Wam Theatre engages community by producing theatrical events for everyone and donates a portion of their proceeds to organizations that work to benefit the lives of women and girls in our communities and worldwide.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
53¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 83 volunteers and 27 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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FY2024 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $29K a year · 7% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
53%
of spending
Worth a look: 53% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$105K
to officers and key staff · 21% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 21% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.8 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
7
named funders · $72K
Looks good: 7 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$226K
109% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 109% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
14
of 14 voting members
Looks good: 14 of 14 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$375K
-28% vs prior year
Spent
$497K
To programs
53%
Net assets
−$18K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$375K
FY2024▼ -28%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$382K
FY2021$452K
FY2022$388K
FY2023$520K
FY2024$375K
Expenses
$497K
FY2024▼ -4%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$330K
FY2021$425K
FY2022$490K
FY2023$520K
FY2024$497K
Net assets
−$18K
FY2024▼ -118%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$179K
FY2021$206K
FY2022$104K
FY2023$104K
FY2024−$18K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Aug 2010.

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

Where the money goes

53 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 53% · $261K Management & general 30% · $147K Fundraising 18% · $89K

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

17 people listed on the 990; $105K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Artistic Director
$56,539Pt VII · Sec A
Managing Director
$44,841Pt VII · Sec A
$3,289Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Genee Coreno’s $57K as Artistic Director is at the 51st 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Kristen Van Ginhoven—$56,950$47,283$51,268$51,519
Genee Coreno$56,539————
Molly Merrihew$44,841————
Kristen Van Ginhoven-Left 11324$3,289————

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 15aYes

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Produces theatre and donates proceeds to benefit women and girls.

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1 program · $261K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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See Schedule Oprogramming Mainstage Performances

Each year, wam undertakes the ambitious double-goal of producing a high quality theatrical engagement with local artists, while donating a percentage of the box office revenue to one or more charities that serve the unmet needs of women and girls here in berkshire county and BEYOND.FRESH takes reading series:curated by wam theatre's…

$261Kprogram expense

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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 FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$375K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$285K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$48K
Other incomeLn 4–11$40K
Money outPt IX
$497K
Ln 25
Programscol B$261K
Managementcol C$147K
Fundraisingcol D$89K
Owns and owesPt X
−$18K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$116K
Total assetsLn 16$208K
LiabilitiesLn 26$226K
PeoplePt VI, VII
17
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b14
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$285K
Government grantsLn 1e$146K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$19K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$9K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$48K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Other incomeLn 4–11$40K
Total revenueLn 12$375K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$98K
SavingsLn 2$18K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$116K
Other assetsLn 15$26K
Total assetsLn 16$208K
LiabilitiesLn 26$226K
Net assetsLn 32−$18K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 527
VolunteersI 683
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$220K$116K
Total assetsLn 16$337K$208K
LiabilitiesLn 26$233K$226K
Net assetsLn 32$104K−$18K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$115K$54K$38K$23K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$128K$87K$8K$33K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$22K$6K$14K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$22K$13K$4K$5K
Accounting feesLn 11c$10K$10K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$59K$21K$36K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$12K$2K$1K$9K
Office expensesLn 13$2K$65$2K
Information technologyLn 14$17K$7K$1K$9K
OccupancyLn 16$21K$6K$15K
InterestLn 20$11K$11K
InsuranceLn 23$2K$488$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$71K$65K$6K$1K
All other expensesLn 24e$7K$903$1K$5K
Total functional expensesLn 25$497K$261K$147K$89K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $375K$497K−$123K−$18K 990 PDF
FY2023 $520K$520K−$43$104K 990 PDF
FY2022 $388K$490K−$102K$104K 990 PDF
FY2021 $452K$425K$27K$206K 990 PDF
FY2020 $382K$330K$52K$179K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $374,709 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $457,066$284,504
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $51,366$48,349
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $640$1,969
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $10,918$39,887
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $519,990$374,709
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 $300,458$286,607
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $219,575$210,745
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $520,033$497,352
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$43−$122,643
Part VI · Governance 14 of 14 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body14
VI-1b Independent voting members14
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $374,709 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$8,550
VIII-1e Government grants$146,120
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$129,834
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$19,052
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$284,504
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $48,349$48,349
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,969$1,969
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $10,118$10,118
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $29,769$29,769
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $48,349 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $41,856$374,709
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $497,352 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $53,580 · Management $38,257 · Fundraising $22,999$114,836
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $86,936 · Management $8,019 · Fundraising $33,390$128,345
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $6,022 · Management $13,757 · Fundraising $2,075$21,854
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $12,662 · Management $3,972 · Fundraising $4,938$21,572
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $9,500$9,500
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $21,001 · Management $36,384 · Fundraising $1,610$58,995
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,180 · Management $1,347 · Fundraising $8,796$12,323
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $65 · Management $1,632$1,697
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $6,581 · Management $1,223 · Fundraising $8,872$16,676
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $6,428 · Management $14,647$21,075
IX-20 InterestManagement $10,512$10,512
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $488 · Management $1,382$1,870
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $64,542 · Management $5,554 · Fundraising $1,152$71,248
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $903 · Management $1,132 · Fundraising $4,814$6,849
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $261,388 · Management $147,318 · Fundraising $88,646$497,352
Part X · Balance sheet $207,976 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $18,081$98,445
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $202,083$17,783
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $78,845$50,655
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $6,424$15,186
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $31,716$25,907
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $337,149$207,976
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $7,391$10,310
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $199,088$199,088
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $26,482$17,033
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $232,961$226,431
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $29,463−$63,960
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $74,725$45,505
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $104,188−$18,455
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $337,149$207,976
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$18,455 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$374,709
XI-2 Total expenses$497,352
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$122,643
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$104,188
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$18,455

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