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← CHATTANOOGA THEATRE CENTRE INC

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by CHATTANOOGA THEATRE CENTRE INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,539,784
Total expenses
$1,873,836
Contributions and grants received
$451,567
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$1,079,661
Investment income
$8,556
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$3,207,088
Total liabilities, end of year
$393,252
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$2,813,836
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,717,938
Management and general expenses
$155,898
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,717,938

Program services were 91.7% 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.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $117,501

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $203,890

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $130,176

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $1,017

  • 2a · Program service revenue: TICKET SALES, CLASSES

    total $543,724 · related or exempt $543,724

  • 2b · Program service revenue: THEATRE EQUIPMENT RENT

    total $442,143 · related or exempt $442,143

  • 2c · Program service revenue: CONCESSIONS & GIFT SHO

    total $45,759 · related or exempt $45,759

  • 2d · Program service revenue: CREDIT CARD PROCESSING

    total $44,325 · related or exempt $44,325

  • 2e · Program service revenue: CREDIT CARD REBATES

    total $3,710 · related or exempt $3,710

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $8,556 · excluded $8,556

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $0

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

    $117,501

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $0

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $0

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $87,422 · program services $43,711 · management and general $43,711

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $656,148 · program services $625,502 · management and general $30,646

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $69,396 · program services $62,456 · management and general $6,940

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $53,244 · program services $47,920 · management and general $5,324

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $30,425 · management and general $30,425

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $158,682 · program services $158,682

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $84,081 · program services $84,081

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $24,243 · program services $23,039 · management and general $1,204

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $121,343 · program services $112,166 · management and general $9,177

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $4,113 · program services $4,113

  • 20 · Interest

    total $8,248 · program services $8,248

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $164,559 · program services $164,559

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $39,105 · program services $39,105

  • 24a · Other expenses: PRODUCTION COSTS

    total $322,813 · program services $301,580 · management and general $21,233

  • 24b · Other expenses: CONCESSIONS & RECEPTION

    total $37,706 · program services $37,706

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $12,308 · program services $5,070 · management and general $7,238

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $19,854 · end of year $16,283

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $194,774 · end of year $34,461

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $3,750

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $45,371 · end of year $55,831

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

    $6,708,818

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

    $4,022,293

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $2,724,937 · end of year $2,686,525

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $379,648 · end of year $413,988

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $79,255 · end of year $72,864

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $34,976 · end of year $51,940

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    end of year $116,306

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $154,971 · end of year $152,142

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $3,018,290 · end of year $2,732,994

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $80,842 · end of year $80,842

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

FOUNDED IN 1923, THE CHATTANOOGA THEATRE CENTRE IS A NONPROFIT COMMUNITY THEATRE CELEBRATING OVER A CENTURY OF BRINGING QUALITY THEATRE EXPERIENCES TO THE PEOPLE OF CHATTANOOGA AND SURROUNDING AREAS. THE MISSION OF THE CHATTANOOGA THEATRE CENTRE IS TO ENRICH THE CULTURAL, INTELLECTUAL, AND EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF PEOPLE OF ALL AGES BY PROVIDING HIGH-QUALITY THEATRICAL EXPERIENCES AND CREATING OPPORTUNITIES TO ENGAGE IN THEM.

Activities or mission (Part I)

ENRICH THE CULTURAL, INTELLECTUAL, & EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT THROUGH THEATRICAL EXPERIENCES

  • ONE OF THE LARGEST ARTS ORGANIZATIONS IN CHATTANOOGA, ONE OF THE LONGEST RUNNING THEATRES IN THE SOUTHEAST, AND ONE OF THE LARGEST COMMUNITY THEATRES IN THE COUNTRY, THE CHATTANOOGA THEATRE CENTRE WAS FOUNDED IN 1923 ON THE BELIEF THAT THE ARTS ARE A SHARED EXPERIENCE THAT DELIGHTS, INSPIRES, MOVES, AND EDUCATES.THROUGH THEATRICAL PRODUCTIONS PRESENTED BY AND FOR CHATTANOOGANS OF ALL AGES, ALONG WITH ROBUST DRAMA CLASSES AND PROGRAMS, THE CHATTANOOGA THEATRE CENTRE STRIVES TO PLAY A SIGNIFICANT ROLE IN MAKING CHATTANOOGA A GREAT PLACE TO LIVE, WORK, AND PLAY.

    Expenses $1,717,938 · Revenue $1,079,661

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Lafrederick Thirkill

    BOARD PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Darlene Babbs Cole

    1ST VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Amy Meller

    2ND VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Roger Cass

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Lisi Phillips

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Krissa Barkley

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • David Binder

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Shadrina Booker

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mitch Collins

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • John Echols

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Angie Griffin

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Josh Garcia

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Carol Goldfarb

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jeannine Alday-Grogg

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Magge Hudgins

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kim Jackson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jennifer Major

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Beth McCleary-Wolford

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Juan Moreno

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Rodney Strong

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Shelia Wofford

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Rodney Van Valkenburg

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $82,924
    From this org
    $82,924
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    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
2023
Filed
25 February 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202500569349300210

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