Great River Shakespeare Festival
Donations deductibleGreat River Shakespeare Festival's network
17 people6 organisationsi17 people and 6 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (17). Violet dotted lines (6) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
17 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 18 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beth Forkner MOE Chair (also filed as Beth MOE) | Chair | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Alan Leonhardt | Treasurer | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Amaria O'Leary | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Cherisa Broadwater | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Gaby Peterson | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Gary Diomandes | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Hayley Fast Hornberg | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Jack Hedin | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Jacquelyn Banicki | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Joyati Debnath | Director | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Kelley Olson | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Kris Blanchard | Vice Chair | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Marcia Aubineau | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Mary Adams | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Mary Alice Anderson | Company secretary | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Paul Mundt | Director | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Tom Stoa | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
1 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Aaron Young | Managing Director | since 2018 |
Pay and hours
year to 30 September 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Young | Managing Director | 50 | $90k | ||
| Alan Leonhardt | Treasurer | 3 | $0 | ||
| Amy Jo Marks | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Beth Forkner Moe | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Cherisa Broadwater | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Gaby Peterson | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Gary Diomandes | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jack Hedin | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jacquelyn Banicki | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jill Krase | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Kelley Olson | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Kris Blanchard | Chair | 3 | $0 | ||
| Mary Adams | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Mary Alice Anderson | Secretary | 3 | $0 | ||
| Paul Mundt | Vice Chair | 2 | $0 | ||
| Tom Stoa | Director | 1 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Great River Shakespeare Festival
- EIN
- 010765907
- Address
- 163 E 2nd St, Winona, MN, 55987-5513
- State
- Minnesota
- Mission
- To enrich people's lives by creating dynamic, clearly understood productions of shakespeare and other playwrights who celebrate the spoken word. In order to accomplish this mission, grsf engages and sustains a highly-skilled company of theater professionals, including equity actors. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- A65 Arts, culture and humanities
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Arts, Culture & Humanities
- Size band
- 4 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2003
- Principal officer
- Aaron Young (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 September 2003
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 7, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsKris Blanchard
≥8years on the filingsMary Alice Anderson
≥7years on the filingsHayley Fast Hornberg
≥7years on the filingsMarcia Aubineau
Latest return
year to 30 September 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 September 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $419k
- Total liabilities
- $515k
- Net assets or fund balances
- Minus $96k
- Contributions and grants received
- $647k
- Program service revenue
- $142k
- Employees
- 55
- Volunteers
- 150
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $869k | $819k | $50k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.