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Screen a listBlue Barn Theatre
Can you give?
Listed with the IRS. Every screen came back clear.
A 501(c)(3) on Publication 78 and the IRS master file.
- IRS nonprofit listing
- No issue
- Revocation
- None
- IRS files
- Agree
- Sanctions
- No match
- IRS bulletin
- No notice
- California
- No record
- Charity type
- 509(a)(1)
$1.1Mrevenue
FY2025 · +17% in 3 yrs11staff
8 of 8years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2025
Operating margin−12.2%
Months of reserve2.0mo
Revenue growth (annualized)+8.0%
Middle half of peersMedianBlue Barn Theatre
Where the money goes FY2025 · $1.2M spent
Programs$893k73%Management and general$205k17%Fundraising$128k10%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking1
Deficits in 3 of the last 3 years
−$437k in FY2023, −$422k in FY2024 and −$134k in FY2025. Cash covers 2.0 months, under the peer median of 3.8.
990 Part I and balance sheetIn its favor3
Growing faster than peers
Revenue up 8% a year since FY2017, faster than half of similar nonprofits.
990 Part I · peer cohortFunders stay
12 of the 13 funders that gave before FY2021 are still giving.
Funders’ 990-PF grant listsA history of government grants
Government grants on 6 of its 8 returns, 7% of revenue in FY2025. $10k is traced federal awards from National Endowment for the Arts.
990 Part VIII · USAspending30funders
$266ka year, last 3 years
33%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23The Holland FoundationEvery year since FY2017$394k$15k$65k$65k$50k$100k$115kThe Sherwood FoundationStopped after FY2021$29k$29k$29k$29k$29k–Mammel Family FoundationSince FY2020$40k$50k$10k$10kThe Shubert Foundation IncSince FY2021$30k$35k$40kRobert B Daugherty FoundationStopped after FY2022$30k$30k$30k–The Fred and Eve Simon Charitable FoundationSince FY2021$25k$25k$25kDonor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$15k$23k$75k$22$11k$10k$20k16 other fundersUp to $22k a year each$18k$3k$23k$44k$45k$75k$32k
FundedThrough a donor-advised fundStopped