Our mission is to provide professional quality theatre - free of charge - to all islanders and Island visitors, no matter what their economic or social stature, by producing work that informs and elevates the human spirit, and values the informal and natural of the islands.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
Run by 11 volunteers and 2 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · 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
1 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $6K a year · 5% of revenue · last 3 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
×67
of spending
Looks good: 6642% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$84K
to officers and key staff · ×41 of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 4100% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Named funders
1
named funder · $500
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$5K
total owed
No data yet: the filing does not give total assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$358
-100% vs prior year
Spent
$2K
To programs
×67
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$358
FY2025▼ -100%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$87K
FY2021$177K
FY2022$219K
FY2023$158K
FY2024$192K
FY2025$358
Expenses
$2K
FY2025▼ -99%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021Not on file
FY2022$189K
FY2023$204K
FY2024Not on file
FY2025$2K
Net assets
—
FY2025
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$218K
FY2021$221K
FY2022$251K
FY2023$204K
FY2024$154K
FY2025Not on file

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jan 2003.

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

Where the money goes

6642 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 6642% · $140K

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

10 people listed on the 990; $84K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Di
$83,890Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Helen Machin-Smith’s $84K as Executive Di is at the 78th 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.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023
Helen Machin-Smith$83,890$84,196$49,666

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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Programs and updates

Presents free, professional theatre that informs and elevates the human spirit for all islanders and visitors.

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1 program · $204K · in their own filed words · FY2023
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Theatre Productions Throughout San Juan County

Open to the public for no charge.

$204Kprogram 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
$358
Ln 12
Other incomeLn 4–11$358
Money outPt IX
$2K
Ln 25
Programscol B$140K
Owns and owesPt X
Total assetsLn 16$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Other incomeLn 4–11$358
Total revenueLn 12$358
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
Total assetsLn 16$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 611
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $358$2K−$2K 990 PDF
FY2024 $192K$154K 990 PDF
FY2023 $158K$204K−$46K$204K 990 PDF
FY2022 $219K$189K$30K$251K 990 PDF
FY2021 $177K$221K 990 PDF
FY2020 $87K$218K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support O · Explanations

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

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