STARS THEATER CO

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2025 · Form 990EZ · revenue $58K · expenses $73K · assets $104K

EIN
75-2655992
Address
428 CIRCLEVIEW DR S, HURST, TX 76054-3525
Website
www.starstheatercompany.org
NTEE code
B80
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
November 1997 (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

Educational 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.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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
Lu Anne Tyson Executive Director2021-2025 $40,610$171,805 1

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
Melinda Smith President2021-2025 5 $0 reported 1
Chris Brewer Director2021-2025 2 $0 reported 1
Robin Dettmer Secretary2021-2025 2 $0 reported 1
Sandra Eddy Director2021-2025 2 $0 reported 1
Peggie Muir Director2021-2025 2 $0 reported 1
Nancy Cohen (former) Secretary2021-2024 2 $0 reported 1
Michael Howe (former) Director2021-2022 2 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 6 people listed · 1 paid, $41K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Lu Anne Tyson Executive Director40 $40,610-$0 $40,6101
Melinda Smith President5 $0-$0 $01
Chris Brewer Director2 $0-$0 $01
Robin Dettmer Secretary2 $0-$0 $01
Sandra Eddy Director2 $0-$0 $01
Peggie Muir Director2 $0-$0 $01
2024 · 7 people listed · 1 paid, $41K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Lu Anne Tyson Executive Director40 $41,450-$0 $41,4501
Melinda Smith President4 $0-$0 $01
Nancy Cohen Secretary2 $0-$0 $01
Chris Brewer Director1 $0-$0 $01
Robin Dettmer Director1 $0-$0 $01
Sandra Eddy Director4 $0-$0 $01
Peggie Muir Director1 $0-$0 $01
2023 · 7 people listed · 1 paid, $35K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Lu Anne Tyson Executive Director40 $35,144-$0 $35,1441
Melinda Smith President4 $0-$0 $01
Nancy Cohen Secretary2 $0-$0 $01
Chris Brewer Director1 $0-$0 $01
Robin Dettmer Director1 $0-$0 $01
Sandra Eddy Director4 $0-$0 $01
Peggie Muir Director1 $0-$0 $01
2022 · 8 people listed · 1 paid, $26K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Lu Anne Tyson Executive Director40 $25,500-$0 $25,5001
Melinda Smith President5 $0-$0 $01
Nancy Cohen Secretary5 $0-$0 $01
Chris Brewer Director2 $0-$0 $01
Robin Dettmer Director2 $0-$0 $01
Sandra Eddy Director5 $0-$0 $01
Michael Howe Director2 $0-$0 $01
Peggie Muir Director3 $0-$0 $01
2021 · 8 people listed · 1 paid, $29K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Lu Anne Tyson Executive Director40 $29,101-$0 $29,1011
Melinda Smith President5 $0-$0 $01
Nancy Cohen Secretary5 $0-$0 $01
Chris Brewer Director5 $0-$0 $01
Robin Dettmer Director5 $0-$0 $01
Sandra Eddy Director5 $0-$0 $01
Michael Howe Director5 $0-$0 $01
Peggie Muir Director5 $0-$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

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
2020$0$01
Largest awards · 0 shown
YearAgencyKindProgramDescriptionObligated

State business registration

The same business name in the same state, from the state’s official registry data.

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 ↗
$57,940$73,088 $104,235$104,235 $20,114$37,776 ---
2024 · Form 990EZ period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$65,728$78,767 $122,383$119,383 $29,152$36,526 ---
2023 · Form 990EZ period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$82,095$70,048 $132,422$132,422 $44,175$37,871 ---
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$67,203$56,855 $120,375$120,375 $40,026$27,129 ---
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$83,691$61,262 $110,027$110,027 $54,361$29,289 ---

Funders of this organization

5 grantors reported grants to this organization, $111,610 in all, tax years 2015 to 2024. 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
COMMUNITIES FOUNDATION OF TEXAS DAF sponsor Exact 2015-2024 11$88,301 2024$8,346
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ANN L RHODES AND CAROL GREENE RHODES CHARITABLE TR Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “STARS THEATER CO” 2021 1$15,000 2021$15,000
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FICHTENBAUM CHARITABLE TR Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “STARS THEATER CO” 2022 1$5,000 2022$5,000
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ARTS COUNCIL OF NORTHEAST TARRANT COUNTY Public charity Exact 2017 1$2,896 2017$2,896
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AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “STARS THEATER CO” 2020-2023 4$413 2023$81
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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 · $73,088 spent · pay $40,610 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $40,610 55.6%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $11,571 15.8%
Fees to independent contractors $10,300 14.1%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $8,327 11.4%
Printing, publications, postage $2,280 3.1%
Total$73,088100%

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2024 · Form 990EZ · $78,767 spent · pay $41,450 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $41,450 52.6%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $18,824 23.9%
Fees to independent contractors $10,350 13.1%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $7,355 9.3%
Printing, publications, postage $788 1.0%
Total$78,767100%

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2023 · Form 990EZ · $70,048 spent · pay $35,144 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $35,144 50.2%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $16,191 23.1%
Fees to independent contractors $10,750 15.3%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $6,782 9.7%
Printing, publications, postage $1,181 1.7%
Total$70,048100%

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2022 · Form 990EZ · $56,855 spent · pay $27,451 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $27,451 48.3%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $12,793 22.5%
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LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $31,342 51.2%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $14,074 23.0%
Fees to independent contractors $10,200 16.6%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $5,054 8.2%
Printing, publications, postage $592 1.0%
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