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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by UNION ARTS CENTER.

Totals

Total revenue
$5,677,848
Total expenses
$5,661,800
Contributions and grants received
$3,823,963
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$1,565,077
Investment income
$22,123
Other revenue
$266,685
Total assets, end of year
$3,942,536
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,503,499
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$2,439,037
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$4,417,653
Management and general expenses
$843,382
Fundraising expenses
$400,765
Program service expenses (Part III)
$4,417,653

Program services were 78.0% 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.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $161,894

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $120,000

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $1,027,377

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $2,514,692

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $30,000

  • 2a · Program service revenue: SINGLE TICKETS

    total $855,641 · related or exempt $855,641

  • 2b · Program service revenue: SUBSCRIPTIONS

    total $370,620 · related or exempt $370,620

  • 2c · Program service revenue: HISTORIC THEATRE FEES

    total $262,624 · related or exempt $262,624

  • 2d · Program service revenue: SERVICE CHARGES

    total $63,288 · related or exempt $63,288

  • 2e · Program service revenue: EDUCATIONAL INCOME

    total $12,904 · related or exempt $12,904

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $22,123 · excluded $22,123

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $126 · excluded $126

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $50,873

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

    $161,894

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $52,676

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$1,803 · excluded -$1,803

  • 11a · Other revenue: THEATRE RENTAL

    total $125,079 · excluded $125,079

  • 11b · Other revenue: CONCESSIONS

    total $84,065 · excluded $84,065

  • 11c · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $59,218 · related or exempt $59,218

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $268,362

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $397,186 · program services $147,715 · management and general $249,471

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $2,586,401 · program services $2,200,187 · management and general $102,782 · fundraising $283,432

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $300,703 · program services $273,401 · management and general $8,122 · fundraising $19,180

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $435,527 · program services $354,774 · management and general $40,508 · fundraising $40,245

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $110,534 · management and general $110,534

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $213,436 · program services $141,755 · management and general $65,206 · fundraising $6,475

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $170,098 · program services $170,098

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $90,308 · program services $79,015 · management and general $858 · fundraising $10,435

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $7,370 · program services -$15,849 · management and general $23,219

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $80,563 · program services $80,563

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $370,793 · program services $366,076 · management and general $4,717

  • 17 · Travel

    total $13,451 · program services $10,688 · management and general $2,763

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $67,181 · program services $5,375 · management and general $61,116 · fundraising $690

  • 20 · Interest

    total $2,016 · management and general $2,016

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $69,090 · program services $69,090

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $52,355 · program services $22,219 · management and general $30,136

  • 24a · Other expenses: DIRECTOR AND DESIGNER FEE

    total $190,557 · program services $187,624 · fundraising $2,933

  • 24b · Other expenses: SUPPLIES

    total $188,042 · program services $171,485 · management and general $5,381 · fundraising $11,176

  • 24c · Other expenses: COMPUTER SUPPORT

    total $75,918 · program services $7,220 · management and general $68,698

  • 24d · Other expenses: CREDIT CARD FEES

    total $54,088 · program services $54,088

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $186,183 · program services $92,129 · management and general $67,855 · fundraising $26,199

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,709,487 · end of year $1,317,825

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $53,016 · end of year $53,016

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $939,214 · end of year $922,846

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $612,392 · end of year $184,540

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $47,700 · end of year $155,925

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

    $4,635,091

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

    $3,411,332

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $790,414 · end of year $1,223,759

  • 15 · Other assets

    end of year $84,625

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $320,223 · end of year $690,075

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $542,448 · end of year $725,978

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $866,563

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    end of year $87,446

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,019,464 · end of year $2,106,409

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $403,525 · end of year $332,628

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

MISSION: ACT IS A CONTEMPORARY THEATRE WHERE ARTISTIC AMBITION AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT UNITE. VISION: ACT ENVISIONS A WORLD WHERE THE POWER OF THEATRE EXPANDS OUR COLLECTIVE UNDERSTANDING OF COMMUNITY AND OUR OWN HUMANITY. ACT IS A SEATTLE LANDMARK. SINCE ITS FOUNDING IN 1965, THE THEATRE HAS MADE AND CONTINUES TO MAKE A SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTION TO THE VITALITY OF SEATTLES DOWNTOWN NEIGHBORHOOD AND ARTS COMMUNITY; IT HAS VALUED AND ELEVATED THE WORK OF LOCAL ARTISTS FOR MORE THAN 50 YEARS; AND IT HAS TRANSFORMED INDIVIDUAL LIVES THROUGH THE POWER OF STORYTELLING. ACT IS COMMITTED TO CONNECTING AUTHENTICALLY WITH NEW AUDIENCES, PARTNERS AND PEOPLE, BRINGING THEM INSIGHT INTO OUR SHARED CONTEMPORARY CULTURE. WE ARE COMMITTED TO MAKING THEATRE AS AN ACT OF CITIZENSHIP TO ENGAGE AUDIENCES IN UNDERSTANDING THE ISSUES OF OUR TIME.

  • ACT CONTEMPORARY THEATRE IS THE PACIFIC NORTHWESTS EPICENTER OF GROUNDBREAKING NEW WORKS THAT PROMISE TO CAPTIVATE, CHALLENGE, AND INSPIRE. HOTTER THAN EGYPT BY YUSSEF EL GUINDI PREMIERED IN 2022, AND HISTORY OF THEATRE: ABOUT, BY, FOR, AND NEAR BY REGINALD ANDR JACKSON PREMIERED IN FEBRUARY 2023, BRINGING ACTS TOTAL NUMBER OF WORLD PREMIERES TO 47. IN ADDITION TO YUSSEF, ACT HAS PLAYWRIGHTS ANDREW LEE CREECH AND KEIKO GREEN UNDER COMMISSION, BOTH OF WHOM HAVE HAD CELEBRATED SUCCESS WITH LOCAL AND NATIONAL WORKSHOPS AND PRODUCTIONS. DURING THE THEATRES 22-23 SEASON, ACT INTRODUCED PAY-WHAT-YOU-CHOOSE TICKETING. EVERY PERFORMANCE HAS A MINIMUM OF TWENTY (20) PAY-WHAT-YOU- CHOOSE SEATS THAT ARE AVAILABLE IN ALL SECTIONS OF THE THEATRE AND MAY BE PURCHASED IN ADVANCE; THE ABILITY TO PURCHASE IN ADVANCE ALLOWS FOR INCREASED ACCESSIBILITY TO PROGRAMMING WHILE ALLOWING INDIVIDUALS IN NEED TO PROPERLY PLAN AND SCHEDULE THEIR ABILITY TO ATTEND.

    Expenses $3,325,392 · Revenue $702,560

  • FOR THE 48TH TIME, A CONTEMPORARY THEATRE PRODUCED ITS COMMUNITY FAVORITE A CHRISTMAS CAROL WHICH SERVED 13,556 TICKET BUYERS FOR 678,765 IN REVENUE.

    Expenses $954,306 · Revenue $842,770

  • ACT EDUCATION PROGRAMS DEVELOP COMMUNITY MEMBERS AS ARTISTS AND CITIZENS THROUGH OUTSTANDING EXPERIENTIAL THEATRE TRAINING IN A CONTEXT OF CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AND COMMUNITY BUILDING. IN 2022, ACT CREATED THE YOUNG CORE COMPANY (YCC) AS PART OF OUR EDUCATION OFFERINGS. THE YCC WAS DESIGNED TO RECOGNIZE THE NEED FOR TEEN ARTS PROGRAMMING THAT IS WELCOMING TO ALL AND FOLLOWS A PAY-WHAT-YOU-CHOOSE TUITION MODEL TO ELIMINATE COST AS A BARRIER FOR PARTICIPATION.THROUGH THE YCC, ACT RECRUITS, CULTIVATES, AND SUPPORTS YOUTH NOT SERVED BY TRADITIONAL ARTS AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS, SPECIFICALLY BIPOC, NEURODIVERGENT, AND LGBTQ+ YOUTH. YCC IS A QUARTERLY PROGRAM THAT ALLOWS TEENS TO PARTICIPATE YEAR-ROUND OR FOR A SINGLE SESSION. SINCE 2022, ACT HAS TEAMED UP WITH ARTSCORPS ON AN INNOVATIVE ARTS EDUCATION AND ENGAGEMENT PROJECT. ARTSCORPS TEACHING ARTISTS AND ACTS ARTISTIC STAFF COLLABORATE ON APPROACHES TO AUTHENTICALLY AMPLIFY STUDENT VOICES AND HELP THEM UNDERSTAND CONNECTIONS BETWEEN THE PROCESSES OF VISUAL ART CREATION AND THEATRE PRODUCTION. STUDENTS BRAINSTORM PITCHES, SUBMIT PROPOSALS, AND UNDERGO ITERATIONS AND DRAFTS OF REVIEW FROM THEIR ASSIGNED TEACHING ARTIST. FINISHED PIECES WILL BE PROFESSIONALLY FRAMED AND DISPLAYED IN THE ACT LOBBY FOR THE ENTIRE RUN OF THE CORRESPONDING SHOW, ALONG WITH ARTIST STATEMENTS. THESE VISUAL ARTWORKS WILL BE SEEN BY THOUSANDS OF THEATRE-GOERS AND STUDENT ARTISTS ARE INVITED TO SEE THE PRODUCTION. IN 2023, ACT AND ARTSCORPS PRESENTED WORK FROM THIS PROJECT AT THE NATIONAL AATE CONFERENCE TO EDUCATORS FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY.

    Expenses $137,955 · Revenue $19,747

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Eric Bennett

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.9 + 0.1 related

  • Maribeth Harper

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.9 + 0.1 related

  • Gary Houlahan

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.9 + 0.1 related

  • Cynthia Huffman

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Bill Kuhn

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Erika Nesholm

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Sarah Pierre-Louis

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Ben Spicer

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Bob Wright

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • John Langs

    ARTISTIC DIR

    Total calculated
    $156,215
    From this org
    $147,715
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $8,500
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $147,715
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $8,500
    Nontaxable benefits
    not reported
    Filer's total
    $156,215

  • Anita Shah

    MANAGING DIR

    Total calculated
    $148,813
    From this org
    $147,808
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $1,005
    Hours/week
    39.9 + 0.1 related

  • Sheila Smith

    FINANCE DIRE

    Total calculated
    $102,221
    From this org
    $101,663
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $558
    Hours/week
    39.9 + 0.1 related

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

None.

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.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
14 May 2024
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202441359349313259

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