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.
82¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$27K 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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FY2020 · 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
82%
of spending
Looks good: 82% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$27K
to officers and key staff · 9% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 9% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
15 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 14.6 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
$14K
4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 4% 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
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Revenue
$652K
Spent
$298K
To programs
82%
Net assets
$354K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$652K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$652K
FY2021$335K
FY2022$793K
FY2023$699K
FY2024$427K
Expenses
$298K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$298K
FY2021$480K
FY2022$807K
FY2023$796K
FY2024$377K
Net assets
$354K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$354K
FY2021$218K
FY2022$204K
FY2023$107K
FY2024$157K

From the FY2020 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

82 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 82% · $245K Management & general 18% · $53K

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; $27K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Secretary
$26,880Pt VII · Sec A
President and Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$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 · $245K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Virtual Music Performances

The objective is to provide artistic entertainment to the public at large - in a safe (I.E. Virtual) manner considering the state of the COVID-19 pandemic. 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 800 to 1,000…

$245Kprogram 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 · FY2021
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$500K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$652K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$652K
Money outPt IX
$298K
Ln 25
Programscol B$245K
Managementcol C$53K
Owns and owesPt X
$354K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$362K
Total assetsLn 16$368K
LiabilitiesLn 26$14K
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$652K
Total revenueLn 12$652K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$362K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$362K
Total assetsLn 16$368K
LiabilitiesLn 26$14K
Net assetsLn 32$354K
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$362K
Total assetsLn 16$0$368K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$14K
Net assetsLn 32$0$354K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$69K$69K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$6K$6K
Legal feesLn 11b$32K$5K$27K
Accounting feesLn 11c$5K$5K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$39K$39K
Office expensesLn 13$1K$1K
OccupancyLn 16$11K$11K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$130K$111K$20K
All other expensesLn 24e$3K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$298K$245K$53K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $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 Viewing $652K$298K$354K$354K 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 $651,675 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $0$651,675
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $0$651,675
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 $0$74,749
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $0$222,902
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $0$297,651
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $0$354,024
Part VI · Governance 2 of 3 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members2
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 $651,675 across 3 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$651,675
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$651,675
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$651,675
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $297,651 across 9 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $68,760$68,760
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $5,989$5,989
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $4,560 · Management $27,419$31,979
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $5,443$5,443
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $39,214$39,214
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,207$1,207
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $11,265$11,265
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $110,575 · Management $19,741$130,316
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $3,478$3,478
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $245,048 · Management $52,603 · Fundraising $0$297,651
Part X · Balance sheet $368,027 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearing$362,244
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$5,783
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $0$368,027
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$14,003
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$14,003
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $0$354,024
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $0$368,027
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $354,024 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$651,675
XI-2 Total expenses$297,651
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$354,024
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$354,024

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