Physical Theater Festival Incorporated
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Physical Theater Festival is an annual contemporary, visual, and physical theater festival that presents new forms of theater that are being performed around the wold.
- Income
- $125,264
- Spending
- $92,999
- Reserves
- 4.3 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 65%
- Highest pay
- $6,000, trustee
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
Good: 79 out of 100. Higher than 55% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, under $250k).
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 4.3 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 11% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 26% of income.
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 (1)
- $67,898 spent. CELEBRATED 12TH ANNUAL EDITION OF PHYSICAL THEATER FESTIVAL- DURING OUR ANNUAL SUMMER FESTIVAL, WE PRESENTED FULL-LENGTH SHOWS AND MASTER CLASS WORKSHOPS BY PHYSICAL THEATER COMPANIES FROM ARGENTINA, BRAZIL, COLUMBIA, ICELAND, UK, MINNESOTA AND CHICAGO PLUS WE PRESENTED NEW WORKS BY TWO DOZEN LOCAL ARTISTS FROM CHICAGO- WE WELCOMED AROUND 2,000 AUDIENCE MEMBERS IN ONLINE AND INDOOR PERFORMANCES, PANELS AND WORKSHOPS- WE COLLABORATED WITH SEVERAL PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDING THE CHICAGO LATINO THEATER ALLIANCE, THE INTERNATIONAL LATINO CULTURAL CENTER OF CHICAGO, THE CITY OF CHICAGO, THE ILLINOIS ARTS COUNCIL, INSTITUTO CERVANTES, THE CONSULATE GENERAL OF ARGENTINA AND THE CLIFF DWELLERS ARTS FUND
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 March 2022.
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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