Musical Theatre Guild C/o Charles Bergman
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 954525915
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2010–2025
- Forms available
- Form 990-EZ 2025
- Location
- Sherman Oaks, CA, USA
- Phone
- 8188260811
- Rating
- 82
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Theater
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $160,136
- Expenses
- $91,389
- Assets
- $225,587
- Liabilities
- $0
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
11 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- LES TRAUB (CHAIRMAN AND PRESIDENT)
People named in this filing
- LES TRAUB (CHAIRMAN AND PRESIDENT)
- LEWIS WILKENFELD (VICE CHAIR)
- CHARLES BERGMAN (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 musical theatre group guild (mtg), a non-profit membership company of theatrical professionals, is devoted to preserving the unique american art form of musical theatre - by presenting seldom-seen musicals, and by offering education for both the current and next generation of musical theatre audiences.
What it reported doing in 2025
The musical theatre guild (mtg) began in january 1995. A group of 14 actors and singers met to create a guild for musical theatre artists, a forum where they can showcase their talents and present seldom-produced musicals at homes. From 1997 through 2025, 2-5 concert stage readings were presented to the public each season on a regular basis and mtg began to receive accolades from southern California's theatrical press.in 2006, mtg received the la drama critics cirle's margaret harford award for "sustained excellence in theatre". In 2022, we were honored at the 35th robby awards for the production of "it should have been you" performed in 2020.in 2023, our performance of "brigadoon" received the 36th robby award for best actress and best supporting actress in a musical.the guild's artists are a diverse group of all ages and ethnicities, and participation from a full range of cultural groups is actively encouraged. Mtg artists are all professional performers, members of actors' equity association, working together as a repertory company.mtg had 4 performances in 2025: (1)"it's complicated... An evening of songs about love" in february at the catalina jazz club; (2) "the drowsey chaparone" at the eli and edythe broad state at santa monica college performing arts center in march; (3) "an evening with the maestro! Mtg sings bernstein" at the eli and edythe broad state in september; and (4) "the holidays on state and screen" at the catalina jazz club in november.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Donor-supported. 63% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
- 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 - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of total spending goes to programs. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and program spending has declined or grown slowly.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 74
- Transparency & Controls: 100
- Sustainability: 83
- Growth: 20
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 57.6%; rating input score 58
- 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: 42.9%; rating input score 89; 89th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.47; rating input score 85; 85th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 74; 74th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: -2.7% per year; rating input score 0; 23rd percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: -0.7% per year; rating input score 0; 16th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 4.9% per year; rating input score 100; 43rd percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 57.6% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 3 filed program accomplishments · $91K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 11 people listed
- Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
- Schedules: 3 filed schedules
- Filing history: 16 filing years from 2010 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.
- Review — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 58/100.
- High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
- High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.