Far Corners Community Musical Theatre
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Far Corners Community Musical Theatre's primary exempt purpose is to advance charitable and educational goals through community musical theatre and performing arts programming, primarily in Monteverde, Costa Rica. The organization provides access to arts education, performance opportunities, cultural exchange, and collaborative theatre production for youth, local artists, volunteers, and the broader public, especially in underserved communities. Its programs foster creativity, leadership, teamwork, multilingual communication, and community engagement through the performing arts.
- Income
- $50,952
- Spending
- $42,479
- Reserves
- 10.2 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 97%
- Highest pay
- $14,709, executive director
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (2)
- $20,896 spent. Rebelion Solar and Community Theatre Productions: Far Corners Community Musical Theatre produced community-based theatre programming in Monteverde, Costa Rica, including Rebelión Solar, the 20th Anniversary Artistic Gala, and rehearsals for the children's environmental theatre project Bat Bash. These programs combined theatre, dance, music, design, environmental storytelling, and community collaboration. More than 70 cast, crew, youth, artists, and volunteers participated directly, and more than 500 audience and community members benefited through performances, rehearsals, and public engagement.
- $9,807 spent. Community Arts Workshops: Far Corners Community Musical Theatre offered a series of community arts workshops in Monteverde and neighboring communities. Workshops included environmental theatre, acting, dance, music, visual/design work, black light theatrical lighting, interdisciplinary arts training, and creative collaboration with local artists, educators, and partner organizations. More than 150 participants benefited from accessible arts education, skill-building, cultural exchange, confidence-building, and opportunities for creative expression.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated November 6, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since February 2010.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated November 4, 2026.
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