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. 136 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $11.0M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 521405988 WASHINGTON, DC Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$20.4M
Total Expenses$25.0M
Total Assets$65.5M
Grant Records136
Funding Total$11.0M
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.

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 building
$2,120,804 2 grants
Unspecified
$1,816,255 1 grant
COMMUNITY OUTREACH & ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS
$720,000 6 grants
GENERAL SUPPORT
$710,464 10 grants
SEE PART IV, TYPE A
$681,720 5 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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