To restore and operate the historic augusta Colonial Theater for the artistic, educational, and charitable benefit of the community. The Colonial Theater will be a far-reaching, viable, restored historic Theater in the downtown of our state capital that will provide programming in cultural arts and entertainment to enrich the lives of people of all ages living in our community and beyond.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 25 volunteers and 1 employee.
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 $113K a year · 60% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$61K
to officers and key staff · 56% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 56% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
11 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 11.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $5K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$212K
14% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 14% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$308K
+240% vs prior year
Spent
$109K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$1.3M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$308K
FY2024▲ +240%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$209K
FY2021$195K
FY2022$141K
FY2023$91K
FY2024$308K
Expenses
$109K
FY2024▲ +13%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$37K
FY2021$73K
FY2022$62K
FY2023$96K
FY2024$109K
Net assets
$1.3M
FY2024▲ +17%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$948K
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.3M

From the FY2024 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 Jul 2010.

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

Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $109K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

13 people listed on the 990; $61K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$59,792Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$761Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Cathy Milojevic-Kaey’s $60K as Executive Director is at the 54th 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Cathy Milojevic-Kaey$59,792———
Kathi Wall$761$30,000$30,000$42,500

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
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II1 listed

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Restores and operates a historic theater for community arts, education, and charity.

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1 program · $109K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

To restore and operate the historic colonial theater. Over the course of a few years, colonial theater, inc. Has accomplished the following to help secure the integrity of the theater for future work, and ensure success in fundraising efforts:-employing a consulting firm to conduct a survey to add the colonial theater to the national…

$109Kprogram 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$5K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$308K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$307K
Other incomeLn 4–11$843
Money outPt IX
$109K
Ln 25
Programscol B$109K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.3M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$103K
Total assetsLn 16$1.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$212K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$307K
Government grantsLn 1e$59K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$17K
Other incomeLn 4–11$843
Total revenueLn 12$308K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$103K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$103K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.5M
Total assetsLn 16$1.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$212K
Net assetsLn 32$1.3M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 625
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$113K$103K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.2M$1.5M
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M$1.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$135K$212K
Net assetsLn 32$1.1M$1.3M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$61K$61K
Payroll taxesLn 10$5K$5K
Legal feesLn 11b$617$617
Office expensesLn 13$3K$3K
OccupancyLn 16$3K$3K
InterestLn 20$10K$10K
InsuranceLn 23$20K$20K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$8K$8K
Total functional expensesLn 25$109K$109K$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $308K$109K$199K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 $91K$96K−$6K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 $141K$62K$79K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 $195K$73K$122K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2020 $209K$37K$172K$948K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $307,815 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $76,878$306,972
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $13,649$843
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $90,527$307,815
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 $71,767$65,602
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $24,310$42,987
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $96,077$108,589
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$5,550$199,226
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $307,815 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$25
VIII-1c Fundraising events$17,000
VIII-1e Government grants$58,640
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$231,307
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$306,972
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $443$443
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $400$400
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $400 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $443$307,815
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $108,589 across 8 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $60,969$60,969
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $4,633$4,633
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $617$617
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,592$2,592
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $2,675$2,675
IX-20 InterestPrograms $9,745$9,745
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $19,717$19,717
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $7,641$7,641
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $108,589 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$108,589
Part X · Balance sheet $1,554,735 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $112,729$103,477
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,165,840$1,451,258
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,278,569$1,554,735
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $5,200$77,140
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $135,200$212,140
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,048,359$1,300,775
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $95,010$41,820
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,143,369$1,342,595
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,278,569$1,554,735
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,342,595 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$307,815
XI-2 Total expenses$108,589
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$199,226
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,143,369
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,342,595

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