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Nonprofit · EIN 43-1394929

PRISON PERFORMING ARTS

Tax-exempt · SAINT LOUIS, MO 63103

Financials

$377K$330K2023$384K$371K2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of PRISON PERFORMING ARTS by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2024990$383,939$371,092$12,847$282,332$889$281,443
December 31, 2023990$377,447$329,672$47,775$268,058-$538$268,596
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$384,311
of which government grants
$83,323
Program service revenue
$2,563
Investment income
$3,949
Net income from fundraising events
-$6,884
Other revenue
-$6,884

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$141,744
Other salaries and wages
$25,421
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$192,357
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Accounting fees
$5,400
Occupancy
$3,925
Travel
$22,354
Depreciation
$1,785
Program services (functional)
$207,163
Management and general (functional)
$110,838
Fundraising (functional)
$53,091

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$268,058
Total assets, end of year
$282,332
Total liabilities, end of year
$889
Net assets, end of year
$281,443
Land, buildings and equipment
$297
Net assets without donor restrictions
$281,443
Gross receipts
$400,823
Employees
4
Volunteers
40
Year formed
1985
State of legal domicile
MO

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, 2024, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
Rachel TibbettsArtistic Director
Key employee
40$70,872
John WolbersExecutive Director
Key employee
40$70,872
Lisa DurkinPresident
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
Cassidy FlynnVice President
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
Andrea LubershaneTreasurer
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
Jocelyn MatsuoSecretary
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
Courtney EverettDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Mark HollyDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Steven KnightDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Matthew MahaffeyDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Karen MeyerDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Tim MooneyDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Kevin Windhauser PhDDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Phil Woodmore PhDDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 17 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
Rachel TibbettsArtistic Director
Key employee
40$72,498
John WolbersExecutive Director
Key employee
40$72,055
Steven KnightBoard President
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
Jocelyn MatsuoVice President
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
Paige ColonSecretary
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
Matthew MahaffeyTreasurer
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
Edgar EvansDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Evan KuhnDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Tara A Nealey PhDDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Phil Woodmore PhDDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Lisa Cohn DurkinDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Mark HollyDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Tim MooneyDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Courtney EverettDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Shannon DurioDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Cassidy FlynnDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Kevin Windhauser PhDDirector
Trustee or director
1$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
3333 WASHINGTON AVE STE 203-B, SAINT LOUIS, MO 63103-1118
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
John Wolbers, 3333Washington Avenue, Suite 203B, Saint Louis, MO 63103
Signed the 990
John Wolbers, Executive Director
Phone
(314) 410-8741
Return prepared by
Professional Financial Services Inc

Mission

Prison Performing Arts involves incarcerated youth and adults in the performing arts to inspire intellectual curiosity and personal development. We nuture the discipline, teamwork and communication skilils necessary for successful re-entry into society. We encourage members of the larger community to connect personally with program participants, and we offer continuing programs for participants who have been released.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Program accomplishments

  • Adult programs - Prison Performing Arts provided multidisciplinary arts programs to 258 incarcerated adults in four state prisons (Northeast Correctional Center, Women's Eastern Reception, Diagnostic and Correctional Center, Missouri Eastern Correctional Center, and Southeast Correctional Center), the Division of Probation and Parole - District 17, the Transition Center of St. Louis, and re-entering citizens through its Alumni Theatre Company members across the country. Incarcerated artists perform plays for an audience of prison inmates, staff, families, and outside guests. Classes explore spoken word, poetry, and examples of short story literature as a doorway to self-expression and personal writing. The Arts & Healing program serves individuals completing their sentences with visual arts, writing, and theatre workshops designed to help participants work through the traumas associated with incarceration while building resilience, self-confidence, and creative skills as a healthy response to the stress of re-entry. The Alumni Theatre Company also provides kinship, stability and a creative outlet as members re-establish themselves in the community. Our programs reach approximately 2,000 audience members both public and incarcerated.
    Expenses $117,706 · revenue $2,374
  • Youth programs - PPA provided year-round after-school and weekend performing arts classes in dance, music, theatre, visual arts, and writing for 286 youth and young people ages 12-24 at St. Louis City Juvenile Detention Center, Hogan Street Regional Youth Center, and St. Louis County Juvenile Detention Center. Classes are designed to help system-impacted youth learn life skills through participation in the arts including collaboration, commitment, responsibility, and self-expression.
    Expenses $89,457

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 yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026Not on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
43-1394929
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Public charity, 50% deduction limit
Exempt since
1987
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$282,332
Income (IRS master file)
$400,823

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2024$383,939$371,092$282,332XML
990December 2023$377,447$329,672$268,058XML
990December 2022$341,410$251,301$220,103IRS
990December 2021–––IRS
990December 2020–––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 43-1394929).

Questions about PRISON PERFORMING ARTS

What is the EIN of PRISON PERFORMING ARTS?
The employer identification number (EIN) of PRISON PERFORMING ARTS is 43-1394929.
Is PRISON PERFORMING ARTS tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1987.
Are donations to PRISON PERFORMING ARTS tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does PRISON PERFORMING ARTS 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 PRISON PERFORMING ARTS due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did PRISON PERFORMING ARTS last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
Who is the principal officer of PRISON PERFORMING ARTS?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names John Wolbers.
Who are the officers and directors of PRISON PERFORMING ARTS?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 14 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $70,872 (Rachel Tibbetts, Artistic Director).
How much revenue does PRISON PERFORMING ARTS have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $383,939, expenses of $371,092 and total assets of $282,332 at year end.

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