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Arlekin Players Theatre

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Needham, MA501(c)(3)Since 2010Arts & CultureEIN 27-3380121Revenue $1.2M in FY2025

On file with the IRSarlekinplayers.com368 Hillside Avenue, 02494-1264 · Needham, MATax-exempt since May 2011Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Arlekin creates theatrical experiences that reveal what connects US. A company of outsiders - immigrants and creatives who see differently because we stand at the edge - we make work that is visceral, director- driven, and contemporary. Three core values guide everything: beauty that stops you, empathy that opens you, meaning that stays with you. We make theater for the moment after - when something got under your skin and stays with you for days, weeks, and years. We create experiences that ask better questions - about who we are, what we carry, and what becomes possible when strangers sit together in the dark and feel the same thing at the same time. In-person and online, across borders and between cultures, we transform a gathering of strangers into community. Experiences that live on in conversation, in silence, in memory, and in belonging.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
82¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 50 volunteers and 6 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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $33K a year · 4% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
82%
of spending
Looks good: 82% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$217K
to officers and key staff · 15% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 58% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 15% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.9 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
17
named funders · $309K
Looks good: 17 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$290K
134% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 134% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.2M
+90% vs prior year
Spent
$1.4M
To programs
82%
Net assets
−$74K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$1.2M
FY2025▲ +90%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$269K
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$638K
FY2024$619K
FY2025$1.2M
Expenses
$1.4M
FY2025▲ +137%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$236K
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$608K
FY2024$608K
FY2025$1.4M
Net assets
−$74K
FY2025▼ -137%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$124K
FY2022$157K
FY2023$187K
FY2024$197K
FY2025−$74K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 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 May 2011.

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

Where the money goes

82 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 82% · $1.2M Management & general 12% · $172K Fundraising 6% · $86K

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

13 people listed on the 990; $217K 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
Igor Golyak
Artistic Dir
$112,225Pt VII · Sec A
Sara Stackhouse
Producing Di
$104,992Pt VII · Sec A
Rimma Gluzman
Co-President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Kevin Jennings
Co-President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Igor Golyak’s $112K as Artistic Dir is at the 42nd 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Igor Golyak$112,225$111,802$111,007$30,788
Sara Stackhouse$104,992$106,876——

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II1 listed

Programs and updates

Presents imaginative, challenging theater in English and Russian, connecting cultures through storytelling.

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1 program · $1.2M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

In april 2024, arlekin entered an agreement with the mart foundation. The agreement established a partnership to co-produce our class and for arlekin to produce merchant of venice, with mart as co-presenter.

$1.2Mprogram 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
Fooksman Family FoundationFY2024$75K
Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston INCFY2024$46K
American Endowment FoundationFY2024$35K
Shubert Foundation INCFY2024$25K
Billy Rose Foundation INCFY2024$20K
The Somekh Family FoundationFY2024$20K
Donor Advised Charitable Giving INCFY2024$16K
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFY2024$14K
Total grants receivedfrom 17 funders$309K
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.2M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$736K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$434K
Other incomeLn 4–11$3K
Money outPt IX
$1.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.2M
Managementcol C$172K
Fundraisingcol D$86K
Owns and owesPt X
−$74K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$108K
Total assetsLn 16$217K
LiabilitiesLn 26$290K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$736K
Government grantsLn 1e$750
Noncash giftsLn 1g$14K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$39K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$434K
Other incomeLn 4–11$3K
Total revenueLn 12$1.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$108K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$108K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$28K
Total assetsLn 16$217K
LiabilitiesLn 26$290K
Net assetsLn 32−$74K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 56
VolunteersI 650
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$139K$108K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$31K$28K
Total assetsLn 16$255K$217K
LiabilitiesLn 26$58K$290K
Net assetsLn 32$197K−$74K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$218K$120K$55K$43K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$53K$3K$26K$24K
Payroll taxesLn 10$25K$2K$15K$8K
Accounting feesLn 11c$16K$16K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$59K$46K$8K$5K
Office expensesLn 13$12K$12K
OccupancyLn 16$37K$9K$28K
TravelLn 17$926$463$463
InterestLn 20$6K$6K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$13K$13K
InsuranceLn 23$3K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.0M$993K$2K$6K
All other expensesLn 24e$1K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.4M$1.2M$172K$86K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $1.2M$1.4M−$271K−$74K 990 PDF
FY2024 $619K$608K$11K$197K 990 PDF
FY2023 $638K$608K$30K$187K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.2M$1.2M$32K$157K 990 PDF
FY2021 $269K$236K$32K$124K 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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,173,280 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $395,034$735,792
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $215,078$434,412
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $8,860$3,076
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $618,972$1,173,280
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $193,365$296,099
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $415,106$1,148,199
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $608,471$1,444,298
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $10,501−$271,018
Part VI · Governance 10 of 12 board members independent, 5 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members10
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,173,280 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$38,523
VIII-1e Government grants$750
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$696,519
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$13,543
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$735,792
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $434,412$434,412
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$3,076
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $434,412$1,173,280
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,444,298 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $120,425 · Management $54,573 · Fundraising $43,294$218,292
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $2,640 · Management $26,400 · Fundraising $23,760$52,800
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $2,031 · Management $14,863 · Fundraising $8,113$25,007
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $16,377$16,377
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $45,759 · Management $8,000 · Fundraising $5,000$58,759
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $11,666$11,666
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $9,202 · Management $27,607$36,809
IX-17 TravelPrograms $463 · Management $463$926
IX-20 InterestManagement $5,858$5,858
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $12,655$12,655
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $3,073$3,073
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $993,220 · Management $1,963 · Fundraising $5,771$1,000,954
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $1,122$1,122
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,186,395 · Management $171,965 · Fundraising $85,938$1,444,298
Part X · Balance sheet $216,523 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $138,890$108,049
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $69,726$57,626
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $10,750$23,328
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $30,675$27,520
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $255,271$216,523
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $54,221$171,764
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $3,784$25,000
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $58,005$290,275
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $112,566−$121,971
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $84,700$48,219
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $197,266−$73,752
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $255,271$216,523
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$73,752 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,173,280
XI-2 Total expenses$1,444,298
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$271,018
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$197,266
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$73,752

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

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