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Burien, WA501(c)(3)Since 1992UnclassifiedEIN 91-1532384Revenue $178K in FY2020

On file with the IRShi-liners.orgPo Box 48346, 98148-0346 · Burien, WATax-exempt since Jun 1996Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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Provide a youth theater program that offers theater training and performance experience for local youths and provide year-round classes and workshops for youths in the performing arts.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$57K 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
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
Surplus or deficit
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $5K a year · 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
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
$57K
to officers and key staff · 25% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 25% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.6 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $9K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$27K
49% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 49% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$178K
Spent
$225K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$28K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$178K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$178K
FY2021$220K
FY2022$385K
FY2023$403K
FY2024$409K
FY2025$487K
Expenses
$225K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$225K
FY2021$217K
FY2022$333K
FY2023$408K
FY2024$466K
FY2025$465K
Net assets
$28K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$28K
FY2021$31K
FY2022$84K
FY2023$78K
FY2024$22K
FY2025$57K

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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jun 1996.

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Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $225K

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

11 people listed on the 990; $57K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$56,725Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Kathleen Edwards$63,008$57,771$56,725$56,725

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

Offers youth theater training and performance experiences through year-round classes and workshops.

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1 program · $225K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Successfully produced and staged performances of the musicals, "the show must go onlinex and "legally blonde JR." for the local community. "xanadu", "moanax and "les miserable" were produced but unable to perform due to COVID-19 shutdowns.

$225Kprogram 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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$9K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$178K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$100K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$48K
Other incomeLn 4–11$30K
Money outPt IX
$225K
Ln 25
Programscol B$225K
Owns and owesPt X
$28K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$49K
Total assetsLn 16$55K
LiabilitiesLn 26$27K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$48K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$100K
Investment incomeLn 3$4
Other incomeLn 4–11$30K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$178K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$49K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$49K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$6K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$55K
LiabilitiesLn 26$27K
Net assetsLn 32$28K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 6100
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
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$68K$49K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$9K$6K
Total assetsLn 16$77K$55K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K$27K
Net assetsLn 32$75K$28K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$57K$57K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$35K$35K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$15K$15K
Payroll taxesLn 10$9K$9K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$10K$10K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$2K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$697$697
Office expensesLn 13$1K$1K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15−$981−$981
OccupancyLn 16$14K$14K
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$20$20
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$3K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$897$897
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$54K$54K
All other expensesLn 24e$24K$24K
Total functional expensesLn 25$225K$225K$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $487K$465K$22K$57K 990 PDF
FY2024 $409K$466K−$57K$22K 990 PDF
FY2023 $403K$408K−$5K$78K 990 PDF
FY2022 $385K$333K$53K$84K 990 PDF
FY2021 $220K$217K$3K$31K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $178K$225K−$47K$28K 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 FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $177,906 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $18,807$47,736
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $276,165$99,864
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $3$4
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $46,843$30,302
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $341,818$177,906
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $108,093$115,813
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $213,780$108,756
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $321,873$224,569
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $19,945−$46,663
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $177,906 across 10 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for −$2,466 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$47,736
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$47,736
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $99,864$99,864
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $4$4
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $29,221$29,221
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $3,547$3,547
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $103,415 · Excluded from tax $26,755$177,906
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $224,569 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $56,725$56,725
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $35,100$35,100
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $15,128$15,128
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $8,860$8,860
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $10,091$10,091
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,798$1,798
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $697$697
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,061$1,061
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms −$981−$981
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $14,482$14,482
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 InterestPrograms $20$20
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $2,828$2,828
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $897$897
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $53,883$53,883
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $23,980$23,980
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $224,569 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$224,569
Part X · Balance sheet $55,281 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $68,079$49,388
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $8,721$5,893
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $76,800$55,281
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,186$80
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$27,250
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,186$27,330
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $74,614$27,951
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $76,800$55,281
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $27,951 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$177,906
XI-2 Total expenses$224,569
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$46,663
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$74,614
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$27,951

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