Massachusetts Educational Theater Guild INC

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The Massachusetts Educational Theater Guild INC exists for the charitable and Educational purpose of promoting and strengthening excellence, access, and education in the theatrical arts for middle and secondary school students and teachers.for more than 80 years the organization has been a leader in arts education, believing that theatre has a unique power to enruch and transform young people's lives.

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 22-3014821) · Dispute this line
501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
90¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 350 volunteers and 3 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
Download 990
IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
The IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $4K a year · 2% of revenue · last 6 filings
A surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
90%
of spending
90% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$49K
to officers and key staff · 17% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 17% of spending.
Part VII, Section A
0.9 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $316K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
0.9 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $29
1 funder names it on their filings.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$148
0.04% of total assets
Liabilities are 0.04% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
16
of 16 voting members
16 of 16 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$276K
+22% vs prior year
Spent
$290K
To programs
90%
Net assets
$374K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$276K
FY2025▲ +22%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$192K
FY2021$86K
FY2022$133K
FY2023$199K
FY2024$227K
FY2025$276K
Expenses
$290K
FY2025▲ +15%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$177K
FY2021$111K
FY2022$121K
FY2023$187K
FY2024$252K
FY2025$290K
Net assets
$374K
FY2025▲ +2%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$319K
FY2021$386K
FY2022$328K
FY2023$368K
FY2024$366K
FY2025$374K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 1994.

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

Where the money goes

90 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 90% · $262K Management & general 8% · $24K Fundraising 1% · $4K

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

16 people listed on the 990; $49K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Director of Operations
$23,004Pt VII · Sec A
Exec Director (ex-Officio)
$23,004Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$1,550Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$675Pt VII · Sec A
$650Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Hs Division President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Ms Division President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Katie Fleischer’s $23K as Director of Operations is at the 18th 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 · 7 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Katie Fleischer$23,004—————
Dennis Canty$23,004$23,004$23,004$21,996$21,996$21,999
Meg O'Brien$1,550—————
Debra D Faust—————$1,020
Brie Lemire—————$700
Jeri Hammond$675—————
Lynn Doucette-Stamm$650—————

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Fosters theatrical experiences for students and teachers through creation and active response.

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1 program · $262K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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The organization was formed to provide theatre education and training programs to middle school and high school students and teachers. The organization conducts a middle school and high school drama festival and competition, which originally restricted participation to participating member schools only.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 22-3014821) · Dispute this line
$262Kprogram 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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$29

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$276K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$224K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$32K
Other incomeLn 4–11$15K
Money outPt IX
$290K
Ln 25
Programscol B$262K
Managementcol C$24K
Fundraisingcol D$4K
Owns and owesPt X
$374K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$22K
Total assetsLn 16$374K
LiabilitiesLn 26$148
PeoplePt VI, VII
16
listed · VII A
PaidVII A5
Voting boardVI 1a16
IndependentVI 1b16
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$32K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$224K
Investment incomeLn 3$5K
Other incomeLn 4–11$15K
Gains on assetsLn 7$7K
Total revenueLn 12$276K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$20K
SavingsLn 2$2K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$22K
Accounts receivableLn 4$34K
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$3K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$316K
Other assetsLn 15$59
Total assetsLn 16$374K
LiabilitiesLn 26$148
Net assetsLn 32$374K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 6350
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
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$17K$22K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$327K$316K
Total assetsLn 16$366K$374K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$148
Net assetsLn 32$366K$374K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5$23K$20K$2K$1K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$36K$32K$4K$1K
Payroll taxesLn 10$5K$4K$469$181
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$74K$74K
Office expensesLn 13$1K$1K
Information technologyLn 14$8K$8K
TravelLn 17$12K$12K
InsuranceLn 23$3K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$119K$115K$2K$967
All other expensesLn 24e$7K$6K$850$73
Total functional expensesLn 25$290K$262K$24K$4K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS May 14, 2026 $276K$290K−$14K$374K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS May 15, 2025 $227K$252K−$25K$366K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Apr 18, 2024 $199K$187K$12K$368K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Oct 27, 2022 $133K$121K$12K$328K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS May 4, 2022 $86K$111K−$25K$386K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS May 13, 2021 $192K$177K$15K$319K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support B · Donors D · Assets and endowments O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990
Part I · Summary $276,178 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $28,868$31,574
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $174,662$224,252
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $16,223$12,652
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $6,785$7,700
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $226,538$276,178
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $57,348$64,028
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $194,573$225,822
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $251,921$289,850
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$25,383−$13,672
Part VI · Governance 16 of 16 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body16
VI-1b Independent voting members16
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $276,178 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$31,574
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$31,574
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $224,252$224,252
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $5,303$5,303
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $7,349$7,349
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $7,700$7,700
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $231,952 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $12,652$276,178
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $289,850 across 11 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Programs $19,554 · Management $2,300 · Fundraising $1,150$23,004
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $31,553 · Management $3,633 · Fundraising $1,150$36,336
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $4,038 · Management $469 · Fundraising $181$4,688
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,704$1,704
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $74,343$74,343
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $1,203$1,203
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $8,331$8,331
IX-17 TravelPrograms $11,505$11,505
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $3,486$3,486
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $115,347 · Management $2,284 · Fundraising $967$118,598
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $5,729 · Management $850 · Fundraising $73$6,652
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $262,069 · Management $24,260 · Fundraising $3,521$289,850
Part X · Balance sheet $374,119 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $15,172$19,786
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $2,051$1,971
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $19,807$34,095
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $2,589$2,589
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $326,639$315,619
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $59$59
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $366,317$374,119
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$148
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$148
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $366,317$373,971
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $366,317$373,971
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $366,317$374,119
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $373,971 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$276,178
XI-2 Total expenses$289,850
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$13,672
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$366,317
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$21,326
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$373,971

Form 990 e-file FY2025 from the IRS (about our sources) · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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