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Roundabout Theatre Company INC EIN 13-6192346

Roundabout Theatre Company INC

EIN  13-6192346 Public charity (501(c)(3)) New York, NY Founded 1965
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Size
$10–100M
What they do
Produces classic and new theatrical works while providing extensive arts education, career training, and community partnership programs for New York City students and educators.
Leadership
Sydney a Beers · Executive Producer · $744K
Money in and out
$84.6M revenue, $82.1M expenses
Bottom line
87% program efficiency

Produces classic and new theatrical works while providing extensive arts education, career training, and community partnership programs for New York City students and educators. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $84.6M in revenue, $82.1M in expenses, and $140.8M in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$84.6M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$82.1M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$140.8M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $2.5M
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.87 Management & general $0.07 Fundraising $0.06
Program efficiency
87%
of spending reaches programs▲ +2% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
12.0mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -23% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+3%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -86% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$84.6M
FY2024▲ +2%
Expenses
$82.1M
FY2024▲ +25%
Total assets
$195.4M
FY20240%
Total liabilities
$54.6M
FY2024▼ -4%
Total revenue
$84.6M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$82.1M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$140.8M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$2.5M
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$195.4M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B87%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 342
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 441
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $70.8M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Theatrical Productions

During the 2024-25 season, Roundabout produced five full-scale productions on one of our Broadway stages (the Todd Haimes Theatre, Studio 54, Stephen Sondheim Theatre), Off-Broadway stage (the Laura Pels Theatre at the Harold and Miriam Steinberg Center for Theatre), and Off-Off-Broadway stage (the Black Box Theatre at the Harold and…

$64.0Mprogram expense
02

Education

During the 2024-2025 season, Education at Roundabout impacted over 45,000 people. Roundabout Partner Schools are NYC-based and represent all five boroughs. Roundabout's education programs use the stimulating power of the arts to inspire and engage through three core program areas, Teaching and Learning, Career Training, and Community…

$6.0Mprogram expense
03

Artistic Development

The 2024-25 season was programmed by Scott Ellis in the second year of his term as Interim Artistic Director. In the Todd Haimes Theatre, we opened the season with a revival of Yellow Face, a comedy by David Henry Hwang, directed by Leigh Silverman, and starring Daniel Dae Kim and Francis Jue.

$740Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CRoundabout Theatre Company INC
EINHdr · item D13-6192346
Principal addressHdr · item CNew York, NY
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.roundabouttheatre.org
Year of formationHdr · item L1965
State of legal domicileHdr · item MNY
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFArts & Culture (A650)
Ruling yearIRS BMFOct 1965

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a42
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b41
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Sydney a Beers
Executive Producer
$743,967Pt VII · Sec A
Christopher Nave
Chief Advancement Officer
$743,144Pt VII · Sec A
Scott Ellis
Interim Artistic Director
$726,726Pt VII · Sec A
Andrew O Forste
Stage Crew
$327,564Pt VII · Sec A
Steven Showalter
Chief Admin Officer, Thru 5/25
$325,224Pt VII · Sec A
Dan Hoffman
Stage Crew
$247,094Pt VII · Sec A
$231,535Pt VII · Sec A
John Wooding
Stage Crew
$226,693Pt VII · Sec A

Sydney a Beers’s $744K as Executive Producer is at the 94th percentile of top reported officer pay among 749 $10–100M arts & culture nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Todd Haimes—$1,323,871$1,064,254——$952,870
Todd Haimes———$992,005$593,657—
Sydney a Beers$743,967$708,464$347,484———
Christopher Nave$743,144$708,046$319,360——$259,104
Julia Levy—$191,407$397,077——$740,301
Scott Ellis$726,726$450,920$200,004———
Julia Levy———$697,510$714,124—
Steven J Dow——$328,449$282,244——

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Program service revenue$55.8M · 66%
Contributions & grants$22.2M · 26%
Investment income$6.5M · 8%
Program service revenue66%$55.8M
Contributions & grants26%$22.2M
Investment income8%$6.5M
Other revenue$123K
— government grantsLn 1e$888K
Total revenueLn 12$84.6M

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.87 Management & general $0.07 Fundraising $0.06
Program services87%$71.2M
Management & general7%$5.6M
Fundraising6%$5.3M
Total functional expensesLn 25$82.1M

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$13.5M
Total assetsLn 16$195.4M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$54.6M
Total net assetsLn 32$140.8M
Months of cash on handcomputed2.0

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $80.3M · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $82.1M · Less non-cash grants $1.7M · Cash operating expenses/yr $80.4M
12.0 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $71.2M · Total expenses $82.1M
87%
Management & General
Management & general $5.6M · Total expenses $82.1M
7%
Fundraising
Fundraising $5.3M · Total expenses $82.1M
6%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $4.6M · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $27.6M
$0.17 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $22.2M · Total revenue $84.6M
26%
Government reliance
Government grants $888K · Total revenue $84.6M
1%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $55.8M · Total revenue $84.6M
66%
Investment reliance
Investment income $6.5M · Total revenue $84.6M
+8%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $55.8M · Total expenses $82.1M
68%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $84.6M · Prior year $83.2M
+2%
Revenue CAGR
FY2019 $37.0M · FY2024 $84.6M
+18%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $140.8M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $84.6M · Expenses $82.1M
+3%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $195.4M
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $140.8M · Total assets $195.4M
72%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $65.8M · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $941K · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $195.4M
34%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Sydney a Beers · Reported title Executive Producer · Highest reported compensation $744K · Total expenses $82.1M
1%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $49.0M · Total expenses $82.1M
60%
Fundraising vendors
Fundraiser cost ratio
Paid to fundraisers $180K · Gross raised $210K
86%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 87%——
Overhead ratio 7%——
Fundraising cost ratio 24%——
Revenue growth 2%——

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
The Ayco Charitable FoundationFY2025$116K
Michael Tuch Foundation INCFY2025$20K
Select Equity Group FoundationFY2025$15K
Selkowitz Family FoundationFY2025$3K
Rodgers & Hammerstein FoundationFY2025$1K
David B Kriser Foundation INCFY2025$150
Total grants receivedfrom 6 funders$155K
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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024$83.2M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$69.9M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$51.7M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$30.4M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$37.0M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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