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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by LUCAS THEATRE FOR THE ARTS INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$448,072
Total expenses
$1,323,757
Contributions and grants received
$300,000
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$148,072
Total assets, end of year
$6,436,102
Total liabilities, end of year
$3,937,876
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$2,498,226
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,242,735
Management and general expenses
$81,022
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,242,735

Program services were 93.9% 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.

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $300,000

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $45,246

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $45,246

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $45,246 · excluded $45,246

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $191,736

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $89,213

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $102,523 · related or exempt $102,523

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER INCOME

    total $303 · excluded $303

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $303

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $183,105 · program services $157,470 · management and general $25,635

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $17,494 · program services $11,371 · management and general $6,123

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $215,169 · program services $193,651 · management and general $21,518

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $3,383 · program services $2,199 · management and general $1,184

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $37,376 · program services $24,294 · management and general $13,082

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $102,184 · program services $99,732 · management and general $2,452

  • 17 · Travel

    total $136 · program services $136

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $355,396 · program services $346,866 · management and general $8,530

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $13,728 · program services $13,220 · management and general $508

  • 24a · Other expenses: SHOW AND PRODUCTION COS

    total $325,640 · program services $325,640

  • 24b · Other expenses: LICENSES & FEES

    total $43,903 · program services $43,903

  • 24c · Other expenses: PARKING

    total $14,614 · program services $12,624 · management and general $1,990

  • 24d · Other expenses: DUES AND MEMBERSHIPS

    total $11,258 · program services $11,258

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $371 · program services $371

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $107,933 · end of year $121,923

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $15,152 · end of year $17,944

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $20,329 · end of year $13,439

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

    $12,450,879

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

    $6,168,083

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $6,345,662 · end of year $6,282,796

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $3,115,165 · end of year $3,937,876

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $3,373,911 · end of year $2,498,226

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

THE LUCAS THEATRE PROVIDES THE COMMUNITY WITH A WIDE RANGE OF CULTURAL AND ARTISTIC PERFORMANCES, INCLUDING THEATRICALPRODUCTIONS, FILM SCREENINGS, AND MUSIC CONCERTS, THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. THE LUCAS THEATRE IS A 1,200-SEAT, STATE-OF-THE-ART, HISTORIC THEATER THAT PROVIDES A PROFESSIONALLY-RUN VENUE SPACE FOR COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS AND EVENTS, INCLUDINGSAVANNAH PHILHARMONIC, SAVANNAH MUSIC FESTIVAL, SAVANNAH BALLET THEATRE, AND LOCAL SCHOOLS. IN ADDITION TO STATE-OF-THE-ART SOUND AND TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS, THE LUCAS THEATRE FEATURES ITS ORIGINAL, FULLY RESTORED 1925 WURLITZER PIPE ORGAN.

  • THE LUCAS THEATRE SERVED OVER 73,000 PATRONS IN 2023-24 WITH A WIDE RANGE OF CULTURAL AND ARTISTIC PERFORMANCES OVER 184 DAYS OF USE. THE LUCAS THEATRE HOSTS THEATRICAL PRODUCTIONS, FILM SCREENINGS, AND MUSIC CONCERTS DURING THE YEAR ANDPROVIDES A STATE-OF-THE-ART, PROFESSIONALLY-RUN VENUE SPACE FOR COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS AND EVENTS, INCLUDING SAVANNAHPHILHARMONIC, SAVANNAH MUSIC FESTIVAL, SAVANNAH BALLET THEATRE, AND LOCAL SCHOOLS.

    Expenses $1,242,735

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

Listed in Part VII

  • PAULA WALLACE

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $2,638,901
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $2,619,101
    Other
    $19,800
    Hours/week
    1 + 60 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $1,328,347 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $1,270,383 related
    Other
    $0 + $20,371 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $19,800 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $0 + $2,638,901 related

  • DANIEL FILSON

    ASST SEC & TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $179,947
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $170,085
    Other
    $9,862
    Hours/week
    1 + 50 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $166,085 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $4,000 related
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0 + $9,862 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $0 + $179,947 related

  • DARRELL NAYLOR-JOHNSON

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $244,909
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $231,557
    Other
    $13,352
    Hours/week
    1 + 50 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $218,010 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $13,547 related
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0 + $13,352 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $0 + $244,909 related

  • JEFFREY WALLER

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $893,059
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $873,259
    Other
    $19,800
    Hours/week
    1 + 50 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $570,083 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $285,000 related
    Other
    $0 + $18,176 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $19,800 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $0 + $893,059 related

  • CARMEN STOWERS

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $181,482
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $172,985
    Other
    $8,497
    Hours/week
    1 + 50 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $133,835 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $30,000 related
    Other
    $0 + $9,150 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $8,497 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $0 + $181,482 related

  • CHRISTINA ROUTHIER

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $134,402
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $130,602
    Other
    $3,800
    Hours/week
    25

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. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 4B
THE PRESIDENT BEGAN A NEW AGREEMENT STARTING JULY 1, 2019 WHEREBY SHE WILL, ON EACH JUNE 30TH OF HER CONTINUED EMPLOYMENT DURING THE TERM OF THE AGREEMENT, VEST IN A SUPPLEMENTAL RETIREMENT BENEFIT EQUAL TO THE PRESENT VALUE OF A LIFE ANNUITY THAT WILL PROVIDE AN ANNUAL BENEFIT EQUAL TWO PERCENT (2%) OF HER BASE SALARY IN EFFECT ON THE APPLICABLE JUNE 30TH. EACH SUCH VESTED SUPPLEMENTAL BENEFIT SHALL BE PAID TO THE PRESIDENT IN A LUMP SUM WITHIN THIRTY (30) DAYS AFTER THE APPLICABLE JUNE 30TH.

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
14 May 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202501359349303165

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