CHILDRENS THEATER COMPANY AND SCHOOL

Financials

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.

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)

2400 3RD AVE S, MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55404-3506

Principal officer (990 for 2024)

Ryan French, 2400 3rd Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 554043506

Signed the 990

Ryan French, Managing Director

Phone

(612) 874-0500

Website

www.childrenstheatre.org

Return prepared by

Eide Bailly LLP

Mission

Children's Theatre Company exists to create extraordinary theater experiences that educate, challenge, and inspire young people and their communities.

Program accomplishments

• The 2024-25 season included two world premieres, two presentations of theatre from world renowned companies, a favorite title from CTC's canon of original productions and a beloved musical enjoyed by all ages. The season opened with MOYA by Zip Zap Circus, a South African professional circus based in Cape Town. The production featured ten dynamic young artists using acrobatic performances, jugglers, and dancing to explore the spirit and vitality of township life. The world premiere of 'Drawing Lessons' by Michi Barall, a co-commission with Ma-Yi Theater Company, was an ambitious, groundbreaking first premiere from our Generation Now initiative. 'Drawing Lessons' told the story of a Korean American girl's discovery of her own artistry. CTC's holiday favorite, 'Dr.Seuss's How the Grinch Stole Christmas' returned for the holiday season. Manual Cinema of Chicago's 'Leonardo! A Wonderful Show About a Terrible Monster' was praised by audiences for its creative use of puppetry, music, and cinematic elements. 'Milo Imagines the World' told the story of a boy's creative journey to visit his incarcerated mother, and how drawing helps him navigate his experience. This world premiere was a joint commission project with Chicago Children's Theatre, and The Rose Theatre. The season closed with 'Disney's Frozen' as CTC premiered its original production of the hit Broadway musical, directed by former 'Hamilton' resident director Tiffany Nichole Greene. As one of the earliest companies to be licensed to stage 'Frozen,' the show played to sold out audiences while exploring the themes of family bonds, self-acceptance and identity, courage, and resilience.Sensory Friendly performances, American Sign Language interpretation, Closed Captioning, and Audio Description were available for all our productions in 2024-25. CTC's ACT Pass program provided $5 tickets to public performances to assure accessibility for all families in our community. CTC offers deeply discounted tickets and transportation subsidies for school groups from across the Twin Cities and the Upper Midwest that attend special weekday performances. To help meet classroom teachers' curricular goals, we offer Educator Resource Guides and workshops tailored to each production. A total of 190,385 people attended performances and participated in education programming.
  Expenses $10,083,901 · revenue $7,238,731
• CTC's Theatre Arts Training program (TAT) provides instruction in storytelling, acting, dance, voice, directing, and playwriting for young people ages 2-18. In addition to sequenced classes during the school year, Theatre Arts Training also offers summer and other school vacation camps for students at all skill levels and programming for homeschool groups designed to meet their educational goals. TAT also includes the Pre-Professional Institute, which provides high school students with an intensive, four-year, conservatory-style learning experience. The Senior Company program provides students with demanding material that seeks to challenge them as artists, educate them in a professional setting, and inspire them to be active voices in their community. FY25 marked year four of a year-round, all-grade residency at Bethune Arts Elementary in north Minneapolis. Between family engagement around three CTC productions, Creative Play for Pre-K and K, critical literacy for 1st-4th-grade, and Art as Activism for 5th grade, every student had a theatre experience by the end of the year. A total of 2,356 people participated in shorter school-based residencies or took off-site workshops, including 700 at public libraries and 180 Corporate Education participants at Deloitte. Students across the Metro benefited from short-form residencies with CTC teaching artists. In Twin Cities public schools, CTC delivers grade 1-5 workshops serving students and teachers with high-quality, research-based theatre arts and storytelling activities. Tied to state and national standards, these activities boost students' achievement in language and theatre arts. Through the Neighborhood Bridges pedagogy, students build critical and cultural literacy as they question texts, uncover whose perspective has been marginalized, and re-tell stories from their own points of view.CTC's Early Childhood Initiative combines theatre arts-based learning experiences with best practices in early childhood education to support the healthy development of early learners ages 2-6. CTC takes a comprehensive approach to early childhood education that includes both age-appropriate learning opportunities, including Early Bridges, and productions designed specifically for early learners. Through the Creative Play program, CTC also focuses on serving early learners from communities coping with complex trauma and toxic stress. The program utilizes theatre-based activities aligned with trauma-informed care practices to support developmental repair in early learners.
  Expenses $1,043,418 · revenue $932,276
• New Work: Through our ongoing cycle of commissioning, developing, and premiering new work, CTC is expanding the national canon of theatre for youth and their communities. Generation Now, a partnership between Penumbra (St. Paul, Minn.), Ma-Yi Theater Company (New York City), Latino Theater Company and Native Voices at the Autry (Los Angeles), and CTC will commission and develop 16 new plays by Black, Indigenous, Latine, and Asian American Pacific Islander writers over a period of 5 years. The output of Generation Now promises to radically expand the inclusiveness of each theatre, expand the canon of work produced for multigenerational audiences, and create a model of transformative partnership. As a cohort, we strongly believe that if we are to have an extraordinary theatre culture in this country, we must start young, and it must be intergenerational, inclusive, inspiring, transformative, and lifelong. A grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation funds the project called Generation Now. Generation Now's inaugural Reading Series (October 17-18, 2024), featured public readings of three works in development: 'Level Up' by Gabriel Rivas Gmez (co-commissioned with Latino Theater Company), 'One Small Alice' by Ifa Bayeza (co-commissioned with Penumbra), and 'Comanche Girl on the Moon' by Dustin Tahmahkera (co-commissioned with Native Voices). One hundred attendees from across the country enjoyed a public performance of 'Drawing Lessons and readings of the aforementioned plays, followed by talk-backs with the artists
  Expenses $560,670 · revenue $358,182
• CTC continued its fellowship program in 2024-25, consisting of formal leadership development pipelines that aim to reflect the larger community. The fellowship programs create opportunities for early career theatre artists and administrators with priority on those whose lived experience is frequently missing from the organizational structure of theatres. This season-long, full-time, paid fellowship program strives to address economic and institutional barriers to careers in theatre. They occupy positions in stage management, production management, and performance.

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.

IRS record

EIN

41-1254553

Tax-exempt status

501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization

Foundation status

School

Donations deductible (Pub 78)

Public charity, 50% deduction limit

Exempt since

1975

Accounting year ends

June

Files

Form 990 or 990-EZ

Category (NTEE)

Arts, culture and humanities (A650)

Assets (IRS master file)

$34,531,940

Income (IRS master file)

$14,036,037

Filing history

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 41-1254553).

Questions about CHILDRENS THEATER COMPANY AND SCHOOL

What is the EIN of CHILDRENS THEATER COMPANY AND SCHOOL?

The employer identification number (EIN) of CHILDRENS THEATER COMPANY AND SCHOOL is 41-1254553.

Is CHILDRENS THEATER COMPANY AND SCHOOL tax-exempt?

Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1975.

Are donations to CHILDRENS THEATER COMPANY AND SCHOOL tax-deductible?

Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).

Which annual return does CHILDRENS THEATER COMPANY AND SCHOOL 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 CHILDRENS THEATER COMPANY AND SCHOOL 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 CHILDRENS THEATER COMPANY AND SCHOOL 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 CHILDRENS THEATER COMPANY AND SCHOOL?

The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names Ryan French.

Who are the officers and directors of CHILDRENS THEATER COMPANY AND SCHOOL?

The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 60 people; 7 received compensation from the organization, the highest $156,699 (Katie Nelsen, Director of Development).

How much revenue does CHILDRENS THEATER COMPANY AND SCHOOL have?

On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $13,790,722, expenses of $16,017,095 and total assets of $34,531,940 at year end.

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