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← AMERICAN FRIENDS OF CHICKEN SHED INC

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by AMERICAN FRIENDS OF CHICKEN SHED INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$733,098
Total expenses
$635,454
Contributions and grants received
$618,579
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$136,658
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
-$22,139
Total assets, end of year
$486,703
Total liabilities, end of year
$129,367
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$357,336
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$477,465
Management and general expenses
$110,529
Fundraising expenses
$47,460
Program service expenses (Part III)
$477,465

Program services were 75.1% 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

    $13,275

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $30,000

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $575,304

  • 2a · Program service revenue: CHILDREN'S PROGRAMS

    total $79,811 · related or exempt $79,811

  • 2b · Program service revenue: PERFORMANCES

    total $34,847 · related or exempt $34,847

  • 2c · Program service revenue: OUTREACH PROGRAMS

    total $22,000 · related or exempt $22,000

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $10,700

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

    $13,275

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $33,202

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$22,502 · excluded -$22,502

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $445

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $256

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $189 · related or exempt $189

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER REVENUE

    total $174 · excluded $174

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $174

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $130,530 · program services $88,691 · management and general $21,805 · fundraising $20,034

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $117,137 · program services $79,590 · management and general $19,568 · fundraising $17,979

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $689 · program services $468 · management and general $115 · fundraising $106

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $16,528 · program services $11,230 · management and general $2,761 · fundraising $2,537

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $21,851 · management and general $21,851

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $2,219 · program services $1,761 · management and general $286 · fundraising $172

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $45,157 · program services $37,927 · management and general $4,726 · fundraising $2,504

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $12,966 · program services $7,063 · management and general $3,359 · fundraising $2,544

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $6,747 · program services $5,391 · management and general $1,015 · fundraising $341

  • 17 · Travel

    total $13,076 · program services $7,846 · management and general $4,847 · fundraising $383

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $17,120 · program services $10,272 · management and general $6,346 · fundraising $502

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $585 · program services $410 · management and general $146 · fundraising $29

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $6,085 · program services $3,650 · management and general $2,128 · fundraising $307

  • 24a · Other expenses: EVENT PRODUCTION

    total $223,086 · program services $223,086

  • 24b · Other expenses: BAD DEBT

    total $14,968 · management and general $14,968

  • 24c · Other expenses: OTHER FEES

    total $6,575 · management and general $6,575

  • 24d · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $110 · program services $66 · management and general $27 · fundraising $17

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $25 · program services $14 · management and general $6 · fundraising $5

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $238,998 · end of year $224,585

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    end of year $3,500

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $18,021 · end of year $231,921

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $5,132 · end of year $6,581

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $45,195 · end of year $19,264

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

    $2,924

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

    $2,072

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $1,437 · end of year $852

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $21,124 · end of year $72,351

  • 18 · Grants payable

    beginning of year $7,200

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $192,400 · end of year $57,016

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $88,059 · end of year $167,336

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    end of year $190,000

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

TO PROMOTE, MAINTAIN AND ADVANCE EDUCATION OF THE ARTS; TO PROMOTE INCLUSIVE THEATER FOR YOUNG PEOPLE OF ALL BACKGROUNDS AND ABILITIES.

  • CHICKENSHED PLAYERS: INCLUSIVE THEATRE WORKSHOPS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE (AGES 5-18) AND MY LITTLE ADVENTURE: INCLUSIVE THEATRE WORKSHOPS FOR VERY YOUNG CHILDREN (AGES 2-4).

    Expenses $305,474 · Revenue $80,285

  • ADVENTURES FROM THE SHED: INCLUSIVE AND IMMERSIVE PERFORMANCES FOR YOUNG CHILDREN (AGES 25) AND THEIR FAMILIES.

    Expenses $72,742 · Revenue $4,766

  • THE COMPANY ANNUALLY PRODUCES TWO MAINSTAGE MUSICAL SHOWS WITH ITS CHICKENSHED PLAYERS: A DEVISED PRODUCTION IN JUNE AND A FULLY SCRIPTED MUSICAL IN DECEMBER. IN 2024, THE JUNE DEVISED PRODUCTION WAS CALLED "4 MINUTES 28 SECONDS." THE PLAY WAS WRITTEN IN COLLABORATION WITH THE CHICKENSHED PLAYERS STUDENTS AND STAFF AND HAD AT ITS FOCAL POINT THE SOLAR ECLIPSE OCCURRING IN APRIL 2024. STUDENTS MET WITH ASTROPHYSICISTS, ASTRONOMERS, AND ROCKET SCIENTISTS TO GAIN UNDERRSTANDING OF THE PHENOMENON AND THEN WROTE A MUSICAL PLAY THAT INCLUDED 62 STUDENTS, MANY OF WHOM WITH DISABILITIES, ON STAGE.THE DECEMBER 2024 SHOW WAS"THE TOYMAKER'S CHILD," AN ORIGINAL MUSICAL ADAPTATION OF THE "PINNOCHIO" STORY, FEATURING A ROBOT AS OPPOSED TO THE TRADITIONAL PUPPET. COMPANY MEMBERS PREPARED FOR THE SHOW BY WORKING WITH ROBOTICS EXPERS AND A ROBOTICS COMPETITION TEAM. 70 CAST MEMBERS PERFORMED IN THIS PRODUCTION.

    Expenses $66,823 · Revenue $29,796

  • COMMUNITY PROGRAMS - ADVENTURES IN SCHOOLS

    Expenses $25,343 · Revenue $22,000

  • SUMMER RESIDENCY UK

    Expenses $7,083

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Shari Sapp

    CHAIRPERSON

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Stacey Feller

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Vikki Heywood

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Nathalie Ginvert

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Brodie Bibby

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Angela Myatt

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Jay Eisenhower

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Elaine Finkletaub

    CEO & PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $75,285
    From this org
    $75,285
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Elliot Fishman

    SECRETARY & ASST. TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $55,246
    From this org
    $55,246
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    30

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
17 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202533219349318708

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