Indiana · Nonprofit
Indianapolis Black Theater Company Inc
Indianapolis Black Theater Company Inc (Indiana) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $611,402 to it, the largest being THE DISTRICT THEATRE INC ($611,402). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $501k
- Funders on record
- 1
- Grants received
- $611k
- Net assets
- $14k
What Indianapolis Black Theater Company Inc does
Mission
The organization's mission is to work to culturally enrich the community of Indianapolis and surrounding locations by producing contemporary narratives of Black Americans and their experiences. Additionally, the Corporation shall foster growth and assist in the support and advancement of Black professionals in the art and entertainment industry.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Program
During 2025, Indianapolis Black Theater Company, Inc. put on an array of successful productions, including: 2025 Indy Black Solo Fest ("Ain't No Mo" by Jordon E. Cooper; "The Mountaintop" by Katori Hall; "God Barber of 49th St" by Jamaal McCray (Black Box Initiative), Butter Partnership Event, and the 2025 Indianapolis Black Theater Showcase.
$532,346 spent100% of program spending
The program described on its FY2025 Form 990. Program spending in total: $532,346.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2024, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2024, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2024 to 2025, from $45k to $35k (−23%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
100% of Indianapolis Black Theater Company Inc’s revenue is contributions — more reliant on donations than three-quarters of its peers (64% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 1 of the last 2 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Who funds it, year by year
Grant support over time, funder by funder — shade shows the grant size each year.
From the IRS filings of Indianapolis Black Theater Company Inc’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
100% of Indianapolis Black Theater Company Inc's grant income comes from Indiana funders.
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
Indianapolis Black Theater Company Inc has grown faster than three-quarters of the 12,262 arts & culture nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 12,262 arts & culture nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2025
Organizations like Indianapolis Black Theater Company Inc
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Indiana
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
100% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
0%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for Indianapolis Black Theater Company Inc: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds Indianapolis Black Theater Company Inc?
- Indianapolis Black Theater Company Inc (Indiana) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $611,402 to it, the largest being THE DISTRICT THEATRE INC ($611,402). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does Indianapolis Black Theater Company Inc have?
- IRS filings report 1 organization giving $611,402 in grants to Indianapolis Black Theater Company Inc, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of Indianapolis Black Theater Company Inc?
- THE DISTRICT THEATRE INC is the largest funder on record, with $611,402 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like Indianapolis Black Theater Company Inc find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Indiana. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2024–2025), and the filings of 1 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 22, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing