Mile Square Theatre FY2021 filing

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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.
80¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$37K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2021 · 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
80%
of spending
Looks good: 80% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$37K
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
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
$303K
50% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 50% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
16
of 16 voting members
Looks good: 16 of 16 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$568K
Spent
$545K
To programs
80%
Net assets
$306K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$568K
FY2021
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$568K
FY2022$1.0M
FY2023$877K
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$932K
Expenses
$545K
FY2021
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$545K
FY2022$802K
FY2023$924K
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$970K
Net assets
$306K
FY2021
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$306K
FY2022$536K
FY2023$488K
FY2024$494K
FY2025$456K

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · figures checked against the IRS filing · 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.

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Where the money goes

80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 80% · $437K Management & general 15% · $82K Fundraising 5% · $26K

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

16 people listed on the 990; $37K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Artistic Dir
$37,050Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$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

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1 program · $437K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Producing and performing contemporary and classical theatre works.

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

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$568K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$334K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$234K
Investment incomeLn 3$215
Money outPt IX
$545K
Ln 25
Programscol B$437K
Managementcol C$82K
Fundraisingcol D$26K
Owns and owesPt X
$306K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$208K
Total assetsLn 16$610K
LiabilitiesLn 26$303K
PeoplePt VI, VII
16
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a16
IndependentVI 1b16
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$334K
Government grantsLn 1e$52K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$234K
Investment incomeLn 3$215
Total revenueLn 12$568K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$208K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$208K
Accounts receivableLn 4$11K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$383K
Other assetsLn 15$8K
Total assetsLn 16$610K
LiabilitiesLn 26$303K
Net assetsLn 32$306K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 516
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$135K$208K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$399K$383K
Total assetsLn 16$555K$610K
LiabilitiesLn 26$272K$303K
Net assetsLn 32$283K$306K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$37K$26K$4K$7K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$182K$158K$16K$8K
Payroll taxesLn 10$28K$23K$2K$2K
Management feesLn 11a$81K$77K$2K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$7K$7K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$5K$5K
Office expensesLn 13$5K$4K$1K
RoyaltiesLn 15$8K$8K
OccupancyLn 16$77K$77K
InterestLn 20$13K$13K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$16K$16K
InsuranceLn 23$26K$26K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$50K$39K$6K$5K
All other expensesLn 24e$11K$8K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$545K$437K$82K$26K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS Apr 17, 2026 $932K$970K−$38K$456K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Mar 25, 2025 $1.1M$1.1M$6K$494K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 2, 2023 $877K$924K−$48K$488K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Jan 12, 2023 $1.0M$802K$230K$536K 990 PDF
FY2021 ViewingFiled with the IRS Jun 14, 2022 $568K$545K$23K$306K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $568,090 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $171,481$333,990
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $174,326$233,885
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $75$215
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $345,882$568,090
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $142,359$246,919
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $132,651$297,991
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $275,010$544,910
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $70,872$23,180
Part VI · Governance 16 of 16 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body16
VI-1b Independent voting members16
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $568,090 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$52,131
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$281,859
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$333,990
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $233,885$233,885
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $215$215
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $234,100$568,090
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $544,910 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $25,935 · Management $3,705 · Fundraising $7,410$37,050
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $158,365 · Management $16,042 · Fundraising $7,948$182,355
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $23,112 · Management $2,476 · Fundraising $1,926$27,514
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $77,117 · Management $2,200 · Fundraising $2,000$81,317
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $7,228$7,228
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $4,813$4,813
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $3,796 · Fundraising $1,463$5,259
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $7,660$7,660
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $76,722$76,722
IX-20 InterestManagement $12,577$12,577
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $16,243$16,243
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $26,036$26,036
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $38,889 · Management $5,896 · Fundraising $4,787$49,572
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $8,422 · Management $2,142$10,564
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $437,278 · Management $82,098 · Fundraising $25,534$544,910
Part X · Balance sheet $609,756 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $134,927$207,978
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $13,182$10,900
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $399,122$382,878
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $8,000$8,000
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $555,231$609,756
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $4,000$48,599
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $267,974$254,720
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $271,974$303,319
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $276,140$306,437
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $283,257$306,437
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $555,231$609,756
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $306,437 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$568,090
XI-2 Total expenses$544,910
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$23,180
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$283,257
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$306,437

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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