The organization promotes cultural arts thru its yearly Theater productions and Theater workshops.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
71¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$67K 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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $61K a year · 8% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
71%
of spending
Fine: 71% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$67K
to officers and key staff · 14% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 14% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
17 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 16.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
14
named funders · $428K
Looks good: 14 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$82K
9% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 9% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$711K
-5% vs prior year
Spent
$467K
To programs
71%
Net assets
$856K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$711K
FY2021▼ -5%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$750K
FY2021$711K
FY2022$716K
FY2023$618K
FY2024$880K
FY2025$1.0M
Expenses
$467K
FY2021▼ -22%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$597K
FY2021$467K
FY2022$791K
FY2023$722K
FY2024$759K
FY2025$974K
Net assets
$856K
FY2021▲ +40%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$612K
FY2021$856K
FY2022$780K
FY2023$677K
FY2024$798K
FY2025$826K

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 Apr 1993.

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

Where the money goes

71 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 71% · $331K Management & general 17% · $80K Fundraising 12% · $56K

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

10 people listed on the 990; $67K 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 Director/Director
$67,258Pt VII · Sec A
President/Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary/Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer/Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

David Herskovits’s $83K as Artistic Dir. is at the 20th 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
David Herskovits$82,787$77,250$75,654$69,785$67,258$67,515

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Presents theater productions and workshops to promote cultural arts.

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1 program · $331K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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The group produced and performed plays and other minor programs related to enhancing the understanding of theater arts. The shows were widely attended. The purpose of the shows was to enhance and teach about theater arts.

$331Kprogram expense

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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
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By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$711K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$698K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$13K
Money outPt IX
$467K
Ln 25
Programscol B$331K
Managementcol C$80K
Fundraisingcol D$56K
Owns and owesPt X
$856K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$651K
Total assetsLn 16$938K
LiabilitiesLn 26$82K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$698K
Government grantsLn 1e$201K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$16K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$13K
Total revenueLn 12$711K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$651K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$651K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$27K
Other assetsLn 15$21K
Total assetsLn 16$938K
LiabilitiesLn 26$82K
Net assetsLn 32$856K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 575
VolunteersI 653
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$445K$651K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$32K$27K
Total assetsLn 16$682K$938K
LiabilitiesLn 26$71K$82K
Net assetsLn 32$612K$856K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$67K$50K$3K$13K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$183K$137K$35K$11K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$22K$15K$4K$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10$21K$16K$3K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$9K$9K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$500$500
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3K$3K$169$573
Office expensesLn 13$5K$3K$896$587
OccupancyLn 16$98K$67K$18K$12K
TravelLn 17$9K$5K$572$3K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$7K$5K$1K$859
InsuranceLn 23$3K$2K$558$366
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$32K$24K$3K$5K
All other expensesLn 24e$7K$3K$751$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$467K$331K$80K$56K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.0M$974K$28K$826K 990 PDF
FY2024 $880K$759K$121K$798K 990 PDF
FY2023 $618K$722K−$104K$677K 990 PDF
FY2022 $716K$791K−$76K$780K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $711K$467K$244K$856K 990 PDF
FY2020 $750K$597K$154K$612K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $711,292 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $666,366$698,075
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $56,708$13,217
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $3$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $27,345$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $750,422$711,292
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 $330,704$293,379
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $266,001$173,415
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $596,705$466,794
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $153,717$244,498
Part VI · Governance 9 of 10 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members9
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $711,292 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$201,245
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$496,830
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$15,720
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$698,075
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $13,217$13,217
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $13,217 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$711,292
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $466,794 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $50,443 · Management $3,363 · Fundraising $13,452$67,258
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $137,393 · Management $34,539 · Fundraising $11,395$183,327
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $15,159 · Management $4,171 · Fundraising $2,734$22,064
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $16,090 · Management $2,803 · Fundraising $1,837$20,730
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $8,938$8,938
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $500$500
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,656 · Management $169 · Fundraising $573$3,398
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,257 · Management $896 · Fundraising $587$4,740
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $67,198 · Management $18,488 · Fundraising $12,120$97,806
IX-17 TravelPrograms $5,161 · Management $572 · Fundraising $3,449$9,182
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $4,763 · Management $1,310 · Fundraising $859$6,932
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,027 · Management $558 · Fundraising $366$2,951
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $24,140 · Management $3,124 · Fundraising $5,170$32,434
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $2,732 · Management $751 · Fundraising $3,051$6,534
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $331,019 · Management $80,182 · Fundraising $55,593$466,794
Part X · Balance sheet $938,332 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $445,146$651,357
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $164,643$232,225
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $211$488
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $5,474$5,753
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $32,355$27,196
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $34,458$21,313
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $682,287$938,332
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $4,306$14,637
X-19 Deferred revenue$1,215
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $66,270$66,271
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $70,576$82,123
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $332,747$627,496
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $278,964$228,713
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $611,711$856,209
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $682,287$938,332
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $856,209 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$711,292
XI-2 Total expenses$466,794
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$244,498
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$611,711
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$856,209

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