UPRIGHT THEATRE COMPANY

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2025 · Form 990EZ · revenue $171K · expenses $177K · assets $20K

EIN
85-2669305
Address
2501 N MAIN STREET, EULESS, TX 76039-2052
Website
WWW.UPRIGHTTHEATRE.ORG
NTEE code
A20 Arts, Cultural Organizations - Multipurpose (Arts, Culture and Humanities) published (IRS Business Master File)
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
January 2021 (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
Natalie Burkhart (its 2020 Form 990-N)
Form 990-N e-postcards
1 filed, 2020 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
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Mission

Upright Theatre Company's mission is to elevate the culture of our community by presenting contemporary and classic works that challenge thought, inspire empathy, and enhance personal growth to provide a safe, nurturing, and professional education experience for emerging artists. To promote the talents of our diverse community by collaborating with local businesses, showcasing local artists, and cultivating the arts for local families.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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

5 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
Natalie Burkhart PRESIDENT, PA DIRECTOR2021-2025 $0$69,273 1
Megan Guerra TREASURER, MMG DIRECTOR2021-2025 $0$22,850 1
Noel Clark DIRECTOR, MUSIC DIRECTOR2021-2025 $0$6,175 1
Whitney Morris DIRECTOR, CHOREOGRAPHY2024-2025 $0$3,247 1
Jennifer Leyva (former) SECRETARY, CHIL DIR2021-2023 $6,025$19,090 1

People by year

2025 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
NATALIE BURKHART PRESIDENT, PA DIRECTOR30 $0-$0 $01
MEGAN GUERRA TREASURER, MMG DIRECTOR30 $0-$0 $01
WHITNEY MORRIS DIRECTOR, CHOREOGRAPHY5 $0-$0 $01
NOEL CLARK DIRECTOR, MUSIC DIRECTOR5 $0-$0 $01
2024 · 4 people listed · 4 paid, $38K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
NATALIE BURKHART PRESIDENT PA DIR30 $24,648-- $24,6481
MEGAN GUERRA TREASURER, MMG DIR30 $7,675-- $7,6751
WHITNEY MORRIS DIRECTOR, CHOREOGRAP5 $3,247-- $3,2471
NOEL CLARK DIRECTOR, MUSIC DIR5 $2,700-- $2,7001
2023 · 4 people listed · 4 paid, $31K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
NATALIE BURKHART PRESIDENT PA DIR30 $19,413-- $19,4131
JENNIFER LEYVA SECRETARY, CHIL DIR10 $6,025-- $6,0251
MEGAN GUERRA TREASURER, MMG DIR30 $3,775-- $3,7751
NOEL CLARK DIRECTOR, MUSIC DIR0 $1,975-- $1,9751
2022 · 4 people listed · 4 paid, $28K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
NATALIE BURKHART PRESIDENT PA DIR30 $16,574-- $16,5741
JENNIFER LEYVA SECRETARY, CHIL DIR10 $5,507-- $5,5071
MEGAN GUERRA TREASURER, MMG DIR30 $4,575-- $4,5751
NOEL CLARK DIRECTOR, MUSIC DIR0 $1,500-- $1,5001
2021 · 4 people listed · 3 paid, $23K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Natalie Burkhart President, Founder, Producing Artistic Director30 $8,638-- $8,6381
Jennifer Leyva Secretary, Founder, Children's Theatre Director10 $7,558-- $7,5581
Megan Guerra Treasurer, Founder, Managing Director30 $6,825-- $6,8251
Noel Clark Director0 $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
2025 · Form 990EZ period ending 2025-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$170,763$177,275 $20,297$20,297 $27,168- ---
2024 · Form 990EZ period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$177,475$157,764 $19,712$33,321 $177,475- ---
2023 · Form 990EZ period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$143,207$159,034 $13,610$396 $135,936- ---
2023 · Form 990EZ period ending 2023-12-31 · amended · superseded · view filing · original 990 ↗
$179,914$159,034 $13,610$37,103 $172,643- ---
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$135,049$132,881 $16,223$14,732 $135,049- ---
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$113,694$106,575 $12,564$12,564 $33,234$78,713 ---

Funders of this organization

1 grantor reported grants to this organization, $133 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

GrantorTotal givenGrantsLatest year's amountLatest yearYears givenTypeMatchGrants
AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION $1333 $712023 2021-2023 Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “UPRIGHT THEATRE COMPANY INC”
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BIG BEND ARTS COUNCILTXA20 $189,968$205,375 BBG Director$420 Same NTEE code A20, revenue within 2x, same state
CONTRACOMMONTXA20 $169,252$131,450 Executive Dir.$48,667 Same NTEE code A20, revenue within 2x, same state
LA IZQUIERDA FEST INCTXA20 $148,691$101,137 Chairman of the Board$0 Same NTEE code A20, revenue within 2x, same state
SUSTAINABLE GANGSTAS INCTXA20 $197,346$186,197 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code A20, revenue within 2x, same state
WE LUV VIDEO FILM AND CULTURAL CENTERTXA20 $190,822$159,680 Board Chair$0 Same NTEE code A20, revenue within 2x, same state
TEXAS CITY CULTURAL ARTS FOUNDATION INCTXA20 $144,285$227,035 CHAIRPERSON$0 Same NTEE code A20, revenue within 2x, same state
LAREDO CENTER FOR THE ARTS INCTXA20 $193,242$228,272 President$0 Same NTEE code A20, revenue within 2x, same state
UNLISTED PROJECTSTXA20 $167,767$121,756 PROGRAM DIRECTOR$52,862 Same NTEE code A20, revenue within 2x, same state
HOUSTON SALSA DANCERSTXA20 $188,428$197,282 President$0 Same NTEE code A20, revenue within 2x, same state
COLOR ME EMPOWEREDTXA20 $152,548$120,199 Executive Director$15,000 Same NTEE code A20, revenue within 2x, same state
ARTUS COTXA20 $193,995$185,882 Director$18,500 Same NTEE code A20, revenue within 2x, same state
WOMANS CLUB OF FORT WORTH HISTORICAL PRESERVATION TRUSTTXA20 $146,107$181,934 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code A20, revenue within 2x, same state
ATHA CONVENTION 2024TXA20 $149,737$164,110 CHAIR$0 Same NTEE code A20, revenue within 2x, same state
BOARD OF OPPORTUNITY AND OUTREACH FOR PANSPECIESMTXA20 $150,442$123,942 Con Chair/President$0 Same NTEE code A20, revenue within 2x, same state
SOCIETY FOR INDO-AMERICAN ARTSTXA20 $152,327$132,998 Executive Director$35,000 Same NTEE code A20, revenue within 2x, same state
INDIAN OCTAVESTXA20 $153,183$177,847 Secreatary$0 Same NTEE code A20, revenue within 2x, same state
WAXAHACHIE ARTS COUNCIL INCTXA20 $168,228$170,772 DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code A20, revenue within 2x, same state
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CAPITOL VIEW ARTSTXA20 $187,062$234,790 President$66,000 Same NTEE code A20, revenue within 2x, same state
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FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND $7,247,64927 11DAF sponsor2016–2024 WACO THEATER CENTER; FIGMENT PROJECT INC; KARL STIRNER ARTS TRAIL INC; RITZ THEATRE CROCKETT INC and 7 more
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GREATER HARTFORD GIVES FOUNDATION $726,0005 1DAF sponsor2020–2022 FREE CENTER INCORPORATED
UNITED WAY OF NEW YORK CITY $460,0003 1DAF sponsor2022–2024 FIGMENT PROJECT INC
OREGON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION $375,59312 4DAF sponsor2014–2024 COMUNIDAD Y HERENCIA CULTURAL; XCAPE DANCE COMPANY; TUALATIN VALLEY CREATES; JACOBS GALLERY
MIGHTYCAUSE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION $291,91026 4DAF sponsor2011–2024 WALKING SHADOW THEATER COMPANY; FRANK THEATRE; SILVER SPRING TOWN CENTER INC; DACHA THEATRE
GUADALUPE AND LILIA MARTINEZ FOUNDATION $277,80010 1Private foundation2013–2024 LAREDO CENTER FOR THE ARTS INC
MCKNIGHT FOUNDATION $240,0007 1Private foundation2019–2024 FRANK THEATRE
SILICON VALLEY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION $237,4746 2DAF sponsor2019–2024 SILICON VALLEY AFRICAN FILM FESTIVAL; WACO THEATER CENTER
COMMUNITIES FOUNDATION OF TEXAS $217,67416 3DAF sponsor2017–2024 COLOR ME EMPOWERED; MELODY OF HOPE; WOMANS CLUB OF FORT WORTH HISTORICAL PRESERVATION TRUST
GS DONOR ADVISED PHILANTHROPY FUND FOR WEALTH MANAGEMENT INC $190,0004 1DAF sponsor2021–2024 FREE CENTER INCORPORATED
FUND II FOUNDATION $185,0001 1Private foundation2021–2021 WACO THEATER CENTER
NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TR $180,8007 2DAF sponsor2019–2024 DISTRICT ONE COMMUNITY EDUCATION CENTER INC; KARL STIRNER ARTS TRAIL INC
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF SNOHOMISH COUNTY $175,0003 1DAF sponsor2020–2023 RED CURTAIN FOUNDATION FOR THE ARTS
MINNEAPOLIS FOUNDATION $169,64114 1DAF sponsor2011–2024 FRANK 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 · $177,275 spent · pay $72,894 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $72,894 41.1%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $67,232 37.9%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $36,874 20.8%
Fees to independent contractors $275 0.2%
Total$177,275100%

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2024 · Form 990EZ · $157,764 spent · pay $61,807 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $61,807 39.2%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $40,297 25.5%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $39,912 25.3%
Fees to independent contractors $15,748 10.0%
Total$157,764100%

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2023 · Form 990EZ · $159,034 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $71,817 45.2%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $52,202 32.8%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $35,015 22.0%
Total$159,034100%

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2022 · Form 990EZ · $132,881 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $59,818 45.0%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $42,780 32.2%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $30,283 22.8%
Total$132,881100%

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2021 · Form 990EZ · $106,575 spent · pay $36,498 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $44,128 41.4%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $36,498 34.2%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $24,144 22.7%
Printing, publications, postage $968 0.9%
Fees to independent contractors $837 0.8%
Total$106,575100%

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