To be the "off-off-broadway" of carmel, indiana, giving the artists of carmel a local, welcoming place to entertain.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
67¢ 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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FY2024 · 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 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $22K a year · 9% of revenue · last 3 filings
Fine: a surplus in 2 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
67%
of spending
Fine: 67% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.6 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $2K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$3K
4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 4% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$230K
-10% vs prior year
Spent
$235K
To programs
67%
Net assets
$67K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$230K
FY2024▼ -10%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$143K
FY2021$175K
FY2022$181K
FY2023$257K
FY2024$230K
FY2025$272K
Expenses
$235K
FY2024▲ +10%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021Not on file
FY2022Not on file
FY2023$214K
FY2024$235K
FY2025$243K
Net assets
$67K
FY2024▼ -7%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$18K
FY2021$25K
FY2022−$4K
FY2023$72K
FY2024$67K
FY2025$96K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · 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 2019.

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Where the money goes

67 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 67% · $156K Management & general 33% · $79K

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

6 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President / Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director / Past-President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Audrey Larkin’s $45K as Production Manager is at the 39th 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

NameFY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Audrey Larkin$45,000$38,767$31,900$30,004

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

Provides a local stage for Carmel artists to entertain the community.

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3 programs · $156K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

The carmel apprentice theatre (cat) is a no-audition, no-cost program for people new to theater and theater veterans to perform side-by-side in roles of a lifetime. On average, there has been somewhere between 156 and 208 affordable performances on our stage each year.

$107Kprogram expense
02

In 2024 the cat reached new milestones. We launched our tuition-based youth program, opening with a cast of 50 in disney's "descendants" - a dazzling kickoff to what will surely become a cornerstone of the cat's future.

$28Kprogram expense
03

During 2024, the cat provided a home for 20 different artistic companies to produce their seasons.

$21Kprogram expense

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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 1 funder$2K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$230K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$137K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$80K
Other incomeLn 4–11$14K
Money outPt IX
$235K
Ln 25
Programscol B$156K
Managementcol C$79K
Owns and owesPt X
$67K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$31K
Total assetsLn 16$70K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$137K
Government grantsLn 1e$85K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$16K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$525
Fees for servicesLn 2g$80K
Other incomeLn 4–11$14K
Total revenueLn 12$230K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$31K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$31K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$39K
Total assetsLn 16$70K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K
Net assetsLn 32$67K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 692
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$25K$31K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$49K$39K
Total assetsLn 16$74K$70K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K$3K
Net assetsLn 32$72K$67K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$52K$37K$15K
Payroll taxesLn 10$8K$5K$2K
Legal feesLn 11b$372$372
Accounting feesLn 11c$5K$5K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$771$386$385
Office expensesLn 13$8K$8K
Information technologyLn 14$718$718
OccupancyLn 16$93K$81K$12K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$10K$5K$5K
InsuranceLn 23$2K$840$839
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$55K$27K$29K
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$641$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$235K$156K$79K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $272K$243K$29K$96K 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $230K$235K−$5K$67K 990 PDF
FY2023 $257K$214K$42K$72K 990 PDF
FY2022 $181K−$4K 990 PDF
FY2021 $175K$25K 990 PDF
FY2020 $143K$18K 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
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Part I · Summary $230,356 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $157,715$136,933
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $77,546$79,690
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $21,577$13,733
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $256,838$230,356
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $52,110$59,232
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $162,318$175,929
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $214,428$235,161
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $42,410−$4,805
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 5 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $230,356 across 9 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $185 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$525
VIII-1e Government grants$85,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$51,408
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$16,100
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$136,933
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $79,690$79,690
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $13,548$13,548
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $79,690 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $13,733$230,356
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $235,161 across 12 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $36,698 · Management $14,802$51,500
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $5,412 · Management $2,320$7,732
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $372$372
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $4,600$4,600
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $386 · Management $385$771
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $7,612$7,612
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $718$718
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $80,873 · Management $12,084$92,957
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $5,052 · Management $5,052$10,104
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $840 · Management $839$1,679
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $26,509 · Management $28,907$55,416
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $641 · Management $1,059$1,700
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $156,411 · Management $78,750 · Fundraising $0$235,161
Part X · Balance sheet $69,778 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $24,824$30,895
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $48,805$38,883
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $73,629$69,778
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,783$2,737
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,783$2,737
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $71,846$67,041
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $73,629$69,778
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $67,041 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$230,356
XI-2 Total expenses$235,161
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$4,805
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$71,846
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$67,041

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