Nonprofit · EIN 84-2346220
FRIENDS OF THE HISTORIC PLAYHOUSE THEATRE INC
Tax-exempt · RANDOLPH, VT 05060
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $220,696 | $113,918 | $106,778 | $392,133 | $93,639 | $298,494 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $118,547 | $111,557 | $6,990 | $374,243 | $182,527 | $191,716 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $104,982 | $116,781 | -$11,799 | $359,742 | $175,016 | $184,726 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $156,780
- of which government grants
- $38,109
- Program service revenue
- $56,873
- Investment income
- $0
- Net rental income
- $6,543
- Other revenue
- $7,043
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Other salaries and wages
- $32,927
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $36,163
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $3,605
- Occupancy
- $12,122
- Depreciation
- $9,031
- Program services (functional)
- $112,754
- Management and general (functional)
- $1,164
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $374,243
- Total assets, end of year
- $392,133
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $93,639
- Net assets, end of year
- $298,494
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $318,125
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $298,394
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $100
- Gross unrelated business income
- $6,543
- Gross receipts
- $237,353
- Employees
- 2
- Volunteers
- 7
- Year formed
- 2019
- State of legal domicile
- VT
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| JENNIFER BAUMANN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| LYNNE GATELY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JON KAPLAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| ALIA QUART KHAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BENNETT E LAW | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| NARISSA YETZ | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 7 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JENNIFER BAUMANN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| LYNNE GATELY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JULIE HINMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JON KAPLAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| ALIA QUART KHAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BENNETT E LAW | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| NARISSA YETZ | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 3 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JENNIFER BAUMANN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| BENNETT E LAW | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 20 | $0 |
| NARISSA YETZ | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 11 S MAIN ST, RANDOLPH, VT 05060-1330
- In care of
- % BENNETT E LAW
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- BENNETT E LAW
- Signed the 990
- JENNIFER BAUMANN, TREASURER
- Phone
- (802) 565-7474
- Website
- PLAYHOUSEFLICKS.COM
- Return prepared by
- COMPUCOUNT INC
Mission
TO PROVIDE ENTERTAINMENT ENRICHMENT TO THE COMMUNITY THROUGH A NON-PROFIT MOVIE THEATRE EXPERIENCE.
Program accomplishments
- THE FRIENDS OF THE HISTORIC PLAYHOUSE THEATRE WAS ESTABLISHED TO SUSTAIN AND IMPROVE THE PLAYHOUSE MOVIE THEATRE SO THAT COMMUNITY MEMBERS MAY ENJOY THOUGHTFUL ENTERTAINMENT AND SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT IN A LOCAL, SHARED SETTING. THE PLAYHOUSE MOVIE THEATRE FIRST OPENED AT ITS RANDOLPH LOCATION ON AUGUST 4, 1919, AND HAS SURVIVED TO BE ONE OF THE FEW REMAINING SINGLE-PURPOSE THEATERS TO REMAIN IN OPERATION IN THE UNITED STATES. IT IS ELIGIBLE FOR INCLUSION ON THE NATIONAL REGISTRY OF HISTORIC PLACES AND IS A CHERISHED ASSET OF THE LOCAL COMMUNITY. THE PLAYHOUSE SHOWS BOTH "FIRST RUN," POPULAR FILMS AND LESSER-KNOWN "ART FILMS- AND DOCUMENTARIES TO PROVIDE CINEMATIC OPTIONS TO THE COMMUNITY. WE STARTED THE YEAR WITH A RUN OF FIVE CONSECUTIVE BEST PICTURE OSCAR NOMINEES. IN APRIL, BESS O'BRIEN, ACCOMPANIED BY FOLKS FEATURED IN HER FILM, BROUGHT JUST GETTING BY, HER DOCUMENTARY ON HOMELESSNESS IN VERMONT, TO THE PLAYHOUSE. JAY CRAVEN LIKEWISE BROUGHT LOST NATION, HIS NEW FILM ABOUT THE FOUNDING OF OUR REPUBLIC, IN JULY. WE SCREENED THE ANIME FILM LOOK BACK AND THE DOCUMENTARIES BLINK AND THE WOMEN'S ADVENTURE TOUR 2024. AND FOR EIGHT WEEKS THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER WE RAN SATURDAY MATINEES OF CLASSIC CHILDREN'S MOVIES AT DRASTICALLY REDUCED PRICES. WHILE OUR VISION INCLUDES INFORMING AND INSPIRING OUR PATRONS, WE ARE ALSO COMMITTED TO PURE ENTERTAINMENT THROUGH THE SHOWING OF A HOST OF HOLLYWOOD HITS. WE WELCOMED WELL OVER 5,000 PATRONS TO THE MOVIES THIS PAST YEARExpenses $112,754 · revenue $56,873
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
- 84-2346220
- 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
- 2020
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A82)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $392,133
- Income (IRS master file)
- $237,353
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $220,696 | $113,918 | $392,133 | IRS |
| 990-T | December 2025 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2024 | $118,547 | $111,557 | $374,243 | XML |
| 990-T | December 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $104,982 | $116,781 | $359,742 | XML |
| 990-T | December 2023 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2022 | $92,018 | $116,243 | $377,863 | IRS |
| 990-T | December 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 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 84-2346220).
Questions about FRIENDS OF THE HISTORIC PLAYHOUSE THEATRE INC
- What is the EIN of FRIENDS OF THE HISTORIC PLAYHOUSE THEATRE INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of FRIENDS OF THE HISTORIC PLAYHOUSE THEATRE INC is 84-2346220.
- Is FRIENDS OF THE HISTORIC PLAYHOUSE THEATRE INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2020.
- Are donations to FRIENDS OF THE HISTORIC PLAYHOUSE THEATRE INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does FRIENDS OF THE HISTORIC PLAYHOUSE THEATRE 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 FRIENDS OF THE HISTORIC PLAYHOUSE THEATRE 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 FRIENDS OF THE HISTORIC PLAYHOUSE THEATRE 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 FRIENDS OF THE HISTORIC PLAYHOUSE THEATRE INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names BENNETT E LAW.
- Who are the officers and directors of FRIENDS OF THE HISTORIC PLAYHOUSE THEATRE INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 6 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does FRIENDS OF THE HISTORIC PLAYHOUSE THEATRE INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $220,696, expenses of $113,918 and total assets of $392,133 at year end.
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