Black Theatre Network
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 341667952
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2021–2023
- Forms available
- Form 990-EZ 2023, Form 990-N 2016
- Location
- Detroit, MI, USA
- Phone
- 3126074386
- Rating
- 71
- Verdict
- SUPPORTED
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Theater
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $170,182
- Expenses
- $171,577
- Assets
- $236,116
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2023. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
14 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- K ZAHERRAH SULTAN (PRESIDENT)
- RENEE L CHARLOW (VICE PRESIDENT)
- ANDRE HARRINGTON (IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT)
- JOHN S FOSTER (INTER. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)
People named in this filing
- K ZAHERRAH SULTAN (PRESIDENT)
- BILLICA C HINES (ASSISTANT SECRETARY)
- KEMATI J PORTER (SECRETARY)
Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2023. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
Btns main function is to exposed the beauty and complexity of the inherited theatre work of our african american ancestors, and to take this work to a higher level through the 21st century and beyond. We seem to unite those who share this rich inheritance to assure that we all work together.
What it reported doing in 2023
Black theatre literary arts salonis an online digitaltheatre program that provides a service for playwrightsactor and audience member to review theatrical works.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Earned-program. 83% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
- Distribution model
- Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.
The verdict
SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of available resources goes toward mission work. Expenses are high relative to revenue.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 63
- Transparency & Controls: 82
- Sustainability: 43
- Growth: 100
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 63.4%; rating input score 63
- Program expense ratio: 62.9%; rating input score 63
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Limited
Sustainability
- Operating margin: -0.8%; rating input score 32; 32nd percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.38; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 26% per year; rating input score 100; 80th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 13.6% per year; rating input score 100; 74th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 10.5% per year; rating input score 100; 61st percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 63.4% of revenue deployed · 62.9% of spending went to programs
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 3 filed program accomplishments · $108K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 14 people listed
- Consistency: 6 of 6 current checks pass
- Schedules: 2 filed schedules
- Filing history: 3 filing years from 2021 to 2023
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
- People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.
Key Signals
Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 32/100.