Nicely Theatre Group

Tax-deductible

W Bloomfield, MI501(c)(3)Arts & CultureEIN 84-4163828

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To produce and perform live Theatre in detroit, michigan and its suburbs. This includes securing rights to shows, securing venues, handling auditions/casting, set design, lighting design, music and choreography, costuming, marketing, tickets sales, rehearsal, performances and everything else involved with producing and performing live Theatre. The shows will be reasonably priced and marketed to the public at large. We will emphasize racial diversity in casting. The goal is to bring affordable, entertaining Theatre to detroit and its suburbs, and to give onstage and offstage talent the opportunity to earn income from their craft.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
95¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$20K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $30K a year · 5% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
95%
of spending
Looks good: 95% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$20K
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 85% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $500K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1K
0.9% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
2
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 2 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$427K
-39% vs prior year
Spent
$377K
To programs
95%
Net assets
$157K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$427K
FY2024▼ -39%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$652K
FY2021$335K
FY2022$793K
FY2023$699K
FY2024$427K
Expenses
$377K
FY2024▼ -53%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$298K
FY2021$480K
FY2022$807K
FY2023$796K
FY2024$377K
Net assets
$157K
FY2024▲ +47%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$354K
FY2021$218K
FY2022$204K
FY2023$107K
FY2024$157K

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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Apr 2020.

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

Where the money goes

95 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 95% · $358K Management & general 5% · $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

3 people listed on the 990; $20K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Vice President
$20,000Pt VII · Sec A
President and Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Mitch Master’s $20K as Vice President is at the 15th 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Mitch Master$20,000$30,000$40,000$26,880$26,880

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

Programs and updates

Produces and performs live, affordable theatre in Detroit, featuring diverse casts and offering opportunities for artists.

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1 program service account for $358K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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The objective is to provide artistic entertainment to the public. Another objective was to provide work for those in the theatre industry, employing a diverse group of people. Performances which have already taken place have attracted 1,000 to 1,500 "households", which translates to 4,000 to 5,000 actual viewers.

$358Kprogram expense

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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 · FY2021
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$500K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$427K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$351K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$76K
Money outPt IX
$377K
Ln 25
Programscol B$358K
Managementcol C$18K
Owns and owesPt X
$157K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$112K
Total assetsLn 16$159K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b2
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$351K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$76K
Total revenueLn 12$427K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$112K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$112K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$44K
Total assetsLn 16$159K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K
Net assetsLn 32$157K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$104K$112K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$44K
Total assetsLn 16$108K$159K
LiabilitiesLn 26$883$1K
Net assetsLn 32$107K$157K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$32K$32K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$14K$14K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$3K$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10$4K$4K
Accounting feesLn 11c$11K$11K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$18K$17K$959
RoyaltiesLn 15$11K$11K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$3K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$3K$799$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$277K$276K$923
All other expensesLn 24e$853$106$747
Total functional expensesLn 25$377K$358K$18K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $427K$377K$50K$157K 990 PDF
FY2023 $699K$796K−$97K$107K 990 PDF
FY2022 $793K$807K−$14K$204K 990 PDF
FY2021 $335K$480K−$144K$218K 990 PDF
FY2020 $652K$298K$354K$354K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2024 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $426,614 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$350,700
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$350,700
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $75,914$75,914
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $75,914 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$426,614
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $376,545 across 11 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $32,500$32,500
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $14,000$14,000
IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $3,298$3,298
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $3,547$3,547
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $10,618$10,618
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $16,880 · Management $959$17,839
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $11,345$11,345
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $2,720$2,720
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $799 · Management $1,722$2,521
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $276,381 · Management $923$277,304
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $106 · Management $747$853
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $358,278 · Management $18,267 · Fundraising $0$376,545
Part X · Balance sheet $158,529 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $104,177$111,599
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $300$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $3,409$3,025
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$43,905
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $107,886$158,529
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $883$1,457
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $883$1,457
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $107,003$157,072
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $107,886$158,529
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $157,072 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$426,614
XI-2 Total expenses$376,545
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$50,069
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$107,003
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$157,072

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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