Nonprofit · EIN 04-3444644
COMPANY ONE INC
Tax-exempt · BOSTON, MA 02116
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 31, 2025 | 990 | $1,784,584 | $2,209,970 | -$425,386 | $1,237,026 | $275,366 | $961,660 |
| August 31, 2024 | 990 | $1,733,762 | $1,695,395 | $38,367 | $1,667,773 | $280,727 | $1,387,046 |
| August 31, 2023 | 990 | $1,363,615 | $1,010,497 | $353,118 | $1,628,772 | $280,093 | $1,348,679 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,468,066
- of which government grants
- $98,600
- Program service revenue
- $309,852
- Investment income
- $594
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$32,947
- Other revenue
- $6,072
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $230,175
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $159,999
- Other salaries and wages
- $847,164
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,118,327
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $3,780
- Accounting fees
- $54,000
- Occupancy
- $44,725
- Travel
- $31,761
- Depreciation
- $1,021
- Program services (functional)
- $1,705,464
- Management and general (functional)
- $242,618
- Fundraising (functional)
- $261,888
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,667,773
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,237,026
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $275,366
- Net assets, end of year
- $961,660
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $2,042
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $199,557
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $762,103
- Gross receipts
- $1,825,837
- Employees
- 124
- Volunteers
- 13
- Year formed
- 1998
- State of legal domicile
- MA
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| KARTHIK SUBRAMANIAN | MANAGING DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $50,000 |
| SHAWN LECOUNT | ARTISTIC DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $50,000 |
| MARK VANDERZEE | EDUCATION DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 25 | $45,000 |
| SUMMER WILLIAMS | ASSOCIATE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 10 | $15,000 |
| SARAH COHAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MICHAEL TOW | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SARAH LEE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PHYLLIS BRETHOLTZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JU YON KIM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN ADEKOJE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SASHA ABBY VANDERZEE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CARLOS PI SIERRA | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| NICOLE GILMORE | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| MASON SAND | CLERK Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| LINDA NATHAN | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
2 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROB DIMARCO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HARVEY YOUNG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended August 31, 2024: 14 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MARK VANDERZEE | EDUCATION DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 10 | $24,346 |
| SUMMER WILLIAMS | ASSOCIATE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 10 | $15,000 |
| NICOLE GILMORE | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| LINDA NATHAN | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| CARLOS PI SIERRA | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| MASON SAND | CLERK Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| JOHN ADEKOJE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PHYLLIS BRETHOLTZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JU YON KIM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SARAH LEE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANTONIO OCAMPO-GUZMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MICHAEL TOW | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SASHA VANDERZEE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HARVEY YOUNG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended August 31, 2023: 14 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUMMER WILLIAMS | ASSOCIATE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 10 | $15,000 |
| MARK VANDERZEE | EDUCATION DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 10 | $15,000 |
| NICOLE GILMORE | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| LINDA NATHAN | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| CARLOS PI SIERRA | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| MASON SAND | CLERK Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| JOHN ADEKOJE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PHYLLIS BRETHOLTZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JU YON KIM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SARAH LEE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANTONIO OCAMPO-GUZMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MICHAEL TOW | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SASHA VANDERZEE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HARVEY YOUNG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 539 TREMONT STREET NUMBER 202 202, BOSTON, MA 02116-6382
- In care of
- % SARAH SHAMPNOIS
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- KARTHIK SUBRAMANIAN, 539 TREMONT STREET NUMBER 202 202, BOSTON, MA 021166306
- Signed the 990
- KARTHIK SUBRAMANIAN, MANAGING DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (617) 292-7110
- Website
- WWW.COMPANYONE.ORG
- Return prepared by
- CARPENTER EVERT & ASSOCIATES LTD
Mission
COMPANY ONE THEATRE BUILDS COMMUNITY AT THE INTERSECTION OF ART AND SOCIAL CHANGE. VISION: A BOSTON DEFINED BY JUSTICE, EQUITY, AND ARTISTIC INNOVATION. MANIFESTO: WELCOME TO OUR COMMUNITY, WHERE EVERY AUDIENCE MEMBER, ARTIST, STUDENT, AND SUPPORTER HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO FIGHT FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE. AT COMPANY ONE: WE STRIVE TO CREATE INTENTIONAL, AUTHENTIC THEATRICAL EXPERIENCES THAT UNIQUELY INTEGRATE CONTENT, STYLE, SPACE, AND COMMUNITY. WE AMPLIFY NEW STORIES AND ADVENTUROUS THEATRICAL FORMS TO DEFINE WHAT'S NEXT IN THE AMERICAN THEATRE.
Program accomplishments
- ARTISTIC PROGRAMS: STAGE PRODUCTIONS - C1'S AWARD WINNING PRODUCTIONS REACH OVER 7,000 PATRONS ANNUALLY AND SERVE BOSTON'S MOST DIVERSE AUDIENCES. ENTERTAINING AND SOCIALLY RELEVANT PLAYS TAKE PLACE IN COLLABORATION WITH PARTNERS ACROSS THE BOSTON AREA. TICKET PRICES ARE ENTIRELY PAY-WHAT- YOU-WANT FOR PERFORMANCES. C1 PLAYLAB CIRCUIT IS A TWO-PRONGED APPROACH TO NEW PLAY DEVELOPMENT. THE FIRST PRONG IS CALLED OPEN WRITE, WHICH IS A SERIES OF FREE ARTISTIC AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES OPEN TO A BROAD COMMUNITY OF WRITERS. THE SECOND PRONG IS OUR PLAY DEVELOPMENT LABS BROKEN INTO THREE DIFFERENT PROGRAMS: FLUX LAB, SURGE LAB, AND VOLT LAB. MANY OF THESE PROGRAMS ARE OFFERED FOR FREE AND THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE BOSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY.Expenses $1,243,898 · grants $230,175 · revenue $182,033
- EDUCATION PROGRAMS: STAGE ONE: IN-SCHOOL - A PARTNERSHIP WITH BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS, PROVIDING SCHOOL DAY INSTRUCTION SERVING 6 HIGH SCHOOLS, 2 MIDDLE SCHOOLS, AND 1 ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, REACHING OVER 400 STUDENTS. THE PROGRAM IS FLEXIBLE AND COMPREHENSIVE, AND THE CURRICULUM INTEGRATES PERSONAL SKILL DEVELOPMENT GROUP DYNAMICS, COMMUNICATION, WRITING, AND PERFORMANCE WHILE FOCUSING ON STUDENT-WRITTEN WORK. IN ADDITION, WE ALSO OFFERED SHORT-TERM RESIDENCIES USING THEATER TO ADDRESS ANTI-RACISM. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR ACTORS- LOW-COST CLASSES DESIGNED FOR WORKING ACTORS AND THOSE NEW TO THE PROFESSION. THESE CLASSES, RUN BY PROFESSIONAL ACTING COACHES AND DIRECTORS, HELP ACTORS CONTINUE TO DEVELOP THEIR PERFORMANCE SKILLS WHILE PREPARING THEM FOR AUDITIONS. CLASS GRADUATES HAVE GONE ON TO WORK IN NEARLY EVERY THEATRE IN BOSTON. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR EDUCATORS - THIS PROGRAM FOCUSES ON DEVELOPING THE TEACHERS' ROLE IN CREATING ACTIVISM CENTERED LESSON PLANS. TEACHING ARTISTS WORK IN TANDEM TO HELP EDUCATORS USE THEATRE INTEGRATION STRATEGIES TO CULTIVATE COMMUNITY IN THEIR CLASSROOMS. THROUGH COLLABORATIVE WORKSHOPS PRIMARY TEACHERS LEARN HOW TO PAIR CURRENT EVENTS WITH EXPRESSIVE ARTS TO INSTITUTE CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE TEACHING, IN A WAY THAT'S CREATIVE AND USES SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING, HEALING CENTERED PRACTICES, AND THEATRE INTEGRATION.Expenses $415,200 · revenue $153,620
- CONNECTIVITY & ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS: MAKING DEEP CONNECTIONS AND EXPANDING OUR NETWORK AND IMPACT BY BUILDING LONG-TERM RELATIONSHIPS WITH INVESTED COMMUNITY PARTNERS. SOCIAL ACTION - WITH ORGANIZATIONAL PARTNERS TO PROVIDE TANGIBLE OPPORTUNITIES TO AFFECT CHANGE IN OUR COMMUNITIES. EXAMPLES OF THIS HAVE BEEN REGISTERING OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO VOTE AT OUR EVENTS, PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR AUDIENCES TO LEARN ABOUT SOCIAL JUSTICE ISSUES AND SIGN PETITIONS OF SUPPORT, AND FACILITATED GROUP CONVERSATIONS ON ISSUES OF RACE AND CLASS. BETTER FUTURE - COMMUNITY ACTIVATION SERIES DESIGNED IN THE WAKE OF COVID THAT BRINGS TOGETHER AND ACTIVATES BOSTON'S ARTISTS, COMMUNITY LEADERS, POLICYMAKERS AND RESIDENTS IN ORDER TO UNDERSTAND THE NEEDS OF OUR NEIGHBORHOODS AND REIMAGINE A BETTER FUTURE FOR OUR CITY. THE SERIES SHOWCASES LOCAL ARTISTS CREATING SOCIALLY RELEVANT WORK AND CONNECTS RESIDENTS WITH LOCAL RESOURCES AND OPPORTUNITIES TO SUPPORT POLICY ADVOCACY RELATED TO FOOD JUSTICE, REPRODUCTIVE JUSTICE, CLIMATE JUSTICE, EDUCATION JUSTICE, AND MORE; AS WELL AS CREATIVE PLACEMAKING AND COMMUNITY BUILDING FOR OUR LGBTQ+ AND BIPOC COMMUNITIES. PRE- AND POST-SHOW EVENTS - DIALOGUES AND WORKSHOPS LED WITH PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS FOR OUR AUDIENCES THAT ENGAGE PARTICIPANTS IN CONVERSATIONS EXPLORING KEY SOCIAL ISSUES ADDRESSED IN THE WORK BEING PRESENTED ON STAGE. LOBBY INTERACTION - INTERACTIVE STATIONS OFFER CONTEXTUAL INFORMATION ON THE PLAY, ITS THEMES, AND ITS SOCIAL QUESTIONS, CURATED IN A VARIETY OF STYLES TO REACH AUDIENCES IN DIVERSE WAYS, INCLUDING: VISUAL GALLERIES, INTERACTIVE VIDEO, PARTICIPANT RESPONSE INSTALLATIONS, AND COMMUNITY PARTNER RESOURCES. AUDIENCES ARE INVITED TO TAKE ACTION BEYOND THE PERFORMANCE, TO ENGAGE, AND BE EDUCATED IN THE IDEAS FUELING OUR WORK.Expenses $46,366 · revenue $13,218
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in August, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | August 31, 2026 | January 15, 2027 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | August 31, 2025 | January 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | August 31, 2024 | January 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 04-3444644
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1999
- Accounting year ends
- August
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A25)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $1,237,026
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,825,837
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | August 2025 | $1,784,584 | $2,209,970 | $1,237,026 | XML |
| 990 | August 2024 | $1,733,762 | $1,695,395 | $1,667,773 | XML |
| 990 | August 2023 | $1,363,615 | $1,010,497 | $1,628,772 | XML |
| 990 | August 2022 | $1,121,866 | $1,057,019 | $1,243,440 | IRS |
| 990 | August 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | August 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | August 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | August 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 04-3444644).
Questions about COMPANY ONE INC
- What is the EIN of COMPANY ONE INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of COMPANY ONE INC is 04-3444644.
- Is COMPANY ONE INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1999.
- Are donations to COMPANY ONE INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does COMPANY ONE INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of COMPANY ONE INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending August 31, 2026) is due January 15, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did COMPANY ONE INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended August 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of COMPANY ONE INC?
- The 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 names KARTHIK SUBRAMANIAN.
- Who are the officers and directors of COMPANY ONE INC?
- The 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 lists 17 people; 4 received compensation from the organization, the highest $50,000 (KARTHIK SUBRAMANIAN, MANAGING DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does COMPANY ONE INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,784,584, expenses of $2,209,970 and total assets of $1,237,026 at year end.
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