Metropolitan Ensemble Theatre
Donations deductibleRevenue
$520k
year to 30 June 2024
Expenses
$652k
year to 30 June 2024
Total assets
$2m
$2.1m liabilities
Net assets
Minus $94k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
9
5.4 years on average
Staff
4
employees, year to 30 June 2024
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
1
named in Part VII
Metropolitan Ensemble Theatre's network
9 people5 organisationsi9 people and 5 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (9). Violet dotted lines (5) 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
9 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 6 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI; we list 9 in Part VII (Part VII does not always name every voting member).| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alan Tilson | Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Brad Dawdy | Co-President | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Claudia Grunewald | Vice Preside | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Dr Park Bucker | Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Greg Smith | Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Karen Paisley | Executive Di | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Michael Beahm | Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| PAM Schnake | Co-President | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Steve Bennett | Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Karen Paisley | Executive Director | since 2018 |
Pay and hours
year to 30 June 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.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karen Paisley | Executive Di | 40 | $109k | ||
| Brad Dawdy | Co-President | $0 | |||
| Claudia Grunewald | Vice Preside | $0 | |||
| Michael Beahm | Member | $0 | |||
| Pam Schnake | Co-President | $0 | |||
| Steve Bennett | Member | $0 | |||
| Alan Tilson | Member | $0 | |||
| Greg Smith | Member | $0 | |||
| Dr Park Bucker | Member | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Metropolitan Ensemble Theatre
- EIN
- 202576174
- Address
- 3927 Main St, Kansas City, MO, 64111-1916
- State
- Missouri
- Mission
- To provide performances of great theatrical works. Develop new artist and original work and provide programming for school and community (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
- 6 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2005
- Principal officer
- Karen Paisley (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 September 2006
- 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 filingsAlan Tilson
≥7years on the filingsBrad Dawdy
≥7years on the filingsClaudia Grunewald
≥5years on the filingsKaren Paisley
Latest return
year to 30 June 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 June 2024. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $2m
- Total liabilities
- $2.1m
- Net assets or fund balances
- Minus $94k
- Contributions and grants received
- $360k
- Program service revenue
- $99k
- Employees
- 4
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $719k | $638k | $81k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.