Bandit Theater

EIN 83-1912953 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Seattle, WA

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Size

$100K–1M

What they do

Fosters creativity, community, and personal growth through comedic improv.

Leadership

Annie Barry · Executiveartistic Director · $66K

Money in and out

$186K revenue, $190K expenses

Bottom line

70% program efficiency

Fosters creativity, community, and personal growth through comedic improv. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $186K in revenue, $190K in expenses, and $85K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2024

Total revenue

$186K

Pt VIII · Ln 12

Total expenses

$190K

Pt IX · Ln 25

Net assets

$85K

Pt X · Ln 32

Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$5K

Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D

70%

21%

Program services $0.70 Management & general $0.21 Fundraising $0.09

Program efficiency

70%

of spending reaches programs▲ +58% vs prior filing year

Operating runway

7.1mo

months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -7% vs prior filing year

Surplus margin

-3%

revenue over expenses, this year▼ -118% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990

Revenue

$186K

FY2024▼ -5%

Expenses

$190K

FY2024▲ +14%

Total assets

$116K

FY2024▲ +7%

Total liabilities

$31K

FY2024▲ +44%

Total revenue

$186K

Pt VIII · Ln 12

Total expenses

$190K

Pt IX · Ln 25

Net assets

$85K

Pt X · Ln 32

Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$5K

Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$116K

Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B70%

Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 36

Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 46

Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $133K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.

Classes Bandit Theater held over 30 classes and instructed 330 students in 2024 in subjects spanning long-form improv, sketch comedy, heralds, and more. Through the year, the organization hosted six student/teacher showcases in which students could perform in front of a ticketed audience.

$133Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File

Legal nameHdr · item CBandit Theater

EINHdr · item D83-1912953

Principal addressHdr · item CSeattle, WA

WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.bandittheater.org

Year of formationHdr · item Lpending

State of legal domicileHdr · item MWA

Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active

NTEE classificationIRS BMFArts & Culture (A65)

Ruling yearIRS BMFNov 2018

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 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 2Yes

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation

Annie Barry

Executiveartistic Director

$65,945Pt VII · Sec A

Julia Kolski

Finance Committee

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Christopher Carter

Board Member

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Sam Cooper

Board Member

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Pamela Cannon

Secretary

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Caroline Herlihy

Board President

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kristine Antonsen

Vice President

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Annie Barry’s $66K as Executiveartistic Director is at the 61st 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

Name	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022
Annie Barry	$65,945	$57,991	$52,253

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

Program service revenue$141K · 76%

Contributions & grants$49K · 27%

Program service revenue76%$141K

Contributions & grants27%$49K

Investment income$10

— government grantsLn 1e$2K

Total revenueLn 12$186K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising

Allocation · columns B–D

70%

21%

Program services $0.70 Management & general $0.21 Fundraising $0.09

Program services70%$133K

Management & general21%$40K

Fundraising9%$17K

Total functional expensesLn 25$190K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year

CashLn 1$107K

Total assetsLn 16$116K

Total liabilitiesLn 26$31K

Total net assetsLn 32$85K

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 $107K · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $190K · Less non-cash grants $9K · Cash operating expenses/yr $181K

7.1 months

Where the money goes

Program services

Program services $133K · Total expenses $190K

70%

Management & General

Management & general $40K · Total expenses $190K

21%

Fundraising

Fundraising $17K · Total expenses $190K

Cost to raise $1

Fundraising expense (2-yr avg) $9K · Solicited contributions (2-yr avg) $42K

$0.20 to raise $1 (2-yr avg)

Where the money comes from

Contribution dependence

Contributions & grants $49K · Total revenue $186K

27%

Government reliance

Government grants $2K · Total revenue $186K

Earned-income share

Program service revenue $141K · Total revenue $186K

76%

Investment reliance

Investment income $10 · Total revenue $186K

Program self-sufficiency

Program service revenue $141K · Total expenses $190K

74%

Growth & trend

Revenue growth (YoY)

This year $186K · Prior year $195K

-5%

Net-asset trend (YoY)

End of year $85K · Beginning of year —

Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change

Balance sheet

Surplus Margin

Revenue $186K · Expenses $190K

-3%

Liabilities-to-Assets

Total liabilities — · Total assets $116K

—

Net-asset ratio

Net assets $85K · Total assets $116K

73%

Marketable Investment Share

Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $116K

Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)

People & payroll

Highest Reported Total Compensation

Individual Annie Barry · Reported title EXECUTIVEARTISTIC DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $66K · Total expenses $190K

35%

Personnel share

Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $103K · Total expenses $190K

54%

Peer comparison

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

Metric	This org	Peer median	Percentile
Program ratio	70%	—	—
Overhead ratio	21%	—	—
Fundraising cost ratio	35%	—	—
Revenue growth	-5%	—	—
Accounting fee ratio	4%	—	—

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 · FY2023

ArtsfundFY2023$12K

Impactassets INCFY2023$6K

Amazonsmile FoundationFY2023$44

Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$19K

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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 (Latest)$186K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF

FY2023$195K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

FY2022$118K 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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