Performing Arts Center INC

Tax-deductible

Highlands, NC501(c)(3)Arts & CultureEIN 56-2155282

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To provide our community with the benefit of a low cost facility for local organizations to promote and encourage Arts and theatre.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
73¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 30 volunteers and 2 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $907K a year · 50% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
73%
of spending
Fine: 73% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$136K
to officers and key staff · 10% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 73% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 10% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
6
named funders · $338K
Looks good: 6 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$212K
1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.5M
+3% vs prior year
Spent
$1.4M
To programs
73%
Net assets
$16.8M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.5M
FY2024▲ +3%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.7M
FY2021$3.2M
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$1.5M
Expenses
$1.4M
FY2024▲ +25%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$896K
FY2021$438K
FY2022$569K
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.4M
Net assets
$16.8M
FY2024+0.3%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$13.0M
FY2021$15.8M
FY2022$16.4M
FY2023$16.7M
FY2024$16.8M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Nov 1999.

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

Where the money goes

73 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 73% · $1.1M Management & general 23% · $336K Fundraising 3% · $44K

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

14 people listed on the 990; $136K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director (outgoing)
$93,000Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$43,211Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Mary Trumbly’s $93K as Executive Director (outgoing) is at the 27th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3924 $1–10M 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022
Mary Trumbly$93,000$80,000$83,208
Jeanne Marie Piazza$43,211——

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Offers affordable space for local groups to promote arts and theatre.

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1 program service account for $1.1M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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Operation of a performing arts center in Highlands, NC for the purpose of promoting the performing arts in the community.

$1.1Mprogram expense

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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
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.5M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.0M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$384K
Other incomeLn 4–11$65K
Money outPt IX
$1.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.1M
Managementcol C$336K
Fundraisingcol D$44K
Owns and owesPt X
$16.8M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$481K
Total assetsLn 16$17.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$212K
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.0M
Government grantsLn 1e$36K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$80K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$384K
Investment incomeLn 3$34K
Other incomeLn 4–11$65K
Gains on assetsLn 7$4K
Total revenueLn 12$1.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$290K
SavingsLn 2$190K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$481K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$16.5M
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$17.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$212K
Net assetsLn 32$16.8M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 630
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$878K$481K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$16.9M$16.5M
Total assetsLn 16$17.8M$17.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.1M$212K
Net assetsLn 32$16.7M$16.8M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$130K$46K$65K$20K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$194K$105K$74K$15K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$7K$3K$4K$1K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$16K$5K$8K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$24K$8K$12K$4K
Accounting feesLn 11c$23K$23K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$4K$3K$472$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$46K$46K
Office expensesLn 13$28K$17K$11K$854
Information technologyLn 14$9K$4K$5K$314
RoyaltiesLn 15$50$50
OccupancyLn 16$137K$107K$30K
TravelLn 17$919$919
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$10K$9K$2K
InterestLn 20$25K$25K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$506K$466K$40K
InsuranceLn 23$60K$23K$35K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$213K$211K$2K
All other expensesLn 24e$0$0$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.4M$1.1M$336K$44K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $1.5M$1.4M$52K$16.8M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.4M$1.1M$296K$16.7M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.2M$569K$631K$16.4M 990 PDF
FY2021 $3.2M$438K$2.7M$15.8M 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.7M$896K$816K$13.0M 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 FY2024 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,485,953 across 11 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $24,048 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$79,945
VIII-1e Government grants$36,300
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$887,013
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,003,258
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $383,804$383,804
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $30,040$30,040
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $2,400$2,400
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $3,726$3,726
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $11,545$11,545
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Unrelated business $5,740 · Excluded from tax $21,392$27,132
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $383,804 · Unrelated business $5,740 · Excluded from tax $93,151$1,485,953
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,433,719 across 19 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $45,500 · Management $65,000 · Fundraising $19,500$130,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $104,677 · Management $74,219 · Fundraising $15,389$194,285
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $2,571 · Management $3,673 · Fundraising $1,102$7,346
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $5,464 · Management $7,807 · Fundraising $2,342$15,613
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $8,357 · Management $11,939 · Fundraising $3,582$23,878
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $23,257$23,257
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $3,253 · Management $472 · Fundraising $0$3,725
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $45,516$45,516
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $16,548 · Management $11,017 · Fundraising $854$28,419
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $3,865 · Management $4,711 · Fundraising $314$8,890
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $50$50
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $107,147 · Management $30,250$137,397
IX-17 TravelPrograms $919$919
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $8,552 · Management $1,507$10,059
IX-20 InterestManagement $25,373$25,373
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $466,464 · Management $39,875$506,339
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $23,413 · Management $34,905 · Fundraising $1,280$59,598
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $210,857 · Management $2,198$213,055
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,053,153 · Management $336,203 · Fundraising $44,363$1,433,719
Part X · Balance sheet $16,973,814 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $314,750$290,112
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $562,979$190,424
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $27,732$16,272
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $16,907,505$16,477,006
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $17,833,382$16,973,814
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,137$20,129
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $53,000$52,750
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,123,091$211,833
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $16,710,291$16,761,981
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $16,710,291$16,761,981
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $17,833,382$16,973,814
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $16,761,981 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,485,953
XI-2 Total expenses$1,433,719
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$52,234
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$16,710,291
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$544
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$16,761,981

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