Liabilities / Assets
60th percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
EIN 51-0479487 • 501(c)3 • Arlington, MA
Profile
True Story Inc's exempt purpose is cultural, social and artistic theater, and training in creative, social and cultural awareness and skills development.
Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.
Liabilities / Assets
60th percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
Liabilities / Revenue
62nd percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
Net Margin
82nd percentile
Higher net margin than 82% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
86th percentile
Higher top officer pay than 86% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 12.9% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
70th percentile
Faster asset growth than 70% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
45th percentile
Faster revenue growth than 45% of similar nonprofits.
Assets
Up$272,188
Up $28,738 (+12%) from 2024
Liabilities
Flat$0
Flat from 2024
Net Assets
$272,188
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Revenue
Down$92,960
Down $6,590 (-6.6%) from 2024
Expenses
Up$64,222
Up $12,908 (+25%) from 2024
Net Income
Down$28,738
Down $19,498 (-40%) from 2024
Most recent year
2025 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.
True Story Inc's exempt purpose is cultural, social and artistic theater, and training in creative, social and cultural awareness and skills development.
| Description | Grants | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| STATEMENT 2 PART III Lines 28-30 Program Accomplishments: True Story Theater (TST) delivered 29 performances in FY25 (2 on line, 27 in person). 711 people attended (incl 6 youth). Show themes included Grief & Gratitude; Standing up for Others; Connecting across Ideological Differences; Supporting Most Vulnerable. TST delivered 99 Playback Theatre training sessions on line. 340 people learned Playback & improv skills, listening skills, Embodied Empathy. Playback North America (PNA) delivered 31 online trainings in FY25 to 410 people. 72 attended paid events; 338 attended free monthly introductions to Playback Theatre and Embodied Empathy practices. Cultural Skills Training (CST) facilitated 7 online training sessions and produced 10 scripted training videos for UMass Boston clients. | $0 | $0 |
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher Ellinger | Executive Director | PT | $12,000 | - | $12,000 |
| Tonia Maria Pinheiro | Treasurer | PT | $6,060 | - | $6,060 |
| Amy Tai | Board President | - | $0 | - | - |
| Max Roberts-Zirker | Clerk | - | $0 | - | - |
“STATEMENT 1 LINE 16 Other Expenses Total $9,777 (rounded). Arts Rising (AR) program expenses: 0. Cultural Skills Training (CST) program expenses: $4.50. Playback North America (PNA) program expenses: $2,778.73. True Story Theater (TST) program Expenses: 890.34. TS Inc (TSI) Admin Expenses: 6,103.88. STATEMENT 2 PART III Primary exempt Purpose & Lines 26-30 Program Accomplishments: Our exempt purpose is cultural, social and artistic theater; training in creative, social, cultural awareness and skills development. TST delivered 29 performances in FY25 (2 on line, 27 in person). 711 people attended (incl 6 youth). Show themes included Grief & Gratitude; Standing up for Others; Connecting across Ideological Differences; Supporting Most Vulnerable. TST delivered 99 Playback Theatre training sessions on line. 340 people learned Playback & improv skills, listening skills, Embodied Empathy. PNA delivered 31 trainings on line in FY25 to 410 people. 72 attended paid events; 338 attended free monthly introductions to Playback Theatre and Embodied Empathy practices. CST facilitated 7 on line training sessions and produced 10 scripted training videos for UMass Boston clients.”
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 0 | STATEMENT 1 LINE 16 Other Expenses Total $9,777 (rounded). Arts Rising (AR) program expenses: 0. Cultural Skills Training (CST) program expenses: $4.50. Playback North America (PNA) program expenses: $2,778.73. True Story Theater (TST) program Expenses: 890.34. TS Inc (TSI) Admin Expenses: 6,103.88. STATEMENT 2 PART III Primary exempt Purpose & Lines 26-30 Program Accomplishments: Our exempt purpose is cultural, social and artistic theater; training in creative, social, cultural awareness and skills development. TST delivered 29 performances in FY25 (2 on line, 27 in person). 711 people attended (incl 6 youth). Show themes included Grief & Gratitude; Standing up for Others; Connecting across Ideological Differences; Supporting Most Vulnerable. TST delivered 99 Playback Theatre training sessions on line. 340 people learned Playback & improv skills, listening skills, Embodied Empathy. PNA delivered 31 trainings on line in FY25 to 410 people. 72 attended paid events; 338 attended free monthly introductions to Playback Theatre and Embodied Empathy practices. CST facilitated 7 on line training sessions and produced 10 scripted training videos for UMass Boston clients. |
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