Smokestack Theatre Company

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
831509339
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2022–2025
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2025, Form 990-N 2021
Location
Danville, VA, USA
Phone
4345495445
Rating
87
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Theater

Reported finances

Revenue
$142,918
Expenses
$158,252
Assets
$149,091
Liabilities
$123,970

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

7 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • MARK HARRELSON (PRESIDENT)
  • CHARLES PERKINS (VICE-PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • MARK HARRELSON (PRESIDENT)
  • CHARLES PERKINS (VICE-PRESIDENT)
  • JESS BRAMMER-OWENS (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

Smokestack theatre company is a nonprofit organization serving danville, pittsylvania county, and the surrounding region. We are an ensemble of theatre artists dedicated to creating quality, exciting, and transformative theatre for the cultural enrichment of the entire community. We strive to enhance our community through education and outreach to adults and children, providing innovative instruction and creative expression to inspire another generation of theatre artists.

What it reported doing in 2025

Smokestack presented 4 main stage shows for 2 weekends each, summer youth production, improv comedy shows including youth improv, historical walking tours, and a children's christmas show totalling 2,863 attendees. Gave away 519 tickets for volunteers, sponsors, and financial assistance. 117 volunteers with over 10,959 hours donated. Over 90 local youth participated in programs at smokestack. Local musicians met biweekly at the theater for songwriter sessions. Participated in steam+c night with dps, children's festival, and rda's window decorating contest. Partnered with ruby b. Archie public library and danville parks & recreation to provide a show at ballou park. Provided support to bonner middle school, pcs graduate of merit, and a night on mount olympus. Halloween event for adults and a halloween prom for teens. Monthly gaming with khaos legacy tabletop gaming.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 73% 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 - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 81
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 31
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 84.2%; rating input score 84
  • Program expense ratio: 76%; rating input score 76

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: -10.7%; rating input score 13; 13th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.94; rating input score 57; 57th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.83; rating input score 5; 5th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 27.5% per year; rating input score 100; 81st percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 22% per year; rating input score 100; 84th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 28.9% per year; rating input score 100; 85th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 84.2% of revenue deployed · 76% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $120K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 7 people listed
  • Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 4 filing years from 2022 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
  • 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: Operating margin scored 13/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 57/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 5/100.