Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in May 2013.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
78 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
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
15 people listed on the 990; $106K paid to officers and key staff.
Christine Herrman’s $32K as Executive 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 · 7 named individuals · Part VII
| Name | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christine Herrman | $32,490 | $30,540 | $29,915 | $27,540 | $27,000 |
| Gavin Whitt | — | $13,696 | $27,630 | $12,763 | — |
| Sharese Salters | $27,454 | $26,664 | $8,069 | — | — |
| Brooke Sexton | — | — | $20,288 | $22,860 | $22,412 |
| Krista Thorp | — | — | $20,203 | $19,074 | $18,699 |
| Cameron Bridgers | $12,596 | — | — | — | — |
| Gabriele Preston | $10,986 | — | — | — | — |
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
Empowers children and youth with learning tools to build self-belief.
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The Sort of Thing program served 25 youth aged 9-18 in the creation and performance of original musical theatre pieces. Working with professional artists, the youth worked for over 3 months over the winter in the development of a short musical film and a recorded album of Yes! And...'s top hits.
Summer Theatre and Imagination Camp served 83 children in grades Kindergarten through 8th Grade over 9 weeks of summer programming in Germantown, Northwest Philadelphia. Working with their peers and alongside professional artist educators, they built self-esteem through community, and fostered creativity in the building of new plays.
The Shadow Company teen program served 25 teens in 2023, providing them the opportunity to participate in classes, workshops, and intensives leading to their own original production alongside professional artists. They also received leadership and job training and were given jobs as Junior Staff in Yes!And's summer camp programs.
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Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
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By the numbers
The FY2022 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY22 | End FY22 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $102K | $69K |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $102K | $69K |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $31K | $21K |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $71K | $49K |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5 | $106K | $83K | $11K | $12K |
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $53K | $42K | $5K | $5K |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $15K | $12K | $1K | $1K |
| Legal feesLn 11b | $7K | $7K | ||
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $11K | $11K | ||
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $2K | $2K | $112 | |
| Office expensesLn 13 | $4K | $824 | $3K | $732 |
| Information technologyLn 14 | $2K | $2K | ||
| OccupancyLn 16 | $6K | $5K | $552 | |
| TravelLn 17 | $132 | $132 | ||
| InsuranceLn 23 | $13K | $13K | ||
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $9K | $3K | $2K | $5K |
| All other expensesLn 24e | $22K | $22K | $413 | $203 |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $251K | $195K | $30K | $27K |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 Latest | $315K | $306K | $8K | $46K | 990 PDF |
| FY2023 | $252K | $263K | −$11K | $37K | 990 PDF |
| FY2022 Viewing | $229K | $251K | −$22K | $49K | 990 PDF |
| FY2021 | $243K | $210K | $33K | $71K | 990 PDF |
| FY2020 | $178K | $168K | $11K | $37K | 990 PDF |
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Schedules filed Part IV
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Part I · Summary $228,739 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 4 to look at
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $228,739 across 5 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $250,911 across 13 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $69,392 assets, 8 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $48,652 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2022 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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