The mission of Uptown Players is to present professional theater that meets a rising demand in the community for audiences to see their life experiences represented on stage. We offer diverse productions with contemporary and alternative lifestyle themes that explore complex and varied situations such as relationships, family, prejudice, and values. We present plays and musicals that challenge our audiences artistically, build cultural bridges, and strive to create greater positive public awareness and acceptance through the performing arts. There is no other theater group with this unique mission in the Dallas area.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
74¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 30 volunteers and 17 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
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $30K a year · 3% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
74%
of spending
Fine: 74% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$150K
to officers and key staff · 14% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 14% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.2 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
8
named funders · $149K
Looks good: 8 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$933K
71% of total assets
Worth a look: liabilities are 71% of assets; over 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$938K
-2% vs prior year
Spent
$1.1M
To programs
74%
Net assets
$376K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$938K
FY2025▼ -2%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$386K
FY2021$865K
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$810K
FY2024$959K
FY2025$938K
Expenses
$1.1M
FY2025▲ +8%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$401K
FY2021$699K
FY2022$956K
FY2023$868K
FY2024$982K
FY2025$1.1M
Net assets
$376K
FY2025▼ -25%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$77K
FY2021$244K
FY2022$475K
FY2023$416K
FY2024$498K
FY2025$376K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Sep 2007.

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Where the money goes

74 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 74% · $783K Management & general 26% · $274K Fundraising 0% · $3K

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; $150K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Exec. Producer
$78,808Pt VII · Sec A
Exec. Producer
$70,768Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Charles Craig Lynch’s $79K as Exec. Producer is at the 74th 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 · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Charles Craig Lynch$78,808$78,800$79,320$77,035$59,637$53,716
Jeffrey a Rane$70,768$54,800$35,245$34,795$30,546$30,895
Phillip Hearne———$6,750$4,450$4,286
Nancy Rubin——$2,940$6,645$3,171$4,644
Coy Covington——$1,050—$2,950—

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

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Presents diverse, professional theater reflecting community life experiences and challenging audiences.

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1 program · $783K · in their own filed words · FY2025
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During 2025, Uptown Players Produced Six Live Productions

We are continuous, broadway our way 2025, xanadu the musical, everybodys talking about jamie, imagine, and star of wonder: a carol ann christmas. The program service expenses were production expenses that included theater rental, royalty payments, labor for cast, crew, directors, and designers, lighting, sound, sets, costumes, props…

$783Kprogram expense

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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 FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$938K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$483K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$382K
Other incomeLn 4–11$72K
Money outPt IX
$1.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$783K
Managementcol C$274K
Fundraisingcol D$3K
Owns and owesPt X
$376K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$194K
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$933K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$483K
Government grantsLn 1e$76K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$382K
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Other incomeLn 4–11$72K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$938K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$194K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$194K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.1M
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$933K
Net assetsLn 32$376K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 517
VolunteersI 630
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
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$297K$194K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.1M$1.1M
Total assetsLn 16$1.5M$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$955K$933K
Net assetsLn 32$498K$376K
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 current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$150K$92K$58K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$167K$103K$64K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$21K$13K$8K
Payroll taxesLn 10$26K$16K$10K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$15K$15K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$163K$163K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$89K$89K
Office expensesLn 13$47K$47K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$129K$119K$10K
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$48K$48K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$52K$39K$13K
InsuranceLn 23$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$153K$150K$3K
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.1M$783K$274K$3K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $938K$1.1M−$122K$376K 990 PDF
FY2024 $959K$982K−$24K$498K 990 PDF
FY2023 $810K$868K−$59K$416K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.2M$956K$231K$475K 990 PDF
FY2021 $865K$699K$167K$244K 990 PDF
FY2020 $386K$401K−$15K$77K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $938,104 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $552,312$483,067
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $348,728$382,119
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,986$1,225
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $55,494$71,693
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $958,520$938,104
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $331,160$364,055
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $651,053$696,160
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $982,213$1,060,215
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$23,693−$122,111
Part VI · Governance 10 of 12 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members10
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-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $938,104 across 10 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $63,548 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$76,085
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$406,982
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$483,067
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $382,119$382,119
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,225$1,225
VIII-5 RoyaltiesExcluded from tax $68$68
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $8,077$8,077
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 $415,461 · Excluded from tax $39,576$938,104
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,060,215 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 current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $91,963 · Management $57,611$149,574
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $102,636 · Management $64,298$166,934
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $13,158 · Management $8,243$21,401
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $16,075 · Management $10,071$26,146
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $15,478$15,478
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $162,502$162,502
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $88,985$88,985
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $47,154$47,154
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $118,743 · Management $10,156$128,899
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 InterestManagement $48,176$48,176
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $39,242 · Management $13,081$52,323
IX-23 Insurance$0
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $149,796 · Fundraising $2,847$152,643
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $783,100 · Management $274,268 · Fundraising $2,847$1,060,215
Part X · Balance sheet $1,308,819 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $296,989$193,592
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $10,795$10,795
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,145,563$1,104,432
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 $1,453,347$1,308,819
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $279,310$271,218
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $955,185$932,768
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $498,162$376,051
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,453,347$1,308,819
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $376,051 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$938,104
XI-2 Total expenses$1,060,215
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$122,111
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$498,162
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$376,051

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