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The Historic Cocoa Village Playhouse Inc

EIN 59-2612709 · Cocoa, FL

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

What it says it does

TO PROVIDE AFFORDABLE COMMUNITY THEATER AND PROMOTE LIFELONG EDUCATION IN THE PERFORMING ARTS FOR BREVARD COUNTY RESIDENTS AND VISITORS.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Fair: 62 out of 100. Higher than 36% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, $1m to $10m).

Reserves
4 of 35
Spendable reserves would cover 0.3 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20
It owes 6% of what it owns.
Living within its means
8 of 15
Spending exceeded income by 2% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15
Income rose 41% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 15
99% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Fair: 58 out of 100. Higher than 11% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, $1m to $10m).

Independent board
25 of 25
15 of 15 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15
Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
0 of 8
Reports no written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
0 of 7
Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5
Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
0 of 10
Did not give the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Independent check of accounts
0 of 15
Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10
Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.

Programs described in its return (2)

$2.4 million spent. THE HISTORIC COCOA VILLAGE PLAYHOUSE CONTINUES TO PROVIDE LIVE COMMUNITY THEATER TO AUDIENCES IN BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA. THIS IS ACCOMPLISHED BY VOLUNTEER PERFORMERS WHO ARE GIVEN A CHANCE TO EXPERIENCE THE THEATER AND ENHANCE THEIR VARIOUS PERFORMING ARTS TALENTS. THE PRODUCTIONS WERE ATTENDED BY APPROXIMATELY 75,000 PATRONS DURING THE FISCAL YEAR 2017-2018. THE HISTORIC COCOA VILLAGE PLAYHOUSE IS HOST TO SEVERAL LOCAL BALLET COMPANIES AND LOCAL PERFORMERS.
$7,500 spent. THE PLAYHOUSE CONTINUES TO PROVIDE EDUCATION IN THE PERFORMING ARTS FOR THE YOUNG THROUGH ITS STARS OF TOMORROW PROGRAM. OVER 250 CHILDREN AGES 7 TO 18 PARTICIPATED IN THE STARS OF TOMORROW PROGRAM DURING FISCAL YEAR 2018-2019. THROUGH THIS PROGRAM THEY LEARN THEATER TECHNIQUES AND PARTICIPATE IN THE CHILDREN SERIES PRODUCTIONS. THE CHILDREN'S PERFORMING ARTS SERIES DISTRIBUTED OVER 2,000 TICKETS WHICH INCLUDES TICKETS FOR GROUPS THAT PROVIDE SERVICE TO VULNERABLE AND DISADVANTAGED BREVARD RESIDENTS.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

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 October 13, 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 June 2026.
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 July 1986.
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 October 21, 2026.

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