Gpt's mission is to connect, create, and inspire communities through Theatre. The vision is to be be recognized as a national leader in community Theatre through artistic, educational and operational excellence.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
61¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 350 volunteers and 5 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
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $77K a year · 12% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
61%
of spending
Worth a look: 61% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $870K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 0.6 months of spending in cash, plus $870K in investments.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
6
named funders · $72K
Looks good: 6 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$68K
6% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 6% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
15
of 15 voting members
Looks good: 15 of 15 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$787K
+1% vs prior year
Spent
$699K
To programs
61%
Net assets
$1.1M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$787K
FY2025▲ +1%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$376K
FY2022$712K
FY2023$649K
FY2024$777K
FY2025$787K
Expenses
$699K
FY2025▼ -4%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$257K
FY2022$603K
FY2023$631K
FY2024$727K
FY2025$699K
Net assets
$1.1M
FY2025▲ +12%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$770K
FY2022$794K
FY2023$862K
FY2024$969K
FY2025$1.1M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · 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 Mar 1949.

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

Where the money goes

61 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 61% · $423K Management & general 33% · $233K Fundraising 6% · $43K

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

14 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director Str
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Nick Marinello’s $3K as Vice Preside is at the 2nd 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Nick Marinello$2,900$3,500$5,000$1,900
Sara Shook$2,190———

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

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Connects, creates, and inspires communities through theatre, fostering artistic and educational excellence.

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1 program · $423K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

(continued) grosse pointe theatres most significant 2025 accomplishment was to complete its year on a profitable basis operationally. The year had many challenges in several ways. Scheduling of shows was not under the theatres control which meant that available performance venues were not necessarily ideal to GPTS normal show timing.

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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
$787K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$366K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$344K
Investment incomeLn 3$77K
Money outPt IX
$699K
Ln 25
Programscol B$423K
Managementcol C$233K
Fundraisingcol D$43K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$36K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$68K
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a15
IndependentVI 1b15
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$366K
Government grantsLn 1e$36K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$344K
Investment incomeLn 3$77K
Gains on assetsLn 7$49K
Total revenueLn 12$787K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$29K
SavingsLn 2$7K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$36K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$870K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$148K
Other assetsLn 15$12K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$68K
Net assetsLn 32$1.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 6350
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$171K$36K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$725K$870K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$154K$148K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$92K$68K
Net assetsLn 32$969K$1.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$117K$100K$17K
Payroll taxesLn 10$10K$7K$3K
Legal feesLn 11b$254$254
Accounting feesLn 11c$10K$10K
Investment management feesLn 11f$7K$7K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$27K$19K$8K
Office expensesLn 13$64K$45K$4K$15K
Information technologyLn 14$4K$4K
RoyaltiesLn 15$38K$38K
OccupancyLn 16$24K$12K$12K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$7K$7K
InterestLn 20$327$327
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$20K$11K$9K
InsuranceLn 23$26K$26K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$296K$266K$30K
All other expensesLn 24e$48K$25K$24K
Total functional expensesLn 25$699K$423K$233K$43K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $787K$699K$88K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2024 $777K$727K$50K$969K 990 PDF
FY2023 $649K$631K$18K$862K 990 PDF
FY2022 $712K$603K$109K$794K 990 PDF
FY2021 $376K$257K$119K$770K 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
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $786,724 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $309,414$365,845
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $429,880$343,896
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $37,360$76,983
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $776,654$786,724
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $126,418$126,413
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $600,105$572,642
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $726,523$699,055
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $50,131$87,669
Part VI · Governance 15 of 15 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body15
VI-1b Independent voting members15
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $786,724 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$107,650
VIII-1e Government grants$35,843
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$222,352
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$365,845
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $343,896$343,896
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $28,094$28,094
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $48,889$48,889
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $392,785 · Excluded from tax $28,094$786,724
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $699,055 across 16 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesManagement $99,637 · Fundraising $17,240$116,877
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $6,898 · Fundraising $2,638$9,536
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $254$254
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $9,750$9,750
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $7,094$7,094
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $19,267 · Fundraising $7,999$27,266
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $44,576 · Management $4,183 · Fundraising $14,756$63,515
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $3,932$3,932
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $38,122$38,122
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $11,778 · Management $12,393$24,171
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $7,145$7,145
IX-20 InterestManagement $327$327
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $11,271 · Management $9,222$20,493
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $26,271$26,271
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $266,184 · Management $29,993$296,177
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $24,591 · Management $23,534$48,125
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $422,934 · Management $233,488 · Fundraising $42,633$699,055
Part X · Balance sheet $1,152,057 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $55,853$29,345
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $114,896$6,604
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $9,873$86,655
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $153,665$147,571
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $724,953$870,263
X-15 Other assets$11,619
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,061,265$1,152,057
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $8,779$456
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $44,970$40,780
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $38,628$27,129
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $92,377$68,365
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $828,000$929,678
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $140,888$154,014
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $968,888$1,083,692
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,061,265$1,152,057
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,083,692 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$786,724
XI-2 Total expenses$699,055
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$87,669
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$968,888
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$27,135
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,083,692

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