WORCESTER COUNTY MECHANICS ASSOCIATION DBA MECHANICS HALL Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

WORCESTER COUNTY MECHANICS ASSOCIATION DBA MECHANICS HALL

EIN 04-1988955 · Arts, Culture & Humanities (A610)

What they do

WORCESTER COUNTY MECHANICS ASSOCIATION is A NON-PROFIT ARTS and CULTURE ORGANIZATION. OUR MISSION is to ENRICH THE CULTURAL, SOCIAL, and ECONOMIC VITALITY of THE COMMUNITY BY STEWARDING MECHANICS HALL, A HISTORIC LANDMARK and WORLD-CLASS PERFORMANCE HALL, to SERVE AS AN INSPIRATIONAL GATHERING PLACE for PROGRAMS and EVENTS. ITS MOST SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITIES ARE EVENT HOSTING, PRESERVATION, and COMMUNITY, ORGAN, and EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING.

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Of every $100 spent, about $69.40 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.

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They name their leaders29 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

73.45%of revenue went to mission work69.4% of expenses · Program services

6.80%of revenue went to fundraising6.4% of expenses

$105.78spent for every $100 of revenueSpending was higher than revenue this year.

25.53%of revenue went to management and office costs24.1% of expenses

$3.77in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

14.6%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Worth asking: Expenses exceeded revenue by $156,978 this year. Ask whether that was planned or caused by a one-time event.

Pay context: The highest compensation shown in this filing is $132,469 for KATHLEEN GAGNE (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR). Compare pay with organizations of similar size and complexity.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024

A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.

$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$2,714,754

Mission workProgram services$1,993,92373.45% of revenue69.4% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$693,14225.53% of revenue24.1% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$184,6676.80% of revenue6.4% of expenses

Total expenses$2,871,732105.78% of revenue

Expenses were greater than revenue, so the colored ring fills the available $100 and the total above 100% is shown below.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails

2024CurrentExpense mix: 69.4% mission · 24.1% management · 6.4% fundraisingTotal expenses: 105.78% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 68.1% mission · 20.6% management · 11.3% fundraisingTotal expenses: 75.70% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 66.6% mission · 24.0% management · 9.4% fundraisingTotal expenses: 87.46% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 67.8% mission · 26.8% management · 5.3% fundraisingTotal expenses: 61.14% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 63.1% mission · 32.8% management · 4.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 128.21% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 67.9% mission · 27.3% management · 4.8% fundraisingTotal expenses: 146.73% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 62.6% mission · 27.7% management · 9.7% fundraisingTotal expenses: 128.38% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 75.2% mission · 24.8% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 102.87% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$2,714,754

Expenses$2,871,732

Annual shortfall $156,978 Expenses were higher than revenue for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$1,993,923 · 69.4% of expenses

Management and office costs$693,142 · 24.1% of expenses

Fundraising$184,667 · 6.4% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$2,714,754

Expenses$2,871,732

Assets$10,819,122

Income$3,959,297

Contributions$397,352

Mission work (program services)$1,993,923

Fundraising$184,667

Management and general$693,142

Stocks and bonds$4,493,691

Accounting fees$28,354

Investing fees$46,119

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2024

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

People reported as paid

Person and titleCompensation

KATHLEEN GAGNEEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · 40 hrs/week $132,469Base $120,317 · Other $12,152

Compensation alone does not tell whether pay is reasonable. Consider the charity’s size, work, location, and results.

See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (29)

KATHLEEN GAGNEEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

GLORIA HALLTRUSTEE

VICTORIA MARIANOVICE PRESIDENT

SCOTT OBERTRUSTEE

SATYA MITRATRUSTEE

PETER THOMASPRESIDENT

PATRICIA DAVIDSONTRUSTEE

MATTHEW SABACINSKITRUSTEE

MARGARET WONGTRUSTEE

LORIE MARTISKATRUSTEE

LIZ PARKER GAGNETRUSTEE

KIM CIBOROWSKITRUSTEE

JENNIFER ANTKOWIAKVICE PRESIDENT

JAMIE LEEHYVICE PRESIDENT

JAMES GOLDSBERRYTRUSTEE

ABBY MARSCHKETRUSTEE

EVAN MALONEYTRUSTEE

ELLEN CONTEVICE PRESIDENT

ELAINE MCKENNA-YEAWTRUSTEE

DIANE GIAMPATRUSTEE

DEBORAH PACKARDTRUSTEE

BRUCE ELLISVICE PRESIDENT

BOB GOODELLTRUSTEE

ANTHONY DELIATRUSTEE

ANTHONY CONSOLMAGNOTREASURER

ANDREW MADIGANTRUSTEE

ANDREW JOYCETRUSTEE

AKASH GARGTRUSTEE

ADI TIBREWALTRUSTEE

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1945
Location: 321 MAIN STREET, WORCESTER, MA 01608-1532
County: Worcester
In care of: % MECHANICS HALL
Primary officer: MEGHAN MONTANER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Phone(508) 752-5608

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: July 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: BOLLUS LYNCH LLP
NTEE classification: Arts, Culture & Humanities (A610)