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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by PERFORMING ARTS HOUSTON.

Totals

Total revenue
$6,355,987
Total expenses
$5,359,820
Contributions and grants received
$2,512,265
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$3,491,482
Investment income
$346,989
Other revenue
$5,251
Total assets, end of year
$8,611,349
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,198,527
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$7,412,822
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$4,083,742
Management and general expenses
$726,702
Fundraising expenses
$549,376
Program service expenses (Part III)
$4,083,742

Program services were 76.2% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $373,291

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $294,500

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $425,425

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,419,049

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $106,025

  • 2a · Program service revenue: TICKET SALES

    total $3,309,445 · related or exempt $3,309,445

  • 2b · Program service revenue: HANDLING FEES

    total $174,434 · related or exempt $174,434

  • 2c · Program service revenue: ADVERTISING SALES COMM

    total $7,603 · related or exempt $7,603

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $236,720 · excluded $236,720

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $461,618

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $351,349

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $110,269

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $110,269 · excluded $110,269

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $277,989

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $373,291

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $272,738

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $5,251 · excluded $5,251

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $492,060 · program services $267,333 · management and general $116,273 · fundraising $108,454

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $989,379 · program services $537,523 · management and general $233,789 · fundraising $218,067

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $79,506 · program services $38,244 · management and general $22,521 · fundraising $18,741

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $150,460 · program services $81,614 · management and general $29,913 · fundraising $38,933

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $100,774 · program services $54,816 · management and general $23,392 · fundraising $22,566

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $36,500 · management and general $36,500

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $10,930 · management and general $10,930

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $127,495 · program services $91,749 · management and general $35,746

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $489,690 · program services $489,690

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $53,076 · program services $17,037 · management and general $34,738 · fundraising $1,301

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $86,781 · program services $59,755 · management and general $6,486 · fundraising $20,540

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $138,655 · program services $79,513 · management and general $59,142

  • 17 · Travel

    total $30,443 · program services $13,921 · management and general $8,975 · fundraising $7,547

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $35,107 · management and general $35,107

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $20,884 · management and general $20,884

  • 24a · Other expenses: ARTIST FEES

    total $1,064,899 · program services $1,064,899

  • 24b · Other expenses: OTHER OPERATION EXPENSE

    total $845,813 · program services $845,813

  • 24c · Other expenses: OTHER THREATER EXPENSES

    total $337,413 · program services $337,413

  • 24d · Other expenses: OTHER FUNDRAISING EXPEN

    total $100,503 · fundraising $100,503

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $169,452 · program services $104,422 · management and general $52,306 · fundraising $12,724

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $98,457 · end of year $18,751

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $4,684,987 · end of year $1,319,816

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $800,946 · end of year $502,771

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $98,906 · end of year $125,874

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $264,440

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $45,342

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $19,314 · end of year $219,098

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $1,632,004 · end of year $6,297,312

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $8,986 · end of year $127,727

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $59,374 · end of year $106,135

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $950,343 · end of year $966,580

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $3,040 · end of year $125,812

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $3,875,862 · end of year $4,897,115

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,454,981 · end of year $2,515,707

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

WE CONNECT AUDIENCES WITH EXCEPTIONAL ARTISTS THROUGH DIVERSE PERFORMANCES AND LEARNING EXPERIENCES. WE IGNITE AND CULTIVATE PASSION FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS TO CREATE COMMUNITY, INSPIRE DIALOGUE AND ENRICH OUR WORLD.

Activities or mission (Part I)

PERFORMING ARTS HOUSTON CONNECTS AUDIENCES WITH EXCEPTIONAL ARTISTS THROUGH DIVERSE PERFORMANCES AND LEARNING EXPERIENCES. WE IGNITE AND CULTIVATE PASSION FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS AND TOGETHER WE EXPLORE THE VAST LANDSCAPE OF ARTISTIC EXPRESSION TO DISCOVER NEW UNDERSTANDING ABOUT OURSELVES, CREATE COMMUNITY, INSPIRE DIALOGUE, AND ENRICH OUR WORLD.

  • PERFORMING ARTS HOUSTON OFFERS CULTURALLY DIVERSE PROGRAMMING RANGING FROM WORLD-RENOWED MUSIC, DANCE, THEATER, SPEAKERS AND A VARIETY OF OF OTHER PERFORMANCE-BASED EVENTS THAT ENGAGE A WIDE RANGE OF AUDIENCE DEMOGRAPHICS. PROGRAMMING IS PARTIALLY UNDERWRITTEN BY FOUNDATIONS, CORPORATIONS, AND INDIVIDUAL DONORS TO ACHIEVE THE GOAL OF MAKING THESE WORLD-CLASS PERFORMANCES AFFORDABLE FOR ALL AUDIENCES. OUR 2023-2024 SEASON SHOWCASED 24 DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL ARTISTS IN 38 PERFORMANCES, COMPLEMENTED BY NUMEROUS COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND OUTREACH PROGRAMS. FROM LILA DOWNS TO ALVIN AILEY AMERICAN DANCE THEATER TO BLUEY'S BIG PLAY, THE SEASON HAD SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE AND REFLECTED THE RICH DIVERSITY AND INTERESTS OF OUR COMMUNITY. THE TALENTS AND ARTISTRY PRESENTED ON OUR STAGES THROUGHOUT THE SEASON HIGHLIGHTED ONE OF OUR CORE BELIEFS THAT WHEN WE EXPERIENCE THE ARTS TOGETHER, WE BUILD AND STRENGTHEN COMMUNITY.

    Expenses $3,767,372 · Revenue $3,481,692

  • PERFORMING ARTS HOUSTON'S EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS LEVERAGE THE DIVERSE TALENTS OF THE REMARKABLE ARTISTS WE PRESENT ON OUR STAGES THROUGH A MULTITUDE OF SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY EVENTS THAT PROMOTE ACCESS, DISCOVERY, AND CREATIVITY IN THE PERFORMING ARTS. IN OUR 2023-2024 SEASON, WE OFFERED A SERIES OF FREE CONVERSATIONS BETWEEN OUR VISITING ARTISTS AND LOCAL CREATORS, STUDENTS AND AUDIENCES ALIKE ON OUR STAGES, OUT IN THE COMMUNITY OR VIRTUALLY THROUGH PODCASTS AND ON-DEMAND VIDEOS. OUR IN-PERSON EXTENDED PROGRAMMING FEATURED MASTER CLASSES ACROSS NUMEROUS ARTISTIC DISCIPLINES, GIVING LOCAL STUDENTS AND TALENT AN OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN FROM OUR EXTRAORDINARY ARTISTS. ADDITIONALLY, OUR LONG-RUNNING STUDENT ART CONTEST, WHICH DRAWS ITS THEME EVERY YEAR FROM OUR MAIN STAGE PROGRAMMING, FEATURED ALMOST 500 SUBMISSIONS, A CELEBRATORY AWARDS PRESENTATION, AND A TRAVELING CITY-WIDE DISPLAY OF WINNING ARTWORK TO HIGHLIGHT THE TALENTS OF AREA STUDENTS. NOW IN ITS FOURTH YEAR, OUR NEW/NOW HOUSTON ARTIST COMMISSIONING PROJECT AWARDED FOUR COMMISSIONS THAT SUPPORTED THE EXTRAORDINARY TALENTS OF HOUSTON ARTISTS IN THE CREATION OF NEW ARTISTIC WORK WHICH PREMIERED ACROSS TWO NIGHTS AT THE CULLEN THEATER OF THE WORTHAM CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS.

    Expenses $316,370 · Revenue $9,790

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • H William Swanstrom

    BOARD CHAIR/DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Vijay D'Cruz

    BOARD VICE CHAIR/DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Curt D Karges

    TREASURER/VICE PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Tymothi O Tombar

    SECRETARY/DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Willie Cw Chiang

    VICE PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 1 related
  • Melanie Gray

    VICE PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 1 related
  • G Mark Jodon

    VICE PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 1 related
  • Emily T Kuo

    VICE PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Theresa Mallett

    VICE PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Norah G Adams

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • S Kris Agarwal

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jeffrey A Ball

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Leah R Bennett

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Charles C Boettcher

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Brian D Bravo

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Roxann Thomas Chargois

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Charles D Davidson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Tejuana L Edmond

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Theresa A Einhorn

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Mary Fischer

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Stephen M Gill

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Deborah Gordon

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Sean Gorman

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Michael D Hatfield

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Shawn K Jackson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Joel Lambert

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Eileen Lawal

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Ginni Mithoff

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Katherine Easterby Murphy

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Michaelene Lusk Norton

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Scott S Nyquist

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Salvador Pareja

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Armando A Perez

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Amy Marlyse Plato

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Lance G Reynolds

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Ann V Rogers

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Melanie B Rother

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Marisol Salazar

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Omar Samji

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Leslie Elkins Sasser

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Tracey Shappro

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Andrew B Smith

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kristina H Somerville

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Stephen M Trauber

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Saul Valentin

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Fernando Vizcaino

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Margaret Alkek Williams

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Meg Booth

    CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $301,355
    From this org
    $285,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $16,355
    Hours/week
    50 + 1 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $260,000
    Bonus
    $25,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $15,825
    Nontaxable benefits
    $530
    Filer's total
    $301,355
  • Leslie Nelson

    CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $234,893
    From this org
    $207,060
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $27,833
    Hours/week
    50 + 1 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $207,060
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $16,565
    Nontaxable benefits
    $11,268
    Filer's total
    $234,893
  • Jordan Drum

    DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $151,542
    From this org
    $129,920
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $21,622
    Hours/week
    50
  • Lee Strickland

    ARTISTIC PROGRAMS DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $141,190
    From this org
    $120,360
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $20,830
    Hours/week
    50
  • Brian Glass

    MARKETING & SALES DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $140,414
    From this org
    $122,500
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $17,914
    Hours/week
    50

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
  • 3 · Written employment contract
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

  • PERFORMING ARTS HOUSTON FOUNDATION

    501(C)(3) · SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION · TX

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
8 May 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202501329349301280

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