Nonprofit · EIN 36-4591959
UPTOWN PLAYERS INC
Tax-exempt · DALLAS, TX 75207
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $938,104 | $1,060,215 | -$122,111 | $1,308,819 | $932,768 | $376,051 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $958,520 | $982,213 | -$23,693 | $1,453,347 | $955,185 | $498,162 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $809,655 | $868,452 | -$58,797 | $1,406,728 | $990,660 | $416,068 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $483,067
- of which government grants
- $76,085
- Program service revenue
- $382,119
- Investment income
- $1,225
- Royalties
- $68
- Net rental income
- $8,077
- Net income from gaming
- $38,283
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $25,265
- Other revenue
- $71,693
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $149,574
- Other salaries and wages
- $166,934
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $364,055
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $15,478
- Occupancy
- $128,899
- Depreciation
- $52,323
- Program services (functional)
- $783,100
- Management and general (functional)
- $274,268
- Fundraising (functional)
- $2,847
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,453,347
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,308,819
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $932,768
- Net assets, end of year
- $376,051
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $1,104,432
- Gross receipts
- $955,418
- Employees
- 32
- Volunteers
- 125
- Year formed
- 2006
- State of legal domicile
- TX
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHARLES CRAIG LYNCH | EXEC. PRODUCER Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $78,808 |
| JEFFREY A RANE | EXEC. PRODUCER Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $70,768 |
| NANCY RUBIN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Barbara Rosenberg | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRIAN JANSEN | President Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| DAVID GIFFORD-ROBINSON | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| Phil Perry | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| Tomas Soto | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Jannelle Gray | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DOUG DOREY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TRI MCBATH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Ruby Aldana | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 12 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHARLES CRAIG LYNCH | EXEC. PRODUCER Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $78,800 |
| JEFFREY A RANE | EXEC. PRODUCER Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $54,800 |
| NANCY RUBIN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JANELLE GRAY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRIAN JANSEN | President Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| DAVID GIFFORD-ROBINSON | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| KATE NEWMAN | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| BARBARA ROSENBERG | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| TOMAS SOTO | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DOUG DOREY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TRI MCBATH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PHIL PERRY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 12 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Craig Lynch | Executive Producer Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $79,320 |
| Jeffrey A Rane | Executive Producer Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $35,245 |
| Nancy Rubin | Board Member Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $2,940 |
| Coy Covington | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $1,050 |
| Brian Jansen | President Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Jeff Falin | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Kate Newman | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Barbara Rosenberg | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Tomas Soto | Fundraising Committee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Doug Dorey | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Tri McBath | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Ruth Vera | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1327 MOTOR CIR, DALLAS, TX 75207-5920
- In care of
- % JEFF RANE
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- BRIAN JANSEN, 1327 MOTOR STREET, DALLAS, TX 75207
- Signed the 990
- JEFFREY A RANE, EXEC. PRODUCER
- Phone
- (214) 219-2718
- Website
- uptownplayers.org
- Return prepared by
- Sutton Frost Cary LLP
Mission
The mission of Uptown Players is to present professional theatre that meets a rising demand in the LGBTQ+ community for audiences to see their life experiences Represented on stage. Our diverse productions represent the LGBTQ+ community attitudes, mindsets and prospectives about their lives and current situation. We also provide the LGBTQ+ community an opportunity to examine itself and to develop confidence, self-awareness, and pride. We provide a safe place for LGBTQ+ patrons and their allies to fellowship, educate and entertain through plays and musicals that create a greater positive public awareness and acceptance through the performing arts.
Program accomplishments
- DURING 2025, UPTOWN PLAYERS PRODUCED SIX LIVE PRODUCTIONS: WE ARE CONTINUOUS, BROADWAY OUR WAY 2025, XANADU THE MUSICAL, EVERYBODYS TALKING ABOUT JAMIE, IMAGINE, and STAR OF WONDER: A CAROL ANN CHRISTMAS. THE PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES WERE PRODUCTION EXPENSES THAT INCLUDED THEATER RENTAL, ROYALTY PAYMENTS, LABOR FOR CAST, CREW, DIRECTORS, AND DESIGNERS, LIGHTING, SOUND, SETS, COSTUMES, PROPS, TRAVEL, AND TICKETING EXPENDITURES. UPTOWN PLAYERS, INC. PRODUCTIONS ARE ALSO SUPPORTED BY APPROXIMATELY 125 VOLUNTEERS WHO HELP PROVIDE LABOR IN VARIOUS CAPACITIES IN SUPPORT OF THE THEATER.THE THEATER HAS WON OVER 25 LEON RABIN AWARDS AND 30 THEATER CRITICS FORUM AWARDS IN ITS FIRST TWENTY-THREE SEASONS. IT HAS ALSO BEEN NAMED THE BEST THEATER COMPANY BY THE DALLAS VOICE READERS, BY THE DALLAS OBSERVER AND BY D MAGAZINE. UPTOWN PLAYERS HAS BEEN FEATURED ON TELEVISION ON GOOD MORNING TEXAS AND DAYBREAK ON WFAA, TEXAS TODAY ON KXAS, FUN ON THE RUN ON CW33, AND LAST CALL ON FOX4.Expenses $783,100 · revenue $382,119
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
- 36-4591959
- 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
- 2007
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A65)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $1,308,819
- Income (IRS master file)
- $955,418
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $938,104 | $1,060,215 | $1,308,819 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $958,520 | $982,213 | $1,453,347 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $809,655 | $868,452 | $1,406,728 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $1,186,650 | $955,594 | $1,502,038 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | 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 36-4591959).
Questions about UPTOWN PLAYERS INC
- What is the EIN of UPTOWN PLAYERS INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of UPTOWN PLAYERS INC is 36-4591959.
- Is UPTOWN PLAYERS INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2007.
- Are donations to UPTOWN PLAYERS INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does UPTOWN PLAYERS 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 UPTOWN PLAYERS 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 UPTOWN PLAYERS 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 UPTOWN PLAYERS INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names BRIAN JANSEN.
- Who are the officers and directors of UPTOWN PLAYERS INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 12 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $78,808 (CHARLES CRAIG LYNCH, EXEC. PRODUCER).
- How much revenue does UPTOWN PLAYERS INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $938,104, expenses of $1,060,215 and total assets of $1,308,819 at year end.
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