Golden Triangle Theatre

Tax-deductible

Columbus, MS501(c)(3)Arts & CultureEIN 87-2372980Revenue $384K in FY2025

On file with the IRSgoldentriangletheatre.comPo Box 213, 39703-0213 · Columbus, MSTax-exempt since Nov 2021Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Golden Triangle theatre's mission is to provide a community Theatre and outreach and to educate youth in performing arts through singing, acting, and dance. We strive to extend our hand to the youth in the communities of the Golden Triangle region (east central region of mississippi including but not limited to clay, lowndes, and oktibbeha counties) by offering educational and performing art opportunities that cultivate a passion for Theatre. We provide opportunities for individuals to explore their creativity and collaborate with others while gaining confidence necessary for success.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
99¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$25K 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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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
Spent on programs
99%
of spending
Looks good: 99% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$25K
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 79% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $34K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$384K
+94% vs prior year
Spent
$344K
To programs
99%
Net assets
$144K
By yearFY2022–FY2025
Revenue
$384K
FY2025▲ +94%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2022$113K
FY2023$168K
FY2024$198K
FY2025$384K
Net assets
$144K
FY2025▲ +38%
Tap a bar for its year
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2022$53K
FY2023$78K
FY2024$104K
FY2025$144K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending July 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 Nov 2021.

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

Where the money goes

99 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 99% · $339K Management & general 1% · $3K Fundraising 0% · $967

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

6 people listed on the 990; $25K 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
Executive Director
$25,415Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Garrett Torbert’s $25K as Executive Director is at the 21st 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

NameFY2025FY2022
Garrett Torbert$25,415$5,000
Phillp Stockton—$1,000

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Educates youth in performing arts and provides community theatre opportunities.

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3 programs · $339K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

We operate an academy for first grade through twelve grade where they develop skills sets through singing, acting and dancing. They are also learning how to work backstagewhere they create sets, operating the sound and lighting equipment. Wehave 224 students participating in the academy.

$192Kprogram expense
02

Offering performing art opportunities that cultivate a passion fortheatre. We provide opportunities for individuals to explore theircreativity and collaborate with others while gaining confidencenecessary for success. We produce 16 shows where they demonstrate theirnewly learned theatre capabilities.

$118Kprogram expense
03

Educate youth and community members in performing arts throughsinging, acting, and dance through private lessons. There are 57 peopleparticipating in the private lessons.

$29Kprogram 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$34K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$384K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$201K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$183K
Money outPt IX
$344K
Ln 25
Programscol B$339K
Managementcol C$3K
Fundraisingcol D$967
Owns and owesPt X
$144K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$146K
Total assetsLn 16$146K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$183K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$201K
Total revenueLn 12$384K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$146K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$146K
Total assetsLn 16$146K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
Net assetsLn 32$144K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderJuly
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$104K$146K
Total assetsLn 16$104K$146K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$2K
Net assetsLn 32$104K$144K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$25K$25K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$71K$71K
Payroll taxesLn 10$8K$8K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$24K$24K
Office expensesLn 13$1K$650$650
OccupancyLn 16$28K$28K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$1K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K$178
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$159K$159K
All other expensesLn 24e$24K$21K$2K$317
Total functional expensesLn 25$344K$339K$3K$967

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $384K$344K$40K$144K 990 PDF
FY2024 $198K$104K 990 PDF
FY2023 $168K$78K 990 PDF
FY2022 $113K$53K 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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $383,686 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $0$182,787
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$200,899
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $0$383,686
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$104,251
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $0$239,374
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $0$343,625
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $0$40,061
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $383,686 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$182,787
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$182,787
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $200,899$200,899
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $200,899 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$383,686
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $343,625 across 10 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $25,415$25,415
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $71,238$71,238
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $7,598$7,598
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $23,520$23,520
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $650 · Fundraising $650$1,300
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $28,200$28,200
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,276$1,276
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,599 · Management $178$1,777
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $159,139$159,139
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $21,356 · Management $2,489 · Fundraising $317$24,162
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $339,341 · Management $3,317 · Fundraising $967$343,625
Part X · Balance sheet $146,375 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $104,089$146,375
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $104,089$146,375
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$2,225
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$2,225
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $104,089$144,150
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $104,089$144,150
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $104,089$146,375
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $144,150 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$383,686
XI-2 Total expenses$343,625
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$40,061
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$104,089
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$144,150

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

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