Nonprofit · EIN 27-1595793
WAM THEATRE
Tax-exempt · LENOX, MA 01240
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $374,709 | $497,352 | -$122,643 | $207,976 | $226,431 | -$18,455 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $519,990 | $520,033 | -$43 | $337,149 | $232,961 | $104,188 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $284,504
- of which government grants
- $146,120
- Program service revenue
- $48,349
- Investment income
- $1,969
- Net income from fundraising events
- $10,118
- Other revenue
- $39,887
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $114,836
- Other salaries and wages
- $128,345
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $286,607
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $9,500
- Occupancy
- $21,075
- Program services (functional)
- $261,388
- Management and general (functional)
- $147,318
- Fundraising (functional)
- $88,646
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $337,149
- Total assets, end of year
- $207,976
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $226,431
- Net assets, end of year
- -$18,455
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- -$63,960
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $45,505
- Gross receipts
- $385,783
- Employees
- 33
- Volunteers
- 25
- Year formed
- 2010
- 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 December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GENEE CORENO | ARTISTIC DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $56,539 | $9,258 |
| MOLLY MERRIHEW | MANAGING DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $44,841 | $937 |
| KRISTEN VAN GINHOVEN-LEFT 11324 | ARTISTIC DIRECTOR Officer | 0.5 | $3,289 | $66 |
| ANTONIA BUCKLEY | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ERICA BARRETO | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| NICOLE YOUNG-MARTIN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| CAROLYN BUTLER-LEFT 12312024 | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MARGARET FLUER-LEFT 12012024 | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| KIM STAUFFER-LEFT 1112024 | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| RICHARD TOVELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| DEBORAH BROTHERS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| DONNA HAGHIGHAT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDREA NUNES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| EDEN-RENEE HAYES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| EDI PASALIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
2 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MOLLY HENNINGHAUSEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| SARAH LADUKE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 11 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KRISTEN VAN GINHOVEN | ARTISTIC DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $56,950 | $8,842 |
| ANTONIA BUCKLEY | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ERICA BARRETO | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| NICOLE YOUNG MARTIN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| CAROLYN BUTLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MARGARET FLUER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| KIM STAUFFER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MEGAN SANDBERG-ZAKIAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| DEBORAH BROTHERS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| DONNA HAGHIGHAT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDREA NUNES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 712, LENOX, MA 01240-0712
- In care of
- % LEIGH STIMBECK
- Mailing address (990-N for 2011)
- 7 Ichabod Road, Valatie NY 12184
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- ANTONIA BUCKLEY, PO BOX 712, LENOX, MA 01240
- Principal officer (990-N for 2011)
- Kristen van Ginhoven, 440 Spring Street, Lee MA 01238
- Signed the 990
- ANTONIA BUCKLEY, PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (413) 274-8122
- Website
- www.WAMTheatre.com
- Return prepared by
- ADELSON & COMPANY PC
Mission
WAM THEATRE ENGAGES COMMUNITY BY PRODUCING THEATRICAL EVENTS FOR EVERYONE AND DONATES A PORTION OF THEIR PROCEEDS TO ORGANIZATIONS THAT WORK TO BENEFIT THE LIVES OF WOMEN AND GIRLS IN OUR COMMUNITIES AND WORLDWIDE.
Program accomplishments
- SEE SCHEDULE OPROGRAMMING MAINSTAGE PERFORMANCES: EACH YEAR, WAM UNDERTAKES THE AMBITIOUS DOUBLE-GOAL OF PRODUCING A HIGH QUALITY THEATRICAL ENGAGEMENT WITH LOCAL ARTISTS, WHILE DONATING A PERCENTAGE OF THE BOX OFFICE REVENUE TO ONE OR MORE CHARITIES THAT SERVE THE UNMET NEEDS OF WOMEN AND GIRLS HERE IN BERKSHIRE COUNTY AND BEYOND.FRESH TAKES READING SERIES:CURATED BY WAM THEATRE'S ASSOCIATE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR, TALYA KINGSTON, FRESH TAKES GIVES A STAGE TO GROUND-BREAKING WORKS THAT TELL WOMEN'S STORIES ONSTAGE. THESE PLAYS HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFULLY PRESENTED ELSEWHERE BUT ARE NEW TO BERKSHIRE AUDIENCES. EDUCATION PROGRAM:WAM HAS DEVELOPED AN EDUCATION PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES A SAFE AND SUPPORTIVE PLACE FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS FROM ALL CIRCUMSTANCES AND GENERATIONS TO CULTIVATE THEIR OWN ASPIRATIONS THROUGH FOCUSED AND IMAGINATIVE EMPOWERMENT ACTIVITIES. ACCOUNTABILITY WORK: AS A CIVIC ORGANIZATION THAT EMBRACES INTERSECTIONAL FEMINISM (FEMINISM THAT ACKNOWLEDGES HOW MULTIPLE FORMS OF DISCRIMINATION OVERLAP), WAM UNDERSTANDS THAT TO ADDRESS ONE PIECE OF SYSTEMIC DISCRIMINATION MEANS WE HAVE TO ADDRESS THEM ALL. THIS IS ON-GOING PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL WORK AT WAM FOR THE STAFF AND BOARD. 2024 SEASON- THE SPRING WAS WELCOMED BY THE RETURN OF WAM'S FRESH TAKES PLAY READING SERIES. FRESH TAKES PRESENTED NEW WORKS BY WOMEN AND EXPLORED THE COMPLEX AND INTERSECTIONAL IDENTITIES THAT MAKE UP CONTEMPORARY AMERICA: IDENTITIES THAT PEOPLE PROJECT ONTO US, THE ONES THAT ARE HANDED DOWN TO US, AND THE ONES WE DECIDE OURSELVES. PERFORMED ON SUNDAYS IN MARCH AND APRIL AT THE FOUNDRY IN WEST STOCKBRIDGE, THE PLAYS INCLUDED BE HERE NOW BY DEBORAH ZOE LAUFER AND FAR FAR BETTER THINGS BY GEETHA REDDY.- OUR SUMMER PROGRAM PRESENTED AT THE MOUNT IN LENOX WAS FRAGMENTS OF OUTSIDE - SECTIONS OF THE WORK CREATED BY ARTISTIC DIRECTOR GENE CORENO. THE WORK GRAPPLES WITH INCREMENTAL CHANGES OF TIME AND THE FASTER MOVING CHANGES OF CLIMATE AND AN INWARD JOURNEY DURING A CLIMATE DISASTER INTERWOVEN WITH WOMEN'S SUBTERRANEAN JOURNEY THROUGH THE IDENTITIES OF MAIDEN, MOTHER, CRONE.- IN THE FALL, WAM PRODUCED A OUR MAINSTAGE PRODUCTION GALILEO'S DAUGHTER AT THE ELAYNE P. BERNSTEIN THEATRE AT SHAKESPEARE & COMPANY. THIS SCRIPT HIGHLIGHTED THE STORY OF A FORGOTTEN WOMAN OF HISTORY THROUGH THE VIBRANT VOICE OF A CONTEMPORARY FEMALE PLAYWRIGHT. THIS PROJECT WAS PRODUCED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH CENTRAL SQUARE THEATRE IN BOSTON ALLOWING US TO NOT ONLY EXTEND THE LIFE OF THE STORY, BUT TO CREATE DEEPER AND MORE SUPPORTIVE EXPERIENCES FOR ALL OF THE ARTISTS ON THE TEAM.- THROUGHOUT THE SEASON, WAM PROVIDED EQUITABLE PAID WORK TO MORE THAN 50+ DIVERSE THEATRE ARTISTS, CREATIVES, AND ARTS ADMINISTRATORS WHO CONTINUE TO BE IMPACTED BY THE RIPPLE EFFECTS OF THE PANDEMIC.- AS WE CONTINUE TO EXPAND OUR CREATIVE AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMING COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT: COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT IS A CENTRAL PART OF WAM THEATRE'S ACTIVIST MISSION. IN 2023, FACILITATED THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMMING: - TEEN ENSEMBLE: OVER SPRING BREAK, ENSEMBLE MEMBERS EMBARKED ON A CREATIVE PROJECT THAT VALUED PROCESS OVER PRODUCT. TOGETHER THEY EXPLORED INDIVIDUAL SELF-EXPRESSION, COMMUNITY BUILDING AND SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING THROUGH THEATRE GAMES AND ACTIVITIES. THEY PRESENTED THEIR WORK IN A SITE SPECIFIC PERFORMANCE CALLED "SPILLING THE TEA"- ELDER ENSEMBLE: LOCAL WOMEN AGES 65+ FOSTERED DEEP CONNECTION AND SUPPORT WHILE EXPLORING THEMES OF AUTONOMY AND FREEDOM THROUGH DEVISED THEATRE.- FREE COMMUNITY WORKSHOPS AND STORY CIRCLES: LAST AUTUMN, THE PUBLIC WAS INVITED TO GATHER AT THE WAM CREATIVE HUB AND ONLINE TO EXPERIENCE THE PROCESS OF DEVISING THEATRE. COMMUNITY MEMBERS WERE WELCOMED TO WAM, WHERE THEY SHARED IDEAS, DREAMS, AND IMAGININGS, COLLECTIVELY ENVISIONING A BETTER TOMORROW. WE ALSO PRESENTED A BI-LINGUAL DEVISING WORKSHOP AND AN ONLINE DEVISING WORKSHOP TO ENHANCE ACCESSIBILITY TO OFTEN UNDER REPRESENTED GROUPS.- IMPROVED ACCESSIBILITY INITIATIVES: OVER THE PAST SEASON, WE HAVE CONTINUED TO EXPAND INITIATIVES AIMED AT REDUCING BARRIERS AND IMPROVING ACCESS FOR WAM AUDIENCES, AUDIENCES, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS. THIS INCLUDES EXPANDING FINANCIALLY ACCESSIBLE TICKETING OPTIONS, EXPANDING CAREGIVER STIPENDS (FOR AUDITIONS, REHEARSALS, PERFORMANCES AND WORKSHOPS) AND GROWING COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS, AND AS WE WORKED TOWARD EVEN MORE EQUITABLE PAY.Expenses $261,388 · revenue $48,349
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 December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 27-1595793
- 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
- 2010
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A65)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $207,976
- Income (IRS master file)
- $385,783
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $374,709 | $497,352 | $207,976 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $519,990 | $520,033 | $337,149 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $388,423 | $490,206 | $324,730 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | $451,699 | $424,632 | $420,209 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-N for 2011 Officer: Kristen van Ginhoven | December 31, 2011 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
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 27-1595793).
Questions about WAM THEATRE
- What is the EIN of WAM THEATRE?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of WAM THEATRE is 27-1595793.
- Is WAM THEATRE tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2010.
- Are donations to WAM THEATRE tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does WAM THEATRE 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 WAM THEATRE due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did WAM THEATRE last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of WAM THEATRE?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names ANTONIA BUCKLEY.
- Who are the officers and directors of WAM THEATRE?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 17 people; 3 received compensation from the organization, the highest $56,539 (GENEE CORENO, ARTISTIC DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does WAM THEATRE have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $374,709, expenses of $497,352 and total assets of $207,976 at year end.
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