Non profit theatre, cultural education

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
81¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 29 volunteers and 2 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
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
1 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $32K a year · 23% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 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
$18K
to officers and key staff · 10% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 10% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.9 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $6K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$190K
×16 of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 1600% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$159K
-11% vs prior year
Spent
$173K
To programs
81%
Net assets
−$177K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$159K
FY2025▼ -11%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$132K
FY2021$65K
FY2022$179K
FY2023$115K
FY2024$178K
FY2025$159K
Expenses
$173K
FY2025▼ -10%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$92K
FY2021$129K
FY2022$191K
FY2023$243K
FY2024$191K
FY2025$173K
Net assets
−$177K
FY2025▼ -3169%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$7K
FY2021$6K
FY2022$6K
FY2023$0
FY2024$6K
FY2025−$177K

From the FY2025 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 Dec 1989.

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% · $139K Management & general 18% · $31K Fundraising 1% · $3K

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

10 people listed on the 990; $18K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Dir.
$18,060Pt VII · Sec A
Contracts Manag
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Managment Consu
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
VP Technology
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Property Manage
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

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

NameFY2025FY2023
Charles Duncombe$18,060$34,948

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

Programs and updates

Presents theatre and offers cultural education programs.

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1 program · $139K · in their own filed words · FY2025
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New workshops and several theatre productions produced.

$139Kprogram 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 1 funder$6K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$159K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$128K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$30K
Money outPt IX
$173K
Ln 25
Programscol B$139K
Managementcol C$31K
Fundraisingcol D$3K
Owns and owesPt X
−$177K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$13K
Total assetsLn 16$13K
LiabilitiesLn 26$190K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$128K
Government grantsLn 1e$45K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$30K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$159K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$13K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$13K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$13K
LiabilitiesLn 26$190K
Net assetsLn 32−$177K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 629
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$23K$13K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$23K$13K
LiabilitiesLn 26$187K$190K
Net assetsLn 32−$164K−$177K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$129$129
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$14K$7K$7K$464
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$26K$26K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$15K$7K$7K$411
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$4K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$386$386
Advertising and promotionLn 12$4K$4K$400
Office expensesLn 13$5K$2K$3K$275
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$62K$62K
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$5K$2K$2K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$35K$28K$6K
All other expensesLn 24e$3K$900$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$173K$139K$31K$3K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $159K$173K−$14K−$177K 990 PDF
FY2024 $178K$191K−$13K$6K 990 PDF
FY2023 $115K$243K−$127K$0 990 PDF
FY2022 $179K$191K−$12K$6K 990 PDF
FY2021 $65K$129K−$64K$6K 990 PDF
FY2020 $132K$92K$40K$7K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $158,815 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $173,008$128,315
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $4,619$30,500
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $177,627$158,815
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$129
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $84,570$55,294
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $106,407$117,247
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $190,977$172,670
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$13,350−$13,855
Part VI · Governance 8 of 9 board members independent, 5 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members8
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $158,815 across 10 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $438 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$44,743
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$81,576
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$128,315
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $30,062$30,062
VIII-3 Investment income$0
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 events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $30,500$158,815
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $172,670 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $129$129
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 $7,000 · Management $7,000 · Fundraising $464$14,464
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $26,269$26,269
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $7,150 · Management $7,000 · Fundraising $411$14,561
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $3,511$3,511
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $386$386
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $3,797 · Fundraising $400$4,197
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,467 · Management $2,725 · Fundraising $275$5,467
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $61,552$61,552
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,000 · Management $1,861 · Fundraising $1,000$4,861
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $28,185 · Management $6,376$34,561
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $900 · Management $1,812$2,712
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $139,449 · Management $30,671 · Fundraising $2,550$172,670
Part X · Balance sheet $12,968 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $23,012$12,968
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, net$0
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 $23,012$12,968
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $186,585$190,395
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $186,585$190,395
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$163,573−$177,427
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $23,012$12,968
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$177,427 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$158,815
XI-2 Total expenses$172,670
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$13,855
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$163,573
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$1
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$177,427

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