Arcade Comedy Theater INC EIN 46-1642674 Form 990 (PDF) Claim this org

Arcade Comedy Theater INC

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Builds community by connecting artists and audiences through the art of comedy. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $343K in revenue, $345K in expenses, and $66K in net assets.Pt I

Founded
2013
Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Arts & Culture
Location
Pittsburgh, PA
Website
www.arcadecomedytheater.com
Filings
6 on file (2020–2025)
Revenue
$343KFY2025
Expenses
$345K
Net assets
$66K
People
5
Filings
6
Updates
0
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EIN  46-1642674 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Pittsburgh, PA Founded 2013
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Builds community by connecting artists and audiences through the art of comedy.
Leadership
Andrew Lotz · Interim Exec Dir · $25K
Money in and out
$343K revenue, $345K expenses
Bottom line
39% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$343K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$345K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$66K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$2K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.39 Management & general $0.60
Program efficiency
39%
of spending reaches programs▼ -46% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
2.3mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -18% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-0.7%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -105% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$343K
FY2025▼ -7%
Expenses
$345K
FY2025▲ +8%
Total assets
$70K
FY2025▼ -5%
Total liabilities
$4K
FY2025
Total revenue
$343K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$345K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$66K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$2K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$70K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B39%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 38
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 4pending
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $116K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
01

Arcade Comedy Theater presented over 400 shows produced by the theater or by community producers. These include House Teams, Penny Arcade,

$67Kprogram expense
02

Arcade Academy offered comedy classes for adults. These classes were

$45Kprogram expense
03

Arcade offers private events for businesses, universities, and other community groups for team building and fun connection.

$3Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CArcade Comedy Theater INC
EINHdr · item D46-1642674
Principal addressHdr · item CPittsburgh, PA
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.arcadecomedytheater.com
Year of formationHdr · item L2013
State of legal domicileHdr · item MPA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFArts & Culture (A25)
Ruling yearIRS BMFOct 2013

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a8
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1bpending
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Interim Exec Dir
$25,000Pt VII · Sec A
Board President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Andrew Lotz’s $25K as Interim Exec Dir is at the 20th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2213 $100K–1M 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

NameFY2025FY2023
Andrew Lotz$25,000
Katherine Tarara$16,000

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Program service revenue$234K · 68%
Contributions & grants$85K · 25%
Other revenue$24K · 7%
Program service revenue68%$234K
Contributions & grants25%$85K
Other revenue7%$24K
— government grantsLn 1e$31
Total revenueLn 12$343K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.39 Management & general $0.60
Program services39%$136K
Management & general60%$207K
Total functional expensesLn 25$345K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$68K
Total assetsLn 16$70K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$4K
Total net assetsLn 32$66K
Months of cash on handcomputed2.3

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $68K · Operating expenses/yr $345K
2.3 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $136K · Total expenses $345K
39%
Management & General
Management & general $207K · Total expenses $345K
60%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $345K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $4K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $80K
$0.05 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $85K · Total revenue $343K
25%
Government reliance
Government grants $31 · Total revenue $343K
<0.01%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $234K · Total revenue $343K
68%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $343K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $234K · Total expenses $345K
68%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $343K · Prior year $370K
-7%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $227K · FY2025 $343K
+9%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $66K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $343K · Expenses $345K
-0.7%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $70K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $66K · Total assets $70K
94%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $70K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Andrew Lotz · Reported title Interim Exec Dir · Highest reported compensation $25K · Total expenses $345K
7%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $191K · Total expenses $345K
55%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 39%
Overhead ratio 60%
Revenue growth -7%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$50K

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$343K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$370K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$318K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$249K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$477K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$227K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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