Center Theatre Group of Los Angeles

Also known as Center Theatre Group

Los Angeles, CA · EIN 95-2466183 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
Latest filing: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Center Theatre Group of Los Angeles reported $44.2 million in revenue and $49.9 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $82.52 went to program services, $11.34 to management and general costs and $6.14 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 63.0% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $593,427 (CEO/MANAGING DIRECTOR). 25 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue fell 4% 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 $50M

Program services$82.52 $41M
Management & general$11.34 $5.7M
Fundraising$6.14 $3.1M

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

The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $44M

Contributions & grants (non-government)$34.10 $15M
Government grants$0.15 $66,603
Program service revenue$62.88 $28M
Investment income$2.87 $1.3M

Other revenue was negative: −$114K. The bar shows the positive sources only.

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

FY2025 filing. Median across 876 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
Measure	FY2025	Median
Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)	82.5%	78.5%
Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)	11.3%	13.6%
Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)	6.1%	6.0%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h	$0.20	$0.10
Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12	34.3%	57.5%
Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12	0.2%	1.7%
Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12	63.0%	20.8%
Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F	$593,427	$385,706
Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)	1.19%	2.03%
People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2	25	8
Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses	14.4	36.6
Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b	51 of 53	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 expense

$18M expenses · 43.6% of program spending · grants $71,750 · revenue $20M

Ahmanson theatre: clue* (33 performances, 47,346 total attendance); duel reality (12 performances, 9,203 total attendance); once upon a mattress (32 performances, 54,710 total attendance); old friends (34 performances, 48,054 total attendance); life of pi (31 performancs, 38,724 total attendance); parade* (16 performances, 17,421 total attendance)*production crosses two fiscal years

$8.6M expenses · 20.9% of program spending · revenue $6.4M

Mark taper forum: american idiot (53 performances, 31,011 total attendance); fake it until you make it (46 performances, 20,310 total attendance); hamlet (34 performances, 17,271 total attendance); muse/ique (6 performances, 2,814 total attendance)

$679K expenses · 1.6% of program spending · revenue $1.3M

Kirk douglas theatre: cat kid comic club (51 performances, 11,614 total attendance); el otro oz (12 performances, 2,231 total attendance)

$14M all other programs (line 4d)

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
CEO/MANAGING DIRECTOR Director/trustee, officer, 45.00 hrs/week	$543,878	$0	$49,549	$593,427
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR Director/trustee, officer, 45.00 hrs/week	$500,300	$0	$23,877	$524,177
PRODUCTING DIRECTOR Key employee, 45.00 hrs/week	$296,863	$0	$24,755	$321,618
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Officer, 45.00 hrs/week	$293,288	$0	$8,799	$302,087
INSTITUATIONAL ADVANCEMENT Highest compensated employee, 45.00 hrs/week	$268,969	$0	$8,469	$277,438
DEPUTY MANAGING DIRECTOR Highest compensated employee, 45.00 hrs/week	$167,500	$0	$5,425	$172,925
DIRECTOR OF PRODUCTION Highest compensated employee, 45.00 hrs/week	$165,864	$0	$5,853	$171,717
ASSOCIATE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR Highest compensated employee, 45.00 hrs/week	$163,767	$0	$5,313	$169,080

25 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Center Theatre Group of Los Angeles (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $1.8M (Part IX, line 5).

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
FY2025 ⓘ	$44M	$50M	82.5%	$60M	$593,427
FY2024 ⓘ	$52M	$49M	80.5%	$63M	$560,759
FY2023 ⓘ	$46M	$58M	81.0%	$58M	$642,144
FY2022 ⓘ	$43M	$41M	80.4%	$68M	$865,869
FY2021 ⓘ	$16M	$14M	57.1%	$75M	$557,775
FY2020 ⓘ	$46M	$48M	81.0%	$60M	$628,114

Governance 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–1b53 · 51 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 11aNo
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 5779
Volunteers Part I, line 651

Largest outside contractors

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only

FUNNY GIRL FIRST TOURING LLC EFT Touring company	$1,603,097
HEY NONNY NONNY LLC EFT Touring company	$1,460,356
CLUE TOURING LLC EFT Touring company	$1,406,975
PEMBERLEY PRODUCTIONS LLC EFT Producer	$1,301,593
PHD EFT Tv advertising	$788,332

Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 38 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.

Private foundation grants it received

52 private foundations reported grants to Center Theatre Group of Los Angeles totaling $2.2M 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 Center Theatre Group of Los Angeles's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Center Theatre Group of Los Angeles reported that 82.5% of its $49.9 million in expenses went to program services, 11.3% to management and general and 6.1% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Center Theatre Group of Los Angeles pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Center Theatre Group of Los Angeles reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $593,427, for the role of CEO/MANAGING DIRECTOR (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Center Theatre Group of Los Angeles get its money?

Of $44.2 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 34.3% came from contributions and grants (including 0.2% from government grants) and 63.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Center Theatre Group of Los Angeles a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 95-2466183 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 June 30, 2025, object 202601349349312895 · read the filing · XML
FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202501349349312245 · read the filing
FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202401369349306720 · read the filing
FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202341329349309459 · read the filing
FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202221339349308347 · read the filing
FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202111349349305766 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 95-2466183: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.