501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
$53K paid to officers and key staff.
Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Pay: Part VII

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FY2026 · 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
FY2026
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2026, this tax year; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Pay to officers and key staff
$53K
to officers and key staff · 54% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 54% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Named funders
1
named funder · $30K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
−$3K
-6% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are -6% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
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Revenue
$82K
-41% vs prior year
Spent
$99K
Net assets
$53K
By yearFY2021–FY2026
Revenue
$82K
FY2026▼ -41%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$139K
FY2023$148K
FY2024$84K
FY2025$139K
FY2026$82K
Net assets
$53K
FY2026▼ -24%
Tap a bar for its year
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$59K
FY2023$48K
FY2024$78K
FY2025$70K
FY2026$53K

From the FY2026 Form 990 (year ending January 2026) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2026. IRS ruling in Jul 1989.

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

9 people listed on the 990; $53K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2025); the FY2026 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$36,800Pt VII · Sec A
Artistic Director
$15,550Pt VII · Sec A
Development Director
$600Pt VII · Sec A
Tresurer[:comma:] Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2026FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2021
Nathan Birch$36,800——$33,820$26,000
Nathan Burch—$36,800$26,400——
Tim Murphy$15,550$15,550$2,000$22,000$4,000
Laura Seal$600————

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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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$30K

By the numbers

The FY2026 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$82K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$49K
Other incomeLn 4–11$33K
Money outPt IX
$99K
Ln 25
Owns and owesPt X
$53K
net assets · Ln 32
Total assetsLn 16$50K
LiabilitiesLn 26−$3K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$49K
Other incomeLn 4–11$33K
Total revenueLn 12$82K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
Total assetsLn 16$50K
LiabilitiesLn 26−$3K
Net assetsLn 32$53K
OperationsPt I, VI
Fiscal year endsHeaderJanuary

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2026 Latest Viewing $82K$99K−$16K$53K 990 PDF
FY2025 $139K$70K 990 PDF
FY2024 $84K$78K 990 PDF
FY2023 $148K$48K 990 PDF
FY2022 Not on file
FY2021 $139K$59K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support O · Explanations

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2026 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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