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Nonprofit · EIN 41-0854160

GUTHRIE THEATRE FOUNDATION

Tax-exempt · MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55415

Financials

$37.4M$36.1M2022$36.1M$33.9M2023$32.9M$32.8M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of GUTHRIE THEATRE FOUNDATION by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
August 31, 2025990$32,853,167$32,821,153$32,014$164,340,713$9,971,745$154,368,968
August 31, 2024990$36,051,705$33,943,666$2,108,039$160,661,885$9,260,926$151,400,959
August 31, 2023990$37,377,343$36,103,936$1,273,407$152,917,477$8,993,667$143,923,810
Financial details: 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$10,166,511
Program service revenue
$16,006,219
Investment income
$6,521,498
Royalties
$4,969
Net gain from sales of assets
$4,730,053
Net income from fundraising events
-$261,093
Net income from sales of inventory
$34,277
Other revenue
$158,939

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$71,696
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$1,185,303
Other salaries and wages
$13,665,660
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$17,967,004
Professional fundraising fees
$107,790
Legal fees
$103,055
Accounting fees
$85,765
Occupancy
$1,588,716
Travel
$179,671
Depreciation
$4,292,262
Program services (functional)
$25,703,449
Management and general (functional)
$5,537,057
Fundraising (functional)
$1,580,647

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$160,661,885
Total assets, end of year
$164,340,713
Total liabilities, end of year
$9,971,745
Net assets, end of year
$154,368,968
Land, buildings and equipment
$68,066,180
Publicly traded securities
$51,192,549
Net assets without donor restrictions
$69,586,963
Net assets with donor restrictions
$84,782,005
Gross unrelated business income
$41,019
Gross receipts
$33,574,475
Employees
671
Volunteers
235
Year formed
1961
State of legal domicile
MN

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 August 31, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
JOSEPH HAJDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
40$700,895$71,150
TRISHA KIRKMANAGING DIRECTOR
Officer
40$269,052$44,005
KRISTA MATHEWSDIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT
Highest-paid employee
40$226,080$30,895
TRACY BRIGDENSENIOR ARTISTIC PRODUCER
Highest-paid employee
40$121,442$45,312
JENNIFER BAUMGARTNERCAMPAIGN DIRECTOR
Highest-paid employee
40$138,197$20,585
JANET BALEJDIRECTOR OF FINANCE
Highest-paid employee
40$132,937$24,879
SARAH GULLICKSONDIRECTOR OF PRODUCTION
Highest-paid employee
40$119,809$20,847
JENNIFER REEDSTROM BISHOPCHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
15$0$0
REBECCA KOENIG ROLOFFVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
DAVID DINESTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
10$0$0
DAVID MOORE JRSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
SUSAN W ALLENDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0
MARTHA GOLDBERG ARONSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0
Y MARC BELTONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0
MICHAEL J BLUMDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0
32 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
PETER BREWDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0
PRISCILLA BREWSTERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0
JAMES L CHOSYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0
AMY FITERMANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0
DIANE HOFSTEDEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0
HANS KABATDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0
JAY KIEDROWSKIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0
JOHN KNAPPDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0
RYAN J LONGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0
AUDREY LUCASDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0
TIM MANNINGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0
W THOMAS MCENERYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0
MUNIR MEGHJEEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0
JENNIFER MELIN MILLERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0
RENEE MONTZDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0
LYNN MYHRANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0
WENDY NELSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0
ANNE PAAPEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0
BRYAN PIETSCHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0
ANN RAINHARTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0
BENJAMIN REINHARDTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0
JERRY RUDOWSKYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0
LEE SKOLDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0
KENNETH F SPENCEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0
LAURA DELANEY TAFTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0
KWELI P THOMPSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0
MEREDITH BOONE TUTTEROWDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0
JOHN WALTHOURDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0
STEVE C WEBSTERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0
JUSTIN P WEINBERGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0
JAMIE WILSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0
TODD ZAUNDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0
990 for the year ended August 31, 2024: 50 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
JOSEPH HAJDIRECTOR
Trustee or director, Officer
40$781,368$59,746
JAMES HASKINSFORMER MANAGING DIR. THRU 08/2023
Former
40$290,018$30,765
TRISHA KIRKMANAGING DIRECTOR
Officer
40$197,867$34,291
JOEL KRAUSEDIRECTOR OF PRODUCTION
Highest-paid employee
40$146,583$12,993
TRACY BRIGDENSENIOR ARTISTIC PRODUCER
Highest-paid employee
40$119,747$34,865
JANET BALEJDIRECTOR OF FINANCE
Highest-paid employee
40$130,319$23,155
JENNIFER BAUMGARTNERCAMPAIGN DIRECTOR
Highest-paid employee
40$133,482$19,466
WILLIAM SCHNEIDERDIRECTOR OF ITS
Highest-paid employee
40$111,574$35,552
JOHN JUNEKPAST CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
10$0$0
JENNIFER REEDSTROM BISHOPCHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
15$0$0
DAVID DINESTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
10$0$0
SUSAN W ALLENSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
MARTHA GOLDBERG ARONSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0
Y MARC BELTONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0
ABDHISH BHAVSARDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0
MICHAEL J BLUMDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0
PETER BREWDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0
AMY FITERMANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0
DARREL GERMANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0
TODD HARTMANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0
DIANE HOFSTEDEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0
TIMOTHY A HUEBSCHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0
DAVID HURRELLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0
HANS KABATDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0
CHRISTINE KUCERA KALLADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0
JAY KIEDROWSKIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0
JOHN KNAPPDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0
DAVID M LILLY JRDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0
KRISTEN LUDGATEDIRECTOR THRU 05/2024
Trustee or director
5$0$0
MICHAEL MCCORMICKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0
W THOMAS MCENERYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0
MUNIR MEGHJEEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0
JENNIFER MELIN MILLERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0
RENEE MONTZDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0
DAVID MOORE JRDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0
LYNN MYHRANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0
WENDY NELSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0
TODD NOTEBOOMDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0
ANNE PAAPEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0
IRENE QUARSHIEDIRECTOR THRU 09/2023
Trustee or director
5$0$0
ANN RAINHARTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0
ROBERT A ROSENBAUMDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0
REBECCA KOENIG ROLOFFDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0
JERRY RUDOWSKYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0
KENNETH F SPENCEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0
KWELI P THOMPSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0
MEREDITH BOONE TUTTEROWDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0
STEVE C WEBSTERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0
JAMIE WILSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0
TODD ZAUNDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0
990 for the year ended August 31, 2023: 49 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
JOSEPH HAJDIRECTOR
Trustee or director, Officer
40$478,870$38,957
JAMES HASKINSMANAGING DIRECTOR
Officer
40$241,707$34,849
MOLLIE ALEXANDER HOGANDIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT
Highest-paid employee
40$202,198$44,184
TRISHA KIRK - DIRECTOR OFMARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS
Highest-paid employee
40$178,479$31,077
JANET BALEJDIRECTOR OF FINANCE
Highest-paid employee
40$122,846$21,663
KYLE FITZWATERDIRECTOR OF HR
Highest-paid employee
40$100,089$15,129
JOHN JUNEKCHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
10$0$0
JENNIFER REEDSTROM BISHOPVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
AUDREY LUCASTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
WENDY UNGLAUBSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
MARTHA GOLDBERG ARONSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0
Y MARC BELTONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0
ABDHISH BHAVSARDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0
JAMES L CHOSYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0
DAVID DINESDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0
AMY FITERMANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0
DARREL GERMANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0
TODD HARTMANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0
DIANE HOFSTEDEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0
TIMOTHY A HUEBSCHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0
DAVID HURRELLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0
GARRY W JENKINSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0
CHRISTINE KUCERA KALLADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0
LISA JOHNSON KELLYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0
JAY KIEDROWSKIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0
DAVID M LILLY JRDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0
KRISTEN LUDGATEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0
MICHAEL MCCORMICKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0
W THOMAS MCENERYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0
MUNIR MEGHJEEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0
JENNIFER MELIN MILLERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0
RENEE MONTZDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0
DAVID MOORE JRDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0
LYNN MYHRANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0
WENDY NELSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0
TODD NOTEBOOMDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0
ANNE PAAPEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0
LISA SAUL PAYLORDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0
BRIAN PIETSCHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0
IRENE QUARSHIEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0
ANN RAINHARTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0
ROBERT A ROSENBAUMDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0
REBECCA KOENIG ROLOFFDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0
LEE SKOLDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0
KENNETH F SPENCEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0
KWELI P THOMPSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0
DAN TORBENSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0
STEVE C WEBSTERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0
TODD ZAUNDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
818 S 2ND ST, MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55415-1252
In care of
% ROSE BLOCK
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
REBECCA KOENIG ROLOFF, 818 SOUTH 2ND STREET, MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55415
Signed the 990
TRISHA KIRK, MANAGING DIRECTOR
Phone
(612) 225-6000
Return prepared by
CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP

Mission

THE GUTHRIE THEATER ENGAGES EXCEPTIONAL THEATER ARTISTS IN THE EXPLORATION OF BOTH CLASSIC AND CONTEMPORARY PLAYS, CONNECTING THE COMMUNITY WE SERVE TO ONE ANOTHER AND TO THE WORLD. THROUGH ITS EXTRAORDINARY ARTISTS, STAFF AND FACILITY, THE GUTHRIE IS COMMITTED TO THE PEOPLE OF MINNESOTA AND, FROM ITS PLACE ROOTED DEEPLY IN THE TWIN CITIES, INFLUENCES THE FIELD AS A LEADING 21ST-CENTURY ARTS ORGANIZATION.

990 for the year ended August 31, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • THEATER PERFORMANCES: DURING THE 2024-2025 SEASON, THE GUTHRIE THEATER PRESENTED A VIBRANT SEASON OF CLASSIC AND CONTEMPORARY WORKS THAT ENGAGED TENS OF THOUSANDS OF PATRONS AND ENRICHED THE CULTURAL LIFE OF THE TWIN CITIES. THE SEASON OPENED WITH THE LEHMAN TRILOGY, AN INVENTIVE, ANTI REALIST PRODUCTION IN WHICH THREE ACTORS PORTRAYED 71 CHARACTERS, PROMPTING AUDIENCES TO REFLECT ON THE ORIGINS AND CONSEQUENCES OF AMERICA'S FINANCIAL SYSTEMS. ALL THE DEVILS ARE HERE, CREATED AND PERFORMED BY PATRICK PAGE, OFFERED A PROVOCATIVE EXPLORATION OF SHAKESPEARE'S VILLAINS AND PROVIDED A TIMELY LENS ON HUMAN CHOICE AND MORALITY. THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY STAGING OF A CHRISTMAS CAROL WELCOMED MORE THAN 55,000 ATTENDEES AND INTRODUCED A NEW SCROOGE WHOSE PERFORMANCE BROUGHT FRESH HUMOR AND WARMTH TO THE BELOVED HOLIDAY TRADITION. PRODUCTIONS SUCH AS THE HEART SELLERS CELEBRATED ASIAN AMERICAN HISTORY THROUGH AN INTIMATE FRIENDSHIP STORY, WHILE A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM DELIGHTED AUDIENCES WITH ITS JOYFUL, VISUALLY RICH INTERPRETATION OF SHAKESPEARE'S CLASSIC. AGATHA CHRISTIE'S THE MOUSETRAP CAPTIVATED THEATERGOERS WITH ITS ICONIC MYSTERY, AND THE NACIREMA SOCIETY OFFERED A NUANCED PORTRAYAL OF A SELDOM DEPICTED SEGMENT OF BLACK AMERICAN SOCIETY. THE SEASON CONCLUDED WITH CABARET, WIDELY PRAISED AS A MAJOR LOCAL THEATER EVENT FOR ITS POWERFUL STORYTELLING AND ARTISTIC IMPACT. COLLECTIVELY, THESE PRODUCTIONS PROVIDED OVER 400 OPPORTUNITIES FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO EXPERIENCE LIVE THEATER THAT SPARKED CONVERSATION, IMAGINATION, AND SHARED UNDERSTANDING.
    Expenses $25,033,283 · grants $48,371 · revenue $15,845,821
  • EDUCATION AND ENGAGEMENT: DURING THE 2024-2025 SEASON, THE GUTHRIE'S EDUCATION AND ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS DEEPENED PUBLIC CONNECTION TO THE THEATER THROUGH A WIDE RANGE OF ACTIVITIES SERVING AUDIENCES OF ALL AGES. THE MAINSTAGE SEASON ENGAGEMENT SERIES OFFERED APPROXIMATELY 25 EVENTS, INCLUDING PLAY CLUBS, ARTIST CONVERSATIONS, AND COMMUNITY FOCUSED PROGRAMS SUCH AS AN INDIGENOUS ARTIST'S MARKET, ENGAGING PATRONS IN THE STUDY AND PRACTICE OF THEATER. THE THEATER IN FOCUS INITIATIVE EXPANDED ACCESS TO THEATRICAL LEARNING BY OFFERING EDUCATORS ARCHIVED PRODUCTIONS OF SHAKESPEARE'S HAMLET, HENRY V, AND A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM, ALONG WITH GUTHRIE DESIGNED CURRICULUM FOR CLASSROOM USE. NEARLY 200 YOUNG PEOPLE PARTICIPATED IN WEEK-LONG SUMMER CAMPS TAUGHT BY PROFESSIONAL ARTISTS, WITH 72 SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED TO REDUCE FINANCIAL BARRIERS; SEVERAL PAST PARTICIPANTS HAVE RETURNED AS PERFORMERS OR GONE ON TO PURSUE FURTHER TRAINING AT UNIVERSITIES WORLDWIDE. THE GUTHRIE ALSO SUSTAINED KEY PARTNERSHIPS, INCLUDING WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA'S BFA ACTING TRAINING PROGRAM AND WITH YOUTH SERVING ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS PROJECT SUCCESS AND INSPIREMSP, COLLECTIVELY CONNECTING THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS TO SUBSIDIZED THEATRICAL EXPERIENCES. ENGAGEMENT WITH THE NATIVE ADVISORY COUNCIL (NAC) INFORMED LAND STEWARDSHIP PRACTICES AND ANNUAL PROGRAMMING, AND SUPPORTED CONTRIBUTIONS OF MORE THAN $20,000 SINCE 2023 TO LOCAL NATIVE LED NONPROFITS. ADDITIONALLY, THE FOUR WEEK GUTHRIE ACTORS LAB SUPPORTED ABOUT 12 EMERGING TWIN CITIES THEATER ARTISTS IN ADVANCING THEIR CRAFT AND EXPANDING THEIR PROFESSIONAL NETWORKS.
    Expenses $670,166 · grants $23,325 · revenue $160,398

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 August, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025August 31, 2026January 15, 2027Not due yet
2024August 31, 2025January 15, 2026990 on file
2023August 31, 2024January 15, 2025990 on file

IRS record

EIN
41-0854160
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
1962
Accounting year ends
August
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$164,340,713
Income (IRS master file)
$33,574,475

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990August 2025$32,853,167$32,821,153$164,340,713XML
990-TAugust 2025–––IRS
990August 2024$36,051,705$33,943,666$160,661,885XML
990-TAugust 2024–––IRS
990August 2023$37,377,343$36,103,936$152,917,477XML
990-TAugust 2023–––IRS
990August 2022$38,832,182$29,522,220$157,320,019IRS
990-TAugust 2022–––IRS
990August 2021–––IRS
990-TAugust 2021–––IRS
990August 2020–––IRS
990August 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 41-0854160).

Questions about GUTHRIE THEATRE FOUNDATION

What is the EIN of GUTHRIE THEATRE FOUNDATION?
The employer identification number (EIN) of GUTHRIE THEATRE FOUNDATION is 41-0854160.
Is GUTHRIE THEATRE FOUNDATION tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1962.
Are donations to GUTHRIE THEATRE FOUNDATION tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does GUTHRIE THEATRE FOUNDATION 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 GUTHRIE THEATRE FOUNDATION due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending August 31, 2026) is due January 15, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did GUTHRIE THEATRE FOUNDATION last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended August 2025.
Who is the principal officer of GUTHRIE THEATRE FOUNDATION?
The 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 names REBECCA KOENIG ROLOFF.
Who are the officers and directors of GUTHRIE THEATRE FOUNDATION?
The 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 lists 47 people; 7 received compensation from the organization, the highest $700,895 (JOSEPH HAJ, DIRECTOR).
How much revenue does GUTHRIE THEATRE FOUNDATION have?
On its 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $32,853,167, expenses of $32,821,153 and total assets of $164,340,713 at year end.

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