Echo Theater Company: FY2023 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 93-0682075)

Cohen Wendy’s $64K as Executive Director is at the 9th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3924 $1–10M 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 · 6 named individuals · Part VII

Name	FY2025	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020
Cohen Wendy	$64,020	—	—	—	—	—
Wendy Cohen	—	$61,736	$45,885	$37,276	$36,819	$31,685
Phil Busse	—	$61,473	$35,250	$17,750	—	—
Bianca McCarthy	—	—	—	$22,706	$49,507	$47,447
Aaron Wheeler-Kay	—	—	—	$35,269	$31,824	$31,685
Shari Getz	—	—	—	$15,400	—	—

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

Programs and updates

Empowers people through movement, theater, and aerial arts to discover potential and celebrate community.

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2 programs · $839K · in their own filed words · FY2022

01

Physical Performance School

Over 5,000 students learned confidence, freedom, and grace through collaborative storytelling, trapeze and acrobatics.

$712Kprogram expense

02

Theatre Performance

Our pre-professional performance companies worked with coaches to create original works and perform them during the year.

$127Kprogram expense

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

Marie Lamfrom Charitable Foundation 091898FY2024$40K

M J Murdock Charitable TrustFY2024$38K

Franklin Weinberg FundFY2024$5K

The Harry and Marjorie Stewart FoundationFY2024$1K

Frush Family FoundationFY2024$1K

Total grants receivedfrom 5 funders$84K

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By the numbers

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$1.4M

Ln 12

Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.1M

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$319K

Other incomeLn 4–11$5K

Money outPt IX

$1.2M

Ln 25

Programscol B$839K

Managementcol C$333K

Fundraisingcol D$42K

Owns and owesPt X

$356K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$330K

Total assetsLn 16$393K

LiabilitiesLn 26$37K

PeoplePt VI, VII

9

listed · VII A

PaidVII A2

Voting boardVI 1a9

IndependentVI 1b7

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$319K

Government grantsLn 1e$66K

Fundraising eventsLn 1c$920

Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.1M

Investment incomeLn 3$3K

Other incomeLn 4–11$5K

Total revenueLn 12$1.4M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$77K

SavingsLn 2$253K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$330K

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$35K

Other assetsLn 15$28K

Total assetsLn 16$393K

LiabilitiesLn 26$37K

Net assetsLn 32$356K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 594

VolunteersI 630

Fiscal year endsHeaderAugust

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

Line	Start FY23	End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$191K	$330K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$37K	$35K
Total assetsLn 16	$262K	$393K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$88K	$37K
Net assetsLn 32	$173K	$356K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$128K	$78K	$48K	$2K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$533K	$324K	$201K	$8K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$7K	$4K	$3K	$101
Payroll taxesLn 10	$59K	$36K	$22K	$852
Accounting feesLn 11c	$2K		$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$48K	$20K	$3K	$25K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$7K	$1K	$4K	$2K
Office expensesLn 13	$40K	$20K	$18K	$3K
Information technologyLn 14	$2K	$109	$2K
OccupancyLn 16	$302K	$299K	$3K
TravelLn 17	$249	$50	$199
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$7K	$3K	$4K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$10K	$10K
InsuranceLn 23	$43K	$29K	$15K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$25K	$16K	$10K	$284
All other expensesLn 24e	$2K	$46		$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$1.2M	$839K	$333K	$42K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest	$1.2M	$1.2M	$15K	$152K	990 PDF
FY2024	$1.2M	$1.4M	−$219K	$138K	990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing	$1.4M	$1.2M	$183K	$356K	990 PDF
FY2022	$732K	$618K	$114K	$173K	990 PDF
FY2021	$518K	$491K	$27K	$59K	990 PDF
FY2020	$467K	$495K	−$27K	$32K	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

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Part I · Summary $1,396,776 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $156,401$318,883

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $572,209$1,070,021

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $7$3,126

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $3,000$4,746

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $731,617$1,396,776

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 $364,199$726,086

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $253,558$487,907

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $617,757$1,213,993

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $113,860$182,783

Part VI · Governance 7 of 9 board members independent, 1 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9

VI-1b Independent voting members7

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 $1,396,776 across 9 lines filed

Lines not itemized here account for $45 of total revenue; see the IRS return.

VIII-1c Fundraising events$920

VIII-1e Government grants$66,484

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$251,479

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$318,883

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,070,021$1,070,021

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $3,126$3,126

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0

VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $4,701$4,701

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,070,066 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $7,827$1,396,776

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,213,993 across 16 lines filed

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $77,664 · Management $48,017 · Fundraising $1,849$127,530

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $324,489 · Management $200,621 · Fundraising $7,725$532,835

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $4,255 · Management $2,631 · Fundraising $101$6,987

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $35,768 · Management $22,114 · Fundraising $852$58,734

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $2,000$2,000

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $20,056 · Management $2,685 · Fundraising $24,931$47,672

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,382 · Management $3,910 · Fundraising $1,642$6,934

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $19,646 · Management $18,010 · Fundraising $2,520$40,176

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $109 · Management $1,507$1,616

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $298,871 · Management $3,114$301,985

IX-17 TravelPrograms $50 · Management $199$249

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $2,759 · Management $4,216$6,975

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $9,665$9,665

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $28,522 · Management $14,836$43,358

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $15,570 · Management $9,610 · Fundraising $284$25,464

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $46 · Fundraising $1,767$1,813

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $838,852 · Management $333,470 · Fundraising $41,671$1,213,993

Part X · Balance sheet $393,293 assets, 12 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $128,444$76,563

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $62,882$253,118

X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $975$470

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $8,415$16

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $36,923$35,316

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $2,810$27,810

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $261,760$393,293

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $15,723$36,895

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $88,461$36,895

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $173,299$356,398

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $173,299$356,398

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $261,760$393,293

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $356,398 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$1,396,776

XI-2 Total expenses$1,213,993

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$182,783

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$173,299

XI-8 Prior period adjustments$316

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$356,398

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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