Nonprofit screen
Screen a listAmerican Shakespeare Center
Can you give?
Listed with the IRS, but California flags it.
Check its California registration before you grant.
- IRS nonprofit listing
- No issue
- Revocation
- None
- IRS files
- Agree
- Sanctions
- No match
- IRS bulletin
- No notice
- California
- Not current
- Charity type
- 509(a)(2)
$3.8Mrevenue
FY2025 · +83% in 3 yrs82staff
8 of 8years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2025
Operating margin0.9%
Months of reserve0.7mo
Revenue growth (annualized)+0.9%
Middle half of peersMedianAmerican Shakespeare Center
Where the money goes FY2025 · $3.8M spent
Programs$3.1M82%Management and general$567k15%Fundraising$104k3%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking1
Deficits in 2 of the last 3 years
−$136k in FY2023 and −$88k in FY2024. Cash covers 0.7 months, under the peer median of 3.8.
990 Part I and balance sheetIn its favor2
Strong governance
19 of 19 board members independent. Conflict-of-interest and whistleblower policies, audited financial statements, board reviews the 990.
990 Part VIA history of government grants
Government grants on 7 of its 7 returns, 2% of revenue in FY2025. $20k is traced federal awards from National Endowment for the Arts.
990 Part VIII · USAspending27funders
$87ka year, last 3 years
31%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23The Shubert Foundation IncSince FY2021$30k$30k$20kArts Midwest IncorporatedStopped after FY2020$25k$25k$25k–Patterson Troike Foundation IncOn and off$4k$22kThe Ambrose Monell FoundationOn and off$25kThe Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncOn and off$550$400$425$910$2k$4kEdmund Beck FoundationOn and off$7kDonor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$54k$54k$47k$230k$70k$37k$48k10 other fundersUp to $5k a year each$1k$2k$8k$13k$2k$4k
FundedThrough a donor-advised fundStopped