Performing Arts Building Foundation Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Orleans, MA EIN: 85-0967984

The foundation supports the charitable and educational activities and missions of arts empowering life, inc. By communicating with donors, and by developing, renovating, constructing, maintaining, and repairing a performing arts facility and other related improvements to real estate in brewster, Massachusetts, and to raise the funds necessary to accomplish such purposes and to undertake such other closely related acitivities as the board of directors may determine.

Performing Arts Building Foundation Inc at a glance

In short: Performing Arts Building Foundation Inc gave $11K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $6K), mostly in Massachusetts. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$11,135
+2683.8% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
2
Average grant
$5,568
Median grant
$5,568
Total assets
$9,207,362
-2.1% vs 2024
Primary geography
Massachusetts (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who Performing Arts Building Foundation Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2025

Four Angels Foundation Inc: $6KFour Angels Foundation Inc$6KFour Rivers Foundations Inc: $5KFour Rivers Foundations Inc$5K

The largest 2025 recipient was Four Angels Foundation Inc ($6K). Together the top 2 received $11K.

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

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

Cities

Orleans

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$5K$10K$15K0 grants2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 Total only2024 2 grants2025

From 2024 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $400 (2024) to $11K (2025). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $11K.

Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Four Angels Foundation Inc Orleans, MASound Studio$6,025
Four Rivers Foundations Inc Orleans, MAOperations$5,110
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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$9,207,362$3,216,630$433,544$11,1352$389
2024$9,403,845$575,498$575,580$400Total only$679
2023$9,745,387$391,305$462,464——$60
2022$10,114,969$1,700,621$728———
2021$5,649,217$2,720,468$2,879———
2020$533,131$22,798$829———

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

About Performing Arts Building Foundation Inc

Based on IRS filings

Performing Arts Building Foundation Inc is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Orleans, MA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $9.2M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $11K. Net investment income was $389.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Performing Arts Building Foundation Inc is led by Christy Haig, President & Treasurer on the 2025 filing; none of the 6 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Christy Haig

    President & Treasurer

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ian Hale

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Betsy Sorensen

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • James Jordan

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gail Gibson

    Vice President

    President & Treasurer → Vice President, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lindsey Kanaga

    Clerk

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (5)
  • Former: Daniel Pfeiffer (2020–2024) — Director
  • Former: Cornelia Ford (2021–2024) — Director
  • Former: Han Spatzeck-Olsen (2020) — Secretary
  • Former: Karen Moore (2020) — President
  • Former: Richard Pugsley (2020) — Treasurer

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.

Frequently asked questions about Performing Arts Building Foundation Inc

How much does Performing Arts Building Foundation Inc give each year?

Performing Arts Building Foundation Inc gave $11K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it reported $400 in grants paid.

How large is Performing Arts Building Foundation Inc?

Performing Arts Building Foundation Inc reported $9.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $3.2M.

What is Performing Arts Building Foundation Inc?

Performing Arts Building Foundation Inc is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Orleans, MA. It holds $9.2M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Performing Arts Building Foundation Inc operate?

Performing Arts Building Foundation Inc has awarded grants in Massachusetts.

What is Performing Arts Building Foundation Inc's EIN?

Performing Arts Building Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 85-0967984. 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

(2)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 14, 2025)
  2. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)

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