FORDS THEATRE SOCIETY Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

FORDS THEATRE SOCIETY

EIN 52-6073157 · Arts, Culture & Humanities (A650)

What they do

FORDS THEATRE EXPLORES THE LEGACY of PRESIDENT ABRAHAM LINCOLN and CELEBRATES THE AMERICAN EXPERIENCE THROUGH THEATRE and EDUCATION.

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Look at where the money went

Of every $100 spent, about $77.40 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 leaders66 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

80.90%of revenue went to mission work77.4% of expenses · Program services

10.19%of revenue went to fundraising9.8% of expenses

$104.53spent for every $100 of revenueSpending was higher than revenue this year.

13.44%of revenue went to management and office costs12.9% of expenses

$5.62in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

56.9%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Worth asking: Expenses exceeded revenue by $739,648 this year. Ask whether that was planned or caused by a one-time event.

Pay context: The highest compensation shown in this filing is $709,418 for PAUL TETREAULT (DIRECTOR). 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$16,323,584

Mission workProgram services$13,206,21980.90% of revenue77.4% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$2,193,32613.44% of revenue12.9% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$1,663,68710.19% of revenue9.8% of expenses

Total expenses$17,063,232104.53% of revenue

Expenses were greater than revenue, so the colored ring fills the available $100 and the total above 100% is shown below.

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: 77.4% mission · 12.9% management · 9.8% fundraisingTotal expenses: 104.53% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 76.0% mission · 14.7% management · 9.3% fundraisingTotal expenses: 61.37% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 78.4% mission · 13.5% management · 8.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 114.17% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 75.3% mission · 15.5% management · 9.2% fundraisingTotal expenses: 77.59% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 62.3% mission · 23.6% management · 14.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 116.59% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 76.2% mission · 13.1% management · 10.8% fundraisingTotal expenses: 54.33% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 80.5% mission · 12.1% management · 7.4% fundraisingTotal expenses: 87.36% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 81.3% mission · 12.2% management · 6.6% fundraisingTotal expenses: 121.65% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$16,323,584

Expenses$17,063,232

Annual shortfall $739,648 Expenses were higher than revenue 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)$13,206,219 · 77.4% of expenses

Management and office costs$2,193,326 · 12.9% of expenses

Fundraising$1,663,687 · 9.8% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$16,323,584

Expenses$17,063,232

Assets$95,926,566

Income$18,506,838

Contributions$9,296,186

Mission work (program services)$13,206,219

Fundraising$1,663,687

Management and general$2,193,326

Executive compensation (total)$551,470

Stocks and bonds$14,486,559

Accounting fees$46,800

Investing fees$22,945

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

PAUL TETREAULTDIRECTOR · 40 hrs/week $709,418Base $618,297 · Other $91,121

KRISTIN FOX-SIEGMUNDDEPUTY DIR AND DIR OF PROGRAMMING · 40 hrs/week $230,959Base $192,578 · Other $38,381

TAMARA TUROFF KEOUGHDIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT · 40 hrs/week $225,218Base $190,371 · Other $34,847

ANDREW FOXHEAD CARPENTER · 40 hrs/week $179,311Base $145,704 · Other $33,607

JOSHUA DREW BRYNERDIRECTOR OF FINANCE · 40 hrs/week $169,104Base $127,162 · Other $41,942

LEAH FRELINGHUYSENDIR OF COMMUICATIONS AND MARKETING · 40 hrs/week $151,630Base $144,719 · Other $6,911

TEELA FOXWORTHDIR OF ACCESSIBILITY AND ENGAGEMENT · 40 hrs/week $131,993Base $115,283 · Other $16,710

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 (66)

PAUL TETREAULTDIRECTOR

KRISTIN FOX-SIEGMUNDDEPUTY DIR AND DIR OF PROGRAMMING

TAMARA TUROFF KEOUGHDIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT

ANDREW FOXHEAD CARPENTER

JOSHUA DREW BRYNERDIRECTOR OF FINANCE

LEAH FRELINGHUYSENDIR OF COMMUICATIONS AND MARKETING

TEELA FOXWORTHDIR OF ACCESSIBILITY AND ENGAGEMENT

MARC S LAMPKINTRUSTEE

IRIS WEINSHALLTRUSTEE

LOUISE TAPERTRUSTEE

LAWRENCE DUNCAN IIITRUSTEE

KENT KNUTSONTRUSTEE

KELLEY PAULTRUSTEE

KASEY A CROWLEYTRUSTEE

KARYN M FRISTTRUSTEE

JUDY MCCARTHYTRUSTEE

JOYCE M BRAYBOYTRUSTEE

JAMES W DYERTRUSTEE

VICKI RISCHTRUSTEE

MARLENE A MALEKTRUSTEE

MICHAEL R HEMMERICHTRUSTEE

MRS ROBIN HICKENLOOPERTRUSTEE

NOEMI K NEIDORFFTRUSTEE

NORMAN JEMALTRUSTEE

PHEBE N NOVAKOVICCHAIRMAN

RAY DEMPSEY JRSECRETARY

RIMA AL-SABAHTRUSTEE

RITU AHUJA KHANNATRUSTEE

SANDY CORNYNTRUSTEE

STEVEN G BARRYTRUSTEE

SUSAN HESSTRUSTEE

SUSAN J BLUMENTHAL MARKEY MDTRUSTEE

THERESA M FARIELLOTRUSTEE

ABIGAIL P BLUNTTRUSTEE

ELIZABETH JACKSON HODGESTRUSTEE

ANDY BLOCKERTRUSTEE

ANDY GREENTRUSTEE

ART COLLINSTRUSTEE

AYESHA K MOLINOTRUSTEE

BJ AGUGLIAROTREASURER

BRIAN C ANDERSONTRUSTEE

BRUCE A GATESTRUSTEE

CAROLINE ADERHOLTTRUSTEE

CATHERINE MERRILLTRUSTEE

CHARLES SEGARSTRUSTEE

CHRISSY HAGERTYTRUSTEE

CYNTHIA J BRINKLEYTRUSTEE

DAVID H LONGVICE CHAIRMAN

DIANNE CLEAVERTRUSTEE

ELIZABETH BAKER KEFFERTRUSTEE

IAN CAMERONTRUSTEE

ERIC A SPIEGELCHAIRMAN EMERITUS

EVA AL-THANITRUSTEE

EVAN A KNISELYTRUSTEE

FRANCES R LINDNERTRUSTEE

FRANK F ISLAMTRUSTEE

GHADA RASLAN IRANITRUSTEE

GLORIA STORY DITTUSTRUSTEE

HEATHER PODESTAVICE CHAIRMAN

HON ALPHONSO JACKSONTRUSTEE

HON DEBORAH I DINGELLTRUSTEE

HON ELAINE L CHAOTRUSTEE

HON FREDERICK J RYAN JRTRUSTEE

HON MICHAEL R TURNERTRUSTEE

HON SVEN ERIK HOLMESTRUSTEE

HON WILLIAM F MCSWEENYTRUSTEE

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1967
Location: 514 10TH STREET NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20004-1407
County: District of Columbia
In care of: PAUL TETREAULT
Primary officer: PAUL TETREAULT, DIRECTOR

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Emailmembership@fords.org Phone(202) 638-2941

Filing and classification

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