Nonprofit · EIN 20-3577149
AUBURN PUBLIC THEATER INC
Tax-exempt · AUBURN, NY 13021
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $776,219 | $952,276 | -$176,057 | $3,644,906 | $157,693 | $3,487,213 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $1,547,195 | $876,050 | $671,145 | $3,853,428 | $191,786 | $3,661,642 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $1,518,678 | $977,730 | $540,948 | $3,283,490 | $292,993 | $2,990,497 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $637,688
- of which government grants
- $312,484
- Program service revenue
- $179,415
- Investment income
- -$56,788
- Net gain from sales of assets
- -$56,853
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $12,068
- Other revenue
- $15,904
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $118,570
- Other salaries and wages
- $362,214
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $551,132
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $6,573
- Accounting fees
- $16,000
- Occupancy
- $16,253
- Depreciation
- $131,210
- Program services (functional)
- $672,440
- Management and general (functional)
- $213,822
- Fundraising (functional)
- $66,014
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $3,853,428
- Total assets, end of year
- $3,644,906
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $157,693
- Net assets, end of year
- $3,487,213
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $3,492,485
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $3,357,513
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $129,700
- Gross unrelated business income
- -$56,853
- Gross receipts
- $1,281,369
- Employees
- 46
- Volunteers
- 23
- Year formed
- 2005
- State of legal domicile
- NY
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 December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JANIE ANDERSON | MANAGING DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $80,048 | $38,522 |
| TOM SEELY | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MELODY SMITH JOHNSON | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JOANNE O'CONNOR | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| TRACY VERRIER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| TED WILLIAMS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DR SHEREASA BRAXTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN WILCOX | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MIKE HEARN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CARMELA BARBAGALLO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MARIETTA BOLSTER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVE KEELER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CHARLIE MILLS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| GERALDINE GERMANO-YAW | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KATHY MCLANE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 15 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JANIE ANDERSON | MANAGING DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $77,000 | $40,097 |
| TOM SEELY | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MELODY SMITH JOHNSON | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JOANNE O'CONNOR | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| TRACY VERRIER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| TED WILLIAMS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DR SHEREASA BRAXTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN WILCOX | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MIKE HEARN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CARMELA BARBAGALLO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MARIETTA BOLSTER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVE KEELER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CHARLIE MILLS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| GERALDINE GERMANO-YAW | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KATHY MCLANE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 9 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAREY EIDEL | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $77,008 | $490 |
| MELODY SMITH JOHNSON | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SARAH REDDING | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JOANNE O'CONNOR | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| TRACY VERRIER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| TED WILLIAMS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| PATRICIA WATSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN WILCOX | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MIKE HEARN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 8 EXCHANGE ST, AUBURN, NY 13021-7080
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- JANIE ANDERSON, 8 EXCHANGE ST, AUBURN, NY 13021
- Signed the 990
- JANIE ANDERSON, MANAGING DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (315) 253-6669
- Website
- AUBURNPUBLICTHEATER.ORG
- Return prepared by
- DANNIBLE & MCKEE LLP
Mission
AUBURN PUBLIC THEATER, INC. IS A NOT FOR PROFIT CORPORATION LOCATED IN AUBURN, NEW YORK, WHOSE PURPOSE IS TO ENRICH THE SOCIAL, CULTURAL, AND ECONOMIC GROWTH OF OUR REGION BY BRINGING PEOPLE TOGETHER THROUGH AFFORDABLE ACCESS TO LIVE PERFORMANCES, CINEMA, ARTS, EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY EVENTS.
Program accomplishments
- THROUGH THEIR PRODUCING AND PRESENTING SERIES, AUBURN PUBLIC THEATER, INC. BRINGS NATIONALLY TOURING ACTS, LIVE MUSIC, MUSICAL THEATER, PLAYS AND COMEDIANS TO THEIR 199-SEAT MAINSTAGE AND 80-SEAT CABARET FOR COMPELLING AND DIVERSE PROGRAMMING THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.Expenses $309,608 · revenue $69,921
- AUBURN PUBLIC THEATER, INC. PARTNERS WITH AUBURN PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY CENTERS TO PROVIDE FREE PERFORMING ARTS CLASSES. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO HAS AFFORDABLE CLASSES AND SUMMER CAMPS RIGHT AT THE THEATER IN FILM, THEATER AND MUSIC. THE ORGANIZATION OFFERS ONSITE CLASSES IN ITS STUDIO.Expenses $129,311 · revenue $28,001
- AUBURN PUBLIC THEATER, INC. SERVES AS A DECENTRALIZATION SITE FOR NEW YORK STATE TO REGRANT FUNDING FOR THE ARTS IN CAYUGA, SENECA, WAYNE, YATES, AND ONTARIO COUNTY. THESE GRANTS ENABLE EMERGING ARTISTS AND ORGANIZATIONS TO GROW PROFESSIONALLY AND TO ENHANCE THE CULTURAL CLIMATE IN COMMUNITIES AND NEIGHBORHOODS WHERE THEY LIVE AND WORK. THE ORGANIZATION ADMINISTERS OVER $75,000 PER YEAR IN GRANTS FROM NYS FOR ARTS PROGRAMMING BY EMERGING ARTISTS AND NON-PROFIT ARTS ORGANIZATIONS.Expenses $114,155 · revenue $24,719
- AUBURN PUBLIC THEATER, INC. ENGAGES THE COMMUNITY WITH THEIR INDEPENDENT, 65 SEAT ART-HOUSE CINEMA BY PROVIDING AORDABLE AND ACCESSIBLE CINEMA PROGRAMMING TO A DIVERSE RANGE OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS. THIS PROGRAM SEEKS TO INCREASE FILM LITERACY AND CINEMA APPRECIATION THROUGH THE SCREENING OF INDEPENDENT, DOCUMENTARY, FOREIGN, CLASSIC, AND FAMILY FILMS IN A COMFORTABLE, CONVENIENT DOWNTOWN THEATER WITH THE HIGHEST QUALITY DIGITAL PROJECTION AND HD SOUND.Expenses $119,366 · revenue $25,848
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 December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 20-3577149
- 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
- 2006
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A61)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $3,644,906
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,281,369
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $776,219 | $952,276 | $3,644,906 | XML |
| 990-T | December 2025 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2024 | $1,547,195 | $876,050 | $3,853,428 | XML |
| 990-T | December 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $1,518,678 | $977,730 | $3,283,490 | XML |
| 990-T | December 2023 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2022 | $267,033 | $272,280 | $2,551,440 | IRS |
| 990-T | December 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | August 2022 | $978,513 | $523,201 | $2,550,074 | IRS |
| 990-T | August 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | August 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | August 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | August 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | August 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | August 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 20-3577149).
Questions about AUBURN PUBLIC THEATER INC
- What is the EIN of AUBURN PUBLIC THEATER INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of AUBURN PUBLIC THEATER INC is 20-3577149.
- Is AUBURN PUBLIC THEATER INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2006.
- Are donations to AUBURN PUBLIC THEATER INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does AUBURN PUBLIC THEATER INC 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 AUBURN PUBLIC THEATER INC due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did AUBURN PUBLIC THEATER INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of AUBURN PUBLIC THEATER INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names JANIE ANDERSON.
- Who are the officers and directors of AUBURN PUBLIC THEATER INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 15 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $80,048 (JANIE ANDERSON, MANAGING DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does AUBURN PUBLIC THEATER INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $776,219, expenses of $952,276 and total assets of $3,644,906 at year end.
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