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Producers Associates offers affordable family entertainment We present both familiar and much loved Broadway musicals that are a delight for loyal theatre goers and more innovative and unusual works that bring a new audience to live theatre

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 94-1688232) · Dispute this line
501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 75 volunteers and 56 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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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
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
The IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $51K a year · 7% of revenue · last 6 filings
A surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
100%
of spending
100% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$271K
to officers and key staff · 26% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 26% of spending.
Part VII, Section A
6.1 mo
of spending, in cash
6.1 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $12K
1 funder names it on their filings.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$37K
5% of total assets
Liabilities are 5% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 7 voting members
4 of 7 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$1.4M
+57% vs prior year
Spent
$1.0M
To programs
100%
Net assets
$682K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.4M
FY2025▲ +57%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$564K
FY2021$481K
FY2022$373K
FY2023$796K
FY2024$903K
FY2025$1.4M
Expenses
$1.0M
FY2025▲ +11%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$323K
FY2021$418K
FY2022$691K
FY2023$824K
FY2024$933K
FY2025$1.0M
Net assets
$682K
FY2025▲ +125%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$654K
FY2021$678K
FY2022$360K
FY2023$332K
FY2024$302K
FY2025$682K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending September 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Dec 1969.

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

Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $1.0M

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

7 people listed on the 990; $271K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$105,062Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$102,350Pt VII · Sec A
Vice-President
$55,000Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$5,000Pt VII · Sec A
$4,000Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Jody Jaron$102,350$101,550$108,282$67,986$12,000—
Joel Schlader$105,062$92,063$93,984$106,151$90,062$85,340
Harriet Schlader$55,000$52,800$52,800$62,200$66,900$70,900
David Flack$5,000$5,000$5,000$5,000——
Blake Hennessy York$4,000$2,000$2,000$1,500——

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

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1 program · $1.0M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Providing family entertainment and much loved Broadway musicals and plays to attract new audiences to live theatre

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 94-1688232) · Dispute this line
$1.0Mprogram 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$12K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.4M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$720K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$656K
Other incomeLn 4–11$31K
Money outPt IX
$1.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.0M
Owns and owesPt X
$682K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$529K
Total assetsLn 16$719K
LiabilitiesLn 26$37K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A5
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$656K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$29K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$720K
Investment incomeLn 3$9K
Other incomeLn 4–11$31K
Total revenueLn 12$1.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$20K
SavingsLn 2$509K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$529K
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$46K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$143K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$860
Total assetsLn 16$719K
LiabilitiesLn 26$37K
Net assetsLn 32$682K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 556
VolunteersI 675
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$59K$529K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$100K$860
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$106K$143K
Total assetsLn 16$339K$719K
LiabilitiesLn 26$37K$37K
Net assetsLn 32$302K$682K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0$0
Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5$271K$271K$0$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$247K$247K$0$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0$0$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$49K$49K$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$40K$40K$0$0
Management feesLn 11a$0$0$0$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0$0$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$7K$7K$0$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0$0$0$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0$0$0$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0$0$0$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$23K$23K$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$34K$34K$0$0
Information technologyLn 14$2K$2K$0$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$77K$77K$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$0$0$0$0
TravelLn 17$42K$42K$0$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0$0$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$21K$21K$0$0
InterestLn 20$8K$8K$0$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0$0$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$48K$48K$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$13K$13K$0$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$78K$78K$0$0
All other expensesLn 24e$77K$77K$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.0M$1.0M$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Apr 20, 2026 $1.4M$1.0M$380K$682K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Feb 5, 2025 $903K$933K−$30K$302K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Feb 11, 2024 $796K$824K−$28K$332K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Feb 9, 2023 $373K$691K−$318K$360K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Feb 10, 2022 $481K$418K$63K$678K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Oct 25, 2021 $564K$323K$241K$654K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support I · Grants O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990
Part I · Summary $1,416,028 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $117,813$656,009
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $762,883$720,026
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $60$8,555
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $22,698$31,438
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $903,454$1,416,028
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 $535,632$607,096
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $397,628$429,378
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $933,260$1,036,474
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$29,806$379,554
Part VI · Governance 4 of 7 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members4
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,416,028 across 15 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$29,458
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$626,551
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$656,009
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $720,026 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$720,026
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $8,555 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$8,555
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $4,300 · Excluded from tax $0$4,300
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $9,015 · Unrelated business $18,123 · Excluded from tax $0$27,138
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $737,596 · Unrelated business $22,423 · Excluded from tax $0$1,416,028
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,036,474 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $0$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $0$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $0$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Programs $271,412 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$271,412
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $247,090 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$247,090
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $49,040 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$49,040
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $39,554 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$39,554
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $6,510 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$6,510
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $0$0
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $23,262 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$23,262
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $34,015 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$34,015
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,800 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$1,800
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $77,098 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$77,098
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-17 TravelPrograms $42,125 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$42,125
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $21,255 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$21,255
IX-20 InterestPrograms $7,588 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$7,588
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $47,621 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$47,621
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $12,565 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$12,565
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $78,313 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$78,313
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $77,226 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$77,226
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,036,474 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$1,036,474
Part X · Balance sheet $718,626 assets, 31 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $58,689$20,423
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $0$508,505
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$0
X-5 Loans to officers and key peopleStart of year $0$0
X-6 Loans to other insidersStart of year $0$0
X-7 Notes and loans receivableStart of year $0$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $74,100$45,974
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $106,142$142,864
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $860$860
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $99,427$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $339,218$718,626
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $29,732$29,586
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$0
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-21 Escrow or custodial accountsStart of year $0$0
X-22 Loans from officers and insidersStart of year $0$0
X-23 Secured mortgages and notes payableStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $6,998$6,998
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $36,730$36,584
X-29 Capital stock or trust principalStart of year $0$0
X-30 Paid-in or capital surplusStart of year $0$0
X-31 Retained earnings or endowmentStart of year $302,488$682,042
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $302,488$682,042
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $339,218$718,626
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $682,042 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,416,028
XI-2 Total expenses$1,036,474
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$379,554
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$302,488
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$682,042

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