The Characters Inc

EIN 01-0930757 • 501(c)3 • Rainbow City, AL

Profile

Education and cultural enrichment through the arts

101 Rainbow Industrial BlvdRainbow City, AL 35906

www.charactersentertainment.com

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2021

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2021

-23%

Higher net margin than 22% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2021

Higher top officer pay than 81% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2021

-28%

Faster asset growth than 28% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2020 to 2021

-64%

Faster revenue growth than 14% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2020 to 2021

Balance Sheet

Liabilities / Assets60th percentile

Assets

Down

$27,208

Down $10,500 (-28%) from 2020

Liabilities

Flat

Flat from 2020

Net Assets

Down

$27,208

Down $10,500 (-28%) from 2020

Operations

Liabilities / Revenue62nd percentile Net Margin22nd percentile

Revenue

Down

$46,000

Down $81,847 (-64%) from 2020

Expenses

Down

$56,500

Down $49,807 (-47%) from 2020

Net Income

Down

-$10,500

Down $32,040 (-149%) from 2020

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth28th percentile

Grouped bars show assets, liabilities, and net assets across loaded filings.

Highlighted filing

2021

Assets$27,208

Liabilities$0

Net Assets$27,208

Open 2021 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth14th percentile

Revenue, expenses, and net income by year, with the latest filing highlighted.

Highlighted filing

2021

Revenue$46,000

Expenses$56,500

Net Income-$10,500

Open 2021 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

2021 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing

Assets: $27,208
Liabilities: $0
Net assets: $27,208
Revenue: $46,000
Expenses: $56,500
Net income: -$10,500

	Balance Sheet			Operations
Year	Assets	Liabilities	Net Assets	Revenue	Expenses	Net Income
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.	$0.27	$0.00	$0.27	$0.46	$0.57	$0.11
2020Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.	$0.38	$0.00	$0.38	$1.28	$1.06	$0.22
2019Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.	$0.16	$0.00	$0.16	$1.70	$1.76	$0.06
2018Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.	$0.22	$0.00	$0.22	$1.45	$1.49	$0.04
2017Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.	$0.26	$0.00	$0.26	$1.33	$1.20	$0.13
2016Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.	$0.09	$0.00		$1.50	$1.59	$0.09
2015Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.	$0.18	$0.00		$1.35	$1.17	$0.18
2014Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.	$0.04	$0.00		$1.29	$1.25	$0.04

Latest Filing Detail

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Filing Snapshot

Filing Period: Jan 1, 2021 to Dec 31, 2021
Signed: Nov 15, 2022
Return Version: 2021v4.0
Gross Receipts: $46,000

Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Education and cultural enrichment through the arts

The primary goal of CharACTers is to promote cultural curiosity. We want our performances to make a connection to the mind heart and spirit of our audiences; creating and stimulating a hunger for the experiences only achieved through the arts. As a theatre group in the community CharACTers largely depends on the commitment and dedication of its many volunteers who donate their time and talent on stage and behind the scenes from actors and stage crew to box office attendants and family members.

Program Services

Description	Grants	Expenses
2021 saw CharACTers Inc still in recovery mode. While educational theatre continued our general public performances were limited to two productions.	$0	$56,500

Compensation and Service Providers

Top Officer Pay81st percentile

Employees

Name	Title	Full / Part Time	Base	Other	Total
Cody Carlton	President	PT	$0	-	-
Shana Acray	Secretary	PT	$0	-	-
Ken Staeck	Vice President	PT	$0	-	-

Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name: The Characters Inc
EIN: 01-0930757
In Care Of: % Cody Carlton
Address: 101 Rainbow Industrial Blvd, Rainbow City, AL 35906

Signing Officer

Name: Cody Carlton
Title: President
Signed: 2022-11-15
Discuss with paid preparer: No

Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Part I, line 16

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