AMERICAN REPERTORY THEATRE CO INC Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

AMERICAN REPERTORY THEATRE CO INC

EIN 04-2665867 · Arts, Culture & Humanities (A650)

What they do

SEEKS to EXPAND THE BOUNDARIES of THEATER, PRODUCING, PERFORMING and PRESENTING WORKS of LITERARY, EXPERIMENTAL and EDUCATIONAL VALUE. PROVIDE A HOME for OUTSTANDING ARTISTS, A TRAINING GROUND for YOUNG ARTISTS (INCLUDING AN EXTENSIVE UNDERGRADUATE INVOLVEMENT) & A VITAL CULTURAL RESOURCE LOCALLY, NATIONALLY & INTERNATIONALLY.

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Look at where the money went

Of every $100 spent, about $79.00 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Basic facts we verified

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Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.

They explain their jobThe charity tells us what it is trying to do.

They name their leaders47 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

75.68%of revenue went to mission work79.0% of expenses · Program services

5.44%of revenue went to fundraising5.7% of expenses

$95.82spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

14.70%of revenue went to management and office costs15.3% of expenses

$1.63in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

62.1%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Pay context: The highest compensation shown in this filing is $550,411 for DIANE PAULUS (EX OFFICIO TRUSTEE; ARTISTIC DIRECTOR; PROFESSOR O). Compare pay with organizations of similar size and complexity.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024

A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.

$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$25,871,106

Mission workProgram services$19,579,54975.68% of revenue79.0% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$3,802,79314.70% of revenue15.3% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$1,406,6895.44% of revenue5.7% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$1,082,0754.18% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$24,789,03195.82% of revenue

Gray means reported revenue left after expenses for this filing year. It does not necessarily mean cash sitting in a bank account.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails

2024CurrentExpense mix: 79.0% mission · 15.3% management · 5.7% fundraisingTotal expenses: 95.82% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 83.1% mission · 12.9% management · 4.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 97.18% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 81.5% mission · 12.2% management · 6.3% fundraisingTotal expenses: 100.00% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 78.9% mission · 13.6% management · 7.6% fundraisingTotal expenses: 101.24% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 69.1% mission · 21.1% management · 9.7% fundraisingTotal expenses: 96.98% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 77.0% mission · 14.3% management · 8.7% fundraisingTotal expenses: 101.06% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 81.6% mission · 12.2% management · 6.2% fundraisingTotal expenses: 103.77% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 83.4% mission · 11.3% management · 5.3% fundraisingTotal expenses: 87.85% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$25,871,106

Expenses$24,789,031

Annual surplus $1,082,075 Revenue was higher than expenses for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$19,579,549 · 79.0% of expenses

Management and office costs$3,802,793 · 15.3% of expenses

Fundraising$1,406,689 · 5.7% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$25,871,106

Expenses$24,789,031

Assets$40,367,889

Income$26,801,192

Contributions$16,063,116

Mission work (program services)$19,579,549

Fundraising$1,406,689

Management and general$3,802,793

Accounting fees$76,675

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2024

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

People reported as paid

Person and titleCompensation

DIANE PAULUSEX OFFICIO TRUSTEE; ARTISTIC DIRECTOR; PROFESSOR O · 40 hrs/week $550,411Base $477,146 · Other $73,265

KELVIN DINKINS JREXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · 40 hrs/week $366,933Base $318,538 · Other $48,395

ANNA FITZLOFFMANAGING DIRECTOR · 40 hrs/week $281,036Base $220,334 · Other $60,702

JULIA F GOLDMACHERDIRECTOR OF FINANCE · 40 hrs/week $197,970Base $147,050 · Other $50,920

PETER J ATKINSONDIRECTOR OF CAPITAL PROJECTS AT AMERICAN REPERTORY · 40 hrs/week $196,276Base $168,236 · Other $28,040

JENNIFER S WEISSMANDIRECTOR OF MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS AT AMERIC · 40 hrs/week $194,113Base $147,904 · Other $46,209

MARK LUNSFORDARTISTIC PRODUCER · 40 hrs/week $190,971Base $173,114 · Other $17,857

KRYSTIN K MATSUMOTODIR. OF PRODUCTION · 40 hrs/week $183,811Base $150,278 · Other $33,533

DAYRON J MILESASSOC. ARTISTIC DIRECTOR · 40 hrs/week $169,353Base $145,927 · Other $23,426

KRZYSZTOF BEBENEKCLERK,EX-OFFICIO TRUSTEE (NON-VOTING) · 5 hrs/week $77,380Base · Other $77,380

JOHN MANNINGEX OFFICIO TRUSTEE; PROVOST; PROFESSOR, IN THE DEP · 5 hrs/week $76,097Base · Other $76,097

HERMAN B DUTCH LEONARDTRUSTEE; ELIOT I. SNIDER AND FAMILY PROFESSOR OF B · 5 hrs/week $75,341Base · Other $75,341

Compensation alone does not tell whether pay is reasonable. Consider the charity’s size, work, location, and results.

See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (47)

DIANE PAULUSEX OFFICIO TRUSTEE; ARTISTIC DIRECTOR; PROFESSOR O

KELVIN DINKINS JREXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

ANNA FITZLOFFMANAGING DIRECTOR

JULIA F GOLDMACHERDIRECTOR OF FINANCE

PETER J ATKINSONDIRECTOR OF CAPITAL PROJECTS AT AMERICAN REPERTORY

JENNIFER S WEISSMANDIRECTOR OF MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS AT AMERIC

MARK LUNSFORDARTISTIC PRODUCER

KRYSTIN K MATSUMOTODIR. OF PRODUCTION

DAYRON J MILESASSOC. ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

KRZYSZTOF BEBENEKCLERK,EX-OFFICIO TRUSTEE (NON-VOTING)

JOHN MANNINGEX OFFICIO TRUSTEE; PROVOST; PROFESSOR, IN THE DEP

HERMAN B DUTCH LEONARDTRUSTEE; ELIOT I. SNIDER AND FAMILY PROFESSOR OF B

HENRY LOUIS GATES JRTRUSTEE; ALPHONSE FLETCHER, JR., UNIVERSITY PROFES

LORI GROSSEX OFFICIO TRUSTEE; ASSOCIATE PROVOST, ARTS AND CU

SEAN D KELLYEX OFFICIO TRUSTEE; DEAN OF ARTS AND HUMANITIES

PAUL BUTTENWIESERTRUSTEE

TOM MCGRATHTRUSTEE

MIKE SHEEHANTRUSTEE

AMANDA BROWN CHANGTRUSTEE

TIM HALLTRUSTEE

MYRAN PARKER-BRASSTRUSTEE

PAMELA HURST-DELLA PIETRATRUSTEE

THOMAS N OBRIENTRUSTEE

SUSANNE DANIELSTRUSTEE

THABITI BROWNTRUSTEE

SARASINA TUCHENTRUSTEE

TERRY MORGENTHALERTRUSTEE

SERENA LESETRUSTEE

SHARLYN MUSSELWHITETRUSTEE

SID YOGTRUSTEE

DAVID GOELTRUSTEE

ANDY ORYCHAIR

ANN GUNDTRUSTEE

ANNA DEAVERE SMITHTRUSTEE

BETHANY M ALLENTRUSTEE

BINA THOMPSONTRUSTEE

BOB MURCHISONDEPUTY CHAIR

DALE CENDALITRUSTEE

DAN NOVATRUSTEE

MICHAEL FEINSTEINTRUSTEE

DENISE CASPERTRUSTEE

ELIZABETH WINDRAMTRUSTEE

FAY SHUTZERTRUSTEE

IRV PLOTKINTRUSTEE

JENNY MCAULIFFETRUSTEE

JERRY JORDANTRUSTEE

MARK DIKERTREASURER

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1979
Location: 64 BRATTLE ST, CAMBRIDGE, MA 02138-3443
County: Middlesex
In care of: % LOEB DRAMA CENTER
Primary officer: MARK DIKER, TREASURER

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Phone(617) 547-8300 Officer phone(617) 522-2766

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: July 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: AAFCPAS INC
NTEE classification: Arts, Culture & Humanities (A650)