Nonprofit · EIN 21-0724198
MCCARTER THEATRE COMPANY
Tax-exempt · PRINCETON, NJ 08540
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $14,720,259 | $15,454,873 | -$734,614 | $36,094,924 | $4,047,717 | $32,047,207 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $13,907,448 | $14,568,107 | -$660,659 | $36,557,343 | $4,680,757 | $31,876,586 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $9,197,183 | $13,817,604 | -$4,620,421 | $37,715,976 | $4,391,330 | $33,324,646 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $4,957,926
- of which government grants
- $878,620
- Program service revenue
- $7,641,235
- Investment income
- $2,038,670
- Royalties
- $1,283
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $566,181
- Other revenue
- $82,428
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $843,957
- Other salaries and wages
- $6,532,919
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $8,711,760
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $37,416
- Accounting fees
- $73,641
- Occupancy
- $376,544
- Travel
- $241,372
- Depreciation
- $215,446
- Program services (functional)
- $12,897,357
- Management and general (functional)
- $1,535,714
- Fundraising (functional)
- $1,021,802
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $36,557,343
- Total assets, end of year
- $36,094,924
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $4,047,717
- Net assets, end of year
- $32,047,207
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $2,555,978
- Publicly traded securities
- $562,635
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $3,101,153
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $28,946,054
- Gross unrelated business income
- $30,645
- Gross receipts
- $17,892,143
- Employees
- 235
- Volunteers
- 26
- Year formed
- 1960
- State of legal domicile
- NJ
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SARAH RASMUSSEN | ARTISTIC DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $328,439 | $50,931 |
| MARTIN MILLER | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $335,966 | $17,552 |
| KELLY RYMAN | DIRECTOR OF MKTG & AUDIENCE STRATEGY Highest-paid employee | 40 | $145,049 | $31,443 |
| PAULA ABREU | DIRECTOR OF PRESENTED PROGRAMMING Highest-paid employee | 40 | $141,110 | $31,923 |
| JOE PEACOCK | DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $145,064 | $12,973 |
| DEBBIE BISNO | DIRECTOR OF UNIVERSITY & ARTISTIC PARTNERSHIPS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $138,160 | $17,199 |
| DIXIE UFFELMAN | DIRECTOR OF PRODUCTION Highest-paid employee | 40 | $118,993 | $32,101 |
| SUDHA IYER | CFO (THRU 9/24) Officer | 40 | $84,911 | $10,851 |
| DANIELA BONAFEDE-CHHABRA | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| ASHLEY AITKEN-DAVIES | VICE-PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| NEHA DESAI SHAH | VICE-PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BEN HAMMOND | VICE-PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES P HERRING | VICE-PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ELLIOT ASARNOW | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| RITA MCGRATH | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
22 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHONDA ADAMS-MEDINA | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JAMES BARROOD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CLAUDINA BONETTI | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CARMELO CINTRON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN CLARKE | TRUSTEE (THRU 1/25) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANDREW FARRIS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BONNIE GUTH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ERIC HAGIN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH MCNEILLY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROHIT MEHROTRA | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROBERT A MINTZ | TRUSTEE (THRU 6/25) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| AQUATIA L OWENS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DOUGLAS PALMER | TRUSTEE (THRU 6/25) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PAMELA PRUITT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RICHARD QUINN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| W ROCHELLE CALHOUN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MICHAEL ROSE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KIM SWANN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARK THIERFELDER | TRUSTEE (THRU 1/25) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JESSE TREU | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAVID WALKER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TONI MARIE DAVIS | DIRECTOR OF FINANCE (FROM 1/25) Officer | 40 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 39 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SARAH RASMUSSEN | ARTISTIC DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $349,910 | $58,605 |
| PAULA ABREU | DIRECTOR OF PRESENTED PROGRAMMING Highest-paid employee | 40 | $154,428 | $35,573 |
| KELLY RYMAN | DIRECTOR OF MKTG & AUDIENCE STRATEGY Highest-paid employee | 40 | $135,923 | $38,303 |
| SUDHA IYER | CFO Officer | 40 | $144,869 | $21,295 |
| DEBBIE BISNO | DIRECTOR OF UNIVERSITY & ARTISTIC PARTNERSHIPS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $131,440 | $22,307 |
| DIXIE UFFELMAN | DIRECTOR OF PRODUCTION Highest-paid employee | 40 | $120,661 | $27,165 |
| CHARLOTTE HUSSEY | DIRECTOR OF IT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $124,118 | $19,347 |
| MARTIN MILLER | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (BEGAN 9/23) Officer | 40 | $112,350 | $2,749 |
| W ROCHELLE CALHOUN | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES BARROOD | VICE-PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DANIELA BONAFEDE-CHHABRA | VICE-PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BEN HAMMOND | VICE-PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ELLIOT ASARNOW | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KAREN SCHMITT | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| RHONDA ADAMS-MEDINA | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CLAUDINA BONETTI | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CARMELO CINTRON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PAUL DECKER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BONNIE GUTH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIC HAGIN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES P HERRING | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DUNCAN MACMILLAN | TRUSTEE (THRU 12/23) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RITA MCGRATH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH MCNEILLY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROHIT MEHROTRA | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ARSLAN MIAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT A MINTZ | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| WILMA NURSE | TRUSTEE (THRU 3/24) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| VERONICA OLIVARES-WEBER | TRUSTEE (THRU 2/24) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| AQUATIA L OWENS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DOUGLAS PALMER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HILARY A PARKER EX-OFFICIO | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PAMELA PRUITT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RICHARD QUINN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL ROSE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NEHA DESAI SHAH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KIM SWANN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK THIERFELDER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID WALKER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 38 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sarah Rasmussen | Artistic Director Officer | 50 | $315,180 | $57,943 |
| Michael Rosenberg | Managing Dir. thru 09/2022 Officer | 60 | $237,692 | $20,769 |
| Piper Burrows | DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $170,058 | $10,690 |
| Sudha Iyer | CFO Officer | 40 | $142,716 | $18,383 |
| Debbie Bisno | Director of Partnerships Highest-paid employee | 40 | $129,225 | $17,961 |
| Charlotte Hussey | Director of IT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $121,718 | $18,448 |
| Dixie Uffelman | Director of Production Highest-paid employee | 40 | $117,879 | $17,629 |
| MONIQUE COOPER | DIRECTOR OF PATRON EXPERIENCE Highest-paid employee | 40 | $117,879 | $14,094 |
| W Rochelle Calhoun | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| Daniela Bonafede-Chhabra | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Sharon Dietrich | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Jill Dolan | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Ben Hammond | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Elliot Asarnow | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Karen Schmitt | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Rhonda Adams-Medina | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| James Barrood | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Leonard J Berlik | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Claudina Bonetti | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Paul T Decker | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| James P Herring | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Duncan MacMillan | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Rita McGrath | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Elizabeth McNeilly | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Rohit Mehrotra | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Arslan Mian | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Robert A Mintz | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Wilma Nurse | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Aquatia L Owens | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Douglas Palmer | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Hilary A Parker | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Pamela Pruitt | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Neha Desai Shah | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Kim Swann | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Mark Thierfelder | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Anne M VanLent | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| David Walker | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Martin Miller | exec. Dir. as of 7/17/23 Officer | 0 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 91 UNIVERSITY PL, PRINCETON, NJ 08540-5121
- In care of
- % SUDHA IYER
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- MARTIN MILLER, 91 UNIVERSITY PLACE, PRINCETON, NJ 08540
- Signed the 990
- MARTIN MILLER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (609) 258-6500
- Website
- WWW.MCCARTER.ORG
- Return prepared by
- LUTZ AND CARR CPAS LLP
Mission
MCCARTER IS ONE OF THE COUNTRY'S FLAGSHIP THEATRES AND A CULTURAL ASSET FOR ALL OF CENTRAL NEW JERSEY. A NATIONALLY RENOWNED, INDEPENDENT PERFORMING ARTS CENTER LOCATED ON THE CAMPUS OF PRINCETON UNIVERSITY, THE COMPANY IS A MULTI-DISCIPLINARY CREATIVE HUB OF ARTS AND IDEAS OFFERING THEATER, MUSIC, DANCE, SPOKEN WORD, AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS FOR ALL AGES. KNOWN FOR ITS COMMITMENT TO CREATIVITY AND EXCELLENCE, AS WELL AS ITS THOUGHTFUL AND ENGAGED AUDIENCE, MCCARTER HAS PROVIDED A HOME FOR ARTISTS SINCE ITS INCORPORATION. THORNTON WILDER'S OUR TOWN, KAUFMANN & HART'S YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU, AND WILLIAM INGE'S BUS STOP, ALL HAD THEIR PREMIERES ON MCCARTER'S STAGE. THE COMPANY IS THE RECIPIENT OF THE REGIONAL THEATRE TONY AWARD, AND WON AGAIN FOR BEST PLAY FOR CHRISTOPHER DURANG'S VANYA AND SONIA AND MASHA AND SPIKE. MCCARTER IS CO-LED TODAY BY ARTISTIC DIRECTOR SARAH RASMUSSEN AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR MARTIN MILLER.
Program accomplishments
- ARTISTIC AND EDUCATION PROGRAMSMCCARTER WELCOMED OVER 100,000 COMMUNITY MEMBERS DURING THE 2024-25 SEASON FOR 275 PERFORMANCES AND EVENTS INCLUDING THE THEATRE, DANCE AND CLASSICAL SERIES PRODUCTIONS AND ONE-NIGHT ONLY PERFORMANCES AND EVENTS; STUDENT PRODUCTIONS HOSTED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE TRIANGLE CLUB AND LEWIS CENTER FOR THE ARTS AT PRINCETON UNIVERSITY; AND EDUCATION CLASSES AND STUDENT MATINEES.THE THEATRE SERIES INCLUDED THE WORLD-PREMIERE EMPIRE RECORDS: THE MUSICAL WITH ROCK SCORE BY ZOE SARNAK AND BOOK BY CAROL HEIKKINEN, DUEL REALITY FROM ACCLAIMED CIRQUE COMPANY THE 7 FINGERS, 2024 PULITZER PRIZE FINALIST FOR DRAMA HERE THERE ARE BLUEBERRIES FROM MOISES KAUFMAN AND THE TECTONIC THEATER PROJECT, KAREN ZACARIAS'S LEGACY OF LIGHT DIRECTED BY MCCARTER'S ARTISTIC DIRECTOR SARAH RASMUSSEN, THE 2024 PULITZER PRIZE FOR DRAMA PRIMARY TRUST BY EBONI BOOTH, AND THE ANNUAL HOLIDAY CLASSIC A CHRISTMAS CAROL. THE DANCE, CLASSICAL, AND SIGNATURE SERIES PRESENTED 45 EVENTS INCLUDING CONCERTS BY RENOWNED CELLIST YO-YO MA AND GRAMMY WINNER NATALIA LAFOURCADE; EVENINGS WITH TELEVISION HOST AND COMEDIAN ROY WOOD, JR. AND NEW YORK TIMES BEST-SELLING AUTHOR ANDY BOROWITZ; DANCE PERFORMANCES FROM SEOUL-BASED BEREISHIT DANCE COMPANY AND THE TWYLA THARP DANCE (CELEBRATING 60TH ANNIVERSARY); AND FAMILY PROGRAMMING INCLUDING "QUEEN OF KIDS' MUSIC" LAURIE BERKNER.MCCARTER'S YEAR-ROUND EDUCATION CLASSES WELCOME THEATER NEWCOMERS AND SEASONED PERFORMERS, OFFERING AN ARRAY OF IN-PERSON CLASSES FOR STUDENTS GRADES K-12 AND FOR ADULTS. EACH CLASS FOSTERS A SUPPORTIVE AND CREATIVE ENVIRONMENT WHERE EVERY STUDENT IS FREE TO EXPLORE, PLAY, AND DEVELOP THEIR UNIQUE ARTISTIC VOICE.Expenses $12,897,357 · revenue $7,610,590
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 21-0724198
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1963
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A610)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $36,094,924
- Income (IRS master file)
- $17,892,143
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $14,720,259 | $15,454,873 | $36,094,924 | IRS |
| 990-T | June 2025 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $13,907,448 | $14,568,107 | $36,557,343 | IRS |
| 990-T | June 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $9,197,183 | $13,817,604 | $37,715,976 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $14,338,092 | $11,363,913 | $43,142,569 | IRS |
| 990-T | June 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 21-0724198).
Questions about MCCARTER THEATRE COMPANY
- What is the EIN of MCCARTER THEATRE COMPANY?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of MCCARTER THEATRE COMPANY is 21-0724198.
- Is MCCARTER THEATRE COMPANY tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1963.
- Are donations to MCCARTER THEATRE COMPANY tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does MCCARTER THEATRE COMPANY file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of MCCARTER THEATRE COMPANY due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did MCCARTER THEATRE COMPANY last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of MCCARTER THEATRE COMPANY?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names MARTIN MILLER.
- Who are the officers and directors of MCCARTER THEATRE COMPANY?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 37 people; 8 received compensation from the organization, the highest $328,439 (SARAH RASMUSSEN, ARTISTIC DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does MCCARTER THEATRE COMPANY have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $14,720,259, expenses of $15,454,873 and total assets of $36,094,924 at year end.
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