Nonprofit · EIN 59-2717909
ASOLO THEATER INC
Tax-exempt · SARASOTA, FL 34243
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $16,341,117 | $14,376,523 | $1,964,594 | $52,946,708 | $3,110,110 | $49,836,598 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $11,508,355 | $12,329,018 | -$820,663 | $48,472,075 | $2,566,793 | $45,905,282 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $7,645,034
- of which government grants
- $395,925
- Program service revenue
- $7,412,118
- Investment income
- $1,265,208
- Royalties
- $660
- Net gain from sales of assets
- -$24,324
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$36,395
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $46,700
- Other revenue
- $18,757
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $605,435
- Other salaries and wages
- $7,038,941
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $9,386,414
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $2,577
- Accounting fees
- $40,610
- Occupancy
- $202,670
- Travel
- $281,480
- Depreciation
- $599,112
- Program services (functional)
- $11,680,392
- Management and general (functional)
- $2,138,615
- Fundraising (functional)
- $557,516
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $48,472,075
- Total assets, end of year
- $52,946,708
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $3,110,110
- Net assets, end of year
- $49,836,598
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $14,961,802
- Publicly traded securities
- $28,015,913
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $31,649,828
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $18,186,770
- Gross unrelated business income
- $11,109
- Gross receipts
- $24,426,400
- Employees
- 74
- Volunteers
- 51
- Year formed
- 1986
- State of legal domicile
- FL
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 | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PETER ROTHSTEIN | PRODUCING ARTISTIC DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $317,474 | $36,455 |
| ROSS EGAN | MANAGING DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $233,437 | $15,851 |
| ERIC PUGH | MARKETING DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $112,225 | $6,873 |
| CORINNE DECKARD | GENERAL MANAGER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $102,101 | $11,803 |
| RON MCDONOUGH | FINANCE DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $107,144 | $6,717 |
| BOB BARTNER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SONDRA BILLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TERRY BRACKETT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SUSAN BUCK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANN CHARTERS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CAROLE CROSBY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ARIANE DART | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JAIME DIDOMENICO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| L'TANYA EVANS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DEBORAH FARRINGTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
35 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| KATHLEEN FRANCE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HERMAN FRANKEL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JAMES FRAZIER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TERI HANSEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LARRY HASPEL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JUDITH HOFMANN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GIGI HUBERMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHARLIE HUISKING | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CARYL KAPLAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CAROLYN KEYSTONE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BEVERLY KOSKI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RUTH KREINDLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LUCIE LAPOVSKY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NANCY MARKLE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ENID MARSHALL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SCOTT MERRITT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NIKOL MILLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SANDRA MIRANDA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MELANIE NATARAJAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANNA NEKORANEC | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JULES PRICE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ELLEN SANDOR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STEPHANIE SHAW | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KIRK VOELKER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JAMES WADSWORTH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARYSUE WECHSLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARY LOU WINNICK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GERI YONOVER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RANDELL JOHNSON | IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BETH HIRSCH | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| SCOTT GREER | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| PAULINE WAMSLER | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| CHARLIE WILSON | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| MARY BRAXTON-JOSEPH | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| TOM MCLAUGHLIN | GENERAL COUNSEL Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 53 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MICHAEL EDWARDS | PRODUCING ARTISTIC DIR JAN-JUN 2023 Officer | 40 | $176,682 | $46,561 |
| LINDA DIGABRIELE | MANAGING DIR JAN-JUN 2023 Officer | 40 | $159,128 | $43,612 |
| PETER ROTHSTEIN | PRODUCING ARTISTIC DIR JULY 2023 Officer | 40 | $159,598 | $8,591 |
| VICTOR MEYRICH | DIR. OF PRODUCTION / OPERA Highest-paid employee | 40 | $111,073 | $29,955 |
| ROSS EGAN | MANAGING DIR JULY 2023 Officer | 40 | $115,963 | $11,884 |
| BEVERLY BARTNER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BOB BARTNER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TERRY BRACKETT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NANCY BOXILL THOMAS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SUSAN BUCK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANN CHARTERS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CAROLE CROSBY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ARIANE DART | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JAIME DIDOMENICO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SUSAN DWECK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| L'TANYA EVANS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DEBORAH FARRINGTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KATHLEEN FRANCE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HERMAN FRANKEL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TERI HANSEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LARRY HASPEL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GARY HEARD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JUDITH HOFMANN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GIGI HUBERMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHARLIE HUISKING | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CARYL KAPLAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CAROLYN KEYSTONE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BEVERLY KOSKI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RUTH KREINDLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LUCIE LAPOVSKY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NANCY MARKLE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ENID MARSHALL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SCOTT MERRITT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SANDRA MIRANDA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MELANIE NATARAJAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JULES PRICE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| WILLIAM SANDY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NIKKI SEDACCA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STEPHANIE SHAW | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| WILLIAM VILLAFRANCO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KIRK VOELKER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES WADSWORTH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARYSUE WECHSLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARY LOU WINNICK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARGARET WISE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GERI YONOVER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RANDELL JOHNSON | IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BETH HIRSCH | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SCOTT GREER | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PAULINE WAMSLER | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHARLIE WILSON | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARY BRAXTON-JOSEPH | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TOM MCLAUGHLIN | GENERAL COUNSEL Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 5555 N TAMIAMI TRL, SARASOTA, FL 34243-2141
- In care of
- % RINGLING MUSUEM
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- BETH HIRSCH, 5555 N TAMIAMI TRAIL, SARASOTA, FL 34243
- Signed the 990
- BETH HIRSCH, CHAIR
- Phone
- (941) 351-9010
- Return prepared by
- KERKERING BARBERIO & CO
Mission
ENGAGE AND INSPIRE AUDIENCES WITH EXTRAORDINARY THEATRICAL EXPERIENCES CREATED WITH VISION, PASSION AND ARTISTRY AND ENHANCED BY DEEPLY INTEGRATED EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS.
Program accomplishments
- ASOLO REPERTORY'S RESIDENT SEASON CREATES A CENTER FOR THEATRICAL EXCELLENCE FOR A LOCAL, REGIONAL AND NATIONAL COMMUNITY. FROM CLASSICS TO CONTEMPORARY DRAMAS TO BROADWAY-BOUND MUSICALS AND NEWLY COMMISSIONED WORK, ALL PERFORMED IN THE RAREST FORM OF ROTATING REPERTORY. ASOLO REP IS A THEATRE DISTRICT IN ITSELF. EACH SEASON, ASOLO REP MOUNTS UP TO TEN PRODUCTIONS AND TWO HUNDRED FIFTY PERFORMANCES ON TWO STAGES, FOR MORE THAN EIGHTY THOUSAND PEOPLE ANNUALLY.Expenses $6,963,505 · revenue $6,021,708
- THE FSU/ASOLO CONSERVATORY FOR ACTOR TRAINING IS A RIGOROUS THREE-YEAR M.F.A GRADUATE PROGRAM CONNECTED TO ASOLO REPERTORY. IT IS RANKED IN THE TOP TEN ACTOR TRAINING PROGRAMS BY THE NEW YORK TIMES. MORE THAN TWO THOUSAND AUDITION ANNUALLY FOR A MERE TWELVE SLOTS.Expenses $420,054 · revenue $793,995
- THE SCENE AND COSTUME SHOPS CREATE PHYSICAL ELEMENTS FOR THE PRODUCTIONS AND CONTRIBUTE TO THE QUALITY PROFESSIONAL THEATRICAL EXPERIENCE FOR ASOLO REPERTORY, THE FSU/ASOLO CONSERVATORY FOR ACTOR TRAINING AND OTHERS, SUCH AS THE TAMPA BAY PERFORMING ARTS CENTER AND THE SARASOTA OPERA.Expenses $4,296,833 · revenue $309,562
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
- 59-2717909
- 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
- 1987
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A650)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $52,946,708
- Income (IRS master file)
- $24,426,400
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | June 2025 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | June 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $11,752,866 | $12,585,780 | $46,011,727 | IRS |
| 990-T | June 2023 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2022 | $16,636,721 | $13,220,242 | $46,719,900 | IRS |
| 990-T | June 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS publishes only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years appear here as 990.tax collects the monthly files. 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.
Questions about ASOLO THEATER INC
- What is the EIN of ASOLO THEATER INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of ASOLO THEATER INC is 59-2717909.
- Is ASOLO THEATER INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1987.
- Are donations to ASOLO THEATER INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does ASOLO THEATER 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 ASOLO THEATER 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 ASOLO THEATER 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 ASOLO THEATER INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names BETH HIRSCH.
- Who are the officers and directors of ASOLO THEATER INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 50 people; 5 received compensation from the organization, the highest $317,474 (PETER ROTHSTEIN, PRODUCING ARTISTIC DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does ASOLO THEATER INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $16,341,117, expenses of $14,376,523 and total assets of $52,946,708 at year end.
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