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US nonprofit · EIN 050493733 · Cumberland, RIiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 050493733) - 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 tenure.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 31 December 2024: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue (us-approach-v4-clean). 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

Blackstone River Theatre's network

13 people2 organisationsi13 people and 2 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (13). Violet dotted lines (2) 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

13 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 13 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Peter Langton ChairChair2018
8 yrs
Aaron UsherBoard Member2018
8 yrs
Anne ConwayBoard Member2019
7 yrs
Cathy Clasper-TorchBoard Member2022
4 yrs
E Craig DwyerBoard Member2018
8 yrs
George H Gifford IIIBoard Member2021
5 yrs
Graham MellorBoard Member2018
8 yrs
James E Quinn (also filed as James Quinn)Board Member2018
8 yrs
Kelley Lennon SchimmelBoard Member2022
4 yrs
Linda ZelenskiCompany secretary2018
8 yrs
Michelle D Baker (also filed as Michelle Baker)Vice Chair2019
7 yrs
Russell GusettiExecutive Director2019
7 yrs
Timothy DraperTreasurer2018
8 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or moreShow all 13 →

Officers and senior leadership

1 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Russell GusettiExecutive Directorsince 2018

Pay and hours

year to 31 December 2024iFrom 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
Russell GusettiExecutive Director40$73k$3k
Peter LangtonChair2$0
Michelle BakerVice Chair2$0
Timothy DraperTreasurer2$0
Linda ZelenskiSecretary2$0
Aaron UsherBoard Member1$0
Anne ConwayBoard Member1$0
Cathy Clasper-TorchBoard Member1$0
E Craig DwyerBoard Member1$0
Kelley Lennon SchimmelBoard Member1$0
Graham MellorBoard Member1$0
James E QuinnBoard Member1$0

About

Legal name
Blackstone River Theatre
EIN
050493733
Address
549 Broad St, Cumberland, RI, 02864-6935
State
Rhode Island
Mission
(as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
A600 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
5 (IRS master file code)
Formed
1997
Principal officer
Peter Langton (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 August 1997
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
6, latest 2023
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥8years on the filingsPeter Langton
≥8years on the filingsAaron Usher
≥8years on the filingsE Craig Dwyer
≥8years on the filingsGraham Mellor

Latest return

year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$789k
Total liabilities
$80
Net assets or fund balances
$789k
Contributions and grants received
$45k
Program service revenue
$173k
Employees
2
Volunteers
18