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Cascades Theatrical Company EIN 93-0718913

Cascades Theatrical Company

EIN  93-0718913 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Bend, OR
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Creates quality theater, supports creativity, and cultivates future audiences through engaging experiences.
Leadership
Christine Mehner · Executive Dir. · $63K
Money in and out
$479K revenue, $502K expenses
Bottom line
86% program efficiency

Creates quality theater, supports creativity, and cultivates future audiences through engaging experiences. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $479K in revenue, $502K in expenses, and $216K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$479K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$502K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$216K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$23K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.86 Management & general $0.14
Program efficiency
86%
of spending reaches programs▼ -2% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
2.6mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -24% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-5%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -140% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$479K
FY2024▼ -30%
Expenses
$502K
FY2024▼ -16%
Total assets
$228K
FY2024▼ -20%
Total liabilities
$12K
FY2024▼ -48%
Total revenue
$479K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$502K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$216K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$23K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$228K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B86%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 38
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 4pending
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $432K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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Provide the theatre experience to the community

$432Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CCascades Theatrical Company
EINHdr · item D93-0718913
Principal addressHdr · item CBend, OR
WebsiteHdr · item Jnone reported
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MOR
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFArts & Culture (A650)
Ruling yearIRS BMFMay 1989

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a8
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1bpending
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Christine Mehner
Executive Dir.
$62,840Pt VII · Sec A
Howard Huskey
Executive Dir.
$37,067Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Deone Jennings
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Jaime Speed
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chris Piercy
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Christine Mehner’s $63K as Executive Dir. is at the 58th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2213 $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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2020
Howard Huskey$37,067$94,740$72,904$18,432
Christine Mehner$62,840———

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Program service revenue$382K · 80%
Contributions & grants$67K · 14%
Other revenue$30K · 6%
Program service revenue80%$382K
Contributions & grants14%$67K
Other revenue6%$30K
Investment income$106
Total revenueLn 12$479K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.86 Management & general $0.14
Program services86%$432K
Management & general14%$70K
Total functional expensesLn 25$502K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$109K
Total assetsLn 16$228K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$12K
Total net assetsLn 32$216K
Months of cash on handcomputed2.6

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $109K · Operating expenses/yr $502K
2.6 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $432K · Total expenses $502K
86%
Management & General
Management & general $70K · Total expenses $502K
14%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $502K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (2-yr avg) $5K · Solicited contributions (2-yr avg) $52K
$0.09 to raise $1 (2-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $67K · Total revenue $479K
14%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $479K
—
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $382K · Total revenue $479K
80%
Investment reliance
Investment income $106 · Total revenue $479K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $382K · Total expenses $502K
76%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $479K · Prior year $680K
-30%
Revenue CAGR
FY2019 $322K · FY2024 $479K
+8%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $216K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $479K · Expenses $502K
-5%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $228K
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $216K · Total assets $228K
95%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $228K
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Christine Mehner · Reported title Executive Dir. · Highest reported compensation $63K · Total expenses $502K
13%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $219K · Total expenses $502K
44%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 86%——
Overhead ratio 14%——
Revenue growth -30%——

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
James F and Marion L Miller FoundationFY2024$13K
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFY2024$6K
The Autzen FoundationFY2024$4K
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$23K
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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024 (Latest)$479K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$680K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$454K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$247K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$322K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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