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Celebration Barn Theater

Public charity · Grantmaker South Paris, ME EIN: 23-7321583 Website

MIssion is for Celebration Barn Theater to create opportunities for physical theater artists to hone their craft and share their work.

Celebration Barn Theater at a glance

Total assets
$466,751
-0.4% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$333,351
-1.8% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$7
+75.0% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$327,416
+2.1% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Celebration Barn Theater funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

2 grants across all recorded years

2<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 2 grants of 2 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Cities

PhiladelpiaPortland

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$5K$10K$15K0 grants2020 0 grants2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

From 2022 to 2023, annual grant giving ranged from $6K (2022) to $11K (2023). In 2023 it made 1 grant totaling $11K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Spare Titles Production Company Philadelpia, PA—$11,348
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$466,751$333,351$327,416——$7
2024$468,706$339,328$320,831——$4
2023$449,318$330,876$350,938$11,3481—
2022$495,548$288,210$287,699$6,3001$2
2021$618,112$274,113$210,774——$196
2020$576,727$192,527$134,877———

About Celebration Barn Theater

Based on IRS filings

Celebration Barn Theater is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in South Paris, ME. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $467K in total assets. Net investment income was $7.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Celebration Barn Theater is led by Davis Robinson, President since 2021 (on filings since 2020); 4 of 9 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Davis Robinson

    President

    Secretary → President, 2021

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    $1K (2024) → $1K (2025)

  • David Bruin

    Executive Artistic Director

    On filings since 2021

    40 hrs/week

    $62K (2022) → $62K (2025)

  • Mike Iveson

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    $1K (2024) → $1K (2025)

  • Patricia Daniels

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Thom Wall

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Elizabeth Sephyrine McDonough

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jenelle Chu

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Maya McCoy

    Secretary

    Director → Secretary, 2021

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    $4K (2025)

  • Susan Jacoby

    Directpr

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (7)
  • Former: Tom Fogarty (2020–2024) — Treasurer
  • Former: Khalil LeSaldo (2021–2023) — Director
  • Former: Amanda Huotari (2020–2021) — Former Executive Director
  • Former: Brenna Thomas (2020) — Director
  • Former: Fred Garbo (2020) — Director
  • Former: Fritz Grobe (2020) — President
  • Former: Pat Daniels (2020) — Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

David Bruin — Executive Artistic Director: $62KDavid BruinExecutive Artistic Director$62KMaya McCoy — Secretary: $4KMaya McCoySecretary$4KMike Iveson — Director: $1KMike IvesonDirector$1KDavis Robinson — President: $1KDavis RobinsonPresident$1K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $62K, to David Bruin (Executive Artistic Director). 4 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Celebration Barn Theater

How large is Celebration Barn Theater?

Celebration Barn Theater reported $467K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $333K.

What is Celebration Barn Theater?

Celebration Barn Theater is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in South Paris, ME. It holds $467K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Celebration Barn Theater operate?

Celebration Barn Theater has awarded grants in Maine, Pennsylvania.

What is Celebration Barn Theater's EIN?

Celebration Barn Theater's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 23-7321583. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(3)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 12, 2024)
  2. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 12, 2026)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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