Trustus INC FY2020 filing

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Promote community appreciation of theather arts.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
94¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2020 · 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
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $6K a year · 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
94%
of spending
Looks good: 94% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.9 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $40K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$297K
63% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 63% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$460K
Spent
$476K
To programs
94%
Net assets
$174K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$460K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$460K
FY2021$463K
FY2022$551K
FY2023$587K
FY2024$665K
FY2025$638K
Expenses
$476K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$476K
FY2021$369K
FY2022$524K
FY2023$649K
FY2024$668K
FY2025$641K
Net assets
$174K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$174K
FY2021$265K
FY2022$293K
FY2023$232K
FY2024$217K
FY2025$214K

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending August 2020) · 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Feb 1987.

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Where the money goes

94 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 94% · $446K Management & general 4% · $20K Fundraising 2% · $9K

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

1 person listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
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Board Members
$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
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II1 listed

Programs and updates

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1 program · $446K · in their own filed words · FY2019
01

Production of plays, workshops and classes.

$446Kprogram 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 2 funders$40K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$460K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$266K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$180K
Other incomeLn 4–11$14K
Money outPt IX
$476K
Ln 25
Programscol B$446K
Managementcol C$20K
Fundraisingcol D$9K
Owns and owesPt X
$174K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$34K
Total assetsLn 16$472K
LiabilitiesLn 26$297K
PeoplePt VI, VII
1
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$266K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$180K
Other incomeLn 4–11$14K
Total revenueLn 12$460K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$34K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$34K
Pledges and grants receivableLn 3$35K
Accounts receivableLn 4$21K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$382K
Total assetsLn 16$472K
LiabilitiesLn 26$297K
Net assetsLn 32$174K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 60
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$18K$34K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$392K$382K
Total assetsLn 16$458K$472K
LiabilitiesLn 26$269K$297K
Net assetsLn 32$189K$174K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$476K$446K$20K$9K
Total functional expensesLn 25$476K$446K$20K$9K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS Jan 27, 2026 $638K$641K−$3K$214K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Oct 29, 2024 $665K$668K−$3K$217K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Jan 16, 2024 $587K$649K−$61K$232K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Jan 12, 2023 $551K$524K$27K$293K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Feb 16, 2022 $463K$369K$94K$265K 990 PDF
FY2020 ViewingFiled with the IRS Feb 25, 2021 $460K$476K−$16K$174K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $459,731 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $136,326$266,077
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $425,677$179,633
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $26,411$14,021
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $588,414$459,731
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 $600,857$475,993
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $600,857$475,993
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$12,443−$16,262
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members12
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 $459,731 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$266,077
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$266,077
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$179,633
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $9,130$9,130
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $4,891 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$4,891
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $184,524 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $9,130$459,731
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $475,993 across 1 line filed
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $446,088 · Management $20,408 · Fundraising $9,497$475,993
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $446,088 · Management $20,408 · Fundraising $9,497$475,993
Part X · Balance sheet $471,559 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $17,896$34,304
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $34,585$34,585
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $13,266$20,543
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $392,046$382,127
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $457,793$471,559
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $22,185$26,275
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $6,930$11,360
X-22 Loans from officers and insidersStart of year −$3,000−$3,000
X-23 Secured mortgages and notes payableStart of year $242,956$219,870
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$42,664
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $269,071$297,169
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $188,722$174,390
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $188,722$174,390
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $457,793$471,559
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $174,390 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$459,731
XI-2 Total expenses$475,993
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$16,262
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$188,722
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$1,930
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$174,390

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

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