BIG DAWG THEATRE COMPANY INC

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2025 · Form 990EZ · revenue $114K · expenses $115K · assets $6K

EIN
33-3494141
Address
432 LANDMARK DR STE 1, WILMINGTON, NC 28412-6310
Website
www.bigdawgproductions.org
NTEE code
A65
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
May 2025 (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, 509(a)(2)
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Mission

To enrich our community through dynamic theater experiences that inspire, educate, and entertain. Vision: A vibrant, inclusive space where stories come alive and creativity thrives. Big Dawg Theatre Company is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to producing high-quality live performances, offering educational programs, and fostering a supportive creative space for artists and audiences alike.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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

1 person paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Steve Vernon Artistic Director2025 $18,000$18,000 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

3 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
Terri Hsu President2025 20 $0 reported 1
Zach Peschl Vice-President2025 20 $0 reported 1
Chad Hsu Treasurer2025 32 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 4 people listed · 1 paid, $18K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Steve Vernon Artistic Director40 $18,000-$0 $18,0001
Terri Hsu President20 $0-$0 $01
Zach Peschl Vice-President20 $0-$0 $01
Chad Hsu Treasurer32 $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
2025 · Form 990EZ period ending 2025-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$113,609$115,422 $5,769$5,769 $20,504$73,855 ---

Funders of this organization

Not reported: no grants to this organization appear in the filings we have (tax years 2010 to 2025).

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Who funds organizations like this

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FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor$371,88129 132018–2024 REFRACTED THEATRE COMPANY; THE OPEN DOOR THEATER OF ACTON INC; DARE TO DREAM THEATRE INC; ENDSTATION THEATRE COMPANY and 9 more
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MCKNIGHT FOUNDATION Private foundation$240,0009 22019–2024 THE MOVING COMPANY; NEW DAWN THEATRE COMPANY
SOUTH CENTRAL COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$200,6741 12011–2011 TWILIGHT THEATRE INC
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ROME COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$184,0799 12016–2024 ROME COMMUNITY THEATER INC
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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.

2025 · Form 990EZ · $115,422 spent · pay $14,500 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $59,285 51.4%
Fees to independent contractors $21,631 18.7%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $14,500 12.6%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $13,787 11.9%
Printing, publications, postage $6,219 5.4%
Total$115,422100%

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