Legacy Theatre FY2020 filing

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The Legacy Theatre is a professional theater company that enhances the connecticut shoreline's economy, educational opportunities and quality of life through live theater and related programs.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
29¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$27K 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $175K a year · 12% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
29%
of spending
Concern: 29% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$27K
to officers and key staff · 15% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 15% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
31 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 31.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
16
named funders · $679K
Looks good: 16 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$3.4M
73% of total assets
Worth a look: liabilities are 73% of assets; over 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$211K
+40% vs prior year
Spent
$186K
To programs
29%
Net assets
$1.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$211K
FY2020▲ +40%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$151K
FY2020$211K
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$2.5M
FY2024$2.1M
Expenses
$186K
FY2020▼ -16%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$222K
FY2020$186K
FY2021$1.0M
FY2022$1.5M
FY2023$1.7M
FY2024$1.9M
Net assets
$1.2M
FY2020▲ +2%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2M
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$1.5M
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$2.0M
FY2024$2.2M

From the FY2020 Form 990 · 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Aug 2012.

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

Where the money goes

29 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 29% · $54K Management & general 38% · $70K Fundraising 33% · $62K

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

12 people listed on the 990; $27K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Artistic Director
$27,000Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jeffry Provost’s $120K as Former Ex-Officio, MD is at the 47th 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 · 7 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2020
Jeffry Provost$119,500—————
Jeffrey Provost—$90,769————
Keely Knudsen$85,336$89,199————
Keely Baisden Knudsen———$63,852$27,000$52,000
Julianne Alberty——$46,154———
Stephanie Williams$3,402$3,096$2,435$1,800——
James Roday Rodriguez$536—————

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 15aYes
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II2 listed

Programs and updates

Presents live theater and related programs to boost the economy, education, and quality of life.

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1 program · $54K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Variety of performances and events.

$54Kprogram 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 · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$211K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$203K
Other incomeLn 4–11$7K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2K
Money outPt IX
$186K
Ln 25
Programscol B$54K
Managementcol C$70K
Fundraisingcol D$62K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$482K
Total assetsLn 16$4.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.4M
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$203K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$16K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2K
Other incomeLn 4–11$7K
Total revenueLn 12$211K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$482K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$482K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4.2M
Total assetsLn 16$4.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.4M
Net assetsLn 32$1.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 511
VolunteersI 64
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$207K$482K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.3M$4.2M
Total assetsLn 16$2.5M$4.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.3M$3.4M
Net assetsLn 32$1.2M$1.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$27K$9K$9K$9K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$61K$11K$21K$29K
Legal feesLn 11b$2K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$9K$9K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$14K$14K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$506$114$171$221
Office expensesLn 13$11K$2K$4K$5K
OccupancyLn 16$10K$2K$3K$4K
InterestLn 20$22K$22K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$31K$30K$582$742
Total functional expensesLn 25$186K$54K$70K$62K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 LatestFiled with the IRS Nov 10, 2025 $2.1M$1.9M$162K$2.2M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 13, 2024 $2.5M$1.7M$821K$2.0M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 1, 2023 $1.2M$1.5M−$315K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 14, 2022 $1.3M$1.0M$276K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Mar 22, 2021 $151K$222K−$71K$1.2M 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $211,426 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $126,019$202,654
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $14,110$2,149
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,209$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $9,506$6,623
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $150,844$211,426
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 $82,223$87,543
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $30,185$14,000
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $109,343$84,275
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $221,751$185,818
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$70,907$25,608
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members12
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
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 $211,426 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$15,912
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$186,742
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$202,654
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $2,149$2,149
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $6,623$6,623
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $2,149 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $6,623$211,426
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $185,818 across 10 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $9,000 · Management $9,000 · Fundraising $9,000$27,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $10,800 · Management $20,536 · Fundraising $29,207$60,543
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $1,700$1,700
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $8,700$8,700
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $14,000$14,000
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $114 · Management $171 · Fundraising $221$506
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,451 · Management $3,655 · Fundraising $4,730$10,836
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $2,166 · Management $3,231 · Fundraising $4,179$9,576
IX-20 InterestManagement $22,124$22,124
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $29,509 · Management $582 · Fundraising $742$30,833
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $54,040 · Management $69,699 · Fundraising $62,079$185,818
Part X · Balance sheet $4,637,379 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $207,277$482,411
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,338,577$4,154,968
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,545,854$4,637,379
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $934,698$2,000,615
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,334,698$3,400,615
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,211,156$1,236,764
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,211,156$1,236,764
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,545,854$4,637,379
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,236,764 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$211,426
XI-2 Total expenses$185,818
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$25,608
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,211,156
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,236,764

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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