Studio Theatre INC EIN 46-5132421

Studio Theatre INC

EIN  46-5132421 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Benton, AR
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
an arts and culture nonprofit
Leadership
Justin Pike · Artistic Director · $44K
Money in and out
$183K revenue, $211K expenses
Bottom line
57% program efficiency

Studio Theatre INC is an arts and culture nonprofit based in Benton, AR. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $183K in revenue, $211K in expenses, and $67K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$183K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$211K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$67K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$29K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.57 Management & general $0.43
Program efficiency
57%
of spending reaches programs▲ +13% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
2.9mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -6% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-16%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +70% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$183K
FY2025▼ -18%
Expenses
$211K
FY2025▼ -38%
Total assets
$206K
FY2025▼ -15%
Total liabilities
$138K
FY2025▼ -5%
Total revenue
$183K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$211K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$67K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$29K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$206K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B57%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 35
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 45
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $120K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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Performance art programming

$120Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CStudio Theatre INC
EINHdr · item D46-5132421
Principal addressHdr · item CBenton, AR
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.studiotheaterlr.com
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MAR
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFArts & Culture (A65)
Ruling yearIRS BMFJun 2017

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a5
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b5
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 · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Artistic Director
$43,726Pt VII · Sec A
$24,496Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Member at Large
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Member at Large
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Justin Pike’s $44K as Artistic Director is at the 38th 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024
Justin Pike$43,726$40,625
Kayla Jennings$31,719
Sidney E Kelly$24,496

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$118K · 65%
Other revenue$35K · 19%
Contributions & grants$29K · 16%
Program service revenue65%$118K
Other revenue19%$35K
Contributions & grants16%$29K
Total revenueLn 12$183K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.57 Management & general $0.43
Program services57%$120K
Management & general43%$91K
Total functional expensesLn 25$211K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$52K
Total assetsLn 16$206K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$138K
Total net assetsLn 32$67K
Months of cash on handcomputed2.9

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $52K · Operating expenses/yr $211K
2.9 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $120K · Total expenses $211K
57%
Management & General
Management & general $91K · Total expenses $211K
43%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $211K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $0 · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $33K
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $29K · Total revenue $183K
16%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $183K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $118K · Total revenue $183K
65%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $183K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $118K · Total expenses $211K
56%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $183K · Prior year $224K
-18%
Revenue CAGR
FY2019 $187K · FY2024 $183K
0%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $67K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $183K · Expenses $211K
-16%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $206K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $67K · Total assets $206K
33%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $206K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Justin Pike · Reported title ARTISTIC DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $44K · Total expenses $211K
21%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $73K · Total expenses $211K
34%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 57%
Overhead ratio 43%
Fundraising cost ratio 0%
Revenue growth -18%

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 · FY2020
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$8K

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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)$183K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$224K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$264K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$329K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$38K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$187K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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