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Nonprofit · EIN 52-6073157

FORD S THEATRE SOCIETY

Tax-exempt · WASHINGTON, DC 20004

Financials

$14.2M$16.2M2022$26.4M$16.2M2023$16.3M$17.1M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of FORD S THEATRE SOCIETY by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
August 31, 2025990$16,323,584$17,063,232-$739,648$95,926,566$17,776,847$78,149,719
August 31, 2024990$26,392,386$16,196,100$10,196,286$91,474,977$14,088,260$77,386,717
August 31, 2023990$14,208,834$16,221,967-$2,013,133$72,273,837$7,389,237$64,884,600
Financial details: 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$9,296,186
of which government grants
$886,726
Program service revenue
$6,181,418
Investment income
$543,935
Royalties
$15,968
Net gain from sales of assets
-$281
Other revenue
$302,045

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$754,444
Other salaries and wages
$6,939,380
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$9,939,566
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$365
Accounting fees
$46,800
Occupancy
$1,463,436
Travel
$48,103
Depreciation
$1,743,453
Program services (functional)
$13,206,219
Management and general (functional)
$2,193,326
Fundraising (functional)
$1,663,687

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$91,474,977
Total assets, end of year
$95,926,566
Total liabilities, end of year
$17,776,847
Net assets, end of year
$78,149,719
Land, buildings and equipment
$63,121,661
Publicly traded securities
$14,486,559
Net assets without donor restrictions
$62,415,952
Net assets with donor restrictions
$15,733,767
Gross receipts
$18,506,838
Employees
263
Volunteers
300
Year formed
1967
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
PAUL TETREAULTDIRECTOR
Officer
40$618,297$91,121
KRISTIN FOX-SIEGMUNDDEPUTY DIR AND DIR OF PROGRAMMING
Highest-paid employee
40$192,578$38,381
TAMARA TUROFF KEOUGHDIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT
Highest-paid employee
40$190,371$34,847
ANDREW FOXHEAD CARPENTER
Highest-paid employee
40$145,704$33,607
JOSHUA DREW BRYNERDIRECTOR OF FINANCE
Officer
40$127,162$41,942
LEAH FRELINGHUYSENDIR OF COMMUICATIONS AND MARKETING
Highest-paid employee
40$144,719$6,911
TEELA FOXWORTHDIR OF ACCESSIBILITY AND ENGAGEMENT
Highest-paid employee
40$115,283$16,710
PHEBE N NOVAKOVICCHAIRMAN
Trustee or director, Officer
1.5$0$0
DAVID H LONGVICE CHAIRMAN
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
HEATHER PODESTAVICE CHAIRMAN
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
BJ AGUGLIAROTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
RAY DEMPSEY JRSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
ERIC A SPIEGELCHAIRMAN EMERITUS
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
CAROLINE ADERHOLTTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
RIMA AL-SABAHTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
51 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
EVA AL-THANITRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
BRIAN C ANDERSONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
STEVEN G BARRYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
ANDY BLOCKERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
ABIGAIL P BLUNTTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
JOYCE M BRAYBOYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
CYNTHIA J BRINKLEYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
IAN CAMERONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
HON ELAINE L CHAOTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
DIANNE CLEAVERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
ART COLLINSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
SANDY CORNYNTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
KASEY A CROWLEYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
HON DEBORAH I DINGELLTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
GLORIA STORY DITTUSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
LAWRENCE DUNCAN IIITRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
JAMES W DYERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
THERESA M FARIELLOTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
KARYN M FRISTTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
BRUCE A GATESTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
ANDY GREENTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
CHRISSY HAGERTYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
MICHAEL R HEMMERICHTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
SUSAN HESSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
MRS ROBIN HICKENLOOPERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
ELIZABETH JACKSON HODGESTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
HON SVEN ERIK HOLMESTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
GHADA RASLAN IRANITRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
FRANK F ISLAMTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
HON ALPHONSO JACKSONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
NORMAN JEMALTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
ELIZABETH BAKER KEFFERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
RITU AHUJA KHANNATRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
EVAN A KNISELYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
KENT KNUTSONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
MARC S LAMPKINTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
FRANCES R LINDNERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
MARLENE A MALEKTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
SUSAN J BLUMENTHAL MARKEY MDTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
JUDY MCCARTHYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
HON WILLIAM F MCSWEENYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
CATHERINE MERRILLTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
AYESHA K MOLINOTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
NOEMI K NEIDORFFTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
KELLEY PAULTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
VICKI RISCHTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
HON FREDERICK J RYAN JRTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
CHARLES SEGARSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
LOUISE TAPERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
HON MICHAEL R TURNERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
IRIS WEINSHALLTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
990 for the year ended August 31, 2024: 67 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
PAUL TETREAULTDIRECTOR
Officer
40$544,919$102,519
KRISTIN FOX-SIEGMUNDDEPUTY DIR AND DIR OF PROGRAMMING
Highest-paid employee
40$181,893$35,934
TAMARA TUROFF KEOUGHDIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT
Highest-paid employee
40$186,139$11,727
DOUGLAS WILSONDIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND ADMIN
Officer
40$173,097$21,821
ANDREW FOXHEAD CARPENTER
Highest-paid employee
40$129,510$28,784
LEAH FRELINGHYSENDIR OF COMUNICATIONS AND MARKETING
Highest-paid employee
40$136,448$6,427
JOSE MARTINEZ-CARRASQUILLODIR OF ARTISTIC PROGRAMMING
Highest-paid employee
40$105,482$16,740
JOSHUA DREW BRYNERDIRECTOR OF FINANCE (BEG 3/24)
Officer
40$78,506$36,898
PHEBE N NOVAKOVICCHAIRMAN
Trustee or director, Officer
1.5$0$0
DAVID H LONGVICE CHAIRMAN
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
HEATHER PODESTAVICE CHAIRMAN
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
BJ AGUGLIAROTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
RAY DEMPSEY JRSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
ERIC A SPIEGELCHAIRMAN EMERITUS
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
RIMA AL-SABAHTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
EVA AL-THANITRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CAROLINE ADERHOLTTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BRIAN C ANDERSONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
STEVEN G BARRYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ANDY BLOCKERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ABIGAIL P BLUNTTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOYCE M BRAYBOYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CYNTHIA J BRINKLEYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
IAN CAMERONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
HON ELAINE L CHAOTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DIANNE CLEAVERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ART COLLINSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SANDY CORNYNTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KASEY A CROWLEYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
HON DEBORAH I DINGELLTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
GLORIA STORY DITTUSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LAWRENCE DUNCAN IIITRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JAMES W DYERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
THERESA M FARIELLOTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KARYN M FRISTTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BRUCE A GATESTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ANDY GREENTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CHRISSY HAGERTYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MICHAEL R HEMMERICHTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SUSAN HESSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MRS ROBIN HICKENLOOPERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ELIZABETH JACKSON HODGESTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
HON SVEN ERIK HOLMESTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
GHADA RASLAN IRANITRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
FRANK F ISLAMTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
HON ALPHONSO JACKSONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
NORMAN JEMALTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ELIZABETH BAKER KEFFERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
RITU AHUJA KHANNATRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
EVAN A KNISELYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KENT KNUTSONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARC S LAMPKINTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
FRANCES R LINDNERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARLENE A MALEKTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SUSAN J BLUMENTHAL MARKEY MDTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JUDY MCCARTHYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
HON WILLIAM F MCSWEENYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CATHERINE MERRILLTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
AYESHA K MOLINOTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
NOEMI K NEIDORFFTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KELLEY PAULTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
VICKI RISCHTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
HON FREDERICK J RYAN JRTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CHARLES SEGARSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LOUISE TAPERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
HON MICHAEL R TURNERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
IRIS WEINSHALLTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
990 for the year ended August 31, 2023: 64 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
PAUL TETREAULTDIRECTOR
Officer
40$627,855$51,066
KRISTIN FOX-SIEGMUNDDEPUTY DIR AND DIR OF PROGAMMING
Highest-paid employee
40$188,759$40,062
DOUGLAS WILSONDIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND ADMIN
Highest-paid employee
40$179,904$26,285
ANDREW FOXHEAD CARPENTER
Highest-paid employee
40$128,882$26,528
LEAH FRELINGHYSENDIR OF COMUNICATIONS AND MARKETING
Highest-paid employee
40$136,600$11,134
JOSE MARTINEZ-CARRASQUILLODIRECTOR OF ARTISTIC PROGRAMMING
Highest-paid employee
40$103,561$19,272
PHEBE N NOVAKOVICCHAIRMAN
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
DAVID H LONGVICE CHAIRMAN
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
HEATHER PODESTAVICE CHAIRMAN
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
BJ AGUGLIAROTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
ABIGAIL P BLUNTSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
ERIC A SPIEGELCHAIRMAN EMERITUS
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
RIMA AL-SABAHTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BRIAN C ANDERSONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LISA ARPEYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
STEVEN G BARRYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ANDY BLOCKERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOYCE M BRAYBOYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
IAN CAMERONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
HON ELAINE L CHAOTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
GIANI CLARKSONEX OFFICIO TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DIANNE CLEAVERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SANDY CORNYNTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KASEY A CROWLEYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
GINA DEARBORNTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
RAY DEMPSEY JRTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
HON DEBORAH I DINGELLTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
GLORIA STORY DITTUSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LAWRENCE DUNCAN IIITRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JAMES W DYERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
THERESA M FARIELLOTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KARYN M FRISTTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BRUCE A GATESTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MICHAEL R HEMMERICHTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SUSAN HESSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ROBIN HICKENLOOPERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
HON SVEN ERIK HOLMESTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
GHADA IRANITRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
FRANK F ISLAMTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
HON ALPHONSO JACKSONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
NORMAN JEMALTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ELIZABETH BAKER KEFFERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
RITU AHUJA KHANNATRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
EVAN A KNISELYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KENT KNUTSONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARC S LAMPKINTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
FRANCES R LINDNERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARLENE MALEKTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SUSAN J BLUMENTHAL MARKEY MDTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
HON WILLIAM F MCSWEENYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CATHERINE MERRILLTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
AYESHA K MOLINOTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MAJIDA MOURADTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
NOEMI K NEIDORFFTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KELLEY PAULTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
RONALD O PERELMANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
VICKI RISCHTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
HILARY GEARY ROSSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
HON FREDERICK J RYAN JRTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CHARLES SEGARSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BETTY ANN TANNERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LOUISE TAPERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CRAIG WALLACEEX OFFICIO TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
IRIS WEINSHALLTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
514 10TH STREET NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20004-1407
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
PAUL TETREAULT, 514 TENTH STREET NW, WASHINGTON, DC 200041407
Signed the 990
PAUL TETREAULT, DIRECTOR
Phone
(202) 638-2941
Return prepared by
RSM US LLP

Mission

FORD'S THEATRE EXPLORES THE LEGACY OF PRESIDENT ABRAHAM LINCOLN AND CELEBRATES THE AMERICAN EXPERIENCE THROUGH THEATRE AND EDUCATION.

990 for the year ended August 31, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • DURING FY25, APPROXIMATELY 357,000 PATRONS VISITED HISTORIC FORD'S THEATRE. THE FTS MAINSTAGE PRODUCTIONS MR. LINCOLN, A CHRISTMAS CAROL, AND SISTER ACT ENTERTAINED OVER 70,000 LOCAL, NATIONAL, AND INTERNATIONAL PATRONS. ADDITIONALLY, EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND OUTREACH SERVED OVER 23,500 LOCAL AND NATIONAL STUDENTS, TEACHERS, AND LEANERS THROUGH FIELD TRIPS, STUDENT MATINEES, WORKSHOPS, DISTANCE LEARNING, AND ORATORY FESTIVAL.
    Expenses $13,206,219 · revenue $6,181,418

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
52-6073157
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Public charity, 50% deduction limit
Exempt since
1967
Accounting year ends
August
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$95,926,566
Income (IRS master file)
$18,506,838

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990August 2025$16,323,584$17,063,232$95,926,566XML
990August 2024$26,392,386$16,196,100$91,474,977XML
990August 2023$14,208,834$16,221,967$72,273,837XML
990August 2022$19,576,339$15,189,450$70,916,217IRS
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 52-6073157).

Questions about FORD S THEATRE SOCIETY

What is the EIN of FORD S THEATRE SOCIETY?
The employer identification number (EIN) of FORD S THEATRE SOCIETY is 52-6073157.
Is FORD S THEATRE SOCIETY tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1967.
Are donations to FORD S THEATRE SOCIETY tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does FORD S THEATRE SOCIETY 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 FORD S THEATRE SOCIETY 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 FORD S THEATRE SOCIETY 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 FORD S THEATRE SOCIETY?
The 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 names PAUL TETREAULT.
Who are the officers and directors of FORD S THEATRE SOCIETY?
The 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 lists 66 people; 7 received compensation from the organization, the highest $618,297 (PAUL TETREAULT, DIRECTOR).
How much revenue does FORD S THEATRE SOCIETY have?
On its 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $16,323,584, expenses of $17,063,232 and total assets of $95,926,566 at year end.

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