Skip to content
ProPublica Donate
ProPublica Donate

Huge Improv Theater

  • Minneapolis, MN
  • Tax-exempt since Sept. 2009
  • EIN: 26-3326882

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 / Theater (NTEE)

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue
$580k (2024)

Expenses
$691k (2024)

Total Assets
$3.4M (2024)

Total Liabilities
$3.13M (2024)

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 Dec.
2024

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$579,708
Expenses
$691,341
Net Income
-$111,633
Net Assets
$266,683
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $219,152
37.8%
Program Services $316,606
54.6%
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $20,000
3.5%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $22,198
3.8%
Other Revenue $1,752
0.3%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $56,251
8.1%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $126,522
18.3%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $3,400,401
Total Liabilities $3,133,718
Net Assets $266,683
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Butch Roy (Executive Director/Board Secretary) $33,703 $0 $0
Jill Bernard (Education Director/Board Member) $24,436 $0 $0
Megan Boldt Murphy (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Amy Derwinski (Board President) $0 $0 $0
Nels Lennes (Board Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
+ View more people

Document Links

990
Filed on May 13, 2025

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

View Filing
XML

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2023

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$815,338
Expenses
$687,046
Net Income
$128,292
Net Assets
$366,880
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $486,665
59.7%
Program Services $297,866
36.5%
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $16,000
2.0%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $13,351
1.6%
Other Revenue $1,456
0.2%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $76,446
11.1%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $142,299
20.7%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $3,525,857
Total Liabilities $3,158,977
Net Assets $366,880
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Butch Roy (Executive Director/Board Secretary) $44,896 $0 $0
Jill Bernard (Education Director/Board Member) $33,400 $0 $0
Megan Boldt Murphy (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Adia Morris Swanger (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Mars Eaglestone (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Amy Derwinski (Board President) $0 $0 $0
Nels Lennes (Board Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
+ View more people

Document Links

990
Filed on Oct. 31, 2024

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

View Filing
XML

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2022

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$450,271
Expenses
$634,692
Net Income
-$184,421
Net Assets
$236,820
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $242,145
53.8%
Program Services $194,717
43.2%
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $13,409
3.0%
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $81,023
12.8%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $142,807
22.5%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $347,600
Total Liabilities $110,780
Net Assets $236,820
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Butch Roy (Executive Director/Board Secretary) $48,538 $0 $0
Jill Bernard (Education Director/Board Member) $36,434 $0 $0
Robin Gillette (Board Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Nels Lennes (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Adia Morris Swanger (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Amy Derwinski (Board President) $0 $0 $0
Mars Eaglestone (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
+ View more people

Document Links

990
Filed on July 3, 2023

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

View Filing
XML

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2021

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$710,456
Expenses
$449,810
Net Income
$260,646
Net Assets
$421,241
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $591,051
83.2%
Program Services $97,547
13.7%
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $6,375
0.9%
Other Revenue $15,483
2.2%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $54,346
12.1%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $87,467
19.4%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $539,681
Total Liabilities $118,440
Net Assets $421,241
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Butch Roy (Executive Director/Board Secretary) $28,973 $0 $0
Jill Bernard (Education Director/Board Member) $25,373 $0 $0
Robin Gillette (Board Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Nels Lennes (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Adia Morris Swanger (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Amy Derwinski (Board President) $0 $0 $0
+ View more people

Document Links

990
Filed on Oct. 21, 2022

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

View Filing
XML

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2020

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$292,118
Expenses
$419,838
Net Income
-$127,720
Net Assets
$160,595
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $190,690
65.3%
Program Services $89,498
30.6%
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $11,798
4.0%
Other Revenue $132
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $67,582
16.1%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $50,571
12.0%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $296,088
Total Liabilities $135,493
Net Assets $160,595
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Butch Roy (Executive Director/Board Secretary) $24,885 $0 $0
Jill Bernard (Education Director/Board Member) $22,835 $0 $0
Nels Lennes (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Robin Gillette (Board Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Adia Morris Swanger (Board President) $0 $0 $0
Amy Derwinski (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
+ View more people

Document Links

990
Filed on July 16, 2021

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

View Filing
XML

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2019

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$818,554
Expenses
$592,182
Net Income
$226,372
Net Assets
$284,694
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $437,414
53.4%
Program Services $350,953
42.9%
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $30,175
3.7%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $12
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $117,042
19.8%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $88,461
14.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $305,294
Total Liabilities $20,600
Net Assets $284,694
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Jill Bernard (Education Director/Board Member) $47,746 $0 $0
Butch Roy (Executive Director/Board Secretary) $42,996 $0 $0
Nels Lennes (Employee/Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Robin Gillette (Board Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Adia Morris Swanger (Board President) $0 $0 $0
+ View more people

Document Links

990
Filed on Nov. 11, 2020

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

View Filing
PDF XML

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2018

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$540,655
Expenses
$577,661
Net Income
-$37,006
Net Assets
$168,135
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $181,054
33.5%
Program Services $324,019
59.9%
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $35,522
6.6%
Other Revenue $60
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $100,492
17.4%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $76,604
13.3%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $177,611
Total Liabilities $9,476
Net Assets $168,135
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Jill Bernard (Education Director/Board Member) $49,203 $0 $0
Butch Roy (Executive Director/Board Secretary) $44,896 $0 $0
Molly Chase (Managing Director) $14,384 $0 $0
Nels Lennes (Employee/Board Member) $3,800 $0 $0
Robin Gillette (Board Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Adia Morris Swanger (Board President) $0 $0 $0
+ View more people

Document Links

990
Filed on Sept. 18, 2019

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

View Filing
PDF XML
View Filing (2 of 2) PDF (2 of 2)

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2017

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$611,777
Expenses
$521,069
Net Income
$90,708
Net Assets
$204,315
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $231,011
37.8%
Program Services $343,037
56.1%
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $37,729
6.2%
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $60,600
11.6%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $41,004
7.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $207,078
Total Liabilities $2,763
Net Assets $204,315
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Jill Bernard (Education Director/Board Secretary) $26,140 $0 $3,330
Butch Roy (Executive Director/Board President) $25,200 $0 $0
Molly Chase (Managing Director) $10,200 $0 $0
Nels Lennes (Artistic Director/Board Treasurer) $7,787 $0 $0
Robin Gillette (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Adia Morris Swanger (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
+ View more people

Document Links

990
Filed on May 31, 2018

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

View Filing
PDF XML

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2016

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$491,032
Expenses
$516,489
Net Income
-$25,457
Net Assets
$108,204
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $143,304
29.2%
Program Services $306,437
62.4%
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $41,291
8.4%
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $67,907
13.1%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $31,905
6.2%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $109,737
Total Liabilities $1,533
Net Assets $108,204

Document Links

990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2015

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$537,010
Expenses
$449,789
Net Income
$87,221
Net Assets
$131,724
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $183,927
34.3%
Program Services $308,975
57.5%
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $4,864
0.9%
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $39,064
7.3%
Other Revenue $180
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $57,600
12.8%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $37,740
8.4%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $131,888
Total Liabilities $164
Net Assets $131,724

Document Links

990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2014

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$369,970
Expenses
$365,689
Net Income
$4,281
Net Assets
$45,103
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $75,925
20.5%
Program Services $253,170
68.4%
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $4,904
1.3%
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $35,771
9.7%
Other Revenue $200
0.1%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $54,000
14.8%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $25,314
6.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $45,237
Total Liabilities $134
Net Assets $45,103

Document Links

990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2013

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$297,022
Expenses
$319,441
Net Income
-$22,419
Net Assets
$40,822
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $58,787
19.8%
Program Services $196,592
66.2%
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $41,643
14.0%
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $40,646
12.7%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $20,382
6.4%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $41,048
Total Liabilities $226
Net Assets $40,822

Document Links

990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2012

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$260,193
Expenses
$202,964
Net Income
$57,229
Net Assets
$61,780
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $73,187
28.1%
Program Services $149,845
57.6%
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $37,161
14.3%
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $15,908
7.8%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $2,472
1.2%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $66,960
Total Liabilities $5,180
Net Assets $61,780

Document Links

990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2011

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$164,119
Expenses
$167,460
Net Income
-$3,341
Net Assets
$4,552
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $62,122
37.9%
Program Services $90,197
55.0%
Investment Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $11,800
7.2%
Other Revenue $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $21,852
Total Liabilities $17,300
Net Assets $4,552

Document Links

990-EZ

Short form tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF
PDF (2 of 3) PDF (3 of 3)

About This Data

What Is 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 »

See an issue with the data?

Contact Us

About Nonprofit Explorer

Nonprofit Explorer

Browse millions of annual returns filed by tax-exempt organizations with ProPublica’s Nonprofit Explorer. See details like executive compensation, revenue, expenses and more. Search for an organization or a person, or search the full text of filings.

By Andrea Suozzo, Alec Glassford, Ash Ngu and Brandon Roberts.

Design by Jeff Frankl. Additional development by Ken Schwencke, Mike Tigas, and Sisi Wei.

E-file viewer adapted from IRS e-File Viewer by Ben Getson. Code for scraping audit documents adapated from Govwiki.

Updated