THE CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS INC Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

THE CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS INC

EIN 20-3901164 · Arts & Culture (A20)

What they do

THE MISSION of THE CENTER for THE PERFORMING ARTS is to ENGAGE and INSPIRE THE CENTRAL INDIANA COMMUNITY THROUGH ENRICHING ARTS EXPERIENCES.

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Of every $100 spent, about $68.30 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.

They explain their jobThe charity tells us what it is trying to do.

They name their leaders36 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

49.95%of revenue went to mission work68.3% of expenses · Program services

10.75%of revenue went to fundraising14.7% of expenses

$73.17spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

12.47%of revenue went to management and office costs17.0% of expenses

$1.82in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

53.1%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024

A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.

$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$14,400,710

Mission workProgram services$7,193,22049.95% of revenue68.3% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$1,796,11612.47% of revenue17.0% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$1,548,16810.75% of revenue14.7% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$3,863,20626.83% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$10,537,50473.17% of revenue

Gray means reported revenue left after expenses for this filing year. It does not necessarily mean cash sitting in a bank account.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails

2024CurrentExpense mix: 68.3% mission · 17.0% management · 14.7% fundraisingTotal expenses: 73.17% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 73.4% mission · 14.1% management · 12.5% fundraisingTotal expenses: 93.69% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 75.9% mission · 12.0% management · 12.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 94.60% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 74.7% mission · 13.5% management · 11.8% fundraisingTotal expenses: 67.95% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 65.2% mission · 19.5% management · 15.3% fundraisingTotal expenses: 95.07% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 75.2% mission · 13.4% management · 11.4% fundraisingTotal expenses: 85.85% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 78.5% mission · 10.0% management · 11.5% fundraisingTotal expenses: 93.17% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 84.2% mission · 7.4% management · 8.3% fundraisingTotal expenses: 92.21% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$14,400,710

Expenses$10,537,504

Annual surplus $3,863,206 Revenue was higher than expenses for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$7,193,220 · 68.3% of expenses

Management and office costs$1,796,116 · 17.0% of expenses

Fundraising$1,548,168 · 14.7% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$14,400,710

Expenses$10,537,504

Assets$19,160,652

Income$14,727,372

Contributions$7,644,049

Mission work (program services)$7,193,220

Fundraising$1,548,168

Management and general$1,796,116

Stocks and bonds$5,258,302

Accounting fees$69,206

Investing fees$13,973

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2024

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

People reported as paid

Person and titleCompensation

JEFF MCDERMOTTCEO · 30 hrs/week $314,662Base $273,190 · Other $41,472

DAN KEMERVP PRODUCTION · 40 hrs/week $195,781Base $154,285 · Other $41,496

JEFF STEEGCOO · 36 hrs/week $191,808Base $153,901 · Other $37,907

MARK TRUETTVP MARKETING · 39 hrs/week $170,690Base $151,967 · Other $18,723

RAMONA ADAMSVP EVENTS · 40 hrs/week $144,124Base $122,831 · Other $21,293

STEPHANIE CARTERVP PEOPLE & CULTURE · 38 hrs/week $130,021Base $113,073 · Other $16,948

KENDRA LATTAVP DEVELOPMENT · 28 hrs/week $122,718Base $107,987 · Other $14,731

Compensation alone does not tell whether pay is reasonable. Consider the charity’s size, work, location, and results.

See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (36)

JEFF MCDERMOTTCEO

DAN KEMERVP PRODUCTION

JEFF STEEGCOO

MARK TRUETTVP MARKETING

RAMONA ADAMSVP EVENTS

STEPHANIE CARTERVP PEOPLE & CULTURE

KENDRA LATTAVP DEVELOPMENT

RYAN DAVISBOARD MEMBER

RON MENCIASBOARD MEMBER

SHANE HAGEMANSECRETARY

SHELLY SCHWARZBOARD MEMBER

NICK HRISOMALOSBOARD MEMBER

NATALIE ENGLEDOWBOARD MEMBER

MINTI RAYBOARD MEMBER

MIKE KUBACKIBOARD MEMBER

SOOMIN PARKBOARD MEMBER

TOM URICKBOARD MEMBER

MIKE HEATONBOARD MEMBER

YUAN XIAO OUBOARD MEMBER

JOHN GALLINABOARD MEMBER

KATHLEEN KRUSIECHAIRMAN

ADAM ARCENEAUXBOARD MEMBER

JIMMY RAYFORDVICE CHAIR

JAYNE DURINGBOARD MEMBER

IRA MAHERBOARD MEMBER

HEATHER HALLIBURTONBOARD MEMBER

ELAINE BEDLEBOARD MEMBER

DAN PHILPOTTBOARD MEMBER

CARL BUTLERBOARD MEMBER

BRIAN URBANSKITREASURER

BRIAN BURDICKBOARD MEMBER

BOBBY STEVENSBOARD MEMBER

BARBARA BRANICBOARD MEMBER

BAIN FARRISBOARD MEMBER

ANN DEEBOARD MEMBER

ANDRE PORTERBOARD MEMBER

About this charity

Recognized since: January 2006
Location: 1 CARTER GRN, CARMEL, IN 46032-3809
County: Hamilton
In care of: JEFFREY MCDERMOTT
Primary officer: JEFFREY MCDERMOTT, PRESIDENT/CEO

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Phone(317) 660-3373

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: July 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: KSM BUSINESS SERVICES INC
NTEE classification: Arts & Culture (A20)
IRS tax category: Arts & Culture