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Alonzo King Lines Ballet

The mission of alonzo king lines ballet is to nurture artistry and the development of creative expression in dance through collaboration, performance, and education.

Arts & Culture San Francisco, CA EIN: 942933309 (IRS) Sign up to see website
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Integrity Assessment
Strong transparency
90/100 · methodology

About

Alonzo King LINES Ballet | A world-renowned trailblazer, contemporary dance company, education and artistic hub in San Francisco.

Mission

The mission of alonzo king lines ballet is to nurture artistry and the development of creative expression in dance through collaboration, performance, and education.

Founder story
Not yet on file. The organization can add how and why it was founded by claiming this profile. Registered with the IRS since July 1984.

Focus & reach

Category
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Verification & registration

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IRS
Exempt Organizations · EIN 942933309
Tax-deductible (Pub 78)
501(c)(03)
Federal tax-exempt subsection
Since 1984

Verified certifications

Confirmed against the issuing authority - not self-reported.

IRS Tax-Deductible since 1984

Integrity assessment

A 0-100 measure of public-data transparency - registration, financial disclosure, governance, contact details, and recency. It does not measure programme impact.

Registration 16/20
('Government registration ID on record', 8)
('Sourced from official registry', 4)
('Cross-referenced (2+ sources)', 4)
('Profile not yet claimed by organization', 0)
Financial Transparency 24/30
('No financial documents found on website', 0)
('Financial filing on record', 8)
('Revenue figure disclosed', 6)
('Spending figure disclosed', 6)
('Detailed financial breakdown disclosed', 4)
Governance 20/20
('At least 1 officer disclosed', 5)
('3+ officers disclosed', 3)
('Officer titles disclosed', 2)
('Executive compensation disclosed', 4)
('Mission / description on file', 3)
('Founding date on file', 3)
Contact Availability 10/10
('Website', 3)
('Email', 3)
('Phone', 2)
('Physical address', 2)
Data Recency 15/20
('Updated within 1 year', 15)
('Newer data needed for full score', 0)
Red flags 0
Transparency checklist
Official registration on file
Financial disclosure published
Website on record
Contact details available
Leadership disclosed
Mission or description published

GiveRadar Analysis

Original analysis from GiveRadar's dataset of comparable organizations

From what GiveRadar has verified so far, Alonzo King Lines Ballet has a complete profile, cross-referenced across 4 independent sources including the IRS.

  • GiveRadar has verified more about this organization than about 99% of the 133,127 arts & culture charities in the United States it tracks, because GiveRadar has verified its financial disclosures and its governance. Most of those have little verified data on record yet. View this cohort
  • GiveRadar holds 6 years of financial filings for this organization, the most recent for fiscal year 2025 - a deeper filing history than 90% of the 56,467 arts & culture charities in the United States with filings on record. See the filings
  • By reported annual revenue, it is larger than 87% of the 55,580 arts & culture charities in the United States with financial records on GiveRadar. See the filings
GiveRadar has verified
  • government registration
  • financial records (6 filed years)
  • disclosed leadership
  • a website
  • a contact email
  • a donation page
Not yet verified by GiveRadar
  • an owner-submitted profile claim

Analysis based on GiveRadar's benchmark dataset of 2026-07-03. It describes what GiveRadar has verified, not a judgment of the organization itself.

Financials

From irs 990 (fy2025) · FY2025
Annual revenue
$1M-$10M
Reporting year
2025
To programmes
78%
Revenue, FY2020-FY2025
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
Where money goes
Program78%

Leadership & board

Disclosed in official filings
AA
Aaron W•••••
Director
AL
Alonzo K•••
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
AL
Al W•••
Director
AU
Augustin D• K••••••••
Director

How it stacks up against peers

· vs. 8 similar arts & culture in United States
Program spending This charity: 78%
Peer average: 75%
CEO comp as % of revenue This charity: 3.65%
Peer average: 0.48%
Integrity Assessment This charity: 90
Peer average: 90

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Annual revenue
$1M-$10M
78% to programs
Source: IRS 990 (FY2025) why this matters
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Filing history

6 years on file from IRS 990 (FY2025): revenue, expenses, program spending, assets, and liabilities by fiscal year.

Years on record: FY2025, FY2024, FY2023, FY2022, FY2021, FY2020.
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Taxes

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Staff & volunteers

From filings and published profiles

Employees
114

Leadership

From FY2025 filing

RU
Ruth N•••
Managing Director

Officers & trustees (25)

Source: Public filings

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Latest news

From global news sources

10 articles found

From news sources and the organization. Shown for transparency; news never affects the integrity score.

Activity timeline

Filings and press mentions, merged

Lines Ballet Summer Program director Ilaria Guerra guides students toward joy of performance - Local News Matters
Jun 2026
localnewsmatters.org
Why Jane Fonda showed up at a San Francisco ballet this weekend - Yahoo
Apr 2026
www.yahoo.com
Esperanza Spalding and Alonzo King deliver a rare kind of magic in San Francisco - San Francisco Chronicle
Apr 2026
www.sfchronicle.com
For His Latest LINES Ballet Premiere, Alonzo King Collaborates With Grammy Winner esperanza spalding - Pointe Magazine
Apr 2026
pointemagazine.com
Esperanza Spalding, Alonzo King team for Lines Ballet premiere in SF - Piedmont Exedra
Apr 2026
piedmontexedra.com
Inside Esperanza Spalding’s new ballet collaboration with Alonzo King Lines Ballet - San Francisco Chronicle
Apr 2026
www.sfchronicle.com
Inside Esperanza Spalding's new ballet collaboration with Alonzo King Lines Ballet - Yahoo
Apr 2026
www.yahoo.com
Esperanza Spalding, Alonzo King team for Lines Ballet premiere in San Francisco - Local News Matters
Apr 2026
localnewsmatters.org
Esperanza Spalding joins Alonzo King’s stunning list of collaborators - The Mercury News
Apr 2026
www.mercurynews.com
Meet Adji Cissoko, Alonzo King LINES Ballet Dancer and Newly Appointed Associate Artistic Director - nobhillgazette.com
Mar 2026
www.nobhillgazette.com
Form filed
$4.0M revenue
FY2025
IRS 990
Form filed
$5.1M revenue
FY2024
IRS 990
Form filed
$6.0M revenue
FY2023
IRS 990
Form filed
$7.2M revenue
FY2022
IRS 990
Form filed
$9.2M revenue
FY2021
IRS 990
Form filed
$4.8M revenue
FY2020
IRS 990

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Cause areas in United States

How many charities work in each area, with this charity's area highlighted.

Human Services 322,683
Education 195,586
Arts & Culture this charity 133,130
Advocacy & Civil Rights 128,026
Religion 114,636
Health 98,863
Community Development 56,086
Youth Development 53,450
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Most common causes in United States

Causes charities work on most, with this charity's causes ticked.

Community Development 235,146
Education 159,016
Religion 103,741
Arts & Culture 101,203
Human Rights 76,926
Health 65,250
Youth Development 47,775
Animal Welfare 32,425

Sources and verification

Registration and legal identity
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) - Tax Exempt Organization Search
Financial filings
IRS Form 990 filings - Fiscal year 2025 most recent on file.
Officers and trustees
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) - Tax Exempt Organization Search - 123 disclosed in the public registry.
News and media coverage
GDELT Project + Google News
Supplementary verification
Charity Navigator

Data freshness

Last updated
Aug 3, 2026
Registry checked
Aug 3, 2026
Profile completeness
100%

What we know and don't know

Exactly which public data we hold on this charity. Our score reflects transparency, not impact.

On record · 10
  • Financial data · FY2025 on record
  • Named leadership · 123 officers on file
  • Executive pay · Disclosed
  • Government registration · Registered with an official registry
  • Mission statement · Published
  • Official website · On record
  • Headquarters address · On file
  • Direct contact · Email or phone published
  • Tax-deductibility · Verified
  • Founding date · 1984
Not available · 1
  • Programs & activities
    No named programs listed by the charity

Methodology

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Quick facts about Alonzo King Lines Ballet

What is Alonzo King Lines Ballet?
Alonzo King Lines Ballet is a arts & culture supporting organization (509(a)(3)) based in San Francisco, United States. Alonzo King LINES Ballet | A world-renowned trailblazer, contemporary dance company, education and artistic hub in San Francisco.
When was Alonzo King Lines Ballet founded?
Alonzo King Lines Ballet was founded in 1984.
Who leads Alonzo King Lines Ballet?
Ruth Nott serves as Managing Director.
Where is Alonzo King Lines Ballet located?
Headquartered in San Francisco, CA, United States.
What is Alonzo King Lines Ballet's annual budget?
Annual revenue for fiscal year 2025 is approximately $1M-$10M. 78% of expenses go to program services.
Is Alonzo King Lines Ballet trustworthy?
Alonzo King Lines Ballet has a GiveRadar Integrity Assessment of 90 out of 100 (Strong transparency). The score reflects public-data transparency: registration, financial disclosure, governance, contact details, and how recently data was refreshed. It does not measure program impact.
What is Alonzo King Lines Ballet's registration number?
IRS EIN: 942933309.
What is Alonzo King Lines Ballet's website?
http://www.linesballet.org