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Newton-Conover Auditorium Authority

IRS exemption revoked

Newton, NCUnknown exempt organizationEIN 56-1729341Revenue $173K in FY2020

On file with the IRSnewton-conoverauditorium.org60 W 6th Street · Newton, NC

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The Auditorium Authority contributes to the economic, cultural, and social well-being of catawba county by providing a place for the community to take part in arts education and performance.

82¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 5 volunteers and 16 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
Revoked
IRS exemption revoked
Concern: the IRS revoked its tax exemption.
IRS Auto-Revocation List
Latest return
FY2020
latest Form 990
Concern: the latest return is for FY2020, 6 tax years back; more than 4 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Spent on programs
82%
of spending
Looks good: 82% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$24K
to officers and key staff · 23% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 23% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
14 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 13.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $50K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$6K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% 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
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$173K
Spent
$105K
To programs
82%
Net assets
$280K

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending June 2020) · see the original

990 PDF Claim
IRS revoked this organization's tax-exempt status on November 15, 2025

Is it real?

No. The IRS revoked its tax exemption. Latest filing on record: FY2020.

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

Where the money goes

82 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 82% · $86K Management & general 18% · $19K

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; $24K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
Marietta Burke
Executive Director
$24,250Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Pat Pohar
Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
April Wallace
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Mark Pennell
Vice Chairperson
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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

Programs and updates

Provides a place for arts education and performance, benefiting the community's well-being.

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1 program · $86K · in their own filed words · FY2019
01

Purpose is to restore auditorium for use by the community for community wide events.

$86Kprogram 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 · FY2021
E Rhodes and Leona B Carpenter FoundationFY2021$50K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$50K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$173K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$154K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$19K
Money outPt IX
$105K
Ln 25
Programscol B$86K
Managementcol C$19K
Owns and owesPt X
$280K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$119K
Total assetsLn 16$286K
LiabilitiesLn 26$6K
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$154K
Government grantsLn 1e$94K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$19K
Total revenueLn 12$173K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$99K
SavingsLn 2$20K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$119K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$127K
Total assetsLn 16$286K
LiabilitiesLn 26$6K
Net assetsLn 32$280K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 516
VolunteersI 65
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$29K$119K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$148K$127K
Total assetsLn 16$217K$286K
LiabilitiesLn 26$6K$6K
Net assetsLn 32$212K$280K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$25K$18K$8K
Payroll taxesLn 10$2K$1K$578
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$2K$866$866
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$21K$19K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K$272
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$48K$44K$3K
All other expensesLn 24e$3K$867$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$105K$86K$19K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2020 Latest Viewing $173K$105K$68K$280K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $173,429 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $80,785$154,489
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $102,295$18,940
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $503$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $183,583$173,429
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 $64,155$27,163
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $207,397$77,828
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $271,552$104,991
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$87,969$68,438
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
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
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $173,429 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$93,810
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$60,679
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$154,489
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $18,940$18,940
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $18,940 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$173,429
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $104,991 across 8 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $17,666 · Management $7,571$25,237
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $1,348 · Management $578$1,926
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $2,745$2,745
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $866 · Management $866$1,732
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $19,159 · Management $2,129$21,288
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,544 · Management $272$1,816
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $44,377 · Management $3,242$47,619
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $867 · Management $1,761$2,628
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $85,827 · Management $19,164 · Fundraising $0$104,991
Part X · Balance sheet $285,776 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $9,308$99,033
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $19,735$19,735
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $37,000$37,000
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $968$968
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $2,200$2,200
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $148,128$126,840
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $217,339$285,776
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $5,806$5,806
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $5,806$5,806
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $174,533$242,970
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $37,000$37,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $211,533$279,970
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $217,339$285,776
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $279,970 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$173,429
XI-2 Total expenses$104,991
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$68,438
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$211,533
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$1
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$279,970

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

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