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FLORIDA STUDIO THEATRE INC
FLORIDA STUDIO THEATRE INC (Florida) receives grants from 110 organizations whose IRS filings report $10,930,585 to it, the largest being GULF COAST COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC ($2,922,452). 75 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 66% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- Revenue FY2024
- $18M
- Funders on record
- 110
- Grants received
- $11M
- Net assets
- $61M
What Florida Studio Theatre Inc does
Mission
Florida studio theatre holds the following mission: to make theatre affordable and accessible to as many people as possible; to present theatre that challenges with as much gusto as it entertains; to create a public forum for the issues of our day that will foster positive change in our community and beyond; to operate within and for the public trust.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
Theater Productions: Mainstage is FST's flagship program, producing the best contemporary American theater by presenting plays that speak to a living, evolving, dynamically changing world. Stage III is dedicated to the presentation of socially significant productions, stimulating audiences by presenting challenging content to audiences who might not otherwise participate in theatrical events. In accordance with its mission point "to make theatre affordable and accessible to as many people as possible," FST staunchly believes that theatre should not be a privilege of the few, but should benefit everyone. FST is able to maintain reasonable ticket prices; the average amount that a person will pay for a 3-play subscription to the Mainstage series is $79, or $26.33 per show.
$7,790,685 spent$5,983,618 earned by the program77% of program spendingCabaret Concessions: FST Cabaret was established to develop new audiences who might not otherwise participate in theatrical events. Offering restaurant and beverage service, the Cabaret provides a relaxed, inviting atmosphere for people who are new to the performing arts. Its warm, welcoming space reduces social barriers to theatre and encourages communication and intimacy.
$1,553,574 spent$1,731,411 earned by the program15% of program spendingEducation and Touring: The Write a Play touring program impacts students in grades K-12, with a special emphasis on underserved youth throughout Florida. During the course of a school year, FST's tours inspire 47,000 children and teens to write their own original plays through the Write a Play arts in education initiative each year. FST's education program offers children and adults a wealth of opportunities to discover their creativity. Classes are offered each week to students aged 5-95 in theatre, dance and music. Accessibility is ensured through programming for financially disadvantaged, physically and mentally challenged youth and adults. FST's "Children's Scholarship Program" provides about 15% of youth with full or partial tuition waivers, and adult work/scholarships in which prices are reduced in exchange for volunteer hours with the theatre, and are available to those with a need.
$753,186 spent$172,951 earned by the program7% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $10,097,445.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2023 to 2024, from $54M to $66M (+22%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2017 2% · 2018 6% · 2019 1% · 2020 2% · 2021 33% · 2022 17% · 2023 2% · 2024 1%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
57% of FLORIDA STUDIO THEATRE INC’s revenue is contributions — about as donation-reliant as the typical peer (58% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 0 of the last 8 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 32 funders to 50 funders, grant income rose $1.0M → $1.2M.
14 of 110 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 66% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of FLORIDA STUDIO THEATRE INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 30 of 110 funders by total. Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
FLORIDA STUDIO THEATRE INC has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 27% of grant income, and it takes 3 funders to reach half.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 3 funders to its left
68% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund FLORIDA STUDIO THEATRE INC.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 52% · 2018 36% · 2019 36% · 2020 36% · 2021 25% · 2022 20% · 2023 24% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How long its funders stay
41% of FLORIDA STUDIO THEATRE INC's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 68% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
66% of FLORIDA STUDIO THEATRE INC's grant income arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors, whose addresses record where the money is held rather than where the donor is. Of the $3.7M that is directly attributable, 56% of it comes from funders outside Florida, across 21 states.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $7.3M arriving through sponsors registered in 9 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
FLORIDA STUDIO THEATRE INC runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 772 arts & culture nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 772 arts & culture nonprofits $10M–$100M, FY2024
Government funding FLORIDA STUDIO THEATRE INC receives
Grants and contracts to this organization from federal (USASpending) and state checkbooks, reconciled to its EIN. $109k on record — $70k federal, $39k state.
- National Endowment for the Arts$70k
- REFUNDS - GENERAL $39k
Federal grants vs contracts are distinguished; state line items keep their reported category. Matched by name + geography (the BMF), so coverage is partial and precision-first.
Organizations like FLORIDA STUDIO THEATRE INC
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Florida
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
84% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
92%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
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A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for FLORIDA STUDIO THEATRE INC: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds FLORIDA STUDIO THEATRE INC?
- FLORIDA STUDIO THEATRE INC (Florida) receives grants from 110 organizations whose IRS filings report $10,930,585 to it, the largest being GULF COAST COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC ($2,922,452). 75 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 66% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- How many funders does FLORIDA STUDIO THEATRE INC have?
- IRS filings report 110 organizations giving $10,930,585 in grants to FLORIDA STUDIO THEATRE INC, 75 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of FLORIDA STUDIO THEATRE INC?
- GULF COAST COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC is the largest funder on record, with $2,922,452 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like FLORIDA STUDIO THEATRE INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Florida. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2017–2024), and the filings of 110 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 22, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing