The Great Star Theater
Donations deductibleRevenue
$816k
year to 31 December 2025
Expenses
$826k
year to 31 December 2025
Total assets
$266k
$92k liabilities
Net assets
$174k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
7
5.7 years on average
Staff
2
27 volunteers
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
2
named in Part VII
The Great Star Theater's network
7 people3 organisationsi7 people and 3 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (7). 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
7 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 7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chingchun Chien | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Johnathon Cervelli | Treasurer and Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Ken Newman | Secretary and Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Paul Nathan | Artistic Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Paul Spiegel | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| PEI CHU | President | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Roger Pincombe | Executive Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
2 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Paul Nathan | Managing Director | since 2019 |
| Rachel K Blauberg | Venue Operation Manager | 2024 |
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.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rachel K Blauberg | Venue Operation Manager | 40 | $62k | ||
| Roger Pincombe | Executive Director | 20 | $48k | ||
| Pei Chu | President | 20 | $33k | ||
| Paul Nathan | Artistic Director | 8 | $0 | ||
| Johnathon Cervelli | Treasurer and Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Ken Newman | Secretary and Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Paul Spiegel | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Chingchun Chien | Director | 1 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- The Great Star Theater
- EIN
- 320474467
- Address
- 636 Jackson St, San Francisco, CA, 94133-5007
- State
- California
- Mission
- Our mission is to thrive as the oldest chinese theater in the united states by cultivating traditional asian art forms, revitalizing the san francisco chinatown community, and nurturing emerging artists from diverse backgrounds. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- A40 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
- 4 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2015
- Principal officer
- Roger Pincombe (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 July 2020
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 5, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥7years on the filingsJohnathon Cervelli
≥7years on the filingsKen Newman
≥7years on the filingsPaul Spiegel
≥4years on the filingsChingchun Chien
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
- $266k
- Total liabilities
- $92k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $174k
- Contributions and grants received
- $22k
- Program service revenue
- $771k
- Employees
- 2
- Volunteers
- 27
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 | $756k | $700k | $55k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.