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THE PHOENIX THEATRE COMPANY

EIN 86-0108839 PHOENIX, AZ

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Revenue 2024
$19,478,436
Expenses 2024
$15,059,606

Program services were 84.6% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
NTEE code
A650
Classification
2380
Street
1825 N CENTRAL AVE

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

PHOENIX THEATRE CREATES EXCEPTIONAL THEATRICAL EXPERIENCES TO ARTICULATE MESSAGES THAT INSPIRE HOPE AND UNDERSTANDING.

Activities or mission (Part I)

PHOENIX THEATRE CREATES EXCEPTIONAL THEATRICAL EXPERIENCES TO (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O) ARTICULATE MESSAGES THAT INSPIRE HOPE AND UNDERSTANDING.

  • PERFORMANCE PROGRAMING: WE VALUE THEATRE AS A PLACE WHERE PEOPLE CAN BE WHERE ANYONE CAN GO POPULAR, GEEKY, BROKEN DOWN OR AFFLUENT - AND BE WELCOMED. THEATRE LIVES WHERE WE WISH THE WHOLE WORLD LIVED. BY INSPIRING EMPATHY AND THE ABILITY TO SEE THINGS FROM ANOTHER'S POINT OFVIEW, WE ENCOURAGE QUALITIES THAT LEAD TO VISIONARY LEADERSHIP AND BUILD COMMUNITIES IN WHICH WE ARE PROUD TO WORK AND LIVE.

    Expenses $12,411,479 · Revenue $9,141,126

  • EDUCATION: PHOENIX THEATRE BELIEVES THE ARTS ARE ESSENTIAL BECAUSE THEY BUILD COMMUNITIES IN WHICH WE ARE PROUD TO WORK AND LIVE. FOSTER THE HERO WITHIN, CREATE GREATER UNDERSTANDING OF CULTURAL AND POLITICAL DIFFERENCES AND, IN AN ERA OF SIMULATED VIRTUAL GATHERINGS, CONTINUE TO PROVIDE A FORUM IN WHICH THE COMMUNITY FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE CAN GATHER, LIVE AND IN-PERSON. PHOENIX THEATRE BELIEVES THE PROCESS OF CREATING THEATRICAL EXPERIENCES IS JUST AS IMPORTANT AS THE EXPERIENCE ITSELF. PHOENIX THEATRE STRIVES TO PRODUCE THE NEXT GENERATION OF PEOPLE WHO PRODUCE THEATRICAL EXPERIENCES. PHOENIX THEATRE CREATED A COMMUNITY OF ARTISTS - FROM THE ACTOR TO THE PROP DESIGNER; FROM THE MUSICIAN TO THE SET BUILDER, AND SO ON. PHOENIX THEATRE IS A PLACE WHERE THESE ARTISTS LIVE, CREATE, AND LEARN.(CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O) THE PHOENIX THEATRE COMPANY'S CHARITABLE AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS ENRICH LIVES THROUGH THE TRANSFORMATIVE POWER OF THE ARTS BY SERVING INDIVIDUALS OF ALL AGES AND BACKGROUNDS. THROUGH YOUTH THEATRE CLASSES, SUMMER CAMPS, DANCE TRAINING, AND YEAR-ROUND AUDIENCE LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES, THE COMPANY NURTURES CREATIVITY, SELF-EXPRESSION, ARTISTIC DEVELOPMENT, AND LIFELONG ENGAGEMENT WITH THEATRE. COMMUNITY-FOCUSED INITIATIVES SUCH AS BACKSTAGE EXPERIENCES, EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS, AND THE RICHARD P. STAHL FESTIVAL OF NEW AMERICAN THEATRE DEEPEN CONNECTIONS BETWEEN AUDIENCES AND ARTISTS. THE SIGNATURE PARTNERS THAT HEAL PROGRAM BRINGS THE BENEFITS OF IMPROVISATION TO HEALTHCARE AND CAREGIVING SETTINGS, IMPROVING COMMUNICATION AND EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING, WHILE COMMUNITY NIGHTS ENSURE THAT LIVE THEATRE REMAINS ACCESSIBLE TO ALL THROUGH PAY-WHAT-YOU-CAN PERFORMANCES OFFERED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH LOCAL NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. IN ADDITION, THE COMPANY RUNS A ROBUST APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM TO TRAIN THE NEXT GENERATION OF THEATRICAL TECHNICIANS.

    Expenses $325,717 · Revenue $306,115

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

Officers and directors · 2024

As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

  • Cy Brown

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Meghan Cox

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Molly Greene

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Gary Gephart

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Alexia Bertsatos

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Erica Brinker

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Elena Canez

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Lindsay Cullum-Colwell

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Angela Derosa

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Stephane Fitch

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Kerri Geisler

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Michael Giavanti

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Brian Guzman

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Chelsea Hesla

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Mark Koson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Kevin Loman

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Chris Natale

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Diane Peterson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Ryan Pont

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Brandon Shipman

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Jeanie Short

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Beth Silhasek

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Kelli Tonki

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Anna Tovar

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Janet Richter

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

The first 25 listed. 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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

  • 2024
    Revenue
    $19,478,436
    Expenses
    $15,059,606
    Contributions
    $9,930,930
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2023
    Revenue
    $12,349,032
    Expenses
    $14,481,965
    Contributions
    $4,213,588
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $24,633,049
    Expenses
    $12,379,920
    Contributions
    $17,749,077
    Grants paid
    $0

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

  • 2024 · 990-T

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    not reported
    Assets (EOY)
    not reported
  • 2023 · 990-T

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    not reported
    Assets (EOY)
    not reported
  • 2022 · 990-T

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    not reported
    Assets (EOY)
    not reported
  • 2021 · 990

    Revenue
    $17,053,074
    Expenses
    $11,181,243
    Assets (EOY)
    $31,561,308
  • 2021 · 990-T

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    not reported
    Assets (EOY)
    not reported
  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $9,712,890
    Expenses
    $6,258,146
    Assets (EOY)
    $26,798,907
  • 2020 · 990-T

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    not reported
    Assets (EOY)
    not reported
  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $8,604,934
    Expenses
    $8,163,413
    Assets (EOY)
    $21,212,066
  • 2017 · 990

    Revenue
    $8,429,165
    Expenses
    $7,013,367
    Assets (EOY)
    $19,163,875
  • 2016 · 990

    Revenue
    $5,493,368
    Expenses
    $5,705,039
    Assets (EOY)
    $17,631,187

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.

Grants made

No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.

Grants received

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

Taxable family

From Schedule R Parts I, III and IV: entities that legally are the filer, and taxable partnerships, corporations and trusts it is related to. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money.

Disregarded entities on its 2024 return

  • PHOENIX THEATRE REAL ESTATE LLC

    REAL ESTATE HOLDING · AZ · income $290,178 · assets $0

Other IRS files

Auto-Revocation List

Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.

Publication 78

Listed as of 11 November 2026, under deductibility PC.

These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.

What this page reflects

The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 9 November 2026 and read 9 November 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.