Ebony Road Players
Donations deductibleEbony Road Players' network
8 people5 organisationsi8 people and 5 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (8). Violet dotted lines (5) 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
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 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 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carolyn Ferrari | Company secretary | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Edith E Hyde | Board Member | 2025 | 1 yr |
| James Dawson | Board Memeber | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Linda Gellasch | COO | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Margeurite Vanden Wyngaard | President | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Rose Ellis | Board Member | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Stephen Smith | Treasurer | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Taylor Smith | Vice President | 2023 | 3 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Edith E Hyde | Executive Director | since 2022 |
| Linda Gellasch | COO | since 2023 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edith E Hyde | Board Member | 40 | $0 | ||
| Taylor Smith | Vice President | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Stephen Smith | Treasurer | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Carolyn Ferrari | Secretary | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Linda Gellasch | COO | 0 | $0 | ||
| Margeurite Vanden Wyngaard | President | 0 | $0 | ||
| Rose Ellis | Board Member | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| James Dawson | Board Memeber | 0 | $0 |
No pay was reported for anyone in Part VII on this return.
About
- Legal name
- Ebony Road Players
- EIN
- 464455061
- Address
- 706 Griswold St Se, Grand Rapids, MI, 49507-3212
- State
- Michigan
- Mission
- Ebony road players is a grand rapids theatre company whose mission is to inspire, educate and engage the cultures of our community with high-quality theatre productions focused on the black experience. (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
- 3 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2013
- Principal officer
- Taylor Smith (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 June 2014
- 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
≥8years on the filingsLinda Gellasch
≥3years on the filingsCarolyn Ferrari
≥3years on the filingsStephen Smith
≥3years on the filingsTaylor Smith
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
- $84k
- Total liabilities
- $0
- Net assets or fund balances
- $84k
- Contributions and grants received
- $212k
- Program service revenue
- $5k
- Employees
- 2
- Volunteers
- 20
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 | $109k | $119k | Deficit $10k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.