Public Charity

THE CASINO STAR THEATER FOUNDATION

THE CASINO STAR THEATER FOUNDATION is a Public Charity headquartered in GUNNISON, UT. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $284K revenue, $284K expenses, $891K total assets. 1 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $20K, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 270107313 GUNNISON, UT Historical Organizations NTEE: A80 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$284K
Total Expenses$284K
Total Assets$891K
Grant Records1
Funding Total$20K
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

THE ORGANIZATION HAS RESTORED A HISTORIC THEATER IN GUNNISON, UTAH. THE ORGANIZATION HAS NOT ONLY RESTORED THE BUILDING BUT ALSO RESTORED THE PURPOSE OF THE BUILDING: TO PROVIDE MOVIES, CONCERTS, AND FESTIVALS. ACCORDINGLY, THE ORGANIZATION HAS MADE THE BUILDING AVAILABLE FOR COMMUNITY PROGRAMS. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO REACHES OUT TO THE PUBLIC TO ENCOURAGE THE ARTS.

Where $100 goes at The Casino Star Theater Foundation

How The Casino Star Theater Foundation divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$99 Programs the work itself
$1 Management running the organization
$0 Fundraising none reported

No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.

Inside the $99 for programs

$99
Production of movies, concerts, and festivals within the historic casino star theater
All program spending
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Sample Grants Received

2019
TAKE A SEAT PROJECT
$20,000

Showing up to 5 of 1 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

SECRETARY Connie Kiesel
BOARD MEMBER Debra Greener
CHAIRMAN Kirk Rasmussen
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Lori Nay
PROGRAMMING DIRECTOR Melissa Ghandour
BOARD MEMBER Roland Christensen

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Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$20,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $284K $284K $891K
2024 $287K $242K $888K
2023 $246K $237K $860K
2022 $342K $244K $704K
2021 $176K $200K $670K

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $176K to $284K (+61%), with total assets most recently reported at $891K.

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