The Theater Foundation is dedicated to creating opportunities to develop and enhance quality performing arts in the temecula valley.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
88¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 20 volunteers.
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
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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
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Spent on programs
88%
of spending
Looks good: 88% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
43 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 42.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $10K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$11K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
13
of 14 voting members
Looks good: 13 of 14 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$177K
+174% vs prior year
Spent
$101K
To programs
88%
Net assets
$444K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$177K
FY2025▲ +174%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$21K
FY2021$17K
FY2022$35K
FY2023$66K
FY2024$65K
FY2025$177K
Net assets
$444K
FY2025▲ +20%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$307K
FY2021$326K
FY2022$345K
FY2023$334K
FY2024$369K
FY2025$444K

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 Feb 2000.

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

Where the money goes

88 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 88% · $89K Management & general 12% · $12K

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

14 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

The Theater Foundation is a public foundation based in Temecula, CA, formed in 1999.

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2 programs · $89K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Creating opportunities to develop and enchance quality performing artsin the temecula valley.

$57Kprogram expense
02

Build, maintain and provide a permanent adult and youth community theater and provide a permanent location for temecula valley community playhouse and fine arts network.

$33Kprogram 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 · FY2020
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$177K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$101K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$62K
Investment incomeLn 3$14K
Money outPt IX
$101K
Ln 25
Programscol B$89K
Managementcol C$12K
Owns and owesPt X
$444K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$359K
Total assetsLn 16$455K
LiabilitiesLn 26$11K
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$101K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$62K
Investment incomeLn 3$14K
Gains on assetsLn 7$4K
Total revenueLn 12$177K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$359K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$359K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$75K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$5K
Other assetsLn 15$16K
Total assetsLn 16$455K
LiabilitiesLn 26$11K
Net assetsLn 32$444K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 620
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$261K$359K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$102K$75K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$5K$5K
Total assetsLn 16$383K$455K
LiabilitiesLn 26$14K$11K
Net assetsLn 32$369K$444K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$7K$7K
Accounting feesLn 11c$6K$6K
Investment management feesLn 11f$195$195
Advertising and promotionLn 12$138$138
Office expensesLn 13$2K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$1K$1K
InterestLn 20$324$324
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$257$257
InsuranceLn 23$1K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$83K$83K$516
All other expensesLn 24e$586$586
Total functional expensesLn 25$101K$89K$12K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $177K$101K$76K$444K 990 PDF
FY2024 $65K$369K 990 PDF
FY2023 $66K$334K 990 PDF
FY2022 $35K$345K 990 PDF
FY2021 $17K$326K 990 PDF
FY2020 $21K$307K 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
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Part I · Summary $177,238 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $42,772$101,113
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$61,703
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $14,986$14,422
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $6,813$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $64,571$177,238
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $3,100$6,700
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $24,051$94,648
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $27,151$101,348
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $37,420$75,890
Part VI · Governance 13 of 14 board members independent, 5 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body14
VI-1b Independent voting members13
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $177,238 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$101,113
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$101,113
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $61,703$61,703
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $10,306$10,306
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $4,116$4,116
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $61,703 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $14,422$177,238
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $101,348 across 11 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $6,700$6,700
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $6,000$6,000
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $195$195
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $138$138
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $1,563$1,563
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $1,133$1,133
IX-20 InterestManagement $324$324
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $257$257
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,170$1,170
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $82,766 · Management $516$83,282
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $586$586
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $89,466 · Management $11,882 · Fundraising $0$101,348
Part X · Balance sheet $455,065 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $260,675$359,369
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $5,276$5,019
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $101,573$75,177
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $15,500$15,500
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $383,024$455,065
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $13,590$11,163
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $13,590$11,163
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $369,434$443,902
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $383,024$455,065
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $443,902 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$177,238
XI-2 Total expenses$101,348
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$75,890
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$369,434
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$1,422
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$443,902

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