Aiken Community Theatre Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Aiken, SC EIN: 57-6027099

Community theatre organization that produces plays, conducts learning workshops and youth theatrical activities.

Aiken Community Theatre Inc at a glance

Total assets
$381,707
+37.6% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$233,798
+36.3% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$2,109
+10.0% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$178,643
-5.0% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Aiken Community Theatre Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

1 grant across all recorded years

1<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 1 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Cities

Aiken

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$5K$10K$15K0 grants2019 0 grants2020 Total only2021 1 grant2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

From 2021 to 2022, annual grant giving ranged from $4K (2021) to $11K (2022). In 2022 it made 1 grant totaling $11K.

Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Aiken Partnership Aiken, SCImprovement of the Arts$10,500
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$381,707$233,798$178,643——$2,109
2024$277,415$171,541$188,067——$1,918
2023$292,064$241,841$158,243——$2,217
2022$208,960$116,610$138,741$10,5001$735
2021$223,004$49,196$95,211$3,982Total only$1,409
2020$261,461$225,303$178,255——$1,628
2019$250,553$273,764$248,595——$1,200

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

About Aiken Community Theatre Inc

Based on IRS filings

Aiken Community Theatre Inc is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Aiken, SC. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $382K in total assets. Net investment income was $2K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Aiken Community Theatre Inc is led by Thurmond Whatley, Executive Director since 2023 (on filings since 2019); none of the 16 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Thurmond Whatley

    Executive Director

    Executive Director → Board Member, 2021

    Board Member → Executive Director, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    7 hrs/week

    $77 (2022) → $0 (2025)

  • Vivian Johnson

    Artistic Director

    Theater Coordinator → Artistic Director, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    7 hrs/week

    $1K (2020) → $0 (2025)

  • Dustin Turner

    Marketing Director

    Board Member → Marketing Director, 2023

    On filings since 2022

    7 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Wendy Dietzel

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    $858 (2022) → $0 (2025)

  • Cathy Traver

    Board Member

    Treasrer → Board Member, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jimmy Moore

    Treasurer

    Facility Manager → Board Member, 2020

    Board Member → Treasurer, 2021

    On filings since 2019

    7 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Marcia Harris

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Alysa Smith

    Board Member

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lori Mastromonico

    Board Member

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Renee Brown

    Secretary

    On filings since 2023

    7 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Wesslen Romano

    Board Member

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Chris Jolicoeur-Smith

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gayle Gulick

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kimberly McClellan

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mary Beth Westbrook

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tricia Perea

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (30)
  • Former: Angie Galan (2019–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Ellen Williams (2020–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Frances Fields (2023–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: James Schroeder (2023–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Jerry West (2023–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Jamie Turner (2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Chrissey Morton Miller (2019–2022) — Secretary
  • Former: Gail Daigle (2019–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: J. C. Crider (2019–2022) — Artistic Director
  • Former: Jeff Mastromonico (2019–2022) — Marketing Director
  • Former: Kyle Seconi (2019–2022) — Executive Director
  • Former: Jim Schroeder (2020–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Tyler McKinney (2020–2022) — Facility Manager
  • Former: Collete Miller (2021–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Ginny Boice (2021–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Beth Williams (2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Cory Herbst (2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Stephen McKinney (2022) — Youth Wind Directors
  • Former: Meredith Boylan (2019–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Juli Davis (2020–2021) — Youth Wind Directors
  • Former: Sandra Youchum (2020–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Tommie Culligan (2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Andrew Jones (2019–2020) — Board Member
  • Former: David Werth (2019–2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Haley Hughes (2019) — Board Member
  • Former: Janette Godwin (2019) — Board Member
  • Former: Karla Strayer Heitkamp (2019) — Secretary
  • Former: Mary Ruth Singer (2019) — Board Member
  • Former: Maureen Woltermann (2019) — Marketing Director
  • Former: Nancy Hansen (2019) — Youth Wind Directors

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2022 IRS filing

Wendy Dietzel — Board Member: $858Wendy DietzelBoard Member$858Vivian Johnson — Theater Coordinator: $700Vivian JohnsonTheater Coordinator$700Ellen Williams — Board Member: $154Ellen WilliamsBoard Member$154Thurmond Whatley — Board Member: $77Thurmond WhatleyBoard Member$77

The highest reported compensation on the 2022 filing was $858, to Wendy Dietzel (Board Member). 4 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Aiken Community Theatre Inc

How large is Aiken Community Theatre Inc?

Aiken Community Theatre Inc reported $382K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $234K.

What is Aiken Community Theatre Inc?

Aiken Community Theatre Inc is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Aiken, SC. It holds $382K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Aiken Community Theatre Inc operate?

Aiken Community Theatre Inc has awarded grants in South Carolina.

What is Aiken Community Theatre Inc's EIN?

Aiken Community Theatre Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 57-6027099. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(4)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS February 5, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS January 28, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 9, 2022)
  4. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025

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