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Nonprofit · EIN 95-1941117

THEATRE & ARTS FOUNDATION OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY

Tax-exempt · LA JOLLA, CA 92039

Financials

$23.7M$22.7M2022$21.8M$22.1M2023$26.7M$23.8M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of THEATRE & ARTS FOUNDATION OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
March 31, 2025990$26,664,190$23,829,091$2,835,099$104,471,070$6,653,102$97,817,968
March 31, 2024990$21,802,645$22,122,964-$320,319$96,640,617$4,696,683$91,943,934
March 31, 2023990$23,690,799$22,739,965$950,834$87,986,932$5,141,777$82,845,155
Financial details: 990 for the year ended March 31, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$11,106,407
of which government grants
$448,737
Program service revenue
$12,370,676
Investment income
$2,151,780
Royalties
$1,368,925
Net rental income
-$89,230
Net income from fundraising events
-$244,368
Other revenue
$1,035,327

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$1,264,883
Other salaries and wages
$9,962,882
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$14,084,539
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Travel
$1,027,757
Depreciation
$1,086,739
Program services (functional)
$17,924,047
Management and general (functional)
$4,440,143
Fundraising (functional)
$1,464,901

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$96,640,617
Total assets, end of year
$104,471,070
Total liabilities, end of year
$6,653,102
Net assets, end of year
$97,817,968
Land, buildings and equipment
$6,866,670
Publicly traded securities
$65,528,574
Net assets without donor restrictions
$66,325,863
Net assets with donor restrictions
$31,492,105
Gross receipts
$27,357,249
Employees
595
Volunteers
200
Year formed
1954
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 March 31, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
DEBBY BUCHHOLZMANAGING DIR
Officer
40$401,713$75,143
CHRISTOPHER ASHLEYARTISTIC DIR
Officer
40$444,774$31,602
ERIC KEEN-LOUIEARTISTIC PROD DIR40$196,693$6,222
LAURA KILLMERCFO
Officer
40$176,629$16,177
KEELY DAXIMILLIONDIR OF PHILANTHRPY40$173,885$13,394
RYAN MEISHEIDGENERAL MANAGER40$178,485$5,538
JARED DRAKEDIRECTOR OF FINANC40$137,989$12,129
REBECCA DUHAIMEPRODUCTION MGR40$134,911$13,015
LYNELLE LYNCHTrustee
Trustee or director
5$0$0
MICHAEL BARTELLTrustee
Trustee or director
5$0$0
RANDY CAMPTrustee
Trustee or director
5$0$0
PHILLIP RUDOLPHTrustee
Trustee or director
5$0$0
ANN CATHCART CHAPLINTrustee
Trustee or director
5$0$0
EDWARD DENNIS PHDTrustee
Trustee or director
5$0$0
MARY WALSHOK PHDTrustee
Trustee or director
5$0$0
36 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
BARBARA ZOBELLTrustee
Trustee or director
5$0
ROBIN RUSINKOTrustee
Trustee or director
5$0
STEPHEN COLEMANTrustee
Trustee or director
5$0
ROBERT CAPLANTrustee
Trustee or director
5$0
RANDALL CLARKTrustee
Trustee or director
5$0
DOUG DAWSONTrustee
Trustee or director
5$0
WESTON ANSONTrustee
Trustee or director
5$0
CLARK GUYTrustee
Trustee or director
5$0
RALPH BRYANTrustee
Trustee or director
5$0
HAL DUNNINGTrustee
Trustee or director
5$0
JUSTIN GLEIBERMANTrustee
Trustee or director
5$0
DAVID BRENNERTrustee
Trustee or director
5$0
DEAN HAASTrustee
Trustee or director
5$0
DENISE BEVERS1st Vice Chair
Trustee or director, Officer
10$0
LYNN GORGUZETrustee
Trustee or director
5$0
VERONICA LEFFTrustee
Trustee or director
5$0
ANNIE ELLISSecretary
Trustee or director, Officer
10$0
MICHAEL FLASTER2nd Vice Chair
Trustee or director, Officer
10$0
LISA CASEYTrustee
Trustee or director
5$0
SHERI JAMIESONChair
Trustee or director, Officer
15$0
KAREN QUINONESTrustee
Trustee or director
5$0
BYRON POLLITTTrustee
Trustee or director
5$0
ERIN TRENDATrustee
Trustee or director
5$0
LUKE GULLEYTrustee
Trustee or director
5$0
OSBORN HURSTONTrustee
Trustee or director
5$0
DEBBY JACOBSTrustee
Trustee or director
5$0
BECKY ROBBINSTrustee
Trustee or director
5$0
EMILY EINHORNTrustee
Trustee or director
5$0
KAREN SILBERMANTrustee
Trustee or director
5$0
SHANE SHELLEYTrustee
Trustee or director
5$0
SUSAN DUBETrustee
Trustee or director
5$0
SCOTT STANTONTreasurer
Trustee or director, Officer
10$0
JUDY GARRETTTrustee
Trustee or director
5$0
KAY GURTINTrustee
Trustee or director
5$0
MARGARET MCBRIDETrustee
Trustee or director
5$0
LORNE POLGERTrustee
Trustee or director
5$0
990 for the year ended March 31, 2024: 56 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
CHRISTOPHER ASHLEYARTISTIC DIR
Officer
40$407,216$29,414
DEBBY BUCHHOLZMANAGING DIR
Officer
40$368,367$66,939
JULIA FOSTERDIR OF PHILANTHRPY40$221,421$31,603
RYAN MEISHEIDGENERAL MANAGER40$157,649$15,646
LAURA KILLMERCFO
Officer
40$153,251$15,176
ERIC KEEN-LOUIEARTISTIC PROD DIR40$161,745$1,365
JARED DRAKECONTROLLER40$136,684$11,848
BENJAMIN SEIBERTPRODUCTION MGR40$126,429$16,523
LYNELLE LYNCHTrustee
Trustee or director
5$0$0
MICHAEL BARTELLTrustee
Trustee or director
5$0$0
RANDY CAMPTrustee
Trustee or director
5$0$0
DAVID REYNOSOTrustee
Trustee or director
5$0$0
ANN CATHCART CHAPLINTrustee
Trustee or director
5$0$0
EDWARD DENNIS PHDTrustee
Trustee or director
5$0$0
MARY WALSHOK PHDTrustee
Trustee or director
5$0$0
DELICIA TURNER-SONNENBERGTrustee
Trustee or director
5$0$0
SUSAN GEMBROWSKI BAKERTrustee
Trustee or director
5$0$0
STEPHEN COLEMANTrustee
Trustee or director
5$0$0
ROBERT CAPLANTrustee
Trustee or director
5$0$0
RAY FLORESTrustee
Trustee or director
5$0$0
MARY COLEMANTrustee
Trustee or director
5$0$0
RANDALL CLARKTrustee
Trustee or director
5$0$0
DOUG DAWSONTrustee
Trustee or director
5$0$0
BRIAN DOVEYTrustee
Trustee or director
5$0$0
CLARK GUYTrustee
Trustee or director
5$0$0
RALPH BRYANTrustee
Trustee or director
5$0$0
BENA LESLIETrustee
Trustee or director
5$0$0
HAL DUNNINGTrustee
Trustee or director
5$0$0
JUSTIN GLEIBERMANTrustee
Trustee or director
5$0$0
DWIGHT HARETrustee
Trustee or director
5$0$0
DEAN HAASTrustee
Trustee or director
5$0$0
SUZI STERNERTrustee
Trustee or director
5$0$0
DENISE BEVERS1st Vice Chair
Trustee or director, Officer
10$0$0
LYNN GORGUZETrustee
Trustee or director
5$0$0
VERONICA LEFFTrustee
Trustee or director
5$0$0
ANNIE ELLISSecretary
Trustee or director, Officer
10$0$0
MICHAEL FLASTER2nd Vice Chair
Trustee or director, Officer
10$0$0
JOAN JACOBSTrustee
Trustee or director
5$0$0
SHERI JAMIESONChair
Trustee or director, Officer
15$0$0
KAREN QUINONESTrustee
Trustee or director
5$0$0
PRADEEP KHOSLA PHDTrustee
Trustee or director
5$0$0
ERIN TRENDATrustee
Trustee or director
5$0$0
LUKE GULLEYTrustee
Trustee or director
5$0$0
OSBORN HURSTONTrustee
Trustee or director
5$0$0
DEBBY JACOBSTrustee
Trustee or director
5$0$0
BECKY ROBBINSTrustee
Trustee or director
5$0$0
EMILY EINHORNTrustee
Trustee or director
5$0$0
KAREN SILBERMANTrustee
Trustee or director
5$0$0
SHANE SHELLEYTrustee
Trustee or director
5$0$0
SUSAN DUBETrustee
Trustee or director
5$0$0
ANDY THOMASTrustee
Trustee or director
5$0$0
SCOTT STANTONTreasurer
Trustee or director, Officer
10$0$0
JUDY GARRETTTrustee
Trustee or director
5$0$0
KAY GURTINTrustee
Trustee or director
5$0$0
MARGARET MCBRIDETrustee
Trustee or director
5$0$0
LORNE POLGERTrustee
Trustee or director
5$0$0
990 for the year ended March 31, 2023: 53 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
DEBBY BUCHHOLZMANAGING DIR
Officer
40$362,853$62,516
CHRISTOPHER ASHLEYARTISTIC DIR
Officer
40$397,717$26,904
JULIA FOSTERDIR OF PHILANTHRPY40$208,303$30,478
LAURA KILLMERCFO
Officer
40$147,507$15,653
ERIC KEEN-LOUIEEXECUTIVE PRODUCER40$150,652$413
RYAN MEISHEIDGENERAL MANAGER40$137,243$4,599
BENJAMIN SEIBERTPRODUCTION MGR40$122,468$13,719
EDWARD COLLINSDIR OF OPS40$122,285$11,671
LYNELLE LYNCHTrustee
Trustee or director
5$0$0
MICHAEL BARTELLTrustee
Trustee or director
5$0$0
RANDY CAMPTrustee
Trustee or director
5$0$0
DAVID REYNOSOTrustee
Trustee or director
5$0$0
MARY COLEMANTrustee
Trustee or director
5$0$0
EDWARD DENNIS PHDSecretary
Trustee or director
5$0$0
MARY WALSHOK PHDTrustee
Trustee or director
5$0$0
DELICIA TURNER-SONNENBERGTrustee
Trustee or director
5$0$0
TERI EVONSTrustee
Trustee or director
5$0$0
ROBERT CAPLANTrustee
Trustee or director
5$0$0
RANDALL CLARKCHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
15$0$0
DOUG DAWSONTrustee
Trustee or director
5$0$0
BRIAN DOVEYTrustee
Trustee or director
5$0$0
CLARK GUYTrustee
Trustee or director
5$0$0
RALPH BRYANTrustee
Trustee or director
5$0$0
HAL DUNNINGTrustee
Trustee or director
5$0$0
HANNA GLEIBERMANTrustee
Trustee or director
5$0$0
DWIGHT HARETrustee
Trustee or director
5$0$0
SUSAN GEMBROWSKITrustee
Trustee or director
5$0$0
SUZI STERNERTrustee
Trustee or director
5$0$0
DENISE BEVERSSecretary
Trustee or director, Officer
10$0$0
LYNN GORGUZETrustee
Trustee or director
5$0$0
BENA LESLIETrustee
Trustee or director
5$0$0
ANNIE ELLISTrustee
Trustee or director
5$0$0
MICHAEL FLASTER2ND VICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
10$0$0
JOAN JACOBSTrustee
Trustee or director
5$0$0
SHERI JAMIESON1ST VICE-CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
10$0$0
KAREN QUINONESTrustee
Trustee or director
5$0$0
PRADEEP KHOSLA PHDTrustee
Trustee or director
5$0$0
ERIN TRENDATrustee
Trustee or director
5$0$0
LUKE GULLEYTrustee
Trustee or director
5$0$0
OSBORN HURSTONTrustee
Trustee or director
5$0$0
DEBBY JACOBSTrustee
Trustee or director
5$0$0
BECKY ROBBINSTrustee
Trustee or director
5$0$0
EMILY EINHORNTrustee
Trustee or director
5$0$0
TIM SCOTTTrustee
Trustee or director
5$0$0
KAREN SILBERMANTrustee
Trustee or director
5$0$0
SHANE SHELLEYTrustee
Trustee or director
5$0$0
SUSAN DUBETrustee
Trustee or director
5$0$0
ANDY THOMASTrustee
Trustee or director
5$0$0
SCOTT STANTONTreasurer
Trustee or director, Officer
10$0$0
JUDY GARRETTTrustee
Trustee or director
5$0$0
KAY GURTINTrustee
Trustee or director
5$0$0
MARGARET MCBRIDETrustee
Trustee or director
5$0$0
LORNE POLGERTrustee
Trustee or director
5$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
PO BOX 12039, LA JOLLA, CA 92039-2039
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
DEBBY BUCHHOLZ, PO BOX 12039, LA JOLLA, CA 92039
Signed the 990
DEBBY BUCHHOLZ, MANAGING DIRECTOR
Phone
(858) 550-1070
Return prepared by
Leaf & Cole LLP

California records

California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 95-1941117 or by the name THEATRE & ARTS FOUNDATION OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)

Mission

The Playhouses mission is to advance theatre as an art form and as a vital social, moral and political platform by providing unfettered creative opportunities for the leading artists of today and tomorrow.

990 for the year ended March 31, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • The Theater and Arts Foundation of San Diego County dba La Jolla Playhouse (the Playhouse) is a place where artists and audiences come together to create whats new and next in American Theatre. From Tony Award- winning plays and musicals to imaginative programs for young audiences, to interactive experiences outside our theatre walls, the Playhouse brings people together to inspire discussion and open pathways to new ways of thinking. A visit to the Playhouse is an invitation to harness the transformative power of theatre to explore the here and nowand together, expand our worlds compassion, understanding, and hope.Founded in 1947 by Gregory Peck, Dorothy McGuire, and Mel Ferrer, the Playhouse was revived in 1983, and is currently led by 2017 Tony Award-winning Artistic Director Christopher Ashley and Managing Director Debby Buchholz. Playhouse artists and audiences have taken part in the development of new plays and musicals, including mounting 120 world premieres, commissioning 70 new works, and sending 37 productions to Broadway, garnering a total of 42 Tony Awards including the 1993 Tony Award forOutstanding Regional Theatre.La Jolla Playhouses mission is to advance theatre as an art form, telling stories that inspire empathy and create a dialogue toward a more just future. With our intrepid spirit and eclectic, artist-driven approach we will continue to cultivate a local, national and global following with an insatiable appetite for audacious work.We provide unfettered creative opportunities for a community of artists of all backgrounds and abilities. We are committed to being a permanent safe harbor for unsafe and surprising work, offering a glimpse of the new and the next in American theatre.Our mission and goals are realized through:- Reaching 100,000+ patrons annually, the Playhouses subscription season is comprised of six productions each year, including world premieres and new works, as well as reimagined classics. Our plays reflect a diverse range of voices, theatrical styles, and subject matter, and involve artists and production staff reflective of San Diegos multicultural communities.- Without Walls (WOW) is the Playhouses acclaimed immersive and site-inspired theatre program designed to break barriers by moving beyond the boundaries of a traditional four-walled theatre space. The Playhouse regularly commissions and presents site-specific works, as well as its popular WOW Festival.- New Play Development is fulfilled by supporting the creation of new work and developing artists and companies through such programs as Page To Stage (a full production that allows input from the audience throughout the run during nightly talkbacks); DNA New Work Series (providing artists with rehearsal time, space, and resources, and holding readings and workshops open to the public); a robust commissioning program, the Artist-in-Residence Program (a multi-month residency where artists can develop new projects); and the Theatre-in-Residence Program (a multi-year residency for San Diego-area companies without a permanent home).- The Playhouse is dedicated to educational enrichment through the arts, reaching 35,000 people annually through Learning & Engagement programs and partnering with San Diego schools/cultural organizations. The Playhouse commissions a new play for students each year and tours it to local schools; places theatre artists into schools for in-school residencies and afterschool programs; invites students to engage in on-site professional theatre experiences; provides training and other educational resources for teachers adhering to standards-based curricula; and provides access opportunities for patrons of all ages. We offer engaging and rigorous summer programming for students in 3rd-12th grade, including technical theatre training and a Conservatory for High School Students. Additionally, the Playhouse invites adult lifelong learners through our Spotlight On program to collaborate in classes in acting, improvisation, musical theatre, and technical theatre.
    Expenses $17,924,047 · revenue $12,370,676

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

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025March 31, 2026August 17, 2026Not on file
2024March 31, 2025August 15, 2025990 on file
2023March 31, 2024August 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
95-1941117
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
1958
Accounting year ends
March
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$104,471,070
Income (IRS master file)
$27,357,249

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990March 2025$26,664,190$23,829,091$104,471,070XML
990March 2024$21,802,645$22,122,964$96,640,617XML
990March 2023$23,690,799$22,739,965$87,986,932XML
990March 2022$15,790,250$14,245,696$96,134,792IRS
990March 2021–––IRS
990March 2020–––IRS
990March 2019–––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 95-1941117).

Questions about THEATRE & ARTS FOUNDATION OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY

What is the EIN of THEATRE & ARTS FOUNDATION OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY?
The employer identification number (EIN) of THEATRE & ARTS FOUNDATION OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY is 95-1941117.
Is THEATRE & ARTS FOUNDATION OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1958.
Are donations to THEATRE & ARTS FOUNDATION OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does THEATRE & ARTS FOUNDATION OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY 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 & ARTS FOUNDATION OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending March 31, 2026) is due August 17, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did THEATRE & ARTS FOUNDATION OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended March 2025.
Who is the principal officer of THEATRE & ARTS FOUNDATION OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY?
The 990 for the year ended March 31, 2025 names DEBBY BUCHHOLZ.
Who are the officers and directors of THEATRE & ARTS FOUNDATION OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY?
The 990 for the year ended March 31, 2025 lists 51 people; 8 received compensation from the organization, the highest $401,713 (DEBBY BUCHHOLZ, MANAGING DIR).
How much revenue does THEATRE & ARTS FOUNDATION OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY have?
On its 990 for the year ended March 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $26,664,190, expenses of $23,829,091 and total assets of $104,471,070 at year end.

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