Community theatre

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
11¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$2K 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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FY2021 · 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 4
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $3K a year · 2% of revenue · last 4 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
11%
of spending
Concern: 11% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$2K
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
55 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 54.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $12K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$13K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$63K
Spent
$76K
To programs
11%
Net assets
$704K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$63K
FY2021
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$63K
FY2023$215K
FY2024$184K
FY2025$213K
Expenses
$76K
FY2021
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$76K
FY2023$219K
FY2024$192K
FY2025$198K
Net assets
$704K
FY2021
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$704K
FY2023$711K
FY2024$703K
FY2025$717K

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending July 2021) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Sep 1929.

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

Where the money goes

11 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 11% · $9K Management & general 89% · $68K

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

11 people listed on the 990; $2K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Business Mgr
$2,400Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

John C Brinkmann’s $2K as Business Mgr is at the 2nd 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.

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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Riverside Community Players is an arts and culture nonprofit based in Riverside, CA, formed in 1925.

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1 program · $9K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Community theatre

$9Kprogram 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 2 funders$12K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$63K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$46K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$16K
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Money outPt IX
$76K
Ln 25
Programscol B$9K
Managementcol C$68K
Owns and owesPt X
$704K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$349K
Total assetsLn 16$718K
LiabilitiesLn 26$13K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$46K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$16K
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$63K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$3K
SavingsLn 2$346K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$349K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$51K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$306K
Other assetsLn 15$11K
Total assetsLn 16$718K
LiabilitiesLn 26$13K
Net assetsLn 32$704K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 518
Fiscal year endsHeaderJuly
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$357K$349K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$28K$51K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$306K$306K
Total assetsLn 16$709K$718K
LiabilitiesLn 26$15K$13K
Net assetsLn 32$694K$704K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
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$2K$2K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$3K$3K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$427$427
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$209$209
Office expensesLn 13$3K$3K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$2K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$0
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$21K$21K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$23K$23K
All other expensesLn 24e$20K$7K$13K
Total functional expensesLn 25$76K$9K$68K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $213K$198K$15K$717K 990 PDF
FY2024 $184K$192K−$8K$703K 990 PDF
FY2023 $215K$219K−$4K$711K 990 PDF
FY2022 Not on file
FY2021 Viewing $63K$76K−$13K$704K 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
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Part I · Summary $63,411 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $41,183$46,253
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $76,238$15,982
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,255$1,176
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $1,000$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $119,676$63,411
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $13,351$6,062
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $151,160$70,377
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $164,511$76,439
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$44,835−$13,028
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
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
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $63,411 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$46,253
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$46,253
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $15,982$15,982
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $1,176$1,176
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 $17,158$63,411
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $76,439 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
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 staffManagement $2,400$2,400
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesManagement $3,235$3,235
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $427$427
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,698$1,698
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $209$209
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $3,203$3,203
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $1,719$1,719
IX-16 Occupancy$0
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 InsuranceManagement $21,288$21,288
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $22,597$22,597
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $7,060 · Management $12,603$19,663
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $8,779 · Management $67,660 · Fundraising $0$76,439
Part X · Balance sheet $717,537 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $3,113$2,904
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $353,758$346,416
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $1,875$573
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $305,859$305,859
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $27,996$51,159
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $16,140$10,626
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $708,741$717,537
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,921$764
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $12,794$12,612
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $14,715$13,376
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $694,026$704,161
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $708,741$717,537
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $704,161 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$63,411
XI-2 Total expenses$76,439
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$13,028
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$694,026
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$23,163
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$704,161

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