Public Charity

LANTERN THEATER COMPANY

LANTERN THEATER COMPANY is a Public Charity headquartered in PHILADELPHIA, PA. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $1.8M revenue, $1.9M expenses, $2.6M total assets. 39 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $893K, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 232798692 PHILADELPHIA, PA Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$1.8M
Total Expenses$1.9M
Total Assets$2.6M
Grant Records39
Funding Total$893K
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

TO PRODUCE PLAYS THAT INVESTIGATE AND ILLUMINATE WHAT IS ESSENTIAL IN THE HUMAN SPIRIT AND THE SPIRIT OF THE TIMES, TO PRESENT RELATED AUDIENCE ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS, AND TO EDUCATE OUR REGION'S YOUTH USING THEATRICAL TECHNIQUES AND GREAT LITERATURE.

Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR Betsy Kalish
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR Charles Mcmahon
CHAIR Dana J Ash
VICE PRESIDENT Donna Saul Millen
DIRECTOR (FROM 2/28/25) Elizabeth Johnston Mullen
CHAIR EMERITUS Eugene Bissell

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Top Grant Purposes

For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$258,576 9 grants
CULTURE & ARTS
$100,000 1 grant
Shakespeare in American Communities: Schools
$75,000 3 grants
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
$74,500 3 grants
CAPITAL GRANTS
$50,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $1.8M $1.9M $2.6M
2024 $3.1M $2.0M $2.7M
2023 $1.2M $2.0M $1.1M
2022 $1.8M $1.9M $1.6M
2021 $1.1M $982K $2.1M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $1.1M to $1.8M (+64%), with total assets most recently reported at $2.6M.

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