Gas Lamp INC

Tax-deductible

Glen Ridge, NJ501(c)(3)Arts & CultureEIN 20-8316611

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To provide performing arts educational services to Glen Ridge , NJ and surrounding area residents by teaching students about musical theater through both classroom and on-stage instruction sessions

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
96¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$41K 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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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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $16K a year · 5% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
96%
of spending
Looks good: 96% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$41K
to officers and key staff · 8% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 81% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 8% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $25
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2K
1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$524K
+26% vs prior year
Spent
$486K
To programs
96%
Net assets
$153K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$524K
FY2025▲ +26%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$160K
FY2021$174K
FY2022$276K
FY2023$395K
FY2024$417K
FY2025$524K
Expenses
$486K
FY2025▲ +21%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$165K
FY2021$180K
FY2022$265K
FY2023$355K
FY2024$402K
FY2025$486K
Net assets
$153K
FY2025▲ +32%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$48K
FY2021$43K
FY2022$54K
FY2023$99K
FY2024$116K
FY2025$153K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · 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 2008.

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

Where the money goes

96 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 96% · $465K Management & general 4% · $22K

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

8 people listed on the 990; $41K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Business Director
$23,936Pt VII · Sec A
Human Resource Director
$17,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Rennae Pelayo’s $24K as Business Director is at the 19th 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Kristen Graves—$30,058$14,500$21,075——
Rennae Pelayo$23,936$21,850$16,500$17,500——
Kristen Graves————$22,406$16,500
Teressa Kallay$17,000$15,657$13,905$12,750——
Rennae Pelayo————$10,590$11,333
Meredith Eaton———$10,000——
Meredith Eaton————$8,825—
Teressa Kallay————$7,750$6,667

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Teaches musical theater skills through classroom and on-stage instruction.

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1 program service, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
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The organization produced several full scale musical productions and workshops benefiting hundreds of performing artists, crew members and other students in 2022 and expect the same in future years. Contributions are used entirely for musical theater education.

Pt IX · col B

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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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$25

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$524K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$492K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$31K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Money outPt IX
$486K
Ln 25
Programscol B$465K
Managementcol C$22K
Owns and owesPt X
$153K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$152K
Total assetsLn 16$154K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$31K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$492K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Total revenueLn 12$524K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$49K
SavingsLn 2$102K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$152K
Other assetsLn 15$3K
Total assetsLn 16$154K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
Net assetsLn 32$153K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
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$116K$152K
Total assetsLn 16$116K$154K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$2K
Net assetsLn 32$116K$153K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$41K$27K$14K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$70K$70K
Payroll taxesLn 10$13K$13K
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$3K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$211K$211K$0$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$813$813
RoyaltiesLn 15$24K$24K
OccupancyLn 16$15K$15K
InsuranceLn 23$13K$11K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$92K$90K$2K
All other expensesLn 24e$5K$4K$701
Total functional expensesLn 25$486K$465K$22K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $524K$486K$38K$153K 990 PDF
FY2024 $417K$402K$16K$116K 990 PDF
FY2023 $395K$355K$40K$99K 990 PDF
FY2022 $276K$265K$11K$54K 990 PDF
FY2021 $174K$180K−$5K$43K 990 PDF
FY2020 $160K$165K−$5K$48K 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 VIII · Statement of revenue $524,478 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$30,506
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$30,506
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $491,535 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$491,535
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $2,437 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$2,437
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $493,972 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$524,478
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $486,285 across 13 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $0$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $26,936 · Management $14,000$40,936
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $69,818$69,818
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $12,792$12,792
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $3,140$3,140
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $210,928 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$210,928
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $813$813
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $24,158$24,158
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $14,507$14,507
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $10,744 · Management $1,896$12,640
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $90,010 · Management $1,867$91,877
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $3,975 · Management $701$4,676
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $464,681 · Management $21,604 · Fundraising $0$486,285
Part X · Balance sheet $154,306 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $115,983$49,339
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $0$102,437
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$2,530
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $115,983$154,306
X-25 Other liabilities$1,666
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$1,666
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $115,983$152,640
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $115,983$152,640
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $115,983$154,306
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $152,640 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$524,478
XI-2 Total expenses$486,285
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$38,193
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$115,983
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$1,536
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$152,640

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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