Playhouse Arts

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Arcata, CA501(c)(3)Arts & CultureEIN 26-0383637

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To promote and develop theater and performance arts and other art forms for the general public.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
92¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 40 volunteers and 29 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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FY2024 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $46K a year · 8% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
92%
of spending
Looks good: 92% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$36K
to officers and key staff · 4% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 69% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 4% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.7 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $136K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$33K
12% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 12% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$814K
+2% vs prior year
Spent
$873K
To programs
92%
Net assets
$235K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$814K
FY2024▲ +2%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$305K
FY2021$310K
FY2022$623K
FY2023$788K
FY2024$802K
FY2024$814K
Expenses
$873K
FY2024▲ +8%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$289K
FY2021$281K
FY2022$474K
FY2023$746K
FY2024$805K
FY2024$873K
Net assets
$235K
FY2024▼ -20%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$73K
FY2021$101K
FY2022$253K
FY2023$295K
FY2024$292K
FY2024$235K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Aug 2008.

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

Where the money goes

92 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 92% · $803K Management & general 8% · $70K

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

10 people listed on the 990; $36K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$36,400Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jacqueline Dandeneau’s $36K as Exec Director is at the 31st 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Jacqueline Dandeneau$36,400$37,800$38,563$35,468$40,125

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

Promotes and develops theater, performance, and other art forms for the public.

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3 program services account for $763K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

To promote and develop theater and performance arts, and other art forms, with an emphasis on families, youth and community.

$321Kprogram expense
02

To rent and maintain a theater facility. And thereby to sponsor, promote and/or produce performances and art displays, as well as educational programs and workshops primarily in performance arts, for the general public.

$241Kprogram expense
03

To promote local performers as well as performances from out of the area, and to collaborate with other theater organizations, venues and art forms.

$201Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Parks CaliforniaFY2025$136K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$136K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$814K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$512K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$283K
Other incomeLn 4–11$15K
Money outPt IX
$873K
Ln 25
Programscol B$803K
Managementcol C$70K
Owns and owesPt X
$235K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$124K
Total assetsLn 16$268K
LiabilitiesLn 26$33K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$283K
Government grantsLn 1e$78K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$512K
Investment incomeLn 3$4K
Other incomeLn 4–11$15K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$814K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$107K
SavingsLn 2$17K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$124K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$36K
Other assetsLn 15$17K
Total assetsLn 16$268K
LiabilitiesLn 26$33K
Net assetsLn 32$235K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 529
VolunteersI 640
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$165K$124K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$38K$36K
Total assetsLn 16$317K$268K
LiabilitiesLn 26$25K$33K
Net assetsLn 32$292K$235K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$3K$3K
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$36K$33K$3K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$375K$345K$30K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$42K$39K$3K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$15K$14K$1K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$12K$11K$944
Office expensesLn 13$2K$1K$129
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$50K$46K$4K
TravelLn 17$2K$2K$132
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$124$114$10
InterestLn 20$188$173$15
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$13K$12K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$19K$18K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$213K$196K$17K
All other expensesLn 24e$91K$84K$7K
Total functional expensesLn 25$873K$803K$70K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 $802K$805K−$3K$292K 990 PDF
FY2023 $788K$746K$42K$295K 990 PDF
FY2022 $623K$474K$148K$253K 990 PDF
FY2021 $310K$281K$29K$101K 990 PDF
FY2020 $305K$289K$16K$73K 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 FY2024 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $814,488 across 11 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $67,330 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$78,150
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$204,995
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$283,145
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $444,825$444,825
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $4,017$4,017
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $15,171$15,171
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $531,343$814,488
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $872,593 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $2,856$2,856
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 $33,488 · Management $2,912$36,400
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $344,868 · Management $29,988$374,856
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $38,666 · Management $3,362$42,028
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $13,680 · Management $1,190$14,870
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 $10,853 · Management $944$11,797
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,482 · Management $129$1,611
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $45,947 · Management $3,995$49,942
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,523 · Management $132$1,655
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $114 · Management $10$124
IX-20 InterestPrograms $173 · Management $15$188
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $12,415 · Management $1,080$13,495
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $17,502 · Management $1,522$19,024
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $195,918 · Management $17,037$212,955
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $83,530 · Management $7,262$90,792
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $803,015 · Management $69,578 · Fundraising $0$872,593
Part X · Balance sheet $267,680 assets, 19 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $130,969$106,978
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $33,641$16,599
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $114,652$91,202
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $38,040$35,918
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $192$16,983
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $317,494$267,680
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $6,176$2,140
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $18,954$30,828
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $25,130$32,968
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $292,364$234,712
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $292,364$234,712
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $317,494$267,680
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $234,712 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$814,488
XI-2 Total expenses$872,593
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$58,105
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$292,364
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$453
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$234,712

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