Promote and provide for the cultural and artistic education of persons of all ages through presentation of film, musical performances, theatrical performances, spoken-word presentations and other types of perfomances and/or presentations. Provide for the preservation, protection and operation of the historic theater know as The Colonial Theatre.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
81¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$120K 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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FY2024 · 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
1 of 2
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $43K a year · 16% of revenue · last 2 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 1 of the last 2 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 2 filings
Spent on programs
81%
of spending
Looks good: 81% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$120K
to officers and key staff · 30% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 30% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.9 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $10K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.0M
92% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 92% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$373K
+117% vs prior year
Spent
$394K
To programs
81%
Net assets
$86K
By yearFY2023–FY2024
Revenue
$373K
FY2024▲ +117%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2023$172K
FY2024$373K
Expenses
$394K
FY2024▲ +505%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2023$65K
FY2024$394K
Net assets
$86K
FY2024▼ -19%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2023$107K
FY2024$86K

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Nov 2023.

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

Where the money goes

81 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 81% · $318K Management & general 13% · $53K Fundraising 6% · $23K

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

13 people listed on the 990; $120K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Dir.
$60,000Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Dir.
$60,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kyle Walton’s $60K as Executive Dir. is at the 55th 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

NameFY2024FY2023
Kyle Walton$60,000$13,846

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

Presents diverse arts and preserves a historic theater for community enrichment.

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2 programs · $635K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Promote and support cultural and artistic education for people of all ages through the presentation of film, live performance, and other forms of artistic expression.Promote and support public education through the presentation of films and panel discussions that address issues of importance to the residents of mid-coast Maine.Preserve…

$318Kprogram expense
02

Promote and support cultural and artistic education for people of all ages through the presentation of film, live performance, and other forms of artistic expression.Promote and support public education through the presentation of films and panel discussions that address issues of importance to the residents of mid-coast Maine.Preserve…

$318Kprogram 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 1 funder$10K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$373K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$298K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$73K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Money outPt IX
$394K
Ln 25
Programscol B$318K
Managementcol C$53K
Fundraisingcol D$23K
Owns and owesPt X
$86K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$62K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.0M
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$73K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$298K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Other incomeLn 4–11$920
Total revenueLn 12$373K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$62K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.0M
Net assetsLn 32$86K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 58
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $373K$394K−$21K$86K 990 PDF
FY2023 $172K$65K$107K$107K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part VI · Governance 6 of 7 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members6
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

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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