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Exitheatre EIN 94-2967043

Exitheatre FY2023 filing

EIN  94-2967043 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Arcata, CA Founded 1985
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Helps artists perform and builds audiences for their work.
Leadership
Richard Livingston · Secretary/Treasurer · $50K
Money in and out
$242K revenue, $468K expenses
Bottom line
90% program efficiency

Helps artists perform and builds audiences for their work. For fiscal year 2023 it reported $242K in revenue, $468K in expenses, and $213K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2023
Total revenue
$242K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$468K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$213K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$226K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.90 Management & general $0.07 Fundraising $0.03
Program efficiency
90%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
5.3mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
-93%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2023 · Form 990
Revenue
$242K
FY2023▼ -33%
Expenses
$468K
FY2023▲ +37%
Total assets
$222K
FY2023▼ -52%
Total liabilities
$10K
FY2023▼ -60%
Total revenue
$242K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$468K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$213K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$226K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$222K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B90%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 37
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 45
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $423K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2022.
01

Exitheatre produced and presented theatrical performances, workshops and festivals.

$423Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CExitheatre
EINHdr · item D94-2967043
Principal addressHdr · item CArcata, CA
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.theexit.org
Year of formationHdr · item L1985
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFArts & Culture (A65Z)
Ruling yearIRS BMFAug 1985

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a7
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b5
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 · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
Richard Livingston
Secretary/Treasurer
$50,000Pt VII · Sec A
Christina Augello
Vice President
$50,000Pt VII · Sec A
Geoffrey Link
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Carmen White
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Christina Augello’s $12K as Vice-President is at the 9th 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

NameFY2025FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Christina Augello$12,250$18,000$33,978$50,000$48,000$3,807
Richard Livingston$12,250$18,000$33,978$50,000$48,000$3,807

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$130K · 54%
Contributions & grants$110K · 46%
Investment income$2K · 1%
Program service revenue54%$130K
Contributions & grants46%$110K
Investment income1%$2K
— government grantsLn 1e$95K
Total revenueLn 12$242K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.90 Management & general $0.07 Fundraising $0.03
Program services90%$423K
Management & general7%$31K
Fundraising3%$14K
Total functional expensesLn 25$468K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$205K
Total assetsLn 16$222K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$10K
Total net assetsLn 32$213K
Months of cash on handcomputed5.3

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2023 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $205K · Operating expenses/yr $468K
5.3 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $423K · Total expenses $468K
90%
Management & General
Management & general $31K · Total expenses $468K
7%
Fundraising
Fundraising $14K · Total expenses $468K
3%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $9K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $44K
$0.22 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $110K · Total revenue $242K
46%
Government reliance
Government grants $95K · Total revenue $242K
39%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $130K · Total revenue $242K
54%
Investment reliance
Investment income $2K · Total revenue $242K
+1%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $130K · Total expenses $468K
28%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $242K · Prior year $361K
-33%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $213K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $242K · Expenses $468K
-93%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $222K
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $213K · Total assets $222K
96%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $222K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Richard Livingston · Reported title SECRETARY/TREASURER · Highest reported compensation $50K · Total expenses $468K
11%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $156K · Total expenses $468K
33%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 90%——
Overhead ratio 7%——
Fundraising cost ratio 13%——
Revenue growth -33%——
Investment management fee ratio 0%——
Legal fee ratio 0%——
Accounting fee ratio 0%——

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 · FY2023
The Zellerbach Family FoundationFY2023$5K
Amazonsmile FoundationFY2023$43
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$5K

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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
FY2025$114K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$166K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$242K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$361K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$213K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2023IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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