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The Shakespeare Theatre reported $20.4 million in revenue and $25.0 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending July 31, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $69.06 went to program services, $20.60 to management and general costs and $10.34 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 53.1% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $490,835 (ARTISTIC DIRECTOR). 7 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 53% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending July 31, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $25MFor 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 July 31, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $20MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 69.1% | 78.5% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 20.6% | 13.6% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 10.3% | 6.0% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.32 | $0.10 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 39.2% | 57.5% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 1.7% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 53.1% | 20.8% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $490,835 | $385,706 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 1.96% | 2.03% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 7 | 8 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 22.8 | 36.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 37 of 38 | 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 expensePerforming arts programs: at stc, a classical play is defined not only by the caliber of its language, but by the timelessness of the human experiences and dilemmas it addresses and the profound questions it poses. Family, love, power, corruption, are all themes with relevance to people regardless of background, which are especially timely in light of current national and international political, social, and economic challenges.since its founding in 1985, stc has staged more than 150 productions, including every play in shakespeare's recognized canon, and reached over 2.5 million audience…
Education programsstc's learning department has provided arts education experiences to more than 100,000 children and adults over the past several decades. Through accessible, high-caliber education programs led by professional teaching artists, stc touches people of all ages and backgrounds, and through stc academy, its graduate training program, stc fosters the next generation of classical artists. Renamed stc learning, the learning team maintains longtime partnerships with all dc public and public charter schools, as well as numerous schools in maryland and virginia. Working with local…
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARTISTIC DIRECTOR Director/trustee, officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $364,737 | $0 | $126,098 | $490,835 |
| SENIOR DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $187,440 | $0 | $12,963 | $200,403 |
| SENIOR DIRECTOR OF MARKETING AND PUBLIC RELATIONS Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $138,907 | $0 | $25,488 | $164,395 |
| SENIOR DIRECTOR OF ADMINISTRATION Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $135,809 | $0 | $14,125 | $149,934 |
| SENIOR DIRECTOR OF PRODUCTION Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $118,048 | $0 | $21,696 | $139,744 |
| ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $120,769 | $0 | $10,854 | $131,623 |
| DIRECTOR OF CORPORATE AND GOVERNMENT RELATIONS Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $109,754 | $0 | $8,308 | $118,062 |
| EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (NEW-PARTIAL YEAR) Director/trustee, officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $95,577 | $0 | $495 | $96,072 |
7 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from The Shakespeare Theatre (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $1.3M (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–1b38 · 37 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 2Yes
- 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 18Yes
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 5480
- Volunteers Part I, line 6400
Largest outside contractors
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| UNITED EDUCATIONAL TRAVEL Tour package services | $376,008 |
| DUFOUR & PRODUCTIONS LLC Consulting services | $252,042 |
| GCOM SOFTWARE LLC Technology consulting services | $248,911 |
| BERKELEY REPERTORY THEATRE Artistic production services | $237,808 |
| HUNTINGTON THEATER COMPANY Artistic production services | $190,909 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 5 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
34 private foundations reported grants to The Shakespeare Theatre totaling $2.7M 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 The Shakespeare 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 The Shakespeare Theatre, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 The Shakespeare Theatre spent in FY2025, $69.06 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of The Shakespeare Theatre's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending July 31, 2025, The Shakespeare Theatre reported that 69.1% of its $25.0 million in expenses went to program services, 20.6% to management and general and 10.3% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does The Shakespeare Theatre pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation The Shakespeare Theatre reported for one person in the fiscal year ending July 31, 2025 was $490,835, for the role of ARTISTIC DIRECTOR (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does The Shakespeare Theatre get its money?
Of $20.4 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending July 31, 2025, 39.2% came from contributions and grants and 53.1% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is The Shakespeare Theatre a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 52-1405988 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))), 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 July 31, 2025, object 202543509349300114 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending July 31, 2024, object 202521919349301457 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending July 31, 2023, object 202431699349300983 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending July 31, 2022, object 202341649349300919 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending July 31, 2021, object 202211659349300406 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending July 31, 2020, object 202101669349301500 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 52-1405988: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.