Starlight Theatre Association of Kansas City Inc
Donations deductibleStarlight Theatre Association of Kansas City Inc's network
40 people23 organisationsi40 people and 23 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (40). Violet dotted lines (28) 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
53 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.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 53 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amy Guerich Chair | Committee Chair, Philanthropy | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Aviva Ajmera Chair | Committee Chair, Strategic Planning | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Carey Wilkins Chair | Committee Chair, Marketing & Sales | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Carolyn Watley Chair | Past Board Chair | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Charles W Battey Chair (also filed as Charles Battey) | Past Board Chair | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Dianna Cleaver Chair | Past Board Chair | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Greg M Graves Chair (also filed as Greg Graves) | Past Board Chair | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Howard Cohen Chair | Chair | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Jack W Kennedy Chair (also filed as Jack Kennedy) | Past Board Chair | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| James D Dawson Chair (also filed as James Dawson) | Past Board Chair | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| John Murphy Chair | Past Board Chair | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Mark Coulter Chair | Committee Chair, Government Affairs | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Mark Fortino Chair | Past Board Chair | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Michael F Morrissey Chair (also filed as Michael Morrissey) | Past Board Chair | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Michael T Lanning Chair (also filed as Mike Lanning) | Committee Chair, Facilities | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Nikki Emison Chair | Committee Chair, Community Engagement | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| ORA Reynolds Chair | Past Board Chair | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Peggy J Dunn Chair (also filed as Peggy Dunn) | Past Board Chair | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Robert A Berstein Chair | Past Board Chair | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Robert Hingula Chair | Committee Chair, People + Culture | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Robert K Wolf Chair | Committee Chair, Finance | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Shirley Bush Helzberg Chair | Past Board Chair | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| W Russell Welsh Chair | Past Board Chair | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Anita B Gorman (also filed as Anita Gorman) | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Cathy Baier | Director | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Dean Newton | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Denise Bade | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Diane O'Byrne | Director | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Dr Troy Nash | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Emily Tilgner | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Heather Jones | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Jeff Anthony | Director | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Jeff Carson | Director | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Jill Farrell | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Joni Cobb | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Kevin Kelly | Company secretary | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Lindsey Rood-Clifford | President & CEO | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Lisa Hays | Director | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Mandi Wright | VP of Finance & CFO/ Treasurer | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Mark Van Dyne | Director | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Michael Collins | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Michael Condon | Director | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Michelle Davidson Bratcher | Director | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Monica Curls | Director | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Ramsey Mohsen | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Richard Heise | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Sabrina Wiewel | Vice Chair | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Steve Doyal | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Tempe Ostergren Elsberry | Director | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Toby Cook | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Tondee Lutterman | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Vanessa Vaughn-West | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Wendy Burgess | Director | 2021 | 5 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
17 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Alexander Jones | VP of Community Engagement | since 2022 |
| Barbara Schulte | VP of Education & Outreach | since 2018 |
| Bess Wallerstein-Huff | VP of Marketing & Sales | since 2023 |
| Brenda Mortensen | VP of Finance | since 2018 |
| Caroline Gibel | VP of Programming | 2024 |
| Cynthia Jeffries | VP of Marketing & Sales | since 2018 |
| Debra Churchill | VP of Operations | since 2020 |
| Donna Thomason | Epic President & Creative Director Thru 6/19 | since 2018 |
| Jacques Hassen | VP of Employee Experience | 2024 |
| Jeffrey Miller | Sponsorship & Premium Sales Manager | since 2023 |
| Justin White | VP of Operations | 2018 |
| Kent Andel | VP of Production/Artistic Director | since 2021 |
| Lindsey Rood-Clifford | VP of Philanthropy/COO | since 2021 |
| Mandi Wright | VP of Finance & Treas. As of 6/15/20 | since 2021 |
| Richard Baker | President/Director of Theatrical Programming | since 2018 |
| Scott Neal | VP of Operations | 2020 |
| William Waugh | VP of Concerts and It | since 2018 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 March 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lindsey Rood-Clifford | President & CEO | 40 | $271k | $37k | |
| Bess Wallerstein-Huff | Former VP of Marketing & Sales | 40 | $168k | $16k | |
| Mandi Wright | VP of Finance & CFO/ Treasurer | 40 | $153k | $17k | |
| Debra Churchill | VP of Operations | 40 | $141k | $16k | |
| William Waugh | VP of Concerts & It | 40 | $125k | $15k | |
| Alexander Jones | VP of Community Engagement | 40 | $114k | $29k | |
| Jeffrey Miller | Director of Sales | 40 | $107k | $26k | |
| Howard Cohen | Chair | 1 | $0 | ||
| Sabrina Wiewel | Vice Chair | 1 | $0 | ||
| Kevin Kelly | Secretary | 1 | $0 | ||
| Robert Hingula | Committee Chair, People + Culture | 1 | $0 | ||
| Amy Guerich | Committee Chair, Philanthropy | 1 | $0 | ||
| Mike Lanning | Committee Chair, Facilities | 1 | $0 | ||
| Mark Coulter | Committee Chair, Government Affairs | 1 | $0 | ||
| Nikki Emison | Committee Chair, Community Engagement | 1 | $0 | ||
| Carey Wilkins | Committee Chair, Marketing & Sales | 1 | $0 | ||
| Robert K Wolf | Committee Chair, Finance | 1 | $0 | ||
| Aviva Ajmera | Committee Chair, Strategic Planning | 1 | $0 | ||
| Charles W Battey | Past Board Chair | 1 | $0 | ||
| Robert A Berstein | Past Board Chair | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jeff Anthony | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Denise Bade | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Cathy Baier | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Michelle Davidson Bratcher | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Wendy Burgess | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jeff Carson | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Dianna Cleaver | Past Board Chair | 1 | $0 | ||
| Joni Cobb | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Michael Collins | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Michael Condon | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Toby Cook | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Monica Curls | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| James D Dawson | Past Board Chair | 1 | $0 | ||
| Steve Doyal | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Peggy J Dunn | Past Board Chair | 1 | $0 | ||
| Tempe Ostergren Elsberry | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jill Farrell | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Mark Fortino | Past Board Chair | 1 | $0 | ||
| Anita B Gorman | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Greg M Graves | Past Board Chair | 1 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Starlight Theatre Association of Kansas City Inc
- EIN
- 440552079
- Address
- 4600 Starlight Rd, Kansas City, MO, 64132-2032
- State
- Missouri
- Mission
- Connecting our community through live arts experiences that entertain, inspire, and engage (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- A610 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
- 9 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1951
- Principal officer
- Lindsey Rood-Clifford (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 March 1951
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 7, latest 2025
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsCarolyn Watley
≥8years on the filingsCharles W Battey
≥8years on the filingsGreg M Graves
≥8years on the filingsJames D Dawson
Latest return
year to 31 March 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 March 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $50.1m
- Total liabilities
- $12.6m
- Net assets or fund balances
- $37.5m
- Contributions and grants received
- $4.3m
- Program service revenue
- $17.8m
- Grants and similar paid out
- $21k
- Employees
- 239
- Volunteers
- 183
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 | $23.2m | $24.2m | Deficit $1.1m |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.