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OCALA CIVIC THEATER INC

EIN 23-7101051 OCALA, FL

Largest nonprofits in Florida

Revenue 2024
$1,251,665
Expenses 2024
$1,595,693

Program services were 100.0% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
NTEE code
A65Z
Classification
2000
Street
4337 E SILVER SPRINGS BLVD

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Other organizations at this address

1 other organization in the IRS Business Master File lists the same street address. matched by us

We match the street line and ZIP code as the IRS gives them, ignoring case and outer spaces and nothing else, so "AVE" and "AVENUE" count as different streets and this list can miss some. A shared address can mean related organizations or a shared office, but it can also be a registered agent, a mail drop or a service provider holding mail for unrelated clients. It is not, by itself, evidence that two organizations are connected.

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

BY OFFERING QUALITY THEATRICAL EXPERIENCES AND PERFORMING ARTS EDUCTION, OCALA CIVIC THEATRE HELPS CULTIVATE FUTURE ARTISTS AND AUDIENCES, FOSTERING A LIFELONG CONNECTION TO THE ARTS. WE WORK TO ENSURE THE ARTS REMAIN A PLACE WHERE THE COMMUNITY CAN CONNECT, PARTICIPATE, AND BE INSPIRED.

  • FOUNDED IN 1950, THE CIVIC IS ONE OF FLORIDA'S OLDEST AND LARGEST COMMUNITY THEATERS, DEDICATED TO UPLIFTING, INSPIRING, AND ENTERTAINING AUDIENCES THROUGH QUALITY THEATRICAL EXPERIENCES AND PERFORMING ARTS EDUCATION. EACH SEASON, THE CIVIC PRODUCES THREE PLAYS, THREE MUSICALS, AND THREE YOUTH SHOWS, TOTALING OVER 200 PERFORMANCES ANNUALLY, AND HOSTS MORE THAN 50 SPECIAL EVENTS. OPERATING FROM A 362-SEAT FACILITY AT THE APPLETON CULTURAL CAMPUS, ADJACENT TO THE APPLETON MUSEUM OF ART, THE CIVIC EMPLOYS 17 STAFF MEMBERS AND INVOLVES NEARLY 500 VOLUNTEERS, WITH AN ANNUAL OPERATING BUDGET OF 1.2 MILLION. DURING THE 2024-2025 SEASON, THE CIVIC WELCOMED A TOTAL OF 36,852 ATTENDEES ACROSS 255 PERFORMANCES AND EVENTS.

    Expenses $1,521,696 · Revenue $654,533

  • EDUCATION & ENRICHMENT - THE EDUCATION AND ENRICHMENT DEPARTMENT OFFERS QUALIFIED INSTRUCTION IN THE PERFORMING ARTS AND THEATER CRAFTS. IT ALSO CREATES OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR DONORS, PATRONS, FELLOW BUSINESSES, AND ORGANIZATIONS TO TOUR OUR FACILITIES, VISIT REHEARSALS, AND OBSERVE CLASSES. THIS HELPS DEEPEN RELATIONSHIPS AND FOSTER A GREATER UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF THEATER WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY. WE SUPPORT OUR SENIORS THROUGH OUR ENCORES AND OVATIONS ORGANIZATIONS, WHICH HELP PROVIDE AND ADMINISTER SCHOLARSHIPS FOR LOCAL THEATER, MUSIC, AND ART STUDENTS, AS WELL AS SECOND STAGE PRODUCTIONS AND VARIOUS YOUTH PROGRAMS. OUR ACADEMY CLASSES SERVE OVER 150 LEARNERS EACH YEAR, WHILE ADDITIONAL OUTREACH PROGRAMS REACH MORE THAN 1,300 PARTICIPANTS IN SCHOOLS AND PUBLIC SPACES. THESE CLASSES CONCLUDE WITH PERFORMANCES THAT GIVE STUDENTS OPPORTUNITIES TO APPLY THEIR LEARNING AND GAIN EXPERIENCE.

    Expenses $73,997 · Revenue $96,479

  • COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT & PARTNERSHIP - WE SUPPORT OTHER ORGANIZATIONS BY PROVIDING SPACE AT AFFORDABLE PRICES AND MAKING OUR PROFESSIONAL STAFF AVAILABLE TO ASSIST WITH EVENTS HELD IN OUR SPACE BY OTHERS IN OUR COMMUNITY. THESE INCLUDE CHURCHES, SCHOOLS, AND OTHER ARTS ORGANIZATIONS. WE ALSO ENCOURAGE AND FACILITATE COLLABORATION AMONG OUR PEER ORGANIZATIONS. THESE PROJECTS INVOLVE EDUCATION, OUTREACH, AND PERFORMANCE OPPORTUNITIES. BY WORKING TOGETHER, WE EXPAND EACH OTHER'S SUPPORT NETWORKS AND RAISE AWARENESS AND APPRECIATION FOR THE ARTS AS BOTH CULTURAL AND EDUCATIONAL ASSETS, AS WELL AS KEY ECONOMIC DRIVERS FOR OUR COMMUNITY AND REGION. THE CIVIC IS A CONSTANT DRIVER OF CULTURAL TOURISM IN MARION COUNTY. TICKETING AND ZIP-CODE ANALYSIS SHOW THAT THE THEATRE CONSISTENTLY ATTRACTS LOCALS AS WELL AS AUDIENCES FROM OUTSIDE MARION COUNTY, REPRESENTING OVER 225 DISTINCT ZIP CODES. ACCORDING TO THE ARTS & ECONOMIC PROSPERITY 6 CALCULATOR, THE CIVIC GENERATES 3.3 MILLION IN ECONOMIC ACTIVITY EACH YEAR, SUPPORTS 54 LOCAL JOBS, AND BRINGS IN 81,836 IN LOCAL TAX REVENUE, SHOWING A CLEAR RETURN ON PUBLIC INVESTMENT.

  • ALL OTHER ACTIVITY OF THE OCALA CIVIC THEATRE IS IN SUPPORT OF OUR GUENERAL MISSION: TO PROVIDE QUALITY LIVE THEATRE TO UPLIFT, INSPIRE, AND ENTERTAIN OUR COMMUNITY THROUGH EXCEPTIONAL THEATRICAL EXPERIENCES AND PERFORMING ARTS EDUCATION.

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

Officers and directors · 2024

As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

  • Jackie Eastman

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
  • Kraig Pritts

    VICE PRESIDE

    Total calculated
    $0
  • Heather A Smith Msn RN

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
  • Amy Sampson

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
  • James Hilty

    IMMEDIATE PA

    Total calculated
    $0
  • Garry Adel

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
  • Jaye Baillie

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
  • Lori Cotton

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
  • Jeanne Henningsen

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
  • Laurie Reeder

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
  • Laurie Zink

    DIRECTOR EME

    Total calculated
    $0
  • Roderic G Thompson

    ARTISTIC & E

    Total calculated
    $0
  • Amy Burns

    FINANCE MANA

    Total calculated
    $0

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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

  • 2024
    Revenue
    $1,251,665
    Expenses
    $1,595,693
    Contributions
    $416,019
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2023
    Revenue
    $1,095,723
    Expenses
    $1,583,985
    Contributions
    $392,232
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $866,890
    Expenses
    $1,329,159
    Contributions
    $297,683
    Grants paid
    $0

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

  • 2021 · 990

    Revenue
    $1,500,362
    Expenses
    $1,268,455
    Assets (EOY)
    $1,825,806
  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $1,077,671
    Expenses
    $987,918
    Assets (EOY)
    $1,409,652
  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $1,028,943
    Expenses
    $1,285,395
    Assets (EOY)
    $1,130,732
  • 2018 · 990

    Revenue
    $1,359,877
    Expenses
    $1,394,369
    Assets (EOY)
    $1,436,780
  • 2017 · 990

    Revenue
    $1,483,423
    Expenses
    $1,425,010
    Assets (EOY)
    $1,476,643
  • 2016 · 990

    Revenue
    $1,426,588
    Expenses
    $1,509,523
    Assets (EOY)
    $1,441,591
  • 2015 · 990

    Revenue
    $1,258,735
    Expenses
    $1,346,845
    Assets (EOY)
    $1,543,939
  • 2014 · 990

    Revenue
    $1,357,752
    Expenses
    $1,336,443
    Assets (EOY)
    $1,629,977
  • 2013 · 990

    Revenue
    $1,321,175
    Expenses
    $1,315,870
    Assets (EOY)
    $1,633,897
  • 2012 · 990

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    $1,233,845
    Assets (EOY)
    $1,582,538

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.

Grants made

No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.

Grants received

Other IRS files

Auto-Revocation List

Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.

Publication 78

Listed as of 13 October 2026, under deductibility PC.

These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.

What this page reflects

The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 13 October 2026 and read 1 November 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.