Carpenter Square Theatre Inc entertains educates and enriches the community with unedited live contemporary works

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
93¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 60 volunteers and 3 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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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 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $65K a year · 23% of revenue · last 4 filings
Fine: a surplus in 3 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
93%
of spending
Looks good: 93% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$53K
to officers and key staff · 16% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 16% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.6 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $20K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$8K
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
$310K
+8% vs prior year
Spent
$321K
To programs
93%
Net assets
$623K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$310K
FY2025▲ +8%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$310K
FY2023$234K
FY2024$288K
FY2025$310K
Expenses
$321K
FY2025▲ +32%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$188K
FY2023$128K
FY2024$244K
FY2025$321K
Net assets
$623K
FY2025▼ -2%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$210K
FY2023$590K
FY2024$634K
FY2025$623K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 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 Nov 1988.

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

Where the money goes

93 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 93% · $299K Management & general 7% · $22K

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

12 people listed on the 990; $53K 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
Executive Artistic Dir
$52,955Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Rhonda Clark’s $53K as Executive Artistic Dir is at the 47th 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2021
Rhonda Clark$52,955$39,130$37,620$42,380

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

Presents unedited live contemporary plays to entertain, educate, and enrich the community.

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1 program · $299K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Carpenter Square Theatre Inc entertains, educates, and enriches the community with unedited, live contemporary works, providing a diverse blend of plays that are usually very new to our community, that includes comedies, dramas, mysteries, and unique musicals with an attendence of 5,133.

$299Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$20K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$310K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$193K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$108K
Other incomeLn 4–11$8K
Money outPt IX
$321K
Ln 25
Programscol B$299K
Managementcol C$22K
Owns and owesPt X
$623K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$70K
Total assetsLn 16$631K
LiabilitiesLn 26$8K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$193K
Government grantsLn 1e$26K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$8K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$954
Fees for servicesLn 2g$108K
Investment incomeLn 3$208
Other incomeLn 4–11$8K
Total revenueLn 12$310K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$45K
SavingsLn 2$26K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$70K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$555K
Other assetsLn 15$5K
Total assetsLn 16$631K
LiabilitiesLn 26$8K
Net assetsLn 32$623K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 660
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$70K$70K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$568K$555K
Total assetsLn 16$644K$631K
LiabilitiesLn 26$9K$8K
Net assetsLn 32$634K$623K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$53K$48K$5K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$40K$36K$4K
Payroll taxesLn 10$7K$7K$728
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$20K$20K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$5K$5K
Office expensesLn 13$6K$6K$621
Information technologyLn 14$845$760$85
RoyaltiesLn 15$11K$11K
OccupancyLn 16$57K$51K$6K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$41K$37K$4K
InsuranceLn 23$16K$14K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$44K$44K
All other expensesLn 24e$21K$21K$379
Total functional expensesLn 25$321K$299K$22K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $310K$321K−$12K$623K 990 PDF
FY2024 $288K$244K$44K$634K 990 PDF
FY2023 $234K$128K$107K$590K 990 PDF
FY2022 Not on file
FY2021 $310K$188K$122K$210K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $309,628 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $221,681$193,355
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $66,236$107,590
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $22$208
I-11 Other revenue$8,475
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $287,939$309,628
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $65,520$100,027
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $178,394$221,280
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $243,914$321,307
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $44,025−$11,679
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $309,628 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$954
VIII-1e Government grants$26,341
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$166,060
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$7,779
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$193,355
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $107,590$107,590
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $208$208
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$8,475
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $107,798 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$309,628
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $321,307 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $47,659 · Management $5,296$52,955
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $35,811 · Management $3,979$39,790
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $6,554 · Management $728$7,282
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $19,703$19,703
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $5,048$5,048
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $5,591 · Management $621$6,212
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $760 · Management $85$845
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $10,800$10,800
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $51,227 · Management $5,692$56,919
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $36,584 · Management $4,065$40,649
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $14,262 · Management $1,585$15,847
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $43,803$43,803
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $21,075 · Management $379$21,454
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $298,877 · Management $22,430 · Fundraising $0$321,307
Part X · Balance sheet $630,760 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $69,254$44,679
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,022$25,581
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $568,418$555,450
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $5,050$5,050
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $643,744$630,760
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,214$2,600
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $8,220$5,529
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $9,434$8,129
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $634,310$622,631
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $634,310$622,631
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $643,744$630,760
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $622,631 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$309,628
XI-2 Total expenses$321,307
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$11,679
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$634,310
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$622,631

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

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