Public Charity

Pure Theatre

Based in Charleston, SC, Pure Theatre operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $782K in revenue, $829K in expenses, $138K in total assets for fiscal year 2025. Imperigo tracks 22 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $346K.

EIN: 134240676 Charleston, SC Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$782K
Total Expenses$829K
Total Assets$138K
Grant Records22
Funding Total$346K
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

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Officers & Directors

Board Member Amy Gaffney
Board Member Bea Wray
Vice President Brad Erickson
Board Member David Smalls
Treasurer James M Ward
Board Member Josh Wilhoit

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Top Grant Purposes

GENERAL OPERATIONAL SUPPORT
$150,500 6 grants
ARTS
$33,505 2 grants
PURE Theatre is seeking funding for Haut Gap Middle School and St. Johns High School Youth Companies, an after-school theatre program offered in partnership with Communities in Schools. The program is centered around the development and growth associated with the stages of building a live performance. PURE Theatre's Youth Company is a comprehensive program designed to empower and showcase the unique skill sets of students through the process of live performance. The program aims to foster creativity, build confidence, and cultivate an ensemble mindset among students while providing an enriching experience in the performing arts. Through participation in the program, students hone crucial life skills, including the ability to think creatively, be responsible to oneself and others, work in a group to achieve common goals, and, through PURE's methodology of scene study, understand human motivation and behavior better. The program will begin with one-time workshops being held at the start
$28,760 1 grant
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$17,750 1 grant
PURE is requesting $11,000 in funding for PURE Youth Companies (PYC) at Haut Gap Middle School. PYC is an after-school theatre training program offered through our dynamic partnership with Communities in Schools (CIS). PURE has already received funds from the South Carolina Arts Commission and the Coastal Community Foundation but requires additional funds to create this intensive program that provides students with creative outlets when no other arts education experiences are currently available. PURE Youth Companies are centered around the principle of live performance of a play (vs a pedagogy structured around theatre exercises, non-scripted improvisation, stand-alone monologues, and/or scene work). PURE Youth Companies are intensive, theatre training programs that expose students to in-depth instruction throughout the school year. Each semester, 20 to 25 students meet twice per week for 16 weeks, to learn the art and craft of acting while rehearsing a play. The class culminates in
$16,455 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $782K $829K $138K
2024 $713K $756K $168K
2023 $671K $631K $189K
2022 $487K $544K $164K
2021 $334K $299K $157K

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $334K to $782K (+134%), with total assets most recently reported at $138K.

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