The jungle's mission is to create courageous, resonant Theater that challenges, entertains, and sparks expansive conversation. The jungle's vision is to be a neighborhood Theater with national impact, indispensable to our community and aspirational to the field. Founded in 1991, the Jungle demonstrates how the arts can be a catalyst for neighborhood revitalization, with a strong history of business partnerships. In 1999 the Theater moved into its permanent home, an intimate 152-seat space across the intersection from its original location. Along with its reputation for artistic excellence, the Jungle is prized by artists for supporting their development and providing access to career-defining opportunities.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
62¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$116K 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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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $129K a year · 9% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
62%
of spending
Worth a look: 62% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$116K
to officers and key staff · 13% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 13% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
9 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 8.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
13
named funders · $161K
Looks good: 13 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$623K
32% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 32% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
14
of 16 voting members
Looks good: 14 of 16 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.0M
-31% vs prior year
Spent
$886K
To programs
62%
Net assets
$1.3M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.0M
FY2021▼ -31%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.5M
FY2021$1.0M
FY2022$2.0M
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$1.4M
Expenses
$886K
FY2021▼ -47%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.7M
FY2021$886K
FY2022$1.7M
FY2023$1.7M
FY2024$1.5M
FY2025$1.6M
Net assets
$1.3M
FY2021▲ +13%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$1.6M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$789K
FY2025$545K

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending August 2021) · 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 Jul 1991.

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Where the money goes

62 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 62% · $547K Management & general 23% · $201K Fundraising 16% · $138K

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

22 people listed on the 990; $116K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Artistic Director
$66,569Pt VII · Sec A
Managing Director
$49,070Pt VII · Sec A
Board Vice Chair (until 8/31/21)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Vice Chair (as of 9/1/21)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary (until 8/31/21)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary (as of 9/1/21)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer (as of 9/1/21)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Rachel Murch-D'olimpio’s $85K as Managing Director is at the 22nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 3924 $1–10M 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
Sarah Rasmussen—————$95,487
Robin Gillette——$86,308$80,578$49,070$2,369
Rachel Murch-D'olimpio$85,370$8,077————
Christina Baldwin$66,424$84,872$81,231$76,745$66,569—
Shannon Robinson—————$78,349

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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2 programs · $547K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

During fiscal year 2021, the jungle theater was unable to present a traditional season of five to six plays, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the theater was committed to two goals: finding temporary alternative programming opportunities to maintain connections to artists and audiences, and to maintaining the integrity of the…

$542Kprogram expense
02

Other activitiesin 2021, we launched a new, inclusive artistic cohort who have a seat at the table under the leadership of our artistic director in making all artistic decisions, including season programming.

$5Kprogram 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 FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.0M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$987K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$42K
Other incomeLn 4–11$7K
Money outPt IX
$886K
Ln 25
Programscol B$547K
Managementcol C$201K
Fundraisingcol D$138K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.3M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$639K
Total assetsLn 16$1.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$623K
PeoplePt VI, VII
22
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a16
IndependentVI 1b14
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$987K
Government grantsLn 1e$436K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$51K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$42K
Investment incomeLn 3$43
Other incomeLn 4–11$7K
Total revenueLn 12$1.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$639K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$639K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.1M
Total assetsLn 16$1.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$623K
Net assetsLn 32$1.3M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5116
VolunteersI 610
Fiscal year endsHeaderAugust
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$287K$639K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.2M$1.1M
Total assetsLn 16$1.6M$1.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$430K$623K
Net assetsLn 32$1.1M$1.3M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$182K$86K$48K$49K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$260K$151K$61K$49K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$1K$739$55$288
Other employee benefitsLn 9$15K$8K$2K$5K
Payroll taxesLn 10$40K$30K$6K$5K
Accounting feesLn 11c$16K$16K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$9K$9K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$10K$9K$1K$222
Advertising and promotionLn 12$5K$2K$4K
Office expensesLn 13$32K$19K$4K$9K
OccupancyLn 16$35K$28K$6K$973
InterestLn 20$8K$8K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$96K$80K$13K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$28K$23K$4K$827
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$135K$110K$24K$389
All other expensesLn 24e$14K$1K$9K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$886K$547K$201K$138K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.4M$1.6M−$244K$545K 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.1M$1.5M−$442K$789K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.3M$1.7M−$403K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.0M$1.7M$336K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $1.0M$886K$151K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.5M$1.7M−$174K$1.1M 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 $1,036,228 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $935,705$987,458
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $513,395$41,526
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $60$43
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $48,229$7,201
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,497,389$1,036,228
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $942,883$498,509
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$8,606
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $728,084$378,481
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,670,967$885,596
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$173,578$150,632
Part VI · Governance 14 of 16 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body16
VI-1b Independent voting members14
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,036,228 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$51,280
VIII-1e Government grants$436,224
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$499,954
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$987,458
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $41,526$41,526
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $43$43
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $2,128$2,128
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $5,073$5,073
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $41,526 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $7,244$1,036,228
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $885,596 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $85,532 · Management $47,853 · Fundraising $48,858$182,243
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $150,595 · Management $60,549 · Fundraising $48,966$260,110
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $739 · Management $55 · Fundraising $288$1,082
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $7,760 · Management $2,325 · Fundraising $4,720$14,805
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $29,884 · Management $5,504 · Fundraising $4,881$40,269
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $15,991$15,991
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $8,606$8,606
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $9,231 · Management $1,034 · Fundraising $222$10,487
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,570 · Fundraising $3,549$5,119
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $19,465 · Management $4,009 · Fundraising $8,592$32,066
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $28,091 · Management $5,554 · Fundraising $973$34,618
IX-20 InterestManagement $7,949$7,949
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $79,967 · Management $13,488 · Fundraising $2,890$96,345
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $22,870 · Management $3,858 · Fundraising $827$27,555
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $109,884 · Management $24,356 · Fundraising $389$134,629
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,267 · Management $8,599 · Fundraising $3,856$13,722
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $546,855 · Management $201,124 · Fundraising $137,617$885,596
Part X · Balance sheet $1,921,036 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $286,653$639,031
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $84,423$164,706
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $56,436$57,560
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,150,651$1,059,739
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,578,163$1,921,036
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $47,809$53,774
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $122,930$517,639
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $430,401$622,642
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $911,687$1,117,831
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $236,075$180,563
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,147,762$1,298,394
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,578,163$1,921,036
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,298,394 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,036,228
XI-2 Total expenses$885,596
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$150,632
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,147,762
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,298,394

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