Nonprofit screen
Screen a listMerry-Go-Round Playhouse 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)
$5.0Mrevenue
FY2025 · +57% in 3 yrs232staff
8 of 8years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2025
Operating margin−10.6%
Months of reserve0.6mo
Revenue growth (annualized)+2.1%
Middle half of peersMedianMerry-Go-Round Playhouse
Where the money goes FY2025 · $5.5M spent
Programs$5.0M91%Management and general$462k8%Fundraising$27k0%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking2
Government grants fell 79% in FY2023
$187k in FY2022, $39k in FY2023.
990 Part VIIIDeficits in 3 of the last 3 years
−$837k in FY2023, −$716k in FY2024 and −$529k in FY2025. Cash covers 0.6 months, under the peer median of 3.8.
990 Part I and balance sheetIn its favor1
Strong governance
15 of 15 board members independent. Conflict-of-interest and whistleblower policies, audited financial statements.
990 Part VI19funders
$45ka year, last 3 years
67%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23Fred L Emerson Foundation IncStopped after FY2019$547k$256k$256k–Allyn Family Foundation IncOn and off$50k$40k$50kThe John Ben Snow Foundation IncStopped after FY2021$8k$8k$8k–John Ben Snow Memorial Tr Uw #839158New in FY2023$20kJim and Juli Boeheim Foundation IncStopped after FY2020$5k$5k$5k$5k–JM McDonald Foundation IncStopped after FY2019$5k$12k–Donor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$157k$39k$7k$81$121$196$879 other fundersUp to $15k a year each$2k$28k$2k$19k$11k$5k
FundedThrough a donor-advised fundStopped