Conduct theatrical productions and workshops

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
56¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$149K 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
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
56%
of spending
Worth a look: 56% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$149K
to officers and key staff · 19% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 19% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
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
$65K
9% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 9% 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
$1.3M
+37% vs prior year
Spent
$783K
To programs
56%
Net assets
$635K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.3M
FY2021▲ +37%
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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
$783K
FY2021▼ -26%
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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
$635K
FY2021▲ +359%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$138K
FY2021$635K
FY2022$587K
FY2023$524K
FY2024$405K
FY2025$334K

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 Dec 1979.

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

Where the money goes

56 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 56% · $441K Management & general 38% · $295K Fundraising 6% · $46K

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; $149K 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 Dir
$74,426Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Di
$74,121Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Presents theater shows and offers acting classes.

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2 programs · $441K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Theatrical productions for children and young adults. 3 productions, 107 performances in residence with 12,462 in attendance.

$395Kprogram expense
02

Educational WORKSHOPS/CLASSES at the theatre and in SCHOOLS/COMMUNITY centers, 191 workshops and 87 classes with 5,976 in attendance.

$47Kprogram 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
$1.3M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$991K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$272K
Other incomeLn 4–11$13K
Money outPt IX
$783K
Ln 25
Programscol B$441K
Managementcol C$295K
Fundraisingcol D$46K
Owns and owesPt X
$635K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$502K
Total assetsLn 16$700K
LiabilitiesLn 26$65K
PeoplePt VI, VII
23
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a23
IndependentVI 1b23
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$991K
Government grantsLn 1e$528K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$20K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$272K
Other incomeLn 4–11$13K
Total revenueLn 12$1.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$502K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$502K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$114K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$22K
Total assetsLn 16$700K
LiabilitiesLn 26$65K
Net assetsLn 32$635K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 569
VolunteersI 655
Fiscal year endsHeaderAugust
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$170K$502K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$111K$114K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$26K$22K
Total assetsLn 16$372K$700K
LiabilitiesLn 26$234K$65K
Net assetsLn 32$138K$635K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$149K$74K$38K$37K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$265K$107K$158K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$61K$28K$28K$6K
Payroll taxesLn 10$32K$14K$15K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$8K$8K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$22K$22K
Office expensesLn 13$65K$32K$32K$1K
Information technologyLn 14$12K$6K$6K
RoyaltiesLn 15$8K$8K
TravelLn 17$2K$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$6K$3K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$13K$7K$7K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$141K$141K
Total functional expensesLn 25$783K$441K$295K$46K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $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 Viewing $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 FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,276,948 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $410,499$991,448
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $476,763$272,277
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $162$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $45,033$13,223
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $932,457$1,276,948
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $674,530$506,465
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $387,467$276,839
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,061,997$783,304
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$129,540$493,644
Part VI · Governance 23 of 23 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body23
VI-1b Independent voting members23
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 $1,276,948 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$19,725
VIII-1e Government grants$527,832
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$443,891
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$991,448
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $272,277$272,277
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events−$608
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $13,831$13,831
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $286,108$1,276,948
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $783,304 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $74,427 · Management $37,600 · Fundraising $37,060$149,087
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $106,946 · Management $157,573$264,519
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $27,846 · Management $27,846 · Fundraising $5,508$61,200
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $13,875 · Management $14,889 · Fundraising $2,895$31,659
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $7,850$7,850
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $21,900$21,900
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $31,994 · Management $31,994 · Fundraising $1,000$64,988
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $6,224 · Management $6,224$12,448
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $8,068$8,068
IX-17 TravelManagement $1,841$1,841
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $3,021 · Management $3,021$6,042
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $6,539 · Management $6,540$13,079
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $140,623$140,623
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $441,463 · Management $295,378 · Fundraising $46,463$783,304
Part X · Balance sheet $700,402 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $169,932$501,707
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $27,919$30,373
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $37,929$32,414
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $25,918$21,764
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $110,745$114,144
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $372,443$700,402
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $13,639$8,701
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $60,997$56,351
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $234,136$65,052
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $79,670$563,741
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $58,637$71,609
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $138,307$635,350
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $372,443$700,402
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $635,350 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,276,948
XI-2 Total expenses$783,304
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$493,644
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$138,307
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$3,399
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$635,350

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