STARRING BUFFALO INC

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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $206K · expenses $182K · assets $40K

EIN
83-1089172
Address
124 HENDRICKS BLVD, AMHERST, NY 14226-3242
Website
WWW.STARRINGBUFFALO.ORG
NTEE code
A60
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
September 2019 (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
Laura Brodie (its 2018 Form 990-N)
Form 990-N e-postcards
1 filed, 2018 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
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Mission

TO CONNECT, ENTERTAIN, TEACH, THRILL, AND PROVIDE TOP-QUALITY MUSICAL THEATER. STARRING BUFFALO SHOWS OFFER BUFFALO AUDIENCES UNRIVALED ACCESS TO BROADWAY'S GREATEST THEATER ARTISTS, AND PROVIDES WESTERN NEW YORK STUDENTS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS THE CHANCE TO LEARN FROM, WORK ALONGSIDE, AND BE INSPIRED BY THE STARS IN BOTH MASTER CLASSES AND PERFORMANCES.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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

2 people 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
Andrew Fornarola ARTISTIC DIRECTOR/TREASURER2019-2024 $15,000$15,000 1
Michael Russo EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR2020-2024 $15,000$15,000 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

17 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
Dina Slawson PRESIDENT2020-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Steven Tartick SECRETARY2019-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Laura Brodie DIRECTOR2019-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Rosemary Enright DIRECTOR2020-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Emily Glick DIRECTOR2021-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Cindy Ripley DIRECTOR2022-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Allan Ripley DIRECTOR2023-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Karen Saxon DIRECTOR2021-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Debbie Wilson DIRECTOR2022-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Michael Rabice DIRECTOR2023-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Roseann Berardi DIRECTOR2022-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Drew Fornarola (former) TREASURER2022-2023 1 $0 reported 1
Rosanna Berardi (former) DIRECTOR2023 1 $0 reported 1
Al Ripley (former) DIRECTOR2022 1 $0 reported 1
Lynne Kurdziel Formato (former) DIRECTOR2020-2021 1 $0 reported 1
Keith Frome (former) DIRECTOR2020-2021 1 $0 reported 1
Dudney Joseph Jr (former) DIRECTOR2021 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 13 people listed · 2 paid, $30K · 8 employees · 18 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ANDREW FORNAROLA ARTISTIC DIRECTOR/TREASURER15 $15,000$0$0 $15,0001
MICHAEL RUSSO EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR15 $15,000$0$0 $15,0001
DINA SLAWSON PRESIDENT1 $0$0$0 $01
STEVEN TARTICK SECRETARY1 $0$0$0 $01
ROSEANN BERARDI DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
LAURA BRODIE DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
ROSEMARY ENRIGHT DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
EMILY GLICK DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
CINDY RIPLEY DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
ALLAN RIPLEY DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
KAREN SAXON DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
DEBBIE WILSON DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
MICHAEL RABICE DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 12 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DINA SLAWSON PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
STEVEN TARTICK SECRETARY1 $0-$0 $01
DREW FORNAROLA TREASURER1 $0-$0 $01
ROSANNA BERARDI DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
LAURA BRODIE DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
ROSEMARY ENRIGHT DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
EMILY GLICK DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
CINDY RIPLEY DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
ALLAN RIPLEY DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
KAREN SAXON DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
DEBBIE WILSON DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
MICHAEL RABICE DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
2022 · 12 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DINA SARNO SLAWSON PRESIDENT1 $0-- $01
STEVEN TARTICK SECRETARY1 $0-- $01
DREW FORNAROLA TREASURER1 $0-- $01
ROSEANN BERARDI DIRECTOR1 $0-- $01
LAURA BRODIE DIRECTOR1 $0-- $01
ROSEMARY ENRIGHT DIRECTOR1 $0-- $01
EMILY GLICK DIRECTOR1 $0-- $01
CINDY RIPLEY DIRECTOR1 $0-- $01
AL RIPLEY DIRECTOR1 $0-- $01
KAREN SAXON DIRECTOR1 $0-- $01
DEBBIE WILSON DIRECTOR1 $0-- $01
MICHAEL RUSSO EXECUTIVE DI1 $0-- $01
2021 · 11 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
LAURA BRODIE PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
ANDREW FORNAROLA TREASURER1 $0-$0 $01
STEVEN TARTICK SECRETARY1 $0-$0 $01
MICHAEL RUSSO DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
DINA SLAWSON DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
LYNNE KURDZIEL FORMATO DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
KEITH FROME DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
ROSEMARY ENRIGHT DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
KAREN SAXON DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
DUDNEY JOSEPH JR DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
EMILY GLICK DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
2020 · 8 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
LAURA BRODIE PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
ANDREW FORNAROLA TREASURER1 $0-$0 $01
STEVEN TARTICK SECRETARY1 $0-$0 $01
MICHAEL RUSSO DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
DINA SLAWSON DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
LYNNE KURDZIEL FORMATO DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
KEITH FROME DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
ROSEMARY ENRIGHT DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
2019 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
LAURA BRODIE PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
ANDREW FORNAROLA TREASURER1 $0-$0 $01
STEVEN TARTICK SECRETARY1 $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 990 period ending 2025-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$206,183$182,143 $39,834$39,521 $34,545$166,738 $30,000818
2023 · Form 990EZ period ending 2024-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$155,635$150,148 $37,120$15,203 $35,902$116,094 ---
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2023-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$106,888$130,863 $21,829$9,716 $23,312$79,023 ---
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$128,172$114,758 $65,050$33,691 $28,398$94,787 ---
2020 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$12,289$3,668 $29,711$20,277 $11,391$898 ---
2019 · Form 990EZ period ending 2020-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$74,787$47,993 $24,098$11,656 $32,074$41,152 ---

Funders of this organization

2 grantors reported grants to this organization, $47,541 in all, tax years 2022 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
FORGOOD INC DAF sponsor Exact 2022-2024 3$27,541 2024$6,925
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THE CULLEN FOUNDATION OF WESTERN NEW YORK INC Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “STARRING BUFFALO INC” 2023-2024 2$20,000 2024$10,000
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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 990 · $182,143 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)CONTRACT SERVICES $72,539$72,539-- 39.8%
Occupancy $29,466$29,466-- 16.2%
Other (as described)PRODUCTION ADMINISTRATI $27,476$27,476-- 15.1%
Other (as described)ADMINISTRATION $20,226-$20,226- 11.1%
Travel $13,835$13,758$77- 7.6%
Advertising and promotion $9,953$9,953-- 5.5%
Other (as described)PRODUCTION COSTS $6,155$6,155-- 3.4%
All other expenses $2,493-$2,472$21 1.4%
Total$182,143100%

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2023 · Form 990EZ · $150,148 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $66,203 44.1%
Fees to independent contractors $62,115 41.4%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $21,830 14.5%
Total$150,148100%

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2022 · Form 990EZ · $130,863 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $65,915 50.4%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $43,003 32.9%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $21,945 16.8%
Total$130,863100%

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2021 · Form 990EZ · $114,758 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $113,459 98.9%
Fees to independent contractors $1,299 1.1%
Total$114,758100%

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2020 · Form 990EZ · $3,668 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $3,628 98.9%
Fees to independent contractors $40 1.1%
Total$3,668100%

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2019 · Form 990EZ · $47,993 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $47,183 98.3%
Fees to independent contractors $810 1.7%
Total$47,993100%

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