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← STARLIGHT THEATRE ASSOCIATION OF KANSAS CITY INC

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by STARLIGHT THEATRE ASSOCIATION OF KANSAS CITY INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$25,398,427
Total expenses
$22,032,977
Contributions and grants received
$7,295,655
Grants paid
$16,495
Program service revenue
$17,024,692
Investment income
$1,089,570
Other revenue
-$11,490
Total assets, end of year
$48,879,840
Total liabilities, end of year
$10,587,545
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$38,292,295
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$19,174,595
Management and general expenses
$1,835,199
Fundraising expenses
$1,023,183
Program service expenses (Part III)
$19,174,595

Program services were 87.0% 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

    $630,899

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $2,590,360

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $4,074,396

  • 2a · Program service revenue: TICKET SALES

    total $12,669,273 · related or exempt $12,669,273

  • 2b · Program service revenue: PARKING/CONCESSIONS

    total $3,422,378 · related or exempt $3,422,378

  • 2c · Program service revenue: SPONSORSHIPS

    total $559,023 · related or exempt $559,023

  • 2d · Program service revenue: PRODUCTION REVENUE

    total $362,068 · related or exempt $362,068

  • 2e · Program service revenue: EDUCATION REVENUE

    total $11,950 · related or exempt $11,950

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $943,783 · excluded $943,783

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $4,428,801 · other assets $31,003

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $4,314,017 · other assets $0

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $114,784 · other assets $31,003

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $145,787 · excluded $145,787

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $98,704

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

    $630,899

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $149,575

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$50,871 · excluded -$50,871

  • 9a · Gaming: gross income

    $3,960

  • 9b · Gaming: direct expenses

    $1,600

  • 9c · Net income from gaming

    total $2,360 · excluded $2,360

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE

    total $26,139 · unrelated business $499 · excluded $25,640

  • 11b · Other revenue: CORPORATE CARD REBATES

    total $6,279 · excluded $6,279

  • 11c · Other revenue: UNREDEEMED GIFT CERTIF

    total $4,603 · excluded $4,603

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $37,021

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $16,495 · program services $16,495

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $1,620,392 · program services $893,049 · management and general $568,430 · fundraising $158,913

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $2,725,382 · program services $1,975,812 · management and general $334,144 · fundraising $415,426

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $90,413 · program services $41,629 · management and general $48,784

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $232,936 · program services $152,686 · management and general $35,706 · fundraising $44,544

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $299,074 · program services $205,873 · management and general $52,429 · fundraising $40,772

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $36,404 · program services $29,900 · management and general $6,264 · fundraising $240

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $34,308 · management and general $34,308

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $106,127 · fundraising $106,127

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $42,611 · management and general $42,611

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $1,523,696 · program services $1,338,052 · management and general $103,285 · fundraising $82,359

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $832,783 · program services $823,307 · management and general $750 · fundraising $8,726

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $105,080 · program services $26,920 · management and general $75,070 · fundraising $3,090

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $147,062 · program services $98,463 · management and general $44,635 · fundraising $3,964

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $272,202 · program services $272,202

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $389,995 · program services $389,995

  • 17 · Travel

    total $257,109 · program services $197,220 · management and general $44,689 · fundraising $15,200

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $1,459,348 · program services $1,205,666 · management and general $253,682

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $137,343 · management and general $137,343

  • 24a · Other expenses: SHOW COSTS

    total $8,656,677 · program services $8,656,677

  • 24b · Other expenses: COST OF GOODS SOLD

    total $1,679,858 · program services $1,678,869 · management and general $989

  • 24c · Other expenses: REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE

    total $288,876 · program services $260,252 · management and general $28,624

  • 24d · Other expenses: SUPPLIES

    total $276,722 · program services $260,670 · management and general $5,611 · fundraising $10,441

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $802,084 · program services $650,858 · management and general $17,845 · fundraising $133,381

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $356,961 · end of year $357,086

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $15,189,498 · end of year $14,052,940

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $3,532,547 · end of year $3,594,346

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $701,691 · end of year $114,696

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $63,618 · end of year $59,372

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $602,100 · end of year $624,469

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

    $43,887,285

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

    $26,571,813

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $12,957,673 · end of year $17,315,472

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $10,392,587 · end of year $11,711,914

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $725,000 · end of year $763,000

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $235,177 · end of year $286,545

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $1,543,252 · end of year $941,674

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $9,239,140 · end of year $9,645,871

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $22,365,779 · end of year $22,699,741

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $11,608,681 · end of year $15,592,554

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

SEE SCHEDULE O

Activities or mission (Part I)

STARLIGHT IS DEDICATED TO CONNECTING OUR COMMUNITY THROUGH LIVE ARTS EXPERIENCES THAT ENTERTAIN, INSPIRE, AND ENGAGE.

  • SEE SCHEDULE O

    Expenses $11,242,843 · Revenue $12,172,708

  • SEE SCHEDULE O

    Expenses $6,731,780 · Revenue $4,529,170

  • SEE SCHEDULE O

    Expenses $1,024,365 · Grants $16,495 · Revenue $38,228

  • COORDINATED BY ITS EVENTS DIVISION, STARLIGHT MAKES SPACE AVAILABLE FOR COMMUNITY USE. FURTHERING ITS OUTREACH TO THE GREATER KANSAS CITY COMMUNITY, STARLIGHT ACCOMMODATES ON-SITE RENTALS OF THE VENUE WHEN NOT STAGING ITS OWN THEATRICAL OR FUNDRAISING EVENTS. OUTSIDE EVENT RENTALS, MOSTLY TO FELLOW NONPROFITS, ALLOW STARLIGHT TO BE UTILIZED AT TIMES WHEN THE FACILITY WOULD OTHERWISE SIT EMPTY. STARLIGHT DOES NOT ACTIVELY MARKET OR OTHERWISE SOLICIT RENTAL BUSINESS, AND STARLIGHT EVENTS BROADWAY, CONCERT, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, AND PHILANTHROPIC ALWAYS TAKE PRIORITY ON THE ANNUAL BOOKING CALENDAR.

    Expenses $175,607 · Revenue $284,586

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Mandi Wright

    VP OF FINANCE & CFO/ TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $170,528
    From this org
    $145,762
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $24,766
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $139,089
    Bonus
    $6,000
    Other
    $673
    Deferred
    $5,578
    Nontaxable benefits
    $19,188
    Filer's total
    $170,528
  • Lindsey Rood-Clifford

    PRESIDENT & CEO

    Total calculated
    $238,541
    From this org
    $212,427
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $26,114
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $211,943
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $484
    Deferred
    $7,823
    Nontaxable benefits
    $18,291
    Filer's total
    $238,541
  • Howard Cohen

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mark Fortino

    IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Terry O'Toole

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Lesley Elwell

    VICE CHAIR, EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Amy Guerich

    VICE CHAIR, PHILANTHROPY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mike Lanning

    VICE CHAIR, FACILITIES

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Dean Newton

    VICE CHAIR, GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Nikki Emison

    VICE CHAIR, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Sabrina Wiewel

    VICE CHAIR, MARKETING & SALES

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Robert K Wolf

    VICE CHAIR, FINANCE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Aviva Ajmera

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Charles W Battey

    EX-OFFICIO

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Robert A Berstein

    EX-OFFICIO

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Becky Blades

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Wendy Burgess

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jeff Carson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Dianna Cleaver

    EX-OFFICIO

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Joni Cobb

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Michael Collins

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Michael Condon

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Toby Cook

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mark Coulter

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • James D Dawson

    EX-OFFICIO

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Steve Doyal

    EX-OFFICIO

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Peggy J Dunn

    EX-OFFICIO

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Ed Enyeart

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jill Farrell

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Anita B Gorman

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Greg M Graves

    EX-OFFICIO

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Richard Heise

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Shirley Bush Helzberg

    EX-OFFICIO

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Robert Hingula

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jenny Housley

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Heather Jones

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kevin Kelly

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jack W Kennedy

    EX-OFFICIO

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Michael Knecht

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Michael T Lanning

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Tondee Lutterman

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Ramsey Mohsen

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Michael F Morrissey

    EX-OFFICIO

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • John Murphy

    EX-OFFICIO

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Dr Troy Nash

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Tempe Ostergren

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Ora Reynolds

    EX-OFFICIO

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Emily Tilgner

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Angelo Trozzolo

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mark Van Dyne

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Vanessa Vaughn-West

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Carolyn Watley

    EX-OFFICIO

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • W Russell Welsh

    EX-OFFICIO

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Carey Wilkins

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Richard Baker

    PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR OF THEATRICAL PROGRAMMING

    Total calculated
    $266,634
    From this org
    $217,294
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $49,340
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $200,575
    Bonus
    $15,000
    Other
    $1,719
    Deferred
    $28,797
    Nontaxable benefits
    $20,543
    Filer's total
    $266,634
  • William Waugh

    VP OF CONCERTS & IT

    Total calculated
    $147,171
    From this org
    $132,136
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $15,035
    Hours/week
    40
  • Bess Wallerstein-Huff

    VP OF MARKETING & SALES

    Total calculated
    $187,553
    From this org
    $171,071
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $16,482
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $164,251
    Bonus
    $6,580
    Other
    $240
    Deferred
    $6,081
    Nontaxable benefits
    $10,401
    Filer's total
    $187,553
  • Debra Churchill

    VP OF OPERATIONS

    Total calculated
    $164,102
    From this org
    $148,285
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $15,817
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $140,114
    Bonus
    $5,380
    Other
    $2,791
    Deferred
    $5,217
    Nontaxable benefits
    $10,600
    Filer's total
    $164,102
  • Kent Andel

    VP OF PRODUCTION/ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $126,027
    From this org
    $103,226
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $22,801
    Hours/week
    40
  • Alexander Jones

    VP OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

    Total calculated
    $145,258
    From this org
    $116,562
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $28,696
    Hours/week
    40
  • Jacques Hassen

    VP OF EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCE

    Total calculated
    $89,005
    From this org
    $77,564
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $11,441
    Hours/week
    40
  • Caroline Gibel

    VP OF PROGRAMMING

    Total calculated
    $85,572
    From this org
    $75,164
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $10,408
    Hours/week
    40
  • Jeffrey Miller

    CONCERT SPONSORSHIP & VIP SALES MNGT

    Total calculated
    $133,547
    From this org
    $108,164
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $25,383
    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. 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

  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Independent compensation consultant
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 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 3
STARLIGHT THEATRE ASSOCIATION OF KANSAS CITY SEEKS TO PROVIDE A REASONABLE AND COMPETITIVE EXECUTIVE TOTAL COMPENSATION OPPORTUNITY CONSISTENT WITH MARKET-BASED COMPENSATION PRACTICES FOR INDIVIDUALS POSSESSING THE EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS NEEDED TO IMPROVE THE OVERALL PERFORMANCE OF STARLIGHT AND ACCOMPLISH ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE AND MISSION. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF STARLIGHT REVIEWS COMPENSATION STUDY AND OTHER PUBLIC NONPROFIT DATA FOR CEO COMPENSATION.

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.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
28 October 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202433059349302773

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