RIDGEFIELD PLAYHOUSE FOR MOVIES AND THE PERFORMING ARTS INC: Form 990, tax year 2025

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Organization
RIDGEFIELD PLAYHOUSE FOR MOVIES AND THE PERFORMING ARTS INC (EIN 06-1463501)
Tax period
2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31
Filed
2026-07-28
IRS object ID
202622099349300402
Schema version
2025v4.2
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)
Return2026-07-28T05:52:16-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2025-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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 Begin2025-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

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
Signature2026-07-26SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonLORI ROTHE YOKOBOSKYPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01273422PTIN
Phone9592007000PhoneNum
Preparation2026-07-24PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2025TaxYr
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$18,072,057GrossReceiptsAmt
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 AREAS.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Voting Members Independent16VotingMembersIndependentCnt
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Total Volunteers116TotalVolunteersCnt
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PY Contributions Grants$1,515,619PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$1,977,486CYContributionsGrantsAmt
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CY Program Service Revenue$6,306,854CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$604,345PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$784,279CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue-$347,120PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue-$22,153CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$7,597,908PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$9,046,466CYTotalRevenueAmt
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CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
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CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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CY Total Expenses$8,376,812CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$35,488PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$669,654CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$23,700,130TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$2,504,760TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$2,245,064TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$19,329,063NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$21,455,066NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
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
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Revenue$6,496,042RevenueAmt
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
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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 EndowmentsYes (1)DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
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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Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
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Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document127IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee164EmployeeCnt
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
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Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
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Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Family Or Business RlnYes (1)FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
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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 PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
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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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone2034385795PhoneNum

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Address Line180 EAST RIDGE ROADAddressLine1Txt
CityRIDGEFIELDCityNm
State AbbreviationCTStateAbbreviationCd
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (20 entries)

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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
MARC VIGLIOTTI
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
TOM QUINDLEN
MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
WAYNE FORTE
MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ASHLEY PALTAUF
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40.00Yes (X)$231,044$0$19,238
JULIE PALTAUF
FINANCE DIRECTOR40.00Yes (X)$159,526$0$13,208
SARAH MCCALL
FUNDRAISING DIRECTOR40.00$106,211$0$0Yes (X)
DANIEL BINDERMAN
PROGRAMMING DIRECTOR40.00$100,972$0$344Yes (X)
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Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (3 entries)

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SHERYL CROW
80 EAST RIDGE ROADRIDGEFIELDCT06877ARTIST FEES$400,000
VERDI CONSTRUCTION
25 COMMERCE RDNEWTOWNCT06470RENOVATIONS$176,809
NATANIEL RATELIFF
80 EAST RIDGE ROADRIDGEFIELDCT06877ARTIST FEES$150,000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K3CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Fundraising$710,879FundraisingAmt
Government Grants$19,104GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$1,247,503AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$160,168NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$1,977,486TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (4 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
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MEMBERSHIPS713990$522,021$522,021
RENTAL INCOME - OTHER713990$120,434$120,434
MOVIES INCOME713990$20,025$20,025
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$8,030,755SecuritiesAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$7,730,158SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$300,597SecuritiesAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Total Revenue Column-$230,901TotalRevenueColumnAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Cost Of Goods Sold$438,752CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

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Other Revenue Total$19,560OtherRevenueTotalAmt

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Exclusion$572,938ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

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Program Services$322,873ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$36,594ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$16,190FundraisingAmt

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Program Services$1,598,829ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$151,334ManagementAndGeneralAmt
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Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

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Program Services$105,852ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$37,583ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,813FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

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Program Services$134,547ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$47,772ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$6,118FundraisingAmt

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Program Services$2,400ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$30,713ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

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Management And General$75,847ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

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Program Services$3,666,289ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$30,793ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,489FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$568,186TotalAmt
Program Services$568,186ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

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Program Services$111,339ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$67,281ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,500FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

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Total$46,323TotalAmt
Program Services$1,650ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$44,673ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

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Program Services$55,993ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$75,965ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,066FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$24,423TotalAmt
Program Services$2,977ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$21,446ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$322,808TotalAmt
Management And General$322,808ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

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Total$65,843TotalAmt
Program Services$59,858ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,995ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,990FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
TICKET FEES$316,790$316,790
REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE$121,094$4,175$116,919
EQUIPMENT RENTALS$102,821$102,821
CLEANING$82,617$75,106$2,504$5,007

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$51,436ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$7,542ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Management And General$1,071,769ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$123,922FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

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EOY$159,209EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

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Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

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BOY$185,983BOYAmt
EOY$221,483EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

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Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

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BOY$86,967BOYAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$7,223,580LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
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Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,966,934BOYAmt
EOY$4,067,120EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$15,389,177BOYAmt
EOY$17,596,904EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$903,495BOYAmt
EOY$864,850EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

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Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,174,550BOYAmt
EOY$1,003,088EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$903,495BOYAmt
EOY$864,850EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,504,760BOYAmt
EOY$2,245,064EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$18,992,792BOYAmt
EOY$20,851,992EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$336,271BOYAmt
EOY$603,074EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$19,329,063BOYAmt
EOY$21,455,066EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$21,833,823BOYAmt
EOY$23,700,130EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$1,456,349NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
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$5,578,983CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$3,002,332CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,448,973CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,515,619CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,977,486CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$13,523,393TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$5,578,983CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$3,002,332CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,448,973CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,515,619CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,977,486CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$13,523,393TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$277,984SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$13,245,409PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$136,031CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$34,774CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$366,906CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$443,865CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$483,682CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,465,258TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$349,757CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$395,192CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$547,248CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Total$1,292,197TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year$19,560CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$19,560TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$16,300,408TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$27,638,720GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.81260PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.80970PublicSupportPY170Pct
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
ExplanationPROGRAM BOOKLET - 2025 AMOUNT: $ 19,560.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

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$0BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$12,474,987ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$1,853,236InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$14,328,223EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.98848BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.01003PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.00149TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$5,849,364OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$2,675,359DepreciationAmt
Book Value$3,174,005BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$915,704OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$230,874DepreciationAmt
Book Value$684,830BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$458,512OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$250,227DepreciationAmt
Book Value$208,285BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$4,067,120TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescOPERATING LEASE LIABILITYDesc
Amt$864,850Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$864,850TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$10,975,720TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$1,456,349NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$110,000DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported$1,566,349RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$9,409,371RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$75,847InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Other Revenues Not Included-$438,752OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt-$362,905RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$9,046,466TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$8,849,717TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$110,000DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included$438,752OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$548,752ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$8,300,965ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$75,847InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$75,847ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$8,376,812TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

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, 2025 AND 2024, 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 2022 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:COST OF GOODS SOLD RECLASSIFIED TO PART VIII STATEMENT OF REVENUE -438,752.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:COST OF GOODS SOLD RECLASSIFIED TO PART VIII STATEMENT OF REVENUE 438,752.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1GALAEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$1,055,211GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$541,143CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$514,068GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$60,196RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$5,433FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1$525,018EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$251,143OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2AUCTIONEvent2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2$281,448GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2$169,736CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2$111,712GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2$14,891OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Gross Receipts Total$1,336,659GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$710,879CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$625,780GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$60,196RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$5,433FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events$525,018EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$266,034OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$856,681DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$230,901NetIncomeSummaryAmt

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$206,044$0$25,000$0$0$0$0$0$19,238$0$250,282$0$0$0
JULIE PALTAUF
FINANCE DIRECTOR$139,526$0$20,000$0$0$0$0$0$13,208$0$172,734$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 2025: 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, HOTEL14$63,075FMV
Yes (X)AUCTION ITEMS76$56,455FMV
Yes (X)FURNITURE AND DECOR6$40,638FMV
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 (6 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 12CTHE ORGANIZATION REQUIRES DIRECTORS TO ANNUALLY DISCLOSE POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AND TO DISCLOSE ANY ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL CONFLICTS WHEN MATTERS ARISE BEFORE THE BOARD OR A COMMITTEE. CONFLICT DISCLOSURES ARE REVIEWED BY THE SECRETARY OF THE BOARD (OR A DESIGNATED COMMITTEE). INDIVIDUALS WITH A CONFLICT OF INTEREST ARE RECUSED FROM DISCUSSIONS AND VOTING ON THE RELATED MATTER, ALTHOUGH THEY MAY PROVIDE RELEVANT INFORMATION IF REQUESTED. THE BOARD OR COMMITTEE PERFORMS APPROPRIATE DUE DILIGENCE TO DETERMINE WHETHER A PROPOSED TRANSACTION IS FAIR, REASONABLE, AND IN THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE ORGANIZATION. ANY SUCH TRANSACTION MUST BE APPROVED BY A MAJORITY OF THE DISINTERESTED DIRECTORS.
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
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11GCONSULTANTS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 19,489. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 30,793. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 1,489. TOTAL EXPENSES 51,771. ARTIST FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 3,646,800. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 3,646,800.

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