Epic Theatre Center Inc
Donations deductibleEpic Theatre Center Inc's network
13 people3 organisationsi13 people and 3 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 (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
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.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 13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Kollar Chair | Chair | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Andrea Bonime-Blanc | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Caitlyn Macdonald | Director | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| David Smith | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| David Zweighaft | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| James Wallert | Founder & Co-Artistic Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Margaret Holman | Company secretary | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Melissa Friedman | Co-Artistic Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Meredith Elliot | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Michael Thomas | Treasurer | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Pablo Velez | Director | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Ronald Russell (also filed as Ron Russell) | Executive Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Sophia McGee | Director | 2021 | 5 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
1 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Melissa Friedman | Co-Artistic Director | since 2021 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronald Russell | Executive Director | 50 | $109k | $18k | |
| Melissa Friedman | Co-Artistic Director | 40 | $102k | $14k | |
| James Wallert | Founder & Co-Artistic Director | 40 | $102k | $14k | |
| Mark Kollar | Chair | 4 | $0 | ||
| Michael Thomas | Treasurer | 4 | $0 | ||
| Elena Reyes | Secretary | 4 | $0 | ||
| Dan Arnall | Director | 4 | $0 | ||
| Andrea Bonime-Blanc | Director | 4 | $0 | ||
| Pablo Velez | Director | 4 | $0 | ||
| Sophia McGee | Director | 4 | $0 | ||
| Olivia Dunbar | Director | 4 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Epic Theatre Center Inc
- EIN
- 522303451
- Address
- 31-01 Vernon Blvd 612, Astoria, NY, 11106-4870
- State
- New York
- Mission
- Epic's mission is to create bold work with and for diverse communities that promotes vital discourse and social change. We accomplish this mission by: - inspiring students to be creative and engaged citizens;- presenting compelling topics that transform the way people think; and - collaborating with artists, students and thought leaders to produce plays about key issues. (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
- 4 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2001
- Principal officer
- Ronald Russell (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 May 2001
- 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
≥8years on the filingsMark Kollar
≥8years on the filingsAndrea Bonime-Blanc
≥8years on the filingsDavid Zweighaft
≥8years on the filingsJames Wallert
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
- $192k
- Total liabilities
- $206k
- Net assets or fund balances
- Minus $14k
- Contributions and grants received
- $693k
- Program service revenue
- $359k
- Employees
- 67
- Volunteers
- 19
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.Epic Theatre Center, Inc. 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: New York Department of State, active corporations (data.ny.gov n9v6-gdp6). Licence: New York open data terms of use. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
- State
- New York
- Entity type
- Domestic Not-For-Profit Corporation
- Status
- Active
- Formed
- 15 February 2001
- Registered agent
- Not stated