Shadoart Productions Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
WE USE THE POWER OF LIVE PERFORMANCE ART TO CREATE A UNIFIED EXPRESSION OF JOY THAT IS SHARED WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY THROUGH ENGAGED EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING, ENHANCED CORPORATE PARTNERSHIPS, AND INSPIRED CIVIC GIVEBACKS. SEE SCHEDULE O FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
- Income
- $3.4 million
- Spending
- $3.8 million
- Spent on programs
- 75%
- Reserves
- 7.3 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 53%
- Employees
- 63
- Volunteers
- 21
- Highest pay
- $87,568, ceo
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 77 out of 100. Higher than 57% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
28 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 7.3 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 9% of what it owns.
Living within its means
4 of 15Spending exceeded income by 12% of income.
Income trend
10 of 15Income fell 7% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1575% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 9 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 65% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 2511 of 12 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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 (1)
- $2.8 million spent. ARTISTIC: SHADOWBOX LIVE OPENED THEIR 2024 SEASON WITH A NEW COMEDY AND MUSIC PRODUCTION "PILLOW TALK: THE GREATEST HITS" SHORTLY FOLLOWED BY A REVIVAL OF THEIR 2019 PRODUCTION "THE DREAM" - CELEBRATING THE CHAMPIONS AND VICTORIES OF THE MODERN CIVIL RIGHTS ERA THROUGH A MOVING ANTHOLOGY OF STORIES, MUSIC, AND DANCE. IN THE SPRING, THEY PREMIERED A NEW SKETCH COMEDY AND MUSIC PRODUCTION "BEHIND CLOSED DOORS," FOLLOWED BY "EVOLUTIONARIES: THE STORIES OF DAVID BOWIE AND PRINCE" - A TRIBUTE TO THE MUSIC AND INFLUENCE OF TWO ICONIC ARTISTS AND THE REVOLUTIONS THEY LED ACROSS MUSIC, FASHION, AND POP CULTURE. IN THE EARLY FALL, THEY PREMIERED THEIR MOST ARTISTICALLY AGGRESSIVE SHOW TO DATE, "SLEEPY HOLLOW: AN AMERICAN GHOST STORY." THIS ADAPTATION OF WASHINGTON IRVING'S CLASSIC 1820 SHORT STORY AS RETOLD WITH THE POWER OF LIVE THEATER, MUSIC, AND DANCE. FOR THEIR ANNUAL FUNDRAISER IN OCTOBER, THEY PRESENTED A RESTROSPECTIVE OF THEIR ARTISTIC ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND COMMUNITY CONTRIBUTIONS OVER THE PAST YEAR. FOR THE HOLIDAYS, THEY PRESENTED THEIR 29 YEAR OLD SEASONAL ANNUAL REVUE, "HOLIDAY HOOPLA, AND THE FOURTH RUN OF THEIR HEART-WARMING ORIGINAL HOLIDAY SHOW, NOT SO SILENT NIGHT." EDUCATION: SHADOWBOX LIVE'S EDUCATION DEPARTMENT - LAUDED FOR ITS IMMERSIVE ARTS EDUCATION PROGRAMS WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE ITS GROWTH. SHADOWBOX LIVE'S SBX PERFORMANCE ACADEMY SAW SUCCESS WITH ITS TWO FLAGSHIP PROGRAMS STUDIO 8 (FORMERLY STEM ROCKS THE BOX) AND THE ARTS IMMERSION PROGRAM. IN FEBRUARY, 27 STUDENTS FROM 18 CENTRAL OHIO HIGH SCHOOLS PARTICIPATED IN STUDIO 8, AN 8-DAY AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAM THAT TAKES HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS THROUGH THE AUDITION, REHEARSAL, PRODUCTION, AND PERFORMANCE OF A COMEDY-AND-MUSIC PRODUCTION FOR A LIVE AUDIENCE. MANY OF THOSE STUDENTS RETURNED IN THE SUMMER TO JOIN A COHORT OF 16 FOR THE ARTS IMMERSION PROGRAM, A 10-DAY SUMMER EDUCATIONAL INTENSIVE FOCUSING ON THE LIFE OF A WORKING ARTIST. DESIGNED TO TEACH RESILIENCE, PERSEVERANCE, MASTERY OF FEARS, AND THE EXCHANGE OF CRITICAL AND CONSTRUCTIVE FEEDBACK, THE PROGRAM CULMINATES IN THE PRODUCTION AND PERFORMANCE OF A FULL-LENGTH COMEDY AND MUSIC PRODUCTION. SHADOWBOX LIVE'S EDUCATION PROGRAMS HAVE PROVEN TO BE A WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY. TWENTY-FIVE PERCENT OF THE ARTISTIC STAFF ARE ALUMNI OF THE SBX PERFORMANCE ACADEMY. THE ARTISTIC AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE COURSE IS IN COLLABORATION WITH COLUMBUS STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE. THROUGH THE EXECUTION OF STAGE CRAFT AND CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT, STUDENTS ARE CHALLENGED TO EVOLVE FROM INTERPRETER TO PERFORMER AND DEEPEN THE CONNECTION BETWEEN ART AND AUDIENCE. THIS YEARS CLASS PERFORMED/INTERPRETED FOR THREE SOLD OUT HOLIDAY PERFORMANCES. THE STUDENT MENTORSHIP PROGRAM WAS IMPLEMENTED TO ALLOW RECENT EMERGING ARTISTS TO SERVE AS PEER LEADERS FOR SBX ACADEMY STUDENTS AND ASSISTANTS TO TEACHING ARTISTS. COMMUNITY: DUE TO ITS OVERWHELMING SUCCESS, SHADOWBOX LIVE CONTINUED TO MEET THE NEED FOR THE RETURN OF LIVE PERFORMANCE FOR ITS COMMUNITY WITH ITS UPLIFTING ORIGINAL HOLIDAY MUSICAL NOT SO SILENT NIGHT AND ITS ACCOMPANYING COMMUNITY PROGRAM "HOST THE HOLIDAYS." THE PROGRAM PARTNERED WITH AREA SOCIAL SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS TO PROVIDE FAMILIES IN NEED WITH AN AFFORDABLE HOLIDAY EXPERIENCE WITH FAMILIES RECEIVING COMPLIMENTARY ADMISSION, FOOD, AND BEVERAGES. THE PROGRAM SERVED 26 FAMILIES. ADDITIONALLY, SHADOWBOX LIVE CONTINUED OFFERING STUDENT MATINEE PERFORMANCES AND SERVED 600 STUDENTS FOR THEIR PRODUCTION OF "THE DREAM: AND 350 STUDENTS FOR THEIR PRODUCTION OF "SLEEPY HOLLOW." BOTH MATINEES HAD ACCOMPANYING STUDY GUIDES AND A TALKBACK WITH THE ARTISTS AFTERWARDS. THEY HAD 9 STUDENTS PARTICIPATE IN THE EMERGING ARTISTS PROGRAM WHERE SELECT STUDENTS WHO HAVE SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED SBX ACADEMY PROGRAMS ARE INVITED TO PERFORM AS ENSEMBLE PERFORMERS IN THREE PROFESSIONAL SHADOWBOX LIVE PRODUCTIONS. SHADOWBOX LIVE HOSTED ADULTS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES AT SENSORY FRIENDLY OPEN REHEARSALS THAT PROVIDED ACCESSIBLE THEATER EXPERIENCES FOR CLIENTS OF LOCAL SOCIAL SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS. THE COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM WAS EXPANDED TO ENSURE SHADOWBOX LIVE COLLABORATES WITH A MISSION ALIGNED ORGANIZATION FOR EACH OF ITS SHOWS, RESULTING IN ELEVATED VISIBILITY FOR EACH PARTNER. A REVAMPED TICKET DONATION SYSTEM ALLOWED SHADOWBOX LIVE TO SERVE 352 OTHER NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS WITH COMMUNITY GIVEBACKS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO THEIR FUNDRAISING EFFORTS.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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 September 7, 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 September 30, 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 September 10, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since October 1992.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 October 7, 2026.
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