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Theatrezone Inc

EIN 04-3341328 · Chelsea, MA

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthGood81 out of 100GovernanceWeak46 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

APOLLINAIRE THEATRE CREATES UNIQUE ENCOUNTERS WITH PLAYS THAT INSPIRE AND ENTERTAIN. OUR PROGRAMS -TEATRO CHELSEA, APOLLINAIRE PLAY LAB, APOLLINAIRE IN THE PARK, RESIDENT ARTIST PROGRAM- COMPLEMENT OUR PRODUCTION SEASON AND CULTIVATE AN ECOSYSTEM OF ARTISTS OF ALL AGES AND CAREER STAGES IN OUR HOME FOR ADVENTUROUS ART, THE CHELSEA THEATRE WORKS.

Income
$389,362
Spending
$460,207
Spent on programs
79%
Reserves
12.8 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 57%
Employees
3
Highest pay
$88,451, treas/clerk

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Good: 81 out of 100. Higher than 58% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, $250k to $1m).

  • Reserves

    35 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 12.8 months of spending.

  • Debt

    16 of 20

    It owes 20% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    0 of 15

    Spending exceeded income by 18% of income.

  • Income trend

    15 of 15

    Income rose 48% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    79% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 1 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

Weak: 46 out of 100. Higher than 11% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, $250k to $1m).

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    5 of 5 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    0 of 15

    Reports no written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    0 of 8

    Reports no written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    0 of 7

    Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    0 of 10

    Did not give the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Pay set independently

    0 of 5

    Reports no independent review process for its chief executive's pay.

  • Independent check of accounts

    6 of 15

    Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Impact evidence

Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.

Programs described in its return (5)
  1. $30,176 spent. CHELSEA THEATRE WORKS (CTW): THEATREZONE, INC., DBA APOLLINAIRE THEATRE COMPANY, OPENED ITS NEW PERFORMING ARTS CENTER IN 2003. THE CTW HOUSES OUR 100-SEAT THEATRE, EXHIBITION SPACE FOR LOCAL ARTISTS, AND SERVES AS THE ANCHOR THE CHELSEA'S PROPOSED CULTURAL DISTRICT IN HISTORIC CHELSEA SQUARE. IN 2016 WE OPENED TWO NEW THEATERS IN THE CTW BUILDING: THE RISEMAN FAMILY THEATRE, HOME TO OUR YOUTH PROGRAM, AND THE BLACK BOX THEATRE, A CO-WORK AND RENTAL THEATER SPACE THAT IS HOME TO OUR TEATRO CHELSEA AND RESIDENT ARTIST PROGRAMS. TEATRO CHELSEA, LAUNCHED IN 2020, IS A BILINGUAL COMMUNITY THEATRE PROJECT THAT CELEBRATES LATIN CULTURES, BUILDS COMMUNITY IN CHELSEA THROUGH ARTS ENGAGEMENT AND COLLABORATION, AND IS ESTABLISHING A HUB FOR LATIN ARTISTS IN THE BOSTON AREA. THE RESIDENT ARTIST PROGRAM, LAUNCHED IN 2019, SUPPORTS A SELECT GROUP OF PERFORMING ARTISTS IN THE DEVELOPMENT AND PRODUCTION OF THEIR WORK. CHELSEA THEATRE WORKS (CTW): THEATREZONE, INC., DBA APOLLINAIRE THEATRE COMPANY, OPENED ITS NEW PERFORMING ARTS CENTER IN 2003. THE CTW HOUSES OUR 100-SEAT THEATRE, EXHIBITION SPACE FOR LOCAL ARTISTS, AND SERVES AS THE ANCHOR THE CHELSEA'S PROPOSED CULTURAL DISTRICT IN HISTORIC CHELSEA SQUARE. IN 2016 WE OPENED TWO NEW THEATERS IN THE CTW BUILDING: THE RISEMAN FAMILY THEATRE, HOME TO OUR YOUTH PROGRAM, AND THE BLACK BOX THEATRE, A CO-WORK AND RENTAL THEATER SPACE THAT IS HOME TO OUR TEATRO CHELSEA AND RESIDENT ARTIST PROGRAMS. TEATRO CHELSEA, LAUNCHED IN 2020, IS A BILINGUAL COMMUNITY THEATRE PROJECT THAT CELEBRATES LATIN CULTURES, BUILDS COMMUNITY IN CHELSEA THROUGH ARTS ENGAGEMENT AND COLLABORATION, AND IS ESTABLISHING A HUB FOR LATIN ARTISTS IN THE BOSTON AREA. THE RESIDENT ARTIST PROGRAM, LAUNCHED IN 2019, SUPPORTS A SELECT GROUP OF PERFORMING ARTISTS IN THE DEVELOPMENT AND PRODUCTION OF THEIR WORK.
  2. $64,701 spent. APOLLINAIRE PLAY LAB (APL) SERVES YOUTH AGES 4-16 FROM CHELSEA AND THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES OFFERING CLASSES IN ACTING, ART, AND DANCE, AS WELL AS PERFORMANCE OPPORTUNITIES. AN EBT CARDHOLDER DISCOUNT RATE, SCHOLARSHIPS, AND PAYMENTS PLANS ENSURE THAT ANY CHILD CAN PARTICIPATE REGARDLESS OF A FAMILY'S FINANCES. THE APL RUNS A FALL AND SPRING SESSION AS WELL AS SUMMER CLASSES OR INTENSIVES. THE APL IS HELD IN THE RISEMAN FAMILY THEATRE (RFT), WHICH WAS OPENED ON THE GROUND FLOOR OF THE CHELSEA THEATRE WORKS IN 2016. THE RFT FEATURES A RECEPTION AREA FOR FAMILIES, A PROFESSIONALLY OUTFITTED THEATRE FOR CLASSES AND YOUTH PLAYS, A TEACHERS' ROOM, AND A CLASS STUDIO.
  3. $239,121 spent. THEATRICAL PRODUCTIONS: APOLLINAIRE THEATRE COMPANY IS KNOWN FOR ADVENTUROUS CONTEMPORARY PLAYS, REGIONAL PREMIERES, AND FOR BREATHING NEW LIFE INTO CLASSICS. IN ADDITION TO THE MAIN THEATER ON THE THIRD-FLOOR, WE ALSO UTILIZE UNCONVENTIONAL SPACES IN THE BUILDING TO STAGE. (IMAGINE EACH ACT OF A CHEKHOV PLAY PERFORMED IN A DIFFERENT ANTIQUE ROOM.) WE ARE PROUD RECIPIENTS OF SEVERAL ELLIOT NORTON AWARDS AND IRNE AWARDS, THE KENNETH A. MACDONALD AWARD FOR THEATRE EXCELLENCE, AND THE NEW ENGLAND THEATRE CONFERENCE REGIONAL AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT. LAST SEASON WE WERE NOMINATED FOR TEN ELLIOT NORTON AWARDS, WITH WINS FOR OUTSTANDING DIRECTOR AND ACTOR
  4. $30,144 spent. IN 2020 WE LAUNCHED TEATRO CHELSEA, A BILINGUAL COMMUNITY THEATRE PROJECT. EACH SEASON TEATRO PRODUCES A-TPICO, A LATINX NEW PLAY FESTIVAL, AND THEN PRODUCES A WORLD PREMIER OF ONE OF THE SELECTED PLAYS. LAST SEASON THEY PARTNERED WITH GLOUCESTER STAGE TO PRESENT "THE HOMBRES" IN BOTH GLOUCESTER AND CHELSEA, AND THE PRODUCTION WAS AWARDED ELLIOT NORTON AWARDS FOR OURSTANDING PRODUCTION AND DIRECTOR. APOLLINAIRE IN THE PARK: OUR FREE OUTDOOR BILINGUAL SUMMER THEATRE CONTINUES TO BE ONE OF OUR MOST IMPORTANT COMMUNITY PROGRAMS. BY ELIMINATING FINANCIAL AND LANGUAGE BARRIERS, THE PROGRAM OFFERS UNPARALLELED LIVE THEATRE ACCESS TO CHELSEA AND AREA RESIDENTS AND BRINGS THE COMMUNITY TOGETHER FOR THE SHARED EXPERIENCE OF THEATRE. IN 2019 WE LAUNCHED THE RESIDENT ARTIST PROGRAM, WHICH SUPPORTS A SELECT GROUP OF PERFORMING ARTISTS WITH FREE SPACE TO DEVELOP AND/OR PRODUCE AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE ARTISTS TO SHARE RESOURCES AND KNOWLEDGE. I
  5. IN 2020 WE LAUNCHED TEATRO CHELSEA, A BILINGUAL COMMUNITY THEATRE PROJECT. EACH SEASON TEATRO PRODUCES A-TPICO, A LATINX NEW PLAY FESTIVAL, AND THEN PRODUCES A WORLD PREMIER OF ONE OF THE SELECTED PLAYS. LAST SEASON THEY PARTNERED WITH GLOUCESTER STAGE TO PRESENT "THE HOMBRES" IN BOTH GLOUCESTER AND CHELSEA, AND THE PRODUCTION WAS AWARDED ELLIOT NORTON AWARDS FOR OURSTANDING PRODUCTION AND DIRECTOR. APOLLINAIRE IN THE PARK: OUR FREE OUTDOOR BILINGUAL SUMMER THEATRE CONTINUES TO BE ONE OF OUR MOST IMPORTANT COMMUNITY PROGRAMS. BY ELIMINATING FINANCIAL AND LANGUAGE BARRIERS, THE PROGRAM OFFERS UNPARALLELED LIVE THEATRE ACCESS TO CHELSEA AND AREA RESIDENTS AND BRINGS THE COMMUNITY TOGETHER FOR THE SHARED EXPERIENCE OF THEATRE. IN 2019 WE LAUNCHED THE RESIDENT ARTIST PROGRAM, WHICH SUPPORTS A SELECT GROUP OF PERFORMING ARTISTS WITH FREE SPACE TO DEVELOP AND/OR PRODUCE AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE ARTISTS TO SHARE RESOURCES AND KNOWLEDGE. I

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.

    Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  2. Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.

    Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.

    Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.

  3. Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.

    On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.

    Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 10, 2026.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since March 1997.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  6. Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.

    Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.

    Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 7, 2026.

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