Program areas at Very Merry Theatre
School productions provide children from the ages of five to eighteen with the opportunity to produce and perform original plays through their schools, including elementary and middle schools all over northwestern, Vermont.
Summer programs. Our traveling Theatre wagon, based in charlotte, vt serves as our state and inspiration while we host summer camps and collaborate to write original plays. We also host a one-week camp in vergennes, vt.
20 allen street stage performing arts studio provides four seasons of productions for all age groups as well as cabarets, open mics, drama clubs, homeschooler specials and vacation camps.
Who funds Very Merry Theatre
Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
Personnel at Very Merry Theatre
| Name | Title | Compensation | Date of data |
|---|
| Don Wright | Director | $41,428 | 2025-01-24 |
| Donald Wright | Executive Director and Director and Writer | | 2025-01-24 |
| Ben Portway | Vacation Camp Director | $0 | 2025-01-24 |
| Ashley O'Brien | Music Director | | 2025-01-24 |
| Denise Viscomi | Art Director | | 2025-01-24 |
| ...and 8 more key personnel |
Financials for Very Merry Theatre
| Revenues | FYE 08/2023 | FYE 12/2021 | % Change |
|---|
| Total grants, contributions, etc. | $179,360 | $147,120 | 21.9% |
| Program services | $270,421 | $222,476 | 21.6% |
| Investment income and dividends | $779 | $0 | 999% |
| Tax-exempt bond proceeds | $0 | $0 | - |
| Royalty revenue | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net rental income | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net income from fundraising events | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net income from gaming activities | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net income from sales of inventory | $172 | $-318 | 154.1% |
| Miscellaneous revenues | $0 | $2,187 | -100% |
| Total revenues | $450,732 | $314,730 | 43.2% |
Organizations like Very Merry Theatre
| Organization | Type | Location | Revenue |
|---|
| Premier Arts | 501(c)(3) | Elkhart, IN | $1,001,718 |
| Illuminart Productions | 501(c)(3) | Staten Island, NY | $917,621 |
| Chicago Kids Company | 501(c)(3) | Chicago, IL | $449,831 |
| Community Playhouse | 501(c)(3) | Waterloo, IA | $443,541 |
| Chenango River Theatre | 501(c)(3) | Greene, NY | $230,680 |
| Community Circle Theatre | 501(c)(3) | Grand Rapids, MI | $706,750 |
| The Working Theatre | 501(c)(3) | New York, NY | $628,094 |
| Company One | 501(c)(3) | Boston, MA | $1,363,615 |
| Theater Reaching Young People and Schools (TRYPS) | 501(c)(3) | Columbia, MO | $378,806 |
| Queensbury Theatre | 501(c)(3) | Houston, TX | $1,063,196 |
Data update history
January 24, 2025
Updated personnel
Identified 1 new personnel
December 31, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 2 new personnel
August 24, 2024
Received grants
Identified 2 new grant, including a grant for $18,613 from Vermont Afterschool June 6, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2023
Nonprofit Types
Arts, culture, and humanities nonprofitsPerforming arts organizationsTheatersCharities
Issues
Arts, cultural, and humanities
Characteristics
Tax deductible donationsAccepts online donations
General information
- Address
- 77 Pomeroy St
- Burlington, VT 05401
- Metro area
- Burlington-South Burlington, VT
- County
- Chittenden County, VT
- Website URL
- verymerrytheatre.org/homeÂ
- Phone
- (802) 355-1461
IRS details
- EIN
- 04-3608726
- Fiscal year end
- August
- Taxreturn type
- Form 990
- Year formed
- 2002
- Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
- Yes
Categorization
- NTEE code, primary
- A65: Theater
- NAICS code, primary
- 711110: Theater Companies and Dinner Theaters
- Parent/child status
- Independent
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