Better Business Bureau Report for
Bay Area Harbour Playhouse

Better Business Bureau Report issued June 2011
Better Business Bureau Report expires June 2012


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Charity Contact Information

Name: Bay Area Harbour Playhouse
Address: 3803 Highway 3
  Dickinson, TX 77539
Phone: 281-337-7469
Web Address: www.harbourplayhouse.com
Also known as:Number "1" Plays and Players
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Better Business Bureau Comments

Year, State Incorporated: 1980, Texas
Affiliates: None
Stated Purpose: To put on a series of live plays and to provide instructions in the theatrical arts.

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Evaluation Conclusions

               

Bay Area Harbour Playhouse meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.
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Programs

               

Each year, Bay Area Harbour Playhouse presents an exciting season with a variety of plays, musicals, and special events. Their season includes: 11 season productions, an annual Gala Fundraiser, numerous Children’s Theatre Festivals and topping off the year with a New Year’s Cabaret Show and Party. The season also includes civic events to cultivate and aid in the education and enrichment of the community with the arts in mind. This organization has been honored by the City of Dickinson with the 2001 Mayor’s Quality of Life Award and boasts a 3000+ patron mailing list.

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010, Bay Area Harbour Playhouse's program expenses were:

  
Total: 45,585
Total Program Expenses: $45,585
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Governance

               

Chief Executive :
Compensation*:

Chair of the Board: Geoffry Clark
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: CPA, Oscar Nipper and Co., Certified Public Accounts

Board Size: 17

Paid Staff Size: 0

*Compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.
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Fund Raising

               

Method(s) Used:

internet, each program generates funds
Fund raising costs were 11% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $9,050, are donations received as a result of fund raising activities.)
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Tax Status

               

This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.
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Financial

               

The following information is based on Bay Area Harbour Playhouse's IRS Form 990 for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010.

Source of Funds  
Program service revenue 63,285
Contributions and grants 9,050
Total Income $72,335


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Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses

Programs: 73%  Fund Raising: 2%  Administrative: 25% 

Total income   $72,335
  Program expenses $45,585
  Fund raising expenses 1,013
  Administrative expenses 15,214
 
Total expenses   $61,812
Income in Excess of Expenses   10,523
Beginning net assets   184,948
Ending net assets   212,887
Total liabilities   141,712
Total assets   $212,887


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Complaints

              

The BBB has processed no complaints about this organization in the past 36 months, our standard reporting period.

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