Piven Theatre Workshop FY2020 filing

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Evanston, IL501(c)(3)Arts & CultureEIN 36-3000868Revenue $409K in FY2020

On file with the IRSpiventheatre.org927 Noyes St, 60201-6206 · Evanston, ILTax-exempt since Mar 1980Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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Classes in theatre arts for children and adults.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
63¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$61K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2020 · 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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $13K a year · 4% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
63%
of spending
Worth a look: 63% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$61K
to officers and key staff · 17% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 17% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $38K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$144K
79% of total assets
Worth a look: liabilities are 79% of assets; over 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$409K
Spent
$368K
To programs
63%
Net assets
$38K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$409K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$409K
FY2021$385K
FY2022$369K
FY2023$306K
FY2024$267K
FY2025$308K
Expenses
$368K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$368K
FY2021$281K
FY2022$314K
FY2023$334K
FY2024$334K
FY2025$332K
Net assets
$38K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$38K
FY2021$142K
FY2022$197K
FY2023$168K
FY2024$108K
FY2025$91K

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending August 2020) · 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 1980.

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

Where the money goes

63 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 63% · $232K Management & general 20% · $74K Fundraising 17% · $63K

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

12 people listed on the 990; $61K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
Artistic Director
$61,000Pt VII · Sec A
Founder & Artistic Directo
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jennifer Green’s $60K as Artistic Dir is at the 54th 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Jennifer Green$59,800$60,000$61,000$60,000$61,500$61,000

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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Teaches theatre arts classes for children and adults.

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1 program · $232K · in their own filed words · FY2019
01

Class in theatre arts for children and adults; professional and student productions.

$232Kprogram 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 3 funders$38K
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$409K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$226K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$114K
Other incomeLn 4–11$69K
Money outPt IX
$368K
Ln 25
Programscol B$232K
Managementcol C$74K
Fundraisingcol D$63K
Owns and owesPt X
$38K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$132K
Total assetsLn 16$182K
LiabilitiesLn 26$144K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$226K
Government grantsLn 1e$23K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$1K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$114K
Investment incomeLn 3$189
Other incomeLn 4–11$69K
Total revenueLn 12$409K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$132K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$132K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$5K
Total assetsLn 16$182K
LiabilitiesLn 26$144K
Net assetsLn 32$38K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 516
VolunteersI 620
Fiscal year endsHeaderAugust
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$42K$132K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$235$0
Total assetsLn 16$51K$182K
LiabilitiesLn 26$54K$144K
Net assetsLn 32−$3K$38K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$226K$139K$40K$47K
Payroll taxesLn 10$11K$7K$4K
Accounting feesLn 11c$8K$294$7K$294
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$29K$24K$5K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$9K$5K$5K
Office expensesLn 13$9K$2K$7K$436
OccupancyLn 16$44K$40K$2K$2K
InterestLn 20$1K$1K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$235$235
InsuranceLn 23$6K$2K$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$21K$10K$6K$5K
All other expensesLn 24e$3K$2K$229$431
Total functional expensesLn 25$368K$232K$74K$63K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $308K$332K−$24K$91K 990 PDF
FY2024 $267K$334K−$66K$108K 990 PDF
FY2023 $306K$334K−$28K$168K 990 PDF
FY2022 $369K$314K$55K$197K 990 PDF
FY2021 $385K$281K$104K$142K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $409K$368K$41K$38K 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 $408,904 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $254,910$225,710
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $189,322$113,915
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $921$189
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $156$69,090
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $445,309$408,904
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 $351,218$237,009
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $409,453$131,172
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $760,671$368,181
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$315,362$40,723
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members12
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $408,904 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$1,114
VIII-1e Government grants$23,410
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$201,186
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$225,710
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $113,915$113,915
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $189$189
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $11,593$11,593
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $42,816$42,816
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $14,681$14,681
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $140,378 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $42,816$408,904
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $368,181 across 12 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $138,916 · Management $39,676 · Fundraising $47,311$225,903
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $7,321 · Management $3,785$11,106
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $294 · Management $6,980 · Fundraising $294$7,568
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $24,236 · Management $4,602$28,838
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $4,685 · Fundraising $4,685$9,370
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,274 · Management $6,542 · Fundraising $436$9,252
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $40,048 · Management $2,225 · Fundraising $2,225$44,498
IX-20 InterestManagement $1,231$1,231
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $235$235
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,961 · Management $1,961 · Fundraising $1,961$5,883
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $9,920 · Management $6,044 · Fundraising $5,221$21,185
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $2,452 · Management $229 · Fundraising $431$3,112
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $232,107 · Management $73,510 · Fundraising $62,564$368,181
Part X · Balance sheet $181,567 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $42,183$132,205
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $650$44,000
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $3,467$431
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $235$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $4,931$4,931
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $51,466$181,567
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $5,063$4,102
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $19,278$51,150
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $54,341$143,719
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$98,811−$6,152
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $95,936$44,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$2,875$37,848
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $51,466$181,567
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $37,848 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$408,904
XI-2 Total expenses$368,181
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$40,723
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$2,875
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$37,848

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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