On Stage INC FY2021 filing

Tax-deductible

Newburyport, MA501(c)(3)Arts & CultureEIN 04-3015101Revenue $188K in FY2021

On file with the IRStheaterintheopen.orgPo Box 215, 01950-0215 · Newburyport, MATax-exempt since Mar 1989Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To provide theatrical training, classes, work shops, activities and performances for the general public in an affordable, accessible, and educational manner.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
61¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$98K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $71K a year · 20% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
61%
of spending
Worth a look: 61% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$98K
to officers and key staff · 51% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 51% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
11 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 10.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $11K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$457
0.2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$188K
Spent
$191K
To programs
61%
Net assets
$187K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$188K
FY2021
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$188K
FY2022$402K
FY2023$375K
FY2024$430K
FY2025$429K
Expenses
$191K
FY2021
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$191K
FY2022$254K
FY2023$309K
FY2024$345K
FY2025$368K
Net assets
$187K
FY2021
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$187K
FY2022$334K
FY2023$400K
FY2024$486K
FY2025$547K

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending January 2021) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 1989.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

61 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 61% · $117K Management & general 28% · $53K Fundraising 11% · $21K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

12 people listed on the 990; $98K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$56,779Pt VII · Sec A
Artistic Director
$40,769Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Edward Speck’s $61K as Artistic Director is at the 56th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2215 $100K–1M arts & culture nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Edward Speck$60,562—$50,815$43,318$40,769
Kelly Shea Knowles——$46,728$58,521$56,779
Sierra Gitlin—$1,700———

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Offers affordable, accessible theater training, classes, workshops, and performances for everyone.

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1 program · $117K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Summer Arts of Workshops

Three two-week sessions and one four-week session for children and teens; teaches theatrical arts, music, dance and fine arts at Maudslay State Park property. Scholarships are given to needy families who apply.

$117Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$11K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$188K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$137K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$35K
Other incomeLn 4–11$16K
Money outPt IX
$191K
Ln 25
Programscol B$117K
Managementcol C$53K
Fundraisingcol D$21K
Owns and owesPt X
$187K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$173K
Total assetsLn 16$187K
LiabilitiesLn 26$457
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$137K
Government grantsLn 1e$38K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$35K
Investment incomeLn 3$30
Other incomeLn 4–11$16K
Total revenueLn 12$188K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$161K
SavingsLn 2$12K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$173K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$14K
Total assetsLn 16$187K
LiabilitiesLn 26$457
Net assetsLn 32$187K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 523
VolunteersI 625
Fiscal year endsHeaderJanuary
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$167K$173K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$16K$14K
Total assetsLn 16$183K$187K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K$457
Net assetsLn 32$181K$187K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$96K$34K$43K$19K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$43K$43K$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$11K$6K$3K$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$6K$0$6K$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$841$841$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$2K$2K$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$4K$4K$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2K$2K$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$6K$5K$1K$70
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$17K$16K$0$701
All other expensesLn 24e$4K$4K$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$191K$117K$53K$21K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $429K$368K$61K$547K 990 PDF
FY2024 $430K$345K$86K$486K 990 PDF
FY2023 $375K$309K$66K$400K 990 PDF
FY2022 $402K$254K$147K$334K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $188K$191K−$3K$187K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $187,907 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $74,855$137,000
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $169,201$35,294
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $34$30
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $49,867$15,583
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $293,957$187,907
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $191,006$149,388
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $125,241$41,589
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $316,247$190,977
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$22,290−$3,070
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $187,907 across 7 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $729 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$37,510
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$99,490
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$137,000
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$35,294
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $30$30
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $14,854$14,854
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $35,294 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $15,613$187,907
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $190,977 across 11 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $34,029 · Management $42,655 · Fundraising $19,171$95,855
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $42,832 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$42,832
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $5,931 · Management $3,291 · Fundraising $1,479$10,701
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $5,776 · Fundraising $0$5,776
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $841 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$841
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,118 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$2,118
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $4,089 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$4,089
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $2,017 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$2,017
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $4,944 · Management $1,118 · Fundraising $70$6,132
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $15,865 · Management $0 · Fundraising $701$16,566
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $4,050 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$4,050
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $116,716 · Management $52,840 · Fundraising $21,421$190,977
Part X · Balance sheet $187,351 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $154,889$160,683
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $11,614$12,478
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $16,207$14,190
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $182,710$187,351
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,896$457
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,896$457
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $169,200$154,751
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $11,614$32,143
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $180,814$186,894
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $182,710$187,351
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $186,894 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$187,907
XI-2 Total expenses$190,977
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$3,070
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$180,814
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$9,150
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$186,894

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