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Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Ricky Sanford PRESIDENT2024 25 $0 reported 1
Austin Burnette VICE PRESIDENT2024 20 $0 reported 1
Tracy Walker SECRETARY2024 10 $0 reported 1
Karen Proctor TREASURER2024 10 $0 reported 1
Donald Layton (former) President2022 5 $0 reported 1
Tiffany Bircham (former) Vice President2022 5 $0 reported 1
Robert Willcox (former) Secretary2022 5 $0 reported 1
Aaron Ward Swenson (former) Treasurer2022 10 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
RICKY SANFORD PRESIDENT25 $0-$0 $01
AUSTIN BURNETTE VICE PRESIDENT20 $0-$0 $01
TRACY WALKER SECRETARY10 $0-$0 $01
KAREN PROCTOR TREASURER10 $0-$0 $01
2022 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Donald Layton President5 $0-$0 $01
Tiffany Bircham Vice President5 $0-$0 $01
Robert Willcox Secretary5 $0-$0 $01
Aaron Ward Swenson Treasurer10 $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 990EZ period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$86,965$106,998 $166,498$166,498 $82,641- ---
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$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

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
NORTH CAROLINA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor Exact 2016, 2021 2$31,310 2021$25,000
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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
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CANNON FOUNDATION INC Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “SMOKY MOUNTAIN COMMUNITY THEATRE” 2024 1$30,000 2024$30,000
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TW PERCY B FEREBEE ENDOWMENT Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “SMOKY MOUNTAIN COMMUNITY THEATRE” 2021 1$30,000 2021$30,000
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THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA INC DAF sponsor Exact 2023-2024 2$20,000 2024$10,000
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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
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NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TR DAF sponsor Exact 2024 1$10,000 2024$10,000
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G R WHITE TRUST Private foundation$113,2002 12020–2021 MCCULLOCH COUNTY HISTORICAL THEATER SOCIETY
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Where the money went

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2024 · Form 990EZ · $106,998 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $1,668
LineAs describedTotalShare
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 Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$1,668reported apart
Total$106,998100%

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2022 · Form 990EZ · $113,595 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $271
LineAs describedTotalShare
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 Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$271reported apart
Total$113,595100%

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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 yearGrants and other assistanceContractsAwards
2026$150,000$03
2022$62,246$03
Largest awards · 5 shown
YearAgencyKindProgramDescriptionObligated
2026Rural Business Cooperative ServiceGrant or other assistanceRURAL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT GRANT 10.351RBDG RURAL BUSINESS COOP RURAL ENTERPRISE GRANT$84,546
2026Rural Business Cooperative ServiceGrant or other assistanceRURAL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT GRANT 10.351RURAL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT GRANTS - DISASTER (RBDG E DISASTER) GRANTS$65,454
2022Rural Housing ServiceGrant or other assistanceCOMMUNITY FACILITIES LOANS AND GRANTS 10.766COMMUNITY FACILITY GRANTS$50,000
2022Small Business AdministrationGrant or other assistanceSHUTTERED VENUE OPERATORS GRANT PROGRAM 59.075AWARDTYPE: DIRECT PAYMENT FOR SPECIFIED USE ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: SUPPORT THE ONGOING OPERATIONS OF ELIGIBLE ENTITIES DELIVERABLES: GRANTS EXPECTED OUTCOM$8,164
2022Small Business AdministrationGrant or other assistanceSHUTTERED VENUE OPERATORS GRANT PROGRAM 59.075AWARDTYPE: 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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