COLORADO BALLET FOUNDATION
EIN 88-0544157 · Ballet (A63)
What they do
THE GOAL of THE COLORADO BALLET FOUNDATION (THE "FOUNDATION") is to MAINTAIN and GROW THE ENDOWMENT FUND OVER TIME to PROVIDE A RELIABLE SOURCE of FUNDS to COLORADO BALLET and to SUPPLEMENT COLORADO BALLET REVENUES FROM OPERATIONS SO THAT THE COMBINED REVENUES FROM COLORADO BALLET OPERATIONS and FROM THE FOUNDATION WILL BE ADEQUATE to SUPPORT and ENHANCE THE OPERATIONS of COLORADO BALLET for THE INDEFINITE FUTURE.
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Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.
They explain their jobThe charity tells us what it is trying to do.
They name their leaders11 people are listed in the latest report.
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SAMEED AFGHANIEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
BERNEE STROMDIRECTOR
BILL PLUMMERDIRECTOR
BRENT BACKESDIRECTOR
CHRISTINA RAYADIRECTOR
CURT HOCKEMEIERCO-CHAIR
DANA FUSARISDIRECTOR
DAVID CHUNGDIRECTOR
DENISE SANDERSONDIRECTOR
GEOFF LONGCO-CHAIR
MICHELLE MOORMAN APPLEGATEDIRECTOR
About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 2023
- Location
- 1075 SANTA FE DR, DENVER, CO 80204
- County
- Denver
- In care of
- SAMEED AFGHANI
- Primary officer
- SAMEED AFGHANI, CHIEF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
How to reach them
Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2024
- Tax period began
- July 1, 2024
- Return type
- 990
- Tax preparer
- EIDE BAILLY LLP
- NTEE classification
- Ballet (A63)
- IRS tax category
- Ballet