Theater at Monmouth

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The mission of Theater at Monmouth is to present innovative approaches to shakespeare and other classic plays through professional productions that enrich the lives of people throughout the state of maine.

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 01-0287022) · Dispute this line
501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
77¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 60 volunteers and 19 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
The IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $37K a year · 8% of revenue · last 6 filings
A surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
77%
of spending
77% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$66K
to officers and key staff · 12% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 12% of spending.
Part VII, Section A
2.5 mo
of spending, in cash
2.5 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $8K
1 funder names it on their filings.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$33K
3% of total assets
Liabilities are 3% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
12 of 12 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$490K
-5% vs prior year
Spent
$569K
To programs
77%
Net assets
$1.0M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$490K
FY2025▼ -5%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$356K
FY2021$640K
FY2022$459K
FY2023$470K
FY2024$515K
FY2025$490K
Expenses
$569K
FY2025▼ -2%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$277K
FY2021$533K
FY2022$617K
FY2023$577K
FY2024$579K
FY2025$569K
Net assets
$1.0M
FY2025▼ -7%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$1.5M
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$1.0M

From the FY2025 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in May 1972.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

77 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 77% · $437K Management & general 20% · $111K Fundraising 4% · $21K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

13 people listed on the 990; $66K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Producing Artistic Dir.
$66,300Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Dawn McAndrews’s $66K as Producing Artistic Dir. is at the 61st percentile of top reported officer pay among 2215 $100K–1M arts & culture nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Dawn McAndrews$66,300$67,600$57,960$65,520$65,040$63,600

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

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1 program · $437K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

The theater engaged in its charitable, literary, and educational pursuits, to wit: to engage, promote, and present literary and theatrical programs, workshops, seminars, demonstration sessions, lectures, recitals, and performances, and to act as publisher, producer, creator, distributor, and purveyor of phonograph records, films…

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 01-0287022) · Dispute this line
$437Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$8K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$490K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$254K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$235K
Other incomeLn 4–11$1K
Money outPt IX
$569K
Ln 25
Programscol B$437K
Managementcol C$111K
Fundraisingcol D$21K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$120K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$33K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$254K
Government grantsLn 1e$5K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$235K
Investment incomeLn 3$44
Other incomeLn 4–11$1K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$356
Total revenueLn 12$490K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$120K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$120K
Inventories for sale or useLn 8$701
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$5K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$953K
Other assetsLn 15$1K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$33K
Net assetsLn 32$1.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 519
VolunteersI 660
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$135K$120K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$989K$953K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$15K$33K
Net assetsLn 32$1.1M$1.0M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5$66K$36K$13K$17K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$257K$235K$22K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$26K$22K$3K$1K
Payroll taxesLn 10$27K$22K$3K$1K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$10K$10K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$20K$19K$763$73
Office expensesLn 13$1K$832$252
RoyaltiesLn 15$10K$10K
OccupancyLn 16$30K$30K
TravelLn 17$8K$8K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$36K$36K
InsuranceLn 23$31K$26K$3K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$39K$25K$14K$21
All other expensesLn 24e$7K$576$6K$345
Total functional expensesLn 25$569K$437K$111K$21K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Apr 21, 2026 $490K$569K−$79K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Mar 4, 2025 $515K$579K−$64K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Oct 8, 2024 $470K$577K−$106K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Apr 10, 2023 $459K$617K−$158K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS May 12, 2022 $640K$533K$107K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Apr 27, 2021 $356K$277K$79K$1.3M 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support I · Grants O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990
Part I · Summary $489,959 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $271,421$253,997
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $237,758$234,736
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $44−$312
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $6,262$1,538
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $515,485$489,959
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $361,350$375,817
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $217,893$193,440
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $579,243$569,257
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$63,758−$79,298
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members12
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $489,959 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$5,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$248,997
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$253,997
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $234,736$234,736
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $44$44
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$356−$356
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $1,538$1,538
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $236,274 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$312$489,959
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $569,257 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Programs $36,465 · Management $13,260 · Fundraising $16,575$66,300
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $235,478 · Management $21,600$257,078
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $21,614 · Management $2,771 · Fundraising $1,317$25,702
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $22,485 · Management $2,882 · Fundraising $1,370$26,737
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $10,448$10,448
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $19,485 · Management $763 · Fundraising $73$20,321
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $832 · Management $252$1,084
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $10,202$10,202
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $30,218$30,218
IX-17 TravelPrograms $8,026$8,026
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $36,229$36,229
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $26,299 · Management $3,371 · Fundraising $1,603$31,273
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $24,882 · Management $13,691 · Fundraising $21$38,594
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $576 · Management $6,124 · Fundraising $345$7,045
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $436,562 · Management $111,391 · Fundraising $21,304$569,257
Part X · Balance sheet $1,080,272 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $134,645$120,348
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $2,500$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $684$701
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $12,731$5,199
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $989,253$953,024
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,000$1,000
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,140,813$1,080,272
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $5,676$17,313
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $8,904$6,024
X-23 Secured mortgages and notes payable$10,000
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $14,580$33,337
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,012,833$942,035
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $113,400$104,900
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,126,233$1,046,935
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,140,813$1,080,272
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,046,935 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$489,959
XI-2 Total expenses$569,257
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$79,298
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,126,233
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,046,935

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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