Perkins Center for the Arts
Donations deductiblePerkins Center for the Arts' network
12 people3 organisationsi12 people and 3 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 (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
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 12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brent Thompson | Company secretary | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Bruce Smith | President | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Claudia Mastrobuono | Board Member | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Hope Horwitz | Board Member | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Jessica Sant | Vice President | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Katy Resch | Board Member | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Keisha Taylor | Board Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Lydia P Sheckels | Board Member | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Megan Balarezo Rickborn | Board Member | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Protima Banerjee | Board Member | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Scott Merkle | Treasurer | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Sharon Xiaoyun HOU | Board Member | 2020 | 6 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kahra Buss | Executive Director (Ex Officio) | since 2021 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kahra Buss | Executive Director | 40 | $95k | $365 | |
| Bruce Smith | President | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jessica Sant | Vice President | 1 | $0 | ||
| Scott Merkle | Treasurer | 1 | $0 | ||
| Brent Thompson | Secretary | 1 | $0 | ||
| Protima Banerjee | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Hope Horwitz | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Sharon Xiaoyun Hou | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Claudia Mastrobuono | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Katy Resch | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Megan Balarezo Rickborn | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Lydia P Sheckels | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Keisha Taylor | Board Member | 1 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Perkins Center for the Arts
- EIN
- 222132838
- Address
- 395 Kings Hwy, Moorestown, NJ, 08057-2725
- State
- New Jersey
- Mission
- Perkins center for the arts enriches lives, inspires life-long learning, and cultivates intercultural experiences through the arts.perkins center for the arts is a regional, community cultural asset that enriches lives, inspires life-long learning and offers interdisciplinary experiences through the arts. Established as an arts education institution, perkins is dedicated to providing... (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- A020 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
- 1977
- Principal officer
- Kahra Buss (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 April 1980
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 7, latest 2025
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥6years on the filingsSharon Xiaoyun HOU
≥5years on the filingsHope Horwitz
≥4years on the filingsBruce Smith
≥4years on the filingsScott Merkle
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
- $2.6m
- Total liabilities
- $787k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $1.8m
- Contributions and grants received
- $786k
- Program service revenue
- $940k
- Grants and similar paid out
- $35k
- Employees
- 33
- Volunteers
- 259
Filed finances
2 yearsiTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.8m | $1.9m | Deficit $195k |
| 2023 | $2.1m | $1.7m | $346k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.