Colonial Players Incorporated

Tax-deductible

Annapolis, MD501(c)(3)Arts & CultureEIN 23-7074203

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The taxpayer is a non-profit historic community theater, educating the community on the appreciation of the dramatic arts by providing a variety of dramatic entertainment and providing an outlet to area artists.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
82¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 300 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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $41K a year · 15% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 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
Cash reserves
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 8.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $8K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$9K
0.5% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$297K
-30% vs prior year
Spent
$233K
To programs
82%
Net assets
$1.8M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$297K
FY2025▼ -30%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$313K
FY2021$417K
FY2022−$49K
FY2023$238K
FY2024$427K
FY2025$297K
Expenses
$233K
FY2025▼ -24%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$243K
FY2021$184K
FY2022$226K
FY2023$206K
FY2024$306K
FY2025$233K
Net assets
$1.8M
FY2025▲ +4%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.6M
FY2021$1.8M
FY2022$1.6M
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$1.7M
FY2025$1.8M

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 1970.

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

Where the money goes

82 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 82% · $191K Management & general 18% · $42K

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.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$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

Presents dramatic entertainment and educates the community on the arts.

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1 program service account for $191K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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The entity provides support for dramatic arts in the historic city of annapolis, through theater, play productions, work shops, and by supporting local charitable organizations, providing a creative outlet for local volunteer artists, actors, stage hands, and technicians.

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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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$8K
Grants paid · 1 grant · $8K · 2019–2019
Unitemized GrantFY2019$7,500

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$297K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$195K
Investment incomeLn 3$80K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$22K
Money outPt IX
$233K
Ln 25
Programscol B$191K
Managementcol C$42K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.8M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$161K
Total assetsLn 16$1.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$9K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$22K
Government grantsLn 1e$2K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$195K
Investment incomeLn 3$80K
Gains on assetsLn 7$19K
Total revenueLn 12$297K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$4K
SavingsLn 2$157K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$161K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$195K
Other assetsLn 15$212K
Total assetsLn 16$1.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$9K
Net assetsLn 32$1.8M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 6300
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$190K$161K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.1M$1.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$209K$195K
Total assetsLn 16$1.8M$1.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$66K$9K
Net assetsLn 32$1.7M$1.8M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$5K$5K
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$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$0
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$9K$9K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$28K$28K
Office expensesLn 13$0
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$21K$21K
OccupancyLn 16$20K$13K$7K
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$18K$16K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$69K$67K$3K
All other expensesLn 24e$63K$42K$21K
Total functional expensesLn 25$233K$191K$42K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $297K$233K$64K$1.8M 990 PDF
FY2024 $427K$306K$121K$1.7M 990 PDF
FY2023 $238K$206K$32K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2022 −$49K$226K−$275K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2021 $417K$184K$233K$1.8M 990 PDF
FY2020 $313K$243K$69K$1.6M 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 $296,856 across 10 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $45 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$2,400
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$19,292
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$21,692
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $195,427$195,427
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $61,051$61,051
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $18,641$18,641
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $275,164$296,856
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $232,845 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $5,000$5,000
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 wages$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxes$0
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $9,125$9,125
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for services$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $27,563$27,563
IX-13 Office expenses$0
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $20,785$20,785
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $13,218 · Management $6,532$19,750
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $15,549 · Management $2,744$18,293
IX-23 Insurance$0
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $66,893 · Management $2,572$69,465
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $41,546 · Management $21,318$62,864
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $190,554 · Management $42,291 · Fundraising $0$232,845
Part X · Balance sheet $1,788,048 assets, 20 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $13,440$3,951
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $176,384$156,712
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $45,072$29,128
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $209,429$194,815
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $1,125,551$1,191,330
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $211,387$212,112
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,781,263$1,788,048
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,714$2,489
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $63,284$6,283
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $65,998$8,772
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,504,428$1,565,359
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $210,837$213,917
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,715,265$1,779,276
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,781,263$1,788,048
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,779,276 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$296,856
XI-2 Total expenses$232,845
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$64,011
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,715,265
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,779,276

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