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Nonprofit · EIN 04-6134497

BERKSHIRE THEATRE GROUP INC

Tax-exempt · PITTSFIELD, MA 01201

Financials

$2.4M$5.3M2022$3.9M$5.4M2023$5.6M$6M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of BERKSHIRE THEATRE GROUP INC by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2024990 (amended)$5,647,262$6,018,595-$371,333$15,165,970$3,909,998$11,255,972
December 31, 2023990$3,901,445$5,390,327-$1,488,882$15,125,138$3,497,834$11,627,304
December 31, 2022990$2,447,262$5,284,627-$2,837,365$16,236,245$3,120,059$13,116,186
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$3,457,556
of which government grants
$563,027
Program service revenue
$2,145,763
Investment income
$87
Royalties
$500
Net income from sales of inventory
$31,356
Other revenue
$43,856

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Other salaries and wages
$2,857,984
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$3,284,954
Professional fundraising fees
$107,324
Accounting fees
$27,717
Occupancy
$166,768
Travel
$90,095
Depreciation
$509,184
Program services (functional)
$4,445,933
Management and general (functional)
$1,191,354
Fundraising (functional)
$381,308

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$15,125,138
Total assets, end of year
$15,165,970
Total liabilities, end of year
$3,909,998
Net assets, end of year
$11,255,972
Land, buildings and equipment
$13,990,288
Net assets without donor restrictions
$10,027,912
Net assets with donor restrictions
$1,228,060
Gross unrelated business income
$12,000
Gross receipts
$5,739,412
Employees
165
Volunteers
176
Year formed
1966

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 December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
KATHLEEN MAGUIREARTISTIC DIR
Key employee
60$200,000
ALLISON RACHELE BAYLESEDUCATION DI
Trustee or director
5$81,701
DAVID AUERBACHVICE-PRESIDE
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0
MEL BARKANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
5$0
ALAN BASSMANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
5$0
ROBERT BECKERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
5$0
MADELAINE BERGTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
5$0
ROBERT BERZOKSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0
BRUCE BIRENBOIMVICE PRESIDE
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0
WENDE CARVERVICE PRESIDE
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0
KATHLEEN FABRIZIOTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
5$0
THOMAS FYNANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
5$0
DR LESLIE BORCK JAMESONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
5$0
DAVID LLOYD JREXECUTIVE VP
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0
MARVIN KRISLOVTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
5$0
9 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
BRIAN MARSHALLTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
5$0
GERRY MCINTYRETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
5$0
TARA WILSON NOTHTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
5$0
LEE PERLMANPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0
DANIEL PROSKINTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
5$0
LORI A ROBBINSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
5$0
LINDA RUBERTOVICE PRESIDE
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0
MARY CAROL RUDINVICE PRESIDE
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0
LIZ ZIEMINSKIASSISTANT TR
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 27 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
KATE MAGUIREARTISTIC DIR
Trustee or director, Officer
60$179,346
DAVID AUERBACHVICE-PRESIDE
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0
MEL BARKANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
5$0
ALAN BASSMANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
5$0
ALLISON RACHELE BAYLESASSISTANT SE
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0
ROBERT BECKERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
5$0
MADELAINE BERGTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
5$0
ROBERT BERZOKSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0
BRUCE BIRENBOIMVICE PRESIDE
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0
WENDE CARVERVICE PRESIDE
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0
DAVID COMALLIVICE PRESIDE
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0
KATHLEEN FABRIZIOTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
5$0
THOMAS FYNANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
5$0
DR LESLIE BORCK JAMESONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
5$0
DAVID LLOYD JREXECUTIVE VP
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0
MARVIN KRISLOVTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
5$0
BRIAN MARSHALLTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
5$0
GERRY MCINTYRETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
5$0
TARA WILSON NOTHTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
5$0
LEE PERLMANPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0
DANIEL PROSKINTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
5$0
LORI A ROBBINSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
5$0
JAMES RUBERTOHONORARY CHA
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0
LINDA RUBERTOVICE PRESIDE
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0
MARY CAROL RUDINVICE PRESIDE
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0
AUDREY WEINERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
5$0
LIZ ZIEMINSKIASSISTANT TR
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2022: 26 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
KATE MAGUIREARTISTIC DIR
Officer
60$182,627
DAVID AUERBACHVICE-PRESIDE
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0
MEL BARKANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
5$0
ALAN BASSMANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
5$0
ALLISON RACHELE BAYLESTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
5$0
ROBERT BECKERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
5$0
MADELAINE BERGTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
5$0
ROBERT BERZOKSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0
BRUCE BIRENBOIMVICE PRESIDE
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0
WENDE CARVERVICE PRESIDE
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0
DAVID COMALLIVICE PRESIDE
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0
KATHLEEN FABRIZIOTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
5$0
THOMAS FYNANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
5$0
DAVID LLOYD JREXECUTIVE VP
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0
MARVIN KRISLOVTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
5$0
BRIAN MARSHALLTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
5$0
GERRY MCINTYRETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
5$0
TARA WILSON NOTHTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
5$0
LEE PERLMANPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0
DANIEL PROSKINTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
5$0
LORI A ROBBINSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
5$0
JAMES RUBERTOHONORARY CHA
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0
LINDA RUBERTOVICE PRESIDE
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0
MARY CAROL RUDINVICE PRESIDE
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0
AUDREY WEINERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
5$0
LIZ ZIEMINSKITRUSTEE
Trustee or director
5$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
111 SOUTH ST, PITTSFIELD, MA 01201-6174
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
KATHLEEN MAGUIRE, 111 SOUTH STREET, PITTSFIELD, MA 01201
Signed the 990
KATHLEEN MAGUIRE, ARTISTIC DIR./CEO
Phone
(413) 298-5526
Return prepared by
SMITH WATSON & COMPANY LLP

Mission

THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION IS TO SUSTAIN, PROMOTE AND PRODUCE THEATRE FOR THE COMMUNITY THROUGH PERFORMANCES AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Program accomplishments

  • FOUNDED IN 1928, THE BERKSHIRE THEATRE FESTIVAL (BTF) IS ONE OF THE OLDEST AND MOST PRESTIGIOUS THEATRES AND MIRRORS THE VERY HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN THEATRE MOVEMENT. LOCATED IN THE HEART OF THE VILLAGE OF STOCKBRIDGE, MA BTF REMAINS DEDICATED TO PRODUCING THEATRE THAT RECOGNIZES ITS VENERABLE PAST AS WELL AS PROVIDING A HOME FOR THE NEXT GENERATION OF THE AMERICAN THEATRES' ARTISTS. ITS MAIN STAGE (WHICH HOUSES A 400 SEAT PROSCENIUM THEATRE) IS A NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE AND WAS DESIGNED BY THE PRESTIGIOUS FIRM OF STANFORD WHITE. THE BARN, WHICH IS HOME TO THE 120 SET UNICORN THEATRE, WAS ONCE OWNED BY THE MELLON FAMILY. THE COMPANY IS DEDICATED TO THREE AREAS OF ACTIVITY: PERFORMANCE, EDUCATION AND TRAINING. NOW IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE COLONIAL THEATRE IN PITTSFIELD MA, THE BREADTH OF PROGRAMMING AND PERFORMANCES HAS EXPANDED.
    Expenses $4,322,475 · revenue $2,067,183
  • ITS EDUCATION PROGRAMS INCLUDE CURRICULUM BASED WORK, AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS AND A TOURING COMPONENT SERVING 1700 STUDENTS BOTH IN SCHOOLS AND AT THE THEATRES.
    Expenses $123,458 · revenue $62,378

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 December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026Not on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
04-6134497
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Public charity, 50% deduction limit
Exempt since
1966
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$15,165,970
Income (IRS master file)
$5,739,412

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2024$5,647,262$6,018,595$15,165,970XML
990-TDecember 2024–––IRS
990December 2023$3,901,445$5,390,327$15,125,138XML
990-TDecember 2023–––IRS
990December 2022$2,447,262$5,284,627$16,236,245XML
990-TDecember 2022–––IRS
990December 2021–––IRS
990-TDecember 2021–––IRS
990December 2020–––IRS
990December 2018–––IRS
990December 2017–––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 04-6134497).

Questions about BERKSHIRE THEATRE GROUP INC

What is the EIN of BERKSHIRE THEATRE GROUP INC?
The employer identification number (EIN) of BERKSHIRE THEATRE GROUP INC is 04-6134497.
Is BERKSHIRE THEATRE GROUP INC tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1966.
Are donations to BERKSHIRE THEATRE GROUP INC tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does BERKSHIRE THEATRE GROUP 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 BERKSHIRE THEATRE GROUP INC due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did BERKSHIRE THEATRE GROUP INC last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
Who is the principal officer of BERKSHIRE THEATRE GROUP INC?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names KATHLEEN MAGUIRE.
Who are the officers and directors of BERKSHIRE THEATRE GROUP INC?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 24 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $200,000 (KATHLEEN MAGUIRE, ARTISTIC DIR).
How much revenue does BERKSHIRE THEATRE GROUP INC have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $5,647,262, expenses of $6,018,595 and total assets of $15,165,970 at year end.

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