Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Oct 2007.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
96 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
10 people listed on the 990.
Vonnie Corsini’s $44K as Executive Di is at the 94th percentile of top reported officer pay among 250 <$100K 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.
See Colonial Fox Foundation executive salaries →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
Restores a historic theatre into a vibrant cultural center, enriching community life and economy.
Questions for Colonial Fox Foundation
Your first name shows with your question. Colonial Fox Foundation answers here, for everyone.
To acquire, maintain and operate the historical colonial fox theatre building in pittsburg, KS, in order to be an enduring dynamic cultural center enriching the quality of life and the economic vitality for pittsburg and surrounding communities.
Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 33-1160933) · Dispute this lineFunders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2024 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY24 | End FY24 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $503K | $425K |
| InvestmentsLn 11–13 | $1K | $2K |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $2.5M | $2.5M |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $3.0M | $2.9M |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $0 | $0 |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $3.0M | $2.9M |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $42K | $41K | $2K | |
| Legal feesLn 11b | $536 | $515 | $21 | |
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $5K | $5K | $214 | |
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $646 | $620 | $26 | |
| Office expensesLn 13 | $6K | $6K | $231 | |
| Information technologyLn 14 | $2K | $2K | $96 | |
| OccupancyLn 16 | $13K | $12K | $502 | |
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $80 | $77 | $3 | |
| InsuranceLn 23 | $12K | $11K | $462 | |
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $1K | $1K | $57 | $35 |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $83K | $79K | $3K | $35 |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Jun 9, 2025 | $5K | $83K | −$77K | $2.9M | 990 PDF |
| FY2023Filed with the IRS Jun 9, 2025 | $140K | $150K | −$10K | $3.0M | 990 PDF |
| FY2022Filed with the IRS Jul 26, 2023 | $326K | $173K | $153K | $3.0M | 990 PDF |
| FY2021Filed with the IRS Feb 10, 2022 | $295K | $259K | $36K | $2.8M | 990 PDF |
| FY2020Filed with the IRS Nov 12, 2021 | $536K | $237K | $299K | $2.8M | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2024 990
Part I · Summary $5,277 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, 1 to look at
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $5,277 across 4 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $82,632 across 10 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $2,891,734 assets, 10 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,891,734 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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