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Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Chelsey Hanel Executive Director2022-2025 $19,000$37,585 1
Ruth Kennedy (former) Administrative Assistant2022-2024 $3,150$5,150 1
Kristine Bachicha Hintz (former) Choreographer2024 $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.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Sherri Eyster (former) Chairwoman2022-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Nicole Shade (former) Secretary2022-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Matt Brekken (former) Treasurer2024 1 $0 reported 1
Glenn Wilson (former) Board Member2022 0 $0 reported 1
Sara Flunker (former) Board Member2022 2 $0 reported 1
Jeff Hanel (former) Board Member2022 0 $0 reported 1
Ron Hanel (former) Board Member2022 0 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 1 person listed · 1 paid, $19K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Chelsey Hanel Executive Director10 $19,000-$0 $19,0001
2024 · 6 people listed · 3 paid, $18K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Chelsey Hanel Executive Director10 $12,300-$0 $12,3001
Ruth Kennedy Administrative Assistant2 $3,150-$0 $3,1501
Kristine Bachicha Hintz Choreographer1 $2,050-$0 $2,0501
Sherri Eyster Chairwoman1 $0-$0 $01
Nicole Shade Secretary1 $0-$0 $01
Matt Brekken Treasurer1 $0-$0 $01
2022 · 8 people listed · 2 paid, $8K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Chelsey Hanel Director5 $6,285-$0 $6,2851
Ruth Kennedy Board Member/Producer5 $2,000-$0 $2,0001
Glenn Wilson Board Member0 $0-$0 $01
Sherri Eyster Chairwoman2 $0-$0 $01
Nicole Shade Secretary1 $0-$0 $01
Sara Flunker Board Member2 $0-$0 $01
Jeff Hanel Board Member0 $0-$0 $01
Ron Hanel Board Member0 $0-$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

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 ↗
$87,647$82,121 $7,793$7,793 $26,306$58,944 ---
2024 · Form 990EZ period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$59,027$54,629 $7,191$2,269 $13,504$43,435 ---
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$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

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor Exact 2021-2022 2$27,000 2022$10,000
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CONRAD PREBYS FOUNDATION Private foundation$202,9352 12023–2023 COMMON GROUND THEATRE
ROME COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$184,0799 12016–2024 ROME COMMUNITY THEATER INC
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SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$158,1828 12012–2024 PRINCESS THEATER TROUPE INC
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AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor$133,20813 42020–2025 EAST COBB THEATRICAL INC; TAVARES THEATER COMPANY; ALLEY REPERTORY THEATER; RENTON CIVIC 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.

2025 · Form 990EZ · $82,121 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $889
LineAs describedTotalShare
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 Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$889reported apart
Total$82,121100%

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2024 · Form 990EZ · $54,629 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $100
LineAs describedTotalShare
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 Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$100reported apart
Total$54,629100%

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2022 · Form 990EZ · $52,665 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
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$52,665100%

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