Civic Ensemble INC EIN 80-0901924 Form 990 (PDF) Claim this org

Civic Ensemble INC

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Creates theatre exploring social, political, and cultural issues, uniting diverse audiences for public discussion. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $245K in revenue, $236K in expenses, and $41K in net assets.Pt I

Founded
2013
Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Unclassified
Location
Ithaca, NY
Website
civicensemble.org
Filings
5 on file (2020–2024)
Revenue
$245KFY2024
Expenses
$236K
Net assets
$41K
People
9
Filings
5
Updates
0
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EIN  80-0901924 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Ithaca, NY Founded 2013
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Creates theatre exploring social, political, and cultural issues, uniting diverse audiences for public discussion.
Leadership
Julia Taylor · Executive Director · $64K
Money in and out
$245K revenue, $236K expenses
Bottom line
46% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$245K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$236K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$41K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $9K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.46 Management & general $0.54
Program efficiency
46%
of spending reaches programs▲ +19% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
4.5mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +7% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+4%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ ×26 vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$245K
FY2024▲ +2%
Expenses
$236K
FY2024▼ -2%
Total assets
$106K
FY2024▲ +16%
Total liabilities
$65K
FY2024▲ +10%
Total revenue
$245K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$236K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$41K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$9K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$106K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B46%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 36
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 46
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $79K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Reentry Theatre Program

In the last fiscal year, the reentry theatre program produced its original play "fallen branches plant roots" about family and chosen family impacted by the criminal justice system.

$67Kprogram expense
02

In our theatre-in-education program, we partner with schools, teachers, and students to support educational goals through theatre-based activities. Programming includes the youth forum theatre troupe and in-school residencies in local schools.

$9Kprogram expense
03

Community-based play. Through a multi-year process, we create original theatre that centers the stories and experiences of our local community. In this fiscal year, we began the research and development of a new play about home and housing.

$3Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CCivic Ensemble INC
EINHdr · item D80-0901924
Principal addressHdr · item CIthaca, NY
WebsiteHdr · item Jcivicensemble.org
Year of formationHdr · item L2013
State of legal domicileHdr · item MNY
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFUnclassified (Z99)
Ruling yearIRS BMFMay 2014

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a6
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b6
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
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
Executive Director
$63,686Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Julia Taylor$63,686$48,576$36,225$31,330$12,804
Sarah K Chalmers$16,604
Sarah Chalmers$9,150
Godfrey L Simmons JR$1,200$738

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$219K · 90%
Program service revenue$25K · 10%
Contributions & grants90%$219K
Program service revenue10%$25K
Investment income$51
— government grantsLn 1e$57K
Total revenueLn 12$245K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.46 Management & general $0.54
Program services46%$108K
Management & general54%$128K
Total functional expensesLn 25$236K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$89K
Total assetsLn 16$106K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$65K
Total net assetsLn 32$41K
Months of cash on handcomputed4.5

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $89K · Operating expenses/yr $236K
4.5 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $108K · Total expenses $236K
46%
Management & General
Management & general $128K · Total expenses $236K
54%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $236K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $834 · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $166K
$0.01 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $219K · Total revenue $245K
90%
Government reliance
Government grants $57K · Total revenue $245K
23%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $25K · Total revenue $245K
10%
Investment reliance
Investment income $51 · Total revenue $245K
+0.02%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $25K · Total expenses $236K
11%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $245K · Prior year $240K
+2%
Revenue CAGR
FY2019 $84K · FY2024 $245K
+24%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $41K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $245K · Expenses $236K
+4%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $106K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $41K · Total assets $106K
39%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $106K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Julia Taylor · Reported title EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $64K · Total expenses $236K
27%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $183K · Total expenses $236K
77%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 46%
Overhead ratio 54%
Revenue growth 2%

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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$12K

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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$240K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$234K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$125K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$106K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$84K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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