Public Charity

THE NATIONAL THEATRE FOUNDATION

THE NATIONAL THEATRE FOUNDATION is a Public Charity headquartered in WASHINGTON, DC. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $2.6M revenue, $1.9M expenses, $7.5M total assets. 29 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $1.6M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 521014217 WASHINGTON, DC Performing Arts Centers NTEE: A61 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$2.6M
Total Expenses$1.9M
Total Assets$7.5M
Grant Records29
Funding Total$1.6M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

THE NATIONAL THEATRE FOUNDATION OVERSEES AND PRESERVES ONE OF AMERICA'S MOST ICONIC THEATRES TOWARD AN INNOVATIVE AND INCLUSIVE FUTURE. WHILE SERVING AS THE PRIMARY HOME FOR BROADWAY IN OUR NATION'S CAPITAL, THE FOUNDATION ALSO PRESENTS COMPELLING EDUCATIONAL AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS, MAINTAINS AND PRESERVES THE THEATRE'S HISTORIC ARCHIVE, AND IS RESPONSIBLE FOR FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS AND SERVICES.

Where $100 goes at The National Theatre Foundation

How The National Theatre Foundation divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 8 years.

$54 Programs the work itself
$27 Management running the organization
$19 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $54 for programs

$54
Ntf works with the nederlander organization to program the main stage season
All program spending · Reported in the filing: 20 productions; 80 performances; 13 shows
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Sample Grants Received

2024
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
$94,100
2024
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$60,500
2024
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
$11,600
$10,000

Showing up to 5 of 29 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR Anthony A Williams
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (AS OF 6/2024) Beryl Jolly
SECRETARY Carol Laxalt
CHAIRMAN Charles C Wilkes
DIRECTOR Christina Silberman
DIRECTOR Daniel J O'neill Jr

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Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$794,300 18 grants
Arts & Culture
$145,400 7 grants
Health & Medicine
$120,340 2 grants
Training & Professional Development
$6,000 1 grant
Unspecified
$535,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $2.6M $1.9M $7.5M
2024 $1.5M $1.7M $7.1M
2023 $1.7M $1.6M $6.9M
2022 $1.4M $1.5M $6.3M
2021 $1.1M $1.4M $6.6M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $1.1M to $2.6M (+144%), with total assets most recently reported at $7.5M.

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