Actors Shakespeare Project INC

Tax-deductible

Charlestown, MA501(c)(3)Arts & CultureEIN 20-0815685

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The organization's mission is to engage boston area audiences in professional productions and education programs based on william Shakespeare and some works by other playwrights produced through the greater boston area.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
85¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 80 volunteers and 18 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · 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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $31K a year · 3% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
85%
of spending
Looks good: 85% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$142K
to officers and key staff · 11% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 81% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 11% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.0 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
13
named funders · $544K
Looks good: 13 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$152K
62% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 62% of assets; 50% to 65%.
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
$1.1M
+15% vs prior year
Spent
$1.3M
To programs
85%
Net assets
$92K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.1M
FY2025▲ +15%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$994K
FY2021$852K
FY2022$934K
FY2023$855K
FY2024$986K
FY2025$1.1M
Expenses
$1.3M
FY2025▲ +8%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$843K
FY2021$463K
FY2022$664K
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.2M
FY2025$1.3M
Net assets
$92K
FY2025▼ -66%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$57K
FY2021$447K
FY2022$716K
FY2023$500K
FY2024$270K
FY2025$92K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending July 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jun 2004.

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

Where the money goes

85 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 85% · $1.1M Management & general 10% · $134K Fundraising 5% · $59K

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; $142K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Managing Director
$81,538Pt VII · Sec A
Artistic Director
$60,809Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer and Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President and Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jennifer Davis’s $82K as Managing Director is at the 19th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3924 $1–10M 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Jennifer Davis$81,538$62,832$49,569———
Mara Sidmore———$70,000$60,241$53,427
Christopher Edwards$60,809$63,716$56,572$44,375$51,563$64,904

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

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II1 listed

Programs and updates

Stages professional plays and offers educational programs focused on Shakespeare in the Boston area.

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1 program service account for $1.1M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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Four theatrical productions along with education programs and workshops

$1.1Mprogram expense

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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
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.1M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$666K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$466K
Other incomeLn 4–11$4K
Money outPt IX
$1.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.1M
Managementcol C$134K
Fundraisingcol D$59K
Owns and owesPt X
$92K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$214K
Total assetsLn 16$244K
LiabilitiesLn 26$152K
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$666K
Government grantsLn 1e$124K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$466K
Other incomeLn 4–11$4K
Total revenueLn 12$1.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$214K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$214K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4K
Other assetsLn 15$2K
Total assetsLn 16$244K
LiabilitiesLn 26$152K
Net assetsLn 32$92K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 518
VolunteersI 680
Fiscal year endsHeaderJuly
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$277K$214K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$5K$4K
Total assetsLn 16$394K$244K
LiabilitiesLn 26$124K$152K
Net assetsLn 32$270K$92K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$716K$630K$43K$43K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$57K$50K$3K$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10$69K$61K$4K$4K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$10K$10K
TravelLn 17$8K$8K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$1K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$53K$53K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$290K$241K$49K
All other expensesLn 24e$108K$86K$15K$7K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.3M$1.1M$134K$59K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $1.1M$1.3M−$178K$92K 990 PDF
FY2024 $986K$1.2M−$231K$270K 990 PDF
FY2023 $855K$1.1M−$216K$500K 990 PDF
FY2022 $934K$664K$270K$716K 990 PDF
FY2021 $852K$463K$389K$447K 990 PDF
FY2020 $994K$843K$151K$57K 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
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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,135,861 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$124,400
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$541,236
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$665,636
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $466,073$466,073
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Unrelated business $4,152$4,152
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $466,073 · Unrelated business $4,152 · Excluded from tax $0$1,135,861
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,314,264 across 10 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $630,338 · Management $42,978 · Fundraising $42,978$716,294
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $49,752 · Management $3,392 · Fundraising $3,392$56,536
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $60,696 · Management $4,138 · Fundraising $4,138$68,972
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $1,660$1,660
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $9,832$9,832
IX-17 TravelManagement $8,123$8,123
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $1,375$1,375
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $52,856$52,856
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $240,901 · Management $49,266$290,167
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $85,889 · Management $15,314 · Fundraising $7,246$108,449
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,120,432 · Management $134,418 · Fundraising $59,414$1,314,264
Part X · Balance sheet $243,923 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $276,923$214,048
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $28,948$24,514
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $5,036$3,661
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,100$1,700
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $394,157$243,923
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $5,787$1,484
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $47,410$83,015
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $48,546$47,413
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $124,243$152,412
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $130,742−$113,489
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $139,172$205,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $269,914$91,511
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $394,157$243,923
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $91,511 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,135,861
XI-2 Total expenses$1,314,264
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$178,403
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$269,914
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$91,511

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