To explore our present relationship to the world through the lens of our past interactions as a community and through the passionate pursuit of Theater that speaks to the soul.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
83¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 30 volunteers and 1 employee.
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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $63K a year · 25% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
83%
of spending
Looks good: 83% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$30K
to officers and key staff · 14% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 14% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.4 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $15K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$722
0.2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$286K
+67% vs prior year
Spent
$213K
To programs
83%
Net assets
$334K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$286K
FY2025▲ +67%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$75K
FY2021$163K
FY2022$214K
FY2023$411K
FY2024$171K
FY2025$286K
Expenses
$213K
FY2025▲ +6%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021$117K
FY2022$202K
FY2023$196K
FY2024$200K
FY2025$213K
Net assets
$334K
FY2025▲ +28%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$19K
FY2021$63K
FY2022$76K
FY2023$290K
FY2024$261K
FY2025$334K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending August 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 2015.

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

Where the money goes

83 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 83% · $177K Management & general 14% · $30K Fundraising 3% · $6K

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

10 people listed on the 990; $30K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Producing Ar
$30,000Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Co-Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Co-Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Sommer Schoch’s $30K as Producing Ar is at the 25th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2216 $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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Sommer Schoch$30,000$30,000$25,000$25,000$20,000$17,500

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 15aNo

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1 program · $177K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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$177Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$15K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$286K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$253K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$29K
Other incomeLn 4–11$3K
Money outPt IX
$213K
Ln 25
Programscol B$177K
Managementcol C$30K
Fundraisingcol D$6K
Owns and owesPt X
$334K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$25K
Total assetsLn 16$335K
LiabilitiesLn 26$722
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$253K
Government grantsLn 1e$20K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$29K
Investment incomeLn 3$473
Other incomeLn 4–11$3K
Total revenueLn 12$286K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$11K
SavingsLn 2$14K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$25K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$194K
Other assetsLn 15$91K
Total assetsLn 16$335K
LiabilitiesLn 26$722
Net assetsLn 32$334K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 630
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$45K$25K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$198K$194K
Total assetsLn 16$262K$335K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K$722
Net assetsLn 32$261K$334K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$30K$18K$6K$6K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$12K$12K
Payroll taxesLn 10$3K$3K$672
Accounting feesLn 11c$16K$16K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$1K$1K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$18K$18K
Office expensesLn 13$3K$2K$608
OccupancyLn 16$29K$23K$6K
TravelLn 17$195$195
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$4K$4K
InsuranceLn 23$1K$1K$263
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$93K$92K$412
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$213K$177K$30K$6K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $286K$213K$73K$334K 990 PDF
FY2024 $171K$200K−$29K$261K 990 PDF
FY2023 $411K$196K$214K$290K 990 PDF
FY2022 $214K$202K$13K$76K 990 PDF
FY2021 $163K$117K$46K$63K 990 PDF
FY2020 $75K$19K 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 $285,896 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $141,387$253,239
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $27,330$28,922
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $217$473
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $2,002$3,262
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $170,936$285,896
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $32,296$45,756
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $167,976$166,841
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $200,272$212,597
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$29,336$73,299
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
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 $285,896 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$20,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$233,239
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$253,239
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $28,922$28,922
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $473$473
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $3,262$3,262
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $32,657$285,896
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $212,597 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $18,000 · Management $6,000 · Fundraising $6,000$30,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $12,396$12,396
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $2,688 · Management $672$3,360
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $16,312$16,312
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,386$1,386
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $17,507$17,507
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,180 · Management $608$2,788
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $23,303 · Management $5,826$29,129
IX-17 TravelPrograms $195$195
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $4,160$4,160
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,051 · Management $263$1,314
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $92,096 · Management $412$92,508
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,542$1,542
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $176,504 · Management $30,093 · Fundraising $6,000$212,597
Part X · Balance sheet $334,613 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $36,966$10,944
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $7,934$13,805
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $19,093$25,232
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $197,749$193,589
X-15 Other assets$91,043
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $261,742$334,613
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,150$606
X-19 Deferred revenue$116
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,150$722
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $260,592$242,848
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$91,043
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $260,592$333,891
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $261,742$334,613
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $333,891 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$285,896
XI-2 Total expenses$212,597
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$73,299
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$260,592
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$333,891

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