Nonprofit · EIN 04-3039900
THEATER OFFENSIVE INC
Tax-exempt · BOSTON, MA 02116
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $1,532,765 | $2,580,616 | -$1,047,851 | $11,743,217 | $194,463 | $11,548,754 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $2,706,001 | $1,767,504 | $938,497 | $12,683,709 | $92,050 | $12,591,659 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $6,005,869 | $1,652,428 | $4,353,441 | $11,742,441 | $89,279 | $11,653,162 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,095,129
- of which government grants
- $305,100
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $421,049
- Other revenue
- $16,587
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $23,131
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $153,313
- Other salaries and wages
- $767,968
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,137,733
- Professional fundraising fees
- $50,000
- Accounting fees
- $65,534
- Occupancy
- $133,751
- Depreciation
- $4,706
- Program services (functional)
- $1,858,120
- Management and general (functional)
- $273,665
- Fundraising (functional)
- $448,831
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $12,683,709
- Total assets, end of year
- $11,743,217
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $194,463
- Net assets, end of year
- $11,548,754
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $1,877,520
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $5,363,342
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $6,185,412
- Gross receipts
- $1,532,765
- Employees
- 16
- Volunteers
- 15
- Year formed
- 1989
- State of legal domicile
- MA
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GISELLE K BYRD | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $137,693 | $6,379 |
| STETSON MARSHALL | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| SHAKERA FORD-WALKER | VICE-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| CHERYL SCHAFFER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| DONNA OWENS | CLERK Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LINDSAY ALLEN | FORMER CLERK Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ALEX MONTGOMERY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL TENTINDO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KEVIN HEPNER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JAVIER CABELLERO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MONA FORD-WALKER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| HILARY STAFFORD | FORMER DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 13 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADRIAN BUDAH | INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO DEC. 2023 Officer | 40 | $65,000 | $0 |
| GISELLE K BYRD | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FROM DEC 2023 Officer | 40 | $15,511 | $710 |
| STETSON MARSHALL | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| SHAKERA FORD-WALKER | VICE-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| CHERYL SCHAFFER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| LINDSAY ALLEN | CLERK Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ALEX MONTGOMERY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL TENTINDO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DONNA OWENS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KEVIN HEPNER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JAVIER CABELLERO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| HILARY STAFFORD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MONA FORD-WALKER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 15 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HAROLD STEWARD | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $143,460 | $13,595 |
| LINDSAY ALLEN | CLERK Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JULES BARNES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JAVIER CABELLERO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| MONA FORD-WALKER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SHAKERA FORD-WALKER | VICE-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| KEVIN HEPNER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KAREEM KHUBCHANDANI | FORMER DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| STETSON MARSHALL | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| LAKIA MONDALE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DONNA OWENS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CHERYL SCHAFFER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| JD STOKELY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL TENTINDO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ALEX MONTGOMERY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 551 TREMONT ST STE 316, BOSTON, MA 02116-6338
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- CHERYL SCHAFFER, PO BOX 171731, BOSTON, MA 02117
- Signed the 990
- CHERYL SCHAFFER, TREASURER
- Phone
- (617) 661-1600
- Website
- WWW.THETHEATEROFFENSIVE.ORG
- Return prepared by
- SMITH SULLIVAN & BROWN PC
Mission
TO PRESENT LIBERATING ART BY, FOR, AND ABOUT QUEER AND TRANS PEOPLE OF COLOR THAT TRANSCENDS ARTISTIC BOUNDARIES, CELEBRATES CULTURAL ABUNDANCE, AND DISMANTLES OPPRESSION.
Program accomplishments
- IN ADDITION TO RUNNING OUR REGULAR PROGRAMMING, THIS YEAR TTO HOSTED THE FIRST EVER QUEER REPUBLIC FESTIVAL, A CULMINATION OF 3 ARTISTS' 22 MONTH RESIDENCIES. THE FESTIVAL WAS FROM JUNE 26TH-29TH, 2025, AND CONSISTED OF PERFORMANCES AND WORKSHOPS FROM TTO'S 3 RESIDENT ARTISTS OVER THE COURSE OF 4 DAYS AND 9 PRESENTATIONS, REACHING OVER 450 AUDIENCE MEMBERS.Expenses $1,858,120 · grants $23,131
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 04-3039900
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1996
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A650)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $11,743,217
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,532,765
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $1,532,765 | $2,580,616 | $11,743,217 | XML |
| 990 | June 2024 | $2,706,001 | $1,767,504 | $12,683,709 | XML |
| 990 | June 2023 | $6,005,869 | $1,652,428 | $11,742,441 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 04-3039900).
Questions about THEATER OFFENSIVE INC
- What is the EIN of THEATER OFFENSIVE INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of THEATER OFFENSIVE INC is 04-3039900.
- Is THEATER OFFENSIVE INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1996.
- Are donations to THEATER OFFENSIVE INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does THEATER OFFENSIVE INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of THEATER OFFENSIVE INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did THEATER OFFENSIVE INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of THEATER OFFENSIVE INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names CHERYL SCHAFFER.
- Who are the officers and directors of THEATER OFFENSIVE INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 12 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $137,693 (GISELLE K BYRD, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does THEATER OFFENSIVE INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,532,765, expenses of $2,580,616 and total assets of $11,743,217 at year end.
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