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← PALACE THEATRE TRUST

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by PALACE THEATRE TRUST.

Totals

Total revenue
$6,885,318
Total expenses
$7,072,176
Contributions and grants received
$1,018,274
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$5,055,952
Investment income
$233,294
Other revenue
$577,798
Total assets, end of year
$19,516,975
Total liabilities, end of year
$5,810,285
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$13,706,690
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$4,801,156
Management and general expenses
$1,886,837
Fundraising expenses
$384,183
Program service expenses (Part III)
$4,801,156

Program services were 67.9% 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.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $20,000

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $998,274

  • 2a · Program service revenue: SHOW REVENUE

    total $3,805,016 · related or exempt $3,805,016

  • 2b · Program service revenue: YOUTH THEATRE FEES

    total $571,036 · related or exempt $571,036

  • 2c · Program service revenue: HISTORIC FEE

    total $482,675 · related or exempt $482,675

  • 2d · Program service revenue: RENTS

    total $141,749 · related or exempt $141,749

  • 2e · Program service revenue: ADVERTISING INCOME

    total $55,476 · related or exempt $55,476

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $207,415 · excluded $207,415

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $962,879

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

    securities $937,000

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $25,879

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $25,879 · excluded $25,879

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $132,060

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $43,872

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $88,188 · excluded $88,188

  • 9a · Gaming: gross income

    $109,170

  • 9c · Net income from gaming

    total $109,170 · unrelated business $109,170

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $621,309

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $278,201

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $343,108 · excluded $343,108

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $37,332 · related or exempt $37,332

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $37,332

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $225,004 · management and general $225,004

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $2,247,786 · program services $1,387,641 · management and general $674,826 · fundraising $185,319

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $25,000 · program services $14,029 · management and general $9,097 · fundraising $1,874

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $113,308 · program services $63,585 · management and general $41,232 · fundraising $8,491

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $191,888 · program services $107,681 · management and general $69,827 · fundraising $14,380

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $41,760 · program services $23,434 · management and general $15,196 · fundraising $3,130

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $39,238 · management and general $39,238

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $58,977 · program services $33,096 · management and general $21,462 · fundraising $4,419

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $348,097 · program services $195,340 · management and general $126,670 · fundraising $26,087

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $489,940 · program services $274,937 · management and general $178,285 · fundraising $36,718

  • 20 · Interest

    total $134,440 · program services $75,442 · management and general $48,922 · fundraising $10,076

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $446,473 · program services $328,297 · management and general $118,176

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $127,249 · program services $71,408 · management and general $46,305 · fundraising $9,536

  • 24a · Other expenses: PRODUCTION COSTS

    total $1,315,362 · program services $1,315,362

  • 24b · Other expenses: SUBCONTRACTORS

    total $569,831 · program services $569,831

  • 24c · Other expenses: CREDIT CARD FEES

    total $222,968 · program services $125,122 · management and general $81,136 · fundraising $16,710

  • 24d · Other expenses: OTHER

    total $196,139 · program services $69,177 · management and general $112,819 · fundraising $14,143

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $278,716 · program services $146,774 · management and general $78,642 · fundraising $53,300

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $98,016 · end of year $646,988

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $4,776,108 · end of year $3,429,826

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $41,375 · end of year $19,275

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $8,118 · end of year $19,622

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $2,350 · end of year $1,475

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

    $11,261,153

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

    $4,712,824

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $4,298,051 · end of year $6,548,329

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $5,973,442 · end of year $6,781,203

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $2,235,107 · end of year $2,070,257

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $300,470 · end of year $419,302

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $491,257 · end of year $677,210

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $809,525 · end of year $2,014,942

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $20,000 · end of year $20,000

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $2,844,162 · end of year $2,678,831

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $7,120,357 · end of year $7,058,101

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $5,846,796 · end of year $6,648,589

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

TO ENRICH THE REGION'S CULTURAL LIFE AND SERVE AS A COMMUNITY RESOURCE THROUGH ITS STEWARDSHIP OF THE HISTORIC PALACE THEATRE. IT DOES SO BY PROVIDING A BROAD RANGE OF LIVE, HIGH QUALITY, PROFESSIONAL AND COMMUNITY PERFORMANCES, AS WELL AS EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR PERFORMERS AND AUDIENCES OF ALL AGES.

  • ENRICHING THE REGION'S CULTURAL LIFE AND OFFERING A DIVERSE SELECTION OF EXTREMELY HIGH QUALITY LIVE PERFORMANCES AND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR PATRONS, ARTISTS, CHILDREN AND PEOPLE OF ALL AGES DEFINES THE PALACE THEATRE. FROM IN-HOUSE PRODUCED LIVE PROFESSIONAL MUSICAL THEATRE, TOP NAME PRESENTING ENTERTAINMENT, OTHER NON-PROFIT FUNDRAISING EVENTS AND RENTALS FOR MANY COMMUNITY EVENTS ARE ALL PART OF WHAT DEFINES THE PALACE THEATRE. APPROXIMATELY 120,000 PATRONS ATTENDED WITH OVER 252 PERFORMANCES AND EVENTS. YOUTH PERFORMING ARTS PROGRAMS ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE PALACE THEATRE/FOREVER EMMA STUDIOS YOUTH INITIATIVES WITH OVER 19,000 CHILDREN EXPERIENCING THEATRICAL PRODUCTIONS THROUGH PARTICIPATION IN VACATION CAMPS, SPECIALIZED ACTING COMPANIES AND VOCAL, DANCING OR ACTING CLASSES. ADDITIONALLY, MORE THAN 900 YOUTH, GRADES 2-12 PERFORMED IN A PALACE PRODUCTION.

    Expenses $4,801,156 · Revenue $5,055,952

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

Listed in Part VII

  • PETER RAMSEY

    CEO

    Total calculated
    $266,225
    From this org
    $225,004
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $41,221
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $225,004
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $25,000
    Nontaxable benefits
    $16,221
    Filer's total
    $266,225
  • J MICHAEL PERRELLA

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • ATTY DAVID EBY

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • MARK LAPRADE

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • DOUG BLAIS

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • ROBERT BAINES

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • ERNESTO BURDEN

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • RON COVEY

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • SYLVIO DUPUIS

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • DONNA GAMACHE

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • JOSEPH GRAHAM

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • BETH HOULIS

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • ED ITHIER

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • JOHN MACNEIL

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • CAMILLE MADDEN

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • RONALD MARTIN

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • SHARRON MCCARTHY

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • JASON MCKINNEY

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • KATIE MCQUAID COTE

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • LUCIA A MERRITT

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • HOLLY MINTZ

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • NORRI OBERLANDER

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • ATTY JENNIFER PARENT

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • MIKE REED

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • MICHAEL SKELTON

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • SETH WALL

    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. 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 · 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

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
15 May 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202511349349308531

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