The organization restored a landmark known as the Uptown Theater, a building located in the 2200 block of North Broad Street, in the City of Philadelphia. City HUD grants were used for the restoration.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
82¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2020 · 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
1 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $41K a year · 29% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
82%
of spending
Looks good: 82% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $11K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$233K
14% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 14% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$130K
Spent
$182K
To programs
82%
Net assets
$1.4M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$130K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$130K
FY2021$73K
FY2022$138K
FY2023$92K
FY2024$198K
FY2025$220K
Expenses
$182K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$182K
FY2021$150K
FY2022$157K
FY2023$167K
FY2024$162K
FY2025$275K
Net assets
$1.4M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.4M
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$1.2M
FY2025$1.3M

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending June 2020) · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Feb 2002.

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Where the money goes

82 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 82% · $148K Management & general 18% · $34K

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 (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
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Questions the 990 asks

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  • 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 II2 listed

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Restored the historic Uptown Theater in Philadelphia using city grants.

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1 program · $148K · in their own filed words · FY2019
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Organization continued its mission of serving the north Philadelphia Community.

$148Kprogram 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 · FY2020
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$11K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$130K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$62K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$44K
Other incomeLn 4–11$23K
Money outPt IX
$182K
Ln 25
Programscol B$148K
Managementcol C$34K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$58K
Total assetsLn 16$1.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$233K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$62K
Government grantsLn 1e$2K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$24K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$44K
Investment incomeLn 3$920
Other incomeLn 4–11$23K
Total revenueLn 12$130K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$58K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$58K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.5M
Total assetsLn 16$1.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$233K
Net assetsLn 32$1.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$53K$58K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.6M$1.5M
Total assetsLn 16$1.7M$1.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$233K$233K
Net assetsLn 32$1.4M$1.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$17K$17K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$3K$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10$4K$4K
Management feesLn 11a$750$750
Legal feesLn 11b$450$450
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$4K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$680$680
Office expensesLn 13$3K$2K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$5K$3K$1K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$32K$22K$10K
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$4K$4K
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$53K$40K$13K
InsuranceLn 23$11K$8K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$43K$42K$167
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$182K$148K$34K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $220K$275K−$56K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2024 $198K$162K$35K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 $92K$167K−$75K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2022 $138K$157K−$20K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2021 $73K$150K−$76K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $130K$182K−$52K$1.4M 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 $130,090 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $21,010$61,902
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $2,336$44,109
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $927$920
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $41,471$23,159
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $65,744$130,090
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $10,396$24,317
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $108,194$157,607
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $118,590$181,924
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$52,846−$51,834
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
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 $130,090 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$3,271
VIII-1c Fundraising events$24,031
VIII-1e Government grants$2,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$56,631
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$61,902
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)$44,109
VIII-3 Investment income$920
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$23,159
VIII-12 Total revenue$130,090
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $181,924 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $17,424$17,424
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $2,748$2,748
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $4,145$4,145
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $750$750
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $450$450
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $4,275$4,275
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $680$680
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,652 · Management $1,653$3,305
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $3,250 · Management $1,393$4,643
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $22,392 · Management $9,507$31,899
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $4,491$4,491
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $39,995 · Management $13,332$53,327
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $8,423 · Management $2,807$11,230
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $42,390 · Management $167$42,557
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $148,340 · Management $33,584 · Fundraising $0$181,924
Part X · Balance sheet $1,607,903 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $53,453$58,266
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $7,721$4,807
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,598,563$1,544,830
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,659,737$1,607,903
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $110,173$110,173
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $232,579$232,579
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,427,158$1,375,324
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,427,158$1,375,324
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,659,737$1,607,903
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,375,324 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$130,090
XI-2 Total expenses$181,924
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$51,834
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,427,158
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,375,324

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