STOWE PERFORMING ARTS INC

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2023 · Form 990 · revenue $192K · expenses $201K · assets $27K

EIN
03-0261081
Address
PO BOX 3283, STOWE, VT 05672-3283
Website
WWW.STOWEPERFORMINGARTS.COM
NTEE code
A60Z
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
May 1977 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Public charity supported by the public (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))
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Mission

STOWE PERFORMING ARTS IS A NON-PROFIT COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION WITH A VOLUNTEER BOARD OF DIRECTORS DEDICATED TO BRINGING HIGH-QUALITY PERFORMANCES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR CULTURAL ENRICHMENT THROUGH THE PERFORMING ARTS TO THE COMMUNITY AND SURROUNDING AREAS.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

1 person paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Lynn Paparella (former) EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/CEO2019-2020 $39,570$79,423 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

18 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Marty Fried BOARD MEMBER2022-2023 1 $0 reported 1
Claire Mccullough BOARD MEMBER2022-2023 1 $0 reported 1
Tim Meehan BOARD MEMBER2022-2023 1 $0 reported 1
Olivia Stevens BOARD MEMBER2019-2023 1 $0 reported 1
Alison Ruschp BOARD MEMBER2023 1 $0 reported 1
Christopher Altadonna BOARD CHAIR2019-2023 5 $0 reported 1
Jane Greenfogel VICE CHAIR2020-2023 5 $0 reported 1
Mary Skelton Altadonna SECRETARY2020-2023 5 $0 reported 1
Allison Ruschp (former) BOARD MEMBER2019-2021 1 $0 reported 1
Carlos Serrano (former) BOARD MEMBER2020-2021 1 $0 reported 1
Walt Levering (former) BOARD CHAIR2019-2021 5 $0 reported 1
Karen Gockley (former) SECRETARY2019-2021 5 $0 reported 1
Megan Goss (former) BOARD MEMBER2019 1 $0 reported 1
Nancy Money (former) BOARD MEMBER2019 1 $0 reported 1
Mary Skelton (former) BOARD MEMBER2019 1 $0 reported 1
Joanne Priestley (former) BOARD MEMBER2019 1 $0 reported 1
Sally Stetson (former) SECRETARY2019 1 $0 reported 1
See Attached (former) ATTCHED2015 0 $0 reported 1

People by year

2023 · 8 people listed · none paid · 1 employee · 80 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MARTY FRIED BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
CLAIRE MCCULLOUGH BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
TIM MEEHAN BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
OLIVIA STEVENS BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
ALISON RUSCHP BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
CHRISTOPHER ALTADONNA BOARD CHAIR5 $0$0$0 $01
JANE GREENFOGEL VICE CHAIR5 $0$0$0 $01
MARY SKELTON ALTADONNA SECRETARY5 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 6 people listed · none paid · 1 employee · 12 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
CLAIRE MCCULLOUGH BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
TIM MEEHAN BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
CHRISTOPHER ALTADONNA BOARD CHAIR5 $0$0$0 $01
JANE GREENFOGEL VICE CHAIR5 $0$0$0 $01
MARY SKELTON ALTADONNA SECRETARY5 $0$0$0 $01
MARTY FRIED BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
2021 · 8 people listed · none paid · 1 employee · 25 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ALLISON RUSCHP BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
CARLOS SERRANO BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
OLIVIA MACKAY STEVENS BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
MARY SKELTON ALTADONNA BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
WALT LEVERING BOARD CHAIR5 $0$0$0 $01
JANE GREENFOGEL VICE CHAIR5 $0$0$0 $01
KAREN GOCKLEY SECRETARY5 $0$0$0 $01
CHRISTOPHER ALTADONNA TREASURER5 $0$0$0 $01
2020 · 8 people listed · 1 paid, $40K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
LYNN PAPARELLA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/CEO25 $33,000-$6,570 $39,5701
MARY SKELTON ALTADONNA BOARD MEMBER1 $0-$0 $01
ALLISON RUSCHP BOARD MEMBER1 $0-$0 $01
CARLOS SERRANO BOARD MEMBER1 $0-$0 $01
OLIVIA MACKAY STEVENS BOARD MEMBER1 $0-$0 $01
WALT LEVERING BOARD CHAIR5 $0-$0 $01
JANE GREENFOGEL VICE CHAIR5 $0-$0 $01
CHRISTOPHER ALTADONNA TREASURER5 $0-$0 $01
2019 · 11 people listed · 1 paid, $40K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
LYNN PAPARELLA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR25 $32,998-$6,855 $39,8531
MEGAN GOSS BOARD MEMBER1 $0-$0 $01
NANCY MONEY BOARD MEMBER1 $0-$0 $01
KAREN GOCKLEY BOARD MEMBER1 $0-$0 $01
MARY SKELTON BOARD MEMBER1 $0-$0 $01
JOANNE PRIESTLEY BOARD MEMBER1 $0-$0 $01
ALLISON RUSCHP BOARD MEMBER1 $0-$0 $01
OLIVIA STEVENS BOARD MEMBER1 $0-$0 $01
WALT B LEVERING PRESIDENT2 $0-$0 $01
CHRISTOPHER ALTADONNA TREASURER5 $0-$0 $01
SALLY STETSON SECRETARY1 $0-$0 $01
2015 · 1 person listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
SEE ATTACHED ATTCHED0 $0-$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Federal grants and contracts

Awards from USAspending.gov to a recipient with this organization's name and zip code. Obligations by federal fiscal year (October to September); each award links to its page on usaspending.gov.

Fiscal yearGrants and other assistanceContractsAwards
2020$0$01
Largest awards · 0 shown
YearAgencyKindProgramDescriptionObligated

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2024-08-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$192,357$201,269 $27,089$16,466 $88,690$103,655 $0180
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2023-08-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$265,474$275,091 $45,291$25,378 $119,632$145,815 $0112
2021 · Form 990 period ending 2022-08-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$217,524$198,891 $50,565$34,995 $93,216$124,024 $0125
2020 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-08-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$154,992$162,555 $37,968$16,362 $108,014$45,726 ---
2019 · Form 990EZ period ending 2020-08-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$64,643$69,464 $31,618$23,925 $63,631$1,000 ---
2015 · Form 990EZ period ending 2016-08-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$183,903$180,971 $43,568$36,687 $129,284$50,216 ---

Funders of this organization

4 grantors reported grants to this organization, $195,250 in all, tax years 2016 to 2024. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM DAF sponsor Exact 2020-2024 5$90,500 2024$20,000
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NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TR DAF sponsor Exact 2016-2018, 2020-2024 8$59,500 2024$6,000
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FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor Exact 2016, 2021, 2024 3$29,250 2024$7,000
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DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor Exact 2022 1$16,000 2022$16,000
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Who funds organizations like this

Grantors that funded the 100 most similar organizations. Ranked by total given to them. Foundations (990-PF) and donor-advised fund sponsors only. Same matching as Funders above (by EIN, or by name for foundations).

GrantorTypeTotal givenGrantsOrganizations fundedYearsWhich ones
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR THE FOX VALLEY REGION INC DAF sponsor$1,026,7055 12020–2024 FRIENDS OF THE ENDRIES PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor$708,53225 82019–2024 AMERICAN ASIAN PERFORMING ARTS THEATRE; ARTS AND ARCHITECTURE CONSERVANCY AT SAINT PETERS INC; ASHAVARI PERFORMING ARTS INC; DEL SOL PERFORMING ARTS ORGANIZATION and 4 more
JOHN S AND JAMES L KNIGHT FOUNDATION INC Private foundation$431,5006 12010–2013 YOUTH EXCELLENCE PERFORMING ARTS WORKSHOP
AKRON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$281,38023 12010–2024 YOUTH EXCELLENCE PERFORMING ARTS WORKSHOP
CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$267,2819 22010–2022 AVENUE 50 STUDIO INC; PERFORMING ARTS FOR LIFE AND EDUCATION FOUNDATION
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND funds this one DAF sponsor$229,69215 102016–2024 222 HEALDSBURG PERFORMING ARTS; CLARION PERFORMING ARTS CENTER; COLORADO JAZZ INC; MARYLAND CENTER FOR THE VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS INC and 6 more
THE MIAMI FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor$199,6043 12015–2018 YOUTH EXCELLENCE PERFORMING ARTS WORKSHOP
WILLIAM & FLORA HEWLETT FOUNDATION Private foundation$150,0001 12018–2018 DEL SOL PERFORMING ARTS ORGANIZATION
WYOMING COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$146,4497 12018–2024 PINEDALE FINE ARTS COUNCIL INC
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2023 · Form 990 · $201,269 spent · pay $44,406 · grants $0 · events $142,052
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described) EventOTHER CONCERT PROGRAM E $142,031$142,031-- 70.6%
Other salaries and wages $41,250$41,250-- 20.5%
Office expenses $3,751$3,751-- 1.9%
Payroll taxes $3,156$3,156-- 1.6%
Fees: accounting $2,728-$2,728- 1.4%
Insurance $2,680$2,680-- 1.3%
Information technology $2,516$2,516-- 1.3%
Other (as described)DUES, FEES AND LICENCES $2,388$2,388-- 1.2%
Other (as described)MISC $748$748-- 0.4%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $21$21-- 0.0%
Total$201,269100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $275,091 spent · pay $46,250 · grants $0 · events $211,007
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described) EventOTHER CONCERT PROGRAM E $210,861$210,861-- 76.7%
Other salaries and wages $41,250$41,250-- 15.0%
Fees: accounting $6,768-$6,768- 2.5%
Insurance $4,183$4,183-- 1.5%
Office expenses $4,026$4,026-- 1.5%
Payroll taxes $3,156$3,156-- 1.1%
Other employee benefits $1,844$1,844-- 0.7%
Other (as described)DUES, FEES AND LICENCES $1,454$1,454-- 0.5%
Information technology $1,056$1,056-- 0.4%
Other (as described)MISC $347$347-- 0.1%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $146$146-- 0.1%
Total$275,091100%

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2021 · Form 990 · $198,891 spent · pay $50,682 · grants $0 · events $130,976
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described) EventOTHER CONCERT PROGRAM E $130,571$130,571-- 65.6%
Other salaries and wages $44,000$44,000-- 22.1%
Office expenses $7,969$7,969-- 4.0%
Payroll taxes $3,366$3,366-- 1.7%
Other employee benefits $3,316$3,316-- 1.7%
Fees: accounting $3,146-$3,146- 1.6%
Insurance $2,230$2,230-- 1.1%
Occupancy $2,038$2,038-- 1.0%
Other (as described)DUES, FEES AND LICENCES $965$965-- 0.5%
Advertising and promotion $885$885-- 0.4%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $405$405-- 0.2%
Total$198,891100%

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2020 · Form 990EZ · $162,555 spent · pay $39,570 · grants $650 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $110,114 67.7%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $39,570 24.3%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $8,781 5.4%
Fees to independent contractors $3,440 2.1%
Grants and similar amounts paid $650 0.4%
Total$162,555100%

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2019 · Form 990EZ · $69,464 spent · pay $39,853 · grants $650 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $39,853 57.4%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $14,634 21.1%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $9,924 14.3%
Fees to independent contractors $4,403 6.3%
Grants and similar amounts paid $650 0.9%
Total$69,464100%

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2015 · Form 990EZ · $180,971 spent · pay $38,905 · grants $5,650 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $71,580 39.6%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $47,801 26.4%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $38,905 21.5%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $8,521 4.7%
Printing, publications, postage $8,514 4.7%
Grants and similar amounts paid $5,650 3.1%
Total$180,971100%

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