BOSTON THEATER COMPANY INC

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2024 · Form 990EZ · revenue $126K · expenses $113K · assets $138K

EIN
46-1190476
Address
PO BOX 301997, JAMAICA PLAIN, MA 02130-0017
Website
WWW.BOSTONTHEATER.ORG
NTEE code
A65
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
June 2014 (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))
Principal officer
JOSEPH FRANGIEH (its 2020 Form 990-N)
Form 990-N e-postcards
1 filed, 2020 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
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Mission

BOSTON THEATER COMPANY IS A 501(C)(3) NON-PROFIT AT THE INTERSECTION OF ARTS, ATHLETICS, AND INCLUSION, DEDICATED TO CREATING EXPERIENCES FOR AND ABOUT MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES. WE ARE ROOTED IN THE POTENTIAL THAT SHARED EXPERIENCES HAVE TO UNITE, UNCOVER AND ILLUMINATE. WE ARE COMMITTED TO CREATING PROGRAMS THAT AMPLIFY VOICES THAT ARE OFTEN LEFT OUT, INCLUDING A PARTICULAR FOCUS ON THE LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY. GROUNDED IN SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY, WE CHAMPION INCLUSIVITY, WORK TO BREAK DOWN FINANCIAL BARRIERS, AND CELEBRATE THE TRANSFORMATIVE POWER WE HAVE AS ARTISTS. WITH OUR INNOVATIVE EVENTS, WE STRIVE TO EMBODY COLLABORATIVE EXPRESSION, CELEBRATE OUR SHARED HUMANITY, HIGHLIGHT THE COMPLEXITY OF THE HUMAN CONDITION, AND ENCOURAGE IMPORTANT CONVERSATION.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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
Joseph Frangieh CLERK/BOARD MEMBER2013-2024 $0$4,000 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

14 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
Nancy Kindelan BOARD MEMBER2019-2024 5 $0 reported 1
Lisa Rafferty TREASURER/BOARD MEMBER2019-2024 5 $0 reported 1
Casey Baines BOARD MEMBER2019-2024 5 $0 reported 1
Erica Shom PRESIDENT/BOARD MEMBER2021-2024 5 $0 reported 1
Paula Mclaughlin BOARD MEMBER2022-2024 5 $0 reported 1
Sierra Hammond BOARD MEMBER2022-2024 5 $0 reported 1
Meredith Dawson BOARD MEMBER2023-2024 5 $0 reported 1
Gianne L Doherty BOARD MEMBER2024 5 $0 reported 1
Gianne L Dohertry (former) BOARD MEMBER2019-2023 5 $0 reported 1
Nicole Leonard (former) BOARD MEMBER2019-2022 5 $0 reported 1
Sophie Rich (former) DIRECTOR2021 5 $0 reported 1
Hanna Cutler (former) TREASURER2013-2019 5 $0 reported 1
Erica Mclaughlin (former) CLERK2013-2019 5 $0 reported 1
Kevin Deane Parker (former) TREASURER2013-2016 5 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 9 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JOSEPH FRANGIEH CLERK/BOARD MEMBER20 $0-$0 $01
NANCY KINDELAN BOARD MEMBER5 $0-$0 $01
LISA RAFFERTY TREASURER/BOARD MEMBER5 $0-$0 $01
CASEY BAINES BOARD MEMBER5 $0-$0 $01
GIANNE L DOHERTY BOARD MEMBER5 $0-$0 $01
ERICA SHOM PRESIDENT/BOARD MEMBER5 $0-$0 $01
SIERRA HAMMOND BOARD MEMBER5 $0-$0 $01
MEREDITH DAWSON BOARD MEMBER5 $0-$0 $01
PAULA MCLAUGHLIN BOARD MEMBER5 $0-$0 $01
2023 · 9 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JOSEPH FRANGIEH CLERK20 $0$0$0 $01
NANCY KINDELAN BOARD MEMBER5 $0$0$0 $01
LISA RAFFERTY TREASURER5 $0$0$0 $01
CASEY BAINES BOARD MEMBER5 $0$0$0 $01
GIANNE L DOHERTRY BOARD MEMBER5 $0$0$0 $01
ERICA SHOM PRESIDENT5 $0$0$0 $01
PAULA MCLAUGHLIN BOARD MEMBER5 $0$0$0 $01
SIERRA HAMMOND BOARD MEMBER5 $0$0$0 $01
MEREDITH DAWSON BOARD MEMBER5 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 9 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JOSEPH FRANGIEH BOARD MEMBER20 $0-$0 $01
NANCY KINDELAN BOARD MEMBER5 $0-$0 $01
NICOLE LEONARD BOARD MEMBER5 $0-$0 $01
LISA RAFFERTY BOARD MEMBER5 $0-$0 $01
CASEY BAINES BOARD MEMBER5 $0-$0 $01
GIANNE L DOHERTRY BOARD MEMBER5 $0-$0 $01
ERICA SHOM BOARD MEMBER5 $0-$0 $01
PAULA MCLAUGHLIN BOARD MEMBER5 $0-$0 $01
SIERRA HAMMOND BOARD MEMBER5 $0-$0 $01
2021 · 8 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JOSEPH FRANGIEH PRESIDENT20 $0-$0 $01
SOPHIE RICH DIRECTOR5 $0-$0 $01
NANCY KINDELAN BOARD MEMBER5 $0-$0 $01
NICOLE LEONARD BOARD MEMBER5 $0-$0 $01
LISA RAFFERTY BOARD MEMBER5 $0-$0 $01
CASEY BAINES BOARD MEMBER5 $0-$0 $01
GIANNE L DOHERTRY BOARD MEMBER5 $0-$0 $01
ERICA SHOM DIRECTOR5 $0-$0 $01
2019 · 8 people listed · 1 paid, $4K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JOSEPH FRANGIEH PRESIDENT15 $4,000-$0 $4,0001
HANNA CUTLER TREASURER5 $0-$0 $01
ERICA MCLAUGHLIN CLERK5 $0-$0 $01
NANCY KINDELAN BOARD MEMBER5 $0-$0 $01
NICOLE LEONARD BOARD MEMBER5 $0-$0 $01
LISA RAFFERTY BOARD MEMBER5 $0-$0 $01
CASEY BAINES BOARD MEMBER5 $0-$0 $01
GIANNE L DOHERTRY BOARD MEMBER5 $0-$0 $01
2016 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JOSEPH FRANGIEH PRESIDENT5 $0-$0 $01
KEVIN DEANE PARKER TREASURER5 $0-$0 $01
ERICA MCLAUGHLIN CLERK5 $0-$0 $01
HANNA CUTLER DIRECTOR5 $0-$0 $01
2015 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JOSEPH FRANGIEH PRESIDENT5 $0-$0 $01
KEVIN DEANE PARKER TREASURER5 $0-$0 $01
ERICA MCLAUGHLIN CLERK5 $0-$0 $01
HANNA CUTLER DIRECTOR5 $0-$0 $01
2014 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JOSEPH FRANGIEH PRESIDENT5 $0-$0 $01
KEVIN DEANE PARKER TREASURER5 $0-$0 $01
ERICA MCLAUGHLIN CLERK5 $0-$0 $01
HANNA CUTLER DIRECTOR5 $0-$0 $01
2013 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JOSEPH FRANGIEH PRESIDENT5 $0-$0 $01
KEVIN DEANE PARKER TREASURER5 $0-$0 $01
ERICA MCLAUGHLIN CLERK5 $0-$0 $01
HANNA CUTLER DIRECTOR5 $0-$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

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
2024 · Form 990EZ period ending 2025-07-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$126,241$112,961 $138,440$135,440 $240$125,923 ---
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2024-07-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$215,120$175,261 $125,535$122,160 $0$215,075 $000
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2023-07-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$146,859$119,445 $85,302$82,302 $20,675$126,154 ---
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-07-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$152,327$132,156 $57,888$54,888 -$152,305 ---
2019 · Form 990EZ period ending 2020-07-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$17,770$16,521 $34,432$31,432 $6,821$10,934 ---
2016 · Form 990EZ period ending 2017-07-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$41,024$36,574 $6,083$6,083 $17,363$23,658 ---
2015 · Form 990EZ period ending 2016-07-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$56,957$61,870 $1,633$1,633 -$56,957 ---
2014 · Form 990EZ period ending 2015-07-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$19,214$16,002 $6,546$6,546 -$19,214 ---
2013 · Form 990EZ period ending 2014-07-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$7,613$4,279 $3,334$3,334 -$7,613 ---

Funders of this organization

6 grantors reported grants to this organization, $85,966 in all, tax years 2015 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
GIVENGAIN FOUNDATION USA Public charity Exact 2024 1$21,616 2024$21,616
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CIVIL SOCIETY INSTITUTE INC Public charity Exact 2018, 2021 2$20,400 2021$10,400
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FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor Exact 2018, 2024 2$20,200 2024$10,000
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BOSTON FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor Exact 2016, 2022 2$17,500 2022$7,500
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AMERICAN ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Exact 2024 1$6,000 2024$6,000
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BRODSKY FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “BOSTON THEATER COMPANY” 2015 1$250 2015$250
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GREATER CEDAR RAPIDS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$174,13012 12010–2023 SPT THEATRE COMPANY
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CONRAD PREBYS FOUNDATION Private foundation$140,0001 12024–2024 TUYO THEATRE 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.

2024 · Form 990EZ · $112,961 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $111,293 98.5%
Fees to independent contractors $1,600 1.4%
Printing, publications, postage $68 0.1%
Total$112,961100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $175,261 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)ARTISITIC EXPENSES $165,400$165,400-- 94.4%
Other (as described)ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES $8,213-$8,213- 4.7%
Other (as described)COMPUTER EXPENSES $1,552-$1,552- 0.9%
Other (as described)PAYPAL FEES $96-$96- 0.1%
Total$175,261100%

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2022 · Form 990EZ · $119,445 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $118,545 99.2%
Fees to independent contractors $900 0.8%
Total$119,445100%

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2021 · Form 990EZ · $132,156 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $132,156 100.0%
Total$132,156100%

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2019 · Form 990EZ · $16,521 spent · pay $4,000 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $9,891 59.9%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $4,000 24.2%
Fees to independent contractors $2,630 15.9%
Total$16,521100%

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2016 · Form 990EZ · $36,574 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $36,574 100.0%
Total$36,574100%

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2015 · Form 990EZ · $61,870 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $61,870 100.0%
Total$61,870100%

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2014 · Form 990EZ · $16,002 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $16,002 100.0%
Total$16,002100%

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2013 · Form 990EZ · $4,279 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $3,673 85.8%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $606 14.2%
Total$4,279100%

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