Nonprofit · EIN 04-3608726
VERY MERRY THEATRE
Tax-exempt · BURLINGTON, VT 05401
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 31, 2025 | 990 | $518,414 | $509,170 | $9,244 | $211,456 | $74 | $211,382 |
| August 31, 2024 | 990 | $437,977 | $445,137 | -$7,160 | $212,227 | $10,089 | $202,138 |
| August 31, 2023 | 990 | $450,732 | $390,738 | $59,994 | $215,034 | $5,736 | $209,298 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $208,510
- of which government grants
- $30,259
- Program service revenue
- $303,910
- Investment income
- $5,716
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $278
- Other revenue
- $278
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $54,125
- Other salaries and wages
- $274,863
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $356,405
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $15,694
- Occupancy
- $40,832
- Travel
- $10,167
- Depreciation
- $2,003
- Program services (functional)
- $460,406
- Management and general (functional)
- $47,411
- Fundraising (functional)
- $1,353
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $212,227
- Total assets, end of year
- $211,456
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $74
- Net assets, end of year
- $211,382
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $20,988
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $35,554
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $175,828
- Gross receipts
- $522,157
- Employees
- 83
- Volunteers
- 100
- Year formed
- 2002
- State of legal domicile
- VT
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| DON WRIGHT | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 50 | $45,227 |
| COLBY KERVICK | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 0.75 | $0 |
| DAVID CONNER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 0.75 | $0 |
| CHRIS BURNS | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 0.75 | $0 |
| AMY KING | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.75 | $0 |
| KATRINA ROEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.75 | $0 |
| BILL GOLDWYN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.75 | $0 |
| AMANDA WAITE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.75 | $0 |
| GREG HANCOCK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.75 | $0 |
| REGINA FARRELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.75 | $0 |
| JOHN BOONE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.75 | $0 |
| MIKEY VAN GULDEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.75 | $0 |
| JIM DUNCAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.75 | $0 |
| INDIA HAMMERSLOUGH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.75 | $0 |
| NICOLE CURVIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.75 | $0 |
1 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CARRIE NAPOLITAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.75 | $0 |
990 for the year ended August 31, 2024: 16 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| DON WRIGHT | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 50 | $41,428 |
| COLBY KERVICK | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 0.75 | $0 |
| DAVID CONNER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 0.75 | $0 |
| CHRIS BURNS | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 0.75 | $0 |
| AMY KING | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.75 | $0 |
| KATRINA ROEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.75 | $0 |
| BILL GOLDWYN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.75 | $0 |
| AMANDA WAITE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.75 | $0 |
| GREG HANCOCK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.75 | $0 |
| REGINA FARRELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.75 | $0 |
| JOHN BOONE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.75 | $0 |
| MIKEY VAN GULDEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.75 | $0 |
| JIM DUNCAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.75 | $0 |
| INDIA HAMMERSLOUGH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.75 | $0 |
| NICOLE CURVIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.75 | $0 |
| CARRIE NAPOLITAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.75 | $0 |
990 for the year ended August 31, 2023: 15 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| DON WRIGHT | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 50 | $41,428 |
| DAVID CONNER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 0.75 | $0 |
| AMY KING | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.75 | $0 |
| CHRIS BURNS | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 0.75 | $0 |
| EMILY MERRILL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.75 | $0 |
| KATRINA ROEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.75 | $0 |
| BEN PORTWAY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.75 | $0 |
| BILL GOLDWYN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.75 | $0 |
| AMANDA WAITE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.75 | $0 |
| GREG HANCOCK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.75 | $0 |
| COLBY KERVICK | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 0.75 | $0 |
| KIMBERLY WARD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.75 | $0 |
| REGINA FARRELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.75 | $0 |
| JOHN BOONE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.75 | $0 |
| MIKEY VAN GULDEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.75 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 77 POMEROY ST, BURLINGTON, VT 05401-1622
- In care of
- % DONALD WRIGHT
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- DONALD WRIGHT, 77 POMEROY STREET, BURLINGTON, VT 05401
- Signed the 990
- DONALD WRIGHT, DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (802) 355-1461
- Website
- WWW.VERYMERRYTHEATRE.ORG
- Return prepared by
- MCSOLEY MCCOY & CO
Mission
BUILDING STRONG, INSPIRED YOUTH AND COMMUNITIES THROUGH THEATRE ARTS.
Program accomplishments
- SCHOOL PRODUCTIONS PROVIDE CHILDREN FROM THE AGES OF FIVE TO EIGHTEEN WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRODUCE AND PERFORM ORIGINAL PLAYS THROUGH THEIR SCHOOLS, INCLUDING ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOLS ALL OVER NORTHWESTERN, VERMONT.Expenses $43,591 · revenue $83,836
- 20 ALLEN STREET STAGE PERFORMING ARTS STUDIO PROVIDES FOUR SEASONS OF PRODUCTIONS FOR ALL AGE GROUPS AS WELL AS CABARETS, OPEN MICS, DRAMA CLUBS, HOMESCHOOLER SPECIALS AND VACATION CAMPS.Expenses $204,346 · revenue $219,758
- SUMMER PROGRAMS. OUR TRAVELING THEATRE WAGON, BASED IN CHARLOTTE, VT SERVES AS OUR STATE AND INSPIRATION WHILE WE HOST SUMMER CAMPS AND COLLABORATE TO WRITE ORIGINAL PLAYS. WE ALSO HOST A ONE-WEEK CAMP IN VERGENNES, MORRISVILLE, WINOOSKI, AND SHELBURNE, VT.Expenses $212,469 · revenue $594
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in August, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | August 31, 2026 | January 15, 2027 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | August 31, 2025 | January 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | August 31, 2024 | January 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 04-3608726
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2002
- Accounting year ends
- August
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A65)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $211,456
- Income (IRS master file)
- $522,157
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | August 2025 | $518,414 | $509,170 | $211,456 | XML |
| 990 | August 2024 | $437,977 | $445,137 | $212,227 | XML |
| 990 | August 2023 | $450,732 | $390,738 | $215,034 | XML |
| 990 | August 2022 | $287,680 | $236,935 | $149,844 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 04-3608726).
Questions about VERY MERRY THEATRE
- What is the EIN of VERY MERRY THEATRE?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of VERY MERRY THEATRE is 04-3608726.
- Is VERY MERRY THEATRE tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2002.
- Are donations to VERY MERRY THEATRE tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does VERY MERRY THEATRE file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of VERY MERRY THEATRE due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending August 31, 2026) is due January 15, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did VERY MERRY THEATRE last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended August 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of VERY MERRY THEATRE?
- The 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 names DONALD WRIGHT.
- Who are the officers and directors of VERY MERRY THEATRE?
- The 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 lists 16 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $45,227 (DON WRIGHT, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does VERY MERRY THEATRE have?
- On its 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $518,414, expenses of $509,170 and total assets of $211,456 at year end.
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