THE CHARACTERS INC: Form 990EZ, tax year 2020

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Organization
THE CHARACTERS INC (EIN 01-0930757)
Tax period
2020-01-01 to 2020-12-31
Filed
2021-11-15
IRS object ID
202123199349208727
Schema version
2020v4.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

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Return2021-11-15T16:31:00-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2020-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt
Return Type990EZReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2020-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN010930757EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1THE CHARACTERS INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
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In Care Of% Cody CarltonInCareOfNm
Business Name ControlCHARBusinessNameControlTxt
Foreign Phone2564904282ForeignPhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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Address Line1101 Rainbow Industrial BlvdAddressLine1Txt
CityRainbow CityCityNm
State AbbreviationALStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP35906ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

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PersonCody CarltonPersonNm
Person TitlePresidentPersonTitleTxt
Signature2021-11-15SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerfalseDiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2020TaxYr
Build TS2022-09-23 18:48:47ZBuildTS

Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Schedule B Not RequiredYes (X)ScheduleBNotRequiredInd
Website Addresswww.charactersentertainment.comWebsiteAddressTxt
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Gross Receipts$127,847GrossReceiptsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIInd
Contributions Gifts Grants Etc$22,000ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt
Program Service Revenue$105,847ProgramServiceRevenueAmt
Gross Sales Of Inventory$0GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$0CostOfGoodsSoldAmt
Gross Profit Loss Sls Of Invntry$0GrossProfitLossSlsOfInvntryAmt
Total Revenue$127,847TotalRevenueAmt
Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct$15,300FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt
Occupancy Rent Utlts And Maint$26,000OccupancyRentUtltsAndMaintAmt
Printing Publications Postage$9,000PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt
Other Expenses Total$56,007OtherExpensesTotalAmt
Total Expenses$106,307TotalExpensesAmt
Excess Or Deficit For Year$21,540ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$16,168NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$37,708NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt

Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp

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BOY$16,168BOYAmt
EOY$37,708EOYAmt

Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp

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BOY$16,168BOYAmt
EOY$37,708EOYAmt

Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp

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BOY$16,168BOYAmt
EOY$37,708EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Primary Exempt PurposeThe primary goal of CharACTers is to promote cultural curiosity. We want our performances to make a connection to the mind heart and spirit of our audiences; creating and stimulating a hunger for the experiences only achieved through the arts. As a theatre group in the community CharACTers largely depends on the commitment and dedication of its many volunteers who donate their time and talent on stage and behind the scenes from actors and stage crew to box office attendants and family members.PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt

Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Description Program Srvc Accom2020 saw CharACTers Inc fairly shuttered. We managed one indoor performance before COVID shut down all indoor performances for the year. Other productions were staged outdoors with social distancing measures. Rehearsals continued digitally our outdoors.DescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt
Grants And Allocations$0GrantsAndAllocationsAmt
Program Service Expenses$106,307ProgramServiceExpensesAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$106,307TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IVYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIVInd

Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (3 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmtEmployee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmtExpense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt
Cody Carlton
President25$0$0$0
Santana McKinney-Carlton
Secretary Treasuer20$0$0$0
Ken Staeck
Vice President15$0$0$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Activities Not Previously RptfalseActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd
Chg Made To Orgnzng Doc Not RptfalseChgMadeToOrgnzngDocNotRptInd
Organization Had UBIfalseOrganizationHadUBIInd
Subject To Proxy TaxfalseSubjectToProxyTaxInd
Organization Dissolved EtcfalseOrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
Form1120 Pol FiledfalseForm1120PolFiledInd
Made Loans To From OfficersfalseMadeLoansToFromOfficersInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit TransfalseEngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldALStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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PersonCody CarltonPersonNm

US Address USAddress

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Address Line1101 Rainbow Industrial BlvdAddressLine1Txt
CityRainbow CityCityNm
State AbbreviationALStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP35906ZIPCd
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Phone2564904282PhoneNum
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Foreign Financial AccountfalseForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign OfficefalseForeignOfficeInd
Donor Advised FndsfalseDonorAdvisedFndsInd
Operate HospitalfalseOperateHospitalInd
Tanning Services ProvidedfalseTanningServicesProvidedInd
Related Organization Ctrl EntfalseRelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Political Campaign ActyfalsePoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying ActivitiesfalseLobbyingActivitiesInd
School OperatingfalseSchoolOperatingInd
Part VI Of Comp Of Hghst Pd EmplNONEPartVIOfCompOfHghstPdEmplTxt
Part VI Hghst Pd Cntrct Prof SrvcNONEPartVIHghstPdCntrctProfSrvcTxt
Filed Schedule AYes (true)FiledScheduleAInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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Publicly Supported Org509a2Yes (X)PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

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Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$49,550CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$33,500CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$39,650CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$35,950CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$22,000CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$180,650TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

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Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$100,110CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$99,572CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$105,406CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$133,897CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$105,847CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$544,832TotalAmt

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Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$149,660CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$133,072CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$145,056CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$169,847CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$127,847CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$725,482TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

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Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$95,110CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$94,572CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$100,406CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$128,897CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$100,847CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$519,832TotalAmt

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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$94,572CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$100,406CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$128,897CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$100,847CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$519,832TotalAmt
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Public Support Total509$205,650PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$133,072CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$145,056CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$169,847CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$127,847CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$725,482TotalAmt
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Investment Income CY0InvestmentIncomeCYPct
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Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests PY509Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsPY509Ind

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

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Form And Line ReferencePart I, line 16FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation| Other Expenses:, Amount:| Lumber Costuming and Other Production Costs, $29000.00| Royalties, $15400.00| Equipment Rental, $11607.00|ExplanationTxt

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