Fostering creativity, building community, and inspiring personal growth through the art of comedy.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
68¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 30 volunteers and 18 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
1 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $5K a year · 2% of revenue · last 3 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 1 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
68%
of spending
Fine: 68% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$82K
to officers and key staff · 41% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 41% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $19K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$25K
25% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 25% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$191K
+3% vs prior year
Spent
$201K
To programs
68%
Net assets
$77K
By yearFY2022–FY2025
Revenue
$191K
FY2025▲ +3%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2022$118K
FY2023$195K
FY2024$186K
FY2025$191K
Expenses
$201K
FY2025▲ +6%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2022Not on file
FY2023$167K
FY2024$190K
FY2025$201K
Net assets
$77K
FY2025▼ -9%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2022$54K
FY2023$87K
FY2024$85K
FY2025$77K

From the FY2025 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 Nov 2018.

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

Where the money goes

68 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 68% · $137K Management & general 23% · $46K Fundraising 9% · $18K

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

10 people listed on the 990; $82K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$82,000Pt VII · Sec A
Board President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Annie Barry’s $82K as Executive Director is at the 77th 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Annie Barry$82,000$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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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

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1 program · $137K · in their own filed words · FY2025
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Classes

Bandit Theater continued its commitment to arts education by offering over 30 classes and instructing more than 330 students in 2025. Coursework spanned long-form improv, sketch comedy, harolds, and more.

$137Kprogram 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 · FY2023
ArtsfundFY2023$12K
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$19K
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$191K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$104K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$85K
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Money outPt IX
$201K
Ln 25
Programscol B$137K
Managementcol C$46K
Fundraisingcol D$18K
Owns and owesPt X
$77K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$75K
Total assetsLn 16$103K
LiabilitiesLn 26$25K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$85K
Government grantsLn 1e$53K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$7K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$15K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$104K
Investment incomeLn 3$98
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Total revenueLn 12$191K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$54K
SavingsLn 2$21K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$75K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$17K
Total assetsLn 16$103K
LiabilitiesLn 26$25K
Net assetsLn 32$77K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 518
VolunteersI 630
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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$107K$75K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$17K
Total assetsLn 16$116K$103K
LiabilitiesLn 26$31K$25K
Net assetsLn 32$85K$77K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$82K$57K$12K$12K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$35K$29K$4K$3K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$768$768
Payroll taxesLn 10$10K$7K$1K$1K
Management feesLn 11a$17K$5K$12K
Accounting feesLn 11c$9K$9K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$284$284
Advertising and promotionLn 12$9K$9K$883
Office expensesLn 13$643$606$37
Information technologyLn 14$1K$83$1K
OccupancyLn 16$26K$26K
TravelLn 17$120$98$22
InsuranceLn 23$1K$1K
All other expensesLn 24e$9K$4K$3K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$201K$137K$46K$18K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $191K$201K−$10K$77K 990 PDF
FY2024 $186K$190K−$5K$85K 990 PDF
FY2023 $195K$167K$28K$87K 990 PDF
FY2022 $118K$54K 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 $191,191 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $49,354$84,953
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $141,363$104,181
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $10$98
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$5,225$1,959
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $185,502$191,191
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $12,300$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $102,762$127,941
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $75,177$73,045
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $190,239$200,986
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$4,737−$9,795
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
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 $191,191 across 12 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $104,974 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$15,407
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$53,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$16,546
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$6,920
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$84,953
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $98$98
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $1,166$1,166
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $104,974 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $1,264$191,191
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $200,986 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $57,400 · Management $12,300 · Fundraising $12,300$82,000
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $28,946 · Management $3,508 · Fundraising $2,937$35,391
IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $768$768
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $7,198 · Management $1,316 · Fundraising $1,268$9,782
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $5,027 · Management $11,898$16,925
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $8,782$8,782
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $284$284
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $8,571 · Management $883$9,454
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $606 · Fundraising $37$643
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $83 · Management $1,199$1,282
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $25,709$25,709
IX-17 TravelPrograms $98 · Management $22$120
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,064$1,064
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $3,959 · Management $3,411 · Fundraising $1,412$8,782
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $137,275 · Management $45,757 · Fundraising $17,954$200,986
Part X · Balance sheet $102,550 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $55,967$53,934
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $50,901$21,373
X-4 Accounts receivable$650
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $2,057$1,732
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $6,944$7,904
X-11 Publicly traded securities$16,957
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $115,869$102,550
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $606$5,750
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $26,407$11,988
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $3,788$7,694
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $30,801$25,432
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $85,068$77,118
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $85,068$77,118
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $115,869$102,550
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $77,118 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$191,191
XI-2 Total expenses$200,986
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$9,795
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$85,068
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$1,845
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$77,118

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