Totals
- Total revenue
- $2,986,864
- Total expenses
- $2,963,515
- Contributions and grants received
- $1,195,394
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $1,791,250
- Investment income
- $220
- Other revenue
- $0
- Total assets, end of year
- $2,695,331
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,495,453
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $1,199,878
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $2,644,497
- Management and general expenses
- $288,139
- Fundraising expenses
- $30,879
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $2,644,497
Program services were 89.2% 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.
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$248,950
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$946,444
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2a · Program service revenue: Theater for youth
total $947,035 · related or exempt $947,035
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2b · Program service revenue: Workshop tuition
total $429,526 · related or exempt $429,526
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2c · Program service revenue: Ticket sales
total $339,572 · related or exempt $339,572
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2d · Program service revenue: Facility fees & other
total $75,117 · related or exempt $75,117
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3 · Investment income
total $220 · excluded $220
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $55,000 · program services $27,500 · management and general $27,500
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $1,512,333 · program services $1,419,811 · management and general $75,835 · fundraising $16,687
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $107,146 · program services $98,011 · management and general $7,865 · fundraising $1,270
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $114,962 · program services $105,160 · management and general $8,439 · fundraising $1,363
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $35,269 · management and general $35,269
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11g · Fees: other
total $26,973 · management and general $26,973
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $48,969 · program services $48,293 · management and general $89 · fundraising $587
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13 · Office expenses
total $114,874 · program services $41,882 · management and general $68,971 · fundraising $4,021
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14 · Information technology
total $6,916 · program services $3,458 · management and general $1,729 · fundraising $1,729
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15 · Royalties
total $117,263 · program services $117,263
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16 · Occupancy
total $358,715 · program services $346,883 · management and general $6,808 · fundraising $5,024
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17 · Travel
total $1,892 · program services $1,892
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20 · Interest
total $38,595 · program services $38,595
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $137,887 · program services $137,887
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23 · Insurance
total $55,797 · program services $26,938 · management and general $28,661 · fundraising $198
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24a · Other expenses: Production supplies
total $166,624 · program services $166,624
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24b · Other expenses: Publications
total $51,118 · program services $51,118
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24c · Other expenses: Repairs
total $13,182 · program services $13,182
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $177,803 · end of year $115,078
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $6,168 · end of year $27,388
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $133,272 · end of year $55,878
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $52,831 · end of year $67,373
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$3,852,340
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$1,618,905
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $2,280,540 · end of year $2,233,435
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $291,479 · end of year $196,179
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $177,279 · end of year $118,608
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19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $249,360 · end of year $173,715
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23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable
beginning of year $1,064,616 · end of year $1,025,672
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $274,309 · end of year $177,458
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $901,162 · end of year $1,082,261
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $275,367 · end of year $117,617
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
To create theater that challenges its audience to think and its artists to grow. We accomplish this by presenting an articulate and compelling product in an intimate setting, creating employment for Houston-based artists, and memorable theatrical experiences.
Activities or mission (Part I)
To present live theatrical productions and offer arts education in schools & our theaters.
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Main Street Theater (MST) provides audiences stimulating theatrical experiences and artists with challenging and rewarding work. Through our two theaters, MainStage and Theater for Youth, MST serves more than 130,000 patrons ages three years and up. MST contributes to the growth and vibrancy of Houston's theater industry, employing over 250 theater artists each year. MST's 99-seat MainStage presents a wide-ranging repertory of emotionally engaging stories from writers exploring and articulating the human experience.
Expenses $578,505 · Revenue $414,689
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MST's Theater for Youth presents weekend matinees for family audiences and weekday performances for school groups (10-16 performances per week) at the 323-seat Midtown Arts and Theater Center Houston. The Theater for Youth repertory selects works from popular best-selling books and beloved children's classics in consultation with parents, educators, and students.
Expenses $1,749,132 · Revenue $947,035
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MST's education initiatives and in-school residencies supplement classroom curricula and inspire students to express themselves and explore their imaginations. These initiatives utilize the arts to promote literacy and advance understanding of science, math, engineering, and technology in the classroom. MST's educational initiatives foster critical developmental skills, including creativity, observation, self-confidence, communication, leadership, empathy, listening, and teamwork. These sector-leading initiatives merge artists' elements with core curricula to provide engaging content for students and valuable tools for teachers.
Expenses $316,860 · Revenue $429,526
As filed on the 2024 return.
Listed in Part VII
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Janet Hansen
President
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
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Kathy Cire
Secretary
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
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David Jacqua
Treasurer
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
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Robert Card
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
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Tyler Toombs Imel
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
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Tracie Jae
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
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Jordan Jewett
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
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Nina Rand
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
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Joyce Testa Salhoot
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
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Jim Salners
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
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Lacey Tezino
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
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Rebecca Udden
Founding Artisis Director
- Total calculated
- $48,750
- From this org
- $48,750
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 45
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
- 22 May 2026
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.5
- Source object
- 202601429349300615
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