Producing live theatrical works Spinning Tree Theatre is committed to producing live theatrical works which celebrate and reflect the diversity of kansas city, employing

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
80¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$41K 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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $5K a year · 3% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
80%
of spending
Looks good: 80% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$41K
to officers and key staff · 20% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 20% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.6 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $8K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$19K
69% of total assets
Worth a look: liabilities are 69% of assets; over 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$232K
Spent
$208K
To programs
80%
Net assets
$8K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$232K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$232K
FY2021$70K
FY2022$231K
FY2023$161K
FY2024$200K
FY2025$217K
Expenses
$208K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$208K
FY2021$75K
FY2022$226K
FY2023$159K
FY2024$196K
FY2025$218K
Net assets
$8K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$8K
FY2021$4K
FY2022$9K
FY2023$10K
FY2024$14K
FY2025$13K

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending June 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 2011.

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

Where the money goes

80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 80% · $166K Management & general 20% · $42K

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

6 people listed on the 990; $41K 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
$20,722Pt VII · Sec A
$20,722Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Michael Grayman Parkhurst’s $34K as Ex-Officio is at the 28th 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Michael Grayman Parkhurst$33,650$29,750$33,100$34,600——
Andrew Grayman Parkhurst$32,050$29,350$16,000$34,300——
Michael Grayman-Parkhurst————$10,350$20,722
Andrew Grayman-Parkhurst————$20,700$20,722

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Presents diverse live theater reflecting Kansas City's community.

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1 program · $166K · in their own filed words · FY2019
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Staged four productions and a youth theatre project for a total of 54 performances

$166Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$8K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$232K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$180K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$52K
Money outPt IX
$208K
Ln 25
Programscol B$166K
Managementcol C$42K
Owns and owesPt X
$8K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$28K
Total assetsLn 16$28K
LiabilitiesLn 26$19K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$180K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$52K
Total revenueLn 12$232K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$28K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$28K
Total assetsLn 16$28K
LiabilitiesLn 26$19K
Net assetsLn 32$8K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 640
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$10K$28K
Total assetsLn 16$10K$28K
LiabilitiesLn 26$27K$19K
Net assetsLn 32−$16K$8K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$41K$0$41K$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$40K$40K$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$14K$14K$0$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$39K$39K$0$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$7K$7K$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$4K$4K$0$0
Information technologyLn 14$4K$4K$0$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$10K$10K$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$19K$19K$0$0
TravelLn 17$541$541$0$0
InterestLn 20$7K$7K$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$233$0$233$0
InsuranceLn 23$5K$5K$0$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$11K$11K$0$0
All other expensesLn 24e$4K$4K$16$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$208K$166K$42K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $217K$218K−$975$13K 990 PDF
FY2024 $200K$196K$4K$14K 990 PDF
FY2023 $161K$159K$2K$10K 990 PDF
FY2022 $231K$226K$5K$9K 990 PDF
FY2021 $70K$75K−$4K$4K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $232K$208K$24K$8K 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 $231,841 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $115,433$180,295
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $128,434$51,546
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $243,867$231,841
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $115,539$95,864
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $138,293$111,851
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $253,832$207,715
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$9,965$24,126
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 5 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
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 payNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $231,841 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$180,295
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$180,295
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$51,546
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $51,546 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$231,841
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $207,715 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $0 · Management $41,444 · Fundraising $0$41,444
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $40,172 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$40,172
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $14,248 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$14,248
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $39,306 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$39,306
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $7,117 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$7,117
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $4,377 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$4,377
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $4,461 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$4,461
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $10,326 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$10,326
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $18,776 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$18,776
IX-17 TravelPrograms $541 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$541
IX-20 InterestPrograms $6,615 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$6,615
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $0 · Management $233 · Fundraising $0$233
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $4,805 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$4,805
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $11,133 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$11,133
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $4,145 · Management $16 · Fundraising $0$4,161
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $166,022 · Management $41,693 · Fundraising $0$207,715
Part X · Balance sheet $27,761 assets, 6 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $10,111$27,761
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $10,111$27,761
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $26,590$19,278
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $26,590$19,278
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$16,479$8,483
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $10,111$27,761
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $8,483 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$231,841
XI-2 Total expenses$207,715
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$24,126
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$16,479
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$8,483

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