Theatre Up EIN 02-0359613

Theatre Up FY2021 filing

EIN  02-0359613 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Littleton, NH
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$1–10M
What they do
Encourages community theater participation and excellence in artistic endeavors.
Leadership
Andrew Lidestri · Managing Artistic Director · $44K
Money in and out
$212K revenue, $182K expenses
Bottom line
98% program efficiency

Encourages community theater participation and excellence in artistic endeavors. For fiscal year 2021 it reported $212K in revenue, $182K in expenses, and $131K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2021
Total revenue
$212K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$182K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$131K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $30K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.98 Management & general $0.02
Program efficiency
98%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
8.7mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+14%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2021 · Form 990
Revenue
$212K
FY2021
Expenses
$182K
FY2021
Total assets
$147K
FY2021
Total liabilities
$16K
FY2021
Total revenue
$212K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$182K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$131K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$30K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$147K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B98%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 311
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 411
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

2 program services account for $12K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2020.
01

Produce annual performances of straight plays and musicals that are open to the public. The group serve a local community of over 6000 people as well as many in the surrounding areas and the tourist community.

$9Kprogram expense
02

Acting classes and instructions are provided to local students, adults and group events.

$3Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CTheatre Up
EINHdr · item D02-0359613
Principal addressHdr · item CLittleton, NH
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.upstageplayersnh.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MNH
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFArts & Culture (A65)
Ruling yearIRS BMFJul 2009

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a11
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b11
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Managing Artistic Director
$44,400Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$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
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Lynn Grigelevich’s $60K as Executive Director is at the 7th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3916 $1–10M 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

NameFY2025FY2021
Lynn Grigelevich$60,500
Andrew Lidestri$44,400

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$192K · 91%
Program service revenue$19K · 9%
Other revenue$2K · 1%
Contributions & grants91%$192K
Program service revenue9%$19K
Other revenue1%$2K
— government grantsLn 1e$19K
Total revenueLn 12$212K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.98 Management & general $0.02
Program services98%$179K
Management & general2%$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$182K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$133K
Total assetsLn 16$147K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$16K
Total net assetsLn 32$131K
Months of cash on handcomputed8.7

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2021 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $133K · Operating expenses/yr $182K
8.7 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $179K · Total expenses $182K
98%
Management & General
Management & general $3K · Total expenses $182K
2%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $182K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense $0 · Solicited contributions $173K
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $192K · Total revenue $212K
91%
Government reliance
Government grants $19K · Total revenue $212K
9%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $19K · Total revenue $212K
9%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $212K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $19K · Total expenses $182K
10%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $212K · Prior year —
No prior year on file
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $131K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $212K · Expenses $182K
+14%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $147K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $131K · Total assets $147K
89%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $147K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Andrew Lidestri · Reported title MANAGING ARTISTIC DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $44K · Total expenses $182K
24%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $48K · Total expenses $182K
26%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 98%
Overhead ratio 2%
Fundraising cost ratio 0%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$1.0M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$1.4M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$312K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$563K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$212K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2021IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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