Colorado Ballet
Colorado Ballet's mission is to present exceptional classical ballet and contemporary dance through performances, training, education and community engagement while inspiring and growing an increasingly diverse audience base.
Colorado Ballet at a glance
In short: Colorado Ballet gave $2.3M across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $2.3M), mostly in Colorado. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $2,305,000
- +44.7% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $2,305,000
- +44.7% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $2,305,000
- Total assets
- $19,500,154
- +6.4% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Colorado (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Colorado Ballet funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Colorado Ballet Foundation ($2.3M).
Grant Size Distribution
2 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $1–5M range: 2 grants of 2 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2024 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $1.6M (2024) to $2.3M (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $2.3M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Colorado Ballet Foundation Denver, CO | Board designations to grow endowment held to support co ballet | $2,305,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $19,500,154 | $17,595,692 | $17,375,044 | $2,305,000 | 1 | $587,157 |
| 2024 | $18,331,057 | $14,093,004 | $15,667,847 | $1,593,341 | 1 | $387,228 |
| 2023 | $19,078,285 | $15,682,057 | $13,084,155 | — | — | $302,302 |
| 2022 | $17,371,556 | $15,572,511 | $11,179,565 | — | — | $29,535 |
| 2021 | $12,835,924 | $6,810,806 | $4,783,468 | — | — | $14,954 |
| 2020 | $10,776,318 | $9,808,216 | $9,393,810 | — | — | $33,459 |
About Colorado Ballet
Based on IRS filings
Colorado Ballet is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Denver, CO. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $19.5M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $2.3M. Net investment income was $587K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Colorado Ballet is led by Sameed Afghani, Executive Director on every filing since 2023; 5 of 35 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Sameed Afghani
Executive Director
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$206K (2024) → $209K (2025)
Glenn Boggs
Artistic Director
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$227K (2020) → $314K (2025)
Erica Fischbach
Director of Academy
On filings since 2023
44.3 hrs/week
$111K (2023) → $109K (2025)
Janina Falik
Director of Accounting
On filings since 2024
41.2 hrs/week
$104K (2024) → $106K (2025)
Rachel Perez
Director of Marketing & Communications
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$100K (2024) → $117K (2025)
Alyson Graves
Advancement Co-Chair & Trustee
Auxiliary President & Trustee → Trustee, 2021
Trustee → Advancement Co-Chair & Trustee, 2022
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ann Frick
Trustee
On filings since 2020
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Anne M. Hillary
Trustee
On filings since 2020
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Bernee Strom
Board Governance Co-Chair & Trustee
Trustee → Board Governance Co-Chair & Trustee, 2024
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Brad Sonnenberg
Trustee
On filings since 2020
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Cheri Rubin
Trustee
On filings since 2020
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Christina Raya
Long Range Planning Co-Chair & Trustee
Trustee → Long Range Planning Co-Chair & Trustee, 2024
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Denise Sanderson
Advancement Co-Chair & Trustee
Campaign Chair & Trustee → Trustee, 2024
Trustee → Advancement Co-Chair & Trustee, 2025
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Douglas Richards
Advancement Co-Chair & Trustee
Trustee → Advancement Co-Chair & Trustee, 2024
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Elizabeth Katkin
Long-Range Planning Co-Chair & Trustee
Long Range Planning Co-Chair & Trustee → Trustee, 2024
Trustee → Long-Range Planning Co-Chair & Trustee, 2025
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Holly Baroway
Academy Co-Chair & Trustee
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jane Netzorg
Trustee
On filings since 2020
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kaye Ferry
Trustee
On filings since 2020
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Merry Logan
Emeritus Liaison & Trustee
Advancement Chair & Trustee → Advancement Co-Chair & Trustee, 2022
Advancement Co-Chair & Trustee → Emeritus Liaison & Trustee, 2024
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michael Korenblat
Board Governance Co-Chair & Trustee
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Nancy Stevens
Trustee
On filings since 2020
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Raydean Acevedo
Academy Co-Chair & Trustee
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Richard Kylberg
Marketing Co-Chair & Trustee
Trustee → Marketing Co-Chair & Trustee, 2025
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Susan W. Bailey
Trustee
Marketing, Public Relations Co-Chair & Trustee → Co-Chair, 2022
Co-Chair → Trustee, 2023
On filings since 2020
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Suzan Schlatter
Trustee
On filings since 2020
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Richard Saunders
Trustee
On filings since 2021
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
William Hartman
Marketing Co-Chair & Trustee
Marketing, Public Relations Co-Chair & Trustee → Marketing Co-Chair & Trustee, 2025
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Heather Beiser
Trustee
On filings since 2022
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Joanne Zboyan- Sec Education
Community Engagement Co-Chair & Trustee
Committee Engagement Co-Chair → Community Engagement Co-Chair & Trustee, 2025
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Emily Garnett
Trustee
On filings since 2024
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Victoria Phares
Trustee
On filings since 2024
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Brent Backes
Finance Co-Chair
Finance Co-Chair → Co-Chair, 2023
Co-Chair → Finance Co-Chair, 2025
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Curt Hockemeier
Finance Co-Chair
Trustee → Finance Co-Chair, 2021
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michelle Moorman Applegate
Board Co-Chair
Long Range Planning Co-Chair & Trustee → Long Range Planning Co-Chair, 2022
Long Range Planning Co-Chair → Board Co-Chair, 2025
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Geoff Long
Board Co-Chair
Trustee → Finance Co-Chair, 2023
Finance Co-Chair → Board Co-Chair, 2025
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (44)
- Former: Karen Sumner (2023–2025) — Chief Advancement Officer · Filing note: Thru dec '24
- Former: Greg Laugero (2020–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Joanne Posner-Mayer (2020–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Richard Kylberg- Marketing (2022–2024) — Public Relations Co-Chair & Trustee
- Former: William Hartman- Marketing (2022–2024) — Public Relations Co-Chair & Trustee
- Former: Michelle Moorman Applegate- Co- (2023–2024) — Chair & Long Range Planning Co-Chair
- Former: Ashley Harkrader (2024) — Senior Director of Development
- Former: Anna Bates (2020–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Christin Crampton Day (2020–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Colleen Curran (2020–2023) — Board Governance Co-Chair & Trustee
- Former: David Ramsay (2020–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Elizabeth Armstrong (2020–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Gail Kassan (2020–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Henny Lasley (2020–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Jean Armstrong (2020–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Jim Ruh (2020–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Lisa Levin Appel (2020–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Lisa Snider (2020–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Sandy Elliott (2020–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Molly Wink (2021–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Christie Del Ciotto (2022–2023) — Auxiliary Co-President & Trustee
- Former: Lexie Rhodes (2022–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Mary Lou Blackledge-Kortz (2022–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Myra Skinner (2022–2023) — Auxiliary Co-President & Trustee
- Former: Timothy Mottet (2022–2023) — Education & Community Eng. Co-Chair
- Former: Mark Chase- Managing Director (2023) — - Operations & Finance
- Former: Adam Sexton (2020–2022) — Managing Director - Advan.
- Former: Mark Chase (2020–2022) — Managing Director - Operations & Finance
- Former: Steven Blazek (2020–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Allen Lim (2022) — Trustee
- Former: Jenna Grange (2022) — Trustee
- Former: Joanne Zboyan- Seceducation (2022) — Committee Eng. Co-Chair
- Former: Zachary Smith (2022) — Trustee
- Former: Adrienne Toon (2020–2021) — Board Governance Co-Chair & Trustee
- Former: Harry Sterling (2020–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Joanne Zboyan (2020–2021) — Secretary, Education & Committee Engagement Co-Chair
- Former: Mary Lou Blackledge Kortz (2020–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Susan Struna (2020–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Ghislaine Bruner (2021) — Auxiliary Co-President & Trustee
- Former: Linda Heiss (2021) — Auxiliary Co-President & Trustee
- Former: Cleo Rauchway (2020) — Trustee
- Former: Dick Saunders (2020) — Trustee
- Former: Mark Heiser (2020) — Trustee
- Former: William Tryon (2020) — Treasurer & Finance Chair
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $314K, to Glenn Boggs (Artistic Director). 6 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Colorado Ballet
How much does Colorado Ballet give each year?
Colorado Ballet gave $2.3M across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $1.6M across 1 grant.
How large is Colorado Ballet?
Colorado Ballet reported $19.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $17.6M.
What is Colorado Ballet?
Colorado Ballet is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Denver, CO. It holds $19.5M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Colorado Ballet operate?
Colorado Ballet has awarded grants in Colorado.
What is Colorado Ballet's EIN?
Colorado Ballet's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 84-6038137. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 14, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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