Nonprofit · EIN 54-1376482
AMERICAN ALLIANCE FOR THEATRE AND EDUCATION
Tax-exempt · WASHINGTON, DC 20003
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $296,058 | $198,748 | $97,310 | $143,081 | $63,965 | $79,116 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990-EZ | $198,338 | $214,606 | -$16,268 | $178,937 | $5,668 | $173,269 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990-EZ | $171,049 | $153,822 | $17,227 | $194,965 | $5,429 | $189,536 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $123,896
- of which government grants
- $15,000
- Membership dues
- $31,781
- Program service revenue
- $166,237
- Investment income
- $0
- Other revenue
- $5,925
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $73,689
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $73,689
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Occupancy
- $1,552
- Travel
- $2,586
- Program services (functional)
- $139,614
- Management and general (functional)
- $51,765
- Fundraising (functional)
- $7,369
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $178,937
- Total assets, end of year
- $143,081
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $63,965
- Net assets, end of year
- $79,116
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $203
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $76,420
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $2,696
- Gross receipts
- $296,058
- Employees
- 1
- Volunteers
- 36
- Year formed
- 1987
- State of legal domicile
- MD
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 December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Avila | Board Member Officer | 5 | $0 |
| Penny Caywood | Secretary Officer | 5 | $0 |
| Jimmy Chrismon | Board Member Officer | 5 | $0 |
| Sarah CronkeltonKidd | Board Member Officer | 5 | $0 |
| Lizzy Cooper Davis | Board Member Officer | 5 | $0 |
| Chad Dike | Treasurer Officer | 5 | $0 |
| Elizabeth DunnRuiz | Board Member Officer | 5 | $0 |
| Dana Edell | Board Member Officer | 5 | $0 |
| Morganne Evans | Board Member Officer | 5 | $0 |
| Saya Jenks | Board Member Officer | 5 | $0 |
| Jonathan Jones | Board Chair Officer | 5 | $0 |
| Nora Matthews | Board Member Officer | 5 | $0 |
| Melinda Moore | Board Member Officer | 5 | $0 |
| Aimee Reid | Chair Elect Officer | 5 | $0 |
| Joel Jason Rodriguez | Past Chair Officer | 5 | $0 |
2 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tiffany Trent | Board Member Officer | 5 | $0 |
| Alexis Truitt | Executive Director Key employee | 40 | $0 |
990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2024: 19 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALEXIS TRUITT | EXECUTIVE DI | 40 | $60,050 |
| ASHLEY FORMAN | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| MITCH MATTSON | PAST CHAIR | 5 | $0 |
| AIMEE REID | TREASURER | 5 | $0 |
| JOEL JASON RODRIGUEZ | CHAIR | 5 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH DUNN-RUIZ | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| PENNY CAYWOOD | SECRETARY | 5 | $0 |
| JONATHAN JONES | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| SINDY CASTRO | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| MELINDA MOORE | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| MARCUS SIMMONS | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| MICHAEL AVILA | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| SARAH CONKELTON-KIDD | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| CHAD DIKE | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| ALICIA FUSS | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| BRODRICK SANTEZ RYANS | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| COLETTE SILVESTRI | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| NIGEL SEMAJ BARNES | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| MORGANNE EVANS | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2023: 17 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALEXIS TRUITT | EXECUTIVE DI | 40 | $54,375 |
| ASHLEY FORMAN | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| MITCH MATTSON | PAST CHAIR | 5 | $0 |
| AIMEE REID | TREASURER | 5 | $0 |
| JOEL JASON RODRIGUEZ | CHAIR | 5 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH PATTERSON | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| PENNY CAYWOOD | SECRETARY | 5 | $0 |
| JONATHAN JONES | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| SINDY CASTRO | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| MELINDA MOORE | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| MARCUS SIMMONS | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| MICHAEL AVILA | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| SARAH CONKELTON-KIDD | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| CHAD DIKE | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| ALICIA FUSS | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| BRODRICK SANTEZ RYANS | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| COLETTE SILVESTRI | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 700 PENNSYLVANIA AVE SE, WASHINGTON, DC 20003-2493
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- American Alliance for Theatre & Education, 700 PENNSYLVANIA AVE SE, Washington, DC 200032493
- Signed the 990
- Alexis Truitt, Executive Director
- Phone
- (202) 230-9468
Mission
The American Alliance for Theatre & Education serves and inspires a growing collective of theatre artists educators and scholars committed to transforming young people and communities through the theatre arts.
Program accomplishments
- AATE convened the theatre-education field through its National Conference the Amplify & Ignite symposia the CREATE Retreat the Leaders of Color Institute and online professional development including the Teaching Artist Certificate. These programs delivered sessions and workshops to artists educators and teaching artists providing peer learning skill-building and networking that strengthen theatre practice with young people nationwide.Expenses $109,242 · revenue $166,237
- AATE served individual and organizational members with year-round programming eleven professional Networks and Special Interest Groups mentorship programs a national career center and its scholarly and practitioner publications - the Youth Theatre Journal Incite Insight and ElevAATE - advancing research connection and professional growth across the field.Expenses $20,521
- AATE stewarded the National Core Arts Standards for theatre led advocacy efforts including Arts Advocacy Day produced Theatre in Our Schools TIOS administered the AATE Awards recognizing excellence in the field and provided scholarships and resources - sustaining the infrastructure and public voice for theatre education serving young people.Expenses $9,851
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 December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990-EZ on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990-EZ on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 54-1376482
- 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
- 1987
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $178,937
- Income (IRS master file)
- $198,338
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $296,058 | $198,748 | $143,081 | XML |
| 990-EZ | December 2024 | $198,338 | $214,606 | $178,937 | XML |
| 990-EZ | December 2023 | $171,049 | $153,822 | $194,965 | XML |
| 990-EZ | December 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 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 54-1376482).
Questions about AMERICAN ALLIANCE FOR THEATRE AND EDUCATION
- What is the EIN of AMERICAN ALLIANCE FOR THEATRE AND EDUCATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of AMERICAN ALLIANCE FOR THEATRE AND EDUCATION is 54-1376482.
- Is AMERICAN ALLIANCE FOR THEATRE AND EDUCATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1987.
- Are donations to AMERICAN ALLIANCE FOR THEATRE AND EDUCATION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does AMERICAN ALLIANCE FOR THEATRE AND EDUCATION 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 AMERICAN ALLIANCE FOR THEATRE AND EDUCATION due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did AMERICAN ALLIANCE FOR THEATRE AND EDUCATION last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of AMERICAN ALLIANCE FOR THEATRE AND EDUCATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names American Alliance for Theatre & Education.
- Who are the officers and directors of AMERICAN ALLIANCE FOR THEATRE AND EDUCATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 17 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does AMERICAN ALLIANCE FOR THEATRE AND EDUCATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $296,058, expenses of $198,748 and total assets of $143,081 at year end.
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