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← FORT LAUDERDALE CHILDRENS THEATRE INC

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by FORT LAUDERDALE CHILDRENS THEATRE INC.

What the amendment changed

Compared with the return it replaced , filed 20 February 2026. matched by us Only the Part I totals and the names listed in Part VII are compared. We relate returns by organization, tax year and form, and order them by each return's own timestamp; the filer's own "amended return" checkbox is a separate fact.

Total assets, end of year
$3,111,581 changed to $3,117,581
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$398,419 changed to $404,419

Totals

Total revenue
$1,045,075
Total expenses
$1,155,058
Contributions and grants received
$414,189
Grants paid
$112,214
Program service revenue
$551,677
Investment income
$21,766
Other revenue
$57,443
Total assets, end of year
$3,117,581
Total liabilities, end of year
$2,713,162
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$404,419
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,019,086
Management and general expenses
$103,591
Fundraising expenses
$32,381
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,019,086

Program services were 88.2% 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

    $83,177

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $189,511

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $141,501

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $23,787

  • 2a · Program service revenue: TUITION

    total $329,845 · related or exempt $329,845

  • 2b · Program service revenue: ADMISSIONS & PRODUCTION FEES

    total $152,565 · related or exempt $152,565

  • 2c · Program service revenue: THEATRE & COSTUME RENTALS

    total $32,590 · related or exempt $32,590

  • 2d · Program service revenue: OUTREACH

    total $25,500 · related or exempt $25,500

  • 2e · Program service revenue: MERCHANDISE SALES/CONCESSIONS

    total $7,420 · related or exempt $7,420

  • 2f · All other program service revenue

    total $3,757 · related or exempt $3,757

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $21,766 · excluded $21,766

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

    $83,177

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $28,503

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$28,503

  • 11a · Other revenue: ERTC CREDIT INCOME

    total $85,946 · excluded $85,946

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $85,946

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $112,214 · program services $112,214

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $97,707 · program services $73,957 · management and general $23,750

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $309,431 · program services $283,237 · management and general $18,905 · fundraising $7,289

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $27,238 · program services $24,514 · management and general $2,179 · fundraising $545

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $29,780 · program services $26,802 · management and general $2,382 · fundraising $596

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $15,100 · management and general $15,100

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $50,950 · program services $39,319 · management and general $11,631

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $8,715 · program services $8,715

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $14,155 · program services $12,740 · management and general $1,132 · fundraising $283

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $20,247 · program services $20,247

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $214,528 · program services $193,075 · management and general $17,162 · fundraising $4,291

  • 20 · Interest

    total $6,351 · program services $5,716 · management and general $508 · fundraising $127

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $52,382 · program services $47,143 · management and general $4,191 · fundraising $1,048

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $19,323 · program services $17,391 · management and general $1,546 · fundraising $386

  • 24a · Other expenses: SCENERY, PRODUCTN & FILM

    total $83,746 · program services $83,746

  • 24b · Other expenses: OUTREACH & SPECIAL EVENT

    total $26,626 · program services $10,087 · fundraising $16,539

  • 24c · Other expenses: EQUIPMENT RENTAL

    total $21,729 · program services $19,556 · management and general $1,738 · fundraising $435

  • 24d · Other expenses: TELEPHONE & UTILITIES

    total $17,427 · program services $15,684 · management and general $1,394 · fundraising $349

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $27,409 · program services $24,943 · management and general $1,973 · fundraising $493

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $115,627 · end of year $161,880

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $48,000

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $11,501 · end of year $7,095

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $21,033 · end of year $23,873

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

    $889,701

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

    $241,404

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $676,678 · end of year $648,297

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $204,731 · end of year $212,517

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $2,165,087 · end of year $2,063,919

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $30,647 · end of year $10,435

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $47,652 · end of year $91,304

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $144,018 · end of year $138,463

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $75,600

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $2,454,338 · end of year $2,472,960

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $480,402 · end of year $393,569

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $10,000 · end of year $10,850

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

TO TEACH THE ART OF LIFE THROUGH THE MAGIC OF THEATRE.

  • TO ENCOURAGE AND PROMOTE THE GROWTH OF CULTURAL INTEREST AND ACTIVITY IN THE PERFORMING ARTS. TO FOSTER PARTICIPATION IN, AND APPRECIATION OF, THE PERFORMING ARTS BY MEANS OF DEVELOPING AND PROMOTING A CHILDRENS/YOUTH THEATRE, AND PROVIDING CLASSES, PRODUCTIONS, AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAMMING. TO PARTNER WITH OTHER CULTURAL, EDUCATIONAL, AND SOCIAL SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS FOR THE BETTERMENT OF YOUNG PEOPLE, AND TO SHARE THE POSITIVE IMPACT OF THE PERFORMING ARTS BOTH PERSONALLY AND PROFESSIONALLY. TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES TO YOUNG PEOPLE IN ALL ASPECTS OF THE PERFORMING ARTS, ACTING, SINGING, DANCE, CIRCUS, AND MORE, ON AND OFF STAGE, INCLUDING TECHNICAL THEATRE, STAGE MANAGEMENT, AND ALL CREW POSITIONS. TO SHOWCASE YOUNG TALENT THROUGH HIGH QUALITY PUBLIC PERFORMANCES WHERE PARTICIPANTS EXHIBIT ARTISTIC AND TECHNICAL SKILLS AND TALENTS.

    Expenses $1,019,086 · Grants $112,214

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Janet Erlick

    PRESIDENT, C

    Total calculated
    $106,678
    From this org
    $90,592
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $16,086
    Hours/week
    40

  • Karen Ash

    PAST CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Joseph Brydon CPA

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Diedra Chatman

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Sasha Formica

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Gregg Goldstein

    PAST CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Andre B Gonzalez

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Jene Kapela

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Mark Keller

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Diane Lavault

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Voula Liroff

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jason Macmenamin

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Amanda Martin

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Raphael Walters

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

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
30 March 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.0
Source object
202640989349300324

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