Shakespeare in Delaware Park INC EIN 16-1407505

Shakespeare in Delaware Park INC

EIN  16-1407505 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Buffalo, NY
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Offers free public theater to enrich the community's cultural life.
Leadership
Lisa Ludwig Kramer · Executive Di · $71K
Money in and out
$819K revenue, $662K expenses
Bottom line
76% program efficiency

Offers free public theater to enrich the community's cultural life. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $819K in revenue, $662K in expenses, and $2.1M in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$819K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$662K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$2.1M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $158K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.76 Management & general $0.16 Fundraising $0.08
Program efficiency
76%
of spending reaches programs▲ +6% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
9.7mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +29% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+19%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -6% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$819K
FY2024▼ -2%
Expenses
$662K
FY2024▼ -1%
Total assets
$2.1M
FY2024▲ +8%
Total liabilities
$12K
FY2024▼ -12%
Total revenue
$819K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$662K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$2.1M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$158K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$2.1M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B76%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 316
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 416
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $480K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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The organization primarily provides a free public theater that performs 2 to 3 plays annually. The organization is established as an integral part of western new york's cultural life. The organization also provides educational services.

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CShakespeare in Delaware Park INC
EINHdr · item D16-1407505
Principal addressHdr · item CBuffalo, NY
WebsiteHdr · item Jshakespeareindelawarepark.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MNY
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFArts & Culture (A650)
Ruling yearIRS BMFMar 1992

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a16
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b16
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Di
$71,493Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President El
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Founder
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Lisa Ludwig Kramer’s $71K as Executive Di is at the 66th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2212 $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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Lisa Ludwig Kramer$71,493$70,100
Lisa Ludwig-Kramer$63,000$62,000$55,231

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$674K · 82%
Investment income$68K · 8%
Other revenue$54K · 7%
Program service revenue$23K · 3%
Contributions & grants82%$674K
Investment income8%$68K
Other revenue7%$54K
Program service revenue3%$23K
— government grantsLn 1e$228K
Total revenueLn 12$819K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.76 Management & general $0.16 Fundraising $0.08
Program services76%$503K
Management & general16%$105K
Fundraising8%$54K
Total functional expensesLn 25$662K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$534K
Total assetsLn 16$2.1M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$12K
Total net assetsLn 32$2.1M
Months of cash on handcomputed9.7

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $534K · Operating expenses/yr $662K
9.7 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $503K · Total expenses $662K
76%
Management & General
Management & general $105K · Total expenses $662K
16%
Fundraising
Fundraising $54K · Total expenses $662K
8%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $51K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $543K
$0.09 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $674K · Total revenue $819K
82%
Government reliance
Government grants $228K · Total revenue $819K
28%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $23K · Total revenue $819K
3%
Investment reliance
Investment income $68K · Total revenue $819K
+8%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $23K · Total expenses $662K
4%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $819K · Prior year $837K
-2%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $350K · FY2024 $819K
+24%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $2.1M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $819K · Expenses $662K
+19%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $2.1M
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $2.1M · Total assets $2.1M
99%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $2.1M
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Lisa Ludwig Kramer · Reported title EXECUTIVE DI · Highest reported compensation $71K · Total expenses $662K
11%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $393K · Total expenses $662K
59%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 76%
Overhead ratio 16%
Fundraising cost ratio 8%
Revenue growth -2%
Accounting fee ratio 1%

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
FY2024 (Latest)$819K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$837K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$909K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$517K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$350K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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