SMOKY MOUNTAIN COMMUNITY THEATRE
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2024 · Form 990EZ · revenue $87K · expenses $107K · assets $166K
- EIN
- 56-1548418
- Address
- PO BOX 1366, BRYSON CITY, NC 28713-1366
- NTEE code
- A65Z
- Exempt type
- 501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
- Ruling date
- October 1991 (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)
- Principal officer
- Robert Willcox (its 2021 Form 990-N)
- Form 990-N e-postcards
- 1 filed, 2021 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
- Cross-check
- ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Mission
RENOVATE HISTORIC BUILDING FOR SHOWS
Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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 8 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.
Officers and directors, no compensation reported
8 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.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Hrs/wk (latest) | Compensation | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricky Sanford | PRESIDENT | 2024 | 25 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Austin Burnette | VICE PRESIDENT | 2024 | 20 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Tracy Walker | SECRETARY | 2024 | 10 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Karen Proctor | TREASURER | 2024 | 10 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Donald Layton (former) | President | 2022 | 5 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Tiffany Bircham (former) | Vice President | 2022 | 5 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Robert Willcox (former) | Secretary | 2022 | 5 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Aaron Ward Swenson (former) | Treasurer | 2022 | 10 | $0 reported | 1 |
People by year
2024 · 4 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RICKY SANFORD | PRESIDENT | 25 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| AUSTIN BURNETTE | VICE PRESIDENT | 20 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| TRACY WALKER | SECRETARY | 10 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| KAREN PROCTOR | TREASURER | 10 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2022 · 4 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donald Layton | President | 5 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Tiffany Bircham | Vice President | 5 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Robert Willcox | Secretary | 5 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Aaron Ward Swenson | Treasurer | 10 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
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.
| Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Net assets | Contributions | Program revenue | Officer pay | Employees | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $86,965 | $106,998 | $166,498 | $166,498 | $82,641 | - | - | - | - |
| 2022 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $51,249 | $113,595 | $133,607 | $133,607 | $45,760 | $0 | - | - | - |
Funders of this organization
7 grantors reported grants to this organization, $170,310 in all, tax years 2016 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
| Grantor | Type | Match | Years given | Grants | Total | Latest year | Latest year's amount | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NORTH CAROLINA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2016, 2021 | 2 | $31,310 | 2021 | $25,000 | show |
| DAVID WALLACE SMITH AND JOAN STOWELL SMITH CHARITABLE FOUNDATIO | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “SMOKY MOUNTAIN COMMUNITY THEATRE” | 2022-2025 | 4 | $31,000 | 2025 | $20,000 | show |
| CANNON FOUNDATION INC | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “SMOKY MOUNTAIN COMMUNITY THEATRE” | 2024 | 1 | $30,000 | 2024 | $30,000 | show |
| TW PERCY B FEREBEE ENDOWMENT | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “SMOKY MOUNTAIN COMMUNITY THEATRE” | 2021 | 1 | $30,000 | 2021 | $30,000 | show |
| THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA INC | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2023-2024 | 2 | $20,000 | 2024 | $10,000 | show |
| MARION STEDMAN COVINGTON FOUNDATION NORTH CAROLINA TRUST CO TTEE | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “SMOKY MOUNTAIN COMMUNITY THEATRE” | 2023 | 1 | $18,000 | 2023 | $18,000 | show |
| NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TR | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2024 | 1 | $10,000 | 2024 | $10,000 | show |
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| GALION COMMUNITY THEATRE INC | OH | A65 | $110,996 | $163,886 | PRESIDENT | $0 | Same NTEE code A65, revenue within 2x, similar name |
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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 990EZ · $106,998 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $1,668
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fees to independent contractors | $94,815 | 88.6% | |
| Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance | $8,806 | 8.2% | |
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $1,730 | 1.6% | |
| Printing, publications, postage | $1,647 | 1.5% | |
| Fundraising events Event | direct expenses; gross income - | $1,668 | reported apart |
| Total | $106,998 | 100% |
2022 · Form 990EZ · $113,595 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $271
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fees to independent contractors | $105,991 | 93.3% | |
| Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance | $6,953 | 6.1% | |
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $567 | 0.5% | |
| Printing, publications, postage | $84 | 0.1% | |
| Fundraising events Event | direct expenses; gross income - | $271 | reported apart |
| Total | $113,595 | 100% |
Federal grants and contracts
Awards from USAspending.gov to a recipient with this organization's name and zip code. Obligations by federal fiscal year (October to September); each award links to its page on usaspending.gov.
| Fiscal year | Grants and other assistance | Contracts | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $150,000 | $0 | 3 |
| 2022 | $62,246 | $0 | 3 |
Largest awards · 5 shown
| Year | Agency | Kind | Program | Description | Obligated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Rural Business Cooperative Service | Grant or other assistance | RURAL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT GRANT 10.351 | RBDG RURAL BUSINESS COOP RURAL ENTERPRISE GRANT | $84,546 |
| 2026 | Rural Business Cooperative Service | Grant or other assistance | RURAL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT GRANT 10.351 | RURAL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT GRANTS - DISASTER (RBDG E DISASTER) GRANTS | $65,454 |
| 2022 | Rural Housing Service | Grant or other assistance | COMMUNITY FACILITIES LOANS AND GRANTS 10.766 | COMMUNITY FACILITY GRANTS | $50,000 |
| 2022 | Small Business Administration | Grant or other assistance | SHUTTERED VENUE OPERATORS GRANT PROGRAM 59.075 | AWARDTYPE: DIRECT PAYMENT FOR SPECIFIED USE ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: SUPPORT THE ONGOING OPERATIONS OF ELIGIBLE ENTITIES DELIVERABLES: GRANTS EXPECTED OUTCOM | $8,164 |
| 2022 | Small Business Administration | Grant or other assistance | SHUTTERED VENUE OPERATORS GRANT PROGRAM 59.075 | AWARDTYPE: DIRECT PAYMENT FOR SPECIFIED USE ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: SUPPORT THE ONGOING OPERATIONS OF ELIGIBLE ENTITIES DELIVERABLES: GRANTS EXPECTED OUTCOM | $4,082 |
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