Totals
- Total revenue
- $538,321
- Total expenses
- $384,526
- Contributions and grants received
- $248,572
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $282,816
- Investment income
- $1,152
- Other revenue
- $5,781
- Total assets, end of year
- $453,412
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $117,289
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $336,123
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $276,637
- Management and general expenses
- $63,273
- Fundraising expenses
- $44,616
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $276,637
Program services were 71.9% 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.
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$103,500
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$145,072
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2a · Program service revenue: TRAINING CENTER
total $170,129 · related or exempt $170,129
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2b · Program service revenue: WORKSHOPS
total $66,892 · related or exempt $66,892
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2c · Program service revenue: HAPPIER VALLEY SHOWS
total $45,795 · related or exempt $45,795
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3 · Investment income
total $1,152 · excluded $1,152
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11a · Other revenue: MISC PROGRAM REVENUE
total $5,781 · excluded $5,781
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11e · Other revenue, total
$5,781
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $124,359 · program services $49,743 · management and general $37,308 · fundraising $37,308
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $73,747 · program services $73,747
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $3,736 · program services $2,116 · management and general $810 · fundraising $810
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $16,247 · program services $8,123 · management and general $4,062 · fundraising $4,062
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $1,400 · management and general $1,400
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11g · Fees: other
total $37,708 · program services $37,708
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $1,178 · program services $1,178
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13 · Office expenses
total $4,241 · management and general $2,887 · fundraising $1,354
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16 · Occupancy
total $69,446 · program services $61,807 · management and general $6,945 · fundraising $694
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17 · Travel
total $2,648 · program services $2,648
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $38,782 · program services $34,516 · management and general $3,878 · fundraising $388
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23 · Insurance
total $1,157 · program services $675 · management and general $482
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24a · Other expenses: DONATIONS
total $3,488 · management and general $3,488
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24b · Other expenses: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMEN
total $2,550 · program services $2,550
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24c · Other expenses: LICENSES AND FEES
total $2,013 · management and general $2,013
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24d · Other expenses: OPERATING SUPPLIES
total $1,826 · program services $1,826
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $78,800 · end of year $52,539
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
end of year $39,152
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$326,125
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$81,693
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $103,528 · end of year $244,432
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $161,782 · end of year $117,289
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $161,782 · end of year $117,289
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $182,328 · end of year $336,123
Mission and programs · 2025
Mission
HAPPIER VALLEY COMEDY BRINGS LAUGHTER, JOY, AND EASE TO WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS (AND THE WORLD) THROUGH THE PRINCIPLES OF IMPROVISATION. WE SERVE UP THE HAPPY THROUGH OUR TRAINING CENTER, SHOWS, AND PROFESSIONAL/PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS. WE ARE COMMITTED TO USING THE TENETS OF IMPROVISATION AS A TOOL TO AMPLIFY EACH PERSON'S AUTHENTIC VOICE AND CREATIVITY IN AN INCLUSIVE, WELCOMING COMMUNITY INSPIRED AND EMPOWERED BY THE DIVERSITY OF ALL MEMBERS.
Activities or mission (Part I)
BRINGING LAUGHTER, JOY, AND EASE TO WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS THROUGH THE PRINCIPLES OF IMPROVISATION.
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A COMPLETE TRAINING PROGRAM RUNNING AN AVERAGE OF 12 WEEKLY CLASSES AND 3 MONTHLY WORKSHOPS IN IMPROVISATIONAL AND COMEDY PERFORMANCE FROM BEGINNER TO ADVANCED. THERE WERE AN AVERAGE OF 150 STUDENTS PER SESSION OF DIVERSE AGES AND BACKGROUNDS ACTIVELY ENROLLED AT ANY GIVEN TIME.
Expenses $169,690 · Revenue $170,129
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WEEKLY IMPROVISED COMEDY SHOWS FEATURING A VARIETY OF PERFORMERS AND FORMATS. WE ATTRACT AN AVERAGE OF 55 AUDIENCE MEMBERS PER SHOW.
Expenses $44,262 · Revenue $45,795
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THE IMPROV TO IMPROVE PROGRAM BRINGS THE PRINCIPLES OF IMPROVISATION TO THE WORKPLACE STRENGTHENING COMMUNICATION, COLLABORATION, AND CREATIVITY. WE WERE HIRED FOR 27 EVENTS, WITH AN AVERAGE OF 25 ATTENDEES PER EVENT, AT DIFFERENT BUSINESSES AND SCHOOLS.
Expenses $62,685 · Revenue $66,892
As filed on the 2025 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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Pamela VictorPAMELA VICTOR
PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $74,851
- From this org
- $73,151
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $1,700
- Hours/week
- 40
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Jeffrey HausthorJEFFREY HAUSTHOR
SECRETARY, TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Angelica CastroANGELICA CASTRO
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Sally EkusSALLY EKUS
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Melenie FlynnMELENIE FLYNN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Meghan LynchMEGHAN LYNCH
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Scott BraidmanSCOTT BRAIDMAN
VICE PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $72,208
- From this org
- $71,208
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $1,000
- 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
- 2025
- Filed
- 26 March 2026
- IRS schema version
- 2025v4.0
- Source object
- 202600899349300215
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