RIDGEFIELD PLAYHOUSE FOR MOVIES AND THE PERFORMING ARTS INC: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization
RIDGEFIELD PLAYHOUSE FOR MOVIES AND THE PERFORMING ARTS INC (EIN 06-1463501)
Tax period
2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31
Filed
2025-09-27
IRS object ID
202532709349300603
Schema version
2024v5.2
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2025-09-27T05:58:32-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2024-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN333709623PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1COHNREZNICK ADVISORY LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1350 CHURCH STREET 12TH FLOORAddressLine1Txt
CityHARTFORDCityNm
State AbbreviationCTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP06103ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2024-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN061463501EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE RIDGEFIELD PLAYHOUSE FOR MOVIES ANDBusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2THE PERFORMING ARTS INCBusinessNameLine2Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlRIDGBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2034385453PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line180 EAST RIDGE ROADAddressLine1Txt
CityRIDGEFIELDCityNm
State AbbreviationCTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP06877ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonASHLEY PALTAUFPersonNm
Person TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTORPersonTitleTxt
Phone2034385453PhoneNum
Signature2025-09-26SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (1)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonLAURA KIELCZEWSKIPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00740769PTIN
Phone9592007000PhoneNum
Preparation2025-09-25PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2024TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerASHLEY PALTAUFPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line180 EAST RIDGE ROADAddressLine1Txt
CityRIDGEFIELDCityNm
State AbbreviationCTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP06877ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$12,581,496GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.RIDGEFIELDPLAYHOUSE.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1996FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateCTLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionENTERTAIN, ENRICH AND EDUCATE OUR COMMUNITY AND SURROUNDING AREASActivityOrMissionDesc
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Voting Members Independent15VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee148TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers100TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$1,448,973PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$1,515,619CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$5,522,702PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$5,825,064CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$366,906PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$604,345CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$547,248PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue-$347,120CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$7,885,829PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$7,597,908CYTotalRevenueAmt
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CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$282,192CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
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CY Other Expenses$5,192,217CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$7,090,764PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$7,633,396CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$795,065PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$35,488CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$20,624,971TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$21,833,823TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$2,309,813TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$2,504,760TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$18,315,158NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$19,329,063NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionTO ENTERTAIN, ENRICH AND EDUCATE OUR COMMUNITY AND SURROUNDING AREAS AND TO INSPIRE PEOPLE OF ALL AGES AND BACKGROUNDS.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$6,738,925ExpenseAmt
Revenue$5,825,064RevenueAmt
DescTO PROVIDE EDUCATION, ENTERTAINMENT, AND ENRICHMENT TO THE RESIDENTS OF RIDGEFIELD AND OTHERS THROUGH THE ESTABLISHMENT, MAINTENANCE SUPPORT AND OPERATION OF A PERFORMING ARTS CENTER.THROUGH A RANGE OF DYNAMIC PROGRAMMING, THE ORGANIZATION SHOWCASES LIVE EXPERIENCES AND CULTURAL EVENTS THAT FOSTER PERSONAL GROWTH, CONNECTION, AND SHARED UNDERSTANDING AMONG DIVERSE AUDIENCES.Desc
Total Program Service Expenses$6,738,925TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments0DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesYes (1)FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
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Deductible Non Cash ContriYes (1)DeductibleNonCashContriInd
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Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
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Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document131IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee148EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo ContributionsYes (1)QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri DisclYes (1)QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc0SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members15GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member15IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business RlnYes (1)FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy0ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
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Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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Business Name Line1JULIE PALTAUFBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone2034385795PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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Address Line180 EAST RIDGE ROADAddressLine1Txt
CityRIDGEFIELDCityNm
State AbbreviationCTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP06877ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (19 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
BECKY SAWTELLE
VICE PRESIDENT2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
BETSY HIGGINS
TREASURER2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
DANIEL O'BRIEN
MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVE LYONS
MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DEB DE CLERCQ
MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ERIC DIEFENBACH
MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
FRANK SELVAGGI
MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JERRY WALTON
MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JULIE PECK
MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHAEL SHINALL
PRESIDENT2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
RACHEL SONDHEIMER
MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROMMIN ADL
MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
STEVE CARLSON
SECRETARY2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
STEVE MARTIN
MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
STEVE SPIVAK
MEMBER (UNTIL MAY 05/2024)1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
WAYNE FORTE
MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ASHLEY PALTAUF
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (AS OF 07/2024)40.00Yes (X)$212,266$0$20,304
JULIE PALTAUF
FINANCE DIRECTOR40.00Yes (X)$155,580$0$15,568
JARED SHAHID
CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (UNTIL 07/2024)1.00Yes (X)$99,503$0$9,984
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Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

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Contractor Name ContractorName

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1SOSUME TOURING INCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Contractor Address ContractorAddress

US Address USAddress

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Address Line13130 WILSHIRE BLVD 600AddressLine1Txt
CitySANTA MONICACityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP90403ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ServicesLIVE ENTERTAINMENTServicesDesc
Compensation$250,000CompensationAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K1CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Fundraising$534,683FundraisingAmt
Government Grants$35,377GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$945,559AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$84,381NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$1,515,619TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (5 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
TICKET SALES - LIVE PER713990$4,674,627$4,674,627
CONCESSION INCOME713990$601,757$601,757
MEMBERSHIPS713990$408,805$408,805
RENTAL INCOME - OTHER713990$108,435$108,435
MOVIES INCOME713990$31,440$31,440
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Total Program Service Revenue$5,825,064TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Exclusion$443,865ExclusionAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$4,418,855SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$4,258,375SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$160,480SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$160,480TotalRevenueColumnAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$347,120TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$347,120ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

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Related Or Exempt Func Income$5,825,064RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
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Exclusion$257,225ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$513,205TotalAmt
Program Services$398,548ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$57,354ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$57,303FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$1,314,921ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$163,305ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$187,950FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$47,615ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$18,502ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$7,344FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$188,337TotalAmt
Program Services$122,075ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$47,434ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$18,828FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$44,350TotalAmt
Program Services$44,350ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

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Total$74,048TotalAmt
Management And General$74,048ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$58,558TotalAmt
Program Services$10,817ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$39,391ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$8,350FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$687,073TotalAmt
Program Services$687,073ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

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Total$128,197TotalAmt
Program Services$70,167ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$57,541ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$489FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$40,503TotalAmt
Program Services$17,359ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$21,216ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,928FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$113,997TotalAmt
Program Services$74,429ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$39,568ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$25,163TotalAmt
Program Services$4,489ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$20,674ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$409,571TotalAmt
Program Services$370,095ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$39,476ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

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Total$49,953TotalAmt
Program Services$45,139ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,814ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
ARTISTS FEE$2,833,375$2,833,375
CONCESSION/BAR SUPPLIES$343,093$343,093
REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE$173,654$156,916$16,738
EQUIPMENT RENTALS$124,252$124,252

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$86,430TotalAmt
Program Services$74,212ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$12,218ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,633,396TotalAmt
Program Services$6,738,925ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$612,279ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$282,192FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

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BOY$1,495,849BOYAmt
EOY$153,461EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$13,843,717BOYAmt
EOY$1,133,704EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$328,533BOYAmt
EOY$185,983EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$53,610BOYAmt
EOY$14,102EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$55,509BOYAmt
EOY$86,967EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$6,800,586LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$2,833,652LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,906,904BOYAmt
EOY$3,966,934EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$15,389,177EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$903,495EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$940,849BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$20,624,971BOYAmt
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Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$388,525BOYAmt
EOY$83,244EOYAmt

Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$343,471EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$980,439BOYAmt
EOY$1,174,550EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$940,849BOYAmt
EOY$903,495EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,309,813BOYAmt
EOY$2,504,760EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$18,048,779BOYAmt
EOY$18,992,792EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$266,379BOYAmt
EOY$336,271EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$18,315,158BOYAmt
EOY$19,329,063EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$20,624,971BOYAmt
EOY$21,833,823EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$35,488ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$1,049,393NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$2,281,026CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$5,578,983CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$3,002,332CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,448,973CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,515,619CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$13,826,933TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$5,578,983CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$3,002,332CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,448,973CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,515,619CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$13,826,933TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$162,496SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$13,664,437PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$216,039CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$136,031CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$34,774CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$366,906CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$443,865CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,197,615TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$238,845CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$349,757CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$395,192CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$547,248CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Total$1,531,042TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$319,600CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Total$319,600TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$16,875,190TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$22,357,742GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.80970PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.88270PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationPPP LOAN - 2020 AMOUNT: $ 319,600.ExplanationTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$5,611,974OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$2,434,701DepreciationAmt
Book Value$3,177,273BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$782,461OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$179,976DepreciationAmt
Book Value$602,485BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$406,151OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$218,975DepreciationAmt
Book Value$187,176BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$3,966,934TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescOPERATING LEASE LIABILITYDesc
Amt$903,495Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$903,495TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$9,540,803TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$1,049,393NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$242,337DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported$1,291,730RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$8,249,073RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$74,048InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Other Revenues Not Included-$725,213OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt-$651,165RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$7,597,908TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$8,526,898TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$242,337DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included$725,213OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$967,550ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$7,559,348ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$74,048InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$74,048ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$7,633,396TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART V, LINE 4:THE BOARD ESTABLISHED AN ENDOWMENT FUND AND GOVERNING POLICIES IN MARCH 2025. THE PURPOSE OF THE ENDOWMENT IS TO SUPPORT THE MISSION AND VISION OF THE RIDGEFIELD PLAYHOUSE, ENSURING ITS LONG-TERM SUSTAINABILITY. THE FUND WILL CONSIST OF BOTH DONOR-RESTRICTED AND BOARD-DESIGNATED FUNDS. PORTIONS OF THE EXISTING BOARD-DESIGNATED AND DONOR RESTRICTED FUNDS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2024 WILL BE DEPOSITED INTO THIS ESTABLISHED ENDOWMENT FUND. THE ENDOWMENT WILL BE GOVERNED BY THE INVESTMENT POLICY, WHICH OUTLINES THE INVESTMENT STRATEGY AND ASSET ALLOCATION FOR THE FUND.
PART X, LINE 2:MANAGEMENT HAS ANALYZED THE TAX POSITIONS TAKEN BY THE ORGANIZATION AND HAS CONCLUDED THAT, AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2024 AND 2023, THERE ARE NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN THAT WOULD REQUIRE RECOGNITION OF A LIABILITY (OR ASSET) OR DISCLOSURE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE ORGANIZATION'S FEDERAL AND STATE INFORMATION RETURNS PRIOR TO FISCAL YEAR 2021 ARE CLOSED AND MANAGEMENT CONTINUALLY EVALUATES EXPIRING STATUTES OF LIMITATIONS, AUDITS, PROPOSED SETTLEMENTS, CHANGES IN TAX LAW AND NEW AUTHORITATIVE RULINGS.
PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:SPECIAL EVENTS EXPENSES -725,213.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:SPECIAL EVENTS EXPENSES 725,213.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1GALAEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$837,492GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$490,096CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$347,396GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$28,617RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$12,600FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1$541,500EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$119,896OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2AUCTIONEvent2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2$75,284GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2$44,587CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2$30,697GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2$22,600OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Gross Receipts Total$912,776GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$534,683CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$378,093GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$28,617RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$12,600FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events$541,500EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$142,496OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$725,213DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$347,120NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed PaymentsYes (1)AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (2 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
ASHLEY PALTAUF
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (AS OF 07/2024)$187,266$0$25,000$0$0$0$0$0$20,304$0$232,570$0$0$0
JULIE PALTAUF
FINANCE DIRECTOR$135,580$0$20,000$0$0$0$0$0$15,568$0$171,148$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 7FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS RECEIVED BONUS COMPENSATION DURING 2024: ASHLEY PALTAUF $25,000 JULIE PALTAUF $20,000ExplanationTxt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp (3 entries)

Non Cash CheckboxNonCashCheckboxIndDescDescContributionContributionCntNoncash Contributions Rpt F990NoncashContributionsRptF990AmtMethod Of Determining RevenuesMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
Yes (X)TRAVEL, MEALS, HOTEL8$37,000FMV
Yes (X)AUCTION ITEMS19$30,697FMV
Yes (X)FURNITURE AND DECOR5$16,684FMV
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts0ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, COLUMN (B):FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE NUMBER ON COLUMN (B) REPRESENTS THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2JULIE PALTAUF AND ASHLEY PALTAUF HAVE A FAMILY RELATIONSHIP.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY OUTSIDE ACCOUNTANTS. MANAGEMENT THEN REVIEWS THE FORM 990 AND AN ADDITIONAL REVIEW IS DONE BY THE AUDIT/FINANCE COMMITTEE. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS THEN PROVIDED WITH A FULL COPY OF FORM 990 BEFORE IT IS FILED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY WAS IMPLEMENTED AFTER TAX YEAR END BUT PRIOR TO THE FORM 990 BEING FILED, AND A QUESTIONNAIRE WAS DISTRIBUTED TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS AND OFFICERS TO DISCLOSE ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15ATHE EXECUTIVE BOARD DETERMINES THE COMPENSATION FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S TOP MANAGEMENT OFFICIAL AS WELL AS OTHER OFFICERS OF THE ORGANIZATION. COMPENSATION AMOUNTS FOR POSITIONS ARE BASED ON COMPARABLE DATA PULLED FROM OTHER SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST

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