Grass Roots Cultural and Performing Arts Center
Donations deductibleRevenue
$408k
year to 31 December 2025
Expenses
$410k
year to 31 December 2025
Total assets
$308k
$241k liabilities
Net assets
$67k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
9
6.3 years on average
Staff
2
25 volunteers
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
1
named in Part VII
Grass Roots Cultural and Performing Arts Center's network
9 people4 organisationsi9 people and 4 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (9). Violet dotted lines (4) 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
9 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 9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abigail Marsters | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Cheryl Gaetani | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Eric Nordstrom | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Johnny Erickson (also filed as John Erickson) | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| LEO Waters (also filed as Leo Waters) | Vice Preside | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Maribeth Arena | President, C | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Paula G Barta (also filed as Paula Barta) | Treasurer As | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Stephen Dill | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| William Hurley | Executive Di | 2022 | 4 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
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 |
|---|---|---|
| William Hurley | Executive Director | since 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.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Hurley | Executive Di | 50 | $54k | ||
| Eric Nordstrom | Director | 10 | $11k | ||
| Cheryl Gaetani | Director | 10 | $5k | ||
| Maribeth Arena | President, C | 20 | $0 | ||
| Paula G Barta | Treasurer As | 15 | $0 | ||
| Stephen Dill | Director | 5 | $0 | ||
| John Erickson | Director | 5 | $0 | ||
| Abigail Marsters | Director | 5 | $0 | ||
| Leo Waters | Vice Preside | 10 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Grass Roots Cultural and Performing Arts Center
- EIN
- 820833380
- Address
- 79 Milk St, Blackstone, MA, 01504-1214
- State
- Massachusetts
- Mission
- Live music performances showcasing original music in less commercial but culturally important genres. Shows are streamed live, recorded and edited to be archived in our library for preservation purposes. Live audience is between 50 and 80 people. Bands have access to the recordings. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- A20 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
- 2017
- Principal officer
- William Hurley (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 May 2017
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 5, latest 2025
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥7years on the filingsAbigail Marsters
≥7years on the filingsEric Nordstrom
≥7years on the filingsJohnny Erickson
≥7years on the filingsLEO Waters
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
- $308k
- Total liabilities
- $241k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $67k
- Contributions and grants received
- $72k
- Program service revenue
- $335k
- Employees
- 2
- Volunteers
- 25