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Round House Theatre reported $10.6 million in revenue and $7.3 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $78.58 went to program services, $10.01 to management and general costs and $11.41 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 73.9% of the total. Government grants made up 7.1%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $265,453 (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR). 3 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 91% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $7.3MFor 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 June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $11M- Contributions & grants (non-government)$66.62 $7.1M
- Government grants$7.04 $745K
- Program service revenue$26.25 $2.8M
- Investment income$0.09 $9,249
Other revenue was negative: −$34,378. The bar shows the positive sources only.
The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 78.6% | 78.5% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 10.0% | 13.6% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 11.4% | 6.0% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.11 | $0.10 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 73.9% | 57.5% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 7.1% | 1.7% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 26.3% | 20.8% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $265,453 | $385,706 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 3.62% | 2.03% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 3 | 8 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 13.0 | 36.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 23 of 23 | 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 expensePerformance: Round House is one of the leading professional theatres in the washington, dc metropolitan area. We regularly produce a season of new plays, modern classics and musicals at our theatre in bethesda. In the 2024-2025 season, Round House welcomed more than 40,000 patrons and students to our productions. Round House produced five plays as part of our mainstage season and presented four workshop readings of new works
Education: in 2024-2025 Round House served nearly 5,000 students of all ages through onsite programs and in schools throughout montgomery county and the dc metro. Featured programming includes the teen performance company - a program that provides high school students with training and mentorship by professional artists that culminates in the sarah metzger memorial play, which is directed, designed, and performed by tpc members; free play -free tickets to any student age 13 through college for any show, internships, summer camp for students in grades k-12; spring break days off!; onsite…
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 DIRECTOR Officer, 48.00 hrs/week | $220,500 | $0 | $44,953 | $265,453 |
| ARTISTIC DIRECTOR Officer, 48.00 hrs/week | $220,500 | $0 | $30,320 | $250,820 |
| DIR. OF MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $100,746 | $0 | $11,521 | $112,267 |
3 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Round House Theatre (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $543K (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–1b23 · 23 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 4No
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 5326
- Volunteers Part I, line 6250
Private foundation grants it received
25 private foundations reported grants to Round House Theatre totaling $331K 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 Round House Theatre's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Round House Theatre, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 Round House Theatre spent in FY2025, $78.58 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Round House Theatre's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Round House Theatre reported that 78.6% of its $7.3 million in expenses went to program services, 10.0% to management and general and 11.4% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Round House Theatre pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Round House Theatre reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $265,453, for the role of EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Round House Theatre get its money?
Of $10.6 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 73.9% came from contributions and grants (including 7.1% from government grants) and 26.3% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Round House Theatre a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 52-1289737 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 June 30, 2025, object 202600139349302050 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202520589349301467 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202410529349301751 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202321109349300832 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202201239349300340 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202120989349300707 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 52-1289737: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.