Nonprofit · EIN 62-0273170
CHATTANOOGA THEATRE CENTRE INC
Tax-exempt · CHATTANOOGA, TN 37405
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 31, 2025 | 990 | $1,578,385 | $1,846,080 | -$267,695 | $2,936,029 | $426,536 | $2,509,493 |
| August 31, 2024 | 990 | $1,539,784 | $1,873,836 | -$334,052 | $3,207,088 | $393,252 | $2,813,836 |
| August 31, 2023 | 990 | $1,435,134 | $1,693,909 | -$258,775 | $3,368,334 | $269,202 | $3,099,132 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $389,913
- of which government grants
- $100,500
- Program service revenue
- $1,137,001
- Investment income
- $50,198
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $44,641
- Other revenue
- $1,273
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $90,043
- Other salaries and wages
- $640,320
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $840,769
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $34,517
- Occupancy
- $136,186
- Travel
- $1,389
- Depreciation
- $168,576
- Program services (functional)
- $1,637,326
- Management and general (functional)
- $208,754
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $3,207,088
- Total assets, end of year
- $2,936,029
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $426,536
- Net assets, end of year
- $2,509,493
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $2,555,971
- Publicly traded securities
- $236,908
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $2,428,651
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $80,842
- Gross receipts
- $1,578,385
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 1,550
- Year formed
- 1923
- State of legal domicile
- TN
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| RODNEY VAN VALKENBURG | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $84,509 |
| LAFREDERICK THIRKILL | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| DARLENE BABBS COLE | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| JUAN MORENO | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| DAVID BINDER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| LISI PHILLIPS | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| KRISSA BARKLEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROB BLOCK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SHADRINA BOOKER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROGER CASS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANGIE GRIFFIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOSH GARCIA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CAROL GOLDFARB | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JEANNINE ALDAY-GROGG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MAGGE HUDGINS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
7 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| KIM JACKSON | DIRECTOR/EX. DIR. START 12/31/25 Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GINNY KELLY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BETH MCCLEARY-WOLFORD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROBERT PARKS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RODNEY STRONG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SHELIA WOFFORD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CAROLINE WALKER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended August 31, 2024: 22 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| RODNEY VAN VALKENBURG | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $82,924 |
| LAFREDERICK THIRKILL | BOARD PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| DARLENE BABBS COLE | 1ST VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| AMY MELLER | 2ND VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| ROGER CASS | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| LISI PHILLIPS | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| KRISSA BARKLEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAVID BINDER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SHADRINA BOOKER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MITCH COLLINS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN ECHOLS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANGIE GRIFFIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOSH GARCIA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CAROL GOLDFARB | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JEANNINE ALDAY-GROGG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MAGGE HUDGINS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KIM JACKSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JENNIFER MAJOR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BETH MCCLEARY-WOLFORD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JUAN MORENO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RODNEY STRONG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SHELIA WOFFORD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended August 31, 2023: 24 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| RODNEY VAN VALKENBURG | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $81,646 |
| SHADRINA BOOKER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ALESIA CARTER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROGER CASS | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| DARLENE BABBS COLE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MITCH COLLINS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN ECHOLS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOSH GARCIA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANGIE GRIFFIN | PAST BOARD PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| TOM GRISCOM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MAGGE HUDGINS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KIM JACKSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MELISSA LLOYD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JENNIFER MAJOR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BETH MCCLEARY-WOLFORD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| AMY MELLER | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| PAM MILLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LISI PHILLIPS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STEVE RAY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ALFRED SMITH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RODNEY STRONG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LAFREDERICK THIRKILL | BOARD PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| MARTE WILLIAMS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SHELIA WOFFORD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 4023, CHATTANOOGA, TN 37405-0023
- In care of
- % CASSANDRA GROSS
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- KIM JACKSON, 400 RIVER STREET, CHATTANOOGA, TN 37405
- Signed the 990
- RODNEY VAN VALKENBURG, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (423) 267-8534
- Website
- WWW.THEATRECENTRE.COM
- Return prepared by
- JOHNSON MURPHEY & WRIGHT PC
Mission
FOUNDED IN 1923, THE CHATTANOOGA THEATRE CENTRE IS A NONPROFIT COMMUNITY THEATRE CELEBRATING ITS 102ND SEASON OF BRINGING QUALITY THEATRE PRODUCTIONS, CLASSES, AND WORKSHOPS TO THE CITIZENS OF CHATTANOOGA AND SURROUNDING AREAS. THE MISSION OF THE CHATTANOOGA THEATRE CENTRE IS TO ENRICH THE CULTURAL, INTELLECTUAL, AND EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF PEOPLE OF ALL AGES BY PROVIDING HIGH QUALITY THEATRICAL EXPERIENCES AND CREATING OPPORTUNITIES TO ENGAGE IN THEM.
Program accomplishments
- ONE OF THE LARGEST ARTS ORGANIZATIONS IN CHATTANOOGA, ONE OF THE LONGEST RUNNING THEATRES IN THE SOUTHEAST, AND ONE OF THE LARGEST COMMUNITY THEATRES IN THE COUNTRY, THE CHATTANOOGA THEATRE CENTRE WAS FOUNDED IN 1923 ON THE BELIEF THAT THE ARTS ARE A SHARED EXPERIENCE THAT DELIGHTS, INSPIRES, MOVES, AND EDUCATES.THROUGH THEATRICAL PRODUCTIONS PRESENTED BY AND FOR CHATTANOOGANS OF ALL AGES, ALONG WITH ROBUST DRAMA CLASSES AND PROGRAMS, THE CHATTANOOGA THEATRE CENTRE STRIVES TO PLAY A SIGNIFICANT ROLE IN MAKING CHATTANOOGA A GREAT PLACE TO LIVE, WORK, AND PLAY.Expenses $1,637,326 · revenue $1,138,274
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
- 62-0273170
- 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
- 1952
- Accounting year ends
- August
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $2,936,029
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,578,385
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | August 2025 | $1,578,385 | $1,846,080 | $2,936,029 | XML |
| 990-T | August 2025 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | August 2024 | $1,539,784 | $1,873,836 | $3,207,088 | XML |
| 990 | August 2023 | $1,435,134 | $1,693,909 | $3,368,334 | XML |
| 990 | August 2022 | $1,456,466 | $1,264,963 | $3,575,751 | IRS |
| 990 | August 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | August 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 62-0273170).
Questions about CHATTANOOGA THEATRE CENTRE INC
- What is the EIN of CHATTANOOGA THEATRE CENTRE INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of CHATTANOOGA THEATRE CENTRE INC is 62-0273170.
- Is CHATTANOOGA THEATRE CENTRE INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1952.
- Are donations to CHATTANOOGA THEATRE CENTRE INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does CHATTANOOGA THEATRE CENTRE 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 CHATTANOOGA THEATRE CENTRE INC 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 CHATTANOOGA THEATRE CENTRE INC 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 CHATTANOOGA THEATRE CENTRE INC?
- The 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 names KIM JACKSON.
- Who are the officers and directors of CHATTANOOGA THEATRE CENTRE INC?
- The 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 lists 22 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $84,509 (RODNEY VAN VALKENBURG, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does CHATTANOOGA THEATRE CENTRE INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,578,385, expenses of $1,846,080 and total assets of $2,936,029 at year end.
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