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Roundabout Theatre Company reported $84.6 million in revenue and $82.1 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $86.76 went to program services, $6.80 to management and general costs and $6.44 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 66.0% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $814,375 (Executive Producer). 68 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 129% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending August 31, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $82MFor context, the median across 876 covered arts, culture & humanities charities: $79.98 programs, $13.89 management, $6.13 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
The fiscal year ending August 31, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $85MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 86.8% | 78.5% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 6.8% | 13.6% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 6.4% | 6.0% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.24 | $0.10 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 26.2% | 57.5% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 1.0% | 1.7% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 66.0% | 20.8% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $814,375 | $385,706 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.99% | 2.03% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 68 | 8 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 20.6 | 36.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 41 of 42 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseTHEATRICAL PRODUCTIONS: During the 2024-25 season, Roundabout produced five full-scale productions on one of our Broadway stages (the Todd Haimes Theatre, Studio 54, Stephen Sondheim Theatre), Off-Broadway stage (the Laura Pels Theatre at the Harold and Miriam Steinberg Center for Theatre), and Off-Off-Broadway stage (the Black Box Theatre at the Harold and Miriam Steinberg Center for Theatre). Our productions and programs reached approximately 500,000 audience and community members. Our production calendar is still not at pre-pandemic levels of programming. Roundabout has been an industry…
ARTISTIC DEVELOPMENT: The 2024-25 season was programmed by Scott Ellis in the second year of his term as Interim Artistic Director. In the Todd Haimes Theatre, we opened the season with a revival of Yellow Face, a comedy by David Henry Hwang, directed by Leigh Silverman, and starring Daniel Dae Kim and Francis Jue. This was the first time the play had been revived since the early 2000's (and its first Broadway production) and earned Francis Jue a Tony Award for Best Performance by and Actor in a Featured Role in a Play. Roundabout next produced in the Haimes Sanaz Toossi's Pulitzer…
EDUCATION: During the 2024-2025 season, Education at Roundabout impacted over 45,000 people. Roundabout Partner Schools are NYC-based and represent all five boroughs. Roundabout's education programs use the stimulating power of the arts to inspire and engage through three core program areas, Teaching and Learning, Career Training, and Community Partnerships. Education at Roundabout's season featured a robust slate of programs, primarily focused on expanding our in-person learning and programming. We facilitated in-school classroom residencies, school-wide partnerships, and professional…
Highest reported compensation
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Executive Producer Officer, 40.0 hrs/week | $743,967 | $0 | $70,408 | $814,375 |
| INTERIM ARTISTIC DIRECTOR Officer, 40.0 hrs/week | $726,726 | $0 | $75,618 | $802,344 |
| CHIEF ADVANCEMENT OFFICER Officer, 40.0 hrs/week | $743,144 | $0 | $42,617 | $785,761 |
| STAGE CREW Highest compensated employee, 40.0 hrs/week | $327,564 | $0 | $137,830 | $465,394 |
| CHIEF ADMIN OFFICER, thru 5/25 Officer, 40.0 hrs/week | $325,224 | $0 | $64,713 | $389,937 |
| STAGE CREW Highest compensated employee, 40.0 hrs/week | $247,094 | $0 | $99,974 | $347,068 |
| STAGE CREW Highest compensated employee, 40.0 hrs/week | $231,535 | $0 | $93,679 | $325,214 |
| STAGE CREW Highest compensated employee, 40.0 hrs/week | $226,693 | $0 | $91,720 | $318,413 |
68 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Roundabout Theatre Company (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $3.5M (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
FY2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b42 · 41 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4Yes
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18Yes
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 51,126
Private foundation grants it received
102 private foundations reported grants to Roundabout Theatre Company totaling $7.7M on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Every number above is copied from Roundabout Theatre Company's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Roundabout Theatre Company, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 Roundabout Theatre Company spent in FY2025, $86.76 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Roundabout Theatre Company's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending August 31, 2025, Roundabout Theatre Company reported that 86.8% of its $82.1 million in expenses went to program services, 6.8% to management and general and 6.4% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Roundabout Theatre Company pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Roundabout Theatre Company reported for one person in the fiscal year ending August 31, 2025 was $814,375, for the role of Executive Producer (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Roundabout Theatre Company get its money?
Of $84.6 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending August 31, 2025, 26.2% came from contributions and grants (including 1.0% from government grants) and 66.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Roundabout Theatre Company a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 13-6192346 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2025 (amended), object 202601909349301205 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2024, object 202531339349305958 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2023, object 202421369349307107 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2022, object 202301319349304710 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2021, object 202241449349301009 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2020, object 202111319349302276 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 13-6192346: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.