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Screen a listTheatre Development Fund Inc
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Listed with the IRS. Every screen came back clear.
A 501(c)(3) on Publication 78 and the IRS master file.
- IRS nonprofit listing
- No issue
- Revocation
- None
- IRS files
- Agree
- Sanctions
- No match
- IRS bulletin
- No notice
- California
- No record
- Charity type
- 509(a)(2)
$20Mrevenue
FY2025 · +60% in 3 yrs155staff
8 of 8years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2025
Operating margin4.5%
Months of reserve1.7mo
Revenue growth (annualized)+2.4%
Middle half of peersMedianTheatre Development
Where the money goes FY2025 · $20M spent
Programs$15M77%Management and general$2.9M15%Fundraising$1.6M8%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Nothing to check in the filings
In its favor2
Strong governance
26 of 26 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 9 of its 9 returns, 3% of revenue in FY2025. $635k is traced federal awards from National Endowment for the Arts.
990 Part VIII · USAspending111funders
$927ka year, last 3 years
20%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23The Taft FoundationSince FY2020$170k$125k$125k$125kThe Howard Gilman Foundation IncSince FY2018$100k$80k$100k$75k$50k$25kTheater Subdistrict Council Local Development CorpStopped after FY2019$200k$50k$68k–The Shubert Foundation IncSince FY2021$90k$100k$100kThe Joseph H Flom FoundationStopped after FY2022$25k$55k$100k$25k$25k$8k–The Tobin Theatre Arts FundOn and off$45k$45k$50k$45k$45kDonor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$37k$112k$177k$136k$258k$310k$379k78 other fundersUp to $225k a year each$66k$83k$104k$294k$213k$218k$512k
FundedThrough a donor-advised fundStopped