To provide an environment to promote cultural and performing arts for the residents of the Bureau County, IL area and others within 125 mile radius. To involve and educate youth in the performing arts and related activities at a truly professional level outside of familiar educational settings.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
96¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 20 volunteers.
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 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $42K a year · 16% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
96%
of spending
Looks good: 96% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $5K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% 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
$269K
+2% vs prior year
Spent
$269K
To programs
96%
Net assets
$459K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$269K
FY2025▲ +2%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$102K
FY2021$327K
FY2022$232K
FY2023$358K
FY2024$262K
FY2025$269K
Expenses
$269K
FY2025▼ -7%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$67K
FY2021$165K
FY2022$204K
FY2023$308K
FY2024$288K
FY2025$269K
Net assets
$459K
FY2025+0.01%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$274K
FY2021$436K
FY2022$464K
FY2023$604K
FY2024$459K
FY2025$459K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 2004.

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Where the money goes

96 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 96% · $257K Management & general 10% · $27K Fundraising 0% · $807

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

10 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Promotes cultural and performing arts for local residents and youth.

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1 program · $257K · in their own filed words · FY2025
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Amounts paid reflect the costs of production of the plays. This includes actors compensation, production and all related expenses. The Theater Group is responsible for all production activity.

$257Kprogram 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$5K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$269K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$174K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$94K
Investment incomeLn 3$468
Money outPt IX
$269K
Ln 25
Programscol B$257K
Managementcol C$27K
Fundraisingcol D$807
Owns and owesPt X
$459K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$167K
Total assetsLn 16$459K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$174K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$3K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$94K
Investment incomeLn 3$468
Other incomeLn 4–11$105
Total revenueLn 12$269K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$167K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$167K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$292K
Total assetsLn 16$459K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$459K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 620
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$156K$167K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$303K$292K
Total assetsLn 16$459K$459K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$459K$459K
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$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$0
Management feesLn 11a$12K$1K$12K
Legal feesLn 11b$10$10
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K$2K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$527$527
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$6K$6K
Office expensesLn 13$562$562$562
Information technologyLn 14$431$431
RoyaltiesLn 15$12K$12K$12K$280
OccupancyLn 16$15K$15K
TravelLn 17$9K$9K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$11K$11K
InsuranceLn 23$14K$14K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$140K$140K
All other expensesLn 24e$45K$45K
Total functional expensesLn 25$269K$257K$27K$807

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $269K$269K$66$459K 990 PDF
FY2024 $262K$288K−$26K$459K 990 PDF
FY2023 $358K$308K$50K$604K 990 PDF
FY2022 $232K$204K$28K$464K 990 PDF
FY2021 $327K$165K$162K$436K 990 PDF
FY2020 $102K$67K$35K$274K 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 $268,912 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $165,171$173,851
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $96,612$94,488
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $585$468
I-11 Other revenue$105
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $262,368$268,912
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $4,177$527
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $284,099$268,319
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $288,276$268,846
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$25,908$66
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
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
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $268,912 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$3,368
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$170,483
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$173,851
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)$94,488
VIII-3 Investment income$468
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$105
VIII-12 Total revenue$268,912
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $268,846 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 staff$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxes$0
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $1,233 · Management $12,333$12,333
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $10$10
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $2,162 · Management $2,162$2,162
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $527$527
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $6,227$6,227
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $562 · Management $562$562
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $431$431
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $11,907 · Management $11,627 · Fundraising $280$11,907
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $15,049$15,049
IX-17 TravelPrograms $9,135$9,135
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $11,089$11,089
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $14,342$14,342
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $139,925$139,925
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $45,147$45,147
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $257,219 · Management $26,684 · Fundraising $807$268,846
Part X · Balance sheet $459,013 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $155,914$167,069
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $303,033$291,944
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $458,947$459,013
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $458,947$459,013
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $458,947$459,013
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $458,947$459,013
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $459,013 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$268,912
XI-2 Total expenses$268,846
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$66
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$458,947
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$459,013

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