First Folio Theatre

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Oak Brook, ILUnknown exempt organization EIN 36-4091752Revenue $408K in FY2021Latest filing we have: 2020. Newer ones may not be in our data yet. Filed since? Tell us.

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Productions of live classic theatre for cultural enrichment of the community.

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2021. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 36-4091752) · Dispute this line
59¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 100 volunteers and 55 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
IRS status
Revoked
IRS exemption revoked
The IRS revoked its tax exemption.
IRS Auto-Revocation List
Latest return
FY2021
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2021, 5 tax years back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 2
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $59K a year · 15% of revenue · last 2 filings
A surplus in 1 of the last 2 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 2 filings
Spent on programs
59%
of spending
59% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$37K
to officers and key staff · 15% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 15% of spending.
Part VII, Section A
11.4 mo
of spending, in cash
11.4 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $11K
3 funders name it on their filings.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$217K
79% of total assets
Liabilities are 79% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 9 voting members
8 of 9 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$408K
+9% vs prior year
Spent
$256K
To programs
59%
Net assets
$56K
By yearFY2020–FY2021
Revenue
$408K
FY2021▲ +9%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$376K
FY2021$408K
Expenses
$256K
FY2021▼ -38%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$411K
FY2021$256K
Net assets
$56K
FY2021▲ +158%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$96K
FY2021$56K

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending August 2021) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

IRS revoked this organization's tax-exempt status on January 15, 2025

Is it real?

No. The IRS revoked its tax exemption. Latest filing we have: FY2020.

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

Where the money goes

59 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 59% · $150K Management & general 36% · $91K Fundraising 5% · $14K

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

9 people listed on the 990; $37K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Direc
$37,384Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

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

NameFY2021FY2020
David M Rice$37,384$36,074

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 15aYes

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1 program · $150K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Productions of live classic theatre for cultural enrichment of the community.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2020. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 36-4091752) · Dispute this line
$150Kprogram 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 · FY2021
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$11K
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By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$408K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$347K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$48K
Other incomeLn 4–11$13K
Money outPt IX
$256K
Ln 25
Programscol B$150K
Managementcol C$91K
Fundraisingcol D$14K
Owns and owesPt X
$56K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$243K
Total assetsLn 16$273K
LiabilitiesLn 26$217K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$347K
Government grantsLn 1e$138K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$48K
Other incomeLn 4–11$13K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$408K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$228K
SavingsLn 2$15K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$243K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$31K
Total assetsLn 16$273K
LiabilitiesLn 26$217K
Net assetsLn 32$56K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 555
VolunteersI 6100
Fiscal year endsHeaderAugust
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$79K$243K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$21K$31K
Total assetsLn 16$100K$273K
LiabilitiesLn 26$197K$217K
Net assetsLn 32−$96K$56K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5$37K$20K$16K$2K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$109K$57K$46K$6K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$5K$3K$2K$260
Payroll taxesLn 10$14K$7K$6K$735
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$4K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$195$195
Advertising and promotionLn 12$10K$9K$952
Office expensesLn 13$9K$7K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$500$500
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$732$732
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$220$220
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$6K$5K$871$116
InsuranceLn 23$4K$4K$403
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$48K$45K$2K$2K
All other expensesLn 24e$9K$8K$922
Total functional expensesLn 25$256K$150K$91K$14K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2021 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Mar 1, 2022 $408K$256K$153K$56K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Feb 9, 2021 $376K$411K−$35K−$96K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

I · Grants O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $408,141 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $173,826$346,843
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $188,295$47,941
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $13,994$13,357
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $376,115$408,141
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $202,297$164,923
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $208,494$90,633
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $410,791$255,556
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$34,676$152,585
Part VI · Governance 8 of 9 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members8
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 payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $408,141 across 10 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $13,357 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$137,653
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$209,190
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$346,843
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $47,941$47,941
VIII-3 Investment income$0
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $61,298$408,141
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $255,556 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Programs $19,588 · Management $15,748 · Fundraising $1,948$37,284
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $57,051 · Management $45,867 · Fundraising $5,675$108,593
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $2,614 · Management $2,102 · Fundraising $260$4,976
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $7,392 · Management $5,943 · Fundraising $735$14,070
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $3,502$3,502
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $195$195
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $8,572 · Fundraising $952$9,524
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $7,298 · Fundraising $1,824$9,122
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $500$500
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $732$732
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 InterestManagement $220$220
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $4,817 · Management $871 · Fundraising $116$5,804
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,631 · Management $403$4,034
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $45,209 · Management $1,731 · Fundraising $1,559$48,499
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $7,579 · Fundraising $922$8,501
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $150,106 · Management $91,459 · Fundraising $13,991$255,556
Part X · Balance sheet $273,162 assets, 23 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $79,343$227,617
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$15,000
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-5 Loans to officers and key people$0
X-6 Loans to other insiders$0
X-7 Notes and loans receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $20,980$30,545
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $100,323$273,162
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,678$21,934
X-23 Secured mortgages and notes payableStart of year $150,000$150,000
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $45,138$45,136
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $196,816$217,070
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$96,493$56,092
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$96,493$56,092
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $100,323$273,162
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $56,092 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$408,141
XI-2 Total expenses$255,556
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$152,585
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$96,493
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$56,092

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