Garrison Players INC FY2021 filing

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Dover, NH501(c)(3)Arts & CultureEIN 02-6006429Revenue $77K in FY2021

On file with the IRSgarrisonplayers.orgPo Box 127, 03821-0127 · Dover, NHTax-exempt since Jan 2004Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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To provide a community theatre group for the dover, new hampshire area.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
84¢ 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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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $22K a year · 17% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
84%
of spending
Looks good: 84% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
9 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 9.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $9K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$20K
7% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 7% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
13
of 13 voting members
Looks good: 13 of 13 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$77K
Spent
$68K
To programs
84%
Net assets
$271K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$77K
FY2021
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$77K
FY2022$73K
FY2023$114K
FY2024$131K
FY2025$245K
Expenses
$68K
FY2021
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$68K
FY2022$97K
FY2023$111K
FY2024$119K
FY2025$134K
Net assets
$271K
FY2021
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$271K
FY2022$246K
FY2023$250K
FY2024$262K
FY2025$372K

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending May 2021) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jan 2004.

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Where the money goes

84 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 84% · $57K Management & general 16% · $11K

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.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
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Megan Davenport Karas’s $3K as President is at the 2nd 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023
Bianca Pietro——$6,045
Megan Davenport Karas$3,000$3,000$1,500
Emily Rose Johnson$1,995$1,375—
Samantha Williams$1,820——

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Offers community theatre performances for the Dover, New Hampshire area.

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2 programs · $57K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Community theatre performances in the town of rollinsford, new hampshire.

$49Kprogram expense
02

Youth education program includes classes, camps, and productions to promote live performance theatre to youth.

$8Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$9K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$77K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$56K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$21K
Investment incomeLn 3$10
Money outPt IX
$68K
Ln 25
Programscol B$57K
Managementcol C$11K
Owns and owesPt X
$271K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$51K
Total assetsLn 16$291K
LiabilitiesLn 26$20K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$56K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$21K
Investment incomeLn 3$10
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$77K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$47K
SavingsLn 2$4K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$51K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$240K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$291K
LiabilitiesLn 26$20K
Net assetsLn 32$271K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 6100
Fiscal year endsHeaderMay
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
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$31K$51K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$253K$240K
Total assetsLn 16$285K$291K
LiabilitiesLn 26$23K$20K
Net assetsLn 32$261K$271K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$0
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$4K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$360$360
Office expensesLn 13$2K$677$846
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$17K$17K
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$1K$1K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$13K$13K
InsuranceLn 23$7K$7K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$19K$15K$3K
All other expensesLn 24e$6K$3K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$68K$57K$11K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $245K$134K$111K$372K 990 PDF
FY2024 $131K$119K$12K$262K 990 PDF
FY2023 $114K$111K$3K$250K 990 PDF
FY2022 $73K$97K−$24K$246K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $77K$68K$9K$271K 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
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Part I · Summary $76,855 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $43,878$55,500
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $81,398$21,345
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $25$10
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $125,301$76,855
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $119,255$67,554
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $119,255$67,554
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $6,046$9,301
Part VI · Governance 13 of 13 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13
VI-1b Independent voting members13
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $76,855 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$55,500
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$55,500
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $21,345$21,345
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $10$10
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $21,355$76,855
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $67,554 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxes$0
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $3,600$3,600
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for services$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $360$360
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $677 · Management $846$1,523
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $16,915$16,915
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 InterestPrograms $1,051$1,051
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $12,936$12,936
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $6,579$6,579
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $15,459 · Management $3,212$18,671
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $3,074 · Management $2,845$5,919
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $57,051 · Management $10,503 · Fundraising $0$67,554
Part X · Balance sheet $290,812 assets, 19 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $27,577$46,768
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $3,905$3,907
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $253,073$240,137
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $284,555$290,812
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $23,199$20,155
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $23,199$20,155
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $256,356$265,657
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $5,000$5,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $261,356$270,657
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $284,555$290,812
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $270,657 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$76,855
XI-2 Total expenses$67,554
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$9,301
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$261,356
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$270,657

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