Nonprofit · EIN 74-2975922
AUSTIN THEATRE ALLIANCE
Tax-exempt · AUSTIN, TX 78767
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 30, 2025 | 990 | $20,419,399 | $20,920,141 | -$500,742 | $41,428,810 | $20,545,659 | $20,883,151 |
| September 30, 2024 | 990 | $32,519,660 | $19,680,803 | $12,838,857 | $39,473,388 | $18,191,921 | $21,281,467 |
| September 30, 2023 | 990 | $27,456,925 | $18,547,517 | $8,909,408 | $27,111,638 | $18,377,961 | $8,733,677 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $7,509,986
- of which government grants
- $294,973
- Program service revenue
- $12,307,318
- Investment income
- $337,733
- Net income from fundraising events
- $88,303
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $40,962
- Other revenue
- $264,362
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $1,247,137
- Other salaries and wages
- $5,693,890
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $8,420,580
- Professional fundraising fees
- $143,239
- Legal fees
- $96,280
- Accounting fees
- $30,598
- Occupancy
- $877,089
- Travel
- $80,997
- Depreciation
- $405,965
- Program services (functional)
- $16,139,765
- Management and general (functional)
- $1,554,987
- Fundraising (functional)
- $3,225,389
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $39,473,388
- Total assets, end of year
- $41,428,810
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $20,545,659
- Net assets, end of year
- $20,883,151
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $8,484,984
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $2,735,489
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $18,147,662
- Gross receipts
- $21,034,360
- Employees
- 251
- Volunteers
- 200
- Year formed
- 2000
- State of legal domicile
- TX
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 September 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H JAMES RITTS III | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 45 | $373,100 | $20,550 |
| SANDRA HILL | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Officer | 45 | $203,632 | $16,407 |
| SUE DARROW | CHIEF PEOPLE AND CULTURE O Key employee | 45 | $212,079 | $7,104 |
| MAICA JORDAN | CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER Key employee | 45 | $194,552 | $16,189 |
| LIETZA BRASS | CHIEF PROGRAMMING OFFICER Key employee | 45 | $187,638 | $15,886 |
| NICHOLAS BARBIERI | CHIEF MARKING DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 45 | $178,501 | $15,583 |
| CATHERINE MCDONALD | GM OF OPERATIONS Highest-paid employee | 45 | $177,455 | $15,583 |
| TIMOTHY WOLTER | FINANCE DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 45 | $161,001 | $15,334 |
| SCOTT BUTLER | MEMBER Highest-paid employee | 45 | $119,980 | $13,849 |
| KRYSTAL PARSONS | MEMBER Highest-paid employee | 45 | $118,962 | $13,882 |
| DUFF M STEWART | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BOB ELLIS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SHARON FRANCIA | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN CUMMINS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| EMILY RAMSHAW | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
18 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| DONNA WILKINS | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| STEVEN GONZALEZ | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BLAKE STANFORD | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| THURMAN CASE | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TAYLOR ELLISON | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DIANA GREENFIELD | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARTHA IGLEHART | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| FRANK KRASOVEC | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PETER MOOSSY | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DILLAN KNUDSON | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WILLIAM OLIVER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SCOTT RUST | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CARRIE RODRIGUEZ | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| YOLANDA URIBE-RANGEL | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KATHERINE WRIGHT | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LAURA ZAPPI | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PENIEL JOSEPH | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GRACE RENBARGER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2024: 30 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H JAMES RITTS III | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 45 | $380,631 | $9,664 |
| SUE DARROW | CHIEF PEOPLE AND CULTURE O Key employee | 45 | $205,108 | $588 |
| SANDRA HILL | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Officer | 45 | $195,119 | $9,677 |
| MAICA JORDAN | CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER Key employee | 45 | $184,645 | $9,677 |
| LIETZA BRASS | CHIEF PROGRAMMING OFFICER Key employee | 45 | $175,910 | $9,677 |
| NICHOLAS BARBIERI | CHIEF MARKING DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 45 | $166,865 | $9,677 |
| CATHERINE MCDONALD | GM OF OPERATIONS Highest-paid employee | 45 | $165,865 | $9,677 |
| DUFF M STEWART | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| WILLIAM OLIVER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PENIEL JOSEPH | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LAURA ZAPPI | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KATHERINE WRIGHT | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| YOLANDA RANGEL | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CARRIE RODRIGUEZ | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SCOTT RUST | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GRACE RENBARGER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PETER MOOSSY | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| FRANK KRASOVEC | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DILLAN KNUDSON | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARTHA IGLEHART | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DIANA GREENFIELD | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TAYLOR ELLISON | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| THURMAN CASE | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BLAKE STANFORD | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CAROL CAIN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DONNA WILKINS | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| EMILY RAMSHAW | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN CUMMINS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SHARON FRANCIA | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BOB ELLIS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2023: 29 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H JAMES RITTS III | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 45 | $328,032 | $9,942 |
| SUE DARROW | CHIEF PEOPLE AND CULTURE OFFICER Key employee | 45 | $199,618 | $6,891 |
| MAICA JORDAN | CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER Key employee | 45 | $176,684 | $14,402 |
| SANDRA HILL | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Officer | 45 | $178,484 | $9,087 |
| LIETZA BRASS | CHIEF PROGRAMMING OFFICER Key employee | 45 | $160,158 | $14,074 |
| NICHOLAS BARBIERI | CHIEF MARKING DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 45 | $139,749 | $13,170 |
| CATHERINE MCDONALD | GM OF OPERATIONS Highest-paid employee | 45 | $133,567 | $12,680 |
| DUFF M STEWART | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DONNA WILKINS | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CAROL CAIN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BLAKE STANFORD | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| THURMAN CASE | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BOB ELLIS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TAYLOR ELLISON | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SHARON FRANCIA | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DIANA GREENFIELD | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARTHA IGLEHART | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DILLAN KNUDSON | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| FRANK KRASOVEC | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PETER MOOSSY | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| EMILY RAMSHAW | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GRACE RENBARGER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SCOTT RUST | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PATRICK TERRY | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| YOLANDA URIBE-RANGEL | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KATHERINE WRIGHT | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LAURA ZAPPI | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID SMITH | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRAD NELSON | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 1566, AUSTIN, TX 78767-1566
- In care of
- % DAN B FALLON
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- H JAMES RITTS, PO BOX 1566, AUSTIN, TX 78767
- Signed the 990
- SANDRA R HILL, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
- Phone
- (512) 472-2901
- Website
- WWW.AUSTINTHEATRE.ORG
- Return prepared by
- MAXWELL LOCKE & RITTER LLP
Mission
WE'RE HERE TO INSPIRE GENERATIONS. WE CONNECT PEOPLE AND STRENGTHEN COMMUNITY BY SHOWCASING UNFORGETTABLE PERFORMANCES ACROSS GENRES, PROVIDING LIFE-CHANGING ARTS EDUCATION PROGRAMS, AND DREAMING UP MAGICAL EXPERIENCES IN ICONIC VENUES THAT ANCHOR AND DEFINE DOWNTOWN AUSTIN.
Program accomplishments
- PROGRAMMING: AFTER MORE THAN A CENTURY, THE PARAMOUNT AND STATESIDE THEATRES REMAIN PREMIER HISTORIC VENUES FOR AUSTINITES AND TOURISTS ALIKE TO FIND CONNECTION AND ENTERTAINMENT IN THE WIDE BREADTH OF TALENTED ARTISTS AND ENTERTAINERS WHO GRACE OUR STAGES ALL YEAR LONG. WE PRIDE OURSELVES ON CELEBRATING BEAUTY AND HUMAN ACHIEVEMENT WHEREVER IT IS FOUND, AND OUR DIVERSE LINEUPS SHOWCASE THESE LOCAL, NATIONAL, AND INTERNATIONAL SENSATIONS NIGHTLY. THROUGHOUT THESE EVENTS AND PROGRAMS, THE ATA PRIORITIZES BUILDING IMPACTFUL COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS, OFFERS REDUCED VENUE AND EQUIPMENT RENTAL RATES FOR OTHER ARTS ORGANIZATIONS, AND STRIVES TO FACILITATE A WELCOMING AND INCLUSIVE ENVIRONMENT FOR ALL PEOPLE WHO WALK THROUGH OUR DOORS. THROUGH OUR COMMUNITY PROGRAMS, WE PARTNER WITH 100+ LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS ANNUALLY TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDIVIDUALS TO ACCESS THE ARTS AT NOT COST TO THEM, ALLEVIATING THE ECONOMIC BARRIERS SO MANY ARE FACING. WE ARE TIGHTLY WOVEN INTO THE LIVE MUSIC, SPOKEN WORD, AND FILM COMMUNITIES THAT AUSTIN IS RENOWNED FOR, BEING PRINCIPAL VENUES FOR THE SXSW FILM FESTIVAL, THE AUSTIN FILM FESTIVAL, AND THE SUMMER CLASSIC FILM SERIES. THE ATA HAS ALSO ELEVATED THE COMEDY SCENE IN AUSTIN TO THE NATIONALLY NOTEWORTHY WITH THE PRODUCTION OF OUR MOONTOWER JUST FOR LAUGHS COMEDY FESTIVAL.Expenses $12,826,280 · revenue $9,920,547
- EDUCATION: ATA'S PARAMOUNT EDUCATION IS ONE OF AUSTIN'S LARGEST AND MOST EFFECTIVE ARTS EDUCATION ORGANIZATIONS, EXPERTLY DELIVERING FOUR PROGRAMS THAT FOCUS ON EQUITABLE ACCESS AND CONNECTION TO THE ARTS FOR CENTRAL TEXAS YOUTH. OUR PROGRAMS HAVE PROVEN TO BE SUCCESSFUL AT IMPROVING LITERACY RATES IN SOME OF AUSTIN'S MOST UNDERSERVED SCHOOLS, CONSISTENTLY CLOSING PERFORMANCE GAPS BETWEEN TITLE 1 STUDENTS AND THEIR NON-TITLE 1 PEERS. THE PARAMOUNT ITSELF PLAYS AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN OUR OUTREACH EFFORTS, AS MORE THAN 15,000 STUDENTS ANNUALLY ATTEND HIGH-CALIBER PERFORMING ARTS EVENTS IN OUR CULTURALLY AND HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT VENUES. WITH THESE EFFORTS, STUDENTS STRENGTHEN THEIR CREATIVE CONFIDENCE, IMPROVE CURRICULUM RETENTION, AND GAIN VALUABLE SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL SKILLS. EACH PROGRAM OFFERS COMPLIMENTARY TICKETS, REDUCED FEES, OR SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES FOR THOSE STUDENTS, SCHOOLS, AND FAMILIES EXPERIENCING ECONOMIC BARRIERS TO PARTICIPATING IN THESE IMPACTFUL EXPERIENCES.Expenses $1,797,594 · revenue $1,390,357
- PRESERVATION: CONSTRUCTED IN 1915 AND LISTED ON THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES, THE PARAMOUNT THEATRE IS ONE OF THE WORLD'S FEW SURVIVING EXAMPLES OF A FULLY OPERATIONAL, EARLY TWENTIETH-CENTURY VAUDEVILLE THEATRE AND WORKING HEMP-HOUSE SYSTEM. STANDING NEXT DOOR IS THE STATESIDE THEATRE, AN ART DECO BUILDING CONSTRUCTED IN 1935 THAT WAS THE FIRST IN AUSTIN BUILT SPECIFICALLY TO SHOW MOTION PICTURES. THE THEATRES CONTINUE TO HONOR THE VAUDEVILLE VISION BY BEING HOME TO A VARIETY OF PERFORMANCES; IN A TYPICAL YEAR BRINGING IN 250,000 GUESTS TO ATTEND EVENTS FROM CONCERTS, FILMS, COMEDY, LIVE PODCASTS, MAGIC SHOWS, SPOKEN WORD, COMMUNITY EVENTS AND MORE. WE WORK TO PRESERVE THE SPIRIT OF THE THEATRES AS WELL AS THE PHYSICAL BUILDINGS; RESTORATION PROJECTS ARE ONGOING TO ENSURE THESE LANDMARKS REMAIN INTACT AND AVAILABLE FOR THE PUBLIC TO ENJOY FOR ANOTHER CENTURY. THE AUSTIN THEATRE ALLIANCE MANAGES ALL PRESERVATION WORK AT THE PARAMOUNT AND STATESIDE THEATRES.Expenses $1,515,891 · revenue $1,172,473
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 September, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | September 30, 2026 | February 15, 2027 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | September 30, 2025 | February 16, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | September 30, 2024 | February 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 74-2975922
- 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
- 2001
- Accounting year ends
- September
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A65)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $41,428,810
- Income (IRS master file)
- $21,034,360
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | September 2025 | $20,419,399 | $20,920,141 | $41,428,810 | XML |
| 990 | September 2024 | $32,519,660 | $19,680,803 | $39,473,388 | XML |
| 990 | September 2023 | $27,456,925 | $18,547,517 | $27,111,638 | XML |
| 990 | September 2022 | $16,804,900 | $14,944,894 | $12,197,443 | IRS |
| 990 | September 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 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 74-2975922).
Questions about AUSTIN THEATRE ALLIANCE
- What is the EIN of AUSTIN THEATRE ALLIANCE?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of AUSTIN THEATRE ALLIANCE is 74-2975922.
- Is AUSTIN THEATRE ALLIANCE tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2001.
- Are donations to AUSTIN THEATRE ALLIANCE tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does AUSTIN THEATRE ALLIANCE 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 AUSTIN THEATRE ALLIANCE due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending September 30, 2026) is due February 15, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did AUSTIN THEATRE ALLIANCE last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended September 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of AUSTIN THEATRE ALLIANCE?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 names H JAMES RITTS.
- Who are the officers and directors of AUSTIN THEATRE ALLIANCE?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 lists 33 people; 10 received compensation from the organization, the highest $373,100 (H JAMES RITTS III, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does AUSTIN THEATRE ALLIANCE have?
- On its 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $20,419,399, expenses of $20,920,141 and total assets of $41,428,810 at year end.
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