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.
39¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$118K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $35K a year · 5% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
39%
of spending
Concern: 39% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$118K
to officers and key staff · 29% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 29% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
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
$502K
26% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 26% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 17 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 17 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$607K
-4% vs prior year
Spent
$406K
To programs
39%
Net assets
$1.4M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$607K
FY2021▼ -4%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$635K
FY2021$607K
FY2022$779K
FY2023$649K
FY2024$881K
FY2025$885K
Expenses
$406K
FY2021▼ -21%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$511K
FY2021$406K
FY2022$490K
FY2023$914K
FY2024$980K
FY2025$927K
Net assets
$1.4M
FY2021▲ +14%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$1.4M
FY2022$1.7M
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$1.4M
FY2025$1.3M

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending September 2021) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Nov 2000.

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Where the money goes

39 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 39% · $159K Management & general 55% · $222K Fundraising 6% · $25K

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

17 people listed on the 990; $118K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Co-Artistic Dir
$56,466Pt VII · Sec A
Co-Artistic Dir
$25,384Pt VII · Sec A
$23,013Pt VII · Sec A
$11,246Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$1,841Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
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

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1 program · $159K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Austin Playhouse produced a virtual season including two play readings and four productions for over 1,300 households. In addition to season productions, a 3-performance live musical workshop was produced in July 2021 for over 350 attendees.

$159Kprogram 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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$314K
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By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$607K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$571K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$36K
Other incomeLn 4–11$473
Money outPt IX
$406K
Ln 25
Programscol B$159K
Managementcol C$222K
Fundraisingcol D$25K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$222K
Total assetsLn 16$1.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$502K
PeoplePt VI, VII
17
listed · VII A
PaidVII A5
Voting boardVI 1a17
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$571K
Government grantsLn 1e$197K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$36K
Other incomeLn 4–11$473
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$607K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$222K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$222K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.7M
Other assetsLn 15$11K
Total assetsLn 16$1.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$502K
Net assetsLn 32$1.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 517
VolunteersI 6100
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$24K$222K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.8M$1.7M
Total assetsLn 16$1.8M$1.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$566K$502K
Net assetsLn 32$1.3M$1.4M
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$74K$35K$32K$7K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$75K$35K$33K$6K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$10K$5K$4K$888
Payroll taxesLn 10$11K$5K$5K$995
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$10K$10K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$58K$45K$5K$8K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$0
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$4K$188$3K$35
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$21K$21K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$17K$8K$7K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$110K$11K$98K$1K
All other expensesLn 24e$13K$11K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$406K$159K$222K$25K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $885K$927K−$42K$1.3M 990 PDF
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 Viewing $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 R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $606,952 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $502,866$570,661
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $118,638$35,818
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $13,742$473
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $635,246$606,952
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $281,490$170,163
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $229,742$236,053
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $511,232$406,216
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $124,014$200,736
Part VI · Governance 12 of 17 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body17
VI-1b Independent voting members12
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $606,952 across 11 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$197,117
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$373,544
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$570,661
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $35,818$35,818
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 $473$473
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $35,818 · Excluded from tax $473$606,952
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $406,216 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 $34,550 · Management $32,344 · Fundraising $6,616$73,510
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $35,354 · Management $33,377 · Fundraising $6,370$75,101
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $4,782 · Management $4,496 · Fundraising $888$10,166
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $5,356 · Management $5,035 · Fundraising $995$11,386
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $10,000$10,000
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $45,265 · Management $4,973 · Fundraising $7,800$58,038
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $3,465$3,465
IX-13 Office expenses$0
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $188 · Management $3,334 · Fundraising $35$3,557
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 InterestManagement $20,645$20,645
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $7,800 · Management $7,333 · Fundraising $1,449$16,582
IX-23 Insurance$0
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $10,810 · Management $98,467 · Fundraising $1,139$110,416
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $10,995 · Management $2,355$13,350
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $158,565 · Management $222,359 · Fundraising $25,292$406,216
Part X · Balance sheet $1,935,785 assets, 21 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $23,756$222,155
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $25,881$11,360
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $295$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,762,766$1,691,081
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 $11,189$11,189
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,823,887$1,935,785
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $51,163$28,514
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $54,307$53,436
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $23,351$20,176
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $566,261$502,126
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,245,470$1,422,299
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $12,156$11,360
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,257,626$1,433,659
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,823,887$1,935,785
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,433,659 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$606,952
XI-2 Total expenses$406,216
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$200,736
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,257,626
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$24,703
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,433,659

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