Millbrook Playhouse INC

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Mill Hall, PA501(c)(3)Since 1963Arts & CultureEIN 24-0864108Revenue $463K in FY2025

On file with the IRSmillbrookplayhouse.org258 Country Club Ln, 17751-8892 · Mill Hall, PATax-exempt since Mar 1965Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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To provide outstanding live theater for clinton county and central pennsylvania. To discover and develop the finest young theatrical talent by offering a professional production, training, and mentoring experience. To offer educational and performance activities for school-age children. To explore the wide range of the theatrical repertoire by performing musicals, plays, and cabaret, and to work toward expanding that range by discovering and producing new plays and musicals.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
77¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 75 volunteers and 5 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
1 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $76K a year · 22% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
77%
of spending
Looks good: 77% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$33K
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 73% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.3 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $10K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$445K
107% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 107% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
16
of 16 voting members
Looks good: 16 of 16 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$463K
+20% vs prior year
Spent
$488K
To programs
77%
Net assets
−$29K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$463K
FY2025▲ +20%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$128K
FY2021$289K
FY2022$429K
FY2023$382K
FY2024$386K
FY2025$463K
Expenses
$488K
FY2025▲ +21%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$247K
FY2021$288K
FY2022$551K
FY2023$555K
FY2024$404K
FY2025$488K
Net assets
−$29K
FY2025▼ -543%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$294K
FY2021$296K
FY2022$186K
FY2023$13K
FY2024−$5K
FY2025−$29K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending September 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 Mar 1965.

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

Where the money goes

77 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 77% · $374K Management & general 22% · $105K Fundraising 2% · $8K

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

29 people listed on the 990; $33K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Managing Director
$32,810Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

David Gritzner’s $33K as Managing Director is at the 27th 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
David Gritzner$32,810$32,810$33,441$30,810$27,670$27,000

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
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II1 listed

Programs and updates

Promotes and develops theater arts for community enjoyment and participation.

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1 program · $374K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Millbrook playhouse, inc. Operates a summer playhouse. Four plays on the main stage, four cabaret theater shows, and two saturday children's shows were performed during the year, entertaining approximately 1,500 people per week. In addition, millbrook holds two summer camps for children ages 7 to 16.

$374Kprogram expense

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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$463K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$326K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$111K
Other incomeLn 4–11$26K
Money outPt IX
$488K
Ln 25
Programscol B$374K
Managementcol C$105K
Fundraisingcol D$8K
Owns and owesPt X
−$29K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$12K
Total assetsLn 16$416K
LiabilitiesLn 26$445K
PeoplePt VI, VII
29
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a16
IndependentVI 1b16
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$111K
Government grantsLn 1e$35K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$326K
Investment incomeLn 3$2
Other incomeLn 4–11$26K
Total revenueLn 12$463K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$9K
SavingsLn 2$3K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$12K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$394K
Total assetsLn 16$416K
LiabilitiesLn 26$445K
Net assetsLn 32−$29K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 675
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
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$14K$12K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$422K$394K
Total assetsLn 16$478K$416K
LiabilitiesLn 26$483K$445K
Net assetsLn 32−$5K−$29K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$35K$35K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$47K$47K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$8K$8K
Payroll taxesLn 10$10K$10K
Accounting feesLn 11c$6K$6K
Office expensesLn 13$8K$8K
RoyaltiesLn 15$23K$23K
OccupancyLn 16$34K$34K
TravelLn 17$43K$43K
InterestLn 20$20K$20K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$27K$27K
InsuranceLn 23$13K$13K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$207K$198K$8K
All other expensesLn 24e$8K$8K
Total functional expensesLn 25$488K$374K$105K$8K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $463K$488K−$24K−$29K 990 PDF
FY2024 $386K$404K−$17K−$5K 990 PDF
FY2023 $382K$555K−$173K$13K 990 PDF
FY2022 $429K$551K−$121K$186K 990 PDF
FY2021 $289K$288K$1K$296K 990 PDF
FY2020 $128K$247K−$119K$294K 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 $463,078 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $125,893$110,506
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $230,278$326,414
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $20$2
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $29,860$26,156
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $386,051$463,078
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $82,814$99,211
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $320,722$388,328
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $403,536$487,539
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$17,485−$24,461
Part VI · Governance 16 of 16 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body16
VI-1b Independent voting members16
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $463,078 across 8 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $16,773 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$35,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$75,506
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$110,506
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $326,414$326,414
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $2$2
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $7,204$7,204
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $2,179$2,179
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $333,618 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $18,954$463,078
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $487,539 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $35,060$35,060
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesManagement $46,781$46,781
IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $7,765$7,765
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $9,605$9,605
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $6,240$6,240
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $7,559$7,559
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $22,508$22,508
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $34,342$34,342
IX-17 TravelPrograms $42,560$42,560
IX-20 InterestPrograms $19,936$19,936
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $27,491$27,491
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $13,435$13,435
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $198,027 · Fundraising $8,489$206,516
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $7,741$7,741
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $373,599 · Management $105,451 · Fundraising $8,489$487,539
Part X · Balance sheet $415,846 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $6,723$8,873
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $7,135$3,030
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $42,700$9,500
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $421,934$394,443
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $478,492$415,846
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $47,876$24,713
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $37,088$35,654
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $125,700$112,812
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $19,500$19,355
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $482,995$444,810
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$4,503−$28,964
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$4,503−$28,964
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $478,492$415,846
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$28,964 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$463,078
XI-2 Total expenses$487,539
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$24,461
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$4,503
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$28,964

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

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