SEGERSTROM CENTER FOR THE ARTS Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

SEGERSTROM CENTER FOR THE ARTS

EIN 23-7287150 · Arts, Culture & Humanities (A610)

What they do

ENRICHES and TRANSFORMS LIVES BY ENTERTAINING, EDUCATING, ENGAGING OUR COMMUNITY THROUGH EXCEPTIONAL PROGRAMS for OUR STAGES, for THE CLASSROOM, and for OUR COMMUNITY.

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Of every $100 spent, about $73.80 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 leaders48 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

63.66%of revenue went to mission work73.8% of expenses · Program services

10.22%of revenue went to fundraising11.8% of expenses

$86.25spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

12.38%of revenue went to management and office costs14.4% of expenses

$6.11in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

24.7%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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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$105,979,936

Mission workProgram services$67,465,88663.66% of revenue73.8% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$13,119,90812.38% of revenue14.4% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$10,826,39610.22% of revenue11.8% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$14,567,74613.75% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$91,412,19086.25% 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: 73.8% mission · 14.4% management · 11.8% fundraisingTotal expenses: 86.25% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 80.6% mission · 13.1% management · 6.4% fundraisingTotal expenses: 72.59% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 82.5% mission · 12.2% management · 5.3% fundraisingTotal expenses: 68.93% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 76.1% mission · 14.5% management · 9.4% fundraisingTotal expenses: 73.79% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 72.1% mission · 22.1% management · 5.8% fundraisingTotal expenses: 47.27% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 79.0% mission · 13.9% management · 7.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 128.67% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 83.0% mission · 11.4% management · 5.6% fundraisingTotal expenses: 97.45% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 82.4% mission · 10.8% management · 6.8% fundraisingTotal expenses: 94.87% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$105,979,936

Expenses$91,412,190

Annual surplus $14,567,746 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)$67,465,886 · 73.8% of expenses

Management and office costs$13,119,908 · 14.4% of expenses

Fundraising$10,826,396 · 11.8% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$105,979,936

Expenses$91,412,190

Assets$558,175,328

Income$120,336,023

Contributions$26,206,717

Mission work (program services)$67,465,886

Fundraising$10,826,396

Management and general$13,119,908

Executive compensation (total)$1,614,352

Stocks and bonds$322,390,977

Accounting fees$63,440

Investing fees$877,825

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

CASEY REITZPRESIDENT/CEO · 40 hrs/week $671,393Base $625,687 · Other $45,706

BRIAN FINCKEVP CFO · 40 hrs/week $495,146Base $427,366 · Other $67,780

LISA MIDDLETONVP MARKETING/COMM · 40 hrs/week $331,044Base $290,826 · Other $40,218

JOHN OLIPHANTSENIOR HEAD CARPENTER · 40 hrs/week $324,035Base $277,495 · Other $46,540

WILLIAM PATEHEAD CARPENTER · 40 hrs/week $268,582Base $228,330 · Other $40,252

DEAN YARBOROUGHCIO · 40 hrs/week $216,052Base $197,395 · Other $18,657

AARON EGIGIANINTERIM VP PROGRAMMING · 40 hrs/week $214,915Base $203,528 · Other $11,387

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 (48)

CASEY REITZPRESIDENT/CEO

BRIAN FINCKEVP CFO

LISA MIDDLETONVP MARKETING/COMM

JOHN OLIPHANTSENIOR HEAD CARPENTER

WILLIAM PATEHEAD CARPENTER

DEAN YARBOROUGHCIO

AARON EGIGIANINTERIM VP PROGRAMMING

KELLY THOMSONDIRECTOR

JULIA ARGYROSDIRECTOR

LAURA VANDERHOOKDIRECTOR

LOUISE BRYSONDIRECTOR

MARIA RIGATTIDIRECTOR

MARK CHANDIRECTOR

MARK PERRYDIRECTOR

MARTA BHATHALDIRECTOR

MOLLY JOLLYDIRECTOR

RICK J MUTHDIRECTOR

ROGER T KIRWANDIRECTOR

SALLY CROCKETTSECRETARY/DIRECTOR

SAMUEL TANGDIRECTOR

SANDY SEGERSTROM DANIELSDIRECTOR

SHANAZ LANGSONDIRECTOR

STEWART SMITHTREAS./DIRECTOR

TONY SMITHDIRECTOR

WALTER PARSADAYANDIRECTOR

WENDY HALESDIRECTOR

WILLIAM MEEHANDIRECTOR

HOLLY BREAUX SCHWARTZDIRECTOR

ANDRA G ELLINGSONDIRECTOR

BART ASNERDIRECTOR

BETTY HUANGDIRECTOR

CAROLE HAES LANDONDIRECTOR

CONNIE SPENUZZADIRECTOR

DEBORAH BRIDGESDIRECTOR

ELIZABETH SEGERSTROMDIRECTOR

ETHAN F MORGANDIRECTOR

GADDI VASQUEZDIRECTOR

HARMON KONGDIRECTOR

KATE LEVERING-JAHANGIRIDIRECTOR

JACKIE GLASSDIRECTOR

JAMES DRISCOLLDIRECTOR

JANE FUJISHIGE YADADIRECTOR

JAYNINE WARNERDIRECTOR

JESSE BAGLEYDIRECTOR

JOHN PHELANCHAIR OF THE BOARD/DIRECTOR

JOHN STRATMANDIRECTOR

JOHN L GINGERDIRECTOR

KARLA KRAFTDIRECTOR

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1974
Location: 600 TOWN CENTER DR, COSTA MESA, CA 92626-1916
County: Orange
In care of: % BRIAN FINCK
Primary officer: BRIAN L FINCK, EVP CFO

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Phone(714) 556-2121

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: July 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: WITHUMSMITHBROWNPC
NTEE classification: Arts, Culture & Humanities (A610)