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Gratiot County Players INC

Tax-deductible

Alma, MI501(c)(3)EIN 23-7017101

Production of plays and training individuals and improving or developing their skills in the theatrical arts.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
58¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 100 volunteers.
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 surplus $7K a year · 7% 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
Cash reserves
12 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 11.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $25K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$111K
-15% vs prior year
Spent
$122K
To programs
58%
Net assets
$238K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$111K
FY2025▼ -15%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$58K
FY2021$103K
FY2022$110K
FY2023$103K
FY2024$131K
FY2025$111K
Expenses
$122K
FY2025▲ +32%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$97K
FY2021$41K
FY2022$106K
FY2023$117K
FY2024$92K
FY2025$122K
Net assets
$238K
FY2025▼ -4%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$158K
FY2021$220K
FY2022$224K
FY2023$210K
FY2024$249K
FY2025$238K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · see the original

Form 990 (PDF) Claim

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in May 1969.

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% · $71K Management & general 42% · $51K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

12 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Doug Ballard
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Tom Glover
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Mark Wilson
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Mike Klahre
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Stephanie Leppien
Vice-President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Travis Mitchell
Co-Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Jeff Howell
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Liz Loyselle
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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

Stages plays and trains people to improve their theatrical arts skills.

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1 program service account for $71K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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The Organization produced three plays with six performances each throughout the year and one with three performances.

$71Kprogram expense

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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 · FY2020
Gratiot County Community FoundationFY2020$20K
Middle Michigan Development CorporationFY2020$5K
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$25K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$111K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$50K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$44K
Other incomeLn 4–11$16K
Money outPt IX
$122K
Ln 25
Programscol B$71K
Managementcol C$51K
Owns and owesPt X
$238K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$121K
Total assetsLn 16$238K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$44K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$50K
Other incomeLn 4–11$16K
Total revenueLn 12$111K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$121K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$121K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$117K
Total assetsLn 16$238K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$238K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 6100
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$118K$121K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$130K$117K
Total assetsLn 16$249K$238K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$249K$238K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$250$250
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$13K$13K
InsuranceLn 23$5K$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$91K$43K$48K
All other expensesLn 24e$10K$9K$643
Total functional expensesLn 25$122K$71K$51K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $111K$122K−$11K$238K 990 PDF
FY2024 $131K$92K$39K$249K 990 PDF
FY2023 $103K$117K−$14K$210K 990 PDF
FY2022 $110K$106K$4K$224K 990 PDF
FY2021 $103K$41K$62K$220K 990 PDF
FY2020 $58K$97K−$39K$158K 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 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $110,764 across 5 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $5,081 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$44,390
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$44,390
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $50,330$50,330
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $10,963$10,963
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $55,411 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $10,963$110,764
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $121,593 across 6 lines filed
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,617$1,617
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $250$250
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $13,315$13,315
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $4,974$4,974
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $42,870 · Management $48,426$91,296
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $9,498 · Management $643$10,141
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $70,657 · Management $50,936 · Fundraising $0$121,593
Part X · Balance sheet $237,918 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $118,352$120,838
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $130,395$117,080
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $248,747$237,918
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $248,747$237,918
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $248,747$237,918
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $248,747$237,918
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $237,918 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$110,764
XI-2 Total expenses$121,593
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$10,829
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$248,747
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$237,918

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

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