The Point Theater INC

Tax-deductible

Carmel, IN501(c)(3)Since 2009Arts & CultureEIN 27-0168087Revenue $490K in FY2025

On file with the IRSthepointtheater.org1950 E Greyhound Pass Ste 18, 46033-7400 · Carmel, INTax-exempt since Nov 2009Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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The Point Theater develops character and creativity in kids of all ages through quality Theater arts training that brings families and communities together while reflecting the creator

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
64¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 150 volunteers and 14 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 $48K a year · 12% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
64%
of spending
Worth a look: 64% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$75K
to officers and key staff · 16% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 70% of similar orgs
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 16% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
9 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 9.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $500
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$490K
+18% vs prior year
Spent
$461K
To programs
64%
Net assets
$455K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$490K
FY2025▲ +18%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$246K
FY2021$415K
FY2022$406K
FY2023$398K
FY2024$414K
FY2025$490K
Expenses
$461K
FY2025▲ +17%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$254K
FY2021$248K
FY2022$370K
FY2023$357K
FY2024$393K
FY2025$461K
Net assets
$455K
FY2025▲ +7%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$160K
FY2021$328K
FY2022$365K
FY2023$405K
FY2024$426K
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 2009.

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

Where the money goes

64 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 64% · $294K Management & general 36% · $167K

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

8 people listed on the 990; $75K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Artistic Dir
$75,000Pt VII · Sec A
Board Presid
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Managing Dir
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Laura Baltz’s $75K as Artistic Dir is at the 70th 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
Laura Baltz$75,000$68,462$65,000$55,481$58,462$70,000

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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Offers performing arts classes, camps, and musical theatre productions for youth.

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3 programs · $195K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Theater Perfomances

Held 5 full scale musical theater productions and 3 plays with approximatley 300 students from 8-18 years of age participating.

$172Kprogram expense
02

Summer Camp Instruction

Held four weeks of in person summer camps dedicated to theater arts training and production with approximatley 250 students in attendence.

$18Kprogram expense
03

Classroom Education

Three sessions of multiple theater related classes serving an average of 110 students per session. Each session offers training in theater. Voice, dancemand technical training to students ranging in age from 8-18 in the northern indianpolis area.

$4Kprogram 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$500

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$490K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$407K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$75K
Investment incomeLn 3$8K
Money outPt IX
$461K
Ln 25
Programscol B$294K
Managementcol C$167K
Owns and owesPt X
$455K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$355K
Total assetsLn 16$455K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$75K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$407K
Investment incomeLn 3$8K
Total revenueLn 12$490K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$52K
SavingsLn 2$303K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$355K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$100K
Total assetsLn 16$455K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$455K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 514
VolunteersI 6150
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$426K$355K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$100K
Total assetsLn 16$426K$455K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$426K$455K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$75K$75K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$68K$68K
Payroll taxesLn 10$11K$11K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$27K$27K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$5K$5K
Office expensesLn 13$8K$8K
OccupancyLn 16$32K$32K
TravelLn 17$6K$6K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$225K$214K$11K
All other expensesLn 24e$4K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$461K$294K$167K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $490K$461K$29K$455K 990 PDF
FY2024 $414K$393K$21K$426K 990 PDF
FY2023 $398K$357K$41K$405K 990 PDF
FY2022 $406K$370K$37K$365K 990 PDF
FY2021 $415K$248K$168K$328K 990 PDF
FY2020 $246K$254K−$8K$160K 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 $489,621 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $53,777$74,589
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $352,884$407,123
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $7,812$7,909
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $414,473$489,621
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $134,724$154,116
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $258,544$306,944
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $393,268$461,060
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $21,205$28,561
Part VI · Governance 6 of 7 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members6
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 $489,621 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$74,589
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$74,589
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $407,123$407,123
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $7,909$7,909
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $415,032$489,621
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $461,060 across 10 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $75,000$75,000
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsManagement $68,093$68,093
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $11,023$11,023
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $26,813$26,813
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $5,205$5,205
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $7,905$7,905
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $32,037$32,037
IX-17 TravelManagement $5,530$5,530
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $214,271 · Management $10,704$224,975
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $4,479$4,479
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $293,750 · Management $167,310 · Fundraising $0$461,060
Part X · Balance sheet $454,897 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $31,098$52,090
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $395,238$302,807
X-13 Program-related investments$100,000
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $426,336$454,897
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $426,336$454,897
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $426,336$454,897
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $454,897 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$489,621
XI-2 Total expenses$461,060
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$28,561
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$426,336
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$454,897

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

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