Marshmelodrama Productions
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 833580461
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2024–2025
- Forms available
- Form 990-EZ 2025, Form 990-N 2023
- Location
- Lebanon, TN, USA
- Phone
- 6159671353
- Rating
- 94
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Theater
- Affiliation
- Christianity
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $134,049
- Expenses
- $122,600
- Assets
- $29,638
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
7 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- JENNIFER SPURGEON (PRESIDENT)
People named in this filing
- JENNIFER SPURGEON (PRESIDENT)
- HEATHER RUMMEL (SECRETARY)
- SHELLY JOHNSON (TREASURER)
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 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
The purpose of marshmelodrama productions and marshmelo school for the arts is to provide a comprehensive, christ-centered education that fosters artistic excellence and personal growth in a nurturing environment. Guided by our motto, "keep jesus centerstage," we strive to integrate faith and creativity, inspiring students to use their artistic talents to glorify god and serve their communities. Through rigorous instruction, collaborative projects, and spiritual development, we aim to cultivate well-rounded individuals who are equipped to make a positive impact in the world.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Earned-program. 79% 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
STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown and expenses are high relative to revenue.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 94
- Transparency & Controls: 100
- Sustainability: 38
- Growth: 100
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 91.5%; rating input score 91
- Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
Sustainability
- Operating margin: 8.5%; rating input score 52; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.24; rating input score 22; 22nd 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: 45.9% per year; rating input score 100; 90th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 44.2% per year; rating input score 100; 94th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 47.9% per year; rating input score 100; 92nd percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 91.5% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $123K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 7 people listed
- Consistency: 6 of 6 current checks pass
- Schedules: 3 filed schedules
- Filing history: 2 filing years from 2024 to 2025
- 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.
- High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 22/100.
- Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 52/100.