Urban Musical Theatre

Legal name: Urban Music Theatre Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
753233688
IRS 990 coverage
2020–2024
Official website data refreshed
Sep 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-EZ 2017, Form 990-N 2013
Location
Indianapolis, IN, USA
Phone
317-294-7005
Rating
79
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Performing Arts Organizations

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$430,269
Expenses
$485,028
Assets
$228,512
Liabilities
$20,311

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

Leadership & pay

8 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • TRINA DINGLE (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/VICE CHAIRMAN)

Highest reported compensation

  • TRINA DINGLE (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/VICE CHAIRMAN): $40,000 total reported compensation
  • DIONNA DUVALL (BOARD MEMBER/ARTISTIC PROGRAMMING): $17,000 total reported compensation
  • KILA ADAMS (BOARD MEMBER/DEVELOMENT): $13,500 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 increase the visibility of Black talent in live theatre, especially within Broadway and off-Broadway productions, where opportunities for Black artists have historically been limited.

What it reported doing in 2024

Live theatre and musical training: live theatre and musical training is the core of our organization and arts programming at Indiana performing arts theatre. Our arts education and arts programming are designed to develop youth and adults in acting, singing, dance and music. Especially the underserved and under represented artists of color and low-income students and continuation of live stage productions to the community and we tour productions into smaller cities that lack diversity in the arts and performance that showcase musical and plays that showcase artist of color.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 66% 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

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 84
  • Transparency & Controls: 90
  • Accountability: 63
  • Sustainability: 22
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 92.5%; rating input score 93
  • Program expense ratio: 82.1%; rating input score 82
  • Fundraising efficiency: $12.77 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 46; 46th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 1 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 11
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: Fail
    • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -12.7%; rating input score 20; 20th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.47; rating input score 23; 23rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.09; rating input score 27; 27th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 14.5%; rating input score 25; 25th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 22.9% per year; rating input score 100; 86th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 17.2% per year; rating input score 100; 85th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 26.6% per year; rating input score 100; 90th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: 4 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 1 operating location identified
  • Where the money goes: 92.5% of revenue deployed · 82.1% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 8 of 8 board members independent · 1 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments · $398K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $40K · 8 people listed
  • Consistency: 22 of 22 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 4 filing years from 2020 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 4 filed money-flow records
  • 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 — Accountability: Governance controls: 7 of 8 not reported.
  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 46/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 20/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 23/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 25/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 27/100.