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← ASOLO THEATER INC

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by ASOLO THEATER INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$11,508,355
Total expenses
$12,329,018
Contributions and grants received
$4,491,895
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$6,258,573
Investment income
$673,587
Other revenue
$84,300
Total assets, end of year
$48,472,075
Total liabilities, end of year
$2,566,793
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$45,905,282
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$9,860,172
Management and general expenses
$1,874,422
Fundraising expenses
$594,424
Program service expenses (Part III)
$9,860,172

Program services were 80.0% 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

    $384,620

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $237,251

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $3,870,024

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $5,023

  • 2a · Program service revenue: RESIDENT SEASON

    total $4,952,473 · related or exempt $4,952,473

  • 2b · Program service revenue: FSU/ASOLO CONSERVATORIES

    total $832,124 · related or exempt $832,124

  • 2c · Program service revenue: SCENE & COSTUME SHOPS

    total $291,893 · related or exempt $160,352 · unrelated business $131,541

  • 2d · Program service revenue: TICKET SURCHARGE

    total $182,083 · related or exempt $182,083

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $806,841 · excluded $806,841

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $4,722,528

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

    securities $4,855,782

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities -$133,254

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$133,254 · excluded -$133,254

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $317,759

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

    $384,620

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $266,474

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $51,285 · excluded $51,285

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $33,208

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $0

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $33,208 · excluded $33,208

  • 11a · Other revenue: PARTNERSHIP LOSSES

    total -$193 · unrelated business -$193

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    -$193

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $609,312 · program services $609,312

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $5,924,254 · program services $5,245,492 · management and general $241,559 · fundraising $437,203

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $50,382 · program services $34,290 · management and general $5,882 · fundraising $10,210

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $1,020,044 · program services $769,584 · management and general $249,403 · fundraising $1,057

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $417,769 · program services $364,552 · management and general $22,856 · fundraising $30,361

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $124 · management and general $124

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $38,900 · management and general $38,900

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $93,670 · management and general $93,670

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $93,861 · program services $69,983 · management and general $23,878

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $447,202 · program services $364,123 · fundraising $83,079

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $179,822 · program services $95,578 · management and general $77,047 · fundraising $7,197

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $81,590 · management and general $81,590

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $379,289 · program services $379,289

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $195,282 · program services $101,994 · management and general $93,288

  • 17 · Travel

    total $164,979 · program services $153,840 · management and general $6,371 · fundraising $4,768

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $670,454 · program services $556,477 · management and general $113,977

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $361,376 · management and general $361,376

  • 24a · Other expenses: PRODUCTION EXPENSE

    total $519,475 · program services $519,475

  • 24b · Other expenses: MAINTENANCE

    total $261,286 · program services $150,501 · management and general $110,785

  • 24c · Other expenses: BANK CHARGES

    total $174,609 · management and general $171,948 · fundraising $2,661

  • 24d · Other expenses: SOFTWARE

    total $63,327 · management and general $63,327 · fundraising $0

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $582,011 · program services $445,682 · management and general $118,441 · fundraising $17,888

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,214 · end of year $1,693

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $5,027,519 · end of year $5,063,441

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $831,998 · end of year $587,002

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $759,089 · end of year $638,585

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $4,882 · end of year $4,882

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $274,543 · end of year $324,071

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

    $18,907,250

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

    $4,747,198

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $14,384,570 · end of year $14,160,052

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $23,058,788 · end of year $26,139,490

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $1,669,124 · end of year $1,552,859

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $579,289 · end of year $545,729

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $1,827,610 · end of year $2,021,064

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $28,582,907 · end of year $28,977,446

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $15,021,921 · end of year $16,927,836

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

ENGAGE AND INSPIRE AUDIENCES WITH EXTRAORDINARY THEATRICAL EXPERIENCES CREATED WITH VISION, PASSION AND ARTISTRY AND ENHANCED BY DEEPLY INTEGRATED EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

ENTERTAIN, ENGAGE AND INSPIRE THROUGH THE HIGHEST QUALITY PROFESSIONAL REPERTORY THEATRE AND SUPERIOR EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS.

  • ASOLO REPERTORY'S RESIDENT SEASON CREATES A CENTER FOR THEATRICAL EXCELLENCE FOR A LOCAL, REGIONAL AND NATIONAL COMMUNITY. FROM CLASSICS TO CONTEMPORARY DRAMAS TO BROADWAY-BOUND MUSICALS AND NEWLY COMMISSIONED WORK, ALL PERFORMED IN THE RAREST FORM OF ROTATING REPERTORY. ASOLO REP IS A THEATRE DISTRICT IN ITSELF. EACH SEASON, ASOLO REP MOUNTS UP TO TEN PRODUCTIONS AND TWO HUNDRED FIFTY PERFORMANCES ON TWO STAGES, FOR MORE THAN EIGHTY THOUSAND PEOPLE ANNUALLY.

    Expenses $5,781,952 · Revenue $4,952,473

  • THE FSU/ASOLO CONSERVATORY FOR ACTOR TRAINING IS A RIGOROUS THREE-YEAR M.F.A GRADUATE PROGRAM CONNECTED TO ASOLO REPERTORY. IT IS RANKED IN THE TOP TEN ACTOR TRAINING PROGRAMS BY THE NEW YORK TIMES. MORE THAN TWO THOUSAND AUDITION ANNUALLY FOR A MERE TWELVE SLOTS.

    Expenses $401,461 · Revenue $832,124

  • THE SCENE AND COSTUME SHOPS CREATE PHYSICAL ELEMENTS FOR THE PRODUCTIONS AND CONTRIBUTE TO THE QUALITY PROFESSIONAL THEATRICAL EXPERIENCE FOR ASOLO REPERTORY, THE FSU/ASOLO CONSERVATORY FOR ACTOR TRAINING AND OTHERS, SUCH AS THE TAMPA BAY PERFORMING ARTS CENTER AND THE SARASOTA OPERA.

    Expenses $3,676,759 · Revenue $160,352

  • Revenue $182,083

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • BEVERLY BARTNER

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • BOB BARTNER

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • TERRY BRACKETT

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • NANCY BOXILL THOMAS

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • SUSAN BUCK

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • ANN CHARTERS

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • CAROLE CROSBY

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • ARIANE DART

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • JAIME DIDOMENICO

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • SUSAN DWECK

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • L'TANYA EVANS

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • DEBORAH FARRINGTON

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • KATHLEEN FRANCE

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • HERMAN FRANKEL

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • TERI HANSEN

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • LARRY HASPEL

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • GARY HEARD

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • JUDITH HOFMANN

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • GIGI HUBERMAN

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • CHARLIE HUISKING

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • CARYL KAPLAN

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • CAROLYN KEYSTONE

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • BEVERLY KOSKI

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • RUTH KREINDLER

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • LUCIE LAPOVSKY

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • NANCY MARKLE

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • ENID MARSHALL

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • SCOTT MERRITT

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • SANDRA MIRANDA

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • MELANIE NATARAJAN

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • JULES PRICE

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • WILLIAM SANDY

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • NIKKI SEDACCA

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • STEPHANIE SHAW

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • WILLIAM VILLAFRANCO

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • KIRK VOELKER

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • JAMES WADSWORTH

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • MARYSUE WECHSLER

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • MARY LOU WINNICK

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • MARGARET WISE

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • GERI YONOVER

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • RANDELL JOHNSON

    IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • BETH HIRSCH

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • SCOTT GREER

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • PAULINE WAMSLER

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • CHARLIE WILSON

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • MARY BRAXTON-JOSEPH

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • TOM MCLAUGHLIN

    GENERAL COUNSEL

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • PETER ROTHSTEIN

    PRODUCING ARTISTIC DIR JULY 2023

    Total calculated
    $168,189
    From this org
    $159,598
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $8,591
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $159,598
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $8,591
    Filer's total
    $168,189
  • ROSS EGAN

    MANAGING DIR JULY 2023

    Total calculated
    $127,847
    From this org
    $115,963
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $11,884
    Hours/week
    40
  • MICHAEL EDWARDS

    PRODUCING ARTISTIC DIR JAN-JUN 2023

    Total calculated
    $223,243
    From this org
    $176,682
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $46,561
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $176,682
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $40,834
    Nontaxable benefits
    $5,727
    Filer's total
    $223,243
  • LINDA DIGABRIELE

    MANAGING DIR JAN-JUN 2023

    Total calculated
    $202,740
    From this org
    $159,128
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $43,612
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $159,128
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $30,554
    Nontaxable benefits
    $13,058
    Filer's total
    $202,740
  • VICTOR MEYRICH

    DIR. OF PRODUCTION / OPERA

    Total calculated
    $141,028
    From this org
    $111,073
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $29,955
    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. 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

  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Written employment contract
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings

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
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 6
PER MICHAEL EDWARDS (PRODUCING ARTISTIC DIRECTOR) THROUGH 06/30/23 EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT "FOR ANY FISCAL YEAR IN WHICH THE TOTAL OF THE ASOLO'S EARNED AND CONTRIBUTED INCOME (EXCLUDING GIFTS TO THE ASOLO'S ENDOWMENT FUND OR GIFTS FOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS) EXCEEDS THE TOTAL OF THE ASOLO'S OPERATING EXPENSES (EXCLUDING CAPITAL EXPENDITURES AND DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION COSTS) BY AT LEAST $250,000, THE ASOLO SHALL PAY EDWARDS A BONUS IN AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO 15% OF HIS ANNUAL BASE SALARY (BEFORE BENEFITS). SUCH BONUS, IF ANY, SHALL BE PAID TO EDWARDS WITHIN 30 DAYS AFTER COMPLETION OF THE AUDIT OF THE ASOLO'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR SUCH FISCAL YEAR." SINCE THE RETIREMENT OF MICHAEL EDWARDS, NO BONUS WAS ISSUED. PER LINDA DIGABRIELE'S (MANAGING DIRECTOR) THROUGH 06/30/23 EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT "FOR ANY FISCAL YEAR IN WHICH THE TOTAL OF THE ASOLO'S EARNED AND CONTRIBUTED INCOME (EXCLUDING GIFTS TO THE ASOLO'S ENDOWMENT FUND OR GIFTS FOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS) EXCEEDS THE TOTAL OF THE ASOLO'S OPERATING EXPENSES (EXCLUDING CAPITAL EXPENDITURES AND DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION COSTS) BY AT LEAST $250,000, THE ASOLO SHALL PAY DIGABRIELE A BONUS IN AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO 10% OF HER ANNUAL BASE SALARY (BEFORE BENEFITS). SUCH BONUS, IF ANY, SHALL BE PAID TO DIGABRIELE WITHIN 30 DAYS AFTER COMPLETION OF THE AUDIT OF THE ASOLO'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR SUCH FISCAL YEAR." SINCE THE RETIREMENT OF LINDA DIGABRIELE, NO BONUS WAS ISSUED. PER PETER ROTHSTEIN'S (PRODUCING ARTISTIC DIRECTOR) STARTING 07/01/23 EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT "FOR ANY FISCAL YEAR IN WHICH THE TOTAL OF THE ASOLO'S EARNED AND CONTRIBUTED INCOME (EXCLUDING GIFTS TO THE ASOLO'S ENDOWMENT FUND OR GIFTS FOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS) EXCEEDS THE TOTAL OF THE ASOLO'S OPERATING EXPENSES (EXCLUDING CAPITAL EXPENDITURES AND DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION COSTS) BY AT LEAST $250,000, THE ASOLO SHALL PAY ROTHSTEIN A BONUS IN AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO 15% OF HIS ANNUAL BASE SALARY. SUCH BONUS, IF ANY, SHALL BE PAID TO ROTHSTEIN WITHIN 30 DAYS AFTER COMPLETION OF THE AUDIT OF THE ASOLO REP'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR SUCH FISCAL YEAR." PER ROSS EGAN'S (MANAGING DIRECTOR) STARTING 07/01/23 EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT "FOR ANY FISCAL YEAR IN WHICH THE TOTAL OF THE ASOLO'S EARNED AND CONTRIBUTED INCOME (EXCLUDING GIFTS TO THE ASOLO'S ENDOWMENT FUND OR GIFTS FOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS) EXCEEDS THE TOTAL OF THE ASOLO'S OPERATING EXPENSES (EXCLUDING CAPITAL EXPENDITURES AND DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION COSTS) BY AT LEAST $250,000, THE ASOLO SHALL PAY EGAN A BONUS IN AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO 10% OF HIS ANNUAL BASE SALARY. SUCH BONUS, IF ANY, SHALL BE PAID TO EGAN WITHIN 30 DAYS AFTER COMPLETION OF THE AUDIT OF THE ASOLO REP'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR SUCH FISCAL YEAR."

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.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
2 April 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202510989349301311

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