Wilton Children's Theater

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
061317306
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2010–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024
Location
Wilton, CT, USA
Phone
2038342030
Rating
79
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate

Reported finances

Revenue
$198,121
Expenses
$171,495
Assets
$289,164
Liabilities
$95,011

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

Leadership & pay

20 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • MANDY DUGAN (PRESIDENT)
  • VIVIAN LEE-SHIUE (VICE-PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • MANDY DUGAN (PRESIDENT)
  • VIVIAN LEE-SHIUE (VICE-PRESIDENT)
  • KATHY GALLARY (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 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To provide thater experience for children in grades 4 through 8 by producing and staging 2 musicals during the school year. The organization also provides a summerstage experience for students in grades 7 through 10 that culminates in 2 performances. Furthermore, there is a summerstage junior program for those students in grades 3 through 6 that hosts small musical productions for family and friends.

What it reported doing in 2024

Award 2 scholarships to high school students participatingin the fine and performing arts.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 96% 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

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Liabilities are high compared with assets.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 77
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 62
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 72.6%; rating input score 73
  • Program expense ratio: 84.1%; rating input score 84

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 13.4%; rating input score 64; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.69; rating input score 76; 76th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.33; rating input score 14; 14th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 1.3% per year; rating input score 100; 34th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 1.8% per year; rating input score 100; 30th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 7% per year; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 72.6% of revenue deployed · 84.1% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 3 filed program accomplishments · $144K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 20 people listed
  • Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 14 filing years from 2010 to 2024
  • 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: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 14/100.