THE CELEBRITY SERIES OF BOSTON INC Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

THE CELEBRITY SERIES OF BOSTON INC

EIN 22-2958508 · Performing Arts Centers (A61)

What they do

CELEBRITY SERIES is A MULTI-DISCIPLINARY, NON-PROFIT, PERFORMING ARTS PRESENTER. OUR MISSION is to ENRICH and INSPIRE OUR COMMUNITY THROUGH EXCEPTIONAL LIVE PERFORMANCES. WE ENVISION A COMMUNITY of GREATER BOSTON WHERE THE PERFORMING ARTS ARE A VALUED, LIFE-LONG, SHARED EXPERIENCE ON STAGES, ON STREETS, IN NEIGHBORHOODS EVERYWHERE.

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Look at where the money went

Of every $100 spent, about $79.80 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Basic facts we verified

IRS warning checkNo IRS revocation warning appears in this data.

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

They explain their jobThe charity tells us what it is trying to do.

They name their leaders38 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

86.79%of revenue went to mission work79.8% of expenses · Program services

12.38%of revenue went to fundraising11.4% of expenses

$108.71spent for every $100 of revenueSpending was higher than revenue this year.

9.53%of revenue went to management and office costs8.8% of expenses

$2.23in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

40.0%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Worth asking: Expenses exceeded revenue by $810,472 this year. Ask whether that was planned or caused by a one-time event.

Pay context: The highest compensation shown in this filing is $396,491 for GARY DUNNING (PRES. & 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$9,308,852

Mission workProgram services$8,079,44186.79% of revenue79.8% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$887,3769.53% of revenue8.8% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$1,152,50712.38% of revenue11.4% of expenses

Total expenses$10,119,324108.71% 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: 79.8% mission · 8.8% management · 11.4% fundraisingTotal expenses: 108.71% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 79.4% mission · 8.9% management · 11.7% fundraisingTotal expenses: 108.43% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 78.4% mission · 10.1% management · 11.5% fundraisingTotal expenses: 145.32% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 76.6% mission · 10.5% management · 12.9% fundraisingTotal expenses: 67.87% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 63.1% mission · 16.7% management · 20.3% fundraisingTotal expenses: 95.00% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 74.4% mission · 11.4% management · 14.2% fundraisingTotal expenses: 96.93% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 76.3% mission · 9.5% management · 14.2% fundraisingTotal expenses: 74.67% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 77.7% mission · 9.6% management · 12.7% fundraisingTotal expenses: 70.51% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$9,308,852

Expenses$10,119,324

Annual shortfall $810,472 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)$8,079,441 · 79.8% of expenses

Management and office costs$887,376 · 8.8% of expenses

Fundraising$1,152,507 · 11.4% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$9,308,852

Expenses$10,119,324

Assets$22,589,760

Income$13,210,255

Contributions$3,721,439

Mission work (program services)$8,079,441

Fundraising$1,152,507

Management and general$887,376

Executive compensation (total)$320,658

Stocks and bonds$19,841,721

Accounting fees$41,800

Investing fees$26,591

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

GARY DUNNINGPRES. & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · 40 hrs/week $396,491Base $324,545 · Other $71,946

NICOLE TANEYARTISTIC DIRECTOR · 40 hrs/week $199,904Base $189,232 · Other $10,672

KAREN BROWNCHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER · 40 hrs/week $179,826Base $174,471 · Other $5,355

EMILY BORABABYCAO/CLERK · 40 hrs/week $174,962Base $168,190 · Other $6,772

COURTNEY BURKECHIEF MARKETING OFFICER · 40 hrs/week $165,327Base $156,859 · Other $8,468

HEATHER CLARKCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER · 40 hrs/week $154,468Base $137,758 · Other $16,710

SARA BROOKNERSR. ASSOC. DIR. OF INSTITUTIONAL GIVING · 40 hrs/week $105,481Base $102,236 · Other $3,245

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 (38)

GARY DUNNINGPRES. & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

NICOLE TANEYARTISTIC DIRECTOR

KAREN BROWNCHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER

EMILY BORABABYCAO/CLERK

COURTNEY BURKECHIEF MARKETING OFFICER

HEATHER CLARKCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

SARA BROOKNERSR. ASSOC. DIR. OF INSTITUTIONAL GIVING

MARGARET EAGLEDIRECTOR

LAWRENCE STIFLERDIRECTOR

MELINDA RABBDIRECTOR

MICHAEL CANNINGDIRECTOR

MICHAEL RAIZMANDIRECTOR

RACHEL KEMPDIRECTOR

RANDOLPH HAWTHORNECHAIR OF FIN. COMM. (UNTIL 9/24)/DIR.

REUBEN REYNOLDSDIRECTOR

ROSALIND GORINDIRECTOR

STEPHANIE BROWNDIR./CHAIR OF FIN. COMM. (AS OF 9/24)

STEPHEN PERRYDIRECTOR

SUSAN THONISDIRECTOR

YORK LODIRECTOR

YUKIKO UENODIRECTOR

YVETTE HOCHBERGDIRECTOR

LISA KIRK COLBURNDIRECTOR (UNTIL 5/20/25)

LEONTYNE PRICEDIRECTOR

AMY DABLEMONT BURNESDIRECTOR

JOSHUA BOGER PH DCHAIR

JOHN PATTERSONDIRECTOR

JOANNE CHENGDIRECTOR

JILL ALTSHULERDIRECTOR

JEREMY SILVERMANDIRECTOR

ISRAEL MEIRDIRECTOR

HOWARD APPLEBYDIRECTOR

DR JOAN HELPERN GOLDBERGDIRECTOR

DR GORDON MOOREDIRECTOR

DR BETH PINALSDIRECTOR

DOROTHY ALTMAN WEBERDIRECTOR

CHERIE BUTTS PHDDIRECTOR

ANDREA HOFFDIRECTOR

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1989
Location: 20 PARK PLAZA, BOSTON, MA 02116-4303
County: Suffolk
In care of: GARY DUNNING
Primary officer: GARY DUNNING, PRESIDENT AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Emailboxoffice@celebrityseries.org Phone(617) 598-3215 Officer phone(617) 482-2595

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: July 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: AAFCPAS INC
NTEE classification: Performing Arts Centers (A61)
IRS tax category: Performing Arts Centers