STARS THEATER CO: Form 990EZ, tax year 2025

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Organization
STARS THEATER CO (EIN 75-2655992)
Tax period
2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31
Filed
2026-05-11
IRS object ID
202631319349202738
Schema version
2025v4.0
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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Return2026-05-11T12:20:13-07:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2025-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt
Return Type990EZReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2025-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN752655992EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1STARS THEATER COBusinessNameLine1Txt
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Business Name ControlSTARBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone8179251430PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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CityHurstCityNm
State AbbreviationTXStateAbbreviationCd
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PersonLu TysonPersonNm
Person TitleExecutive DirectorPersonTitleTxt
Phone8179251430PhoneNum
Signature2026-05-11SignatureDt
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Tax2025TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ

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Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Website Addresswww.starstheatercompany.orgWebsiteAddressTxt
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Gross Receipts$57,940GrossReceiptsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIInd
Contributions Gifts Grants Etc$20,114ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt
Program Service Revenue$37,776ProgramServiceRevenueAmt
Membership Dues$0MembershipDuesAmt
Investment Income$50InvestmentIncomeAmt
Sale Of Assets Gross$0SaleOfAssetsGrossAmt
Cost Or Other Basis Expense Sale$0CostOrOtherBasisExpenseSaleAmt
Gain Or Loss From Sale Of Assets$0GainOrLossFromSaleOfAssetsAmt
Gaming Gross Income$0GamingGrossIncomeAmt
Fundraising Gross Income$0FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Special Events Direct Expenses$0SpecialEventsDirectExpensesAmt
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Cost Of Goods Sold$0CostOfGoodsSoldAmt
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Total Revenue$57,940TotalRevenueAmt
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Benefits Paid To Or For Members$0BenefitsPaidToOrForMembersAmt
Salaries Other Comp Empl Bnft$40,610SalariesOtherCompEmplBnftAmt
Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct$10,300FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt
Occupancy Rent Utlts And Maint$8,327OccupancyRentUtltsAndMaintAmt
Printing Publications Postage$2,280PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt
Other Expenses Total$11,571OtherExpensesTotalAmt
Total Expenses$73,088TotalExpensesAmt
Excess Or Deficit For Year-$15,148ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$122,383NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets-$3,000OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$104,235NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt

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BOY$119,383BOYAmt
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Land And Buildings LandAndBuildingsGrp

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BOY$0BOYAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Primary Exempt PurposeEducational theater company for young people ages 8 thru 19. STARS Theater Company provides education, training, and experience in theater arts to young people ages 8 thru 19 in Tarrant County and the surrounding area.PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt

Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp (4 entries)

Description Program Srvc AccomDescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxtGrants And AllocationsGrantsAndAllocationsAmtProgram Service ExpensesProgramServiceExpensesAmt
STARS Summer Musical, SEUSSICAL, served 25 students ages 8-18 who studied acting, singing, dancing, and set construction from February - June preparing for 6 performances in June. Productions were presented to the general public.$0$15,711
STARS Winter Musical, Disney's LITTLE MERMAID JR, served 22 students ages 8-18 who studied acting, singing, and dancing from August 2025 - January 2026 preparing for performances in January. Production was presented to the general public.$0$7,959
STARS Fall Musical, NANNY CLAUS, served 16 students ages 8-12 who studied acting singing, and dancing from August - December preparing for 3 performances in December. Production was presented to the general public.$0$6,582
The Other Program Expenses include 2 other youth productions and Summer Camp. The teen performances of Disney's FROZEN JR, which extended from fall 2024-January 2025. The expenses also included the Spring Musical, PIRATES 2 THE HIDDEN TREASURE, for ages 8-12. PIRATES 2, served 14 students ages 8-12 who studied acting, singing, and dancing preparing for 3 performances in May. Productions were performed for the general public. The Summer Camp, ADVENTURES IN THE LAND OF OZ, was a one week day camp for ages 7-12. Students spent a week studying acting, singing & dancing while rehearsing for a public performance on the final day$0$7,477
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$37,729TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt

Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (6 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmtEmployee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmtExpense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt
Melinda Smith
President5$0$0$0
Chris Brewer
Director2$0$0$0
Robin Dettmer
Secretary2$0$0$0
Sandra Eddy
Director2$0$0$0
Peggie Muir
Director2$0$0$0
Lu Anne Tyson
Executive Director40$40,610$0$0
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Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
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Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$54,361CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
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Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$35,152CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$20,114CurrentTaxYearAmt
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Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16Other expenses include production expenses such as costumes, props, scenery, scripts & music, and royalties in addition to liability insurance and website fees.
Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 20Changes in balances included $3000 received in 2024 and carried over to be used for two productions in 2025. The money was received in 2024, but spent in 2025.

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