Celebration Barn Theater

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South Paris, ME501(c)(3)Since 1973Arts & CultureEIN 23-7321583Revenue $333K in FY2025

On file with the IRScelebrationbarn.com190 Stock Farm Rd, 04281-6120 · South Paris, METax-exempt since Nov 1973Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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MIssion is for Celebration Barn Theater to create opportunities for physical theater artists to hone their craft and share their work.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
90¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 12 volunteers and 3 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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $21K a year · 7% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
90%
of spending
Looks good: 90% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$69K
to officers and key staff · 21% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 57% of similar orgs
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 21% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.7 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
7
named funders · $72K
Looks good: 7 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$12K
3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 3% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$333K
-2% vs prior year
Spent
$327K
To programs
90%
Net assets
$455K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$333K
FY2025▼ -2%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$193K
FY2021$274K
FY2022$288K
FY2023$331K
FY2024$339K
FY2025$333K
Expenses
$327K
FY2025▲ +2%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$135K
FY2021$211K
FY2022$288K
FY2023$351K
FY2024$321K
FY2025$327K
Net assets
$455K
FY2025▼ -0.6%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$387K
FY2021$449K
FY2022$458K
FY2023$437K
FY2024$458K
FY2025$455K

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 Nov 1973.

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

Where the money goes

90 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 90% · $294K Management & general 10% · $33K Fundraising 0% · $431

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; $69K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Artistic Director
$62,000Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$3,700Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$1,440Pt VII · Sec A
$1,420Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Directpr
$0Pt VII · Sec A

David Bruin’s $62K as Executive Artistic Director is at the 57th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2215 $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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
David Bruin$62,000$62,000$62,000$62,000
Maya McCoy$3,700———
Mike Iveson$1,440———
Davis Robinson$1,420$1,270——
Mike Iverson—$1,000——

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Supports physical theater artists by providing opportunities to develop and share their work.

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1 program · $294K · in their own filed words · FY2025
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Providing education in performing arts

$294Kprogram expense

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 · FY2024
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Grants paid · 6 grants · $41K · 2022–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$7,500
Unitemized GrantFY2024$6,500
Unitemized GrantFY2024$3,500
Spare Titles Production CompanyFY2023$11,348
Unitemized GrantFY2022$6,300
The Ensemble of ColorFY2022$6,300

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$333K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$196K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$138K
Investment incomeLn 3$7
Money outPt IX
$327K
Ln 25
Programscol B$294K
Managementcol C$33K
Fundraisingcol D$431
Owns and owesPt X
$455K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$75K
Total assetsLn 16$467K
LiabilitiesLn 26$12K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A4
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$138K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$8K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$196K
Investment incomeLn 3$7
Total revenueLn 12$333K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$75K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$75K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$391K
Total assetsLn 16$467K
LiabilitiesLn 26$12K
Net assetsLn 32$455K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 612
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
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$61K$75K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$406K$391K
Total assetsLn 16$469K$467K
LiabilitiesLn 26$11K$12K
Net assetsLn 32$458K$455K
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$69K$38K$31K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$17K$17K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$6K$4K$2K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$3K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$5K$5K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$1K$1K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$5K$5K
Office expensesLn 13$8K$8K
Information technologyLn 14$2K$2K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$32K$32K
TravelLn 17$362$362
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$16K$16K
InsuranceLn 23$28K$28K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$136K$135K$431
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$327K$294K$33K$431

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $333K$327K$6K$455K 990 PDF
FY2024 $339K$321K$18K$458K 990 PDF
FY2023 $331K$351K−$20K$437K 990 PDF
FY2022 $288K$288K$511$458K 990 PDF
FY2021 $274K$211K$63K$449K 990 PDF
FY2020 $193K$135K$58K$387K 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 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $333,351 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $125,072$137,748
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $214,252$195,596
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $4$7
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $339,328$333,351
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $17,500$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $84,193$91,150
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $219,138$236,266
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $320,831$327,416
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $18,497$5,935
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $333,351 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$7,500
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$130,248
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$137,748
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)$195,596
VIII-3 Investment income$7
VIII-12 Total revenue$333,351
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $327,416 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 staffPrograms $37,560 · Management $31,000$68,560
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $16,579$16,579
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $3,640 · Management $2,371$6,011
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $2,511$2,511
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $5,493$5,493
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,182$1,182
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $4,553$4,553
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $8,186$8,186
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,825$1,825
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $32,366$32,366
IX-17 TravelPrograms $362$362
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 $15,999$15,999
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $27,871$27,871
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $135,487 · Fundraising $431$135,918
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $293,614 · Management $33,371 · Fundraising $431$327,416
Part X · Balance sheet $466,751 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $60,921$74,965
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $406,294$390,510
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $1,491$1,276
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $468,706$466,751
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,149$2,016
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $10,000$10,000
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $11,159$12,026
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $457,547$454,725
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $457,547$454,725
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $468,706$466,751
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $454,725 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$333,351
XI-2 Total expenses$327,416
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$5,935
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$457,547
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$8,757
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$454,725

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

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