Nonprofit · EIN 34-0943782
DOBAMA THEATRE INC
Also known as DOBAMA PLAYERS
Tax-exempt · CLEVELAND, OH 44118
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $1,214,337 | $1,050,398 | $163,939 | $807,795 | $220,799 | $586,996 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $763,390 | $996,306 | -$232,916 | $692,128 | $269,071 | $423,057 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $893,061 | $762,232 | $130,829 | $861,987 | $206,014 | $655,973 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $800,729
- of which government grants
- $70,677
- Program service revenue
- $384,748
- Investment income
- $28,860
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $65,426
- Other salaries and wages
- $591,576
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $730,990
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Occupancy
- $43,001
- Depreciation
- $10,975
- Program services (functional)
- $597,744
- Management and general (functional)
- $356,876
- Fundraising (functional)
- $95,778
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $692,128
- Total assets, end of year
- $807,795
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $220,799
- Net assets, end of year
- $586,996
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $103,744
- Publicly traded securities
- $170,684
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $491,117
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $95,879
- Gross receipts
- $1,214,337
- Employees
- 24
- Volunteers
- 64
- Year formed
- 1962
- State of legal domicile
- OH
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| NATHAN MOTTA | ARTISTIC DIR Officer | 40 | $65,426 |
| RACHEL ZAKE | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $0 |
| CAROLINE JACKSON SMITH | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $0 |
| AUSTIN KILPATRICK | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $0 |
| KILLEEN VOGEL | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $0 |
| DONNA KORN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| KRISTI GLASIER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ISAIAH HUNT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ROSALIND MADORSKY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| HEDY MILGROM | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MARISSA GLYNIAS MOORE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DEBRA ROSENTHAL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| KATE VLASEK | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| THOMAS ZIPP | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 21 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| NATHAN MOTTA | ARTISTIC DIR Officer | 40 | $66,631 |
| RACHEL ZAKE | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $0 |
| CAROLINE JACKSON SMITH | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $0 |
| MATTHEW EIBEN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $0 |
| KILLEEN VOGEL | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $0 |
| DONNA KORN | MEMBER AT LA Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $0 |
| MARIAN FAIRMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| TAMEKA BRADLEY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CHENNELLE BRYANT-HARRIS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CHRISTAL CONTINI | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| AUSTIN KILPATRICK | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ROSALIND MADORSKY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| HEDY MILGROM | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MARISSA GLYNIAS MOORE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DAISHA OLMEDA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DEBRA ROSENTHAL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| TRINIDAD SNIDER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| KATE VLASEK | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| GREG VOVOS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| BRITTANY WATKINS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| THOMAS ZIPP | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 22 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| NATHAN MOTTA | ARTISTIC DIR Officer | 40 | $66,553 |
| MARIAN FAIRMAN | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $0 |
| DONNA KORN | CO-VICE PRES Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $0 |
| AARON PETERSAL | CO-VICE PRES Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $0 |
| MATTHEW EIBEN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $0 |
| KILLEEN VOGEL | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $0 |
| TAMEKA BRADLEY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| VINCENT BRILEY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CHRISTAL CONTINI | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MARCEL DUHAMEL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| HEDY MILGROM | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MARISSA GLYNIAS MOORE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DAISHA OLMEDA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JAMIE OWEN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DEBRA ROSENTHAL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CAROLINE JACKSON SMITH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JOSEPH SMITH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| TRINIDAD SNIDER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| KATE VLASEK | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| BRITTANY WATKINS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| RACHEL ZAKE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| EUGENE SUMLIN | EX-OFFICIO Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 2340 LEE RD, CLEVELAND, OH 44118-3444
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- NATHAN MOTTA, 2340 LEE ROAD, CLEVELAND HEIGHTS, OH 44118
- Signed the 990
- NATHAN MOTTA, ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (216) 932-6838
- Website
- WWW.DOBAMA.ORG
- Return prepared by
- MCMANAMON & CO LLC
Mission
DOBAMA THEATRE, INC. IS DEDICATED TO PREMIERING IMPORTANT NEW PLAYS BY ESTABLISHED & EMERGING PLAYWRIGHTS IN PROFESSIONAL PRODUCTIONS OF THE HIGHEST QUALITY. THROUGH THEATRICAL PRODUCTION, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, AND EDUCATION PROGRAMMING, DOBAMA NURTURES THE DEVELOPMENT OF THEATRE ARTISTS AND BUILDS NEW AUDIENCES FOR THE ARTS WHILE PROVOKING AN EXAMINATION OF OUR CONTEMPORARY WORLD.
Program accomplishments
- DOBAMA THEATRE IS A SMALL PROFESSIONAL THEATRE UNDER THE ACTORS' EQUITY ASSOCIATION (AEA-SPT), BECOMING CLEVELAND'S THIRD FULL-TIME EQUITY THEATRE AND ITS ONLY SPT IN 2014. DOBAMA ABIDES BY THE IMPORTANT RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE AEA TO ENSURE SAFETY AND FAIR COMPENSATION FOR ACTORS AND STAGE MANAGERS. DOBAMA ALSO ABIDES BY THE CLEAN HOUSE STANDARDS IN ALL MAINSTAGE PROGRAMMING, A DOCUMENT DEVELOPED BY DOBAMA THEATRE AND KARAMU HOUSE THAT PROTECTS NON-UNION ARTISTS IN CLEVELAND THEATRES. DOBAMA PRIORITIZES THE SAFETY AND FAIR COMPENSATION OF ARTISTS TO CREATE ENVIRONMENTS FOR BRAVE CREATIVE EXPLORATION AND TO RETAIN BOTH UNION AND NON-UNION TALENT IN THE REGION. NATIONAL RECOGNITION AS AN SPT ENHANCES CLEVELAND'S STATUS AS A CULTURAL DESTINATION BY PROVIDING SUSTAINABLE, EQUITABLE, PROFESSIONAL PRODUCTIONS. VIA THE LOVE & RESPECT DOCUMENT, A LIVING DOCUMENT CREATED IN 2020, DOBAMA TAKES ACTIVE ANTI-RACIST AND ANTI- BIAS MEASURES AND ENSURES ACCOUNTABILITY TO THOSE MEASURES FROM YEAR TO YEAR. IN FULFILLMENT OF THIS MISSION, DOBAMA THEATRE PRODUCES 5-7 MAINSTAGE PRODUCTIONS EACH SEASON THAT ARE CLEVELAND, OHIO, REGIONAL, AMERICAN, OR WORLD PREMIERES OF PLAYS THAT ARE CHALLENGING IN GENRE, THEME, OR STYLE AND EXPLORE A CURRENT SOCIAL JUSTICE ISSUE IN OUR CONTEMPORARY WORLD. DOBAMA FOLLOWS THE PRINCIPLES OF EMERGENT STRATEGY AND CIRCULAR MANAGEMENT TO ENSURE LOVE & RESPECT IN PLAY SELECTION, HIRING, CASTING, ENGAGEMENT, PROGRAMMING, AND DAILY OPERATIONS.Expenses $597,744
- THE PLAYWRIGHTS' GYM IS DOBAMA THEATRE'S PROFESSIONAL PLAYWRITING UNIT. THE GYM PROVIDES LOCAL PLAYWRIGHTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORKSHOP NEW WORK IN A VARIETY OF WAYS, INCLUDING DIRECT FEEDBACK, REHEARSAL SPACE, MARKETING, OPEN READINGS, AND OTHER PUBLIC EVENTS SUPPORTED BY DOBAMA. THE GYM'S GOAL IS TO NURTURE AND ENCOURAGE NEW WORK IN A SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT AND TO CONTINUE DOBAMA'S COMMITMENT TO THE CREATION AND PREMIERE OF IMPORTANT NEW PLAYS. ADMISSION TO ALL GYM EVENTS IS FREE TO THE PUBLIC TO ENCOURAGE ATTENDANCE AND AUDIENCE FEEDBACK.
- EDUCATION PROGRAMS: THE MARILYN BIANCHI KIDS PLAYWRITING FESTIVAL (MBKPF), THE DOBAMA EMERGING ACTORS PROGRAM (DEAP), AND THE INTERN PROGRAM (PART III, 4B) AS THE OLDEST YOUTH PLAYWRITING FESTIVAL IN THE COUNTRY, THE MBKPF EXEMPLIFIES ALL ASPECTS OF DOBAMAS MISSION: IT ENCOURAGES THE CREATION OF NEW PLAYS, CULTIVATES YOUNG AUDIENCES FOR THE ARTS, AND ASKS STUDENTS TO EXAMINE THE WORLD AROUND THEM. NORTHEAST OHIO STUDENTS IN GRADES 1-12 ARE INVITED TO SUBMIT ORIGINAL PLAYS TO DOBAMA FOR EVALUATION AND FEEDBACK. THE MBKPF CULMINATES IN AN ANNUAL, FULLY-PRODUCED FESTIVAL ON DOBAMAS STAGE OF OUTSTANDING STUDENT PLAYS AS A COMMUNITY CELEBRATION OF STUDENTS WORK AND CREATIVITY YEAR-ROUND. THIS IS THE CORE OF DOBAMAS EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING AND HAS BEEN A STAPLE IN CLEVELAND FOR MORE THAN 40 YEARS. IN-SCHOOL LITERACY WORKSHOPS ARE OFFERED AT NO COST TO PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND PROVIDE EDUCATORS WITH THE TOOLS TO INCORPORATE THE PROGRAM INTO THEIR CURRICULUM. DEAP IS AN AUDITIONED ACTING INTENSIVE HOSTED BY DOBAMA EACH SUMMER WHERE HIGH SCHOOL- AND COLLEGE-AGE STUDENTS LEARN ESSENTIAL ACTING TECHNIQUES FROM AREA PROFESSIONALS. SUMMER INTERNS RECEIVE TRAINING IN THE AREAS OF DESIGN, DIRECTING, AND STAGE MANAGEMENT. AT THE END OF THE PROGRAM, STUDENTS PERFORM A FULLY DESIGNED, DIRECTED WORKSHOP PRODUCTION OF A HEIGHTENED-TEXT PLAY IN ORDER TO APPLY WHAT THEY HAVE LEARNED. THE PROGRAM PREPARES STUDENTS FOR COLLEGE AUDITIONS AND FUTURE EMPLOYMENT IN THE PROFESSIONAL THEATRE WORLD WHILE HONING COMMUNICATION AND SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL SKILLS. TUITION IS ON A SLIDING SCALE, AND NO STUDENT IS TURNED AWAY DUE TO INABILITY TO PAY. THIS PROGRAM ALLOWS DOBAMA TO IDENTIFY EMERGING TALENTS AND CONNECT THEM WITH AN OPPORTUNITY TO ADVANCE THEIR CRAFT IN AN ENVIRONMENT THAT PRIZES DIVERSITY, EXPERIMENTATION, AND EXCELLENCE. THE INTERN PROGRAM ADMITS GROUPS OF STUDENTS FOR EITHER A FULL MAINSTAGE SEASON (SEPTEMBER MAY) OR A SUMMER (MAY SEPTEMBER). INTERNS RECEIVE CLOSE MENTORSHIP FROM ADMINISTRATIVE, ARTISTIC, TECHNICAL, AND SUPPORT STAFF TO PROVIDE A ROUNDED EDUCATION OF THE INDUSTRY. THE GOAL OF THE INTERN PROGRAM IS TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITY FOR EMERGING PROFESSIONALS AND TO CREATE A ROBUST COMMUNITY OF THEATRE PROFESSIONALS IN THE CLEVELAND AREA. ALL INTERNS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK IN OFFICIAL POSITIONS ON DOBAMA PRODUCTIONS, AND ALL INTERNS ARE PAID FOR THEIR WORK.
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
- 34-0943782
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1964
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A650)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $807,795
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,214,337
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $1,214,337 | $1,050,398 | $807,795 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $763,390 | $996,306 | $692,128 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $893,061 | $762,232 | $861,987 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $890,249 | $714,463 | $819,107 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2018 | – | – | – | 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 34-0943782).
Questions about DOBAMA THEATRE INC
- What is the EIN of DOBAMA THEATRE INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of DOBAMA THEATRE INC is 34-0943782.
- Is DOBAMA THEATRE INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1964.
- Are donations to DOBAMA THEATRE INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does DOBAMA THEATRE INC 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 DOBAMA THEATRE INC 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 DOBAMA THEATRE INC 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 DOBAMA THEATRE INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names NATHAN MOTTA.
- Who are the officers and directors of DOBAMA THEATRE INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 14 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $65,426 (NATHAN MOTTA, ARTISTIC DIR).
- How much revenue does DOBAMA THEATRE INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,214,337, expenses of $1,050,398 and total assets of $807,795 at year end.
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