Friends of the Music Hall
Donations deductibleFriends of the Music Hall's network
21 people3 organisationsi21 people and 3 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (21). Violet dotted lines (3) 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
21 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 21 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jay McFarland Chair (also filed as Jay McFarland) | Chair | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Amy McLaughlin | Board | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Blair Demers | Board | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Brendan Vesey | Board | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Cathy Nickerson | Board | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Cynthia Fenneman | Company secretary | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Dawn Heffron | Board | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Eben Tormey | Board | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Ed Morrell | Board | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Eric Macdonald | Board | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Hope Martin | Treasurer | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Jessica McKeon | Board | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Jude Blake | Vice Chair | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Kimery Poldrak | Board | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Matt McFarland | Board | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Maureen Flaherty | Board | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Megan Davis | Board | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Paul Durham | Board | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Stephen Gaykan | Board | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Tara Rutman | Board | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Tim Allison | Board | 2021 | 5 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
10 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ashleigh Tucker | Associate Executive Director | 2025 |
| Gail Vanhoy Carolan | Director of Institutional Advancement | 2021 |
| Gail Vanhoy Carolan DOT Jan22 | Director of Institutional Advancement | 2022 |
| Joe Gleason | CFO/COO | since 2024 |
| Mary Beth Johnson | Director of Institutional Advancement | since 2022 |
| Patricia Lynch | Executive Director | since 2019 |
| Patricia Lynch - EX Officio | Executive Director | 2018 |
| Ryan Klink | Director of Marketing and Communications | 2025 |
| Suzanne Patrakis | Director of Finance | since 2021 |
| Tina Sawtelle | Executive Director | since 2018 |
Pay and hours
year to 30 June 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tina Sawtelle | Executive Director | 50 | $215k | $6k | |
| Mary Beth Johnson | Director of Development | 40 | $140k | $5k | |
| Ashleigh Tucker | Associate Executive Director | 40 | $104k | ||
| Ryan Klink | Director of Marketing and Communications | 40 | $103k | $330 | |
| Joe Gleason | CFO/COO | 45 | $95k | $330 | |
| Jay McFarland | Chair | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jude Blake | Vice Chair | 1 | $0 | ||
| Hope Martin | Treasurer | 1 | $0 | ||
| Cynthia Fenneman | Secretary | 1 | $0 | ||
| Tim Allison | Board | 1 | $0 | ||
| Megan Davis | Board | 1 | $0 | ||
| Blair Demers | Board | 1 | $0 | ||
| Paul Durham | Board | 1 | $0 | ||
| Maureen Flaherty | Board | 1 | $0 | ||
| Stephen Gaykan | Board | 1 | $0 | ||
| Dawn Heffron | Board | 1 | $0 | ||
| Eric MacDonald | Board | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jessica McKeon | Board | 1 | $0 | ||
| Amy McLaughlin | Board | 1 | $0 | ||
| Ed Morrell | Board | 1 | $0 | ||
| Cathy Nickerson | Board | 1 | $0 | ||
| Kimery Poldrak | Board | 1 | $0 | ||
| Tara Rutman | Board | 1 | $0 | ||
| Eben Tormey | Board | 1 | $0 | ||
| Brendan Vesey | Board | 1 | $0 | ||
| Matt McFarland | Board | 1 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Friends of the Music Hall
- EIN
- 020403452
- Address
- 28 Chestnut St, Portsmouth, NH, 03801-4001
- State
- New Hampshire
- Mission
- The Music Hall (TMH) is a community-supported, nonprofit live entertainment venue with acclaimed film, music, theater, literary, and dance performances in two theaters in downtown Portsmouth, NH. Its 900-seat Historic Theater, built in 1878, is the oldest in New Hampshire. Its second venue, built in 2011 and renovated in 2022, is The Lounge, a modern 116-seat cabaret seated venue. In... (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- A610 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
- 8 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1986
- Principal officer
- Joe Gleason (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 March 1987
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 8, latest 2025
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsJay McFarland
≥8years on the filingsJessica McKeon
≥7years on the filingsDawn Heffron
≥7years on the filingsTara Rutman
Latest return
year to 30 June 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 June 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $21.5m
- Total liabilities
- $6.3m
- Net assets or fund balances
- $15.2m
- Contributions and grants received
- $5.6m
- Program service revenue
- $6.3m
- Employees
- 145
- Volunteers
- 348