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The Center for the Performing Arts reported $14.4 million in revenue and $10.5 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $68.26 went to program services, $17.05 to management and general costs and $14.69 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 53.1% of the total. Government grants made up 15.7%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $314,662 (CEO). 10 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 77% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $11MFor context, the median across 876 covered arts, culture & humanities charities: $79.98 programs, $13.89 management, $6.13 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $14M- Contributions & grants (non-government)$36.95 $5.4M
- Government grants$15.58 $2.3M
- Program service revenue$44.34 $6.5M
- Investment income$3.13 $455K
Other revenue was negative: −$150K. The bar shows the positive sources only.
The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 68.3% | 78.5% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 17.0% | 13.6% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 14.7% | 6.0% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.20 | $0.10 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 53.1% | 57.5% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 15.7% | 1.7% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 44.8% | 20.8% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $314,662 | $385,706 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 2.99% | 2.03% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 10 | 8 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 19.4 | 36.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 29 of 29 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseArtistic performance:the mission of the nonprofit allied solutions center for the Performing Arts is to engage and inspire the indiana community through enriching arts experiences. Its campus includes a 1,500-seat concert hall, the payne & mencias palladium; a 500-seat proscenium theater, the tarkington; and the black-box studio theater. Allied solutions center presents and hosts hundreds of events each year, including the center presents performance season, featuring the best in classical, jazz, pop, rock, american songbook, comedy and other genres. Allied solutions center is home to the…
Education and outreach:allied solutions center serves the community through a range of educational experiences and outreach events for all ages, including classes in music and stand-up comedy, campus tours, masterclasses, clinics, exclusive artist q&a sessions for students, the peanut butter & jam preschool performance series, the palladium bookies reading club, the luminaries weekday speaker series, the prism project Performing Arts camp for youth with disabilities, and the new works artist commission program. During fiscal year 2025, attendance at these programs totaled more than 11,500.the…
Highest reported compensation
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO Officer, 30.00 hrs/week | $273,190 | $0 | $41,472 | $314,662 |
| VP PRODUCTION Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $154,285 | $0 | $41,496 | $195,781 |
| COO Officer, 36.00 hrs/week | $153,901 | $0 | $37,907 | $191,808 |
| VP MARKETING Highest compensated employee, 39.00 hrs/week | $151,967 | $0 | $18,723 | $170,690 |
| VP EVENTS Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $122,831 | $0 | $21,293 | $144,124 |
| VP PEOPLE & CULTURE Highest compensated employee, 38.00 hrs/week | $113,073 | $0 | $16,948 | $130,021 |
| VP DEVELOPMENT Highest compensated employee, 28.00 hrs/week | $107,987 | $0 | $14,731 | $122,718 |
10 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from The Center for the Performing Arts (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $524K (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
FY2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b29 · 29 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 595
- Volunteers Part I, line 6256
Largest outside contractors
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| TERWILLKER LTD Performances/events/artistic direction | $750,000 |
| MARQUIS COMMERCIAL SOLUTIONS INC Cleaning services | $567,053 |
| THREE SIXTY GROUP INC Marketing services | $303,000 |
| CONTEMPORARY SERVICES CORPORATION Security services | $223,836 |
| THE AME GROUP It services | $218,815 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 10 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
7 private foundations reported grants to The Center for the Performing Arts totaling $20,416 on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Of every $100 The Center for the Performing Arts spent in FY2025, $68.26 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of The Center for the Performing Arts's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, The Center for the Performing Arts reported that 68.3% of its $10.5 million in expenses went to program services, 17.0% to management and general and 14.7% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does The Center for the Performing Arts pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation The Center for the Performing Arts reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $314,662, for the role of CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does The Center for the Performing Arts get its money?
Of $14.4 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 53.1% came from contributions and grants (including 15.7% from government grants) and 44.8% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is The Center for the Performing Arts a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 20-3901164 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, object 202601349349308405 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202500779349300910 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202401369349305780 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202320819349301662 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202241309349301004 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202131349349305773 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 20-3901164: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.