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Goshen Theatre seeks property tax exemption for expansion building used for nonprofit programs and rentals

5600479 · August 19, 2025
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Summary

Goshen Theatre, a nonprofit that operates a historic performance space, told the board it purchased the building next door at 210 South Main (50% of value gifted by prior owners) and seeks tax exemption for rental income used to support the theater’s nonprofit programs; board heard testimony and will decide later.

Susan Visser, executive director of Goshen Theatre, told the Elkhart County Property Tax Assessment Board of Appeals on Aug. 19, 2025, that the nonprofit seeks exemption for a building at 210 South Main Street that it acquired to expand program and backstage space and to provide rental income that supports the theater’s nonprofit operations.

Why it matters: the theater operates as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit and uses the historic theater building at 216 South Main for performances and education; the nearby…

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