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Screen a listIllusion Theater and School Inc
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)(2)
$915krevenue
FY2025 · +19% in 3 yrs30staff
6 of 8years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2025
Operating margin−14.6%
Months of reserve0.2mo
Revenue growth (annualized)+1.8%
Middle half of peersMedianIllusion Theater and School
Where the money goes FY2025 · $1.0M spent
Programs$820k78%Management and general$157k15%Fundraising$71k7%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking1
Deficits in 3 of the last 3 years
−$33k in FY2023, −$220k in FY2024 and −$133k in FY2025. Cash covers 0.2 months, under the peer median of 5.6.
990 Part I and balance sheetIn its favor2
Funders stay
8 of the 13 funders that gave before FY2021 are still giving.
Funders’ 990-PF grant listsA history of government grants
Government grants on 7 of its 7 returns, 28% of revenue in FY2025. $101k is traced federal awards from National Endowment for the Arts.
990 Part VIII · USAspending28funders
$352ka year, last 3 years
42%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23The Andrew W Mellon FoundationOn and off$150k$151k$292kThe McKnight FoundationStopped after FY2022$50k$50k$150k$50k–Target FoundationStopped after FY2022$44k$44k$26k–Hugh J Andersen FoundationSince FY2019$16k$18k$18k$35k$20kThe Shubert Foundation IncSince FY2021$15k$20k$20kMightycause Charitable FoundationSince FY2019$8k$10k$6k$6k$6kDonor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$8k$21k$11k$33k15 other fundersUp to $20k a year each$12k$30k$25k$43k$32k$40k$61k
FundedThrough a donor-advised fundStopped