Cary Players INC: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 56-2275894)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021	$36K
FY2022	$20K
FY2023	$168K
FY2024	$207K
FY2025	$212K

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021	Not on file
FY2022	Not on file
FY2023	Not on file
FY2024	$183K
FY2025	$170K

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021	$87K
FY2022	$68K
FY2023	$118K
FY2024	$142K
FY2025	$186K

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Feb 2002.

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

Where the money goes

97 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

97%

Program services 97% · $165K Management & general 3% · $5K

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.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII

Debra Grannan

President

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Robert Grannan

Treasurer

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Chris Berg

Board Member

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jeri Summer

Human Resources

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Dan Bain

Marketing

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Joey Desena

Vice Pres

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Nicola Lefler

Board Member

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Paula Andrews

Secretary

$0Pt VII · Sec A

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Questions the 990 asks

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Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Cary Players INC is an arts and culture nonprofit based in Cary, NC.

Provided by the organization

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1 program · $165K · in their own filed words · FY2024

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Community theater productions (involving 60+ actors, 120+ crew and many volunteers). 7000+ paid attendance. Reduced admission for senior citizens and the blind. Free workshops, open to the public. Senior center performances.

$165Kprogram 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

United Arts Council of Raleigh and Wake County INCFY2024$6K

Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$6K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$212K

Ln 12

Fees for servicesLn 2g$160K

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$48K

Investment incomeLn 3$5K

Money outPt IX

$170K

Ln 25

Programscol B$165K

Managementcol C$5K

Owns and owesPt X

$186K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$186K

Total assetsLn 16$186K

LiabilitiesLn 26$0

PeoplePt VI, VII

14

listed · VII A

PaidVII A0

Voting boardVI 1a14

IndependentVI 1b13

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$48K

Government grantsLn 1e$33K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$160K

Investment incomeLn 3$5K

Total revenueLn 12$212K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$34K

SavingsLn 2$152K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$186K

Total assetsLn 16$186K

LiabilitiesLn 26$0

Net assetsLn 32$186K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 50

VolunteersI 650

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

Line	Start FY25	End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$142K	$186K
Total assetsLn 16	$142K	$186K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$0	$0
Net assetsLn 32	$142K	$186K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Accounting feesLn 11c	$2K	$0	$2K	$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$16K	$16K	$416	$0
Office expensesLn 13	$62	$0	$62	$0
RoyaltiesLn 15	$21K	$21K	$0	$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$136	$0	$136	$0
InsuranceLn 23	$2K	$0	$2K	$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$76K	$76K	$0	$0
All other expensesLn 24e	$52K	$52K	$9	$0
Total functional expensesLn 25	$170K	$165K	$5K	$0

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest Viewing	$212K	$170K	$42K	$186K	990 PDF
FY2024	$207K	$183K	$24K	$142K	990 PDF
FY2023	$168K			$118K	990 PDF
FY2022	$20K			$68K	990 PDF
FY2021	$36K			$87K	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

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Part I · Summary $212,458 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $33,227$47,833

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $170,576$159,567

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $3,678$5,058

I-11 Other revenue$0

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $207,481$212,458

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0

I-14 Benefits paid to members$0

I-15 Salaries and benefits$0

I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $183,071$170,083

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $183,071$170,083

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $24,410$42,375

Part VI · Governance 13 of 14 board members independent, 4 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body14

VI-1b Independent voting members13

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo

VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $212,458 across 6 lines filed

VIII-1e Government grants$33,397

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$14,436

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$47,833

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$159,567

VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$5,058

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $164,625 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$212,458

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $170,083 across 8 lines filed

IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $2,425 · Fundraising $0$2,425

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $15,546 · Management $416 · Fundraising $0$15,962

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $62 · Fundraising $0$62

IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $20,822 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$20,822

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $0 · Management $136 · Fundraising $0$136

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $2,430 · Fundraising $0$2,430

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $76,278 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$76,278

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $51,959 · Management $9 · Fundraising $0$51,968

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $164,605 · Management $5,478 · Fundraising $0$170,083

Part X · Balance sheet $186,319 assets, 7 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $11,420$33,828

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $130,927$152,491

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $142,347$186,319

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $142,347$186,319

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $142,347$186,319

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $142,347$186,319

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $186,319 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$212,458

XI-2 Total expenses$170,083

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$42,375

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$142,347

XI-8 Prior period adjustments$1,597

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$186,319

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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Cary Players INC

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Is it real?

Where the money goes

Who runs it and what they're paid

Questions the 990 asks

Programs and updates

Funders

Grants

By the numbers

Filing history

Schedules filed Part IV