Nonprofit · EIN 27-0469276
QUINTESSENCE THEATRE COMPANY
Tax-exempt · PHILADELPHIA, PA 19119
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 31, 2025 | 990 | $3,241,199 | $2,480,525 | $760,674 | $5,729,221 | $2,225,194 | $3,504,027 |
| July 31, 2024 | 990 | $3,600,379 | $1,822,588 | $1,777,791 | $5,232,770 | $2,489,417 | $2,743,353 |
| July 31, 2023 | 990 | $1,782,398 | $1,672,816 | $109,582 | $3,857,310 | $2,891,748 | $965,562 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended July 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $2,389,226
- of which government grants
- $319,092
- Program service revenue
- $699,879
- Investment income
- $3,201
- Net income from fundraising events
- $1,826
- Other revenue
- $148,893
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $137,944
- Other salaries and wages
- $970,792
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,300,602
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Occupancy
- $120,433
- Depreciation
- $41,721
- Program services (functional)
- $1,926,123
- Management and general (functional)
- $198,056
- Fundraising (functional)
- $356,346
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $5,232,770
- Total assets, end of year
- $5,729,221
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $2,225,194
- Net assets, end of year
- $3,504,027
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $3,376,822
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $735,943
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $2,768,084
- Gross receipts
- $3,247,473
- Employees
- 121
- Volunteers
- 100
- Year formed
- 2009
- State of legal domicile
- NY
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 July 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALEXANDER BURNS | PRODUCING ARTISTIC DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $71,460 | $2,447 |
| ERICA EZOLD | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $64,038 | $0 |
| PATRICIA STRANAHAN | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DANIEL ROSS | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| WILLIAM WHEELAN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JANICE BOGEN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARILOU BUFFUM | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVE GLUCKMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVE HEIMANN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DYLAN LYONS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MIKE MCCLEARY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRANDON SARGENT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JASON TUCKER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SANDRA CADWALADER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARA NATKINS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
1 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| EBONY WORTHAM | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended July 31, 2024: 14 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALEXANDER BURNS | PRODUCING ARTISTIC DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $64,201 | $4,869 |
| GRACE GRILLET | INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $38,154 | $0 |
| PATRICIA STRANAHAN | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DANIEL ROSS | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| WILLIAM WHEELAN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JANICE BOGEN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARILOU BUFFUM | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVE GLUCKMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVE HEIMANN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DYLAN LYONS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MIKE MCCLEARY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRANDON SARGENT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JASON TUCKER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PEGGY ZWERVER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended July 31, 2023: 14 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALEX BURNS | PRODUCING ARTISTIC DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $70,000 |
| GRACE GRILLET | INTERIM ED (EFF 10/22) Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $10,000 |
| PATRICIA STRANAHAN | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| DANIEL ROSS | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| WILLIAM WHEELAN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JANICE BOGEN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| MARILOU BUFFUM | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STEPHEN GLUCKMAN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DYLAN LYONS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRANDON SARGENT | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JASON TUCKER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MICHAEL MCCLEARY | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PEGGY ZWERVER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STEPHEN HEIMANN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 7135 GERMANTOWN AVE FLOOR 2, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19119-1842
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- ERICA EZOLD, 7135 GERMANTOWN AVENUE 2ND FLOOR, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19119
- Signed the 990
- ERICA EZOLD, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (215) 987-4450
- Website
- WWW.QUINTESSENCETHEATRE.ORG
- Return prepared by
- CARPENTER EVERT & ASSOCIATES LTD
Mission
QUINTESSENCE THEATRE GROUP IS DEDICATED TO THE PERFORMANCE AND ADAPTATION OF EPIC WORKS OF CLASSIC LITERATURE AND DRAMA FOR THE CONTEMPORARY STAGE, WHICH IGNITES THE MIND THROUGH THE POWER OF THE ACTOR, DESIGN AND SPOKEN WORD. THE ORGANIZATION EXISTS TO DEVELOP AND PRODUCE THEATRE WHICH IS IMMEDIATE AND NECESSARY, AND THAT STRIVES TO ATTRACT NEW AUDIENCES TO THE ART FORM BY CHALLENGING ITS ARTISTS AND AUDIENCES ALIKE TO CONSIDER WHAT IS ESSENTIAL IN THEATRE AND IN HUMAN NATURE.
Program accomplishments
- QUINTESSENCE'S XV ANNIVERSARY SEASON OPENED WITH THE PHILADELPHIA PREMIERE OF AN INTERNATIONALLY CELEBRATED NEW VERSION OF CYRANO DE BERGERAC, DIRECTED BY ALEX BURNS. THE PRODUCTION ATTRACTED 2,300 THEATREGOERS AND RAVE REVIEWS, LEADING TO AN EXTENSION FROM 24 TO 30 PERFORMANCES. FOR THE WINTER FAMILY-FRIENDLY HOLIDAY MUSICAL, WE PRESENTED COLE PORTER'S KISS ME, KATE. THIS PRODUCTION DREW 3,544 ATTENDEES. RETURNING TO OUR ROOTS AS PHILADELPHIA'S ONLY THEATRE COMPANY PRODUCING WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE'S WORKS IN REPERTORY, THE MARCH-APRIL 2025 RECKLESS ROMANCE REPERTORY FEATURED A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM AND ANTONY & CLEOPATRA. NOTABLY, 12% OF THE AUDIENCE AT ANTONY & CLEOPATRA AND 16% AT MIDSUMMER WERE NEW TO QUINTESSENCE, TOTALING 28% NEW AUDIENCES FOR SHAKESPEARE. IN MAY 2025, QUINTESSENCE PRESENTED NAOMI WALLACE AND MARCUS REDIKER'S THE RETURN OF BENJAMIN LAY, MARKING QUINTESSENCE'S FIRST SUCCESSFUL CO-PRODUCTION WITH A THEATRE FROM NYC. IN MAY-JUNE 2025, QUINTESSENCE THEATRE CAPPED ITS XV ANNIVERSARY SEASON WITH THE WORLD PREMIERE ESTATE SANCTIONED THEATRICAL ADAPTATION OF JAMES BALDWIN'S GIOVANNI'S ROOM AS PART OF ITS PROGRAMMING PLANS TO PRODUCE CLASSIC STORIES FROM DIVERSE EARLY AMERICAN COMMUNITIES. THE ADAPTATION GARNERED SIGNIFICANT NATIONAL ATTENTION, AND ATTRACTED IMPRESSIVE BOX OFFICE NUMBERS, WITH 4,360 ATTENDEES (93% CAPACITY). OTHER NOTABLE ACHIEVEMENTS INCLUDED COMMUNITY CENTERED EVENTS SUCH AS THE ATTENDANCE OF EGYPTOLOGISTS/CURATORS/PENN MUSEUM PROFESSORS JOSEF WAGNER AND JEN WAGNER AT A POST-SHOW CONVERSATION OF ANTONY & CLEOPATRA, AS WELL AS GREAT CONVERSATIONS AROUND THE RETURN OF BENJAMIN LAY INCLUDING WITH PLAYWRIGHT AND HISTORIAN MARCUS REDIKER AND MARK POVINELLI, WHO PORTRAYED BENJAMIN LAY IN THE PRODUCTION. IN FY25, QUINTESSENCE BOOKED SERVICE FOR 1,977 K-12 STUDENTS, INCLUDING 728 FROM NEARBY TITLE 1 PUBLIC SCHOOLS. OUR PROGRAMS INCLUDED: 25 STUDENT MATINEES AND POST-SHOW DISCUSSIONS FOR 1,468 STUDENTS, 4 IN-SCHOOL WORKSHOPS FOR 175 STUDENTS, 2 LONG-TERM, AFTER-SCHOOL RESIDENCIES FOR 150 STUDENTS, 6 TOURING PERFORMANCES OF THE OWL AND THE PUSSYCAT WITH POST-SHOW WRITING WORKSHOPS FOR 135 STUDENTS. 3 WEEKS OF SUMMER CAMP AT THE SEDGWICK FOR 36 CAMPERS (JULY 2024), AND 3 SEMESTERS OF OUR SATURDAY PHOENIX & TURTLE CLUB (FALL, WINTER, SPRING) FOR 13 YOUNG ACTORS.Expenses $1,926,123 · revenue $699,879
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 July, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | July 31, 2026 | December 15, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | July 31, 2025 | December 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | July 31, 2024 | December 16, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 27-0469276
- 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
- 2010
- Accounting year ends
- July
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A60)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $5,729,221
- Income (IRS master file)
- $3,247,473
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | July 2025 | $3,241,199 | $2,480,525 | $5,729,221 | XML |
| 990 | July 2024 | $3,600,379 | $1,822,588 | $5,232,770 | XML |
| 990 | July 2023 | $1,782,398 | $1,672,816 | $3,857,310 | XML |
| 990 | July 2022 | $1,436,975 | $1,335,886 | $1,366,032 | IRS |
| 990 | July 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | July 2020 | – | – | – | 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 27-0469276).
Questions about QUINTESSENCE THEATRE COMPANY
- What is the EIN of QUINTESSENCE THEATRE COMPANY?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of QUINTESSENCE THEATRE COMPANY is 27-0469276.
- Is QUINTESSENCE THEATRE COMPANY tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2010.
- Are donations to QUINTESSENCE THEATRE COMPANY tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does QUINTESSENCE 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 QUINTESSENCE THEATRE COMPANY due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending July 31, 2026) is due December 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did QUINTESSENCE THEATRE COMPANY last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended July 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of QUINTESSENCE THEATRE COMPANY?
- The 990 for the year ended July 31, 2025 names ERICA EZOLD.
- Who are the officers and directors of QUINTESSENCE THEATRE COMPANY?
- The 990 for the year ended July 31, 2025 lists 16 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $71,460 (ALEXANDER BURNS, PRODUCING ARTISTIC DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does QUINTESSENCE THEATRE COMPANY have?
- On its 990 for the year ended July 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $3,241,199, expenses of $2,480,525 and total assets of $5,729,221 at year end.
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