Artists Ensemble Theater Nfp

Tax-deductible

Rockford, IL501(c)(3)Arts & CultureEIN 36-4549412Revenue $303K in FY2025

On file with the IRSartistsensemble.orgPo Box 1684, 61110-0184 · Rockford, ILTax-exempt since Jan 2005Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Community Theater

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
92¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 20 volunteers and 7 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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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
3 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $44K a year · 17% of revenue · last 3 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 3 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
92%
of spending
Looks good: 92% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$33K
to officers and key staff · 14% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 79% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 14% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $26K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$6K
4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 4% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$303K
+30% vs prior year
Spent
$228K
To programs
92%
Net assets
$142K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$303K
FY2025▲ +30%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$154K
FY2021$67K
FY2022$224K
FY2023$172K
FY2024$233K
FY2025$303K
Expenses
$228K
FY2025+0.5%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021Not on file
FY2022$174K
FY2023Not on file
FY2024$226K
FY2025$228K
Net assets
$142K
FY2025▲ +116%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$36K
FY2021$44K
FY2022$94K
FY2023$59K
FY2024$66K
FY2025$142K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jan 2005.

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

Where the money goes

92 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 92% · $210K Management & general 4% · $9K Fundraising 4% · $8K

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

11 people listed on the 990; $33K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Artistic Dir
$25,487Pt VII · Sec A
Bus Mgr
$7,500Pt VII · Sec A
Bod Treasure
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Bod Presiden
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Richard Raether’s $25K as Artistic Dir is at the 21st 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Richard Raether$25,487$35,977$25,487$24,507$21,566$21,566
Diane Cobb$7,500$7,644$6,346$6,058$4,904$4,904

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 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Artists Ensemble Theater Nfp is an arts and culture nonprofit based in Rockford, IL.

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1 program · $210K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Promote the advancement of professional theater arts in rockford, illinois and the surrounding area

$210Kprogram 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 2 funders$26K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$303K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$178K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$118K
Investment incomeLn 3$7K
Money outPt IX
$228K
Ln 25
Programscol B$210K
Managementcol C$9K
Fundraisingcol D$8K
Owns and owesPt X
$142K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$147K
Total assetsLn 16$148K
LiabilitiesLn 26$6K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$178K
Government grantsLn 1e$43K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$118K
Investment incomeLn 3$7K
Other incomeLn 4–11$30
Total revenueLn 12$303K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$200
SavingsLn 2$146K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$147K
Total assetsLn 16$148K
LiabilitiesLn 26$6K
Net assetsLn 32$142K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 57
VolunteersI 620
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$73K$147K
Total assetsLn 16$74K$148K
LiabilitiesLn 26$9K$6K
Net assetsLn 32$66K$142K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$33K$18K$7K$7K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$69K$69K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$3K$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10$10$6$2$2
Accounting feesLn 11c$1K$1K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$74K$74K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$13K$13K
Office expensesLn 13$3K$2K$826
OccupancyLn 16$5K$5K
InsuranceLn 23$6K$6K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$19K$19K
All other expensesLn 24e$1K$831$332$332
Total functional expensesLn 25$228K$210K$9K$8K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $303K$228K$76K$142K 990 PDF
FY2024 $233K$226K$6K$66K 990 PDF
FY2023 $172K$59K 990 PDF
FY2022 $224K$174K$50K$94K 990 PDF
FY2021 $67K$44K 990 PDF
FY2020 $154K$36K 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
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $303,429 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $128,522$177,864
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $104,449$118,343
I-10 Investment income$7,192
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $20$30
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $232,991$303,429
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $114,496$104,614
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $112,004$122,940
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $226,500$227,554
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $6,491$75,875
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $303,429 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$43,051
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$134,813
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$177,864
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $118,343$118,343
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $7,192$7,192
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $30$30
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $118,373 · Excluded from tax $7,192$303,429
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $227,554 across 12 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $18,327 · Management $7,330 · Fundraising $7,330$32,987
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $68,634$68,634
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $2,983$2,983
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $6 · Management $2 · Fundraising $2$10
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,250$1,250
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $74,382$74,382
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $13,363$13,363
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,767 · Fundraising $826$2,593
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $5,140$5,140
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $6,201$6,201
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $18,516$18,516
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $831 · Management $332 · Fundraising $332$1,495
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $210,150 · Management $8,914 · Fundraising $8,490$227,554
Part X · Balance sheet $147,524 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $200$200
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $72,776$146,357
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $1,246$967
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $74,222$147,524
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $8,532$5,959
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $8,532$5,959
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $65,690$141,565
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $65,690$141,565
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $74,222$147,524
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $141,565 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$303,429
XI-2 Total expenses$227,554
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$75,875
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$65,690
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$141,565

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