Nonprofit · EIN 38-1742032
TIBBITS OPERA FOUNDATION AND ARTS COUNCIL INC
Tax-exempt · COLDWATER, MI 49036
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 30, 2025 | 990 | $1,244,590 | $1,348,746 | -$104,156 | $2,458,003 | $243,950 | $2,214,053 |
| September 30, 2024 | 990 | $992,925 | $1,277,003 | -$284,078 | $2,580,880 | $264,956 | $2,315,924 |
| September 30, 2023 | 990 | $1,519,219 | $1,126,680 | $392,539 | $2,894,510 | $304,379 | $2,590,131 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $763,806
- of which government grants
- $437,642
- Program service revenue
- $330,592
- Investment income
- $16,720
- Net rental income
- $50,541
- Net income from fundraising events
- $82,931
- Other revenue
- $133,472
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $67,619
- Other salaries and wages
- $546,857
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $661,054
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $10,649
- Occupancy
- $45,923
- Travel
- $10,528
- Depreciation
- $118,848
- Program services (functional)
- $675,705
- Management and general (functional)
- $246,519
- Fundraising (functional)
- $426,522
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $2,580,880
- Total assets, end of year
- $2,458,003
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $243,950
- Net assets, end of year
- $2,214,053
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $2,115,521
- Publicly traded securities
- $276,981
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,940,024
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $274,029
- Gross receipts
- $1,244,590
- Employees
- 63
- Volunteers
- 158
- Year formed
- 1962
- State of legal domicile
- MI
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 September 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHRISTINE DELANEY | EXECDIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $67,619 |
| TERRY ANN WHELAN | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN BOLTON | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JOE HUGHES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| CHRIS DENBROCK | PAST PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| ERIN JANSEN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| DIANE HARMON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SETH BERRY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KEN NORTON | MEMBER AT LA Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOSE ALBARRAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JENNIFER POE | MEMBER AT LA Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DYLAN FOSTER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN RANSHAW | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DIANE PRIDGEON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DOUG BLOOM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2024: 15 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHRISTINE DELANEY | EXECDIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $50,490 |
| TERRY ANN WHELAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN BOLTON | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| KEN NORTON | MEMBER AT LA Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOE HUGHES | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| CHRIS DONBROCK | PAST PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| ERIN JANSEN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JOSE ALBARRAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SETH BERRY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DIANE PRIDGEON | MEMBER AT LA Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DIANE HARMON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JENNIFER POE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DYLAN FOSTER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN RANSHAW | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DONNA GARDNER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2023: 17 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHRISTINE DELANEY | EXECDIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $49,984 |
| CHRIS DONBROCK | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN BOLTON | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| KEN NORTON | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JOE HUGHES | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| DAVID COYLE | MEMBER AT LA Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RICK MERRILL | PAST PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| ERIN JANSEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOSE ALBARRAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SETH BERRY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DIANE PRIDGEON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WAYNE WEAVER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DIANE HARMON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DONNA GARDNER | MEMBER AT LA Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DANIEL GORDON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANGLIA MARSH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CISCO ORTIZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 14 S HANCHETT ST, COLDWATER, MI 49036-1907
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- CHRISTINE DELANEY, 14 SOUTH HANCHETT, COLDWATER, MI 49036
- Signed the 990
- CHRISTINE DELANEY, EXECDIRECTOR
- Phone
- (517) 278-6029
- Website
- WWW.TIBBITS.ORG
- Return prepared by
- TAYLOR PLANT & WATKINS PC
Mission
TO PROVIDE CULTURAL AND EDUCATIONAL BENEFITS AND PRESERVATION OF THE HISTORIC TIBBITS OPERA HOUSE.
Program accomplishments
- PRODUCES PROFESSIONAL SUMMER STOCK THEATRE AND A YOUTH THEATRE PROGRAM PRESENTS PROFESSIONAL TOURING ARTISTS AND ARTS PROGRAMMING FOR AREA SCHOOLS AND YOUTH PROVIDES THE HISTORIC THEATRE AS A VENUE FOR COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, BUSINESSES AND INDIVIDUALSExpenses $675,705 · revenue $330,592
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 September, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | September 30, 2026 | February 16, 2027 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | September 30, 2025 | February 17, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | September 30, 2024 | February 18, 2025 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 38-1742032
- 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
- 1965
- Accounting year ends
- September
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A260)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $2,458,003
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,244,590
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | September 2025 | $1,244,590 | $1,348,746 | $2,458,003 | XML |
| 990 | September 2024 | $992,925 | $1,277,003 | $2,580,880 | XML |
| 990 | September 2023 | $1,519,219 | $1,126,680 | $2,894,510 | XML |
| 990 | September 2022 | $1,033,388 | $853,351 | $2,633,970 | IRS |
| 990 | September 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 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 38-1742032).
Questions about TIBBITS OPERA FOUNDATION AND ARTS COUNCIL INC
- What is the EIN of TIBBITS OPERA FOUNDATION AND ARTS COUNCIL INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of TIBBITS OPERA FOUNDATION AND ARTS COUNCIL INC is 38-1742032.
- Is TIBBITS OPERA FOUNDATION AND ARTS COUNCIL INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1965.
- Are donations to TIBBITS OPERA FOUNDATION AND ARTS COUNCIL INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does TIBBITS OPERA FOUNDATION AND ARTS COUNCIL 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 TIBBITS OPERA FOUNDATION AND ARTS COUNCIL INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending September 30, 2026) is due February 16, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did TIBBITS OPERA FOUNDATION AND ARTS COUNCIL INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended September 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of TIBBITS OPERA FOUNDATION AND ARTS COUNCIL INC?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 names CHRISTINE DELANEY.
- Who are the officers and directors of TIBBITS OPERA FOUNDATION AND ARTS COUNCIL INC?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 lists 15 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $67,619 (CHRISTINE DELANEY, EXECDIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does TIBBITS OPERA FOUNDATION AND ARTS COUNCIL INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,244,590, expenses of $1,348,746 and total assets of $2,458,003 at year end.
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