Metro Theater Company EIN 23-7309552

Metro Theater Company

EIN  23-7309552 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Saint Louis, MO Founded 1973
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Creates professional theater, fosters community, and nurtures learning through the arts.
Leadership
Jessie Youngblood · Managing Director · $74K
Money in and out
$713K revenue, $909K expenses
Bottom line
76% program efficiency

Creates professional theater, fosters community, and nurtures learning through the arts. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $713K in revenue, $909K in expenses, and $98K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$713K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$909K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$98K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$196K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.76 Management & general $0.16 Fundraising $0.08
Program efficiency
76%
of spending reaches programs▲ +21% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
2.6mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -13% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-27%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +75% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$713K
FY2024▲ +52%
Expenses
$909K
FY2024▼ -8%
Total assets
$609K
FY2024▼ -20%
Total liabilities
$511K
FY2024▲ +8%
Total revenue
$713K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$909K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$98K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$196K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$609K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B76%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 311
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 411
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

2 program services account for $695K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Production

MTCS annual production season is selected to ensure a balance of programming that can meet the needs of young people and families in our community, with a grounding in the educational, social, and emotional learning and development of young people.

$501Kprogram expense
02

Education

A core component of MTCS mission is grounded in delivering educational programs that use theater as a tool to teach young people a range of other curriculum, as well as to develop SOCIAL/EMOTIONAL learning, deepen self-efficacy, and understand differences.

$194Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CMetro Theater Company
EINHdr · item D23-7309552
Principal addressHdr · item CSaint Louis, MO
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.metroplays.org
Year of formationHdr · item L1973
State of legal domicileHdr · item MMO
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFArts & Culture (A650)
Ruling yearIRS BMFSep 1973

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a11
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b11
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Managing Director
$73,914Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jessie Youngblood’s $74K as Managing Director is at the 69th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2212 $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 · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Julia Flood$90,673$93,013
Joe Gfaller$88,312
Joe Gfaller$84,592$82,783
Julia Flood$83,811$77,717
Jessie Youngblood$73,914$58,461

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$394K · 55%
Program service revenue$277K · 39%
Other revenue$34K · 5%
Investment income$8K · 1%
Contributions & grants55%$394K
Program service revenue39%$277K
Other revenue5%$34K
Investment income1%$8K
Total revenueLn 12$713K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.76 Management & general $0.16 Fundraising $0.08
Program services76%$695K
Management & general16%$143K
Fundraising8%$71K
Total functional expensesLn 25$909K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$195K
Total assetsLn 16$609K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$511K
Total net assetsLn 32$98K
Months of cash on handcomputed2.6

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $195K · Operating expenses/yr $909K
2.6 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $695K · Total expenses $909K
76%
Management & General
Management & general $143K · Total expenses $909K
16%
Fundraising
Fundraising $71K · Total expenses $909K
8%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $83K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $812K
$0.10 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $394K · Total revenue $713K
55%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $713K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $277K · Total revenue $713K
39%
Investment reliance
Investment income $8K · Total revenue $713K
+1%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $277K · Total expenses $909K
30%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $713K · Prior year $470K
+52%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $1.0M · FY2024 $713K
-9%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $98K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $713K · Expenses $909K
-27%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $609K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $98K · Total assets $609K
16%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $609K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Jessie Youngblood · Reported title MANAGING DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $74K · Total expenses $909K
8%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $562K · Total expenses $909K
62%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 76%
Overhead ratio 16%
Fundraising cost ratio 18%
Revenue growth 52%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$5K

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024$470K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$2.0M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$686K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$1.0M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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