Berks Arts Council
Donations deductibleRevenue
$1.8m
year to 31 December 2024
Expenses
$2.1m
year to 31 December 2024
Total assets
$967k
$560k liabilities
Net assets
$407k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
16
4.8 years on average
Staff
3
200 volunteers
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
4
named in Part VII
Berks Arts Council's network
16 people5 organisationsi16 people and 5 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (16). 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
16 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 11 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI; we list 16 in Part VII (Part VII does not always name every voting member).| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ann Woodward | Secretary Through October | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Bill Nelson | Secretary As of October | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Brian Bubnis | VP of Programs | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Dan Esterly | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Debbie Waters | VP of Administration | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Frank Buttaro JR | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Glenn Fox | Treasurer; President Mar-June | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| James Landrigan | Treasurer As of July | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Jayme Rhoads | Director Through June | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Lee Olsen | President As of July | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Lee Spenadel | VP of It As of July | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Marisela Fuster | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Michael Sedoti | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Mike Kuczala | President Through March | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Thomas Dareneau | Director Through June | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Troy Kantner | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
4 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Justin Heimbecker | Executive Director Through June | since 2021 |
| Karen Haver | Executive Director (Partial Year) | since 2018 |
| Meggan Kerber | Executive Director Thru April 2021 | since 2019 |
| Tish Davis | Executive Director As of June | since 2023 |
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.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tish Davis | Executive Director As of June | 50 | $94k | $5k | |
| Justin Heimbecker | Executive Director Through June | 55 | $54k | $3k | |
| Mike Kuczala | President Through March | 1 | $0 | ||
| Glenn Fox | Treasurer; President Mar-June | 1 | $0 | ||
| Lee Olsen | President As of July | 1 | $0 | ||
| Debbie Waters | VP of Administration | 1 | $0 | ||
| Brian Bubnis | VP of Programs | 1 | $0 | ||
| Lee Spenadel | VP of It As of July | 1 | $0 | ||
| James Landrigan | Treasurer As of July | 1 | $0 | ||
| Ann Woodward | Secretary Through October | 1 | $0 | ||
| Bill Nelson | Secretary As of October | 1 | $0 | ||
| Frank Buttaro Jr | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Marisela Fuster | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Troy Kantner | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Michael Sedoti | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Dan Esterly | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jayme Rhoads | Director Through June | 1 | $0 | ||
| Thomas Dareneau | Director Through June | 1 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Berks Arts Council
- EIN
- 237366925
- Address
- Po Box 854, Reading, PA, 19603-0854
- State
- Pennsylvania
- Mission
- The mission of the berks arts council is to inspire, engage and unite our community through arts education, collaboration, and presentation. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- A260 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
- 1971
- Principal officer
- Tish Davis (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 June 1974
- 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 filingsLee Olsen
≥7years on the filingsBrian Bubnis
≥7years on the filingsJayme Rhoads
≥6years on the filingsFrank Buttaro JR
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
- $967k
- Total liabilities
- $560k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $407k
- Contributions and grants received
- $699k
- Program service revenue
- $1.1m
- Grants and similar paid out
- $58k
- Employees
- 3
- Volunteers
- 200
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.8m | $2.1m | Deficit $286k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.
State registration
1 entityiBusiness-entity registers published by US states. These records are matched to this organisation by name and state, not by EIN, and are labelled as likely matches. Street addresses are not shown.Berks Arts Council likely matchiMatched by exact name and state (and ZIP where shown). State registers do not publish EINs, so this is not a confirmed match. Source: Pennsylvania Department of State, business entities (data.pa.gov xvd7-5r2c). Licence: public domain. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
- State
- Pennsylvania
- Entity type
- Domestic Nonprofit Corporation
- Status
- Active
- Formed
- 1 October 1971
- Registered agent
- Not stated