New York · Nonprofit
UNITED STATES INSTITUTE FOR THEATRE TECHNOLOGY INC
UNITED STATES INSTITUTE FOR THEATRE TECHNOLOGY INC (New York) receives grants from 4 organizations whose IRS filings report $63,073 to it, the largest being FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND ($32,135). 4 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 99% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- Revenue FY2025
- $4.5M
- Funders on record
- 4
- Grants received
- $63k
- Net assets
- $3.5M
What United States Institute for Theatre Technology Inc does
Mission
To actively connect performing arts design and technology communities to ensure a vibrant dialog among practitioners, educators, and students.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Education and training:as a part of the 2025 conference, the education & training department offered members and guests over 400 presentations, demonstrations, workshops, and celebrations of work by some of the top artists in the industry, including guest artist and fashion designer, mr. Bob mackie. Seminars and hands-on training continued throughout the year and were offered in design, technology, management, and safety. Usitt continues to offer 5 - 7 professional development opportunities nationally, including puerto rico, outside conference week annually.
$400,204 spentof which $33,764 as grants$26,300 earned by the program13% of program spendingEngagement and marketing:usitt has continued its strong post-pandemic push to reengage members, finishing the year at near record numbers of members, including the most student members in the organization's history. This was the first full year of an altered membership structure, with all members expiring at the same time. That has proven to be an easier method for both members and staff. Approximately 90% of paid attendees at usitt25 in columbus were association members and more than 1,000 memberships were purchased with conference registration.
$1,038,427 spent$543,587 earned by the program33% of program spendingConference and stage expo:the stage expo featured 303 exhibitors and 30 sponsors and experienced increased activity driven by higher attendance. The expo floor was intentionally designed to encourage engagement, resulting in strong interaction and networking among attendees, exhibitors, and sponsors throughout the event. The expo incorporated mission-driven programming, including a first-ever membership lounge that connected members with the usitt board of directors and organizational resources. Exhibitor-led education sessions and immersive experiences, including a community blood drive and a local activation in partnership with cosi, enhanced learning and engagement. Workforce development and inclusion were supported through the usitt pathways program, which provides mentorship, industry access, and professional support for underrepresented voices in live entertainment.
$1,550,795 spent$2,515,220 earned by the program50% of program spendingOther program services, not described on the e-filed return.
$120,363 spentof which $25,788 as grants$279,233 earned by the program4% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $3,109,789.
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 2021 to 2022, from $4.5M to $3.8M (−17%).
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: 2019 1% · 2021 16% · 2022 7%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
22% of UNITED STATES INSTITUTE FOR THEATRE TECHNOLOGY INC’s revenue is contributions — more earned-revenue than three-quarters of its peers (63% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 5 of the last 9 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.
Chief executive
Laura Lee Everett
Executive director
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2018 → 2023: the base broadened from 1 funder to 2 funders, grant income fell $5k → $209.
3 of 4 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 99% 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 UNITED STATES INSTITUTE FOR THEATRE TECHNOLOGY INC’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
UNITED STATES INSTITUTE FOR THEATRE TECHNOLOGY INC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 51% 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
99% 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 UNITED STATES INSTITUTE FOR THEATRE TECHNOLOGY INC.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2018 100% · 2019 100% · 2020 100% · 2021 98% · 2022 98% · 2023 74% — 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.
Where its funders are
99% of UNITED STATES INSTITUTE FOR THEATRE TECHNOLOGY 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 $662 that is directly attributable, 100% of it comes from funders outside New York, across 1 state.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $62k arriving through sponsors registered in 3 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
UNITED STATES INSTITUTE FOR THEATRE TECHNOLOGY INC runs a healthier operating margin than half of the 3,230 arts & culture nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 3,230 arts & culture nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2025
Government funding UNITED STATES INSTITUTE FOR THEATRE TECHNOLOGY INC receives
Grants and contracts to this organization from federal (USASpending) and state checkbooks, reconciled to its EIN. $75k on record.
- National Endowment for the Arts$75k
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 UNITED STATES INSTITUTE FOR THEATRE TECHNOLOGY 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 New York
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
76% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
95%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 28 states
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for UNITED STATES INSTITUTE FOR THEATRE TECHNOLOGY 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 UNITED STATES INSTITUTE FOR THEATRE TECHNOLOGY INC?
- UNITED STATES INSTITUTE FOR THEATRE TECHNOLOGY INC (New York) receives grants from 4 organizations whose IRS filings report $63,073 to it, the largest being FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND ($32,135). 4 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 99% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- How many funders does UNITED STATES INSTITUTE FOR THEATRE TECHNOLOGY INC have?
- IRS filings report 4 organizations giving $63,073 in grants to UNITED STATES INSTITUTE FOR THEATRE TECHNOLOGY INC, 4 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of UNITED STATES INSTITUTE FOR THEATRE TECHNOLOGY INC?
- FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND is the largest funder on record, with $32,135 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like UNITED STATES INSTITUTE FOR THEATRE TECHNOLOGY INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in New York. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2017–2025), and the filings of 4 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