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Nonprofit · EIN 52-2358563

ATLAS PERFORMING ARTS CENTER

Tax-exempt · WASHINGTON, DC 20002

Financials

$2.8M$3.3M2022$2.7M$3.6M2023$2.8M$3.5M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of ATLAS PERFORMING ARTS CENTER by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
August 31, 2025990$2,781,139$3,501,902-$720,763$14,070,462$3,436,628$10,633,834
August 31, 2024990$2,669,084$3,613,270-$944,186$14,836,167$3,504,521$11,331,646
August 31, 2023990$2,775,528$3,264,417-$488,889$16,011,876$3,510,350$12,501,526
Financial details: 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$1,426,409
of which government grants
$700,169
Program service revenue
$676,178
Investment income
$41,714
Net rental income
$617,112
Net income from fundraising events
-$11,354
Other revenue
$636,838

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$153,989
Other salaries and wages
$1,201,755
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$1,517,882
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Accounting fees
$88,096
Occupancy
$238,643
Travel
$5,882
Depreciation
$761,127
Program services (functional)
$3,191,743
Management and general (functional)
$265,361
Fundraising (functional)
$44,798

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$14,836,167
Total assets, end of year
$14,070,462
Total liabilities, end of year
$3,436,628
Net assets, end of year
$10,633,834
Land, buildings and equipment
$12,727,897
Publicly traded securities
$478,561
Net assets without donor restrictions
$10,633,834
Gross receipts
$2,810,255
Employees
65
Volunteers
67
Year formed
2001
State of legal domicile
DC

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
JARROD BENNETTEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Officer
40$115,230$6,103
MICHAEL LEWISBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
PHILIP HOLMESCHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
DEIRDRE VOLLMERSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
ERIC JAFFETREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
BRANDON MYERSBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JANE LANGFOUNDER & CHAIR EMERITUS
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
MONIQUE WATSONBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
WBRIAN EDGEBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
PHYLLIS D THOMPSONBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ORLANDO BROOKSBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ERVA COCKFIELDBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
STEVE BARBERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KAREEM ELBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MIKE FORMANTBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
990 for the year ended August 31, 2024: 17 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
DOUGLAS YEUELLEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR UNTIL AUG 24
Officer
40$155,936$7,479
MICHAEL LEWISBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DONNA RATTLEY WASHINGTONCHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
PHILIP HOLMESVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
DEIRDRE VOLLMERSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
ERIC JAFFETREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
BRANDON MYERSBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JANE LANGFOUNDER & CHAIR EMERITUS
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
STEVE BROSEBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MONIQUE WATSONBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MAREK SKOVAJSABOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
WBRIAN EDGEBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
PHYLLIS D THOMPSONBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SKYE PERRYMANBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LAURA COATESBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ORLANDO BROOKSBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ERVA COCKFIELDBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
990 for the year ended August 31, 2023: 20 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
DOUGLAS YEUELLEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Trustee or director, Officer
50$128,767$7,533
JOHANNA SELTZERDIRECTOR OF F&A, UNTIL 9/2022
Officer
40$81,694$2,451
MICHAEL LEWISCHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
0.12$0$0
DONNA RATTLEY WASHINGTONVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
0.12$0$0
PHILIP HOLMESSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
0.12$0$0
ERIC JAFFETREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
0.12$0$0
BRANDON MYERSLEGAL COUNSEL
Trustee or director
0.12$0$0
JANE LANGFOUNDER & CHAIR EMERITUS
Trustee or director, Officer
0.12$0$0
STEVE BROSEBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.12$0$0
MONIQUE WATSONBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.12$0$0
MAREK SKOVAJSABOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.12$0$0
BRIAN EDGEBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.12$0$0
ORLANDO BROOKSBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.12$0$0
SHARI CURTISBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.12$0$0
PHYLLIS THOMPSONBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.12$0$0
MICHAEL HEALYBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.12$0$0
DONNICA HAWES-SAUNDERSBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.12$0$0
SKYE PERRYMANBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.12$0$0
LAURA COATESBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.12$0$0
HENRY FONVIELLEBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.12$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
1333 H ST NE, WASHINGTON, DC 20002-4446
In care of
% JANE LANG
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
JARROD BENNETT, 1333 H STREET NE, WASHINGTON, DC 20002
Signed the 990
JARROD BENNETT, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Phone
(202) 399-7993
Return prepared by
GORFINE SCHILLER & GARDYN PA

Mission

THE ATLAS IS A CREATIVE SPACE FOR ARTISTS AND AUDIENCES TO EXPLORE THE IDEA AND ISSUES OF OUR TIME. WE NURTURE AN EQUITABLE HOME FOR ARTISTS REPRESENTING OUR DIVERSE COMMUNITY. WE LEVERAGE PARTNERSHIPS AND PROGRAMS THAT REFLECT THE BEST OF THE ARTS AND OUR HUMANITY.

990 for the year ended August 31, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • ATLAS PRESENTS: THE ATLAS PERFORMING ARTS CENTER PRESENTS, PRODUCES, AND CURATES ARTISTIC EVENTS. WE CONNECT OUR AUDIENCES AND PATRONS THROUGH COMPELLING THEATRICAL PERFORMANCES, DYNAMIC, MUSICAL ENTERTAINMENT, DANCE, SPOKEN WORD. ATLAS PRESENTS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS: ARTS FOR YOUNG AUDIENCES, JAZZ AT THE ATLAS, THE ATLAS SILENT FILM SERIES, AND THE ANNUAL INTERSECTIONS FESTIVAL, WHICH BOASTS OVER 35 PERFORMANCES WITH OVER 400 ARTISTS, AS WELL AS THE ANNUAL YOUTH SUMMIT. THE ATLAS PERFORMING ARTS CENTER STANDS AS A CULTURAL ICON AND DESTINATION WITHIN A DYNAMIC COMMUNITY ENERGIZED BY HUMAN DIVERSITY, ABUNDANT IN ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY, AND INFUSED WITH PASSION FOR THE ARTS.
    Expenses $2,828,973 · revenue $692,855
  • THEATER, SPECIAL EVENTS AND RENTALS: ATLAS PROVIDES A THEATER RENTAL HOME FOR PROFESSIONAL PERFORMING ARTS COMPANIES AND NONRESIDENT, REGIONAL, NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL PRODUCTION COMPANIES (INCLUDING DANCE, THEATRE, ORCHESTRAL AND VARIETY) IN SEVEN SPACES (FOUR THEATRES AND THREE DANCE STUDIOS). ATLAS PROVIDES ADMINISTRATIVE AND PRODUCTION SUPPORT FOR ITS RESIDENT AND VISITING COMPANIES IN A COMPLETE FLOOR OF OFFICES ON THE LOWER LEVEL (3,000 SQUARE FEET). THE ATLAS ALSO RENTS ITS SPACES FOR COMMUNITY BASED EVENTS SUCH AS WEDDINGS, BIRTHDAYS, AND OTHER CELEBRATIONS ALONG WITH RENTALS TO BUSINESSES FOR SEMINARS AND OTHER CORPORATE MEETINGS AND GATHERINGS. ATLAS HAS BEEN, AND CONTINUES TO BE AN ECONOMIC AND CULTURAL ANCHOR AND THE LEADER IN THE REVITALIZATION OF THE H STREET CORRIDOR IN NORTHEAST WASHINGTON, DC.
    Expenses $200,395 · revenue $617,112
  • EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS: AS A CULTURAL AND ARTISTIC HUB, THE ATLAS IS ALSO DEDICATED TO DEVELOPING THE NEXT GENERATION OF ARTISTS AND AUDIENCES THROUGH EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAMMING. THE ATLAS HAS PERFORMANCE SPACES AND WE OFTEN HOST FREE EVENTS IN OUR LOBBY. WE PRODUCE ATLAS PRESENTS PERFORMANCES AND RENT SPACES TO OTHER ARTIST GROUPS SO THEY CAN CREATE THEIR OWN PRODUCTIONS. OUR ARTS EDUCATION PROGRAMMING INCLUDE OUR CITY AT PEACE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM. IN ADDITION, ATLAS ARTS LAB IS AN ARTIST FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM DEDICATED TO THE CREATION OF NEW WORKING IN THE PERFORMING ARTS.
    Expenses $162,375 · revenue $14,403

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in August, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025August 31, 2026January 15, 2027Not due yet
2024August 31, 2025January 15, 2026990 on file
2023August 31, 2024January 15, 2025990 on file

IRS record

EIN
52-2358563
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Public charity, 50% deduction limit
Exempt since
2002
Accounting year ends
August
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$14,070,462
Income (IRS master file)
$2,810,255

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990August 2025$2,781,139$3,501,902$14,070,462XML
990August 2024$2,669,084$3,613,270$14,836,167XML
990August 2023$2,775,528$3,264,417$16,011,876XML
990August 2022$2,658,202$2,655,170$16,779,324IRS
990August 2021–––IRS
990August 2020–––IRS
990August 2019–––IRS
990August 2018–––IRS

990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 52-2358563).

Questions about ATLAS PERFORMING ARTS CENTER

What is the EIN of ATLAS PERFORMING ARTS CENTER?
The employer identification number (EIN) of ATLAS PERFORMING ARTS CENTER is 52-2358563.
Is ATLAS PERFORMING ARTS CENTER tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2002.
Are donations to ATLAS PERFORMING ARTS CENTER tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does ATLAS PERFORMING ARTS CENTER file?
Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
When is the next return of ATLAS PERFORMING ARTS CENTER due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending August 31, 2026) is due January 15, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did ATLAS PERFORMING ARTS CENTER last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended August 2025.
Who is the principal officer of ATLAS PERFORMING ARTS CENTER?
The 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 names JARROD BENNETT.
Who are the officers and directors of ATLAS PERFORMING ARTS CENTER?
The 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 lists 15 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $115,230 (JARROD BENNETT, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
How much revenue does ATLAS PERFORMING ARTS CENTER have?
On its 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $2,781,139, expenses of $3,501,902 and total assets of $14,070,462 at year end.

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