CENTRAL STANDARD THEATRE
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2023 · Form 990EZ · revenue $115K · expenses $29K · assets $86K
- EIN
- 81-4710962
- Address
- PO BOX 32523, KANSAS CITY, MO 64171-5523
- NTEE code
- A65
- Exempt type
- 501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
- Ruling date
- December 2016 (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
- Bob Paisley (its 2025 Form 990-N)
- Form 990-N e-postcards
- 1 filed, 2025 (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
Produced theatrical productions for presentation in the US and internationally serving approximately 1000 patrons
Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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 3 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.
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.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Hrs/wk (latest) | Compensation | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Robert Paisley | Director | 2023 | 5 | $0 reported | 1 |
| John Story | Associate Producer | 2023 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Leslie Holliday | Board Member | 2023 | 0 | $0 reported | 1 |
People by year
2023 · 3 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Robert Paisley | Director | 5 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| John Story | Associate Producer | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Leslie Holliday | Board Member | 0 | $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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $114,646 | $28,754 | $85,892 | $85,892 | $112,847 | $1,799 | - | - | - |
Funders of this organization
2 grantors reported grants to this organization, $100,352 in all, tax years 2021 to 2023. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2023 | 1 | $100,300 | 2023 | $100,300 | show |
| AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “CENTRAL STANDARD THEATRE” | 2021-2023 | 3 | $52 | 2023 | $17 | show |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| LANDMARK MUSICAL THEATRE | CA | A65 | $123,617 | $124,726 | Managing Artistic Director | $0 | Same NTEE code A65, revenue within 2x, similar mission |
| HOWARD COUNTY SUMMER THEATRE INC | MD | A65 | $98,297 | $62,830 | President | $0 | Same NTEE code A65, revenue within 2x |
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| CENTER STAGE THEATRE INC | MI | A65 | $133,811 | $100,765 | Producer | $2,000 | Same NTEE code A65, revenue within 2x, similar name |
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| STORY THEATRE | IL | A65 | $121,431 | $114,201 | Director | $10,760 | Same NTEE code A65, revenue within 2x |
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| STARSTRUCK THEATRE INC | FL | A65 | $95,536 | $174,375 | VICE PRESIDENT | $0 | Same NTEE code A65, revenue within 2x |
| THREE BROTHERS THEATRE | IL | A65 | $97,548 | $101,503 | Chair | $0 | Same NTEE code A65, revenue within 2x |
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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.
2023 · Form 990EZ · $28,754 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance | $16,250 | 56.5% | |
| Fees to independent contractors | $10,254 | 35.7% | |
| Printing, publications, postage | $2,250 | 7.8% | |
| Total | $28,754 | 100% |
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