Form 990 for tax year 2024

Totals

Total revenue

$21,221,432

Total expenses

$23,289,718

Contributions and grants received

$8,477,791

Grants paid

$175,251

Program service revenue

$11,234,442

Investment income

$1,198,111

Other revenue

$311,088

Total assets, end of year

$86,521,661

Total liabilities, end of year

$45,131,256

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$41,390,405

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$19,877,517

Management and general expenses

$1,887,658

Fundraising expenses

$1,524,543

Program service expenses (Part III)

$19,877,517

Program services were 85.3% 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.

Mission and programs · 2024

• MAINSTAGE PRODUCTIONS: BERKELEY REPERTORY THEATRE OPENED ITS 2024/25 SEASON WITH THE WEST COAST PREMIERE OF THE ELECTRIFYING LIVE-LOOPED MUSICAL "MEXODUS" FROM MULTITALENTED CREATORS BRIAN QUIJADA AND NYGEL D. ROBINSON, WHICH SUBSEQUENTLY TRANSFERRED OFF-BROADWAY, FOLLOWED BY THE WEST COAST PREMIERES OF MARY ZIMMERMAN'S "THE MATCHBOX MAGIC FLUTE AND JOCELYN BIOH'S "JAJA'S AFRICAN HAIR BRAIDING." IN FEBRUARY 2025, WE DEBUTED THE WORLD PREMIERE OF "THE THING ABOUT JELLYFISH," A VISUALLY STUNNING ADAPTATION BY KEITH BUNIN OF ALI BENJAMIN'S NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING NOVEL, ALONGSIDE CONOR MCPHERSON'S ACCLAIMED ADAPTATION OF ANTON CHEKOV CLASSIC "UNCLE VANYA" FEATURING HUGH BONNEVILLE IN THE TITLE ROLE. "UNCLE VANYA" WAS A HUGE HIT WITH BERKELEY REP'S AUDIENCES, BREAKING THE HOUSE RECORD FOR (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)THE PEET'S THEATRE. IN APRIL, WE FOLLOWED UP WITH ANOTHER PLAY THAT RESONATED DEEPLY WITH AUDIENCES, WELCOMING TECTONIC THEATER PROJECT'S "HERE THERE ARE BLUEBERRIES" BY MOISES KAUFMAN AND AMANDA GRONICH ONTO OUR RODA THEATRE STAGE. TO CLOSE OUT THE SEASON, WE PRODUCED THE WORLD PREMIERE OF "THE AVES," A NEW PLAY BY JIEHAE PARK. ALONGSIDE THESE PRODUCTIONS, BERKELEY REP PRESENTED SPECIAL LIMITED ENGAGEMENTS OF COMEDIAN W. KAMAU BELL WITH HIS NEW SHOW "WHO'S WITH ME AND DRAG SUPERSTAR SASHA VELOUR WITH HER SHOW "THE BIG REVEAL LIVE SHOW." OVER THE 352 INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCES, BERKELEY REP WELCOMED 8,382 SUBSCRIBERS (A 4% INCREASE FROM THE PREVIOUS SEASON) AND A TOTAL OF 123,991 AUDIENCE MEMBERS.

  Expenses $17,191,905 · Revenue $10,652,093

• BERKELEY REP SCHOOL OF THEATRE: MARKING 40 YEARS OF ARTS EDUCATION AT BERKELEY REP, IN 2024/25, OUR SCHOOL OF THEATRE SERVED OVER 13,000 YOUTH AND LIFE-LONG LEARNERS THROUGH SCHOOL OF THEATRE PROGRAMMING. A THROUGHLINE ACROSS OUR WORK THIS YEAR WAS A FOCUS ON DEEPENING CONNECTIONS WITH AND BETWEEN THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE, GROWING EXISTING RELATIONSHIPS WITH SCHOOL PARTNERS, CONNECTING YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH STORYTELLING, AND BUILDING POINTS OF CONNECTION BETWEEN OUR TEEN LEADERS AND MAINSTAGE AUDIENCE. THROUGH IN-SCHOOL RESIDENCIES, THE SCHOOL REACHED OVER 1,500 STUDENTS ACROSS 41 BAY AREA SCHOOLS, PROVIDING HIGH-QUALITY ARTS EDUCATION ACROSS THE REGION, INCLUDING SEVERAL TITLE 1 SCHOOLS. OUR STUDENT MATINEES WELCOMED OVER 1,400 MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO ATTEND (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O) OUR MAINSTAGE PRODUCTIONS, AUGMENTED WITH PRE-SHOW WORKSHOPS AND POST-SHOW CONVERSATIONS WITH THE ARTISTS. WE HOSTED OUR THIRD ANNUAL HIGH SCHOOL THEATRE FESTIVAL, IN WHICH 115 STUDENTS FROM FOUR AREA HIGH SCHOOLS RECEIVED PRE-PROFESSIONAL TRAINING, AS WELL AS DEVISED AND SHOWCASED ONE-ACT PERFORMANCES TO NEARLY 250 AUDIENCE MEMBERS. OUR TEEN COUNCIL PROGRAMS ENGAGED NEARLY 600 PARTICIPANTS, RANGING FROM OUR TEEN LEADERSHIP COUNCIL'S POLICY AND ADVOCACY WORK TO THE SHEPHERDING OF THE WORK OF THE FOUR TEENAGE PLAYWRIGHTS IN OUR YOUNG WRITERS OF COLOR COLLECTIVE, CULMINATING IN A PUBLIC READING BY PROFESSIONAL ACTORS. OUR NEXT GENERATION FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM PROVIDED 13 EARLY-CAREER THEATER PROFESSIONALS WITH IMMERSIVE, HANDS-ON TRAINING AND MENTORSHIP OVER AN 11-MONTH PRE-PROFESSIONAL PROGRAM. AND, NEARLY 1,500 STUDENTS OF ALL AGES--YOUTH, TEEN, AND ADULT--EXPLORED HANDS-ON CREATIVE PRACTICE IN OVER 130 UNIQUE CLASSES AND SUMMER CAMPS OFFERED TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC.

  Expenses $1,336,492 · Revenue $576,912

• THE GROUND FLOOR: BERKELEY REP'S CENTER FOR THE CREATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF NEW WORK HAS GROWN INTO A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED PROGRAM AND LEADING THEATRICAL INCUBATOR THAT HAS SERVED OVER 1,000 ARTISTS AND BEEN PART OF THE DEVELOPMENTAL JOURNEY OF HUNDREDS OF PROJECTS THAT HAVE APPEARED ON STAGES AT BERKELEY REP, ON BROADWAY, AND AROUND THE WORLD. SELECTED FROM NEARLY 800 APPLICANT PROJECTS, BERKELEY REP'S 2025 GROUND FLOOR SUMMER RESIDENCY LAB BROUGHT TOGETHER OVER 120 LOCAL AND NATIONAL ARTISTS OVER FOUR WEEKS TO DEVELOP 24 PROJECTS IN A FLEXIBLE, SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT. ONE SUCH WORK WAS "MOTHER OF EXILES," WHICH WILL HAVE ITS WORLD PREMIERE AT BERKELEY REP IN THE 2025/26 SEASON. NEARLY 600 AUDIENCE MEMBERS ENGAGED WITH WORK-IN-PROGRESS SHOWINGS DURING THE SUMMER RESIDENCY LAB. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)THROUGH THE GROUND FLOOR, BERKELEY REP ALSO PRODUCED A PRE-BROADWAY WORKSHOP OF THE MUSICAL "GALILEO," WHICH PREMIERED AT BERKELEY REP IN THE 2023/24 SEASON, ALLOWING THE CREATIVE TEAM TO FURTHER REFINE THE PIECE. DUE TO THE ROBUST ARTISTIC DEVELOPMENT OFFERED THROUGH THE GROUND FLOOR, FIVE PRODUCTIONS DEVELOPED AND/OR PREMIERED BY BERKELEY REP HAVE GONE ON TO BROADWAY OR OFF-BROADWAY RUNS THIS YEAR, WITH OVER 100,000 AUDIENCE MEMBERS ATTENDING A BERKELEY REP PRODUCTION ON BROADWAY IN THE 2024/25 SEASON ("SWEPT AWAY AND "CULT OF LOVE").

  Expenses $1,062,460

• ALL OTHER PROGRAMS: BERKELEY REP'S IN DIALOGUE PROGRAM PARTNERED WITH 28 CREATIVES, COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS AND SMALL BUSINESSES IN 2024/25. THROUGHOUT THE SEASON, WE ENGAGED 2,500 AUDIENCE AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS THROUGH EVENTS AND ACTIVATIONS IN CONVERSATION WITH OUR MAINSTAGE PRODUCTIONS. OUR SIX COMMUNITY CELEBRATION NIGHTS DURING THE 2024/25 SEASON FILLED OUR SPACES WITH MUSIC, FOOD, COMMUNITY, AND JOY. THESE FREE, PUBLIC EVENTS INCLUDED PRE-SHOW PERFORMANCES FEATURING LOCAL ARTISTS AND PERFORMERS WITH REFRESHMENTS FROM LOCAL BUSINESSES; POST-SHOW CONVERSATIONS; AND DISCOUNTED TICKETS. WE PARTNERED WITH COMMUNITY LEADERS AND ORGANIZATIONS TO ENGAGE IN PRE- AND POST-SHOW DIALOGUES THAT CONNECTED THE THEMES EXPLORED IN OUR ONSTAGE PRODUCTIONS TO REAL-LIFE ISSUES AFFECTING OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY. WE CONTINUED RELATIONSHIPS WITH ONGOING PARTNERS TO OFFER STORYTELLING WORKSHOPS AND TO MAKE OUR SPACES AVAILABLE AS REHEARSAL AND PERFORMANCE VENUES.

  Expenses $286,660 · Grants $175,251 · Revenue $5,437

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

Listed in Part VII

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

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

• THE NEW CONSERVATORY THEATRE CENTER

  $27,759

  SHARE OF PROCEEDS FROM NEA CANCELLATION BENEFIT PERFORMANCE

• MARIN SHAKESPEARE COMPANY

  $27,759

  SHARE OF PROCEEDS FROM NEA CANCELLATION BENEFIT PERFORMANCE

• OAKLAND THEATER PROJECT

  $26,059

  SHARE OF PROCEEDS FROM NEA CANCELLATION BENEFIT PERFORMANCE

• THEATREWORKS SILICON VALLEY

  $17,759

  SHARE OF PROCEEDS FROM NEA CANCELLATION BENEFIT PERFORMANCE

• OAKLAND CHILDREN'S FAIRYLAND

  $14,361

  SHARE OF PROCEEDS FROM NEA CANCELLATION BENEFIT PERFORMANCE

• SAN FRANCISCO YOUTH THEATRE

  $12,759

  SHARE OF PROCEEDS FROM NEA CANCELLATION BENEFIT PERFORMANCE

• THEATRE BAY AREA

  $7,759

  SHARE OF PROCEEDS FROM NEA CANCELLATION BENEFIT PERFORMANCE

• ZACCHO DANCE THEATRE

  $7,759

  SHARE OF PROCEEDS FROM NEA CANCELLATION BENEFIT PERFORMANCE

• AMERICAN CONSERVATORY THEATRE

  $7,759

  SHARE OF PROCEEDS FROM NEA CANCELLATION BENEFIT PERFORMANCE

• DANCE BRIGADE

  $7,759

  SHARE OF PROCEEDS FROM NEA CANCELLATION BENEFIT PERFORMANCE

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Provenance

Return type

form_990

Tax year

2024

Filed

9 February 2026

IRS schema version

2024v5.5

Source object

202630439349302208

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