The Theater Bug INC

Tax-deductible

Nashville, TN501(c)(3)Since 2011Arts & CultureEIN 27-4141181Revenue $567K in FY2025

On file with the IRSthetheaterbug.orgPo Box 150329, 37215-0329 · Nashville, TNTax-exempt since Mar 2012School — 170(b)(1)(A)(ii)

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Inspire young people to create community and build confidence - encouraging them through educational experiences in the performing arts.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
77¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $52K a year · 11% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
77%
of spending
Looks good: 77% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $34K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
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
14
of 17 voting members
Looks good: 14 of 17 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$567K
-23% vs prior year
Spent
$623K
To programs
77%
Net assets
$357K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$567K
FY2025▼ -23%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$363K
FY2021$286K
FY2022$369K
FY2023$493K
FY2024$739K
FY2025$567K
Expenses
$623K
FY2025▲ +3%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$234K
FY2021$183K
FY2022$450K
FY2023$410K
FY2024$605K
FY2025$623K
Net assets
$357K
FY2025▼ -14%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$176K
FY2021$279K
FY2022$197K
FY2023$280K
FY2024$413K
FY2025$357K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 2012.

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

Where the money goes

77 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 77% · $482K Management & general 10% · $63K Fundraising 12% · $78K

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

17 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Non Voting Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Non Voting Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Non Voting Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Cori Anne Laemmel’s $30K as Artistic Director is at the 25th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2216 $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.

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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

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1 program · $482K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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During the fiscal year, the organization performed a number of shows and also educated children in music theater. These were the year's shows:Summer Main Stage ShowWinter ConcertSummer Education ShowPlayground PlayTen Minute Play Festival

$482Kprogram 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 4 funders$34K
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$567K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$464K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$106K
Investment incomeLn 3$249
Money outPt IX
$623K
Ln 25
Programscol B$482K
Managementcol C$63K
Fundraisingcol D$78K
Owns and owesPt X
$357K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$356K
Total assetsLn 16$357K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
17
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a17
IndependentVI 1b14
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$464K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$106K
Investment incomeLn 3$249
Total revenueLn 12$567K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$356K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$356K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$799
Other assetsLn 15$596
Total assetsLn 16$357K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$357K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$412K$356K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1K$799
Total assetsLn 16$413K$357K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$413K$357K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$226K$226K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$38K$38K
Payroll taxesLn 10$17K$17K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$115K$115K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$25K$25K
Office expensesLn 13$246$246
Information technologyLn 14$1K$1K
OccupancyLn 16$94K$94K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$320$320
InsuranceLn 23$1K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$96K$26K$17K$52K
All other expensesLn 24e$9K$3K$6K
Total functional expensesLn 25$623K$482K$63K$78K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $567K$623K−$56K$357K 990 PDF
FY2024 $739K$605K$134K$413K 990 PDF
FY2023 $493K$410K$83K$280K 990 PDF
FY2022 $369K$450K−$82K$197K 990 PDF
FY2021 $286K$183K$103K$279K 990 PDF
FY2020 $363K$234K$129K$176K 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 $566,932 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $637,802$463,938
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $99,783$105,692
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$249
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $1,284−$2,947
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $738,869$566,932
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 $244,917$280,921
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $359,607$342,347
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $604,524$623,268
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $134,345−$56,336
Part VI · Governance 14 of 17 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body17
VI-1b Independent voting members14
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
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $566,932 across 5 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for −$2,947 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$463,938
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$463,938
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $105,692$105,692
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $249$249
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $102,745 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $249$566,932
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $623,268 across 12 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $226,164$226,164
IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $37,627$37,627
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $17,130$17,130
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $115,286$115,286
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $25,284$25,284
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $246$246
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $1,140$1,140
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $93,942$93,942
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $320$320
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,395$1,395
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $26,226 · Management $16,919 · Fundraising $52,459$95,604
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $3,422 · Management $5,708$9,130
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $482,490 · Management $63,035 · Fundraising $77,743$623,268
Part X · Balance sheet $357,118 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $411,639$355,723
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,119$799
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $696$596
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $413,454$357,118
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $413,454$357,118
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $413,454$357,118
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $357,118 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$566,932
XI-2 Total expenses$623,268
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$56,336
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$413,454
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$357,118

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