A CONTEMPORARY THEATRE INC Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

A CONTEMPORARY THEATRE INC

EIN 91-0787792 · Arts, Culture & Humanities (A650)

What they do

ORGANIZATION MISSION: ACT is A CONTEMPORARY THEATRE WHERE ARTISTIC AMBITION and CIVIC ENGAGEMENT UNITE. ORGANIZATION VISION: ACT ENVISIONS A WORLD WHERE THE POWER of THEATRE EXPANDS OUR COLLECTIVE UNDERSTANDING of COMMUNITY and OUR OWN HUMANITY. FOUNDED IN 1965, ACT is A SEATTLE LANDMARK and HAS MADE A SIGNIFICANT and LASTING CONTRIBUTION to THE VITALITY of SEATTLES DOWNTOWN NEIGHBORHOOD and ARTS COMMUNITY. for MORE THAN FIFTY YEARS, THE ORGANIZATION HAS VALUED and ELEVATED THE WORK of LOCAL ARTISTS, FOSTERED COMMUNITY CONNECTION, and TRANSFORMED INDIVIDUAL LIVES THROUGH THE POWER of STORYTELLING. ACT is COMMITTED to MAKING THEATRE AN ACT of CITIZENSHIP BY ENGAGING AUDIENCES IN DIALOGUE ABOUT THE ISSUES of OUR TIME and CONNECTING AUTHENTICALLY WITH NEW AUDIENCES, PARTNERS, and COMMUNITIES. ON JULY 1, 2025, SUBSEQUENT to THE END of THE FISCAL YEAR, ACT MERGED WITH SEATTLE SHAKESPEARE COMPANY to FORM UNION ARTS CENTER.

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Of every $100 spent, about $69.20 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 leaders14 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

109.43%of revenue went to mission work69.2% of expenses · Program services

15.25%of revenue went to fundraising9.7% of expenses

$158.05spent for every $100 of revenueSpending was higher than revenue this year.

33.37%of revenue went to management and office costs21.1% of expenses

$0.23in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

46.6%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Worth asking: Expenses exceeded revenue by $2,882,899 this year. Ask whether that was planned or caused by a one-time event.

Pay context: The highest compensation shown in this filing is $136,129 for ALYSSA MONTGOMERY (GENERAL MANA). 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$4,965,830

Mission workProgram services$5,434,340109.43% of revenue69.2% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$1,656,91933.37% of revenue21.1% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$757,47015.25% of revenue9.7% of expenses

Total expenses$7,848,729158.05% 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: 69.2% mission · 21.1% management · 9.7% fundraisingTotal expenses: 158.05% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 72.3% mission · 18.4% management · 9.3% fundraisingTotal expenses: 126.38% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 78.0% mission · 14.9% management · 7.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 99.72% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 79.9% mission · 12.8% management · 7.3% fundraisingTotal expenses: 76.06% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 62.1% mission · 22.1% management · 15.7% fundraisingTotal expenses: 87.05% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 79.4% mission · 11.6% management · 9.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 107.50% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 78.7% mission · 13.3% management · 8.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 82.27% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 80.0% mission · 13.3% management · 6.7% fundraisingTotal expenses: 85.89% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$4,965,830

Expenses$7,848,729

Annual shortfall $2,882,899 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)$5,434,340 · 69.2% of expenses

Management and office costs$1,656,919 · 21.1% of expenses

Fundraising$757,470 · 9.7% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$4,965,830

Expenses$7,848,729

Assets$1,832,581

Income$4,965,830

Contributions$2,315,512

Mission work (program services)$5,434,340

Fundraising$757,470

Management and general$1,656,919

Accounting fees$100,379

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

ALYSSA MONTGOMERYGENERAL MANA · 40 hrs/week $136,129Base $127,269 · Other $8,860

ASTRID RIERADIR. PEOPLE/ · 40 hrs/week $117,230

MIRNA Y FRITZFINANCE DIRE · 40 hrs/week $61,171Base $57,500 · Other $3,671

ELISABETH FARWELL-MORELANDINTERIM ARTI · 40 hrs/week $52,972Base $50,769 · Other $2,203

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See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (14)

ALYSSA MONTGOMERYGENERAL MANA

ASTRID RIERADIR. PEOPLE/

MIRNA Y FRITZFINANCE DIRE

ELISABETH FARWELL-MORELANDINTERIM ARTI

AL ROUNDTREETRUSTEE

BEN SPICERTRUSTEE

BILL KUHNTRUSTEE

BOB WRIGHTTRUSTEE

BRIAN MARKHAMTRUSTEE

CYNTHIA HUFFMANCHAIR

ERIKA NESHOLMSECRETARY

GARY HOULAHANTREASURER

HANA TEDESSETRUSTEE

JOHN BRADSHAWMANAGING DIR

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1965
Location: 700 UNION STREET, SEATTLE, WA 98101
County: King
In care of: JOHN BRADSHAW
Primary officer: JOHN BRADSHAW, MANAGING DIRECTOR

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Phone(206) 292-7660

Filing and classification

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