Western Avenue Community for the Arts Inc
Donations deductibleRevenue
$2.4m
year to 30 June 2025
Expenses
$2.5m
year to 30 June 2025
Total assets
$21.6m
$18.1m liabilities
Net assets
$3.5m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
5
4.2 years on average
Staff
7
employees, year to 30 June 2025
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
2
named in Part VII
Western Avenue Community for the Arts Inc's network
5 people1 organisationi5 people and 1 organisation on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (5). 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
5 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 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Awilda Irizarry | Clerk | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Cheryl Tougias | President | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| James Buza | Treasurer | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Joanne Kaliontzis | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Lisa Nickerson | Director | 2022 | 4 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Hope Greene | Executive Director | since 2024 |
| James Grace ESQ | Vice President | since 2022 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hope Greene | Executive Director | 40 | $79k | $3k | |
| James Grace Esq | Vice President | 3 | $45k | $149k | $6k |
| Cheryl Tougias | President | 1 | $0 | ||
| James Buza | Treasurer | 1 | $0 | ||
| Awilda Irizarry | Clerk | 1 | $0 | ||
| Joanne Kaliontzis | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Lisa Nickerson | Director | 1 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Western Avenue Community for the Arts Inc
- EIN
- 874789167
- Address
- Po Box 549, Lowell, MA, 01853-0549
- State
- Massachusetts
- Mission
- The corporation's primary purpose is to create thriving ecosystems that support the arts, culture and communities through the development and stewardship of programs, services and advocacy with a focus on affordable artist work, live/work and community spaces and other maker spaces where work can be created, rehearsed, and presented. (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
- 8 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2022
- Principal officer
- James Buza (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 May 2022
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 4, latest 2025
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Related organisations (Schedule R)
Longest observed on the filings
≥4years on the filingsCheryl Tougias
≥4years on the filingsJames Buza
≥4years on the filingsJoanne Kaliontzis
≥4years on the filingsLisa Nickerson
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
- $21.6m
- Total liabilities
- $18.1m
- Net assets or fund balances
- $3.5m
- Contributions and grants received
- $18k
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Employees
- 7
Filed finances
2 yearsiTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2.4m | $2.5m | Deficit $87k |
| 2023 | $3m | $2.5m | $543k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.