2026-03-20T16:13:40-05:00 2025-08-31 410746749 CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP 220 S 6TH STREET SUITE 300 MINNEAPOLIS MN 55402 990 2024-09-01 411280683 PARK SQUARE THEATRE PARK 6517678481 408 ST PETER STREET 110 ST PAUL MN 55102 STEPHEN DIMENNA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 6517678481 2026-03-18 1 1 MIKE HINSCH P01875343 6123764500 2026-03-05 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z STEPHEN DIMENNA 408 ST PETER STREET 110 ST PAUL MN 55102 1781198 0 1 X WWW.PARKSQUARETHEATRE.ORG X 1975 MN TO ENRICH AND EDUCATE UPPER MIDWEST AUDIENCES AND SCHOOLS WITH EXCEPTIONAL LIVE THEATRE. 9 9 87 350 0 0 784001 834660 337142 632045 3745 0 452900 303955 1577788 1770660 0 0 0 0 315578 1003415 0 0 31306 628286 719277 943864 1722692 633924 47968 679246 572270 1013144 858200 -333898 -285930 X TO ENRICH THE COMMUNITY BY PRODUCING AND PRESENTING EXCEPTIONAL LIVE THEATRE THAT TOUCHES THE HEART, ENGAGES THE MIND AND DELIGHTS THE SPIRIT. 0 0 783667 429763 GENERAL AUDIENCE PROGRAMMING:PARK SQUARE THEATRE HAS A 50-YEAR LEGACY OF PRODUCING HIGH-QUALITY INTELLECTUALLY ENGAGING AND ARTISTICALLY RICH PRODUCTIONS THAT INSPIRE AUDIENCES AND ARTISTS ALIKE. THE THEATRE ELEVATES DIVERSE VOICES THROUGH REGIONAL AND WORLD PREMIERES ALONGSIDE BELOVED AMERICAN CLASSICS. WITH STRATEGIC EFFORTS TO ATTRACT YOUNGER, MORE DIVERSE AUDIENCES THROUGH INCLUSIVE STORYTELLING AND REPRESENTATION, PARK SQUARE FOSTERS A DYNAMIC CULTURAL EXCHANGE THAT REFLECTS THE COMMUNITY IT SERVES.PARK SQUARE HAS EARNED NUMEROUS ACCOLADES, INCLUDING MPLS/ST. PAUL MAGAZINE'S "BEST MID-SIZED THEATRE," IVEY AWARDS, LAVENDER MAGAZINE THEATRE AWARDS, AND CRITICAL ACCLAIM FOR ITS PRODUCTIONS. MOST RECENTLY, HOLMES/POIROT WAS CELEBRATED BY THE STAR TRIBUNE AS ONE OF THE TOP PLAYS TO SEE FOR THE FALL OF 2024.2025-26 SEASON: 50 YEARS - A SEASON OF CELEBRATION-IT'S ONLY A PLAY (SEPT. 2025) BY TERENCE MCNALLY, DIRECTED BY STEPHEN DIMENNA-GOOSEBUMPS: PHANTOM OF THE AUDITORIUM, DIRECTED BY ELLEN FENSTER-GHARIB-A CHORUS LINE BY NICHOLAS DANTE, EDWARD KLEBAN AND MARVIN HAMLISCH, DIRECTED BY STEPHEN DIMENNA-THE BUTLER DID IT BY JEFFREY HATCHER, DIRECTED BY DAVID IRA GOLDSTEIN2024-25 SEASON-HOLMES/POIROT BY JEFFREY HATCHER AND STEVE HENDRICKSON, DIRECTED BY DAVID IRA GOLDSTEIN- THE BEST CHRISTMAS PAGEANT EVER (DEC. 2024) BY BARBARA ROBINSON, DIRECTED BY ELLEN FENSTER-GHARIB: - THE GIN GAME (FEB. 2025) BY D.L. COBURN, DIRECTED BY FAYE M. PRICE: - BETWEEN RIVERSIDE AND CRAZY (MAY 2025) BY STEPHEN ADLY GUIRGIS, DIRECTED BY STEPHEN DIMENNACOMMUNITY PARTNERSIN ADDITION TO ITS OWN PROGRAMMING, PARK SQUARE SERVES AS A RENTAL SPACE FOR NUMEROUS THEATER COMPANIES. NOT ONLY IS THIS A REVENUE STREAM FOR PARK SQUARE, BUT IT ALSO PROVIDES SPACE FOR MID-SIZED/SMALL THEATERS TO PRESENT THEIR DISTINCTIVE WORKS AND STORIES, THEREBY EXPANDING OUR REACH AND INFLUENCE WITHIN THE COMMUNITY. THEATER MU, FULL CIRCLE, UNLABELED, PRIME PRODUCTIONS, TEATRO DEL PUEBLO, TRADEMARK, AND SPCPA ARE AMONG THE COMPANIES THAT ACTIVELY RENT OUR FACILITIES. YELLOW TREE IS EXPLORING A RESIDENCY FOR 2026. PARK SQUARE IS ALSO THE NEW HOME FOR THE UMN BFA ACTING SENIOR SHOWCASE.EDUCATION PROGRAMSPARK SQUARE OFFERED IN BOTH THE 2024-25 SEASON AND 2025-26 SEASON FAL AND SPRING CLASSES FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH AGES 5-17 ALONG WITH TEN WEEKS OF SUMMER CAMPS EACH YEAR. PARK SQUARE ALSO TEACHED A TECH THEATRE CLASS FOR THE ST PAUL CONSERVATORY OF PERFORMING ARTS WHICH IS TWO BLOCKS FROM THE THEATRE. STUDENTS FROM THE SCHOOL COME TO PARK SQUARE ONCE A WEEK FOR CLASS.2024/25 SEASON STATISTICS12,325 PEOPLE CAME TO PARK SQUARE PRODUCTIONS7,654 PEOPLE CAME TO PERFORMANCES OF OUR COMMUNITY PARTNER THEATRES AT PARK SQUAREA TOTAL OF 19,925 PEOPLE CAME TO PARK SQUARE THIS SEASONWE SOLD ALMOST HALF A MILLION DOLLARS IN TICKETS FOR THE 24/25 SEASON.WE EMPLOYED:48 ACTORS AND UNDERSTUDIES9 MUSICIANS61 DESIGNERS, DIRECTORS, STAGE MANAGERS AND ASSISTANTS71 BACKSTAGE CREW12 PAINTERS24 ELECTRICIANS22 CARPENTERS10 LIGHT AND SOUND BOARD OPERATORS3 WARDROBE CREW17 FRONT OF HOUSE STAFF (BOX OFFICE, BARTENDERS AND HOUSE MANAGERS)41 TEACHING ARTISTS FOR CLASSES AND SUMMER CAMPS920 STUDENTS AGES 5-17 TOOK CLASSES AND SUMMER CAMPS247 PEOPLE WORKED AT PARK SQUARE THIS SEASON16 OPEN CAPTIONED PERFORMANCES4 AUDIO DESCRIBED PERFORMANCESSEASON TICKET SALES HAVE DOUBLED TO 500+ FROM LAST YEAR. 200968 202282 STUDENT PROGRAMMING:BEGINNING IN 1987 AS A SMALL SCHOOL RESIDENCY PROGRAM, STEPPINGSTONE THEATRE (SST) INSPIRES YOUNG PEOPLE OF ALL AGES TO EXPLORE STORIES, IDEAS, AND CULTURES THROUGH SUMMER CAMPS, SCHOOL-YEAR CLASSES, COMMUNITY PROGRAMS, AND SHOWS STARRING YOUNG ACTORS. SST'S HISTORY OF PRODUCING AWARD-WINNING THEATRE FOR YOUNG AUDIENCES IS ROOTED IN FINDING AND FEATURING DIVERSE VOICES. SINCE MERGING WITH PARK SQUARE THEATRE IN 2020, THE COMBINED PROGRAM - NOW PARK SQUARE EDUCATION - HAS BUILT ON STEPPINGSTONE'S STELLAR REPUTATION BY EXPANDING PROGRAMMING AND AUDIENCES, ENHANCING OUR ABILITY TO SERVE AN EVEN MORE DIVERSE POPULATION OF SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS.PARK SQUARE TYPICALLY SERVES AN AUDIENCE OF APPROXIMATELY 25,000 TEENS ANNUALLY FROM ACROSS THE REGION. IN 2024, WE RESUMED STUDENT MATINEES AND RETURNED TO OFFERING IN-PERSON CLASSES, WITH A TOTAL OF 562 UNIQUE STUDENTS REGISTERED IN EDUCATIONAL CLASS OFFERINGS. THIS MARKED A SIGNIFICANT PERIOD OF EXPANDED OUTREACH, AS 273 OF THESE STUDENTS WERE NEW REGISTRANTS ENGAGING WITH OUR EDUCATION CLASSES FOR THE FIRST TIME. THE YEAR ALSO REFLECTED A SHIFT TOWARD YOUNGER PARTICIPANTS. BASED ON REGISTRATION ESTIMATES, 40% OF STUDENTS WERE AGES 4 TO 7, 30% WERE AGES 8 TO 10, 20% WERE AGES 11 TO 13, AND 10% WERE AGES 14 TO 18. 984635 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 45 0 1 87 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 MN X JOEL KRAUSE 6512917005 408 ST PETER STREET 110 SAINT PAUL MN 55102 STEPHEN DIMENNA EXECUTIVE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR 40.00 X 100000 0 0 MARK HOWLETT PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 PONDIE TAYLOR VICE PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 GREG ROBINSON TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 CLAIRE REPP SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 SUNNY BEDDOW DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CATHERINE CRAFT-FAIRCHILD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARK GRAVES DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 AMBER HOLLO DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LUANNE PEDERSON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SUSAN ROSTKOSKI DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 PAUL STEMBLER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 100000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 139811 694849 834660 PERFORMANCES 711110 429763 429763 EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS 611710 202282 202282 632045 93755 0 93755 93755 93755 33299 10538 22761 22761 OTHER INCOME 900099 101208 101208 FORGIVENESS OF PAYABLE 900099 86231 86231 187439 1770660 632045 0 303955 100000 28000 72000 795517 580901 214465 151 43613 14524 28974 115 64285 48363 15922 72247 1140 71107 76586 6607 57416 12563 40698 8216 16146 16336 35035 14120 19769 1146 34795 34795 98779 39083 59696 43507 86 43421 2115 2115 27134 305 26829 UNION CONTRACT SERVICES 115555 115675 -120 REPAIRS AND MAITENANCE 41886 1853 40033 MEMBERSHIP AND DEVELOPM 40949 15633 25166 150 PRODUCTION MATERIALS 36616 36045 571 53375 39289 13241 845 1722692 984635 706751 31306 612626 364746 137361 5508 26080 37246 4820480 4816063 6532 4417 28500 28500 679246 572270 133578 89603 207528 129580 672038 639017 1013144 858200 X -449065 -468958 115167 183028 -333898 -285930 679246 572270 47968 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 1722108 1519990 1297936 784001 834660 6158695 31121 316068 574194 270991 632045 1824419 10357 14621 4697 33299 62974 1753229 1846415 1886751 1059689 1500004 8046088 69250 25432 16402 10005 38719 159808 0 69250 25432 16402 10005 38719 159808 7886280 6018 32195 26696 67067 93755 225731 0 6018 32195 26696 67067 93755 225731 36398 159246 24479 386667 194963 801753 1795645 2037856 1937926 1513423 1788722 9073572 0.86910 0.89170 0.02490 0.01650 X SCHEDULE A, PART III, LINE 12, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE - 2020 AMOUNT: $ 36,398. 2021 AMOUNT: $ 159,246. 2022 AMOUNT: $ 24,479. 2023 AMOUNT: $ 5,055. 2024 AMOUNT: $ 101,208. INSURANCE PROCEEDS - FORGIVENESS OF PAYABLES - 2023 AMOUNT: $ 381,612. 2024 AMOUNT: $ 93,755. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 28500 X HELD FOR FUTURE SALE 0 4245090 4245090 0 575390 570973 4417 4417 X 1781198 10538 10538 1770660 0 1770660 1733230 10538 10538 1722692 0 1722692 PART III, LINE 4: OTHER ASSETS - ARTWORK CONSISTS OF DONATED ARTWORK RECORDED AT THE FAIR MARKET VALUE ON THE DATE OF CONTRIBUTION PART X, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION IS CLASSIFIED AS A TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND, ACCORDINGLY, IS NOT SUBJECT TO FEDERAL INCOME TAXES. AS SUCH, IT IS SUBJECT TO FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAXES ON NET UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME. THE ORGANIZATION CURRENTLY HAS NO UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME. THE ORGANIZATION ADOPTED THE ACCOUNTING STANDARDS FOR CONTINGENCIES IN EVALUATING UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AND FILES AS A TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION. NO LIABILITY HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED BY THE ORGANIZATION AS A RESULT OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS STANDARD. SHOULD THAT STATUS BE CHALLENGED IN THE FUTURE, ALL YEARS SINCE INCEPTION COULD BE SUBJECT TO REVIEW BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: COST OF GOODS SOLD 10,538. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: COST OF GOODS SOLD 10,538. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 1A THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE CONSISTS OF THE OFFICERS OF THE BOARD AND THE IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE IS AT ALL TIMES SUBJECT TO THE CONTROL AND DIRECTION OF THE ENTIRE BOARD. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ADVISES THE PRESIDENT AS TO THE APPOINTMENT OF COMMITTEE CHAIRS AND MEMBERS. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE HAS THE AUTHORITY TO ACT IN THE NAME OF THE BOARD BETWEEN REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETINGS OF THE BOARD, EXCEPT THAT THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE DOES NOT HAVE AUTHORITY TO ELECT DIRECTORS OR OFFICERS, OR ACT WITH RESPECT TO ANY MATTERS SPECIFICALLY RESERVED FOR ACTION BY THE ENTIRE BOARD. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES A COMPLETE COPY OF THE FORM 990 DRAFT TO ALL MEMBERS PRIOR TO FILING. THE BOARD REVIEWS THE 990 AND APPROVES IN THE BOARD MINUTES BEFORE IT IS THEN SIGNED BY THE AUTHORIZED PERSON. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE THEATRE'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY COVERS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, AND EMPLOYEES WHO MAY INFLUENCE THE DECISIONS OF THE ORGANIZATION. THE BOARD (OR COMMITTEE THEREOF) SHALL DETERMINE WHETHER A CONFLICT EXISTS AND IN THE CASE OF AN EXISTING CONFLICT, WHETHER THE CONTEMPLATED TRANSACTION MAY BE AUTHORIZED AS JUST, FAIR, AND REASONABLE TO PARK SQUARE THEATRE. THE DECISION OF THE BOARD (OR COMMITTEE THEREOF) ON THESE MATTERS WILL REST IN THEIR SOLE DISCRETION, AND THEIR CONCERN MUST BE THE WELFARE OF PARK SQUARE THEATRE AND THE ADVANCEMENT OF ITS PURPOSE. INDIVIDUALS WITH CONFLICTS OF INTEREST MAY NOT PARTICIPATE IN THE DISCUSSION OR APPROVAL OF THE TRANSACTION. PROCEEDINGS ARE DOCUMENTED IN THE MEETING MINUTES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE FULL BOARD REVIEWS AND APPROVES COMPENSATION THROUGH THE BUDGET RECOMMENDED BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE. THE PROCESS FOR APPROVING THE BUDGET INCLUDING COMPENSATION CHANGES IS DOCUMENTED IN THE MEETING MINUTES AND BUDGET DOCUMENTS. THE PROCESS TO PERFORM A THOROUGH REVIEW OF THE COMPENSATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WAS LAST UNDERTAKEN IN 2025. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.