Skip to content
Nonprofiteer
← PORTLAND PLAYHOUSE

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by PORTLAND PLAYHOUSE.

Totals

Total revenue
$2,056,772
Total expenses
$1,892,715
Contributions and grants received
$1,406,816
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$616,620
Investment income
$366
Other revenue
$32,970
Total assets, end of year
$2,635,137
Total liabilities, end of year
$311,892
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$2,323,245
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,419,072
Management and general expenses
$350,369
Fundraising expenses
$123,274
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,419,072

Program services were 75.0% 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.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $510,541

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $896,275

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $18,088

  • 2a · Program service revenue: TICKET SALES

    total $464,343 · related or exempt $464,343

  • 2b · Program service revenue: EDUCATION PROGRAMS

    total $116,819 · related or exempt $116,819

  • 2c · Program service revenue: CONCESSIONS REVENUE

    total $35,458 · related or exempt $35,458

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $366 · excluded $366

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $8,193

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $8,193

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $8,193 · related or exempt $8,193

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $11,919

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $0

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $11,919 · excluded $11,919

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE

    total $12,858 · related or exempt $12,858

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $12,858

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $85,868 · program services $64,365 · management and general $8,787 · fundraising $12,716

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $467,225 · program services $350,225 · management and general $47,812 · fundraising $69,188

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $3,613 · program services $2,708 · management and general $370 · fundraising $535

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $22,798 · program services $17,089 · management and general $2,333 · fundraising $3,376

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $45,392 · program services $34,026 · management and general $4,645 · fundraising $6,721

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $23,660 · management and general $23,660

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $94,518 · program services $94,518

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $3,941 · management and general $3,941

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $44,676 · program services $35,741 · management and general $8,935

  • 17 · Travel

    total $15,881 · program services $15,769 · management and general $112

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $11,418 · management and general $11,418

  • 20 · Interest

    total $11,359 · management and general $11,359

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $199,810 · management and general $199,810

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $24,683 · management and general $24,683

  • 24a · Other expenses: ARTISTIC SERVICES

    total $723,288 · program services $723,158 · management and general $130

  • 24b · Other expenses: EDUCATION EXPENSE

    total $81,473 · program services $81,473

  • 24c · Other expenses: PROSPECTING

    total $20,565 · fundraising $20,565

  • 24d · Other expenses: OTHER FUNDRAISING

    total $9,998 · fundraising $9,998

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $2,549 · management and general $2,374 · fundraising $175

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,544 · end of year $408

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $223,193 · end of year $373,946

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $82,804 · end of year $30,001

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $32,429 · end of year $38,382

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

    $3,359,760

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

    $1,167,360

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $2,390,911 · end of year $2,192,400

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $78,756 · end of year $38,529

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $43,037 · end of year $123,463

  • 22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people

    beginning of year $300,000 · end of year $0

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $149,900 · end of year $149,900

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,782,048 · end of year $2,323,245

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $377,140 · end of year $0

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

PORTLAND PLAYHOUSE'S MISSION IS TO CELEBRATE THE COMPLEXITY OF THE HUMAN EXPERIENCE. EACH SEASON WE PRODUCE 4-5 PROFESSIONAL PLAYS AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS TO SERVE 12,000 PEOPLE. OUR FREE EDUCATION PROGRAMS HAVE MADE SPACE FOR 10,000+ YOUNG PEOPLE TO FIND THEIR VOICES, AND SHARE THEIR STORIES.

Activities or mission (Part I)

PRODUCTION OF QUALITY, INTIMATE PERFORMANCES IN WHICH ARTISTS/AUDIENCE INTERACTION IS PARAMOUNT.

  • ARTISTIC SERVICES: DURING OUR 17TH SEASON (2024-2025), WE PRODUCED FOUR PLAYS THAT DREW 9,204 AUDIENCE MEMBERS. THE SEASON OPENED IN FALL 2024 WITH THE MUSICAL "AMLIE," BASED ON THE BELOVED 2001 FRENCH FILM, WHICH PLAYED TO SOLD-OUT HOUSES ACROSS ITS FIVE-WEEK RUN. OUR ANNUAL HOLIDAY SHOW (INSPIRED BY DICKENS' "A CHRISTMAS CAROL") SOLD 3,618 TICKETS OVER FIVE WEEKS. IN WINTER 2025 WE PRODUCED NOTES FROM THE FIELD," ANNA DEAVERE SMITH'S POWERFUL ONE-PERSON EXPLORATION OF THE SCHOOL-TO-PRISON PIPELINE, DRAWN FROM INTERVIEWS WITH STUDENTS, TEACHERS, PARENTS, AND ADVOCATES ACROSS THE COUNTRY. WE CLOSED THE SEASON IN SPRING 2025 WITH AUGUST WILSON'S "JOE TURNER'S COME AND GONE," THE SECOND PLAY IN WILSON'S AMERICAN CENTURY CYCLE, WHICH FOLLOWS A GROUP OF BLACK BOARDING HOUSE RESIDENTS IN 1911 PITTSBURGH GRAPPLING WITH THE LEGACIES OF SLAVERY AND THE SEARCH FOR IDENTITY. JOE TURNER ALSO PLAYED TO SOLD-OUT HOUSES AND CAPPED A SEASON OF RECORD TICKET SALES.AUDIENCE FEEDBACK FROM "JOE TURNER'S COME AND GONE"-"IT BROUGHT NEW INSIGHTS AND PERSONAL CONNECTIONS TO MY UNDERSTANDING OF AMERICAN HISTORY - VERY TROUBLING BUT SO HELPFUL TO APPRECIATE A PERIOD FRAUGHT WITH CHANGE, NOT UNLIKE WHAT WE ARE EXPERIENCING NOW. THIS IS WHY THEATRE AND ALL THE ARTS ARE SO IMPORTANT FOR A STRONG NATION. ABSOLUTELY GREAT STORY, SUPERB PRESENTATION, MOVING PERFORMANCES BY TOPNOTCH ACTORS. THANK YOU! NOTES FROM THE FIELD" INCLUDED THAT "EVERYONE SHOULD SEE THIS SHOW! IT IS EVERYTHING ART AND THEATER SHOULD BE - MOVING, MEMORABLE, INSPIRATIONAL, REFLECTIVE, AND RELEVANT. WE'LL BE THINKING ABOUT THIS PLAY FOR A LONG TIME."

    Expenses $1,195,901 · Revenue $520,852

  • EDUCATIONAL SERVICES: IN JUNE 2024 WE LAUNCHED OUR FOURTH YEAR OF SUMMER ENRICHMENT PROGRAMMING WITH PORTLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS, SERVING 120 STUDENTS FROM 8 ELEMENTARY. IN SEASON 17, 292 PORTLAND YOUTH ACROSS FIVE SCHOOLS ENGAGED IN COLLABORATIVE CREATION AND THEATRE-BASED STORYTELLING.OUR FALL FESTIVAL OF SHAKESPEARE BROUGHT 280 STUDENTS FROM DA VINCI ARTS MIDDLE SCHOOL, HARRIET TUBMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL, ARTS & COMMUNICATION MAGNET ACADEMY, AND PARK ACADEMY (SERVING STUDENTS WITH LEARNING DIFFERENCES) TOGETHER FOR TEN WEEKS OF COLLABORATION IN ACTING, DESIGN, AND PRODUCTION, CULMINATING IN PERFORMANCES AT THE WINNINGSTAD THEATRE. IN RESPONSE TO STAFF FEEDBACK, WE EXPANDED TEACHER TRAINING TO INCLUDE TRAUMA-INFORMED PRACTICES, FIRST AID, AND ANTI-RACISM AND CULTURAL COMPETENCY. ONE STUDENT REFLECTED THAT EVEN AS "A DYSLEXIC KID WHO STRUGGLES WITH READING AND I'M DOING ONE OF THE HARDEST PLAYS THAT COULD BE," THE PROGRAM FELT FUN, SUPPORTIVE, AND WORTHWHILE AND MANY PARTICIPANTS DESCRIBED THE STRONG SENSE OF COMMUNITY THEY BUILT AND THE PRIDE THEY FELT PERFORMING ALONGSIDE THEIR PEERS. IN SPRING 2025, TEACHING ARTIST KAYLA KELLY LED AN AFTER-SCHOOL RESIDENCY AT ST. ANDREW NATIVITY SCHOOL OREGON'S ONLY TUITION-FREE PRIVATE MIDDLE SCHOOL FOR LOW-INCOME STUDENTS, JUST TEN BLOCKS FROM THE PLAYHOUSE WHERE 12 SIXTH-THROUGH-EIGHTH GRADERS CREATED AND FILMED ORIGINAL SHORT PLAYS TO SHARE WITH THEIR FAMILIES.

    Expenses $223,171 · Revenue $116,819

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Stephen Robinson

    BOARD CHAIR & DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Greg Hinckley

    VICE CHAIR & DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Shauncey Mashia

    SECRETARY & DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Michael Weaver

    TREASURER & DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Andrew Clarke

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Alex Colas Through Aug 24

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Angela Freeman

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Eleanor Gil-Kashiwabara

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • David Greenberg

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Maude Hines

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Andy Riccetti-Eberly

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Pancho Savery

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Brian Weaver

    ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $67,998
    From this org
    $51,362
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $16,636
    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.

Taxable family on this return

Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.

Disregarded entities

Part I: entities that legally are the filer and file no return of their own.

  • 6TH STREET ARTISTS HOUSE LLC

    TO PROVIDE HOUSING/ACCOMODATIONS FOR VISITING ARTISTS · OR · income -$14,526 · assets $370,645

    Directly controlled by THE PORTLAND PLAYHOUSE

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
14 May 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.5
Source object
202611359349309076

Check it against the return as filed: the GivingTuesday Data Lake hosts a public copy of the original XML.

The source document this was parsed from is served over the API, which is where bulk and document access live.