Saint Paul Central Theater Booster Club
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
OUR MISSION IS TO SUPPORT THEATRICAL EDUCATION AT ST. PAUL CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL BY PROVIDING RESOURCES THAT ALLOW STUDENTS TO EXPERIENCE, PARTICIPATE IN, AND GROW THROUGH LIVE THEATER OPPORTUNITIES BEYOND THE CLASSROOM.
- Income
- $63,600
- Spending
- $105,672
- Reserves
- 4.4 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 64%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending October 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 October 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 October 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 (1)
- $103,440 spent. THE CENTRAL THEATRE BOOSTERS ARE THE PRIMARY SOURCE OF SUPPORT FOR THE THEATRE DIRECTOR EMILY GILL AND THE THEATRE PROGRAM AT SAINT PAUL CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL. THE PROGRAM EMBODIES THE SCHOOL MISSION BY PROVIDING AN INCLUSIVE, SUPPORTIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT INVOLVING A LARGE NUMBER OF STUDENTS WHILE PRODUCING HIGH-LEVEL THEATRE PERFORMANCES. EMILY GILL FOSTERS THE DEVELOPMENT OF CRITICAL LIFE SKILLS INCLUDING COMMUNICATION, INDEPENDENCE, ORGANIZATION, AND RESPONSIBILITY ALONGSIDE THEATRE AND TECHNICAL SKILLS. THE ADMINISTRATION AT CENTRAL STRONGLY SUPPORTS THE ARTS AND WORKS CLOSELY WITH THE THEATRE AND MUSIC STAFF AND THEIR RESPECTIVE BOOSTER ORGANIZATIONS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. THE PROGRAM PRIORITIZES STUDENT LEADERSHIP AND INVOLVEMENT OF 9TH-12TH GRADERS FOR EVERY ASPECT OF THE THREE PRODUCTIONS PERFORMED EVERY YEAR: A FALL MUSICAL, WINTER CABARET, AND SPRING PLAY. STUDENTS WORK WITH ADULT MENTORS AND BY THE END THEY INDEPENDENTLY RUN EACH SHOW. OVER 100 STUDENTS TYPICALLY PARTICIPATE IN THE FALL MUSICAL AS EITHER ACTORS, TECH CREW, OR OTHER IMPORTANT FUNCTIONS. THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, STAGE MANAGERS, PIT, AND PIT CONDUCTOR WERE ENTIRELY HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AS WELL. THE SPRING PLAY TYPICALLY INVOLVES 50-70 STUDENTS DEPENDING ON THE PRODUCTION, WITH THE STUDENT DIRECTED CABARET INVOLVING 30-50 STUDENTS. THE BOOSTERS THIS YEAR HAVE COORDINATED STUDENT EVENTS LIKE POST-SHOW STUDENT THANK-YOU NOTE WRITING TO EXTEND APPRECIATION TO VOLUNTEERS AND DONORS AND FACILITATED THEATRE STUDENT INVOLVEMENT IN BACK-TO-SCHOOL NIGHT AND SCHOOL PROSPECTIVE STUDENT EVENTS. THE BOOSTER BOARD HAS SUCCESSFULLY INCREASED THE VOLUNTEER BASE THREEFOLD SINCE THE PANDEMIC AND EXPANDED FUNDRAISING OPPORTUNITIES SUCH AS LOBBY FLOWER SALES. THIS YEAR WE SUCCESSFULLY GREW COMMUNITY SPONSORSHIP FOR PROGRAMS, EXPANDED FUNDRAISING EFFORTS AND MET OUR GOAL OF PURCHASING NEW MICROPHONES, AND HAVE MADE PROGRESS IN CREATING SUSTAINABLE REPEATABLE PROCESSES FOR THE THEATRE PROGRAM THAT WILL CONTINUE BEYOND THE CURRENT BOARD'S TENURE.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending October 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 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 October 2025.
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 December 2017.
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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