Oldcastle Productions

Tax-deductible

Bennington, VT501(c)(3)Since 1973Arts & CultureEIN 23-7288883

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A non-profit organization with a small stage but a big committment to educating, entertaining, enriching and engaging the community by advancing the arts for bennington residents in an affordable way. We are a vibrant professional theater company and a non-professional performing arts incubator, committed to enhancing the cultural and economic lif of the community by putting our residents, young and old, on the stage as well as in the audience

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
84¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 4 volunteers and 4 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 surplus $5K a year · 2% 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
84%
of spending
Looks good: 84% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.7 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $24K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$34K
8% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 8% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$278K
+45% vs prior year
Spent
$243K
To programs
84%
Net assets
$376K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$278K
FY2025▲ +45%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$415K
FY2021$407K
FY2022$328K
FY2023$135K
FY2024$192K
FY2025$278K
Expenses
$243K
FY2025▼ -32%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$205K
FY2021$351K
FY2022$346K
FY2023$221K
FY2024$360K
FY2025$243K
Net assets
$376K
FY2025▲ +16%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$567K
FY2021$622K
FY2022$576K
FY2023$491K
FY2024$324K
FY2025$376K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 1973.

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

Where the money goes

84 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 84% · $205K Management & general 16% · $38K

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

4 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jennifer Jasper’s $28K as Director is at the 23rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 2216 $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

NameFY2021FY2020
Jennifer Jasper$28,304$18,150
Eric Peterson—$2,760

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

Programs and updates

Teaches acting and performance skills through stage productions to broaden resident awareness.

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1 program service account for $205K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
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Professionsal theater and other theatrical productions, performing art classes - primarily acting and public SPEAKING/PRESENTATION, film PRESENTATIONS/DISCUSSIONS, individual and series (director, topic, era, etc) involving a wide range of genres including classic, vintage, obscure, legendary and independent films

$205Kprogram 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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$24K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$278K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$158K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$120K
Investment incomeLn 3$28
Money outPt IX
$243K
Ln 25
Programscol B$205K
Managementcol C$38K
Owns and owesPt X
$376K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$14K
Total assetsLn 16$411K
LiabilitiesLn 26$34K
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$158K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Fees for servicesLn 2g$120K
Investment incomeLn 3$28
Total revenueLn 12$278K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$13K
SavingsLn 2$1K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$14K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$397K
Total assetsLn 16$411K
LiabilitiesLn 26$34K
Net assetsLn 32$376K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 64
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$22K$14K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$397K$397K
Total assetsLn 16$419K$411K
LiabilitiesLn 26$95K$34K
Net assetsLn 32$324K$376K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$80K$61K$19K
Payroll taxesLn 10$5K$4K$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$11K$11K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$22K$22K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$17K$17K
Office expensesLn 13$6K$6K
OccupancyLn 16$16K$16K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$215$215
InsuranceLn 23$13K$13K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$72K$72K$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$243K$205K$38K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $278K$243K$35K$376K 990 PDF
FY2024 $192K$360K−$167K$324K 990 PDF
FY2023 $135K$221K−$87K$491K 990 PDF
FY2022 $328K$346K−$19K$576K 990 PDF
FY2021 $407K$351K$56K$622K 990 PDF
FY2020 $415K$205K$210K$567K 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 $278,235 across 11 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $120,227 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$157,980
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$157,980
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $28 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$28
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $120,255 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$278,235
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $243,409 across 10 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $61,137 · Management $19,358$80,495
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $3,878 · Management $1,292$5,170
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $11,400$11,400
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $22,383$22,383
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $17,337$17,337
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $6,230$6,230
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $15,695$15,695
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $215$215
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $12,883$12,883
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $71,601 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$71,601
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $205,129 · Management $38,280 · Fundraising $0$243,409
Part X · Balance sheet $410,744 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $8,912$12,678
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $13,192$1,010
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $397,056$397,056
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $419,160$410,744
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$101
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $12,626$34,398
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $94,898$34,499
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $324,262$376,245
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $324,262$376,245
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $419,160$410,744
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $376,245 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$278,235
XI-2 Total expenses$243,409
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$34,826
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$324,262
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$17,157
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$376,245

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

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