Curious Comedy Productions FY2022 filing

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Portland, OR501(c)(3)Arts & CultureEIN 26-2518913Revenue $611K in FY2022

On file with the IRScuriouscomedy.org5225 Ne M L King Blvd, 97211-3235 · Portland, ORTax-exempt since Jun 2008Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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To improve the lives of children, adults and seniors through the art of Comedy.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
86¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$58K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2022 · 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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $12K a year · 2% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
86%
of spending
Looks good: 86% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$58K
to officers and key staff · 10% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 10% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $2K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$178K
35% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 35% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$611K
-3% vs prior year
Spent
$594K
To programs
86%
Net assets
$330K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$611K
FY2022▼ -3%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$659K
FY2021$630K
FY2022$611K
FY2023$548K
FY2024$570K
Expenses
$594K
FY2022▲ +15%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$521K
FY2021$516K
FY2022$594K
FY2023$714K
FY2024$615K
Net assets
$330K
FY2022▲ +5%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$200K
FY2021$313K
FY2022$330K
FY2023$165K
FY2024$119K

From the FY2022 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

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

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

Where the money goes

86 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 86% · $513K Management & general 9% · $53K Fundraising 5% · $28K

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; $58K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Artistic Director
$58,492Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Heather English’s $77K as Managing Director is at the 72nd 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Heather English$76,721————
Stacey Hallal$2,308$60,600$58,492$62,000$49,192

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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II2 listed

Programs and updates

Brings joy and connection to all ages through the art of comedy.

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3 programs · $513K · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

We program a variety of productions, year-round. This includes a mainstage production that runs every friday and saturday, which changes every six to eight weeks, in addition to monthly ongoing shows.

$301Kprogram expense
02

We offer classes year-round through the curious comedy training center. Our training center includes three levels of improv, stand up, and sketch writing, as well as workshops led by guest artists.

$188Kprogram expense
03

Outreach, Training and Digital Media

We have developed digital media that is available for broadcast highlighting core programs of the organization.

$25Kprogram 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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$2K

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$611K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$338K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$267K
Other incomeLn 4–11$5K
Money outPt IX
$594K
Ln 25
Programscol B$513K
Managementcol C$53K
Fundraisingcol D$28K
Owns and owesPt X
$330K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$249K
Total assetsLn 16$508K
LiabilitiesLn 26$178K
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$267K
Government grantsLn 1e$256K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$338K
Investment incomeLn 3$244
Other incomeLn 4–11$5K
Total revenueLn 12$611K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$68K
SavingsLn 2$181K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$249K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$227K
Total assetsLn 16$508K
LiabilitiesLn 26$178K
Net assetsLn 32$330K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 521
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 FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$361K$249K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$132K$227K
Total assetsLn 16$503K$508K
LiabilitiesLn 26$189K$178K
Net assetsLn 32$313K$330K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$58K$35K$18K$6K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$205K$184K$11K$9K
Payroll taxesLn 10$58K$48K$6K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$3K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$26K$23K$3K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$10K$9K$1K
Information technologyLn 14$15K$14K$830$678
OccupancyLn 16$114K$102K$6K$5K
TravelLn 17$11K$11K
InterestLn 20$4K$4K$234$191
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$56K$50K$3K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$8K$7K$434$354
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$27K$26K$411$381
Total functional expensesLn 25$594K$513K$53K$28K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $570K$615K−$45K$119K 990 PDF
FY2023 $548K$714K−$166K$165K 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $611K$594K$17K$330K 990 PDF
FY2021 $630K$516K$114K$313K 990 PDF
FY2020 $659K$521K$138K$200K 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 FY2022 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $610,668 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $460,739$267,437
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $148,130$338,298
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $41$244
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $21,106$4,689
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $630,016$610,668
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 $276,382$320,791
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $240,055$273,015
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $516,437$593,806
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $113,579$16,862
Part VI · Governance 3 of 4 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members3
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $610,668 across 6 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $4,689 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$255,621
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$11,816
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$267,437
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $338,298$338,298
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $244$244
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $338,298 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $4,933$610,668
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $593,806 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $35,095 · Management $17,548 · Fundraising $5,849$58,492
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $184,185 · Management $11,256 · Fundraising $9,208$204,649
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $48,041 · Management $6,310 · Fundraising $3,299$57,650
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $2,852$2,852
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $23,229 · Management $2,581$25,810
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $9,253 · Management $1,028$10,281
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $13,576 · Management $830 · Fundraising $678$15,084
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $102,302 · Management $6,252 · Fundraising $5,115$113,669
IX-17 TravelPrograms $10,534$10,534
IX-20 InterestPrograms $3,830 · Management $234 · Fundraising $191$4,255
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $50,340 · Management $3,076 · Fundraising $2,517$55,933
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $7,097 · Management $434 · Fundraising $354$7,885
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $25,920 · Management $411 · Fundraising $381$26,712
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $513,402 · Management $52,812 · Fundraising $27,592$593,806
Part X · Balance sheet $507,812 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $319,629$67,710
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $41,194$181,438
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $3,177$2,339
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $6,810$28,961
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $131,696$227,364
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $502,506$507,812
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $5,466$3,249
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $189,082$177,526
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $313,424$330,286
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $313,424$330,286
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $502,506$507,812
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $330,286 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$610,668
XI-2 Total expenses$593,806
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$16,862
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$313,424
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$330,286

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2022 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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