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AMERICAN CABARET THEATRE INC

EIN 31-1225154 INDIANAPOLIS, IN

Revenue 2024
$1,571,729
Expenses 2024
$1,745,185

Program services were 80.7% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
NTEE code
A650
Classification
2000
Street
924 N PENNSYLVANIA ST

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

FOUNDED IN 1988, AMERICAN CABARET THEATRE, INC. DBA THE CABARET, IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO ELEVATING AND PROMOTING THE CABARET ART FORM BY ENTERTAINING, EDUCATING, AND ENGAGING AUDIENCES AND ARTISTS THROUGH WORLD-CLASS PERFORMANCE. AS THE CABARET ATTRACTS ARTISTS FROM AROUND THE GLOBE, AUDIENCES TOO TRAVEL FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY TO SEE THESE WORLD CLASS ARTISTS IN THE VENUE'S AWARD-WINNING UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL SETTING.

Activities or mission (Part I)

FOUNDED IN 1988, AMERICAN CABARET THEATRE, INC. DBA THE CABARET, IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO ELEVATING AND PROMOTING THE CABARET ART FORM BY ENTERTAINING, EDUCATING, AND ENGAGING AUDIENCES AND ARTISTS THROUGH WORLD-CLASS PERFORMANCE. AS THE CABARET ATTRACTS ARTISTS FROM AROUND THE GLOBE, AUDIENCES TOO TRAVEL FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY TO SEE THESE WORLDCLASS ARTISTS IN THE VENUE'S AWARD-WINNING UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL SETTING.

  • ARTISTIC PROGRAMMING:IN 2024, THE CABARET PRESENTED 40 PERFORMANCES THAT SERVED 8,063 IN PERSON AUDIENCES, PROVIDED VIRTUAL PROGRAMMING THROUGH ITS YOUTUBE CHANNEL RESULTING IN 1.4 MILLION GLOBAL VIEWS, AND 47 EVENTS OR ACTIVITIES AS PART OF ITS EDUCATION AND OUTREACH PROGRAMMING THAT SERVED 17,256 FOR A TOTAL AUDIENCE OF 1.5 MILLION.THE ALLEY/"THE ALLEY SESSIONS" A ONCE RUN-DOWN HISTORIC ALLEY WAS TRANSFORMED INTO A VIBRANT ARTS CORRIDOR AND COMMUNITY GATHERING SPACE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC FOR A FREE, FOUR CONCERT SERIES (ARTISTS WERE PAID A COMPETITIVE MARKET RATE), SERVING 1,310. AUDIENCES WERE ABLE TO ORDER A VARIETY OF FOOD AND BEVERAGES FOR AN OUTDOOR, CASUAL EXPERIENCE. 2024 ARTISTIC SEASON THE CABARET'S FLAGSHIP INDOOR SEASON INCLUDED FIVE SERIES: GLICK PHILANTHROPIES BROADWAY AT THE CABARET, JAZZ AT THE CABARET, THE CHRISTEL DEHAAN INTERNATIONAL SERIES, THE UNIQUELY CABARET SERIES, AND THE NEXT GENERATION SERIES. THE SEASON INCLUDED 40 PERFORMANCES AND SERVED AN IN-PERSON AUDIENCE OF 8,063.VIRTUAL PROGRAMMING - THE CABARET REACHES AN ASTONISHINGLY DIVERSE GLOBAL AUDIENCE THROUGH ITS CAREFULLY CURATED PERFORMANCE OFFERINGS ON ITS YOUTUBE CHANNEL. THE CHANNEL PROVIDES FREE ACCESS TO MORE THAN 900 HIGH-QUALITY ARCHIVAL PERFORMANCES AND CLASS VIDEOS. NEW VIDEOS ARE ADDED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. THE CHANNEL HAS 27.7K SUBSCRIBERS WITH AN AVERAGE OF 1.5 TO 2 MILLION VIEWERS ANNUALLY REPRESENTING 68 DIFFERENT COUNTRIES. SERVING AS AN ARTIST AND COMMUNITY HUB, THE CABARET OFFERS ITS VENUE, STAGE, AND SERVICES TO ARTS ORGANIZATIONS, NONPROFITS AND INDEPENDENT ARTISTS TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE HIGH-QUALITY, INTIMATE PERFORMANCE SPACE AND THE CABARET STAFF'S EXPERTISE IN BUSINESS AND PERFORMANCE. INDEPENDENT ARTISTS AND SMALL ARTS ORGANIZATIONS USE THE CABARET'S SPACE AT NO CHARGE FOR REHEARSALS, PERFORMANCES, RECORDINGS, AND PHOTO SHOOTS, EVENTS, ETC.

    Expenses $1,341,771 · Revenue $550,427

  • EDUCATIONAL AND OUTREACH PROGRAMMING: THE CABARET PROVIDES BURGEONING CABARET ARTISTSFROM STUDENTS TO PROFESSIONALSWITH A CONTINUUM OF EDUCATIONAL AND OUTREACH PROGRAMMING TO HONE THEIR PERFORMANCE/CAREER SKILLS AND PERFORM LIVE ON STAGE. PROGRAMS INCLUDE MASTERCLASSES AND CAREER WORKSHOPS WITH NATIONAL ARTISTS AND INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS; ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE PROGRAM; PRE-SHOW PERFORMANCE SPOTLIGHTS; DISCOUNT STUDENT TICKETS; AND PAID ARTS MANAGEMENT INTERNSHIPS. ALL PROGRAMS ARE OFFERED FREE OF CHARGE. 1,558 STUDENTS WERE DIRECTLY SERVED BY THE CABARET'S EDUCATIONAL/ARTIST DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMING IN 2024.

    Expenses $67,249 · Revenue $26,907

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.

  • Diana Hartley Mutz

    CHAIRMAN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • John Mainella

    VICE CHAIRMAN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Troy Gilstorf

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Roxanne McGettigan

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Ron Brock

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Tiffany Benedict Browne

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Amanda Huber

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Karen Hurt

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Lasana D Kazembe

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Simone Rigaud

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Rebecca Robinson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Julie Singer

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Morgan Snyder

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Judith Thomas

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Hope Tribble

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Girish Vitalpur MD

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Robert Zehr

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Shannon Marie Forsell

    CEO

    Total calculated
    $131,378
    From this org
    $127,338
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $4,040
    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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

  • 2024
    Revenue
    $1,571,729
    Expenses
    $1,745,185
    Contributions
    $891,857
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2023
    Revenue
    $1,705,943
    Expenses
    $1,696,984
    Contributions
    $1,023,089
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $1,114,824
    Expenses
    $1,544,807
    Contributions
    $783,824
    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
    $1,661,939
    Expenses
    $1,349,133
    Assets (EOY)
    $2,687,659

  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $983,123
    Expenses
    $987,812
    Assets (EOY)
    $2,473,943

  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $1,308,752
    Expenses
    $1,352,167
    Assets (EOY)
    $2,319,813

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.

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

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

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 29 October 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.