ROUNDABOUT THEATRE COMPANY INC Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

ROUNDABOUT THEATRE COMPANY INC

EIN 13-6192346 · Arts, Culture & Humanities (A650)

What they do

OUR MISSION - Roundabout Celebrates The Power of Theatre By Spotlighting Classics From The Past, Cultivating New Works of The Present, and Educating Minds for The Future. OUR WORK - We Produce Familiar and Lesser-known Plays and Musicals With The Ability to Take Artistic Risk As Only A Not-for-profit Can. We Discover Talented Playwrights and Provide Them Long-term Artistic Support to Contribute to The Future of The Theatrical Canon. We Reduce The Barriers-financial, Physical and Cultural-that Can Inhibit Theatergoing. We Collaborate With A Diverse Team of Artists to Identify Programming for Consideration. We Build Transformational Education Experiences That Enhance Teacher Practice, Deepen Student Learning, and Ignite The Futures of Young People Through Career Training and Placement.

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Of every $100 spent, about $86.80 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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

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They name their leaders52 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

84.18%of revenue went to mission work86.8% of expenses · Program services

6.25%of revenue went to fundraising6.4% of expenses

$97.03spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

6.60%of revenue went to management and office costs6.8% of expenses

$2.38in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

26.2%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 $814,375 for SYDNEY A BEERS (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER). 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$84,602,028

Mission workProgram services$71,220,98284.18% of revenue86.8% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$5,581,2816.60% of revenue6.8% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$5,290,6046.25% of revenue6.4% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$2,509,1612.97% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$82,092,86797.03% 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: 86.8% mission · 6.8% management · 6.4% fundraisingTotal expenses: 97.03% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 85.1% mission · 7.7% management · 7.2% fundraisingTotal expenses: 79.09% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 87.0% mission · 7.7% management · 5.3% fundraisingTotal expenses: 102.71% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 83.1% mission · 9.3% management · 7.7% fundraisingTotal expenses: 101.84% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 71.3% mission · 15.5% management · 13.2% fundraisingTotal expenses: 76.17% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 84.1% mission · 7.8% management · 8.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 132.59% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 88.2% mission · 6.0% management · 5.8% fundraisingTotal expenses: 104.51% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 82.8% mission · 9.5% management · 7.7% fundraisingTotal expenses: 103.18% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$84,602,028

Expenses$82,092,867

Annual surplus $2,509,161 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)$71,220,982 · 86.8% of expenses

Management and office costs$5,581,281 · 6.8% of expenses

Fundraising$5,290,604 · 6.4% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$84,602,028

Expenses$82,092,867

Assets$195,419,022

Income$102,303,251

Contributions$22,156,080

Mission work (program services)$71,220,982

Fundraising$5,290,604

Management and general$5,581,281

Executive compensation (total)$2,261,587

Stocks and bonds$65,832,466

Accounting fees$124,187

Investing fees$179,055

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

SYDNEY A BEERSEXECUTIVE PRODUCER · 40 hrs/week $814,375Base $743,967 · Other $70,408

SCOTT ELLISINTERIM ARTISTIC DIRECTOR · 40 hrs/week $802,344Base $726,726 · Other $75,618

CHRISTOPHER NAVECHIEF ADVANCEMENT OFFICER · 40 hrs/week $785,761Base $743,144 · Other $42,617

ANDREW O FORSTESTAGE CREW · 40 hrs/week $465,394Base $327,564 · Other $137,830

STEVEN SHOWALTERCHIEF ADMIN OFFICER, THRU 5/25 · 40 hrs/week $389,937Base $325,224 · Other $64,713

DAN HOFFMANSTAGE CREW · 40 hrs/week $347,068Base $247,094 · Other $99,974

JENNINO LAWRENCESTAGE CREW · 40 hrs/week $325,214Base $231,535 · Other $93,679

JOHN WOODINGSTAGE CREW · 40 hrs/week $318,413Base $226,693 · Other $91,720

ALAN D KAUFFMANDIR. OF TECHNOLOGY SERVICES · 40 hrs/week $268,870Base $222,132 · Other $46,738

JULIA LEVY SENIOR ADVISOROFFICER THRU 9/2023 · 30 hrs/week $167,152Base $137,204 · Other $29,948

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 (52)

SYDNEY A BEERSEXECUTIVE PRODUCER

SCOTT ELLISINTERIM ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

CHRISTOPHER NAVECHIEF ADVANCEMENT OFFICER

ANDREW O FORSTESTAGE CREW

STEVEN SHOWALTERCHIEF ADMIN OFFICER, THRU 5/25

DAN HOFFMANSTAGE CREW

JENNINO LAWRENCESTAGE CREW

JOHN WOODINGSTAGE CREW

ALAN D KAUFFMANDIR. OF TECHNOLOGY SERVICES

JULIA LEVY SENIOR ADVISOROFFICER THRU 9/2023

KATE DAVISDIRECTOR

KATHERYN PATTERSON KEMPNERCHAIR

KAREN CALBYDIRECTOR

KEVIN BROWNDIRECTOR

ROXANNE BOKDIRECTOR

LACHANZEDIRECTOR

LARRY KLURFELDDIRECTOR

LAWRENCE LARRY KAPLENVICE CHAIR

MARVIN S ROSENDIRECTOR

MARY C SOLOMONDIRECTOR

MATTHEW BRODERICKDIRECTOR

MICHAEL T COHENDIRECTOR

VANESSA WILLIAMSDIRECTOR

SAMANTHA RUDIN EARLSDIRECTOR

STEPHANIE KRAMERVICE CHAIR

SUSAN R FORSTDIRECTOR

SYLVIA GOLDENSECRETARY

THOMAS E TUFTFIRST VICE CHAIR

TROY VINCENTDIRECTOR

ABBY F KOHNSTAMMDIRECTOR

DOUGLAS DURSTDIRECTOR

ADAM GWONDIRECTOR

ALAN P MARKDIRECTOR

ALEC BALDWINDIRECTOR

BARRY S LAFERDIRECTOR

BERYL SNYDERDIRECTOR

CAROLE S KRUMLANDDIRECTOR

CHARLES RANDOLPH-WRIGHTDIRECTOR

COLLEEN COOKDIRECTOR

CYNTHIA C WAINWRIGHTDIRECTOR

CYNTHIA LEWIS BECKDIRECTOR

JOHANNES JOHS WORSOEVICE CHAIR

DR JASON WINGARDDIRECTOR

DR TAYLOR W LAWRENCETREASURER

FRAN TURNERDIRECTOR

GESS A LEBLANCDIRECTOR

GINGER MCKNIGHT-CHAVERSDIRECTOR

IVA MILLSDIRECTOR

JAMES J BURKE JRDIRECTOR

JAZZ TOBACCOWALLADIRECTOR

JEANNE HAGERTYDIRECTOR

JENNIFER B THOMASDIRECTOR

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1965
Location: 231 WEST 39TH ST 12TH FL, NEW YORK, NY 10018-3157
County: New York
In care of: % IRINA SHTEYN
Primary officer: KATHERYN PATTERSON, CHAIR

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Phone(212) 719-9393

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: September 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: WITHUMSMITHBROWN PC
NTEE classification: Arts, Culture & Humanities (A650)
IRS tax category: Theater Companies and Dinner Theaters