Nonprofit · EIN 91-1077130
VILLAGE THEATRE
Tax-exempt · ISSAQUAH, WA 98027
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 31, 2025 | 990 | $15,526,632 | $16,614,004 | -$1,087,372 | $19,813,440 | $8,947,288 | $10,866,152 |
| August 31, 2024 | 990 | $11,510,912 | $14,166,870 | -$2,655,958 | $20,051,989 | $8,419,496 | $11,632,493 |
| August 31, 2023 | 990 | $11,836,538 | $15,736,523 | -$3,899,985 | $21,244,130 | $7,363,828 | $13,880,302 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $4,165,164
- of which government grants
- $812,372
- Program service revenue
- $10,698,613
- Investment income
- $117,730
- Net rental income
- $171,028
- Net income from fundraising events
- $259,639
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $105,119
- Other revenue
- $545,125
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $649,326
- Other salaries and wages
- $9,105,378
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $11,795,975
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $15,377
- Accounting fees
- $55,155
- Occupancy
- $731,363
- Travel
- $281,534
- Depreciation
- $453,454
- Program services (functional)
- $14,390,002
- Management and general (functional)
- $1,671,311
- Fundraising (functional)
- $552,691
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $20,051,989
- Total assets, end of year
- $19,813,440
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $8,947,288
- Net assets, end of year
- $10,866,152
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $10,202,322
- Publicly traded securities
- $4,419,633
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $6,648,644
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $4,217,508
- Gross receipts
- $15,762,967
- Employees
- 533
- Volunteers
- 3,459
- Year formed
- 1979
- State of legal domicile
- WA
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.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Immerwahr | Artistic Director Officer | 40 | $249,982 | $18,936 |
| Diane Wright | Director of Finance Officer | 40 | $145,267 | $14,310 |
| Derek Watanabe | Managing Director as of 8/2024 Officer | 40 | $78,462 | $78,462 |
| Laura Lee | Managing Director thru 5/2024 Highest-paid employee | 40 | $140,582 | $3,172 |
| Bradley Bixler | Technical Director Highest-paid employee | 40 | $100,121 | $12,436 |
| Jennifer Larson | Board Member Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| Tasha Lutfi | Board Member Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| Rachel McCall | Board Member Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| Dean Papastrat | Board Member Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| Jennifer Tice Walker | Board Member Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| Helen Goff | Board Member Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| Heather Emans | Board Member Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| Alison Suttles | Board Member Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| Lydia Rapidah | Board Member Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| Todd Thull | Board Member Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
13 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ann Snow | Board Member Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| Trina Nguyen | Board Member Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| Margaret Holsinger | Board Member Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| Judd Lee | Board Member Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| Gwendolyn King | Board Member Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| Jill Klinge | Board Member Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| James Ladd | Board Member Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| Julie Bailey | President Officer | 5 | $0 |
| Twyla Lucas | Vice President Strategic Fundraising Officer | 5 | $0 |
| John Seethoff | Vice President Governance Officer | 5 | $0 |
| Bruce Wanta | Vice President Officer | 5 | $0 |
| Aaron Coe | Treasurer Officer | 5 | $0 |
| Judy Yu | Secretary Officer | 5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended August 31, 2024: 22 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Immerwahr | Artistic Director Officer | 40 | $234,520 | $11,724 |
| Laura Lee | Managing Director thru 5/24 Officer | 40 | $208,672 | $3,272 |
| Diane Wright | Director of Finance Officer | 40 | $128,934 | $27,525 |
| Julie Bailey | President Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Twyla Lucas | Vice President Strategic Fundraising Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| John Seethoff | Vice President Governance Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Bruce Wanta | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Aaron Coe | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Judy Yu | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| James Ladd | Board Member Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| Helen Goff | Board Member Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| Eric Emans | Board Member Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| Alison Suttles | Board Member Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| Lydia Rapidah | Board Member Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| Todd Thull | Board Member Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| Don Weston | Board Member Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| Trina Nguyen | Board Member Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| Margaret Holsinger | Board Member Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| Judd Lee | Board Member Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| Gwendolyn King | Board Member Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| Jill Klinge | Board Member Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| Derek Watanabe | Managing Director eff 8/24 Officer | 40 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended August 31, 2023: 23 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert W Hunt | Executive Producer Highest-paid employee | 40 | $148,285 | $12,172 |
| Frank Stilwagner | Director of Advancement Highest-paid employee | 40 | $125,730 | $25,468 |
| Diane Wright | Director of Finance Officer | 40 | $115,985 | $25,784 |
| Adam Immerwahr | Artistic Director Officer | 40 | $130,449 | $1,502 |
| James Markham | Director of Production Highest-paid employee | 40 | $101,174 | $4,786 |
| Laura Lee | Managing Director Officer | 40 | $91,954 | $0 |
| Lydia Rapidah | Board Member Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| Aaron Coe | Board Member Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| Gwendolyn King | Board Member Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| Leslie Peng | Board Member Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| Trina Schurman | Board Member Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| Todd Thull | Board Member Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| Don Weston | Board Member Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| Eric Emans | Board Member Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| William McSherry | Board Member Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| James Ladd | Board Member Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Jill Klinge | President Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Julie Bailey | President Elect Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Bruce Wanta | Vice President Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Twyla Lucas | Vice President Strategic Fundraising Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| John Seethoff | Vice President Governance Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| J Patrick Ostrander | Treasurer Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Judy Yu | Secretary Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 303 FRONT ST N, ISSAQUAH, WA 98027-2917
- In care of
- % ROBERT W HUNT
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- Derek Watanabe, 303 Front St N, Issaquah, WA 98027
- Signed the 990
- Derek Watanabe, Managing Director
- Phone
- (425) 392-1942
- Website
- www.villagetheatre.org
Mission
To be a regionally recognized and nationally influential center of excellence in family theatre: to promote a season of top quality productions; to commission and produce new musicals that achieve national exposure; to train young people in theatre skills for career opportunities and enriched lives; to develop a broad based appreciation for live theatre; to promote positive values through art.
Program accomplishments
- Mainstage productions focus on excellence in family theatre, developing a broad based appreciation for live theatre and promoting positive values through art. A Mainstage season consisting of four musicals and one play were produced from September to August at two venues in Issaquah and Everett, Washington. Attendance was 119,591 at 312 performances.Expenses $12,346,897 · revenue $9,168,031
- Village Originals is a mission-driven program to commission and produce new musicals that achieve national exposure. Through the Village Originals program, new works are produced to various degrees in collaboration with the show's creators. This process helps to foster the growth of new musicals in America and around the world. Village Theatre is one of only a handful of professional theatre companies throughout the country that commissions and develops new musicals. Village Theatre's reputation in this arena continues to grow on a national and international level. Writer's Residencies help writers to develop ideas, create material, test drafts, provide feedback and receive dramaturgical support. Readings allow writers to hear their piece performed by professional actors without sets or costumes. Developmental Productions allow the writers to see their piece on stage and in front of an audience with limited sets and costumes. During the fiscal year ending 8/31/25, Village Theatre hosted the Festival of New Musicals which spotlighted reading of four new musicals over three days. Total attendance at the festival readings was 1,244Expenses $245,986
- KIDSTAGE trains young people in theatre skills for career opportunities and enriched lives by offering classes and performance opportunities. KIDSTAGE education programs consist of year-round classes and camps; and performance opportunities in two locations: Issaquah and Everett, Washington. Enrollment in classes was approximately 2,445 students. KIDSTAGE produced 6 musicals throughout the year between both locations. An audience of 8,904 attended 52 performances. Some of the performance opportunities are provided at no cost to the students, while others are tuition based with scholarships available.Expenses $1,687,981 · revenue $1,248,273
- The Everett Performing Arts Center is a separate live theatre facility located in Everett, WA. In addition to our Mainstage productions Village Theatre facilitates a variety of on-stage experiences for Everett audiences, including local chorale groups and children's plays. Expenses include direct expenses associated only with outside arts programming and do not include expenses for Village Theatre programs which are required under the management contract with the City of Everett and which are included elsewhere in the program/service accomplishments. Approximately 7,501 patrons and students attended events at the facility during 2024/2025.Expenses $109,138 · revenue $282,309
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 year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | August 31, 2026 | January 15, 2027 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | August 31, 2025 | January 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | August 31, 2024 | January 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 91-1077130
- 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
- 1979
- Accounting year ends
- August
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A650)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $19,813,440
- Income (IRS master file)
- $15,762,967
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | August 2025 | $15,526,632 | $16,614,004 | $19,813,440 | XML |
| 990 | August 2024 | $11,510,912 | $14,166,870 | $20,051,989 | IRS |
| 990 | August 2023 | $11,836,538 | $15,736,523 | $21,244,130 | XML |
| 990 | August 2022 | $15,239,808 | $12,417,848 | $24,146,236 | IRS |
| 990 | August 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | August 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | August 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | August 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 91-1077130).
Questions about VILLAGE THEATRE
- What is the EIN of VILLAGE THEATRE?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of VILLAGE THEATRE is 91-1077130.
- Is VILLAGE THEATRE tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1979.
- Are donations to VILLAGE THEATRE tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does VILLAGE THEATRE 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 VILLAGE THEATRE 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 VILLAGE THEATRE 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 VILLAGE THEATRE?
- The 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 names Derek Watanabe.
- Who are the officers and directors of VILLAGE THEATRE?
- The 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 lists 28 people; 5 received compensation from the organization, the highest $249,982 (Adam Immerwahr, Artistic Director).
- How much revenue does VILLAGE THEATRE have?
- On its 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $15,526,632, expenses of $16,614,004 and total assets of $19,813,440 at year end.
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