Curtain Call INC

Tax-deductible

Stamford, CT501(c)(3)Since 1990Arts & CultureEIN 06-1343144Revenue $1.3M in FY2025

On file with the IRScurtaincallinc.com1349 Newfield Ave, 06905-1422 · Stamford, CTTax-exempt since May 1993Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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To provide an outlet for artistic expression for lower fairfield county while entertaining the general public, and to provide a safe and nurturing environment for learning.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
90¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 289 volunteers and 61 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
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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 $69K a year · 6% 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
90%
of spending
Looks good: 90% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$110K
to officers and key staff · 8% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 60% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 8% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $28K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$372K
42% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 42% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
14
of 14 voting members
Looks good: 14 of 14 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.3M
-7% vs prior year
Spent
$1.4M
To programs
90%
Net assets
$523K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$1.3M
FY2025▼ -7%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$965K
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.4M
FY2025$1.3M
Expenses
$1.4M
FY2025▲ +12%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$585K
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$1.3M
FY2025$1.4M
Net assets
$523K
FY2025▼ -14%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$529K
FY2022$550K
FY2023$430K
FY2024$611K
FY2025$523K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · 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 May 1993.

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

Where the money goes

90 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 90% · $1.3M Management & general 4% · $52K Fundraising 6% · $86K

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

15 people listed on the 990; $110K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$110,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chairperson
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chairperson
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Lou Ursone’s $110K as Executive Director is at the 40th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3924 $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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023
Lou Ursone$110,000$102,658$101,157

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

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

Programs and updates

Offers artistic expression, entertainment, and a safe learning environment for the public.

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2 programs · $1.3M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Theatrical productions and shows for the general public

$1.1Mprogram expense
02

Workshop programming

$161Kprogram 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$28K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.3M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$755K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$448K
Other incomeLn 4–11$95K
Money outPt IX
$1.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.3M
Managementcol C$52K
Fundraisingcol D$86K
Owns and owesPt X
$523K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$752K
Total assetsLn 16$895K
LiabilitiesLn 26$372K
PeoplePt VI, VII
15
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b14
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$448K
Government grantsLn 1e$102K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$755K
Investment incomeLn 3$26K
Other incomeLn 4–11$95K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$1.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$326K
SavingsLn 2$426K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$752K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$10K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$73K
Other assetsLn 15$140
Total assetsLn 16$895K
LiabilitiesLn 26$372K
Net assetsLn 32$523K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 561
VolunteersI 6289
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$753K$752K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$10K$10K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$93K$73K
Total assetsLn 16$946K$895K
LiabilitiesLn 26$335K$372K
Net assetsLn 32$611K$523K
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$110K$98K$2K$10K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$558K$497K$11K$50K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$11K$10K$225$1K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$51K$46K$1K$5K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$27K$7K$20K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$113K$108K$2K$4K
Office expensesLn 13$70K$56K$2K$12K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$91K$91K
TravelLn 17$3K$3K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$3K$2K$400
InterestLn 20$669$465$204
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$40K$35K$790$4K
InsuranceLn 23$51K$42K$9K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$282K$278K$3K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.4M$1.3M$52K$86K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $1.3M$1.4M−$87K$523K 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.4M$1.3M$168K$611K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.1M$1.3M−$136K$430K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.2M$1.2M$22K$550K 990 PDF
FY2021 $965K$585K$380K$529K 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 $1,324,046 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $570,094$447,581
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $799,718$755,182
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $3,371$25,933
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $52,466$95,350
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,425,649$1,324,046
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 $650,251$730,833
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $607,517$679,743
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,257,768$1,410,576
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $167,881−$86,530
Part VI · Governance 14 of 14 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body14
VI-1b Independent voting members14
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
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,324,046 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$101,795
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$345,786
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$447,581
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $755,182$755,182
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $25,933$25,933
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $1,000$1,000
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$94,350
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $755,182 · Excluded from tax $26,933$1,324,046
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,410,576 across 30 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 staffPrograms $97,900 · Management $2,200 · Fundraising $9,900$110,000
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $496,998 · Management $11,168 · Fundraising $50,258$558,424
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $9,994 · Management $225 · Fundraising $1,011$11,230
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $45,549 · Management $1,024 · Fundraising $4,606$51,179
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting fees$0
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $6,940 · Management $20,170$27,110
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $108,075 · Management $1,603 · Fundraising $3,530$113,208
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $55,604 · Management $2,193 · Fundraising $11,790$69,587
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $91,068$91,068
IX-17 TravelPrograms $3,171$3,171
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $2,196 · Management $400$2,596
IX-20 InterestPrograms $465 · Management $204$669
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $35,158 · Management $790 · Fundraising $3,555$39,503
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $42,274 · Management $8,891$51,165
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $277,510 · Management $2,864 · Fundraising $1,292$281,666
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,272,902 · Management $51,732 · Fundraising $85,942$1,410,576
Part X · Balance sheet $895,102 assets, 24 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $339,556$326,326
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $413,129$425,878
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $82,129$58,833
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $93,442$73,433
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $9,855$10,492
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $7,808$140
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $945,919$895,102
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $12,550$52,340
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $321,580$316,998
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,216$2,624
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $335,346$371,962
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $610,573$523,140
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $610,573$523,140
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $945,919$895,102
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $523,140 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,324,046
XI-2 Total expenses$1,410,576
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$86,530
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$610,573
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$903
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$523,140

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