Carlisle Regional Performing Arts Center

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
251635184
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-T 2024
Location
Carlisle, PA, USA
Phone
7172400970
Rating
77
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Performing Arts Centers

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$1,406,308
Expenses
$497,079
Assets
$2,402,041
Liabilities
$160,470

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

8 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • MEGHAN MULLEADY (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • JIM COMITALE (PRESIDENT)
  • ASHLEY BYERTS (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

Highest reported compensation

  • ASHLEY BYERTS (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $60,250 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To preserve and operate the historic carlisle theatre as a performing arts center and community gathering place that provides a focal point of cultural activity and educational outreach for diverse audiences.vision: to make the grand and historic carlisle theatre the preferred venue for performers and patrons in the central Pennsylvania region. Its main objective is to present the highest quality theatrical, musical, and concert works, as well as to provide entertaining and educational children's programming.

What it reported doing in 2024

Players on high (live theatre branch) this branch of the theatre is a hybrid, live theatre branch offering a range of productions with both community and professional opportunities, fully produced by carlisle theatre. Their fifth full season successfully ran from july 2024 - june 2025 and is continuing to expand and evolve with educational theatrical classes & workshops, mainstage productions, and black box experiences. There was a total attendance of 4,586 for the branch. There were 4 mainstage live theatre shows with an attendance of 2,957 people. 6 educational summer camp mainstage musicals were produced with an attendance of 1,195 grades prek-12. 6 blackbox, intimate theatre productions were produced with an attendance of 221. 7 community based theatrical collaborations were produced with other local artists in a series of original experiences with an attendance of 213 patrons.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
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.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and most voting board members are independent. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and program spending has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 56
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 79
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 37%; rating input score 37
  • Program expense ratio: 77.3%; rating input score 77
  • Fundraising efficiency: $86.18 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 85; 85th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 8 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 64.7%; rating input score 95; 95th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 4.83; rating input score 84; 84th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.07; rating input score 48; 48th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 12.1%; rating input score 30; 30th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -1.5% per year; rating input score 0; 13th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 7.7% per year; rating input score 100; 58th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 2.6% per year; rating input score 100; 28th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 37% of revenue deployed · 77.3% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 7 of 7 board members independent · 8 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $384K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $60K · 8 people listed
  • Consistency: 29 of 29 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 15 filing years from 2010 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • 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 — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 37/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 30/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 48/100.