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← FRIENDS OF THE MIDWEST THEATER

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by FRIENDS OF THE MIDWEST THEATER.

Totals

Total revenue
$713,034
Total expenses
$668,762
Contributions and grants received
$512,004
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$195,703
Investment income
$5,327
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$3,025,086
Total liabilities, end of year
$10,332
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$3,014,754
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$459,510
Management and general expenses
$185,091
Fundraising expenses
$24,161
Program service expenses (Part III)
$459,510

Program services were 68.7% 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.

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $93,446

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $19,069

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $399,489

  • 2a · Program service revenue: PERFORMING ARTS, MOVIE AND EVENT TICKET SALES

    total $135,505 · related or exempt $135,505

  • 2b · Program service revenue: CONCESSIONS

    total $52,105 · related or exempt $52,105

  • 2c · Program service revenue: BUILDING USEAGE AND OTHER EVENTS

    total $8,093 · related or exempt $8,093

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $5,327 · excluded $5,327

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $225,551 · program services $67,665 · management and general $135,331 · fundraising $22,555

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $16,063 · program services $4,818 · management and general $9,639 · fundraising $1,606

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $4,538 · management and general $4,538

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $4,691 · program services $4,691

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $17,030 · program services $1,703 · management and general $15,327

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $77,162 · program services $77,162

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $60,614 · program services $54,553 · management and general $6,061

  • 24a · Other expenses: ARTIST AND MOVIE FEES

    total $121,283 · program services $121,283

  • 24b · Other expenses: COST OF GOODS SOLD

    total $45,616 · program services $45,616

  • 24c · Other expenses: REPAIRS

    total $25,127 · program services $25,127

  • 24d · Other expenses: UTILITIES

    total $42,697 · program services $42,697

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $28,390 · program services $14,195 · management and general $14,195

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $244,244 · end of year $405,996

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $181,017

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

    $3,974,389

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

    $1,552,441

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $1,765,068 · end of year $2,421,948

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $253,918 · end of year $197,142

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $18,110 · end of year $10,332

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

TO ENHANCE THE ARTS COMMUNITY WITHIN THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE BY PRESERVINCG THE HISTORIC MIDWEST THEATER FOR PRESENT AND FUTURE GENERATIONS AND NURTURING A LIVELY COMMUNITY THROUGH THE PRESENTATION OF MAINSTREAM AND SPECIALTY FILMS, PERFORMING AND VISUAL ARTS, SCHOOL, HUMANITIES, CULTURAL AND COMMUNITY EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING.

Activities or mission (Part I)

PRESERVATION AND PUBLIC ENJOYMENT OF A HISTORIC THEATER BUILDING. ENJOYMENT INCLUDES MOVIES, PERFORMING ARTS, YOUTH ARTS AND EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY EVENTS.

  • THE FRIENDS OF THE MIDWEST THEATER ACQUIRED AND TOTALLY REMODELED A CLASSIC OLD THEATER. THE THEATER IS NOW USED FOR VARIOUS ENTERTAINMENT EVENTS FOR ALL SEGMENTS OF THE POPULATION IN WESTERN NEBRASKA. THE OPERATION USES THE SERICES OF MORE THAN 300 VOLUNTEERS EACH YEAR TO COMPLETE ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE.

    Expenses $382,348 · Revenue $195,703

  • ALL OTHER ACCOMPLISHMENTS - FRIENDS OF THE MIDWEST THEATER ACQUIRED HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT BUILDINGS, TOTALLY RENOVATING THE SRUCTURES, AND MAKING THEM AVAILABLE FOR CULTURAL EVENTS FROM MOVIES TO LIVE THEATER PRODUCTIONS. THOUSANDS OF INDIVIDUALS HAVE ENJOYED THE PRODUCTIONS IN THE FACILITY.

    Expenses $77,162

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Sharyn Wholers

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mary Robinson

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Troy Cowan

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Laurie Alkire

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Shirley Burford

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kim Ferguson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Lorin King

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Dick Meyer

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Bill Peters

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Marilyn Rahmig

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Stew Rusch

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Tracy Steele

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Allen Taylor

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Larita Van Boskirk

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jeff Tracy

    EX OFFICIO OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Tomina Worthman

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $60,000
    From this org
    $60,000
    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
15 May 2024
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202601279349304360

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