KNOW THEATRE TRIBE INC

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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $715K · expenses $681K · assets $898K

EIN
31-1666206
Address
1120 JACKSON ST, CINCINNATI, OH 45202-7215
Website
www.knowtheatre.com
NTEE code
A65
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
May 2000 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Public charity supported by the public (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))
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Mission

Know Theatre is a small professional theatre showcasing voices, new works, & plays that embrace the inherent theatricality of the live experience. Know Theatre seeks to be a place where artists and audiences feel welcome to take artistic risks creating works.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 7 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

7 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Joshua Wallace Treasurer2022-2024 5 $0 reported 1
Melanie Lazor Secretary2022-2024 5 $0 reported 1
Kathryn Hoffman Chair2022-2024 5 $0 reported 1
Nicole Hershey Vice Chair2024 5 $0 reported 1
Michael Meyer (former) Vice Chair2020-2023 5 $0 reported 1
Ryan Boggs (former) Treasurer2020-2021 5 $0 reported 1
Thomas McLaughlin (former) Chair2020-2021 5 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 4 people listed · none paid · 10 employees · 100 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Kathryn Hoffman Chair5 $0$0$0 $01
Nicole Hershey Vice Chair5 $0$0$0 $01
Joshua Wallace Treasurer5 $0$0$0 $01
Melanie Lazor Secretary5 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 4 people listed · none paid · 10 employees · 100 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Joshua Wallace Treasurer5 $0$0$0 $01
Melanie Lazor Secretary5 $0$0$0 $01
Kathryn Hoffman Chair5 $0$0$0 $01
Michael Meyer Vice Chair5 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 4 people listed · none paid · 10 employees · 100 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Joshua Wallace Treasurer5 $0$0$0 $01
Melanie Lazor Secretary5 $0$0$0 $01
Kathryn Hoffman Chair5 $0$0$0 $01
Michael Meyer Vice Chair5 $0$0$0 $01
2021 · 3 people listed · none paid · 10 employees · 100 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Ryan Boggs Treasurer5 $0$0$0 $01
Michael Meyer Vice Chair5 $0$0$0 $01
Thomas McLaughlin Chair5 $0$0$0 $01
2020 · 3 people listed · none paid · 10 employees · 100 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Ryan Boggs Treasurer5 $0$0$0 $01
Michael Meyer VP5 $0$0$0 $01
Thomas McLaughlin President5 $0$0$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2025-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$714,503$681,110 $897,879$897,879 $453,689$230,466 $010100
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2024-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$669,079$655,432 $864,486$864,486 $488,544$156,018 $010100
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2023-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$610,008$770,464 $891,386$850,839 $455,252$147,206 $010100
2021 · Form 990 period ending 2022-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$955,474$710,049 $1,011,708$1,011,295 $838,850$116,707 $010100
2020 · Form 990 period ending 2021-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$579,339$575,855 $823,733$765,870 $493,205$85,139 $010100

Funders of this organization

20 grantors reported grants to this organization, $1,514,363 in all, tax years 2010 to 2025. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
CINCINNATI INSTITUTE OF FINE ARTS Public charity Exact 2019-2024 6$537,330 2024$42,182
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CAROL ANN AND RALPH V HAILE JR FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “KNOW THEATRE TRIBE INC” 2011-2013, 2015-2021, 2024 17$433,500 2024$15,000
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GREATER CINCINNATI FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Exact 2010-2011, 2013, 2015-2019, 2021, 2023-2024 11$276,150 2024$15,500
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JOHN A SCHROTH FAMILY CHARITABLETRUST Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “KNOW THEATRE TRIBE INC” 2014, 2018, 2020, 2022 4$55,000 2022$25,000
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AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor Exact 2024-2025 2$51,271 2025$37,750
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FORGOOD INC DAF sponsor Exact 2011-2015 5$46,005 2015$5,287
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LOUISE TAFT SEMPLE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “KNOW THEATRE TRIBE INC” 2025 1$20,000 2025$20,000
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SHUBERT FOUNDATION INC Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “KNOW THEATRE TRIBE INC” 2024 1$15,000 2024$15,000
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NATIONAL NEW PLAY NETWORK LTD Public charity Exact 2015, 2023 2$15,000 2023$7,500
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THE WARRINGTON FOUNDATION CO FIFTH THIRD Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “KNOW THEATRE TRIBE INC” 2020-2021 2$13,000 2021$5,000
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AUGUST A RENDIGS JR FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “KNOW THEATRE TRIBE INC” 2023-2024 2$10,000 2024$5,000
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MILLSTONE FUND Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “KNOW THEATRE TRIBE INC” 2022 1$10,000 2022$10,000
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JOSEPHINE S RUSSELL CHARITABLE TR Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “KNOW THEATRE TRIBE INC” 2016 1$10,000 2016$10,000
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AMERICAN THEATRE WING INC Public charity Exact 2011 1$10,000 2011$10,000
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ALBERT J ROBENBERG SR & ANN XONIA RODENBERG CHARITABLE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “KNOW THEATRE TRIBE INC” 2020 1$3,000 2020$3,000
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BANK OF AMERICA CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “KNOW THEATRE TRIBE INC” 2022-2023 6$2,475 2023$1,900
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NLT FOUNDATION INC Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “KNOW THEATRE TRIBE INC” 2025 1$2,000 2025$2,000
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THE BAILEY LAMSON FAMILY FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “KNOW THEATRE TRIBE INC” 2023 1$2,000 2023$2,000
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GE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “KNOW THEATRE TRIBE INC” 2021, 2023 2$1,800 2023$500
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AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “KNOW THEATRE TRIBE INC” 2020-2023 4$832 2023$154
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THE CLEVELAND FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$2,145,56326 32010–2024 NEAR WEST THEATRE; DOBAMA THEATRE INC; CHAGRIN VALLEY LITTLE THEATRE
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2024 · Form 990 · $681,110 spent · pay $376,586 · grants $0 · events $475
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $311,635$246,192$56,094$9,349 45.8%
Other (as described)Artistic Fees and Stipends $119,379$119,379-- 17.5%
Occupancy $56,947$56,947-- 8.4%
Other employee benefits $42,763$33,783$7,697$1,283 6.3%
Other (as described)Ticketing & Production Costs $26,891$26,891-- 3.9%
Depreciation and depletion $26,373$26,373-- 3.9%
Payroll taxes $22,188$17,528$3,994$666 3.3%
Fees: other services $19,628$19,628-- 2.9%
Office expenses $14,405$6,384$6,383$1,638 2.1%
Royalties $14,213$14,213-- 2.1%
Insurance $12,526$6,263$6,263- 1.8%
Advertising and promotion $12,334$12,334-- 1.8%
Other (as described)Licenses $1,208$1,208-- 0.2%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $475-$475- 0.1%
Travel $145$145-- 0.0%
Total$681,110100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $655,432 spent · pay $369,883 · grants $0 · events $1,350
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $308,248$243,516$55,485$9,247 47.0%
Other (as described)Artistic Fees and Stipends $101,481$101,481-- 15.5%
Occupancy $76,279$76,279-- 11.6%
Other employee benefits $34,106$26,945$6,139$1,022 5.2%
Other (as described)Ticketing & Production Costs $33,260$33,260-- 5.1%
Payroll taxes $27,529$21,749$4,955$825 4.2%
Depreciation and depletion $26,875$26,875-- 4.1%
Insurance $11,313$5,657$5,656- 1.7%
Royalties $9,744$9,744-- 1.5%
Advertising and promotion $8,482$8,482-- 1.3%
Office expenses $7,683$6,661$1,022- 1.2%
Fees: other services $3,996$3,996-- 0.6%
Travel $2,339$2,339-- 0.4%
Fees: accounting $1,525-$1,525- 0.2%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $1,350-$1,350- 0.2%
Other (as described)Licenses $1,222$1,222-- 0.2%
Total$655,432100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $770,464 spent · pay $388,285 · grants $0 · events $2,390
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $310,366$245,189$55,866$9,311 40.3%
Other (as described)Artistic Fees and Stipends $187,793$187,793-- 24.4%
Occupancy $71,953$71,953-- 9.3%
Other employee benefits $45,653$36,066$8,218$1,369 5.9%
Other (as described)Ticketing & Production Costs $40,661$40,661-- 5.3%
Payroll taxes $32,266$25,490$5,808$968 4.2%
Depreciation and depletion $27,235$27,235-- 3.5%
Advertising and promotion $17,744$17,744-- 2.3%
Royalties $11,000$11,000-- 1.4%
Insurance $10,647-$10,647- 1.4%
Office expenses $7,254$3,627$3,627- 0.9%
Fees: other services $4,614$4,614-- 0.6%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $2,390-$2,390- 0.3%
Other (as described)Licenses $888$888-- 0.1%
Total$770,464100%

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2021 · Form 990 · $710,049 spent · pay $290,601 · grants $0 · events $950
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $242,240$189,940$44,126$8,174 34.1%
Other (as described)Artistic Fees and Stipends $172,090$172,090-- 24.2%
Occupancy $102,532$96,493$6,039- 14.4%
Other (as described)Ticketing & Production Costs $39,853$33,625$6,228- 5.6%
Other employee benefits $31,053$24,348$5,658$1,047 4.4%
Depreciation and depletion $23,328$23,328-- 3.3%
Advertising and promotion $18,963$18,963-- 2.7%
Payroll taxes $17,308$13,571$3,154$583 2.4%
Fees: other services $15,454$6,711$2,397$6,346 2.2%
Royalties $12,053$12,053-- 1.7%
Insurance $9,742-$9,742- 1.4%
Office expenses $9,095-$9,095- 1.3%
Travel $6,412$5,050$1,362- 0.9%
Information technology $3,444$126$3,318- 0.5%
Fees: accounting $3,400-$3,400- 0.5%
Other (as described)Licenses $1,446-$1,446- 0.2%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $950-$950- 0.1%
Interest $686-$686- 0.1%
Total$710,049100%

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2020 · Form 990 · $575,855 spent · pay $276,415 · grants $0 · events $427
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $225,011$151,954$73,057- 39.1%
Occupancy $103,779$98,201$5,578- 18.0%
Other (as described)Artistic Fees and Stipends $96,516$96,516-- 16.8%
Other employee benefits $34,461$22,310$12,151- 6.0%
Other (as described)Ticketing & Production Costs $30,092$23,375$6,717- 5.2%
Depreciation and depletion $17,640$17,640-- 3.1%
Payroll taxes $16,943$12,403$4,540- 2.9%
Royalties $12,022$12,022-- 2.1%
Insurance $11,846-$11,846- 2.1%
Fees: other services $9,991$5,019$4,972- 1.7%
Office expenses $7,820-$7,820- 1.4%
Advertising and promotion $5,634$5,634-- 1.0%
Information technology $1,597$597$1,000- 0.3%
Travel $1,076$356$720- 0.2%
Fees: accounting $1,000-$1,000- 0.2%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $427-$427- 0.1%
Total$575,855100%

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