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Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
John Robert Paisley Director2023 5 $0 reported 1
John Story Associate Producer2023 1 $0 reported 1
Leslie Holliday Board Member2023 0 $0 reported 1

People by year

2023 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
John Robert Paisley Director5 $0-$0 $01
John Story Associate Producer1 $0-$0 $01
Leslie Holliday Board Member0 $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 Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.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
2023 · Form 990EZ period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$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

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor Exact 2023 1$100,300 2023$100,300
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AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “CENTRAL STANDARD THEATRE” 2021-2023 3$52 2023$17
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GREATER WASHINGTON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$376,00017 32011–2024 AVANT BARD THEATRE; EXPATS THEATRE; THEATRE GROTTESCO NORTH AMERICA INC
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THE LUZERNE FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$226,1005 12014–2024 LITTLE THEATRE OF WILKES-BARRE
THE MIAMI FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor$200,5006 12016–2022 CENTER FOR APPLIED THEATER AND ACTIVE CULTURE
DAYTON FOUNDATION PLUS INC DAF sponsor$200,0002 12022–2023 THAT UPPITY THEATRE COMPANY
GREATER CINCINNATI FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$199,8506 12010–2024 CINCINNATI BLACK THEATRE COMPANY
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GREATER CEDAR RAPIDS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$174,13012 12010–2023 SPT THEATRE COMPANY
FORGOOD INC DAF sponsor$174,03520 112016–2023 STARSTRUCK THEATRE INC; THEATRE OF NOTE; THAT UPPITY THEATRE COMPANY; THREE BROTHERS THEATRE and 7 more
AKRON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$149,00019 12012–2024 CENTER FOR APPLIED THEATER AND ACTIVE CULTURE
EUGENE M LANG FOUNDATION Private foundation$140,0005 12021–2025 EXPATS THEATRE
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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
LineAs describedTotalShare
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $16,250 56.5%
Fees to independent contractors $10,254 35.7%
Printing, publications, postage $2,250 7.8%
Total$28,754100%

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