Friends of the Cultural Center Inc
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40 people25 organisationsi40 people and 25 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (40). Violet dotted lines (34) 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
50 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 45 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI; we list 50 in Part VII (Part VII does not always name every voting member).| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garry C Kief Chair (also filed as Garry Kief) | Chairman/Trustee | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Aubrey Serfling | 1st Vice Chairperson/Trustee | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Barbara Hankey Rogers | Trustee | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Beatrice Gonzalez | COD Rep (EFF 1/12/24) | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Cary Lowe | Trustee (EFF 2/17/25) | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Donna Macmillan | Trustee | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Douglas Martin | Trustee (THRU 9/28/24) | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Diane Dykema | Trustee | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Diane Rubin | Trustee (EFF 5/19/25) | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Frank Dimick | Trustee | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Henry Levy | Trustee | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Harold Matzner | Trustee (THRU 9/4/25) | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Harvey Platt | Trustee (EFF 2/17/25) | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Jan Harnik (also filed as Jan Harnik) | Trustee | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Jan Salta (also filed as Jan Salta) | Trustee | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Janet Grove | 2nd Vice Chairperson/Trustee | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Jordan Schnitzer | Trustee | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Jerome Matthews | Trustee (THRU 5/19/25) | 2025 | 1 yr |
| John Schleimer | Trustee (EFF 2/17/25) | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Kay Hanson (also filed as Kay Hanson) | Trustee | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Leslie McGrath | Trustee (EFF 2/17/25) | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Maggy Simon | Company secretary | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Manny Rider | Trustee (THRU 9/2/24) | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Marjorie Victor | Trustee | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Mary Ann Xavier (also filed as Mary Ann Xavier) | Trustee | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Mary Lester | Trustee | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Michael A Rembis (also filed as Michael Rembis) | Treasurer | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Michael Schreter | Trustee | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Michael V Smith | Trustee | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Mark Adams | Trustee | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Mark Meyer | Ex-Officio | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Michael Desantis | Trustee (EFF 5/19/25) | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Nancy Croom | Vice Chr/PRLEMNTRY/ TRUSTEE | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Pamela Beck | Trustee (EFF 2/17/25) | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Rebecca Benaroya | Trustee | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Robert Archer | Trustee | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Robert McConnaughey | President/CFO | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Robert Stonehill | Trustee | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Ronald Gregoire | Trustee | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Rachelle Wexlerprim | Trustee (EFF 2/17/25) | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Richard Weitz | Trustee (EFF 2/17/25) | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Ron Oden | Ex-Officio | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Steve Traxler | Trustee (EFF 2/17/25) | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Steven Fenton | Trustee (EFF 2/17/25) | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Steven M Sorenson MD (also filed as Steve Sorenson) | Trustee (THRU 5/19/25) | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Susan Palm | Trustee (EFF 4/21/25) | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Ted J Weill | Liaison - non-voting | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Terri Ketover | Trustee (EFF 2/17/25) | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Victoria Jackson | Ex-Officio (EFF 4/21/25) | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Yvonne C Bell (also filed as Yvonne Bell) | CEO | 2025 | 1 yr |
Officers and senior leadership
20 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Alan Dezon | VP Operations | since 2018 |
| Eduardo Estrada | VP of Operations | since 2023 |
| George Syrigos | Assoc. VP of Development | since 2023 |
| James Anderson | Audio/Visual Director | since 2018 |
| James Grant | President & CEO | since 2020 |
| Jeffrey Norman | VP of Marketing | since 2018 |
| John Baciu | VP Human Resources | since 2019 |
| Kajsa Thuresson-Frary | VP of Education | since 2018 |
| Keith Smith | Dir Prod & Light | since 2018 |
| Mary Wolf | Sr VP of Development | since 2018 |
| Mitch Gershenfeld | President & CEO | 2023 |
| Mitch Gershenfeld Ex-Officio | President & CEO | 2024 |
| Mitchell E Gershenfeld | President & CEO (THRU 8/2024) | since 2020 |
| Robert McConnaughey | VP of Finance | since 2019 |
| Russell Holmes | VP of Production | 2025 |
| Terrence W Dwyer | Former CEO | 2020 |
| Theodore Giatas | Vice President | since 2018 |
| Thomas Head | Interim VP of Development | since 2020 |
| Todd Schultz | VP of Development | 2021 |
| Yvonne C Bell | VP of Development | since 2022 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 July 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell Gershenfeld | President & CEO (THRU 8/2024) | 40 | $482k | $4k | |
| Yvonne Bell | CEO | 39 | $309k | $35k | |
| Robert McConnaughey | President/CFO | 39 | $304k | $33k | |
| Kajsa Thuresson-Frary | VP of Education | 40 | $148k | $23k | |
| George Syrigos | Assoc. VP of Development | 40 | $143k | $23k | |
| Russell Holmes | VP of Production | 40 | $137k | $21k | |
| James Anderson | Audio/Visual Director | 40 | $133k | $11k | |
| Thomas Head | Assoc. VP of Development | 40 | $124k | $26k | |
| Garry Kief | Chairman/Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Aubrey Serfling | 1st Vice Chairperson/Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Janet Grove | 2nd Vice Chairperson/Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Maggy Simon | Secretary | 1 | $0 | ||
| Michael Rembis | Treasurer | 1 | $0 | ||
| Nancy Croom | Vice Chr/PRLEMNTRY/ TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 | ||
| Beatrice Gonzalez | COD Rep (EFF 1/12/24) | 1 | $0 | ||
| Mark Meyer | Ex-Officio | 1 | $0 | ||
| Ron Oden | Ex-Officio | 1 | $0 | ||
| Victoria Jackson | Ex-Officio (EFF 4/21/25) | 1 | $0 | ||
| Ted J Weill | Liaison - non-voting | 1 | $0 | ||
| Barbara Hankey Rogers | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Cary Lowe | Trustee (EFF 2/17/25) | 1 | $0 | ||
| Diane Dykema | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Diane Rubin | Trustee (EFF 5/19/25) | 1 | $0 | ||
| Donna MacMillan | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Douglas Martin | Trustee (THRU 9/28/24) | 1 | $0 | ||
| Frank Dimick | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Harold Matzner | Trustee (THRU 9/4/25) | 1 | $0 | ||
| Harvey Platt | Trustee (EFF 2/17/25) | 1 | $0 | ||
| Henry Levy | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jan Harnik | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jan Salta | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jerome Matthews | Trustee (THRU 5/19/25) | 1 | $0 | ||
| John Schleimer | Trustee (EFF 2/17/25) | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jordan Schnitzer | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Kay Hanson | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Leslie McGrath | Trustee (EFF 2/17/25) | 1 | $0 | ||
| Manny Rider | Trustee (THRU 9/2/24) | 1 | $0 | ||
| Marjorie Victor | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Mark Adams | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Mary Ann Xavier | Trustee | 1 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Friends of the Cultural Center Inc
- EIN
- 952834871
- Address
- 73000 Fred Waring Dr, Palm Desert, CA, 92260-2800
- State
- California
- Mission
- The McCallum Theatre's mission is to entertain and educate the public by offering a variety of performing arts experiences that reflect the diversity of people, interests, and tastes of the communities and constituents served by the theatre. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- A610 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
- 9 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1973
- Principal officer
- Michelle Yeager (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 September 1973
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 8, latest 2025
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Related organisations (Schedule R)
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsGarry C Kief
≥8years on the filingsDonna Macmillan
≥8years on the filingsDouglas Martin
≥8years on the filingsFrank Dimick
Latest return
year to 31 July 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 July 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $58.9m
- Total liabilities
- $10.1m
- Net assets or fund balances
- $48.8m
- Contributions and grants received
- $9.5m
- Program service revenue
- $11.2m
- Employees
- 159
- Volunteers
- 188
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $23.3m | $18.8m | $4.5m |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.