The Backstage Theatre provides the residents and visitors to Summit County Colorado the opportunity to experience and participate in quality live theatre.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
89¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 100 volunteers and 4 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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $40K a year · 7% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
89%
of spending
Looks good: 89% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$112K
to officers and key staff · 16% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 16% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $31K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$154K
42% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 42% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$806K
+27% vs prior year
Spent
$688K
To programs
89%
Net assets
$211K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$806K
FY2025▲ +27%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$355K
FY2021$464K
FY2022$508K
FY2023$576K
FY2024$637K
FY2025$806K
Expenses
$688K
FY2025▲ +9%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$389K
FY2021$219K
FY2022$536K
FY2023$642K
FY2024$633K
FY2025$688K
Net assets
$211K
FY2025▲ +105%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$42K
FY2021$203K
FY2022$175K
FY2023$109K
FY2024$103K
FY2025$211K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending September 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Sep 1976.

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

Where the money goes

89 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 89% · $615K Management & general 11% · $72K

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

13 people listed on the 990; $112K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Producing Artistic Dir
$112,200Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jacqueline Stone’s $112K as Producing Artistic Dir is at the 93rd 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2021FY2020
Jacqueline Stone$112,200——
Cara Janes——$40,846
Brandon Smith—$16,667—

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 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

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Offers Summit County residents and visitors chances to experience and participate in live theatre.

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1 program · $615K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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The Backstage Theatre provides the residents and visitors to Summit County Colorado the opportunity to experience and participate in quality live theatre.

$615Kprogram 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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$31K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$806K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$427K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$332K
Other incomeLn 4–11$43K
Money outPt IX
$688K
Ln 25
Programscol B$615K
Managementcol C$72K
Owns and owesPt X
$211K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$348K
Total assetsLn 16$365K
LiabilitiesLn 26$154K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$332K
Government grantsLn 1e$144K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$11K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$427K
Investment incomeLn 3$4K
Other incomeLn 4–11$43K
Total revenueLn 12$806K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$193K
SavingsLn 2$155K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$348K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$260
Total assetsLn 16$365K
LiabilitiesLn 26$154K
Net assetsLn 32$211K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 6100
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$233K$348K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$499$260
Total assetsLn 16$249K$365K
LiabilitiesLn 26$146K$154K
Net assetsLn 32$103K$211K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$201K$161K$40K
Payroll taxesLn 10$23K$18K$5K
Accounting feesLn 11c$12K$10K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$20K$20K
Office expensesLn 13$12K$9K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$41K$33K$8K
TravelLn 17$203$162$41
InterestLn 20$7K$6K$1K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$239$191$48
InsuranceLn 23$4K$3K$827
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$343K$335K$7K
All other expensesLn 24e$24K$19K$5K
Total functional expensesLn 25$688K$615K$72K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $806K$688K$119K$211K 990 PDF
FY2024 $637K$633K$4K$103K 990 PDF
FY2023 $576K$642K−$66K$109K 990 PDF
FY2022 $508K$536K−$28K$175K 990 PDF
FY2021 $464K$219K$245K$203K 990 PDF
FY2020 $355K$389K−$34K−$42K 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 $806,465 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $227,932$332,314
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $373,104$426,684
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $5,538$4,369
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $29,992$43,098
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $636,566$806,465
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $6,831$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $200,920$223,599
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $424,756$463,987
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $632,507$687,586
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $4,059$118,879
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members12
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $806,465 across 8 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $38,620 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$10,950
VIII-1e Government grants$144,023
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$66,504
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$332,314
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $426,684$426,684
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $4,369$4,369
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $4,478$4,478
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $465,304 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $8,847$806,465
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $687,586 across 12 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $160,508 · Management $40,127$200,635
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $18,371 · Management $4,593$22,964
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $9,617 · Management $2,404$12,021
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $20,483$20,483
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $9,416 · Management $2,354$11,769
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $32,834 · Management $8,209$41,043
IX-17 TravelPrograms $162 · Management $41$203
IX-20 InterestPrograms $5,591 · Management $1,398$6,989
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $191 · Management $48$239
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,307 · Management $827$4,134
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $335,389 · Management $7,361$342,751
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $19,485 · Management $4,870$24,355
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $615,354 · Management $72,232 · Fundraising $0$687,586
Part X · Balance sheet $364,994 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $127,940$192,883
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $105,327$154,993
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $11,840$8,956
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $950$950
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $2,906$6,952
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $499$260
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $249,462$364,994
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $146,412$153,905
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $146,412$153,905
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $103,050$211,089
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $103,050$211,089
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $249,462$364,994
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $211,089 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$806,465
XI-2 Total expenses$687,586
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$118,879
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$103,050
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$10,840
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$211,089

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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