Public Charity

THE SHAKESPEARE THEATRE

THE SHAKESPEARE THEATRE, of WASHINGTON, DC, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $20.4M in revenue, $25.0M in expenses, $65.5M in total assets. 141 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $11.1M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 521405988 WASHINGTON, DC Theater NTEE: A65 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$20.4M
Total Expenses$25.0M
Total Assets$65.5M
Grant Records141
Funding Total$11.1M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

THE SHAKESPEARE THEATRE COMPANY CREATES, PRESERVES AND PROMOTES CLASSIC THEATRE-AMBITIOUS, ENDURING PLAYS WITH UNIVERSAL THEMES-FOR ALL AUDIENCES. THROUGH THE CREATION OF PROVOCATIVE, IMAGINATIVE, AND ACCESSIBLE THEATRE, STC IGNITES A DIALOGUE THAT CONNECTS THE UNIVERSALITY OF CLASSIC WORKS TO THE SHARED HUMAN EXPERIENCES OF THE MODERN WORLD.

Where $100 goes at The Shakespeare Theatre

How The Shakespeare Theatre divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$75 Programs the work itself
$18 Management running the organization
$7 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $75 for programs

$69
Performing arts programs
93% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 100 awards
$6
Education programsstc's learning department has provided arts education experiences to more than 100,000 children and adults over the past several decades
7% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 100,000 children; 10 workshops
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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.

Officers & Directors

VICE-CHAIR Abbe David Lowell
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (NEW-PARTIAL YEAR) Angela Gieras
CHAIR Anita Antenucci
BOARD MEMBER Barbara Harman
BOARD MEMBER Bernard F Mckay
BOARD MEMBER Dame Karen Pierce Dcmg

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Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$6,845,898 78 grants
Arts & Culture
$870,060 21 grants
Education
$245,365 9 grants
Health & Medicine
$240,177 3 grants
Fundraising & Sponsorship
$220,000 10 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $20.4M $25.0M $65.5M
2024 $28.7M $25.8M $67.7M
2023 $15.2M $19.2M $64.3M
2022 $22.7M $20.2M $68.7M
2021 $14.2M $10.4M $71.3M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $14.2M to $20.4M (+44%), with total assets most recently reported at $65.5M.

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