a large homeless population and several senior centers. Fba outreach includes city sponsored history of dance performances free of charge to the host, being given on-site at title 1-aps elementary schools and senior centers. Additionally, fba performs six presentations of "peter and the wolf" in collaboration with the new mexico philharmonic, including one dedicated performance for those suffering from autism. Fba continues to be the only dance company from new mexico that is a member of regional dance america, a nationally recognized organization of over 100 companies from throughout the us and canada. Fba dancers traveled to monroe, louisiana in march performing two ballet works that were chosen by a national adjudicator for presentation. Thus fba is gaining notoriety throughout the southwest for excellence in the performing arts.”

“Artistic/choreographers/musicn: program service expenses 57,336. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 57,336. Graphic design: program service expenses 496. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 496. Lighting : program service expenses 4,513. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 4,513. Stage crew: program service expenses 5,699. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 5,699. Technical crew: program service expenses 2,578. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 2,578. Video/ dvd production: program service expenses 1,965. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 1,965. Performance supplies: program service expenses 4,276. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 4,276. Props/costume/cartage rental: program service expenses 576. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 576. Regional dance america fees : program service expenses 8,537. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 8,537. Program/ ticket printing: program service expenses 2,290. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 2,290.”