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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by DOROTHY AND CHARLES MOSESIAN CENTER FOR THE ARTS.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,253,000
Total expenses
$1,780,510
Contributions and grants received
$352,658
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$899,554
Investment income
$788
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$3,535,267
Total liabilities, end of year
$301,071
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$3,234,196
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,231,703
Management and general expenses
$432,829
Fundraising expenses
$115,978
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,231,703

Program services were 69.2% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $15,050

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $337,608

  • 2a · Program service revenue: EDUCATION, TUITION & F

    total $339,416 · related or exempt $339,416

  • 2b · Program service revenue: TICKET PERFORMANCE REV

    total $279,575 · related or exempt $279,575

  • 2c · Program service revenue: REAL PROPERTY RENTS

    total $209,728 · related or exempt $209,728

  • 2d · Program service revenue: CONCESSION SALES

    total $55,420 · related or exempt $55,420

  • 2e · Program service revenue: ART GALLARY, SHOP & RE

    total $15,415 · related or exempt $15,415

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $146 · excluded $146

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $49,035

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $48,393

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $642

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $642 · related or exempt $642

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $188,182 · management and general $131,727 · fundraising $56,455

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $574,139 · program services $427,733 · management and general $130,903 · fundraising $15,503

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $42,309 · program services $25,385 · management and general $12,947 · fundraising $3,977

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $57,903 · program services $27,313 · management and general $21,997 · fundraising $8,593

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $9,800 · management and general $9,800

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $1,941 · management and general $1,193 · fundraising $748

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $8,809 · management and general $4,076 · fundraising $4,733

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $3,256 · management and general $3,256

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $8,948 · management and general $8,948

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $204,375 · program services $196,200 · management and general $6,131 · fundraising $2,044

  • 20 · Interest

    total $7,694 · management and general $7,694

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $302,283 · program services $290,191 · management and general $8,162 · fundraising $3,930

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $32,827 · program services $29,544 · management and general $3,283

  • 24a · Other expenses: EQUIPMENT, SUPPLIES & E

    total $231,477 · program services $230,067 · management and general $1,410

  • 24b · Other expenses: BANK AND MERCHANT FEES

    total $57,215 · management and general $57,215

  • 24c · Other expenses: FUNDRAISING EVENTS

    total $19,995 · fundraising $19,995

  • 24d · Other expenses: LICENSES AND PERMITS, D

    total $10,340 · management and general $10,340

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $19,017 · program services $5,270 · management and general $13,747

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $15,731 · end of year $22,425

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $200,744 · end of year $24,261

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $48,097 · end of year $0

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $9,827 · end of year $10,764

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $14,587 · end of year $14,414

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $8,637,307

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $5,173,904

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $3,764,340 · end of year $3,463,403

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $58,040 · end of year $79,077

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $82,703 · end of year $71,018

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $149,900 · end of year $149,900

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $976 · end of year $1,076

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $3,761,707 · end of year $3,234,196

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

FACILITY MANAGEMENT AND UPKEEP FOR TWO (2) PRIMARY RESIDENT THEATRE COMPANIES IN WATERTOWN FOR PRODUCTION OF PERFORMING ART PRESENTATION; SPACE FOR CARRYING ON DIVERSIFIED ART EDUCATION WORKSHOPS; AND GALLERY FOR VISUAL ARTS DESIGNER WORKS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

MOSESIAN CENTER FOR THE ARTS IS A LEADER IN THE GREATER BOSTON AREA PROMOTING VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS THROUGH ARTS EDUCATION, INSTRUCTION, PRODUCTION AND PERFORMANCE OF SIGNATURE MUSIC, THEATRE, DANCE, VISUAL ARTS AND LITERARY EVENTS TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC FOR PERSONS OF ALL AGES.

  • FACILITY USE BY/FOR PRIMARY RESIDENT THEATRE COMPANY IN WATERTOWN: NEW REPERTORY THEATRE.

    Expenses $472,975 · Revenue $209,728

  • EDUCATION WORKSHOPS FOR ADULTS AND CHILDREN.

    Expenses $386,385 · Revenue $339,416

  • PERFORMANCE THEATRE PRODUCTION: NEW REPERTORY THEATRE; WATERTOWN CHILDRENS THEATRE SERIES.

    Expenses $289,573 · Revenue $334,995

  • GALLERY AND MEMORABILIA SHOP ARTIST WORK EXIBITION AND DISPLAY AVAILABLE FOR SALE.

    Expenses $82,770 · Revenue $15,415

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Jason Wilson

    CLERK/DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Rebecca Hayrapatian

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Maggie Gates

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Stephen Hartford

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Michelle Legere

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Regina McGregor

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Elaine Mosesian

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Shaunna Harrington

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Jennifer Ernst

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
15 July 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202541969349302369

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