North Canton Playhouse

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Canton, OH501(c)(3)Arts & CultureEIN 34-1274850Revenue $189K in FY2024

On file with the IRSnorthcantonplayhouse.com525 7th St Ne, 44720-2012 · Canton, OHTax-exempt since Jul 1979Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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The North Canton Playhouse is a charitable and educational institution, whose mission is to provide entertainment, enrichment, education and to encourage theatrical arts throughout the North Canton community, stark county and the northeastern ohio area.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
85¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 100 volunteers and 3 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
0 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $34K a year · 20% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 0 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
85%
of spending
Looks good: 85% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$37K
to officers and key staff · 17% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 77% of similar orgs
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 17% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.0 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $28K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$756
0.09% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$189K
-4% vs prior year
Spent
$214K
To programs
85%
Net assets
$836K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$189K
FY2024▼ -4%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$87K
FY2021$156K
FY2022$201K
FY2023$198K
FY2024$189K
Expenses
$214K
FY2024▼ -11%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$138K
FY2021$180K
FY2022$227K
FY2023$240K
FY2024$214K
Net assets
$836K
FY2024▼ -3%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$945K
FY2021$926K
FY2022$897K
FY2023$857K
FY2024$836K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jul 1979.

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

Where the money goes

85 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 85% · $181K Management & general 15% · $33K

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

7 people listed on the 990; $37K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$27,490Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$6,850Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$2,500Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Elizabeth Paynter’s $27K as Executive Director is at the 23rd 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Elizabeth Paynter$27,490$32,728$36,318$20,003$17,577
Tyler Jensen$6,850$6,200$3,100——
Ted Paynter$2,500$2,000$800——

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Presents theatrical performances and offers arts education to the community.

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1 program · $181K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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The NCP produced 6 productions, including musicals and comedies, in 2024, with a total audience number of 4,421.

$181Kprogram 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
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$189K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$123K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$41K
Other incomeLn 4–11$25K
Money outPt IX
$214K
Ln 25
Programscol B$181K
Managementcol C$33K
Owns and owesPt X
$836K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$36K
Total assetsLn 16$836K
LiabilitiesLn 26$756
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$41K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$5K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$123K
Other incomeLn 4–11$25K
Total revenueLn 12$189K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$36K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$36K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$32K
Total assetsLn 16$836K
LiabilitiesLn 26$756
Net assetsLn 32$836K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 6100
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$21K$36K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$30K$32K
Total assetsLn 16$862K$836K
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K$756
Net assetsLn 32$857K$836K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$37K$34K$3K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$6K$5K$600
Payroll taxesLn 10$2K$1K$160
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$4K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$2K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1K$668$668
Office expensesLn 13$5K$1K$4K
RoyaltiesLn 15$14K$14K
OccupancyLn 16$59K$53K$6K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$284$284
InterestLn 20$169$169
InsuranceLn 23$4K$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$72K$67K$6K
All other expensesLn 24e$7K$2K$5K
Total functional expensesLn 25$214K$181K$33K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $189K$214K−$24K$836K 990 PDF
FY2023 $198K$240K−$43K$857K 990 PDF
FY2022 $201K$227K−$26K$897K 990 PDF
FY2021 $156K$180K−$24K$926K 990 PDF
FY2020 $87K$138K−$52K$945K 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
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Part I · Summary $189,127 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $43,081$40,671
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $126,271$123,409
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $28,254$25,047
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $197,606$189,127
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 $49,294$44,443
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $191,144$169,113
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $240,438$213,556
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$42,832−$24,429
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $189,127 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$4,930
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$35,741
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$40,671
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $112,276 · Unrelated business $11,133$123,409
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $21,003$21,003
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $4,044$4,044
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $112,276 · Unrelated business $11,133 · Excluded from tax $25,047$189,127
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $213,556 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $34,091 · Management $2,749$36,840
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $5,400 · Management $600$6,000
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $1,443 · Management $160$1,603
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $3,875$3,875
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $2,193$2,193
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $668 · Management $668$1,336
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,405 · Management $3,642$5,047
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $13,599$13,599
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $53,494 · Management $5,944$59,438
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $284$284
IX-20 InterestManagement $169$169
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,952 · Management $1,951$3,903
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $66,678 · Management $5,564$72,242
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,747 · Management $5,280$7,027
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $180,761 · Management $32,795 · Fundraising $0$213,556
Part X · Balance sheet $836,275 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $20,710$36,161
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$27
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $811,825$768,271
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $29,888$31,816
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $862,423$836,275
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $5,153$756
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $5,153$756
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $821,988$803,703
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $35,282$31,816
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $857,270$835,519
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $862,423$836,275
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $835,519 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$189,127
XI-2 Total expenses$213,556
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$24,429
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$857,270
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$2,678
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$835,519

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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