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FRIENDS OF THE ART PARK PLAYERS INC

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2024 · Form 990EZ · revenue $118K · expenses $77K · assets $97K

EIN
81-5263241
Address
PO BOX 2134, DEER PARK, TX 77536-2134
Website
ARTPARKPLAYERS.ORG
NTEE code
A20
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
2017
Cross-check
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Mission

THE ORGANIZATION IS TO ENHANCE AND SUPPORT THE THEATRE EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 6 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

6 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Faylene Defrancis PRESIDENT2017-2024 2 $0 reported 1
Mary Parrott VICE PRESIDE2020-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Sandy Heyen TREASURER2017-2024 4 $0 reported 1
Morgan Lafferty SECRETARY2017-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Matt Walker COMMITTEE CO2017-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Tena Mullins (former) Vice President2017-2018 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
FAYLENE DEFRANCIS PRESIDENT2 $0-- $01
MARY PARROTT VICE PRESIDE1 $0-- $01
SANDY HEYEN TREASURER4 $0-- $01
MORGAN LAFFERTY SECRETARY1 $0-- $01
MATT WALKER COMMITTEE CO1 $0-- $01
2023 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
FAYLENE DEFRANCIS PRESIDENT2 $0-- $01
MARY PARROTT VICE PRESIDE1 $0-- $01
SANDY HEYEN TREASURER2 $0-- $01
MORGAN LAFFERTY SECRETARY1 $0-- $01
MATT WALKER COMMITTEE CO1 $0-- $01
2022 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
FAYLENE DEFRANCIS PRESIDENT1 $0-- $01
MARY PARROTT VICE PRESIDE1 $0-- $01
SANDY HEYEN TREASURER1 $0-- $01
MORGAN LAFFERTY SECRETARY1 $0-- $01
MATT WALKER COMMITTEE CO1 $0-- $01
2021 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
FAYLENE DEFRANCIS PRESIDENT1 $0-- $01
MARY PARROTT VICE PRESIDE1 $0-- $01
SANDY HEYEN TREASURER1 $0-- $01
MORGAN LAFFERTY SECRETARY1 $0-- $01
MATT WALKER COMMITTEE CO1 $0-- $01
2020 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
FAYLENE DEFRANCIS President1 $0-- $01
MARY PARROTT Vice President1 $0-- $01
SANDY HEYEN Treasurer1 $0-- $01
MORGAN LAFFERTY Secretary1 $0-- $01
MATT WALKER COMMITTEE COORD1 $0-- $01
2018 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
FAYLENE DEFRANCIS President1 $0-- $01
TENA MULLINS Vice President1 $0-- $01
SANDY HEYEN Treasurer1 $0-- $01
MORGAN LAFFERTY Secretary1 $0-- $01
MATT WALKER COMMITTEE COORD1 $0-- $01
2017 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
FAYLENE DEFRANCIS President1 $0-- $01
TENA MULLINS Vice President1 $0-- $01
SANDY HEYEN Treasurer1 $0-- $01
MORGAN LAFFERTY Secretary1 $0-- $01
MATT WALKER COMMITTEE COORD1 $0-- $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990EZ period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$118,005$77,216 $97,142$96,496 $32,737$65,093 ---
2023 · Form 990EZ period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$141,643$167,622 $56,353$55,708 $28,854$57,580 ---
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$95,190$89,447 $82,333$81,685 $34,997$54,822 ---
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$46,669$41,390 $75,941$75,941 $6,723$35,179 ---
2020 · Form 990EZ period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$7,484$18,819 $70,662$70,662 $2,447$4,995 ---
2018 · Form 990EZ period ending 2019-09-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$61,077$58,765 $73,879$73,879 $7,300$31,047 ---
2017 · Form 990EZ period ending 2018-09-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$74,255$39,981 $71,567$71,567 $17,544$28,874 ---

Funders of this organization

Not reported: no grants to this organization appear in the filings we have (tax years 2010 to 2025).

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ARTS COUNCIL OF BROWNWOODTXA20 $103,627$90,255 Bookkeeper$1,500 Same NTEE code A20, revenue within 2x, same state
VISUAL ARTS GUILD OF FRISCOTXA20 $113,988$111,910 President$0 Same NTEE code A20, revenue within 2x, same state
RENDEZVOUS CENTER FOR ARTTXA20 $98,360$78,997 Executive Director$17,424 Same NTEE code A20, revenue within 2x, same state
TELANGANA ASSOCIATION OF GREATER HOUSTON INCTXA20 $111,597$84,925 JOINT TREASURER$0 Same NTEE code A20, revenue within 2x, same state
THE HOUSTON JAZZ COLLECTIVETXA20 $106,225$79,382 MUSICIAN$2,250 Same NTEE code A20, revenue within 2x, same state
PUNJABI ASSOCIATION HASDA PUNJAB INCTXA20 $125,014$134,755 DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code A20, revenue within 2x, same state
SHREE RAMESHWARA TEMPLE OF NORTH AMERICA INCTXA20 $101,058- PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code A20, revenue within 2x, same state
HISTORIC BAYTOWNS ARTS CULTURE AND ENTERTAINMENT COUNCIL INCTXA20 $103,154$96,973 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code A20, revenue within 2x, same state
HILL COUNTRY COUNCIL FOR THE ARTSTXA20 $131,917$164,916 President$0 Same NTEE code A20, revenue within 2x, same state
ARTSTILLERYTXA20 $115,314$121,897 Executive & Artistic Director$7,600 Same NTEE code A20, revenue within 2x, same state
ARTE Y PASION FLAMENCO AND SPANISH PERFORMING ARTS COMPANY INCTXA20 $118,457$90,729 Founder Artistic Director$30,000 Same NTEE code A20, revenue within 2x, same state
WOMANS CLUB OF FORT WORTH HISTORICAL PRESERVATION TRUSTTXA20 $146,107$181,934 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code A20, revenue within 2x, same state
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Who funds organizations like this

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COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF BURKE COUNTY DAF sponsor$521,1992 12011–2014 HIGHLAND AREA PARTNERSHIP INC
EL PASO COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$395,0005 12019–2024 CORNUDAS MOUNTAIN FOUNDATION
HOUSTON ENDOWMENT INC Private foundation$385,0002 12018–2020 TEXANS FOR THE ARTS FOUNDATION
SAN ANGELO AREA FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$290,05210 12014–2024 ART IN UNCOMMON PLACES
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS DAF sponsor$260,20013 22013–2024 ART GARDEN INC; ART FOR THE SOUL ART GALLERY INC
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor$206,88212 92020–2024 WIMBUM CULTURAL & DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION-USA; AUSTIN TEXAS MUSICIANS FUND; PARISH CENTER FOR THE ARTS INC; HAMPTON FRIENDS OF THE ARTS INC and 5 more
MAJESTIC RANCH ARTS FOUNDATION Private foundation$171,8039 12015–2023 HILL COUNTRY COUNCIL FOR THE ARTS
WHITEFISH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor$163,3404 12021–2024 AMAZING PLACE MUSIC INC
NORD FAMILY FOUNDATION Private foundation$130,0004 12021–2024 FIREFISH ARTS INC
BARR FOUNDATION Private foundation$125,0003 12020–2024 ART FOR THE SOUL ART GALLERY INC
NATIONAL CHRISTIAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$109,0008 22012–2017 LEXINGTON AREA PARKINSON DISEASE SUPPORT GROUP INC; SUGAR CREEK ART CENTER INC
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF BOONE COUNTY INC DAF sponsor$108,3004 12010–2024 SUGAR CREEK ART CENTER INC
SAINT PAUL & MINNESOTA FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$102,6421 12021–2021 AUSTIN JAZZ SOCIETY
SANTANDER CONSUMER USA INC FOUNDATION Private foundation$100,0001 12022–2022 ARTSTILLERY
CONRAD PREBYS FOUNDATION Private foundation$100,0001 12023–2023 PASACAT INC

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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2024 · Form 990EZ · $77,216 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $77,216 100.0%
Total$77,216100%

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2023 · Form 990EZ · $167,622 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $167,622 100.0%
Total$167,622100%

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2022 · Form 990EZ · $89,447 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $86,154 96.3%
Printing, publications, postage $2,743 3.1%
Fees to independent contractors $550 0.6%
Total$89,447100%

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2021 · Form 990EZ · $41,390 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $40,778 98.5%
Fees to independent contractors $575 1.4%
Printing, publications, postage $37 0.1%
Total$41,390100%

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2020 · Form 990EZ · $18,819 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $17,318 92.0%
Fees to independent contractors $1,070 5.7%
Printing, publications, postage $431 2.3%
Total$18,819100%

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2018 · Form 990EZ · $58,765 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $2,686
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $58,149 99.0%
Fees to independent contractors $545 0.9%
Printing, publications, postage $71 0.1%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$2,686reported apart
Total$58,765100%

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2017 · Form 990EZ · $39,981 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $2,012
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $30,608 76.6%
Printing, publications, postage $9,173 22.9%
Fees to independent contractors $200 0.5%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$2,012reported apart
Total$39,981100%

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