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US nonprofit · EIN 274007335 · Columbus, OHiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 274007335) - 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 30 June 2025: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay.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

Short North Stage Inc's network

18 people3 organisationsi18 people and 3 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (18). 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

18 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 18 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
April J Griffith TaylorDirector2025
1 yr
Gregory P ZunkiewiczTreasurer2025
1 yr
Jim FarmerDirector2022
4 yrs
Karen HillDirector2020
6 yrs
Laura CourtneyDirector2023
3 yrs
Lee ParagasDirector2025
1 yr
Linda GinnDirector2025
1 yr
Marc SigalDirector2022
4 yrs
Marcy SchaffirDirector, Past President2020
6 yrs
Mark BarbashPresident2023
3 yrs
Mark Gibson-CrooksCompany secretary2021
5 yrs
Nikolina SevisDirector2023
3 yrs
Peter YockelVice President, Founder, Former Ed2020
6 yrs
Richard Gore (also filed as Rick Gore)Founder, Ep2020
6 yrs
Sheldon A GoodrumDirector2025
1 yr
Tony HeaphyDirector, Past President2020
6 yrs
Wendy MaysDirector2025
1 yr
Zach GerhardtDirector2025
1 yr
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or moreShow all 18 →

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
Edward CarignanArtistic Director2023

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.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Mark BarbashPresident1$0
Peter YockelVice President, Founder, Former Ed1$0
Gregory P ZunkiewiczTreasurer1$0
Mark Gibson-CrooksSecretary1$0
Rick GoreFounder, Ep1$0
Laura CourtneyDirector1$0
Jim FarmerDirector1$0
Zach GerhardtDirector1$0
Linda GinnDirector1$0
Sheldon A GoodrumDirector1$0
Tony HeaphyDirector, Past President1$0
Karen HillDirector1$0
Lee ParagasDirector1$0
Marcy SchaffirDirector, Past President1$0
Nikolina SevisDirector1$0
Marc SigalDirector1$0
April J Griffith TaylorDirector1$0
Wendy MaysDirector1$0

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

About

Legal name
Short North Stage Inc
EIN
274007335
Address
55 E State St, Columbus, OH, 43215-4203
State
Ohio
Mission
Short north stage is a professional not-for-profit theatre troupe that produces a variety of theatrical events throughout the calendar year as well as taking the lead in the renovation of the historic garden theater. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
B90 Education
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Education
Size band
6 (IRS master file code)
Formed
2010
Principal officer
Mark Barbash (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 March 2011
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
5, latest 2025
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥6years on the filingsKaren Hill
≥6years on the filingsMarcy Schaffir
≥6years on the filingsPeter Yockel
≥6years on the filingsRichard Gore

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
$2m
Total liabilities
$752k
Net assets or fund balances
$1.2m
Contributions and grants received
$1.3m
Program service revenue
$1.5m
Employees
107
Volunteers
100