True Troupe
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Public Charity focusing on literary education and community outreach.
- Income
- $1,807
- Spending
- $1,807
- Reserves
- 0 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending January 31, 2026, 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 January 31, 2026, 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 January 31, 2026, 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)
- True Troupe performs every year in our annual Classics in the Park series, where the troupe travels across Wyoming to perform in underserved communities. The troupe facilitates in educating the communities on theatrical literature in multiple ways, including but not limited to: the performance itself; a study guide provided by the management team to the audience explaining the history of the piece(s); talkbacks between the performers and the audience, where the performers answer questions, explain the historical meaning of the literature, and talk about the context of the piece(s). The troupe's annual Classics series alternates between two types of theatrical literature: Shakespearean (both comedies and tragedies) and other classics written and staged before 1900, such as "Lady Windermere's Fan," "Antigone," & "The Bacchae." By focusing on the alternating classics, True Troupe is able to benefit our performers, audiences, and other community organizations that we collaborate with to effectively educate those involved in any capacity. In 2024, the Classics in the Park performed Much Ado About Nothing eight times, in parks located in Buffalo WY, Sheridan WY, Laramie WY, Centennial WY, Pine Bluffs WY, and Cheyenne WY.
- True Troupe collaborates with other organizations to provide actors for their educational events. True Troupe has attended and provided services to Visit Cheyenne and City of Cheyenne for their respective projects of The Haunted Trolleys, where troupe members are placed as famous local ghosts along the route, and Christmas Elves, where troupe members assist children in writing letters to Santa while waiting for the Pony Express to arrive and collect the messages; and the Haunted Civic Center on 19th Street, where troupe members assist children through a haunted house to learn how to search for clues. True Troupe has also collaborated with various nursing homes around Cheyenne to spread holiday cheer in December, and for the past three years, has spent four weeks performing holiday carols for those in nursing homes. True Troupe volunteers this caroling time freely, and the troupe does not get paid for their services during this project. The Haunted Trolleys and the Christmas Elves are lent actors for a period of six weeks each, where the actors are provided costumes and props by True Troupe to most effectively perform with the other organization. The Civic Center is lent actors for the period of one week where the actors are provided costumes and props by True Troupe to most effectively perform with the other organization. These organizations, and our collaboration with them, have allowed True Troupe to benefit the audience and their children by providing a safe and entertaining environment for the children and adults to learn about Cheyenne and other topics provided by the other organizations.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending January 31, 2026, 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 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 January 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 February 2024.
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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