Provide diverse programming to serve our multi-faceted, multi-cultural denver community. Ultimately, the Bug strives to bring a new audience to the theatre and a new theatre to the audience.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 16 volunteers and 3 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
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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
Spent on programs
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$82K
to officers and key staff · 43% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 43% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
16 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 15.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 6 voting members
Fine: 3 of 6 voting members are independent, half.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$208K
+20% vs prior year
Spent
$189K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$248K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$208K
FY2025▲ +20%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$93K
FY2021$177K
FY2023$172K
FY2024$173K
FY2025$208K
Net assets
$248K
FY2025▲ +8%
Tap a bar for its year
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$73K
FY2021$159K
FY2023$234K
FY2024$229K
FY2025$248K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 1996.

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Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $189K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. 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; $82K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$51,000Pt VII · Sec A
Box Office and Concessions Manager
$20,196Pt VII · Sec A
Marketing Manager
$10,809Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President Board of Directors
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President Board of Directors
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board of Directors Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Alex Agosta-Weimer’s $51K as Executive Director is at the 45th 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2021FY2020
Alex Agosta-Weimer$51,000$50,000——
Alex Weimer——$22,880$19,200
Bradley Haag$20,196$14,954——
Eileen Agosta-Weimer$10,809$67——
Mike Henderson——$5,500—
Kristine Hipps———$3,500
Colin Roybal———$2,100
John McSween——$500$1,500

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 15aNo

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1 program · $189K · in their own filed words · FY2025
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Provide diverse programming to serve our multi-faceted, multi-cultural denver community. Ultimately, the bug strives to bring a new audience to the theatre and a new theatre to the audience.

$189Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$208K
Ln 12
Other incomeLn 4–11$166K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$35K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$7K
Money outPt IX
$189K
Ln 25
Programscol B$189K
Owns and owesPt X
$248K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$248K
Total assetsLn 16$248K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$35K
Government grantsLn 1e$27K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$8K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$7K
Investment incomeLn 3$23
Other incomeLn 4–11$166K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$208K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$90K
SavingsLn 2$158K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$248K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Other assetsLn 15−$189
Total assetsLn 16$248K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$248K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 616
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
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$229K$248K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$229K$248K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$229K$248K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$67K$67K$0$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0$0$0$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0$0$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0$0$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$22K$22K$0$0
Management feesLn 11a$0$0$0$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0$0$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$0$0$0$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0$0$0$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0$0$0$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0$0$0$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1K$1K$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$58K$58K$0$0
Information technologyLn 14$90$90$0$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0$0$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$37K$37K$0$0
TravelLn 17$0$0$0$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0$0$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0$0$0$0
InterestLn 20$24$24$0$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0$0$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0$0$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$4K$4K$0$0
All other expensesLn 24e$0$0$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$189K$189K$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $208K$189K$19K$248K 990 PDF
FY2024 $173K$229K 990 PDF
FY2023 $172K$234K 990 PDF
FY2022 Not on file
FY2021 $177K$159K 990 PDF
FY2020 $93K$73K 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 $207,832 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $33,343$35,363
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $139,702$6,772
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $57$23
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$165,674
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $173,102$207,832
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 $59,926$88,952
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $1,005$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $117,916$100,131
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $178,847$189,083
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$5,745$18,749
Part VI · Governance 3 of 6 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members3
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $207,832 across 15 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $80,020 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$8,379
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$26,880
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$104
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$35,363
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $6,772 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$6,772
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $23 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$23
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $85,654 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$85,654
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $172,469 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$207,832
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $189,083 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $0$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $0$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $0$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $67,222 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$67,222
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $21,730 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$21,730
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $0$0
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,057 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$1,057
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $58,383 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$58,383
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $90 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$90
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $36,669 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$36,669
IX-17 TravelPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-20 InterestPrograms $24 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$24
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,908 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$3,908
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $189,083 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$189,083
Part X · Balance sheet $247,659 assets, 22 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $71,002$89,580
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $158,093$158,268
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year −$189−$189
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $228,906$247,659
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $0$0
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$0
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $228,906$247,659
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $228,906$247,659
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $228,906$247,659
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $247,659 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$207,832
XI-2 Total expenses$189,083
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$18,749
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$228,906
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$4
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$247,659

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