Conduct theatrical productions and workshops

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
66¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 55 volunteers and 69 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
1 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $8K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 1 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
66%
of spending
Fine: 66% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.3 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
9
named funders · $356K
Looks good: 9 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$97K
23% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 23% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
23
of 23 voting members
Looks good: 23 of 23 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.6M
+3% vs prior year
Spent
$1.7M
To programs
66%
Net assets
$334K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.6M
FY2025▲ +3%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$932K
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$1.5M
FY2025$1.6M
Expenses
$1.7M
FY2025-0.3%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$783K
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.7M
FY2024$1.7M
FY2025$1.7M
Net assets
$334K
FY2025▼ -18%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$138K
FY2021$635K
FY2022$587K
FY2023$524K
FY2024$405K
FY2025$334K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending August 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 Dec 1979.

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

Where the money goes

66 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 66% · $1.1M Management & general 30% · $498K Fundraising 4% · $69K

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

23 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
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Community Engagement
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jeff Church’s $74K as Artistic Dir is at the 14th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3925 $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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2021FY2020
Jeff Church$74,426$71,986
Joette M Pelster$74,121$72,291

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

Programs and updates

Presents theater shows and offers acting classes.

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2 programs · $701K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Theatrical productions for children and young adults. 6 productions, 325 performances in residence with 54,773 in attendance.

$599Kprogram expense
02

Educational WORKSHOPS/CLASSES at the theatre and in SCHOOLS/COMMUNITY centers, 225 CLASSES/WORKSHOPS with 4,472 in attendance.

$102Kprogram 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
$1.6M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$808K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$728K
Other incomeLn 4–11$52K
Money outPt IX
$1.7M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.1M
Managementcol C$498K
Fundraisingcol D$69K
Owns and owesPt X
$334K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$180K
Total assetsLn 16$431K
LiabilitiesLn 26$97K
PeoplePt VI, VII
23
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a23
IndependentVI 1b23
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$808K
Government grantsLn 1e$22K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$728K
Investment incomeLn 3$3
Other incomeLn 4–11$52K
Total revenueLn 12$1.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$180K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$180K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$63K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$12K
Total assetsLn 16$431K
LiabilitiesLn 26$97K
Net assetsLn 32$334K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 569
VolunteersI 655
Fiscal year endsHeaderAugust
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$110K$180K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$122K$63K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$21K$12K
Total assetsLn 16$462K$431K
LiabilitiesLn 26$57K$97K
Net assetsLn 32$405K$334K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$812K$518K$243K$51K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$6K$4K$2K$400
Other employee benefitsLn 9$93K$59K$28K$6K
Payroll taxesLn 10$64K$41K$19K$4K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$87K$87K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$83K$83K
Office expensesLn 13$96K$89K$7K
RoyaltiesLn 15$52K$52K
TravelLn 17$4K$4K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$8K$8K
InsuranceLn 23$17K$17K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$342K$342K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.7M$1.1M$498K$69K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $1.6M$1.7M−$77K$334K 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.5M$1.7M−$125K$405K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.6M$1.7M−$67K$524K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.1M$1.2M−$46K$587K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.3M$783K$494K$635K 990 PDF
FY2020 $932K$1.1M−$129K$138K 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 $1,588,042 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $637,892$808,266
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $861,829$727,556
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $3$3
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $45,003$52,217
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,544,727$1,588,042
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 $958,184$975,612
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $711,865$689,747
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,670,049$1,665,359
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$125,322−$77,317
Part VI · Governance 23 of 23 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body23
VI-1b Independent voting members23
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 $1,588,042 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$21,730
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$786,536
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$808,266
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $727,556$727,556
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $3$3
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $52,217$52,217
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $779,776 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,588,042
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,665,359 across 12 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $518,490 · Management $242,605 · Fundraising $51,248$812,343
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $4,045 · Management $1,893 · Fundraising $400$6,338
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $59,177 · Management $27,689 · Fundraising $5,849$92,715
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $40,987 · Management $19,178 · Fundraising $4,051$64,216
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $87,365$87,365
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $82,812$82,812
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $89,208 · Fundraising $6,967$96,175
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $51,786$51,786
IX-17 TravelManagement $4,380$4,380
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $8,279$8,279
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $17,073$17,073
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $341,877$341,877
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,099,174 · Management $497,670 · Fundraising $68,515$1,665,359
Part X · Balance sheet $431,346 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $110,332$180,245
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $137,361$95,795
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $72,000$79,753
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $20,756$12,477
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $121,734$63,076
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $462,183$431,346
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $19,002$46,684
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $38,266$50,722
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $57,268$97,406
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $233,778$88,808
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $171,137$245,132
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $404,915$333,940
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $462,183$431,346
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $333,940 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,588,042
XI-2 Total expenses$1,665,359
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$77,317
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$404,915
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$6,342
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$333,940

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