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US nonprofit · EIN 471590367 · Lincoln, CAiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 471590367) - 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 tenure.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990EZ for the year to 31 December 2025: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay.Finances by year IRS Form 990 e-file data - total revenue and total expenses by tax year.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue (us-approach-v4-clean). Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Principal officer IRS Form 990-N (e-Postcard) - principal officer named for tax year 2015.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Lincoln Theatre Company Inc's network

8 people1 organisationi8 people and 1 organisation on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (8). Violet dotted lines (1) 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.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.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Dawn MaurerVice President2019
7 yrs
Kate AbilaBoard Member2022
4 yrs
Patti HainesBoard Member2021
5 yrs
Paul SchechterTreasurer2018
8 yrs
Peggy SchechterCompany secretary2018
8 yrs
Tea HanksBoard Member2023
3 yrs
Tina ColeBoard Member2021
5 yrs
Todd GearouBoard President2019
7 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.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Cary LitchfordExecutive Director2025
Paul SchechterExecutive Directorsince 2019

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.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Paul SchechterTreasurer16$0
Peggy SchechterSecretary16$0
Dawn MaurerVice President10$0
Todd GearouBoard President10$0
Tina ColeBoard Member10$0
Patti HainesBoard Member10$0
Kate AbilaBoard Member8$0
Cary LitchfordExecutive Director8$0
Tea HanksBoard Member8$0

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

About

Legal name
Lincoln Theatre Company Inc
EIN
471590367
Address
421 A St Ste 200, Lincoln, CA, 95648-1973
State
California
Activity (NTEE)
A60 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)
IRS ruling date
1 September 2014
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
8, latest 2025
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)
Principal officer
Paul Schechter (Form 990-N, tax year 2015)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥8years on the filingsPaul Schechter
≥8years on the filingsPeggy Schechter
≥7years on the filingsDawn Maurer
≥7years on the filingsTodd Gearou

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
$184k
Total liabilities
$15k
Net assets or fund balances
$169k

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2024$121k$103k$18k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.