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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by BIJOU THEATER CENTER.

Totals

Total revenue
$3,730,184
Total expenses
$3,435,952
Contributions and grants received
$496,109
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$2,721,895
Investment income
$172,871
Other revenue
$339,309
Total assets, end of year
$6,810,843
Total liabilities, end of year
$819,587
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$5,991,256
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$3,143,519
Management and general expenses
$163,301
Fundraising expenses
$129,132
Program service expenses (Part III)
$3,143,519

Program services were 91.5% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $309,907

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $54,500

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $101,414

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $30,288

  • 2a · Program service revenue: THEATRE EVENTS

    total $2,675,402 · related or exempt $2,675,402

  • 2b · Program service revenue: CHILDRENS THEATRE CAMP

    total $46,493 · related or exempt $46,493

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $172,871 · excluded $172,871

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $51,380

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $51,380

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $51,380 · excluded $51,380

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $69,180

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $54,500

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $63,498

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $5,682 · excluded $5,682

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $400,083

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $117,836

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $282,247 · related or exempt $282,247

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $117,539 · program services $92,679 · management and general $9,961 · fundraising $14,899

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $694,027 · program services $547,237 · management and general $58,817 · fundraising $87,973

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $15,345 · program services $12,099 · management and general $1,301 · fundraising $1,945

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $57,489 · program services $45,330 · management and general $4,872 · fundraising $7,287

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $53,636 · program services $40,077 · management and general $5,962 · fundraising $7,597

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $131,027 · program services $131,027

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $23,823 · management and general $23,823

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $130,367 · program services $130,367

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $121,648 · program services $118,820 · management and general $120 · fundraising $2,708

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $69,982 · program services $52,471 · management and general $17,117 · fundraising $394

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $69,828 · program services $63,955 · management and general $5,873

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $127,375 · program services $127,375

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $58,765 · program services $51,134 · management and general $7,151 · fundraising $480

  • 24a · Other expenses: DIRECT PROGRAM

    total $1,518,421 · program services $1,518,421

  • 24b · Other expenses: CAPITAL CAMPAIGN EXPENS

    total $158,742 · program services $158,742

  • 24c · Other expenses: REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE

    total $51,628 · program services $51,628

  • 24d · Other expenses: MICELLANEOUS

    total $26,386 · management and general $22,013 · fundraising $4,373

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $9,924 · program services $2,157 · management and general $6,291 · fundraising $1,476

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $319,098 · end of year $237,434

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $2,940,918 · end of year $4,201,514

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $140,371 · end of year $31,727

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $169,566 · end of year $74,514

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $11,543 · end of year $7,253

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $18,420 · end of year $27,972

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $4,340,490

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $2,116,656

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $2,351,209 · end of year $2,223,834

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $6,595

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $109,657 · end of year $187,619

  • 18 · Grants payable

    beginning of year $44,618 · end of year $18,244

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $96,422 · end of year $610,172

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $3,404 · end of year $3,552

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $5,697,024 · end of year $5,981,256

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    end of year $10,000

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

AS A NON-PROFIT CULTURAL INSTITUTION, THE BIJOU THEATRE IS DEDICATED TO FOSTERING INCLUSIVITY AND COMMUNITY BY OFFERING A VIBRANT SPACE FOR LIVE PERFORMING ARTS. THEY STRIVE TO SHOWCASE DIVERSE CULTURAL EXPRESSIONS THAT ENRICH THE LIVES OF EAST TENNESSEANS, HONORING KNOXVILLE'S HERITAGE WHILE SHAPING ITS ARTISTIC FUTURE.

Activities or mission (Part I)

A HISTORIC THEATRE PRESENTING LIVE PERFORMANCES, CONCERTS, AND CULTURAL EVENTS.

  • THE BIJOU THEATRE PRESENTS A VARIETY OF PERFORMING ARTS PRODUCTIONS, PARTNERS WITH LOCAL PERFORMING ARTS ORGANIZATIONS TO HOST THEIR PRESENTATIONS, AND OFFERS REHEARSAL SPACE FOR PERFORMANCES.

    Expenses $3,143,519 · Revenue $3,004,142

  • N/A

  • N/A

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Catherine Rapp

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Fanita Overstreet

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Jack Singleton

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Kelly Street

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Chris Barksdale

    HR REP

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Shanna Browning

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Ashley Capps

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Shannon McCullock

    FACILITIES COMM. CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Chris Trump

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • David Arning

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Tim Chandler

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Michelle Clayton

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Andin Faison

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Justin Hoskins

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Cole Renfro

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Courtney Bergmeier

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $128,812
    From this org
    $114,480
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $14,332
    Hours/week
    40

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
18 February 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.5
Source object
202620759349300442

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