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US nonprofit · EIN 251827939 · Hershey, PAiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 251827939) - 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 31 December 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

Hershey Area Playhouse

Donations deductible
Revenue
$162k
year to 31 December 2025
Expenses
$177k
year to 31 December 2025
Total assets
$811k
$223k liabilities
Net assets
$588k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
8
2.7 years on average
Staff
0
employees, year to 31 December 2025
Chair observed
≥4 yrs
Kara Hess
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
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Hershey Area Playhouse's network

8 peoplei8 people on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (8). Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK.

The board

8 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.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 7 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Jasmine Bucher ChairBoard Chair2021
5 yrs
Kara Hess ChairFundraising Committee Chair2025
1 yr
Amanda NowellBoard Member2025
1 yr
Jeffrey HosenfeldBoard Member2025
1 yr
Jennifer ShugarsCompany secretary2022
4 yrs
Karen Louise KrokVolunteer Coordinator2025
1 yr
Kristin F PetrouBoard Member2025
1 yr
Natalie TibbsTreasurer2022
4 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Pay and hours

year to 31 December 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
Jasmine BucherBoard Chair5$0
Jennifer ShugarsSecretary5$0
Natalie TibbsTreasurer3$0
Amanda NowellBoard Member3$0
Kristin F PetrouBoard Member3$0
Jeffrey HosenfeldBoard Member3$0
Karen Louise KrokVolunteer Coordinator3$0
Kara HessFundraising Committee Chair3$0

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

About

Legal name
Hershey Area Playhouse
EIN
251827939
Address
Po Box 703, Hershey, PA, 17033-0703
State
Pennsylvania
Mission
To provide an opportunity for audiences, actors, and participants to share theatrical experiences, and to create and perpetuate programs to make these experiences available to all segments of our 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
5 (IRS master file code)
Formed
1999
Principal officer
Natalie Tibbs (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 May 1999
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
8, latest 2025
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥5years on the filingsJasmine Bucher
≥4years on the filingsJennifer Shugars
≥4years on the filingsNatalie Tibbs
≥1years on the filingsKara Hess

Latest return

year to 31 December 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2025. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$811k
Total liabilities
$223k
Net assets or fund balances
$588k
Contributions and grants received
$17k
Program service revenue
$143k
Employees
0

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2024$177k$201kDeficit $24k

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.
Hershey Area Playhouse 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
5 March 1999
Registered agent
Not stated