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← Seattle Shakespeare Festival

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by Seattle Shakespeare Festival.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,681,827
Total expenses
$2,498,720
Contributions and grants received
$1,080,252
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$624,713
Investment income
$10,281
Other revenue
-$33,419
Total assets, end of year
$3,542,377
Total liabilities, end of year
$16,930
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$3,525,447
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,734,921
Management and general expenses
$655,143
Fundraising expenses
$108,656
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,734,921

Program services were 69.4% 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

    $218,525

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $65,840

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $795,887

  • 2a · Program service revenue: PRODUCTION REVENUE

    total $539,709 · related or exempt $539,709

  • 2b · Program service revenue: TOURING AND WOODEN O

    total $48,720 · related or exempt $48,720

  • 2c · Program service revenue: EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS

    total $36,284 · related or exempt $36,284

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $10,281 · related or exempt $10,281

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $471

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

    $218,525

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $51,997

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$51,526 · excluded -$51,526

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $25,776

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $7,669

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $18,107 · related or exempt $18,107

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $80,101 · management and general $80,101

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,430,606 · program services $1,091,490 · management and general $268,774 · fundraising $70,342

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $141,092 · program services $100,811 · management and general $32,475 · fundraising $7,806

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $211,761 · program services $177,927 · management and general $25,588 · fundraising $8,246

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $5,978 · management and general $5,978

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $360 · management and general $360

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $32,109 · management and general $32,109

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $2,416 · fundraising $2,416

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $91,153 · program services $91,153

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $85,902 · program services $75,358 · management and general $10,544

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $21,877 · program services $6,063 · management and general $6,827 · fundraising $8,987

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $55,300 · program services $3,417 · management and general $51,734 · fundraising $149

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $3,378 · program services $3,378

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $149,300 · program services $63,739 · management and general $85,561

  • 17 · Travel

    total $6,032 · program services $1,878 · management and general $4,154

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $21,614 · management and general $21,614

  • 24a · Other expenses: Materials

    total $62,560 · program services $50,671 · management and general $4,826 · fundraising $7,063

  • 24b · Other expenses: Production Expenses

    total $62,511 · program services $62,511

  • 24c · Other expenses: Bank and Credit Card Fe

    total $23,764 · program services $5,791 · management and general $17,973

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $10,906 · program services $734 · management and general $6,525 · fundraising $3,647

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $155,016 · end of year $86,690

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $4,177,689 · end of year $3,335,231

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $24,654 · end of year $35,036

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $30,903 · end of year $1,176

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

    $89,322

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

    $5,078

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $75,142 · end of year $84,244

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $61,651 · end of year $14,151

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $71,097 · end of year $2,779

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $868,262 · end of year $831,702

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $3,462,394 · end of year $2,693,745

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

SEATTLE SHAKESPEARE ENGAGES AUDIENCES, ARTISTS, AND THE COMMUNITY IN THE UNIVERSAL HUMAN EXPERIENCE INHERENT IN CLASSIC DRAMA THROUGH THE VITALITY, IMMEDIACY AND INTIMACY IN THE LIVE PERFORMANCE OF THE PLAYS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE.

  • DURING ITS 2023-24 SEASON, SEATTLE SHAKESPEARE COMPANY PRODUCED MAINSTAGE PROFESSIONAL PRODUCTIONS OF CLASSIC PLAYS INCLUDING THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR, THE COMEDY OF ERRORS, THE BED TRICK, AND ROMEO & JULIET. LOW PRICED STUDENT MATINEES AND SENIOR DISCOUNTS WERE OFFERED FOR ALL SHOWS. OVERALL, SEATTLE SHAKESPEARE ENGAGED WITH OVER 50,000 PEOPLE ACROSS WASHINGTON STATE WITH ITS PROGRAM SERVICES.

    Expenses $1,477,902 · Revenue $568,097

  • THE ORGANIZATION OFFERS MULTIPLE EDUCATION PROGRAMS RELATING TO THE WORKS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE INCLUDING CLASSES, WORKSHOPS, SUMMER CAMPS, AND IN-SCHOOL RESIDENCIES.

    Expenses $108,317 · Revenue $48,720

  • SEATTLE SHAKESPEARE OPERATES TRAVELING PRODUCTIONS OF PLAYS TO SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF WASHINGTON, MAKING SHAKESPEARE PRODUCTIONS AVAILABLE TO STUDENTS AND OTHER AUDIENCE MEMBERS WHO RESIDE IN AREAS OF THE STATE THAT HAVE LIMITED ACCESS TO PROFESSIONAL THEATRE PERFORMANCES. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO SPONSORS A "WOODEN O" SERIES OF FREE PERFORMANCES OF SHAKESPEARE CLASSIC PLAYS IN SEATTLE AREA PARKS DURING JULY & AUGUST.

    Expenses $148,702 · Revenue $36,284

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Ariel Rosemond

    President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • David Lundsgaard

    Vice President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Patrick OKelley

    Vice President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Darrell Sanders

    Vice President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Jain Rutherford

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • David C Allais

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Kirstina Silja Bennard

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kate Hokanson

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kristi Hudson

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Laura Hunter

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Dr Kirstin James-Dunn

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Simon Leake

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Amy Levenson

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mary Park

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Morgan Patton

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Nancy Reichley

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Robert Rust

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Harry H Schneider Jr

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mike Slass

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Christina Wright

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • John Bradshaw

    Managing Director

    Total calculated
    $103,353
    From this org
    $103,353
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

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.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
15 May 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202531359349309118

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