C.a.S.T.'s primary purpose is to help preserve the arts in the greater manchester area. The organization provides year round productions and classes for all ages of children. The students learn how to DO a broadway musical including fundraising and organiztional skills, technical areas, music, dance and acting.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
21¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 50 volunteers and 9 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
0 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $17K a year · 8% of revenue · last 3 filings
Concern: a surplus in 0 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
21%
of spending
Concern: 21% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.7 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $112
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$15K
6% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 6% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$247K
+11% vs prior year
Spent
$251K
To programs
21%
Net assets
$223K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$247K
FY2025▲ +11%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$105K
FY2021$170K
FY2022$189K
FY2023$221K
FY2024$222K
FY2025$247K
Expenses
$251K
FY2025▼ -2%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021Not on file
FY2022Not on file
FY2023$236K
FY2024$255K
FY2025$251K
Net assets
$223K
FY2025▼ -2%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$321K
FY2021$324K
FY2022$275K
FY2023$260K
FY2024$226K
FY2025$223K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending September 2025) · 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 1989.

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Where the money goes

21 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 21% · $52K Management & general 74% · $186K Fundraising 5% · $12K

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.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Di
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Asst. Exec D
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Marcus Fink——$35,046$38,714—
Donna Mercier$35,527$34,726$34,072$19,684$21,624
Rebecca Duval——$15,500$19,580—
Cindy Kennedy———$7,175$2,625
Tricia Reagan——$2,230——

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

Preserves arts by offering year-round musical theater productions and classes for children of all ages.

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1 program · $52K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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C.A.S.T.'S primary purpose is to teach theatre arts to children, teenagers and adults in the greater manchester area. The organization provides year round theater productions which involve over 150 children.

$52Kprogram 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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$112

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$247K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$155K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$92K
Money outPt IX
$251K
Ln 25
Programscol B$52K
Managementcol C$186K
Fundraisingcol D$12K
Owns and owesPt X
$223K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$36K
Total assetsLn 16$238K
LiabilitiesLn 26$15K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$92K
Government grantsLn 1e$13K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$155K
Total revenueLn 12$247K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$35K
SavingsLn 2$481
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$36K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$202K
Other assetsLn 15$120
Total assetsLn 16$238K
LiabilitiesLn 26$15K
Net assetsLn 32$223K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 59
VolunteersI 650
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
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$19K$36K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$212K$202K
Total assetsLn 16$231K$238K
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K$15K
Net assetsLn 32$226K$223K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$108K$108K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$2K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$9K$9K
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$12K$12K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$10K$3K$7K
Information technologyLn 14$4K$4K
RoyaltiesLn 15$20K$20K
OccupancyLn 16$25K$25K
TravelLn 17$2K$2K
InterestLn 20$397$397
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$10K$10K
InsuranceLn 23$7K$7K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$26K$19K$7K
All other expensesLn 24e$11K$11K
Total functional expensesLn 25$251K$52K$186K$12K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $247K$251K−$4K$223K 990 PDF
FY2024 $222K$255K−$33K$226K 990 PDF
FY2023 $221K$236K−$15K$260K 990 PDF
FY2022 $189K$275K 990 PDF
FY2021 $170K$324K 990 PDF
FY2020 $105K$321K 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 $247,010 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $79,209$91,689
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $142,416$155,321
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $2$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $221,627$247,010
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $121,618$119,478
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $133,046$131,071
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $254,664$250,549
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$33,037−$3,539
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $247,010 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$13,213
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$78,476
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$91,689
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Excluded from tax $155,321$155,321
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax $155,321$247,010
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $250,549 across 16 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesManagement $108,095$108,095
IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $2,180$2,180
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $9,203$9,203
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $2,150$2,150
IX-11g Other fees for servicesFundraising $12,385$12,385
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $1,293$1,293
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,373 · Management $7,047$10,420
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $3,738$3,738
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $19,873$19,873
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $24,864$24,864
IX-17 TravelManagement $2,400$2,400
IX-20 InterestManagement $397$397
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $9,734$9,734
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $6,835$6,835
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $19,258 · Management $7,080$26,338
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $10,644$10,644
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $52,238 · Management $185,926 · Fundraising $12,385$250,549
Part X · Balance sheet $237,658 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $10,399$35,104
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $9,050$481
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $211,687$201,953
X-15 Other assets$120
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $231,136$237,658
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$10,236
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $4,693$4,518
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $4,693$14,754
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $226,443$222,904
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $226,443$222,904
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $231,136$237,658
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $222,904 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$247,010
XI-2 Total expenses$250,549
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$3,539
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$226,443
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$222,904

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