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Theatre Exile Co

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Philadelphia, PA501(c)(3)Arts & CultureEIN 23-2978331Revenue $832K in FY2025

On file with the IRStheatrexile.org1340 S 13th Street, 19147-4965 · Philadelphia, PATax-exempt since Jul 1999Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Produce theatrical works

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
58¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 99 volunteers and 36 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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $45K a year · 5% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
58%
of spending
Worth a look: 58% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$54K
to officers and key staff · 6% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 51% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 6% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.2 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
12
named funders · $252K
Looks good: 12 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$534K
44% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 44% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
13
of 14 voting members
Looks good: 13 of 14 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$832K
+12% vs prior year
Spent
$841K
To programs
58%
Net assets
$671K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$832K
FY2025▲ +12%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$842K
FY2021$792K
FY2022$665K
FY2023$1.0M
FY2024$742K
FY2025$832K
Expenses
$841K
FY2025▼ -2%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$812K
FY2021$756K
FY2022$975K
FY2023$928K
FY2024$857K
FY2025$841K
Net assets
$671K
FY2025▼ -1%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$969K
FY2021$1.0M
FY2022$693K
FY2023$794K
FY2024$679K
FY2025$671K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 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 Jul 1999.

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

Where the money goes

58 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 58% · $489K Management & general 22% · $186K Fundraising 20% · $166K

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

14 people listed on the 990; $54K 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
Deborah Block
Producing Artistic Directo
$53,880Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Reuben Wade
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Brett Mapp
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Robert Dever
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Deborah Block’s $54K as Producing Artistic Directo is at the 49th 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Deborah Block$53,880$51,660$50,040$50,040$50,040$46,020

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
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II5 listed

Programs and updates

Theatre Exile Co is an arts and culture nonprofit based in Philadelphia, PA.

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1 program · $489K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

The organization accomplished its goals by producing 4 live shows and 3 special events during the 2024/2025 season to an audience of more than 3,290 from the local community.

$489Kprogram 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 · FY2024
Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust INCFY2024$50K
Straus-Harris FoundationFY2024$50K
Shubert Foundation INCFY2024$45K
The Philadelphia Cultural Fund INCFY2024$20K
The Clara E and John H Ware JR FoundationFY2024$20K
Vanguard Charitable Endowment ProgramFY2024$19K
Donor Advised Charitable Giving INCFY2024$11K
Independence FoundationFY2024$10K
Total grants receivedfrom 12 funders$252K
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$832K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$668K
Other incomeLn 4–11$94K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$71K
Money outPt IX
$841K
Ln 25
Programscol B$489K
Managementcol C$186K
Fundraisingcol D$166K
Owns and owesPt X
$671K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$84K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$534K
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$668K
Government grantsLn 1e$33K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$71K
Other incomeLn 4–11$94K
Total revenueLn 12$832K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$34K
SavingsLn 2$50K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$84K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$498K
Other assetsLn 15$13K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$534K
Net assetsLn 32$671K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 536
VolunteersI 699
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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$45K$84K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$523K$498K
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$626K$534K
Net assetsLn 32$679K$671K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$54K$19K$18K$18K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$279K$130K$57K$92K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$30K$21K$6K$4K
Payroll taxesLn 10$28K$13K$7K$9K
Accounting feesLn 11c$14K$14K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$34K$19K$8K$6K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$72K$72K
Office expensesLn 13$1K$146$1K$146
OccupancyLn 16$85K$42K$27K$16K
InterestLn 20$16K$16K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$40K$40K
InsuranceLn 23$7K$3K$3K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$177K$129K$28K$20K
All other expensesLn 24e$3K$3K$629
Total functional expensesLn 25$841K$489K$186K$166K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $832K$841K−$9K$671K 990 PDF
FY2024 $742K$857K−$115K$679K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.0M$928K$101K$794K 990 PDF
FY2022 $665K$975K−$311K$693K 990 PDF
FY2021 $792K$756K$35K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2020 $842K$812K$30K$969K 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
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $832,415 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $610,999$667,707
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $67,562$70,649
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $63,806$94,059
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $742,367$832,415
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 $401,643$391,605
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $455,672$449,390
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $857,315$840,995
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$114,948−$8,580
Part VI · Governance 13 of 14 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body14
VI-1b Independent voting members13
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $832,415 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$33,092
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$634,615
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$667,707
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $70,649$70,649
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $69,160$69,160
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $18,376$18,376
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $6,523$6,523
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $70,649 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $94,059$832,415
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $840,995 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $18,523 · Management $17,978 · Fundraising $17,978$54,479
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $129,685 · Management $57,305 · Fundraising $91,711$278,701
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $20,686 · Management $5,518 · Fundraising $3,807$30,011
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $12,502 · Management $6,535 · Fundraising $9,377$28,414
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $14,325$14,325
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $19,474 · Management $8,222 · Fundraising $6,277$33,973
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $71,983$71,983
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $146 · Management $1,170 · Fundraising $146$1,462
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $41,676 · Management $27,256 · Fundraising $16,151$85,083
IX-20 InterestManagement $15,719$15,719
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $39,508$39,508
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,226 · Management $2,912 · Fundraising $1,290$7,428
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $128,783 · Management $28,130 · Fundraising $19,728$176,641
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $2,639 · Management $629$3,268
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $488,831 · Management $185,699 · Fundraising $166,465$840,995
Part X · Balance sheet $1,204,183 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $43,772$34,091
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $901$50,013
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $356,880$279,565
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $3,273$8,699
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $522,976$498,468
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $364,231$320,317
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $13,030$13,030
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,305,063$1,204,183
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $36,578$27,584
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $397,387$366,622
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $927$886
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $625,804$533,504
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $309,259$325,002
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $370,000$345,677
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $679,259$670,679
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,305,063$1,204,183
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $670,679 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$832,415
XI-2 Total expenses$840,995
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$8,580
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$679,259
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$670,679

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