Pella Opera House Commission
Donations deductiblePella Opera House Commission's network
13 people9 organisationsi13 people and 9 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (13). Violet dotted lines (9) 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
13 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 14 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Vanden Bosch Chair | Past Chair | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Joel Cornilsen Chair | Chair | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Caitlin Klingenberg | Company secretary | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Charlie Zylstra | Director | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Dan Vermeer | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Donna Smith | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Jerry Ellis | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Jill Vande Weerd | Vice Chair | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Leah Hillman | Director | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Mark Wiskus | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Micah Spoelstra | Treasurer | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Nicolle Picray | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Sherri Tegrootenhuis | Director | 2021 | 5 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
3 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Cynthia Atkins | Executive Director | since 2018 |
| Heidi Kelley Left October 2017 | Executive Di | 2018 |
| Rachel Sparks | Business Man | since 2019 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cynthia Atkins | Executive Director | 40 | $62k | ||
| Leah Hillman | Chair | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jill Vande Weerd | Past Chair | 1 | $0 | ||
| Caitlin Klingenberg | Secretary | 1 | $0 | ||
| Micah Spoelstra | Treasurer | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jerry Ellis | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Joe Michershuizen | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Donna Smith | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Liz Sporrer | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Sherri Tegrootenhuis | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Dan Vermeer | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Justin Ver Steeg | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Mark Wiskus | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Charlie Zylstra | Director | 1 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Pella Opera House Commission
- EIN
- 421320801
- Address
- 611 Franklin St, Pella, IA, 50219-1617
- State
- Iowa
- Mission
- Provide cultural events to the pella area for public entertainment and educational activities that entertain, uplift, educate, and inspire audiences, students, and artists. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- A6AZ 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
- 1988
- Principal officer
- Cynthia Atkins (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 November 1988
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 6, latest 2023
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥7years on the filingsFrank Vanden Bosch
≥7years on the filingsJerry Ellis
≥7years on the filingsMark Wiskus
≥6years on the filingsMicah Spoelstra
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
- $3m
- Total liabilities
- $4k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $3m
- Contributions and grants received
- $555k
- Program service revenue
- $112k
- Employees
- 19
- Volunteers
- 75
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.Pella Opera House Commission 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: Iowa Secretary of State, active business entities (data.iowa.gov ez5t-3qay). Licence: CC BY 4.0. Attribution: Iowa Secretary of State. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
- State
- Iowa
- Entity type
- Revised Domestic Non-Profit
- Status
- Active
- Formed
- 15 February 1988
- Registered agent
- Caitlin Klingenberg (city and state not held)