PROPUBLICA Fearless Reporting for an Informed Society — Join Us.
DONATE
Skip to content
ProPublica Donate
ProPublica Donate

Characterworks Inc

Organization summary

Type of Nonprofit

Designated as a Organizations for any of the following purposes: religious, educational, charitable, scientific, literary, testing for public safety, fostering national or international amateur sports competition (as long as it doesn't provide athletic facilities or equipment), or the prevention of cruelty to children or animals.

Category: Youth Development / Youth Development Programs, Other (NTEE)

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue
$1.01M (2024)

Expenses
$1.14M (2024)

Total Assets
$275k (2024)

Total Liabilities
$0 (2024)

Years with missing data
Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2011 to 2024

Tax Filings by Year

Form 990 is an information return that most organizations claiming federal tax-exempt status must file yearly with the IRS. Nonprofit Explorer has IRS digitized Form 990 data for filings processed in 2012 and later. If this organization filed an amended return, it may not be reflected below. Duplicate download links may indicate a resubmission or amendment to this organization's original return. Form 990 data is from the IRS.

Fiscal Year Ending June
2024

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,008,111
Expenses
$1,139,430
Net Income
-$131,319
Net Assets
$274,734
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $89,675
8.9%
Program Services $893,612
88.6%
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $24,778
2.5%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $46
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $297,150
26.1%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $225,647
19.8%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $274,734
Total Liabilities $0
Net Assets $274,734
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Brooke Abrahamsen (Ceo/Executive Artistic Director) $56,000 $0 $0
Jacob Filegar (Producing Director) $54,200 $0 $0
Joy Osborne (Education Director) $51,000 $0 $0
Rebecca Mc Namee (Development Director) $50,000 $0 $0
Ashley Love (Director) $34,500 $0 $0
William Pusey (Board Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Paul Peterson (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Shannon Easter (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
David Anderson (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Jennifer Fitch (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Brenda Lindsay (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Christopher Spahr (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Michael George (Cfo/Board Chair) $0 $0 $0

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending June
2023

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$972,509
Expenses
$941,593
Net Income
$30,916
Net Assets
$406,053
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $121,873
12.5%
Program Services $815,621
83.9%
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $34,920
3.6%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $95
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $223,800
23.8%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $170,773
18.1%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $406,053
Total Liabilities $0
Net Assets $406,053
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Brooke Abrahamsen (Executive Artistic Director) $53,800 $0 $0
Jacob Filegar (Producing Director) $51,900 $0 $0
Rebecca Mc Namee (Development Director) $46,800 $0 $0
Joy Osborne (Education Director) $43,200 $0 $0
Donna Amadee (Finance Director) $28,100 $0 $0
Michael George (Board Chair) $0 $0 $0
William Pusey (Board Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Paul Peterson (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Shannon Easter (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
David Anderson (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Jennifer Fitch (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Brenda Lindsay (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Steve Radabaugh (Board Member) $0 $0 $0

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending June
2022

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$826,506
Expenses
$783,387
Net Income
$43,119
Net Assets
$375,137
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $129,703
15.7%
Program Services $677,664
82.0%
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $19,135
2.3%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $4
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $175,675
22.4%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $146,905
18.8%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $375,137
Total Liabilities $0
Net Assets $375,137
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Brooke Abrahamsen (Executive Artistic Director) $49,200 $0 $0
Jacob Filegar (Producing Director) $45,600 $0 $0
Joy Osborne (Education Director) $36,000 $0 $0
Donna Amadee (Finance Director) $23,400 $0 $0
Rebecca Mc Namee (Development Director) $21,475 $0 $0
Michael George (Board Chair) $0 $0 $0
William Pusey (Board Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Paul Peterson (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Shannon Easter (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
David Anderson (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Jennifer Fitch (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Janet Hightower (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Brenda Lindsay (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Steve Radabaugh (Board Member) $0 $0 $0

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending June
2021

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$478,263
Expenses
$465,193
Net Income
$13,070
Net Assets
$332,018
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $154,992
32.4%
Program Services $316,737
66.2%
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $3,168
0.7%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $3,366
0.7%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $216,973
46.6%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $332,018
Total Liabilities $0
Net Assets $332,018
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Brooke Abrahamsen (Artistic Director) $46,800 $0 $0
Jacob Filegar (Producing Director) $43,800 $0 $0
Carson Burkett (Artistic Assistant) $39,600 $0 $0
Joy Osborne (Education Director) $36,000 $0 $0
Donna Amadee (Managing Director) $33,600 $0 $0
Rebecca Mc Namee (Development) $24,000 $0 $0
Michael George (Board Chair) $0 $0 $0
William Pusey (Board Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Chris Ginn (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Paul Peterson (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Dave Anderson (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Janet Hightower (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Blair Keeley (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Brenda Lindsay (Board Member) $0 $0 $0

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending June
2017

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$830,844
Expenses
$786,014
Net Income
$44,830
Net Assets
$333,878
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $94,031
11.3%
Program Services $711,950
85.7%
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $24,863
3.0%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $323,456
41.2%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $333,878
Total Liabilities $0
Net Assets $333,878

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending June
2016

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$785,641
Expenses
$778,879
Net Income
$6,762
Net Assets
$289,048
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $70,381
9.0%
Program Services $666,609
84.8%
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $48,651
6.2%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $327,531
42.1%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $303,048
Total Liabilities $14,000
Net Assets $289,048

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending June
2015

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$828,950
Expenses
$825,670
Net Income
$3,280
Net Assets
$282,287
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $83,451
10.1%
Program Services $713,981
86.1%
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $31,518
3.8%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $366,497
44.4%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $296,287
Total Liabilities $14,000
Net Assets $282,287

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending June
2014

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$883,190
Expenses
$870,550
Net Income
$12,640
Net Assets
$270,007
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $67,635
7.7%
Program Services $803,954
91.0%
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $11,601
1.3%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $336,955
38.7%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $270,007
Total Liabilities $0
Net Assets $270,007

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending June
2013

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$434,043
Expenses
$461,077
Net Income
-$27,034
Net Assets
$852
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $39,794
9.2%
Program Services $378,689
87.2%
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $15,560
3.6%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $125,200
27.2%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $96,334
20.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $852
Total Liabilities $0
Net Assets $852

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2012

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$883,394
Expenses
$883,392
Net Income
$2
Net Assets
$27,887
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $89,435
10.1%
Program Services $784,174
88.8%
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $9,253
1.0%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $522
0.1%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $231,250
26.2%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $143,123
16.2%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $27,887
Total Liabilities $0
Net Assets $27,887

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2011

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$825,038
Expenses
$825,037
Net Income
$1
Net Assets
$27,885
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $55,749
6.8%
Program Services $738,550
89.5%
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $14,264
1.7%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $16,475
2.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $189,200
22.9%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $137,535
16.7%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $27,885
Total Liabilities $0
Net Assets $27,885

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2010

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2009

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2008

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2007

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2005

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2004

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2003

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2002

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

Document Links

About This Data

Nonprofit Explorer includes summary data for nonprofit tax returns and full Form 990 documents, in both PDF and digital formats.

The summary data contains information processed by the IRS during the 2012-2019 calendar years; this generally consists of filings for the 2011-2018 fiscal years, but may include older records. This data release includes only a subset of what can be found in the full Form 990s.

In addition to the raw summary data, we link to PDFs and digital copies of full Form 990 documents wherever possible. This consists of separate releases by the IRS of Form 990 documents processed by the agency, which we update regularly.

We also link to copies of audits nonprofit organizations that spent $750,000 or more in Federal grant money in a single fiscal year since 2016. These audits are copied from the Federal Audit Clearinghouse.

Which Organizations Are Here?

Every organization that has been recognized as tax exempt by the IRS has to file Form 990 every year, unless they make less than $200,000 in revenue and have less than $500,000 in assets, in which case they have to file form 990-EZ. Organizations making less than $50,000 don’t have to file either form but do have to let the IRS they’re still in business via a Form 990N "e-Postcard."

Nonprofit Explorer has organizations claiming tax exemption in each of the 27 subsections of the 501(c) section of the tax code, and which have filed a Form 990, Form 990EZ or Form 990PF. Taxable trusts and private foundations that are required to file a form 990PF are also included. Small organizations filing a Form 990N "e-Postcard" are not included in this data.

Types of Nonprofits

There are 27 nonprofit designations based on the numbered subsections of section 501(c) of the tax code. See the list »

Get the Data

For those interested in acquiring the original data from the source, here’s where our data comes from:

  • Raw filing data. Includes EINs and summary financials as structured data.
  • Exempt Organization profiles. Includes organization names, addresses, etc. You can merge this with the raw filing data using EIN numbers.
  • Form 990 documents. Prior to 2017, these documents were obtained and processed by Public.Resource.org and ProPublica. Bulk PDF downloads since 2017 are available from the IRS.
  • Form 990 documents as XML files. Includes complete filing data (financial details, names of officers, tax schedules, etc.) in machine-readable format. Only available for electronically filed documents. Electronic data released prior to October 2021 is also available through Amazon Web Services.
  • Audits. PDFs of single or program-specific audits for nonprofit organizations that spent $750,000 or more in Federal grant money in a single fiscal year. Available for fiscal year 2015 and later.

API

The data powering this website is available programmatically, via an API. Read the API documentation »