2026-02-06T15:38:35-06:00 2025-06-30 822807159 PAMELA C BOARDWAY CPA PC 176 NORTH STREET SALEM MA 01970 990 2024-07-01 261323224 CENTRAL SQUARE THEATER INC CENT 6175769278 450 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE 2 CAMBRIDGE MA 02139 LAURA ROBERTS PRESIDENT 6175769278 2026-02-04 0 PAMELA C BOARDWAY CPA P00296486 9785948575 2026-02-03 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z LAURA ROBERTS 450 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE CAMBRIDGE MA 02139 2027562 0 X WWW.CENTRALSQUARETHEATER.ORG X 2007 MA CENTRAL SQUARE THEATER (CST) EXPLORES SOCIAL JUSTICE, AND IDENTITY POLITICS THROUGH THEATER, COMBINING ARTIC EXCELLENCE, CROSS DISCIPINARY COLLABORATION AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, CST UPLIFTS STORIES WHERE POINTS OF VIEW ARE HEARD, PERSPECTIVE SHIFTS, AND CHANGE CAN HAPPEN. 15 15 24 136 0 0 990480 912143 929836 903281 88 0 135959 140255 2056363 1955679 0 0 0 0 987094 768729 0 0 190578 1343897 1174978 2330991 1943707 -274628 11972 1425679 1163718 938168 664235 487511 499483 X CENTRAL SQUARE THEATER, THE OLDEST FEMALE-LED THEATER ORGANIZATION IN GREATER BOSTON, IS AN INNOVATOR IN THE NON-PROFIT ARTS FIELD IN COLLABORATIVE LEADERSHIP. CST ENGAGES OVER 35,000 PEOPLE ANNUALLY THROUGH LIVE PERFORMANCE, RIGOROUS YOUTH EDUCATION, AND COMMUNITY. CST WORKS CLOSELY WITH MIT ON CATALYST COLLABORATIVE@MIT (CC@MIT), ONE OF THE ONLY NATIONWIDE PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN A WORLD CLASS RESEARCH INSTITUTE AND A PROFESSIONAL THEATER. CC@MIT CREATES AND PRESENTS PLAYS THAT DEEPEN PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT WITH SCIENCE, WHILE PROVIDING CREATIVE AND EMOTIONAL EXPERIENCES NOT AVAILABLE IN OTHER FORMS OF DIALOGUE ABOUT SCIENCE. 0 0 1491514 0 903484 CENTRAL SQUARE THEATER IS A STATE-OF-THE-ART THEATRICAL ARTS FACILITY. AS A CULTURAL ANCHOR IN THE COMMUNITY, SCHOOLS, FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITY GROUPS BENEFIT FROM OUTREACH AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, AND THE LOCAL ECONOMY IS BOOSTED BY THE OVER 26,000 AUDIENCE MEMBERS THAT VISIT CST EACH YEAR AND ENJOY THE MULTICULTURAL, MULTI-GENERATIONAL, URBAN ENVIRNMENT OF CENTRAL SQUARE, CAMBRIDGE. CENTRAL SQUARE THEATER IS A VIBRANT HUB OF THEATRICAL, EDUCATIONAL, AND SOCIAL ACTIVITY, WHERE ARTIST AND AUDIENCE COME TOGETHER TO CREATE THEATER VITAL TO THE COMMUNITY. THE THEATER IS DEDICATED TO PROVIDING AFFORDABLE TICKET PRICES FOR UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES AND OFFERS FREE OR DISCOUNTED TICKETS TO MANY NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. IT ALSO HOSTS COLLABORATIVE PROJECTS SUCH AS CATALYST COLLABORATIVE@MIT FOR SCIENCE. 1491514 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 90 0 1 24 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 X 15 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 MA X X CATHERINE CARR KELLY 6175769278 450 MASSACUSETTS AVENUE CAMBRIDGE MA 02139 BETSY BARD BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 ELIZABETH BALDWIN BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 BRIAN CORR BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 MITALENE FLETCHER BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 BETSY GROBAN BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 JOE LEVINE BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 JANE MINASIAN BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 CAROLYN MUGAR BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 MELANIE WALLACE BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 CATHERINE CARR KELLY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 71777 0 0 LEE MIKESKA GARDNER ARTISTIC DIRECTOR 40.00 X 55739 0 0 LAURA ROBERTS PRESIDENT 2.00 X 0 0 0 KIMBERLY HOLLIDAY VICE PRESIDENT 2.00 X 0 0 0 ROSS KRINSKY TREASURER 2.00 X 0 0 0 MARY DILL CLERK 2.00 X 0 0 0 127516 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 177359 734784 912143 BOX OFFICE SALES 711110 777382 777382 CONTRACTED PERFORMANCE 711110 103832 103832 CONSESSION 711110 22067 22067 903281 138972 71883 67089 67089 RENT FORGIVENESS 900099 72963 72963 SALE OF ASSET 900099 203 203 73166 1955679 903484 0 140052 127518 63757 51010 12751 516706 408010 48845 59851 12510 7881 2752 1877 52399 32629 11372 8398 59596 36950 13111 9535 65939 65939 27306 22992 2572 1742 231489 194451 21991 15047 58715 29804 5695 23216 9659 9659 176596 148340 17660 10596 26603 21165 3815 1623 PRODUCTION COSTS AND SR 288892 255005 2831 31056 PRINTING AND ADVERTISIN 141568 127411 1416 12741 EDUCATIONAL COST 61951 61951 COMMISSIONS AND TICKETS 48906 48906 37354 32262 2947 2145 1943707 1491514 261615 190578 220572 287265 80000 126783 92465 1145 4153 4285 3460779 2940669 696705 520110 296321 259593 1425679 1163718 161934 56931 224587 185608 100565 75842 451082 345854 938168 664235 X 357511 354483 130000 145000 487511 499483 1425679 1163718 11972 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 906468 780258 735687 990480 912143 4325036 906468 780258 735687 990480 912143 4325036 177950 4147086 1065 1065 130 12500 12630 4338731 0.95580 0.98050 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 2920523 2472568 447955 540256 468101 72155 0 520110 DEPOSITS IN LIEU OF BONDS 20089 OPERATING LEASE RIGHT-OF-USE ASSET 200158 SECURITY DEPOSIT 39346 259593 OPERATING LEASE LIABILITY 345854 345854 X 1955679 0 1955679 0 1955679 1943707 0 1943707 0 1943707 PART X, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAX UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. THE ORGANIZATION HAS ADOPTED THE PROVISION OF FASB ASC 740, ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES. ACCORDINGLY, MANAGEMENT HAS EVALUATED THE ORGANIZATION'S TAX POSITION AND HAS CONCLUDED THAT THE ORGANIZATION HAD MAINTAINED ITS TAX-EXEMPT STATUS AND HAD TAKEN NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITONS THAT REQUIRE ADJUSTMENT OR DISCLOSURE IN THE FINACIAL STATEMENTS. WITH FEW EXEPTIONS, THE ORGANIZATION IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO INCOME TAX EXAMINATIONS BY THE U.S. FEDERAL OR STATE TAX AUTHORITIES FOR TAX YEARS BEFORE 2022. SCIENCE SOIREE 47450 47450 FRONT PORCH 75133 75133 71883 2 16389 16389 138972 138972 71883 71883 67089 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE BOARD AUTHORIZES THE FINANCE COMMITTEE TO REVIEW AND APPROVE THE 990 AND THE MASSACHUSETTS AG FORM PC PRIOR TO THEIR SUBMISSION. FORMS 990 AND PC ARE THEN AUTHORIZED AND SIGNED BY AN OFFICER OF THE ORGANIZATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 CTS'S EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION PROGRAM IS ADMINISTERED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS THROUGH ITS EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ESTABLISHING AND MAINTAINING A COMPENSATION PROGRAM FOR THE KEY EXECUTIVES OF THE ORGANIZATION. THE COMMITTEE MEETS AS NEEDED TO REVIEW THE COMPENSATION PROGRAM AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ANY CHANGES TO THE BOARD, AS APPROPRIATE. A PERFORMANCE EVALUATION IS CONDUCTED EVERY TWO YEARS AND IS INTENDED TO ENSURE THAT THE COMPENSATION PROGRAM FALLS WITHIN A REASONABLE RANGE OF COMPETITIVE PRACTICES FOR COMPARABLE POSITIONS AMONG SIMILARLY SITUATED ORGANIZATIONS. FOLLOWING THIS REVIEW, THE COMMITTEE REVIEWS AND APPROVES, FOR SELECTED KEY EXECUTIVE, BASE SALARIES AND ANNUAL INCENTIVE OPPORTUNITIY ADJUSTMENTS, AND OBJECTIVE AND GOALS FORTH-UPCOMING YEAR'S ANNUAL INCENTIVE PLAN. THE COMMITTEE REVIEWS AND RECOMMENDS TO THE BOARD SALARY APPROVAL FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE BOARD AUTHORIZES THE FINANCE COMMITTEE TO REVIEW AND APPROVE THE 990 AND THE MASSACHUSETTS AG FORM PC PRIOR TO THEIR SUBMISSION. FORMS 990 AND PC ARE THEN AUTHORIZED AND SIGNED BY AN OFFICER OF THE ORGANIZATION. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: THE ORGANIZATION DID NOT CHANGE ITS OVERSIGHT PROCESS DURING THE TAX YEAR. THE ORGANIZATION'S EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND BOARD ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR OVERSIGHT.