To reinvent the public square with dramatic art that stimulates, educates and engages our diverse community in a continuing dialogue through stage productions, a resident acting Company, graduate training programs, lifelong learning and k-12 education programs.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
82¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 153 volunteers and 382 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $2.5M a year · 23% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
82%
of spending
Looks good: 82% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$418K
to officers and key staff · 4% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 4% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $4K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2.0M
8% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 8% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
32
of 33 voting members
Looks good: 32 of 33 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$14.5M
+44% vs prior year
Spent
$9.3M
To programs
82%
Net assets
$22.5M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$14.5M
FY2025▲ +44%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$8.5M
FY2022$12.6M
FY2023$9.3M
FY2024$10.1M
FY2025$14.5M
Expenses
$9.3M
FY2025▼ -2%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$5.0M
FY2022$8.8M
FY2023$9.7M
FY2024$9.5M
FY2025$9.3M
Net assets
$22.5M
FY2025▲ +31%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$13.3M
FY2022$16.5M
FY2023$16.3M
FY2024$17.2M
FY2025$22.5M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Nov 1984.

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Where the money goes

82 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 82% · $7.7M Management & general 12% · $1.1M Fundraising 6% · $533K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

34 people listed on the 990; $418K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Artistic Director
$211,360Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$191,933Pt VII · Sec A
Acting Company/Board Member
$14,683Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Curt Columbus’s $211K as Artistic Director is at the 19th 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Curt Columbus$211,360$205,093$202,834$195,632$177,544
Katie Liberman$191,933$185,753———
Thomas Parrish III———$165,009$178,011
Jennifer Canole——$158,380$109,929—
Stephen Berenson————$119,964
Kate Liberman——$58,672——
Stephen Thorne$14,683$35,142———
Rebecca Gibel——$21,990$12,157$17,729

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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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

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Creates engaging public art to spark community dialogue and education.

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2 programs · $7.7M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

During the 2024-25 year, Trinity Repertory Company, the State Theater of Rhode Island, produced a six-play season. The season opened in September 2024 with two productions running in rotating repertory: "POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive", by Selina Fillinger directed by Artistic Director Curt…

$5.3Mprogram expense
02

In addition to public performances, Trinity Rep continued to manage and oversee the Brown/Trinity Rep MFA program for actors and directors with Brown University. Trinity Rep's Education and Community Engagement Departments provided significant activity for all ages including Project discovery school matinee performances, in-school…

$2.4Mprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$4K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$14.5M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$8.8M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$4.9M
Investment incomeLn 3$711K
Money outPt IX
$9.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$7.7M
Managementcol C$1.1M
Fundraisingcol D$533K
Owns and owesPt X
$22.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$4.6M
Total assetsLn 16$24.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.0M
PeoplePt VI, VII
34
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a33
IndependentVI 1b32
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$8.8M
Government grantsLn 1e$849K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$631K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$325K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$4.9M
Investment incomeLn 3$711K
Gains on assetsLn 7$351K
Total revenueLn 12$14.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$983K
SavingsLn 2$3.6M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$4.6M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$7.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$8.7M
Other assetsLn 15$92K
Total assetsLn 16$24.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.0M
Net assetsLn 32$22.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5382
VolunteersI 6153
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$5.8M$4.6M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$6.3M$7.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$5.8M$8.7M
Total assetsLn 16$21.2M$24.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$4.0M$2.0M
Net assetsLn 32$17.2M$22.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$422K$320K$51K$51K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$4.8M$4.0M$549K$263K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$185K$185K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$389K$323K$43K$23K
Payroll taxesLn 10$479K$398K$53K$28K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$42K$42K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$35K$35K
Investment management feesLn 11f$46K$46K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$205K$141K$64K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$342K$331K$11K
Office expensesLn 13$145K$120K$16K$8K
Information technologyLn 14$101K$84K$11K$6K
RoyaltiesLn 15$116K$116K
OccupancyLn 16$680K$565K$75K$39K
TravelLn 17$138K$87K$28K$23K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$151K$99K$52K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$366K$305K$41K$21K
InsuranceLn 23$142K$118K$16K$8K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$501K$477K$21K$3K
All other expensesLn 24e$46K$33K$13K
Total functional expensesLn 25$9.3M$7.7M$1.1M$533K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $14.5M$9.3M$5.1M$22.5M 990 PDF
FY2024 $10.1M$9.5M$538K$17.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 $9.3M$9.7M−$388K$16.3M 990 PDF
FY2022 $12.6M$8.8M$3.8M$16.5M 990 PDF
FY2021 $8.5M$5.0M$3.5M$13.3M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support M · Noncash J · Pay O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $14,470,235 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $4,157,353$8,829,978
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $5,602,278$4,928,805
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $319,629$711,452
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $10,079,260$14,470,235
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $6,397,552$6,284,208
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $16,250$34,793
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $3,127,152$3,022,763
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $9,540,954$9,341,764
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $538,306$5,128,471
Part VI · Governance 32 of 33 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body33
VI-1b Independent voting members32
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $14,470,235 across 12 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $97,354 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$325,375
VIII-1e Government grants$849,113
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$7,655,490
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$630,577
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$8,829,978
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $4,713,683 · Unrelated business $117,768$4,831,451
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $360,940$360,940
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $350,512$350,512
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $4,811,037 · Unrelated business $117,768 · Excluded from tax $711,452$14,470,235
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $9,341,764 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $319,938 · Management $51,073 · Fundraising $51,073$422,084
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $3,996,658 · Management $549,458 · Fundraising $262,772$4,808,888
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $185,381$185,381
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $323,364 · Management $43,134 · Fundraising $22,543$389,041
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $397,982 · Management $53,088 · Fundraising $27,744$478,814
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $42,120$42,120
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $34,793$34,793
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $46,192$46,192
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $141,080 · Management $64,190$205,270
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $330,878 · Fundraising $10,869$341,747
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $120,204 · Management $16,097 · Fundraising $8,412$144,713
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $83,855 · Management $11,230 · Fundraising $5,869$100,954
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $116,262$116,262
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $565,274 · Management $75,403 · Fundraising $39,407$680,084
IX-17 TravelPrograms $86,964 · Management $28,137 · Fundraising $23,159$138,260
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 InterestPrograms $99,106 · Management $51,696$150,802
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $304,617 · Management $40,634 · Fundraising $21,236$366,487
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $118,443 · Management $15,799 · Fundraising $8,257$142,499
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $476,765 · Management $21,211 · Fundraising $2,943$500,919
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $32,994 · Fundraising $13,460$46,454
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $7,699,765 · Management $1,109,462 · Fundraising $532,537$9,341,764
Part X · Balance sheet $24,506,703 assets, 24 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $730,269$983,425
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $5,095,747$3,572,368
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $2,008,921$3,252,695
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $11,426$2,001
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $143,409$192,719
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $5,812,085$8,666,395
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $1,192,473$2,301,638
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $5,057,563$5,443,264
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,120,004$92,198
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $21,171,897$24,506,703
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $944,546$475,634
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $764,988$763,761
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $142,102$96,090
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $3,966,774$2,041,701
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $7,742,245$6,874,347
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $9,462,878$15,590,655
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $17,205,123$22,465,002
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $21,171,897$24,506,703
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $22,465,002 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$14,470,235
XI-2 Total expenses$9,341,764
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$5,128,471
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$17,205,123
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$131,408
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$22,465,002

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