Ten Thousand Things FY2021 filing

Public charity (501(c)(3)) Saint Paul, MN EIN 95-4300792 NTEE A20
Revenue
$784K
▼ -1%
FY2021 · Pt VIII · Ln 12
Expenses
$638K
▼ -13%
FY2021 · Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$568K
FY2021 · Pt X · Ln 32
To programs
80%
FY2021 · Pt IX · col B
Revenue & expenses by yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$784K
FY2021▼ -1%
Expenses
$638K
FY2021▼ -13%

Brings essential and exceptional theater to diverse audiences and artists, awakening creativity.

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Tax-deductible?
Yes
Per the IRS master file. Details →
Can I give now?
No revocation on IRS record
Not on the IRS revocation list. Details →
Filing up to date?
Filed FY2024 (typical filing lag)
Foundation funders?
9 funders, incl. The McKnight Foundation
$200K in the latest grant year. Details →
Spent on programs?
80% to programs
Form 990 Part IX, latest filing. Details →
Size and trend
$1–10M
↓ -1% vs prior year Details →

Form 990 for the fiscal year ending May 2021 (IRS tax year 2020).


Brings essential and exceptional theater to diverse audiences and artists, awakening creativity.

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Arts & Culture
Location
Saint Paul, MN
Website
tenthousandthings.org
Filings
6 on file (2020–2021)
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Where the money goes · FY2021
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.80 Management & general $0.12 Fundraising $0.08
Program efficiency
80%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
11.7mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+19%
revenue over expenses, this year

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Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2021 · Form 990
Total assets
$706K
FY2021▲ +38%
Total liabilities
$138K
FY2021▲ +20%
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$147K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$706K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B80%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 314
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 414

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal name (IRS)Hdr · item CTen Thousand Things
EINHdr · item D95-4300792
Principal addressHdr · item CSaint Paul, MN
WebsiteHdr · item Jtenthousandthings.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MMN
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFArts & Culture (A20)
Ruling yearIRS BMFOct 1995

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a14
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b14
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
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 (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Artistic Dir
$76,924Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice-Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Stephanie Thompson’s $87K as Managing Dir. is at the 23rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 3925 $1–10M 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 · 7 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Marcela Lorca$51,042$96,155$85,208$84,755$76,924$69,895
Stephanie Thompson$87,445—————
Caitlin Lowans$37,391—————
Sun Mee Chomet——$9,250$2,800——
Jd Steele$5,000—$5,000———
H Adam Harris———$1,500——
Regina Marie Williams$1,237—————

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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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $508K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2020.
01

Ten Thousand Things awakens the creative spirit of audiences and artists by bringing essential and exceptional theater to people from all backgrounds and life experiences. Ten Thousand Things created programming throughout our 20-21 season, despite the challenges of the Covid shutdown.

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants100%$783K
Program service revenue$678
Investment income$1K
— government grantsLn 1e$245K
Total revenueLn 12$784K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.80 Management & general $0.12 Fundraising $0.08
Program services80%$508K
Management & general12%$77K
Fundraising8%$52K
Total functional expensesLn 25$638K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$624K
Total assetsLn 16$706K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$138K
Total net assetsLn 32$568K
Months of cash on handcomputed11.7

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2021 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $624K · Operating expenses/yr $638K
11.7 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $508K · Total expenses $638K
80%
Management & General
Management & general $77K · Total expenses $638K
12%
Fundraising
Fundraising $52K · Total expenses $638K
8%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (2-yr avg) $49K · Solicited contributions (2-yr avg) $539K
$0.09 to raise $1 (2-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $783K · Total revenue $784K
100%
Government reliance
Government grants $245K · Total revenue $784K
31%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $678 · Total revenue $784K
0.09%
Investment reliance
Investment income $1K · Total revenue $784K
+0.1%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $678 · Total expenses $638K
0.1%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $784K · Prior year $795K
-1%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $568K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $784K · Expenses $638K
+19%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $706K
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $568K · Total assets $706K
80%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $706K
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Marcela Lorca · Reported title Artistic Dir · Highest reported compensation $77K · Total expenses $638K
12%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $404K · Total expenses $638K
63%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 80%——
Overhead ratio 12%——
Fundraising cost ratio 7%——
Revenue growth -1%——
Investment management fee ratio 0%——
Legal fee ratio 0.3%——
Accounting fee ratio 1%——
Fundraising 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 · FY2024
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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 (Latest)$1.0M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$1.2M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$1.1M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$852K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$784K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$795K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2021IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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