Upfront Theatre: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 86-1337799)

Samantha Jolly’s $5K as Executive Director is at the 4th 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

Name	FY2025	FY2024	FY2023
Samantha Jolly	$4,659	—	$13,404
Samantah Jolly	—	$5,038	—

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

Programs and updates

Entertain, educate, and connect through improvisation and play.

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3 programs · $130K · in their own filed words · FY2024

01

Live Performances

The Upfront Theatre maintains a skilled group of professional and amateur improvisers, performance artists and comedians, who create unique improvised experience accessible to a diverse audience.

$83Kprogram expense

02

Improv Classes

The Upfront Theatre offers a full range of improv classes. for all ages and experience levels. These claases help students develop as performers and also teach useful life skills such as active listening, learning through failure, and the power of yes, and. Classes are taught by local community members and Upfront Theatre performers.

$32Kprogram expense

03

Workshops

Using a fun, creatively developed curriculum, The Upfront Theatre helps companies and organizations establish a yes, and culture where people are connected, say yes, listen, support one another, and make each other look good.

$16Kprogram 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

Baird Foundation INCFY2024$45

Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$45

By the numbers

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$221K

Ln 12

Fees for servicesLn 2g$204K

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$16K

Investment incomeLn 3$258

Money outPt IX

$213K

Ln 25

Programscol B$147K

Managementcol C$60K

Fundraisingcol D$7K

Owns and owesPt X

$99K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$107K

Total assetsLn 16$107K

LiabilitiesLn 26$8K

PeoplePt VI, VII

9

listed · VII A

PaidVII A1

Voting boardVI 1a8

IndependentVI 1b8

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$16K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$204K

Investment incomeLn 3$258

Other incomeLn 4–11$5

Total revenueLn 12$221K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$34K

SavingsLn 2$73K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$107K

Total assetsLn 16$107K

LiabilitiesLn 26$8K

Net assetsLn 32$99K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 526

VolunteersI 620

Fiscal year endsHeaderAugust

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

Line	Start FY25	End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$94K	$107K
Total assetsLn 16	$95K	$107K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$3K	$8K
Net assetsLn 32	$92K	$99K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$6K	$306	$6K	$306
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$111K	$76K	$30K	$6K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$507		$507
Payroll taxesLn 10	$15K	$10K	$4K	$623
Accounting feesLn 11c	$1K		$1K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$10K	$9K		$327
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$4K	$2K	$2K
Office expensesLn 13	$7K	$4K	$3K
Information technologyLn 14	$652	$127	$525
OccupancyLn 16	$29K	$26K	$3K
TravelLn 17	$605		$605
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$111	$111
InsuranceLn 23	$1K		$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$26K	$19K	$7K	$32
Total functional expensesLn 25	$213K	$147K	$60K	$7K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest Viewing	$221K	$213K	$7K	$99K	990 PDF
FY2024	$212K	$185K	$27K	$92K	990 PDF
FY2023	$143K			$63K	990 PDF
FY2022	$66K			$25K	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 $220,517 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $23,767$16,070

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $187,550$204,184

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $323$258

I-11 Other revenue$5

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $211,640$220,517

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $1,802$0

I-14 Benefits paid to members$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $104,938$132,581

I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $77,927$80,740

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $184,667$213,321

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $26,973$7,196

Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, 3 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8

VI-1b Independent voting members8

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 $220,517 across 7 lines filed

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$16,070

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$16,070

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $204,184$204,184

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $258$258

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0

VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $5$5

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $204,189 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $258$220,517

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $213,321 across 14 lines filed

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $306 · Management $5,516 · Fundraising $306$6,128

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $75,697 · Management $30,056 · Fundraising $5,566$111,319

IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $507$507

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $10,231 · Management $3,773 · Fundraising $623$14,627

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,063$1,063

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $9,374 · Fundraising $327$9,701

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,997 · Management $2,494$4,491

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $4,084 · Management $3,223$7,307

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $127 · Management $525$652

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $25,921 · Management $3,384$29,305

IX-17 TravelManagement $605$605

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $111$111

IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,459$1,459

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $19,021 · Management $6,993 · Fundraising $32$26,046

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $146,869 · Management $59,598 · Fundraising $6,854$213,321

Part X · Balance sheet $107,488 assets, 8 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $13,653$34,024

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $80,729$73,464

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $94,782$107,488

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,693$8,203

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,693$8,203

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $92,089$99,285

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $92,089$99,285

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $94,782$107,488

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $99,285 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$220,517

XI-2 Total expenses$213,321

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$7,196

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$92,089

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$99,285

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

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