Red Barn Actors Studio INC

Tax-deductible

Key West, FL501(c)(3)Arts & CultureEIN 59-2214641

The mission is to provide consistent professional opportunities in a creative, nurturing environment for all artists from across the united states. The barn commits itself to continuing the literary heritage that monroe county offers by producing new works, retaining a committed talent pool for our community and providing educational opportunities for theatre artists of all ages, race, nationality and sexual orientation.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
83¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$157K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2025 · 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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $9K a year · 2% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
83%
of spending
Looks good: 83% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$157K
to officers and key staff · 25% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 54% of similar orgs
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 25% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $73K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$194K
59% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 59% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$641K
+12% vs prior year
Spent
$630K
To programs
83%
Net assets
$132K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$641K
FY2025▲ +12%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$366K
FY2021$413K
FY2022$467K
FY2023$529K
FY2024$573K
FY2025$641K
Expenses
$630K
FY2025▲ +3%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$454K
FY2021$211K
FY2022$461K
FY2023$567K
FY2024$613K
FY2025$630K
Net assets
$132K
FY2025▲ +9%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$51K
FY2021$151K
FY2022$156K
FY2023$161K
FY2024$122K
FY2025$132K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending October 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 1985.

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

Where the money goes

83 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 83% · $526K Management & general 17% · $104K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

11 people listed on the 990; $157K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
VP & Mgr Dir
$59,613Pt VII · Sec A
Technical Dir.
$50,086Pt VII · Sec A
Artistic Dir.
$46,903Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Marilyn McDonald’s $60K as VP & Mgr Dir is at the 54th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2216 $100K–1M 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Marilyn McDonald$59,613$50,144$50,033$50,821$34,884$44,314
Joy Hawkins$46,903$41,514$51,155$39,001$22,436$39,841
Robert G McDonald$50,086$43,150$45,528$43,609$21,924$43,680

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Offers artists creative opportunities, produces new works, and provides theater education for all.

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1 program service account for $526K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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The barn produced SEVEN(7)PERFORMANCES during the 2024-2025 season. Production costs and expenses are associated with the production and advertising of theatrical performances in key west to develop acting and production skills of participants.

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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 FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$641K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$373K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$254K
Investment incomeLn 3$14K
Money outPt IX
$630K
Ln 25
Programscol B$526K
Managementcol C$104K
Owns and owesPt X
$132K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$261K
Total assetsLn 16$326K
LiabilitiesLn 26$194K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$254K
Government grantsLn 1e$23K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$373K
Investment incomeLn 3$14K
Other incomeLn 4–11$34
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$641K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$151K
SavingsLn 2$110K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$261K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$15K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$326K
LiabilitiesLn 26$194K
Net assetsLn 32$132K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 534
Fiscal year endsHeaderOctober
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$202K$261K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$19K$15K
Total assetsLn 16$295K$326K
LiabilitiesLn 26$173K$194K
Net assetsLn 32$122K$132K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$157K$94K$63K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$165K$165K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$25K$20K$5K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$2K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$26K$26K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$15K$15K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$92K$92K
Office expensesLn 13$7K$7K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$55K$55K
TravelLn 17$4K$4K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$540$540
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$7K$7K
InsuranceLn 23$884$884
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$66K$65K$1K
All other expensesLn 24e$8K$8K$75
Total functional expensesLn 25$630K$526K$104K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $641K$630K$10K$132K 990 PDF
FY2024 $573K$613K−$41K$122K 990 PDF
FY2023 $529K$567K−$37K$161K 990 PDF
FY2022 $467K$461K$5K$156K 990 PDF
FY2021 $413K$211K$202K$151K 990 PDF
FY2020 $366K$454K−$88K−$51K 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 VIII · Statement of revenue $640,719 across 11 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$23,396
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$230,652
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$254,048
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $373,087$373,087
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $13,550$13,550
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $34$34
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $386,671$640,719
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $630,301 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $93,961 · Management $62,641$156,602
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $165,021$165,021
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $19,885 · Management $4,810$24,695
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $2,500$2,500
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $26,180$26,180
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $15,040$15,040
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $91,569$91,569
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $7,015$7,015
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $55,350$55,350
IX-17 TravelPrograms $3,955$3,955
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 InterestPrograms $540$540
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $6,589$6,589
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $884$884
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $65,125 · Management $1,212$66,337
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $7,949 · Management $75$8,024
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $525,868 · Management $104,433 · Fundraising $0$630,301
Part X · Balance sheet $326,119 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $119,304$151,490
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $82,264$109,938
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $73,609$47,028
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $410$2,435
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $18,936$15,228
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $294,523$326,119
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $172,558$193,707
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $172,665$193,707
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $121,858$132,412
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $121,858$132,412
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $294,523$326,119
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $132,412 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$640,719
XI-2 Total expenses$630,301
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$10,418
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$121,858
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$136
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$132,412

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