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Nonprofit · EIN 61-1663804

SOUND THEATRE

Tax-exempt · SEATTLE, WA 98105

Financials

$473K$624K2023$544K$474K2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of SOUND THEATRE by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2024990$543,712$474,478$69,234$357,847$27,086$330,761
December 31, 2023990$473,210$623,918-$150,708$27,727$66,642-$38,915
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$556,596
of which government grants
$287,489
Program service revenue
$16,380
Investment income
$1
Net income from fundraising events
-$29,626
Other revenue
-$29,265

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$120,035
Other salaries and wages
$128,888
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$284,005
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Accounting fees
$15,429
Travel
$5,361
Program services (functional)
$334,083
Management and general (functional)
$70,170
Fundraising (functional)
$70,225

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$27,727
Total assets, end of year
$357,847
Total liabilities, end of year
$27,086
Net assets, end of year
$330,761
Net assets without donor restrictions
$26,127
Net assets with donor restrictions
$304,634
Gross receipts
$573,338
Employees
16
Volunteers
44
Year formed
2011
State of legal domicile
WA

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 December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
Shermona MitchellArtistic/Co-ED
Officer
40$63,056
Teresa ThumanArtistic/Co-ED
Officer
40$56,979
Sydney MaltesePres. & Secr.
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
Aaron PitreVice President
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
Lindsey O'ConnorTreasurer
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
Sameer ArshadSecretary
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
Hisam GoueliDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Andrea KovichDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
David TierneyDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 8 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
Teresa ThumanExecutive Dir.
Officer
1$58,693
Andrea KovichPresident
Trustee or director, Officer
2$1,250
Mario GomezVice President
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
Ana Maria CampoyTreasurer
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
Sydney MalteseSecretary
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
David TierneyDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Helen GebreamlakDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Aaron PitreDirector
Trustee or director
1$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
909 NE 43RD ST STE 205, SEATTLE, WA 98105-6020
In care of
% TERESA THUMAN
Signed the 990
Teresa Thuman, Executive Dir.
Phone
(206) 880-3947
Return prepared by
Bembridge & Associates LLC

Mission

Sound Theatre empowers artists to give voice to the dignity and diversity of the human experience - moving audiences toward a more just and compassionate world.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Program accomplishments

  • Mainstage Programming: Sound Theatre presents two - three mainstage productions in our resident venue, the Center Theatre at the Seattle Center Armory. We have limited the scope of these productions for financial stability and while still recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic shutdown. In 2024 we produced the Washington premiere of the play 53% Of by Steph Del Rosso for a 4 week run in June. We also planned the US premiere of HUNGRY by UK playwright, Chris Bush, but we postponed it to 2025 and pivoted our programming towards our Making Waves program to establish further financial stability.
    Expenses $140,366 · revenue $10,145
  • Accessible Arts Program: Since 2017 we have engaged with professional arts who identify as Deaf or disabled and that program has grown due to recent single year funding from the City of Seattle. We have an Accessibility Coordinator and offer programs for artists and audiences who experience barriers due to disability. This program includes ASL and English Captioned performances, Relaxed Sensory Friendly performance, Audio description and tactile tours for blind and low vision audiences, Spanish Captioned Performances, masked only performances and flexible front row seating for people with mobility devices. Over 50% of our staff, board and artists identify as disabled.
    Expenses $97,573 · revenue $916
  • Making Waves New and Experimental Works program: This program involves smaller, single or limited run performances and emphasizes new plays and experimental works and new play development. In 2024, we presented a reading The Dinner Note a play centering Black American Sign Language (BASL) by Deaf Black disabled playwright Rhonda Cochran and directed by Michelle Banks, Black Deaf woman director and founder of VOCA in Washington DC. We also presented workshops and readings for four plays by disabled playwrights. We did viewings of films, panel discussions and a presentation on the nature of BASL in the Pacific Northwest.
    Expenses $96,144 · revenue $5,319

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 December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026Not on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
61-1663804
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
2013
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$357,847
Income (IRS master file)
$573,338

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2024$543,712$474,478$357,847XML
990December 2023$473,210$623,918$27,727XML
990December 2022$321,897$348,060$111,793IRS
990December 2021–––IRS
990December 2020–––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 61-1663804).

Questions about SOUND THEATRE

What is the EIN of SOUND THEATRE?
The employer identification number (EIN) of SOUND THEATRE is 61-1663804.
Is SOUND THEATRE tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2013.
Are donations to SOUND THEATRE tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does SOUND THEATRE 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 SOUND THEATRE due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did SOUND THEATRE last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
Who are the officers and directors of SOUND THEATRE?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 9 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $63,056 (Shermona Mitchell, Artistic/Co-ED).
How much revenue does SOUND THEATRE have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $543,712, expenses of $474,478 and total assets of $357,847 at year end.

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