MELODY MUSICAL THEATER GROUP
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2025 · Form 990EZ · revenue $88K · expenses $82K · assets $8K
- EIN
- 82-4401911
- Address
- 12365 HURON ST STE 200, WESTMINSTER, CO 80234-2013
- Website
- www.melodymusicaltheater.org
- NTEE code
- A65
- Exempt type
- 501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
- Ruling date
- December 2018 (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
- Chelsey Hanel (its 2023 Form 990-N)
- Form 990-N e-postcards
- 1 filed, 2023 (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
MMT is a youth-driven theater company that provides youth and young adults a comprehensive theater experience. Our no-cut program illuminates inclusion, growth, diversity, and a genuine community atmosphere through performance, training and outreach programs.
Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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
3 people paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Latest year pay | Total pay from here | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chelsey Hanel | Executive Director | 2022-2025 | $19,000 | $37,585 | 1 |
| Ruth Kennedy (former) | Administrative Assistant | 2022-2024 | $3,150 | $5,150 | 1 |
| Kristine Bachicha Hintz (former) | Choreographer | 2024 | $2,050 | $2,050 | 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.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Hrs/wk (latest) | Compensation | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherri Eyster (former) | Chairwoman | 2022-2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Nicole Shade (former) | Secretary | 2022-2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Matt Brekken (former) | Treasurer | 2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Glenn Wilson (former) | Board Member | 2022 | 0 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Sara Flunker (former) | Board Member | 2022 | 2 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Jeff Hanel (former) | Board Member | 2022 | 0 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Ron Hanel (former) | Board Member | 2022 | 0 | $0 reported | 1 |
People by year
2025 · 1 person listed · 1 paid, $19K
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chelsey Hanel | Executive Director | 10 | $19,000 | - | $0 | $19,000 | 1 |
2024 · 6 people listed · 3 paid, $18K
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chelsey Hanel | Executive Director | 10 | $12,300 | - | $0 | $12,300 | 1 |
| Ruth Kennedy | Administrative Assistant | 2 | $3,150 | - | $0 | $3,150 | 1 |
| Kristine Bachicha Hintz | Choreographer | 1 | $2,050 | - | $0 | $2,050 | 1 |
| Sherri Eyster | Chairwoman | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Nicole Shade | Secretary | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Matt Brekken | Treasurer | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2022 · 8 people listed · 2 paid, $8K
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chelsey Hanel | Director | 5 | $6,285 | - | $0 | $6,285 | 1 |
| Ruth Kennedy | Board Member/Producer | 5 | $2,000 | - | $0 | $2,000 | 1 |
| Glenn Wilson | Board Member | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Sherri Eyster | Chairwoman | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Nicole Shade | Secretary | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Sara Flunker | Board Member | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Jeff Hanel | Board Member | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Ron Hanel | Board Member | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
Highest-paid independent contractors
No independent contractors reported.
State business registration
- Melody Musical Theater Group CO, DNC, Good Standing, formed 2018-02-13
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.
| Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Net assets | Contributions | Program revenue | Officer pay | Employees | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $87,647 | $82,121 | $7,793 | $7,793 | $26,306 | $58,944 | - | - | - |
| 2024 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $59,027 | $54,629 | $7,191 | $2,269 | $13,504 | $43,435 | - | - | - |
| 2022 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $58,057 | $52,665 | $5,392 | $5,392 | $31,468 | $15,744 | - | - | - |
Funders of this organization
1 grantor reported grants to this organization, $27,000 in all, tax years 2021 to 2022. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2021-2022 | 2 | $27,000 | 2022 | $10,000 | show |
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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 · $82,121 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $889
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fees to independent contractors | $37,395 | 45.5% | |
| Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance | $22,850 | 27.8% | |
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $20,570 | 25.0% | |
| Printing, publications, postage | $1,306 | 1.6% | |
| Fundraising events Event | direct expenses; gross income - | $889 | reported apart |
| Total | $82,121 | 100% |
2024 · Form 990EZ · $54,629 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $100
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fees to independent contractors | $24,700 | 45.2% | |
| Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance | $21,883 | 40.1% | |
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $5,630 | 10.3% | |
| Printing, publications, postage | $2,416 | 4.4% | |
| Fundraising events Event | direct expenses; gross income - | $100 | reported apart |
| Total | $54,629 | 100% |
2022 · Form 990EZ · $52,665 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $29,055 | 55.2% | |
| Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance | $11,353 | 21.6% | |
| Fees to independent contractors | $10,829 | 20.6% | |
| Printing, publications, postage | $1,428 | 2.7% | |
| Total | $52,665 | 100% |
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