The Newtowne Players Inc
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 200371520
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2014–2024
- Forms available
- Form 990-EZ 2024
- Location
- Lexington Park, MD, USA
- Phone
- 2402981133
- Rating
- 95
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Performing Arts Organizations
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $171,136
- Expenses
- $155,854
- Assets
- $208,967
- Liabilities
- $3,157
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
9 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- BETH SANFORD (PRESIDENT)
People named in this filing
- BETH SANFORD (PRESIDENT)
- KRISTINA FAISON (VICE-PRESIDE)
- JAY MCKULKA (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 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
The mission of the newtowne players is to promote all aspects of the performing arts in southern Maryland. We provide an outlet for people in the community who are interested in theatre in any capacity at all. Whether their interest is performing, directing, writing, makeup, costume design, or technical support, we provide opportunities for all through education, growth, and hands-on experience of working as a volunteer in any of these areas of theatre. In the process, we provide quality entertainment to the surrounding communities. Our goal is to foster, promote, and increase the public knowledge and appreciation of the arts and cultural activities in st. Mary's county and southern Maryland, and to make live theatre affordable and available to as many members of the surrounding communities as possible.
What it reported doing in 2024
Ntp's long awaited capital improvements have been further delayed as the selected contractor declined to proceed with the project given concerns about rising material costs and scheduling. Since then, the organization has sought another contractor to proceed with the work. Programmatically, the theater has had yet another successful year on stage with such family favorites as matilda: the musical, the mystery of edwin drood, steel magnolias, sherwood: the adventures of robin hood, big fish, and much ado about nothing. Ntp launched its first children's theater with a weeklong camp including staff and 30 middle school aged children attending. The theater also continued its collaboration with surrounding nonprofit organizations including comsic, st. Mary's county arts council, historic st. Mary's city and anne marie gardens to name a few.
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.
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 liabilities are high compared with assets.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 94
- Transparency & Controls: 100
- Sustainability: 59
- Growth: 100
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 91.1%; 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: 8.9%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.34; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.02; rating input score 39; 39th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 9.8% per year; rating input score 100; 60th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 7.6% per year; rating input score 100; 59th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 14.5% per year; rating input score 100; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 91.1% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $156K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 9 people listed
- Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
- Schedules: 3 filed schedules
- Filing history: 10 filing years from 2014 to 2024
- 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.
- Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 56/100.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 39/100.