Austin Playhouse

Tax-deductible

Austin, TX501(c)(3)Since 2000Arts & CultureEIN 74-2971705

Austin Playhouse creates opportunities for artists and audiences to celebrate the human experience through professional theatrical productions that nourish minds, delight spirits, and enrich lives.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
69¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 100 volunteers and 17 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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FY2024 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $50K a year · 7% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
69%
of spending
Fine: 69% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$92K
to officers and key staff · 10% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 63% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 10% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.2 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $314K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$623K
32% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 32% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$885K
+0.4% vs prior year
Spent
$927K
To programs
69%
Net assets
$1.3M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$885K
FY2024+0.4%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$635K
FY2021$607K
FY2022$779K
FY2023$649K
FY2024$881K
FY2024$885K
Expenses
$927K
FY2024▼ -5%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$511K
FY2021$406K
FY2022$490K
FY2023$914K
FY2024$980K
FY2024$927K
Net assets
$1.3M
FY2024▼ -3%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$1.4M
FY2022$1.7M
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$1.4M
FY2024$1.3M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Nov 2000.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

69 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 69% · $637K Management & general 26% · $239K Fundraising 6% · $51K

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

11 people listed on the 990; $92K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Artistic Dir
$68,440Pt VII · Sec A
$13,255Pt VII · Sec A
$6,672Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$2,184Pt VII · Sec A
President
$1,800Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Lara Toner Haddock’s $68K as Artistic Dir is at the 63rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 2216 $100K–1M 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
Lara Toner Haddock$68,440$67,852$62,307$60,989$56,466$54,853
Don Toner————$25,384$44,805
Brian Coughlin—$40,250$33,246$13,616$11,246$6,716
Cyndi Williams—$30,752$29,076$29,076$23,013$29,076
Ben Wolfe—$30,591$4,713$1,750$1,841$1,975
Sarah Fleming Walker$13,255—————
Sarah Zeringue$6,672—————
Andrea Osborn Ginder$2,184—————

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

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

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

Programs and updates

Stages plays to celebrate human experience, enriching lives through art.

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1 program service account for $637K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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Austin Playhouse produced numerous shows during the 2024-2025 season, including Arcadia, Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery, She Was Here, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Fat Ham, Red Hot Patriot, A Christmas Carol, and Tomas and the Library Lady.

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Funders

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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$314K
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$885K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$531K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$349K
Other incomeLn 4–11$5K
Money outPt IX
$927K
Ln 25
Programscol B$637K
Managementcol C$239K
Fundraisingcol D$51K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.3M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$12K
Total assetsLn 16$1.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$623K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A5
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$531K
Government grantsLn 1e$76K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$13K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$349K
Other incomeLn 4–11$5K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$885K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$12K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$12K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.8M
Other assetsLn 15$115K
Total assetsLn 16$1.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$623K
Net assetsLn 32$1.3M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 517
VolunteersI 6100
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$43K$12K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.8M$1.8M
Total assetsLn 16$2.0M$1.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$620K$623K
Net assetsLn 32$1.4M$1.3M
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$87K$42K$23K$22K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$198K$118K$66K$14K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$26K$14K$8K$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10$21K$12K$7K$3K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$14K$14K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$7K$7K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$20K$20K
Office expensesLn 13$0
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$26K$26K
OccupancyLn 16$123K$107K$16K
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$11K$11K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$10K$5K$3K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$327K$275K$44K$8K
All other expensesLn 24e$57K$11K$46K$317
Total functional expensesLn 25$927K$637K$239K$51K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 $881K$980K−$99K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $649K$914K−$265K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2022 $779K$490K$289K$1.7M 990 PDF
FY2021 $607K$406K$201K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2020 $635K$511K$124K$1.3M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $885,131 across 12 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$12,600
VIII-1e Government grants$76,500
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$442,021
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$531,121
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $349,217$349,217
VIII-3 Investment income$0
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $4,793$4,793
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $349,217 · Excluded from tax $4,793$885,131
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $927,468 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 $42,287 · Management $22,840 · Fundraising $22,168$87,295
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $117,676 · Management $66,288 · Fundraising $13,543$197,507
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $14,193 · Management $8,425 · Fundraising $3,375$25,993
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $11,621 · Management $6,898 · Fundraising $2,765$21,284
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $14,227$14,227
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $7,150$7,150
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $20,099$20,099
IX-13 Office expenses$0
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $25,756$25,756
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $106,801 · Management $16,178$122,979
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 InterestManagement $11,225$11,225
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $5,381 · Management $3,194 · Fundraising $1,280$9,855
IX-23 Insurance$0
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $275,119 · Management $43,753 · Fundraising $8,029$326,901
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $10,855 · Management $46,025 · Fundraising $317$57,197
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $636,938 · Management $239,053 · Fundraising $51,477$927,468
Part X · Balance sheet $1,940,162 assets, 20 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $42,725$11,983
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $17,041$6,000
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $23,181$20,295
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,788,836$1,786,781
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $107,149$115,103
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,978,932$1,940,162
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $66,763$48,137
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $86,579$107,779
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $97,981$98,084
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $619,725$623,292
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,359,207$1,316,870
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,359,207$1,316,870
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,978,932$1,940,162
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,316,870 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$885,131
XI-2 Total expenses$927,468
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$42,337
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,359,207
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,316,870

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