Touchstone reached nearly 10,000 people through original productions and arts-in-education residences in 2019-20. In production, the theatre celebrated its' 39th anniversary season with a 10-day arts and community festival called festival unbound; plus, two in-person main stage productions; one second stage outdoor performance; and a virtual 15th annual young playwrights' festival. Education completed twenty-one theatre arts residencies both onsite and virtually for local elementary, middle and high school students, and offered camp Touchstone and teen ensemble programs virtually, reaching hundreds of children and youth throughout the school year and summer months.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
83¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 400 volunteers and 6 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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $45K a year · 7% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
83%
of spending
Looks good: 83% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$113K
to officers and key staff · 21% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 21% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $77K
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$24K
3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 3% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$620K
+5% vs prior year
Spent
$544K
To programs
83%
Net assets
$854K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$620K
FY2025▲ +5%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$446K
FY2021$692K
FY2022$698K
FY2023$702K
FY2024$589K
FY2025$620K
Expenses
$544K
FY2025▼ -10%
Tap a bar for its year
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$493K
FY2021$525K
FY2022$616K
FY2023$691K
FY2024$607K
FY2025$544K
Net assets
$854K
FY2025▲ +10%
Tap a bar for its year
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$536K
FY2021$703K
FY2022$785K
FY2023$796K
FY2024$778K
FY2025$854K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending August 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jan 1979.

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Where the money goes

83 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 83% · $453K Management & general 9% · $50K Fundraising 8% · $41K

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

9 people listed on the 990; $113K 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
Ex Officio, Non-Voting
$60,000Pt VII · Sec A
Ex Officio
$52,622Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Lisa Jordan’s $60K as Ex Officio, Non-Voting is at the 55th 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Lisa Jordan$60,000$60,000$60,000$60,769$46,539$46,539
James Jordan$52,622$50,000$53,289$47,615$43,462$43,462

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

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Produces original theatre and provides arts education residencies for students.

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3 programs · $453K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Production

Touchstone is a professional, ensemble-based theatre offering a season of original productions created by its resident ensemble of artists, as well as presenting new work by visiting guest artists. The 2024-25 season featured nine unique performances, the majority of which were world premieres.

$246Kprogram expense
02

Education

Touchstone provides two core arts-in-education programs to area schools - young playwrights' lab, guiding elementary, middle, and high school students through the process of writing their own original plays using theatre games and exercises; and building bridges, which employs theatre-making as a means to build self-confidence and…

$131Kprogram expense
03

Mfa

Touchstone, in partnership with moravian university, offers a master of fine arts in performance creation. Stemming for the theatre's 20+ year apprenticeship program, the mfa is parts arts incubator, part apprenticeship - students create original solo and ensemble performances, in both production and lab settings, and teach theatre in…

$75Kprogram 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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 6 grants · $92K · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$14,438
Unitemized GrantFY2023$13,559
Unitemized GrantFY2022$16,981
Unitemized GrantFY2021$14,165
Unitemized GrantFY2020$13,725
Unitemized GrantFY2019$19,610

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$620K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$393K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$194K
Other incomeLn 4–11$34K
Money outPt IX
$544K
Ln 25
Programscol B$453K
Managementcol C$50K
Fundraisingcol D$41K
Owns and owesPt X
$854K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$183K
Total assetsLn 16$878K
LiabilitiesLn 26$24K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$393K
Government grantsLn 1e$104K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$53K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$11K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$194K
Investment incomeLn 3$3
Other incomeLn 4–11$34K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$1K
Total revenueLn 12$620K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$163K
SavingsLn 2$20K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$183K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$633K
Other assetsLn 15$13K
Total assetsLn 16$878K
LiabilitiesLn 26$24K
Net assetsLn 32$854K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 56
VolunteersI 6400
Fiscal year endsHeaderAugust
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3More from this return
Abroad and in kindSch F, M
Noncash gifts receivedSch M Pt I$53K
4Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$120K$183K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$635K$633K
Total assetsLn 16$804K$878K
LiabilitiesLn 26$26K$24K
Net assetsLn 32$778K$854K
5Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$14K$14K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$110K$98K$6K$6K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$72K$47K$12K$12K
Payroll taxesLn 10$14K$12K$1K$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$11K$11K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$24K$16K$4K$4K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$61K$61K
Office expensesLn 13$18K$14K$2K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$15K$10K$2K$2K
TravelLn 17$396$396
InterestLn 20$5K$3K$518$977
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$36K$31K$4K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$25K$18K$7K$969
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$127K$118K$9K
All other expensesLn 24e$11K$9K$914$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$544K$453K$50K$41K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Jan 30, 2026 $620K$544K$76K$854K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Apr 14, 2025 $589K$607K−$18K$778K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Feb 17, 2024 $702K$691K$11K$796K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Apr 3, 2023 $698K$616K$82K$785K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Apr 12, 2022 $692K$525K$167K$703K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS May 16, 2021 $446K$493K−$47K$536K 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 M · Noncash O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $620,243 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $303,864$392,719
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $242,271$193,966
I-10 Investment incomePrior year −$9,621−$1,331
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $52,599$34,889
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $589,113$620,243
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $13,559$14,438
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $249,427$196,225
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $343,743$333,261
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $606,729$543,924
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$17,616$76,319
Part VI · Governance 8 of 9 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members8
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $620,243 across 12 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$10,525
VIII-1e Government grants$104,400
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$277,794
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$52,744
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$392,719
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $193,966$193,966
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $3$3
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $29,070$29,070
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$1,334−$1,334
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $5,819$5,819
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $199,785 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $27,739$620,243
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $543,924 across 15 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $14,438$14,438
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $98,000 · Management $6,000 · Fundraising $6,000$110,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $47,429 · Management $12,179 · Fundraising $12,179$71,787
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $11,550 · Management $1,444 · Fundraising $1,444$14,438
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $11,249$11,249
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $16,477 · Management $3,531 · Fundraising $3,531$23,539
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $60,966$60,966
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $14,104 · Management $1,890 · Fundraising $2,026$18,020
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $10,385 · Management $2,226 · Fundraising $2,226$14,837
IX-17 TravelPrograms $396$396
IX-20 InterestPrograms $3,339 · Management $518 · Fundraising $977$4,834
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $30,736 · Management $3,616 · Fundraising $1,808$36,160
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $17,913 · Management $6,575 · Fundraising $969$25,457
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $117,911 · Fundraising $8,982$126,893
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $8,994 · Management $914 · Fundraising $1,002$10,910
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $452,638 · Management $50,142 · Fundraising $41,144$543,924
Part X · Balance sheet $878,342 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $100,159$163,305
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $19,673$19,673
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$1,000
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $21,448$37,948
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $10,901$10,350
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $634,821$632,891
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $16,654$13,175
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $803,656$878,342
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $4,135$5,981
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $2,783$2,783
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $18,854$15,375
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $25,772$24,139
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $773,530$807,384
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $4,354$46,819
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $777,884$854,203
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $803,656$878,342
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $854,203 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$620,243
XI-2 Total expenses$543,924
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$76,319
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$777,884
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$854,203

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