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US nonprofit · EIN 043521896 · Stoneham, MAiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 043521896) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe time served.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 30 June 2025: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay.Finances by year IRS Form 990 e-file data - total revenue and total expenses by tax year.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue. Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Greater Boston Stage Company

Donations deductible
Revenue
$2.2m
year to 30 June 2025
Expenses
$2.5m
year to 30 June 2025
Total assets
$1.4m
$795k liabilities
Net assets
$620k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
12
4.3 years on average
Staff
168
105 volunteers
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
5
named in Part VII
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Greater Boston Stage Company's network

12 people10 organisationsi12 people and 10 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (12). Violet dotted lines (10) 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

12 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.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 10 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Aricia Symes-ElmerCompany secretary2020
6 yrs
Carolyn SaxonTrustee2022
4 yrs
Claudia Prodero ArnoffTrustee2023
3 yrs
Daria NiewenhousPresident2020
6 yrs
Eric BergstromTrustee2023
3 yrs
Joan CassidyTrustee2020
6 yrs
Kathryn BoyleTrustee2025
1 yr
Kiera McNelis-ShawTreasurer2024
2 yrs
Melodie WingVice President2023
3 yrs
Nancy SterlingTrustee2025
1 yr
Robert Dibella (also filed as Bob Dibella)Trustee2020
6 yrs
Shanna CahalaneTrustee2020
6 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or moreShow all 12 →

Officers and senior leadership

5 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Amy MorinManaging Directorsince 2020
Amy Morin-to 102021Managing Direct2022
Heather MellOperations MGRsince 2023
Heather Mell-AS of 12022Operations MGR2022
Weylin SymesArtistic Directorsince 2020

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.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Kiera McNelis-ShawTreasurer1$0
Robert DibellaTrustee1$0
Nancy SterlingTrustee1$0
Eric BergstromTrustee1$0
Claudia Prodero ArnoffTrustee1$0
Aricia Symes-ElmerSecretary1$0
Shanna CahalaneTrustee1$0
Joan CassidyTrustee1$0
Kathryn BoyleTrustee1$0
Melodie WingVice President1$0
Daria NiewenhousPresident1$0
Carolyn SaxonTrustee1$0

No pay was reported for anyone in Part VII on this return.

About

Legal name
Greater Boston Stage Company
EIN
043521896
Address
395 Main St, Stoneham, MA, 02180-3514
State
Massachusetts
Mission
We bring vibrant professional theatre and dramatic education beyond the boundaries of boston, featuring world and regional premieres alongside fresh interpretations of familiar work. Within this setting,we uniquely foster future artists through the education program. (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
6 (IRS master file code)
Formed
1999
Principal officer
Kiera McNelis-Shaw (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 March 2001
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
6, latest 2025
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥6years on the filingsAricia Symes-Elmer
≥6years on the filingsDaria Niewenhous
≥6years on the filingsJoan Cassidy
≥6years on the filingsRobert Dibella

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
$1.4m
Total liabilities
$795k
Net assets or fund balances
$620k
Contributions and grants received
$505k
Program service revenue
$1.6m
Employees
168
Volunteers
105

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2023$1.9m$2.2mDeficit $325k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.