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Ridgefield Playhouse For Movies And The Performing Arts 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: Arts, Culture, and Humanities N.E.C. (NTEE)

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue
$7.89M (2023)

Expenses
$7.09M (2023)

Total Assets
$20.6M (2023)

Total Liabilities
$2.31M (2023)

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2011 to 2023

Tax Filings and Audits 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.

Audits are required to be submitted by nonprofit organizations that spend $750,000 or more in federal grant money in a fiscal year. "Single audits" look at the entire organization's finances and compliance, while other audits are program specific. Nonprofit Explorer has PDFs of audits for some nonprofits for fiscal year 2015 and later. Audit data is from the Federal Audit Clearinghouse.

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2023

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$7,885,829
Expenses
$7,090,764
Net Income
$795,065
Net Assets
$18,315,158
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,448,973
18.4%
Program Services $5,522,702
70.0%
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $366,906
4.7%
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $547,248
6.9%
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 $1,915,341
27.0%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $20,624,971
Total Liabilities $2,309,813
Net Assets $18,315,158
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Ashley Paltauf (Managing Director Of Operations) $150,000 $0 $0
Jared Shahid (Managing Director Of Talent) $150,000 $0 $0
Julie Paltauf (Finance Director) $112,308 $0 $0
Dave Lyons (Member) $0 $0 $0
Rommin Adl (Member) $0 $0 $0
Dennis Bishop (Member) $0 $0 $0
Steve Martin (Member) $0 $0 $0
Julie Peck (Member) $0 $0 $0
Eric Diefenbach (Member) $0 $0 $0
Deb Declercq (Member) $0 $0 $0
Frank Selvaggi (Member) $0 $0 $0
Jerry Walton (Member) $0 $0 $0
Daniel O'brien (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Michael Shinall (Preseident) $0 $0 $0
Steve Carlson (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Becky Sawtelle (Vice President) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2022

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$8,801,104
Expenses
$6,424,751
Net Income
$2,376,353
Net Assets
$16,211,764
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $3,002,332
34.1%
Program Services $5,368,806
61.0%
Investment Income $34,774
0.4%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $395,192
4.5%
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 $1,720,292
26.8%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $18,527,723
Total Liabilities $2,315,959
Net Assets $16,211,764
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Daniel O'brien (Member) $0 $0 $0
Dave Lyons (Member) $0 $0 $0
Rommin Adl (Member) $0 $0 $0
Dennis Bishop (Member) $0 $0 $0
Missy Foristall Williams (Member) $0 $0 $0
Wayne Forte (Member) $0 $0 $0
Steve Martin (Member) $0 $0 $0
Julie Peck (Member) $0 $0 $0
Eric Diefenbach (Member) $0 $0 $0
Michael Shinall (Preseident) $0 $0 $0
Steve Carlson (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Becky Sawtelle (Vice President/Treasurer) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2022

No Extracted Financial Data

Form 990 documents are not available for this tax period, but audit documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2021

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$10,052,125
Expenses
$4,205,305
Net Income
$5,846,820
Net Assets
$14,093,399
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $5,578,983
55.5%
Program Services $3,987,354
39.7%
Investment Income $136,031
1.4%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $349,757
3.5%
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 $1,043,320
24.8%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $15,840,106
Total Liabilities $1,746,707
Net Assets $14,093,399
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Dave Lyons (Member) $0 $0 $0
Rommin Adl (Member) $0 $0 $0
Dennis Bishop (Member) $0 $0 $0
Missy Foristall Williams (Member) $0 $0 $0
Wayne Forte (Member) $0 $0 $0
Steve Martin (Member) $0 $0 $0
Allison Stockel (Executive Director) $0 $0 $0
Julie Peck (Member) $0 $0 $0
Eric Diefenbach (Member) $0 $0 $0
Eric Freidenrich (President) $0 $0 $0
Michael Shinall (Vice President) $0 $0 $0
Steve Carlson (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Becky Sawtelle (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2020

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$4,709,326
Expenses
$2,926,800
Net Income
$1,782,526
Net Assets
$8,246,579
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $2,281,026
48.4%
Program Services $1,653,816
35.1%
Investment Income $216,039
4.6%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $238,845
5.1%
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $319,600
6.8%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,105,080
37.8%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $10,003,702
Total Liabilities $1,757,123
Net Assets $8,246,579
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Rommin Adl (Member) $0 $0 $0
Dennis Bishop (Member) $0 $0 $0
Missy Foristall Williams (Member) $0 $0 $0
Wayne Forte (Member) $0 $0 $0
Steve Martin (Member) $0 $0 $0
Becky Sawtelle (Member) $0 $0 $0
Allison Stockel (Executive Director) $0 $0 $0
Julie Peck (Member) $0 $0 $0
Eric Diefenbach (Member) $0 $0 $0
Eric Freidenrich (President) $0 $0 $0
Michael Shinall (Vice President) $0 $0 $0
Dave Lyons (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Steve Carlson (Secretary) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2019

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$9,076,089
Expenses
$6,400,497
Net Income
$2,675,592
Net Assets
$6,464,053
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $2,530,491
27.9%
Program Services $5,973,287
65.8%
Investment Income $160,303
1.8%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $412,008
4.5%
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 $966,193
15.1%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $8,020,496
Total Liabilities $1,556,443
Net Assets $6,464,053
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Rommin Adl (Member) $0 $0 $0
Dennis Bishop (Member) $0 $0 $0
Deb Bubb (Member) $0 $0 $0
Wayne Forte (Member) $0 $0 $0
John Frey (Member) $0 $0 $0
Becky Sawtelle (Member) $0 $0 $0
Allison Stockel (Executive Director) $0 $0 $0
Tim Trant (Member) $0 $0 $0
Eric Diefenbach (Member) $0 $0 $0
Eric Freidenrich (President) $0 $0 $0
Michael Shinall (Vice President) $0 $0 $0
Dave Lyons (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Steve Carlson (Secretary) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2018

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$6,516,352
Expenses
$5,957,538
Net Income
$558,814
Net Assets
$3,788,461
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $994,676
15.3%
Program Services $5,120,537
78.6%
Investment Income $21,745
0.3%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $379,394
5.8%
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 $797,005
13.4%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $5,014,939
Total Liabilities $1,226,478
Net Assets $3,788,461
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Rommin Adl (Member) $0 $0 $0
Dennis Bishop (Member) $0 $0 $0
Deb Bubb (Member) $0 $0 $0
Steve Carlson (Member) $0 $0 $0
Wayne Forte (Member) $0 $0 $0
Eric Deifenbach (Member) $0 $0 $0
Hal Marcus (Member) $0 $0 $0
John Frey (Member) $0 $0 $0
Becky Sawtelle (Member) $0 $0 $0
Joshua Weinshank (Member) $0 $0 $0
Tim Trant (Member) $0 $0 $0
Joe Cugine (President) $0 $0 $0
Eric Freidenrich (Vice President) $0 $0 $0
Dave Lyons (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Michael Shinall (Secretary) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2017

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$6,243,942
Expenses
$5,923,684
Net Income
$320,258
Net Assets
$3,229,646
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $751,742
12.0%
Program Services $5,174,122
82.9%
Investment Income $2,353
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $315,725
5.1%
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 $752,093
12.7%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $4,252,234
Total Liabilities $1,022,588
Net Assets $3,229,646
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Rommin Adl (Member) $0 $0 $0
Dennis Bishop (Member) $0 $0 $0
Deb Bubb (Member) $0 $0 $0
Steve Carlson (Member) $0 $0 $0
Wayne Forte (Member) $0 $0 $0
Eric Deifenbach (Member) $0 $0 $0
Hal Marcus (Member) $0 $0 $0
John Frey (Member) $0 $0 $0
Becky Sawtelle (Member) $0 $0 $0
Joshua Weinshank (Member) $0 $0 $0
Tim Trant (Member) $0 $0 $0
Joe Cugine (President) $0 $0 $0
Eric Freidenrich (Vice President) $0 $0 $0
Dave Lyons (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Michael Shinall (Secretary) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2016

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$5,973,186
Expenses
$5,592,910
Net Income
$380,276
Net Assets
$2,909,388
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $843,947
14.1%
Program Services $4,797,391
80.3%
Investment Income $1,440
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $330,408
5.5%
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 $648,779
11.6%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $3,856,850
Total Liabilities $947,462
Net Assets $2,909,388
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Rommin Adl (Member) $0 $0 $0
Jeff Butchen (Member) $0 $0 $0
Jason Camillos (Member) $0 $0 $0
Joe Cugine (Member) $0 $0 $0
Wayne Forte (Member) $0 $0 $0
Kate Tomlinson (Member) $0 $0 $0
Eric Freidenrich (Member) $0 $0 $0
John Frey (Member) $0 $0 $0
Peggy Mcmannis (Member) $0 $0 $0
Andrew Tow (Member) $0 $0 $0
Tim Trant (Member) $0 $0 $0
Brad Joblin (Member) $0 $0 $0
Shari Mason (Member) $0 $0 $0
Scott Schneider (President) $0 $0 $0
Patricia Minskoff Breede (Vice President) $0 $0 $0
Dave Lyons (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Steve Carlson (Secretary) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2015

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$5,146,382
Expenses
$5,025,374
Net Income
$121,008
Net Assets
$2,529,112
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $614,494
11.9%
Program Services $4,279,177
83.1%
Investment Income $1,065
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $251,646
4.9%
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 $585,182
11.6%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $3,430,203
Total Liabilities $901,091
Net Assets $2,529,112
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Rommin Adl (Member) $0 $0 $0
Jeff Butchen (Member) $0 $0 $0
Jason Camillos (Member) $0 $0 $0
Joe Cugine (Member) $0 $0 $0
Benton Delinger (Member) $0 $0 $0
Katie Diamond (Member) $0 $0 $0
Eric Freidenrich (Member) $0 $0 $0
John Frey (Member) $0 $0 $0
Peggy Mcmannis (Member) $0 $0 $0
Andrew Tow (Member) $0 $0 $0
Tim Trant (Member) $0 $0 $0
William K Adler (Member) $0 $0 $0
Scott Schneider (President) $0 $0 $0
Patricia Minskoff Breede (Vice President) $0 $0 $0
Dave Lyons (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Steve Carlson (Secretary) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2014

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$4,986,780
Expenses
$4,621,049
Net Income
$365,731
Net Assets
$2,408,104
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $720,798
14.5%
Program Services $3,975,758
79.7%
Investment Income $728
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $289,496
5.8%
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 $511,044
11.1%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $3,112,603
Total Liabilities $704,499
Net Assets $2,408,104
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Scott Schneider (President) $0 $0 $0
Patricia Minskoff Breede (Vice President) $0 $0 $0
Dave Lyons (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Steve Carlson (Secretary) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2013

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$0
Expenses
$0
Net Income
$0
Net Assets
$0
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $0
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $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 $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $0
Total Liabilities $0
Net Assets $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2012

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$3,392,422
Expenses
$3,349,334
Net Income
$43,088
Net Assets
$1,836,447
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $474,885
14.0%
Program Services $2,719,557
80.2%
Investment Income $360
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $197,620
5.8%
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 $333,847
10.0%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $2,414,571
Total Liabilities $578,124
Net Assets $1,836,447

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2011

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$3,345,951
Expenses
$3,021,081
Net Income
$324,870
Net Assets
$1,793,359
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $447,765
13.4%
Program Services $2,669,165
79.8%
Investment Income $385
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $228,636
6.8%
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 $246,647
8.2%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $2,141,649
Total Liabilities $348,290
Net Assets $1,793,359

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2006

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2001

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.

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