Mile Square Theatre

Tax-deductible

Hoboken, NJ501(c)(3)Arts & CultureEIN 01-0778023Revenue $932K in FY2025

On file with the IRSmilesquaretheare.org1400 Clinton St, 07030-3304 · Hoboken, NJTax-exempt since Dec 2003Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The organization produces contemporary and classical theater works,and provides theater arts education to promote the performing arts and deepen the region's culture.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
83¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $35K a year · 4% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
83%
of spending
Looks good: 83% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.0 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $21K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$466K
51% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 51% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$932K
-12% vs prior year
Spent
$970K
To programs
83%
Net assets
$456K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$932K
FY2025▼ -12%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$568K
FY2022$1.0M
FY2023$877K
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$932K
Expenses
$970K
FY2025▼ -8%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$545K
FY2022$802K
FY2023$924K
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$970K
Net assets
$456K
FY2025▼ -8%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$306K
FY2022$536K
FY2023$488K
FY2024$494K
FY2025$456K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Dec 2003.

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

Where the money goes

83 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 83% · $804K Management & general 11% · $105K Fundraising 6% · $61K

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

12 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kevin Free’s $19K as Artistic Dir is at the 14th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2216 $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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2022FY2021
Chris Oconnor—$37,050
Kevin Free$18,750—

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

Programs and updates

Presents theater and offers arts education to enrich culture.

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1 program · $748K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Producing and performing contemporary and classical theatre works.

$748Kprogram 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 · FY2024
Ford FoundationFY2024$155
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$21K
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$932K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$750K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$181K
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Money outPt IX
$970K
Ln 25
Programscol B$804K
Managementcol C$105K
Fundraisingcol D$61K
Owns and owesPt X
$456K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$82K
Total assetsLn 16$922K
LiabilitiesLn 26$466K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$181K
Government grantsLn 1e$125K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$750K
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Total revenueLn 12$932K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$82K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$82K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$380K
Other assetsLn 15$409K
Total assetsLn 16$922K
LiabilitiesLn 26$466K
Net assetsLn 32$456K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 516
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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$91K$82K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$405K$380K
Total assetsLn 16$878K$922K
LiabilitiesLn 26$384K$466K
Net assetsLn 32$494K$456K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$571K$457K$57K$57K
Payroll taxesLn 10$14K$11K$1K$1K
Legal feesLn 11b$11K$11K
Accounting feesLn 11c$6K$6K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$15K$15K
Office expensesLn 13$7K$4K$2K
RoyaltiesLn 15$4K$4K
OccupancyLn 16$89K$89K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$74K$74K
InsuranceLn 23$25K$25K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$152K$152K
All other expensesLn 24e$845$845
Total functional expensesLn 25$970K$804K$105K$61K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $932K$970K−$38K$456K 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.1M$1.1M$6K$494K 990 PDF
FY2023 $877K$924K−$48K$488K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.0M$802K$230K$536K 990 PDF
FY2021 $568K$545K$23K$306K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $931,559 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $383,355$180,647
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $671,813$749,580
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,346$1,332
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,056,514$931,559
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $481,132$585,503
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $569,653$384,311
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,050,785$969,814
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $5,729−$38,255
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
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 $931,559 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$124,682
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$55,965
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$180,647
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $749,580$749,580
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $1,332$1,332
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $750,912$931,559
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $969,814 across 12 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $456,956 · Management $57,119 · Fundraising $57,119$571,194
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $11,447 · Management $1,431 · Fundraising $1,431$14,309
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $11,316$11,316
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $6,500$6,500
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $15,130$15,130
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $4,359 · Fundraising $2,255$6,614
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $3,623$3,623
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $89,384$89,384
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $74,238$74,238
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $24,502$24,502
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $152,159$152,159
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $845$845
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $803,782 · Management $105,227 · Fundraising $60,805$969,814
Part X · Balance sheet $922,076 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $91,312$81,894
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $10,878$32,402
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $3,520$18,129
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $404,940$380,239
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $367,075$409,412
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $877,725$922,076
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $24,448$15,180
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $359,075$450,949
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $383,523$466,129
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $494,202$455,947
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $494,202$455,947
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $877,725$922,076
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $455,947 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$931,559
XI-2 Total expenses$969,814
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$38,255
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$494,202
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$455,947

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

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