Pacific Repertory Theatre

Carmel, CA · EIN 77-0026957 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
Latest filing: Form 990 for calendar year 2024 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Pacific Repertory Theatre reported $11.8 million in revenue and $2.3 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $69.31 went to program services, $11.45 to management and general costs and $19.24 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 27.9% of the total. 16 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 639% between 2019 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.

Where $100 of spending went

Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $2.3M

Program services$69.31 $1.6M
Management & general$11.45 $262K
Fundraising$19.24 $441K

For 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

Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $12M

Contributions & grants (non-government)$27.88 $3.3M
Program service revenue$5.29 $625K
Investment income$0.22 $25,248
Other revenue$66.61 $7.9M

The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades

2024 filing. Median across 876 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
Measure	2024	Median
Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)	69.3%	78.5%
Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)	11.4%	13.6%
Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)	19.2%	6.0%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h	$0.13	$0.10
Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12	27.9%	57.5%
Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12	0.0%	1.7%
Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12	5.3%	20.8%
Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F	Not reported	$385,706
Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)	Not reported	2.03%
People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2	16	8
Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses	104.5	36.6
Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b	16 of 16	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

2024 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expense

$1.5M expenses · 97.3% of program spending

Celebrating the transforming power of creative spirit, pac rep theatre produces bold and daring interpetations of the great plays from world stages - plays that engage, excite, educate, and inspire. Presenting world class theatrical experience the 2024 season was reduced due to the renovation of the golden bough

$42,158 expenses · 2.7% of program spending

The school of dramatic arts offers a full range of theatre arts development for all ages, staffed by professional teaching artists

6 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked

RevenueExpenses

Filing	Revenue	Expenses	Programs	Net assets	Top pay
2024 ⓘ	$12M	$2.3M	69.3%	$20M	—
2023 ⓘ	$2.0M	$1.3M	53.1%	$9.8M	—
2022 ⓘ	$3.2M	$1.3M	60.0%	$9.3M	—
2021 ⓘ	$1.6M	$1.2M	99.6%	$7.2M	—
2020 ⓘ	$1.6M	$1.0M	73.7%	$6.8M	—
2019 ⓘ	$1.6M	$1.5M	84.5%	$6.4M	—

Governance answers, as filed

2024 · 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–1b16 · 16 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 18No
Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
Employees Part I, line 5140
Volunteers Part I, line 685

Private foundation grants it received

4 private foundations reported grants to Pacific Repertory Theatre totaling $250K 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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Questions people ask

How much of Pacific Repertory Theatre's spending goes to programs?

In calendar year 2024, Pacific Repertory Theatre reported that 69.3% of its $2.3 million in expenses went to program services, 11.4% to management and general and 19.2% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

Where does Pacific Repertory Theatre get its money?

Of $11.8 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 27.9% came from contributions and grants and 5.3% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Pacific Repertory Theatre a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 77-0026957 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

2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202543039349302639 · read the filing · XML
2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202423549349300922 · read the filing
2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202313119349302871 · read the filing
2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202203139349303915 · read the filing
2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202102379349301110 · read the filing
2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202043189349308264 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 77-0026957: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.