The Catastrophic Theatre INC EIN 75-3244892

The Catastrophic Theatre INC

EIN  75-3244892 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Houston, TX Founded 2007
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Creates and performs new plays, fostering artist-audience connection.
Leadership
Jason Nodler · Co-Artistic Director · $75K
Money in and out
$818K revenue, $716K expenses
Bottom line
72% program efficiency

Creates and performs new plays, fostering artist-audience connection. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $818K in revenue, $716K in expenses, and $544K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$818K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$716K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$544K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $102K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.72 Management & general $0.16 Fundraising $0.12
Program efficiency
72%
of spending reaches programs▲ +1% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
6.8mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +5% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+13%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +233% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$818K
FY2024▲ +29%
Expenses
$716K
FY2024▲ +3%
Total assets
$544K
FY2024▲ +23%
Total liabilities
$0
FY2024
Total revenue
$818K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$716K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$544K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$102K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$544K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B72%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 39
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 49
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $517K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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See Schedule O The Catastrophic Theatre produced five plays during our 32nd season in 2024/2025, including 4 new works from such eclectic creators as emerging playwright Candice D'Meza (Miss LaRaj's House of Dystopian Futures) to a finalist for The Pulitzer Prize in Drama, Lisa D'Amour (Frozen Section).

$517Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CThe Catastrophic Theatre INC
EINHdr · item D75-3244892
Principal addressHdr · item CHouston, TX
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.catastrophictheatre.com
Year of formationHdr · item L2007
State of legal domicileHdr · item MTX
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFArts & Culture (A65)
Ruling yearIRS BMFDec 2007

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a9
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b9
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Co-Artistic Director
$75,000Pt VII · Sec A
Co-Artistic Director
$75,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jason Nodler’s $75K as Co-Artistic Director is at the 70th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2213 $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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Jason Nodler$75,000$75,000$75,000$69,898$53,703
Tamarie Cooper$75,000$75,000$75,000$69,898$53,315
Shayna Schlosberg$26,397$53,558
Laura Moreno$27,503

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$679K · 83%
Program service revenue$130K · 16%
Investment income$7K · 1%
Contributions & grants83%$679K
Program service revenue16%$130K
Investment income1%$7K
Other revenue$2K
— government grantsLn 1e$13K
Total revenueLn 12$818K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.72 Management & general $0.16 Fundraising $0.12
Program services72%$517K
Management & general16%$114K
Fundraising12%$85K
Total functional expensesLn 25$716K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$401K
Total assetsLn 16$544K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$0
Total net assetsLn 32$544K
Months of cash on handcomputed6.7

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $401K · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $716K · Less non-cash grants $8K · Cash operating expenses/yr $708K
6.8 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $517K · Total expenses $716K
72%
Management & General
Management & general $114K · Total expenses $716K
16%
Fundraising
Fundraising $85K · Total expenses $716K
12%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $78K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $543K
$0.14 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $679K · Total revenue $818K
83%
Government reliance
Government grants $13K · Total revenue $818K
2%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $130K · Total revenue $818K
16%
Investment reliance
Investment income $7K · Total revenue $818K
+1%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $130K · Total expenses $716K
18%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $818K · Prior year $634K
+29%
Revenue CAGR
FY2019 $677K · FY2024 $818K
+4%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $544K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $818K · Expenses $716K
+13%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $544K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $544K · Total assets $544K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $544K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Jason Nodler · Reported title Co-Artistic Director · Highest reported compensation $75K · Total expenses $716K
10%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $240K · Total expenses $716K
34%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 72%
Overhead ratio 16%
Fundraising cost ratio 12%
Revenue growth 29%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 4 funders$321K
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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024$634K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$679K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$734K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$453K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$677K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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