THOMPSON FALLS FILM & THEATER FOUNDATION
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2025 · Form 990EZ · revenue $53K · expenses $43K · assets $184K
- EIN
- 85-1286154
- Address
- PO BOX 1382, THOMPSON FLS, MT 59873-1382
- NTEE code
- A65
- Exempt type
- 501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
- Ruling date
- June 2020 (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))
- Cross-check
- ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Mission
To restore and maintain a community entertainment venue and administer community scholarships.
Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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 15 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.
Officers and directors, no compensation reported
15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ruth Cheney | Trustee | 2025 | 5 | $0 reported | 2 |
| Charles Munday | President/Treasurer | 2020-2025 | 27 | $0 reported | 2 |
| Beth Moore | Trustee | 2025 | 5 | $0 reported | 2 |
| Jon Wakefield | Executive Director | 2025 | 27 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Christine Munday | Secretary | 2025 | 27 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Steven Miller Sr | Trustee | 2025 | 5 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Nicole Miller | Trustee | 2025 | 5 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Miranda Preston | Public Relations | 2025 | 5 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Deborah Wilson (former) | Director | 2020-2024 | 15 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Lisa Ruen (former) | Grant Coordinator | 2020-2024 | 5 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Ronda Wakefield (former) | Treasurer | 2022-2024 | 5 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Rob Viens (former) | Secretary | 2022-2024 | 5 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Eric Wilson (former) | Manager | 2022-2024 | 15 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Ann Wood (former) | TREASURER | 2021 | 5 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Chelle Mitchell (former) | FUNDRAISING | 2020-2021 | 5 | $0 reported | 1 |
People by year
2025 · 8 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Munday | President/Treasurer | 27 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 2 |
| Jon Wakefield | Executive Director | 27 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Christine Munday | Secretary | 27 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Ruth Cheney | Trustee | 5 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 2 |
| Beth Moore | Trustee | 5 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 2 |
| Steven Miller Sr | Trustee | 5 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Nicole Miller | Trustee | 5 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Miranda Preston | Public Relations | 5 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2024 · 6 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Munday | President | 5 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 2 |
| Deborah Wilson | Director | 15 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Lisa Ruen | Grant Coordinator | 5 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Ronda Wakefield | Treasurer | 5 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Rob Viens | Secretary | 5 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Eric Wilson | Manager | 15 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2023 · 6 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Munday | President | 5 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 2 |
| Deborah Wilson | Director | 15 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Lisa Ruen | Grant Coordinator | 5 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Ronda Wakefield | Treasurer | 5 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Rob Viens | Secretary | 5 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Eric Wilson | Manager | 15 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2022 · 6 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Munday | President | 5 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 2 |
| Deborah Wilson | Director | 15 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Lisa Ruen | Grant Coordinator | 5 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Ronda Wakefield | Treasurer | 5 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Rob Viens | Secretary | 5 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Eric Wilson | Manager | 15 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2021 · 5 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHARLES MUNDAY | PRESIDENT | 5 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 2 |
| DEBORAH WILSON | SECRETARY | 5 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| LISA RUEN | GRANT COORDI | 5 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| ANN WOOD | TREASURER | 5 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| CHELLE MITCHELL | FUNDRAISING | 5 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
2020 · 4 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHARLES MUNDAY | PRESIDENT | 10 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 2 |
| DEBORAH WILSON | SECRETARY | 10 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| LISA RUEN | GRANT COORDI | 10 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| CHELLE MITCHELL | FUNDRAISING | 10 | $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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $53,494 | $43,488 | $183,748 | $163,748 | $3,088 | $54,806 | - | - | - |
| 2024 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $90,843 | $54,235 | $228,771 | $153,742 | $33,340 | $30,634 | - | - | - |
| 2023 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $93,721 | $31,626 | $214,591 | $117,134 | $69,765 | $27,052 | - | - | - |
| 2022 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $64,313 | $58,849 | $167,461 | $55,039 | $30,382 | $0 | - | - | - |
| 2021 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $27,862 | $22,832 | $162,099 | $49,575 | $14,973 | - | - | - | - |
| 2020 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $59,741 | $15,198 | $169,043 | $44,543 | $58,706 | - | - | - | - |
Connected to
Organizations that list some of the same people on their returns (officers, directors, key employees on this organization’s latest return), and related organizations it lists on Schedule R.
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Funders of this organization
6 grantors reported grants to this organization, $47,817 in all, tax years 2020 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
| Grantor | Type | Match | Years given | Grants | Total | Latest year | Latest year's amount | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DENNIS R WASHINGTON FOUNDATION INC | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “THOMPSON FALLS FILM & THEATER FOUNDATION” | 2020-2021 | 2 | $20,000 | 2021 | $10,000 | show |
| VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2020 | 1 | $15,000 | 2020 | $15,000 | show |
| STEELE-REESE FOUNDATION- 561 | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “THOMPSON FALLS FILM & THEATER FOUNDATION” | 2022 | 1 | $6,000 | 2022 | $6,000 | show |
| AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2023 | 1 | $5,158 | 2023 | $5,158 | show |
| EDWARD JONES FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “THOMPSON FALLS FILM & THEATER FOUNDATION” | 2023-2024 | 2 | $1,000 | 2024 | $500 | show |
| AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “THOMPSON FALLS FILM & THEATER FOUNDATION” | 2020-2023 | 4 | $659 | 2023 | $145 | 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 · $43,488 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $29,496 | 67.8% | |
| Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance | $13,213 | 30.4% | |
| Fees to independent contractors | $600 | 1.4% | |
| Printing, publications, postage | $179 | 0.4% | |
| Total | $43,488 | 100% |
2024 · Form 990EZ · $54,235 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $533
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $36,893 | 68.0% | |
| Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance | $16,443 | 30.3% | |
| Fees to independent contractors | $615 | 1.1% | |
| Printing, publications, postage | $284 | 0.5% | |
| Fundraising events Event | direct expenses; gross income - | $533 | reported apart |
| Total | $54,235 | 100% |
2023 · Form 990EZ · $31,626 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $450
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $19,050 | 60.2% | |
| Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance | $11,812 | 37.3% | |
| Fees to independent contractors | $478 | 1.5% | |
| Printing, publications, postage | $286 | 0.9% | |
| Fundraising events Event | direct expenses; gross income - | $450 | reported apart |
| Total | $31,626 | 100% |
2022 · Form 990EZ · $58,849 spent · pay $0 · grants $500 · events $2,552
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $38,234 | 65.0% | |
| Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance | $20,031 | 34.0% | |
| Grants and similar amounts paid | $500 | 0.8% | |
| Printing, publications, postage | $84 | 0.1% | |
| Fundraising events Event | direct expenses; gross income - | $2,552 | reported apart |
| Total | $58,849 | 100% |
2021 · Form 990EZ · $22,832 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $3,055
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance | $12,647 | 55.4% | |
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $9,755 | 42.7% | |
| Fees to independent contractors | $430 | 1.9% | |
| Fundraising events Event | direct expenses; gross income - | $3,055 | reported apart |
| Total | $22,832 | 100% |
2020 · Form 990EZ · $15,198 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $445
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $10,477 | 68.9% | |
| Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance | $4,541 | 29.9% | |
| Fees to independent contractors | $180 | 1.2% | |
| Fundraising events Event | direct expenses; gross income - | $445 | reported apart |
| Total | $15,198 | 100% |
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