Texas · Nonprofit
HORSE HEAD THEATRE CO
HORSE HEAD THEATRE CO (Texas) receives grants from 3 organizations whose IRS filings report $64,700 to it, the largest being Houston Arts Alliance ($55,000). 2 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2017
- $55k
- Funders on record
- 3
- Grants received
- $65k
- Net assets
- $22k
What Horse Head Theatre Co does
Mission
Horse Head Theatre Co's mission is to re energize Houston audiences with theatrically designed experiences using nontraditional methods and local talent. Horse Head utilizes found and site specific spaces, producing events outside of traditional arts venues that further enhance our storytelling. HH is committed to producing new and innovative works and is known for our theatrical experiences, featuring explosive design elements, audience interaction, immersive environments and pre show ritual or ceremonial activities. Our vision is to inspire empathy and engagement. We only produce visceral art with a purpose. Let us tell you a story.
As stated on its FY2017 Form 990.
Program
LIDLESS BY FRANCES YA CHU COWHIG. JUNE 2, 18, 2016. THURSDAYS, SATURDAYS AT 8PM. FRESH ARTS GALLERY, WINTER STREET STUDIOS. LIDLESS boldly asks, what happens after war is over. What do we remember. What do we forget. What do we fabricate. It is 2019. Alice, a former Guantanamo Bay interrogator wants to move on with her life. Bashir, her former detainee cannot let go of the past. And Rhiannon, Alice s boldly imaginative daughter is determined to understand what happened between them. Fifteen years after Alice served as an interrogator at Guantanamo Bay, she has successfully reinvented herself and suppressed all memories of her prior life. Mostly through the aid of pharmaceuticals. Now in 2019, Alice lives contentedly in Minnesota with her loving husband, Lucas, teenage daughter Rhiannon, and lifelong friend Riva. That is until Bashir appears at her florist shop, confronting Alice with the horrifying reality of her long forgotten time at Guantanamo. As compensation for the suffering he endured, Bashir asks Alice to donate part of her liver and save what remains of his life. Meanwhile, Alice s daughter Rhiannon relentlessly begins to uncover her mother s past, just as Bashir…
The first program described on its most recent Form 990, which lists programs largest first by expense.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2018: the base narrowed from 3 funders to 2 funders, grant income rose $32k → $33k.
From the IRS filings of HORSE HEAD THEATRE CO’s funders (the co-funder graph). 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
HORSE HEAD THEATRE CO leans on a few funders — its largest provides 85% of grant income and the top three 100%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
85% 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 HORSE HEAD THEATRE CO.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 79% · 2018 90% — growing more concentrated.
“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.
Where its funders are
99% of HORSE HEAD THEATRE CO's grant income comes from Texas funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. 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.
Government funding HORSE HEAD THEATRE CO receives
Grants and contracts to this organization from federal (USASpending) and state checkbooks, reconciled to its EIN. $10k on record.
- National Endowment for the Arts$10k
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 HORSE HEAD THEATRE CO
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 Texas
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
68% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
100%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for HORSE HEAD THEATRE CO: 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 HORSE HEAD THEATRE CO?
- HORSE HEAD THEATRE CO (Texas) receives grants from 3 organizations whose IRS filings report $64,700 to it, the largest being Houston Arts Alliance ($55,000). 2 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does HORSE HEAD THEATRE CO have?
- IRS filings report 3 organizations giving $64,700 in grants to HORSE HEAD THEATRE CO, 2 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of HORSE HEAD THEATRE CO?
- Houston Arts Alliance is the largest funder on record, with $55,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like HORSE HEAD THEATRE CO find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Texas. 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 FY2017 (financials across 2017–2017), and the filings of 3 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 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing