Nonprofit · EIN 94-2476071
THEATRE BAY AREA
Tax-exempt · SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94110
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $881,494 | $935,312 | -$53,818 | $468,234 | $233,019 | $235,215 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $754,061 | $837,071 | -$83,010 | $587,143 | $298,110 | $289,033 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $934,969 | $924,645 | $10,324 | $654,925 | $282,882 | $372,043 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $769,462
- of which government grants
- $158,293
- Membership dues
- $138,697
- Program service revenue
- $90,049
- Investment income
- $2,409
- Net income from fundraising events
- $17,654
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $1,920
- Other revenue
- $19,574
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $143,500
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $118,970
- Other salaries and wages
- $368,422
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $563,915
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Occupancy
- $2,214
- Travel
- $5,495
- Depreciation
- $809
- Program services (functional)
- $583,825
- Management and general (functional)
- $206,763
- Fundraising (functional)
- $144,724
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $587,143
- Total assets, end of year
- $468,234
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $233,019
- Net assets, end of year
- $235,215
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $1,607
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- -$220,910
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $456,125
- Gross receipts
- $899,819
- Employees
- 6
- Volunteers
- 25
- Year formed
- 1976
- State of legal domicile
- CA
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 June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sean Fenton | Exec Director Trustee or director, Officer | 37 | $111,395 | $7,576 |
| Peter Kuo | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Kevin Kosik | President Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| Sunshine Deffner | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Shafer Mazow | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Varun Bhagwan | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Ari Lipsky | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Vivian Gomes | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Karina Gutierrez | Secretary Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Rachel Mann | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| E Craig Moody | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| James Kennedy | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Smita Rajan | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Dawn Monique Williams | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Sara Dean | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
1 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shireen Husain Wetmore | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 15 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sean Fenton | Exec Director Trustee or director, Officer | 37 | $106,575 | $6,628 |
| Kevin Kosik | President Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| Sunshine Deffner | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Shafer Mazow | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Anne Younan | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Varun Bhagwan | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Vivian Gomes | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Karina Gutierrez | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Margo Hall | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Calvin Kai Ku | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Venus Ke | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Rachel Mann | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| E Craig Moody | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Smita Rajmohan | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Dawn Monique Williams | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 12 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sean Fenton | Exec Director Trustee or director, Officer | 37 | $105,100 |
| Dawn Monique Williams | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $200 |
| Anne W Smith | President Trustee or director, Officer | 7 | $0 |
| Janice E Sager | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| Shafer Mazow | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| Anne Younan | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| Gina Baleria | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Sunshine Deffner | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Margo Hall | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Kevin Kosik | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Calvin Kai Ku | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Juan Manzo | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 499 ALABAMA STREET, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94110-1380
- In care of
- % Z SPACE
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- Sean Fenton, 499 Alabama Street 450, San Francisco, CA 94110
- Signed the 990
- Sean Fenton, Executive Director
- Phone
- (415) 430-1140
- Website
- www.theatrebayarea.org
- Return prepared by
- REGALIA BERGER & BERGER CPAS
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 94-2476071 or by the name THEATRE BAY AREA.
- Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
- Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)
- Secretary of State, bizfile Online
- Corporation status, entity number, agent for service
- Franchise Tax Board
- Entity status letter (state tax exemption, good standing)
Mission
(cont from page 1) democratic society, and invaluable as a source of personal enrichment and growth.
Program accomplishments
- The San Francisco Bay Area is one of the largest and most dynamic theatre centers in the country. Theatre Bay Area was founded in 1976 to serve this vital artistic community, and is today one of the largest regional theatre service organizations in North America. Known for its thought leadership and innovative programming, TBA serves as a model for other service organizations around the country.Theatre Bay Areas membership is derived from 11 Bay Area counties and consists of almost 300 Bay Area theatre and dance companies, from multi-million dollar organizations to grassroots community groups; over 2,000 theatre artists; 100+ organizational members, from libraries and universities to theatre-related professional services; and some 22,000 theatre patron subscribers.Expenses $583,825 · grants $143,500 · revenue $230,686
- Programs include:Equipping the field for success (Expenses $101,165)Programs include an Annual Conference which draws some 400 theatre artists and administrators for a day-long intensive of training and networking; professional development such as our ATLAS program, providing theater artists with training in career planning; grant programs such as CA$H, offering grants to artists and small-budget companies; General Auditions, annually showcasing 400 actors to 100 Bay Area theatres; online Audition and Job Listings and an online Talent Bank.
- Recognizing achievement (Expenses $192,754)Special grants and awards such as the Glickman Award for a new play, Rella Lossy Award is an award for professionally oriented theatre organizations that will be presenting a world-premiere full-length play. During the year ended June 30, 2023, we awarded $170,000 in various grants to deserving artists and organizations.Developing audiences (Expenses $288,437)Programs include the Bay Area Audience Database, a unique tool, with dozens of arts nonprofits pooling their audience data on 1.8 million arts-goers to better their marketing and research options; and a weekly e-newsletter, The Theatregoer, which reaches thousands of subscribers.
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 June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 94-2476071
- 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
- 1977
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A026)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $468,234
- Income (IRS master file)
- $899,819
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $881,494 | $935,312 | $468,234 | XML |
| 990-T | June 2025 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $754,061 | $837,071 | $587,143 | XML |
| 990-T | June 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $934,969 | $924,645 | $654,925 | XML |
| 990-T | June 2023 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2022 | $1,059,460 | $1,002,042 | $652,898 | IRS |
| 990-T | June 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 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 94-2476071).
Questions about THEATRE BAY AREA
- What is the EIN of THEATRE BAY AREA?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of THEATRE BAY AREA is 94-2476071.
- Is THEATRE BAY AREA tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1977.
- Are donations to THEATRE BAY AREA tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does THEATRE BAY AREA 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 THEATRE BAY AREA due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did THEATRE BAY AREA last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of THEATRE BAY AREA?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names Sean Fenton.
- Who are the officers and directors of THEATRE BAY AREA?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 16 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $111,395 (Sean Fenton, Exec Director).
- How much revenue does THEATRE BAY AREA have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $881,494, expenses of $935,312 and total assets of $468,234 at year end.
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