Nonprofit · EIN 91-1087612
5TH AVENUE THEATRE ASSOCIATION
Tax-exempt · SEATTLE, WA 98101
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 31, 2025 | 990 | $2,818,229 | $2,181,047 | $637,182 | $17,648,111 | $18,156,885 | -$508,774 |
| July 31, 2025 | 990 | $21,088,920 | $26,586,419 | -$5,497,499 | $16,459,728 | $17,605,684 | -$1,145,956 |
| July 31, 2024 | 990 | $23,858,166 | $31,129,708 | -$7,271,542 | $19,453,831 | $15,102,288 | $4,351,543 |
| July 31, 2023 | 990 | $29,011,581 | $32,611,326 | -$3,599,745 | $28,233,555 | $16,610,470 | $11,623,085 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $2,414,987
- of which government grants
- $1,932,309
- Program service revenue
- $392,823
- Investment income
- $3,068
- Royalties
- $7,321
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $3,053
- Other revenue
- $7,351
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $21,292
- Other salaries and wages
- $1,028,945
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,874,232
- Professional fundraising fees
- $342
- Legal fees
- $525
- Occupancy
- $143,790
- Travel
- $20,255
- Program services (functional)
- $1,698,964
- Management and general (functional)
- $174,229
- Fundraising (functional)
- $307,854
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $16,459,728
- Total assets, end of year
- $17,648,111
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $18,156,885
- Net assets, end of year
- -$508,774
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $6,659,222
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- -$2,465,358
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $1,956,584
- Gross receipts
- $3,007,343
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 1,637
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| KENNY ALHADEFF | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $0 |
| MARISA BEHNKE | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $0 |
| TOM HANDLEY | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $0 |
| GRACE YUAN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $0 |
| BETH PORTER | MEMBER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| RAVIJA AMLANI | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DEBBY CARTER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| HELEN FANUCCI | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| RANDY HODGINS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| PAT KENNEDY | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| FORREST KIM | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| SASA KIRKPATRICK | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| WILL LUDLAM | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CARMEN MAYO | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| RICHARD MEADOWS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
13 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| GABRIELLE MELLON | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JOHN PAYES | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| BUZZ PORTER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| STEPHEN P REYNOLDS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JEANNE SHELDON | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| BONNIE TOWNE | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| GARY TUCCI | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| BECCA WERT | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| BILL WERT | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| EILEEN GLASSER WESLEY | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| NATALIE WHITE | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| WILLIAM R BERRY | EXECUTIVE & ARTISTIC DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $0 |
| MICHAEL BARKER | INTERIM CFO Officer | 40 | $0 |
990 for the year ended July 31, 2025: 38 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KATHERINE L SCHIRMER MALTAIS | MANAGING DIRECTOR THRU 05/24 Highest-paid employee | 40 | $295,547 | $18,950 |
| WILLIAM R BERRY | PRODUCING ARTISTIC DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $199,794 | $17,035 |
| RACHEL ROBERT | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER THRU 03/25 Officer | 40 | $132,967 | $15,698 |
| BECKY WITMER | DIR. OF MARKETING & GUEST SVCS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $130,596 | $15,651 |
| JOAN TOGGENBURGER | DIRECTOR OF PRODUCTION Highest-paid employee | 40 | $120,078 | $15,441 |
| BENJAMIN BAIRD | PRODUCTION CARPENTER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $107,520 | $15,189 |
| LAUREL HORTON | HEAD CARPENTER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $104,679 | $0 |
| KENNY ALHADEFF | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $0 | $0 |
| MARISA BEHNKE | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $0 | $0 |
| TOM HANDLEY | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $0 | $0 |
| GRACE YUAN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $0 | $0 |
| BETH PORTER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| RAVIJA AMLANI | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DEBBY CARTER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| HELEN FANUCCI | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| RANDY HODGINS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| NINA JENNINGS | MEMBER THRU 01/25 Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| PAT KENNEDY | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LEE KELLER | MEMBER THRU 03/25 Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| FORREST KIM | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SASA KIRKPATRICK | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KYLE LEVINE | MEMBER THRU 01/25 Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| WILL LUDLAM | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CARMEN MAYO | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| RICHARD MEADOWS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| GABRIELLE MELLON | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN PAYES | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BUZZ PORTER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| STEPHEN P REYNOLDS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JEANNE SHELDON | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BONNIE TOWNE | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| GARY TUCCI | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BECCA WERT | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BILL WERT | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| EILEEN GLASSER WESLEY | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| NATALIE WHITE | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KENNETH WILLMAN | MEMBER THRU 01/25 Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL BARKER | INTERIM CFO FROM 03/25 Officer | 40 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended July 31, 2024: 32 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WILLIAM R BERRY | PRODUCING ARTISTIC DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $225,044 | $14,547 |
| BERNADINE C GRIFFIN | MANAGING DIRECTOR THRU 10/23 Officer | 40 | $198,846 | $14,023 |
| RACHEL ROBERT | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Officer | 40 | $144,039 | $12,927 |
| LAUREL HORTON | HEAD CARPENTER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $139,448 | $10,046 |
| BECKY WITMER | DIR. OF MARKETING & GUEST SVCS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $136,013 | $10,046 |
| JOAN TOGGENBURGER | DIRECTOR OF PRODUCTION Highest-paid employee | 40 | $121,812 | $10,046 |
| MATTHEW PERRI | RESIDENT MUSIC SUPERVISOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $119,556 | $10,046 |
| FABRIZIO ALMEIDA | HR DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $118,390 | $10,046 |
| KATIE MALTAIS | MANAGING DIRECTOR FROM 11/23 Officer | 40 | $84,231 | $11,731 |
| RICHARD MEADOWS | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| GRACE YUAN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| TOM HANDLEY | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BETH PORTER | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KENNY ALHADEFF | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MARISA BEHNKE | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL COX | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| RANDY HODGINS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| NINA JENNINGS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LEE KELLER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| PAT KENNEDY | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SASA KIRKPATRICK | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KYLE LEVINE | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CARMEN MAYO | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN OPPENHEIMER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN PAYES | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| STEPHEN P REYNOLDS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BONNIE TOWNE | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| GARY TUCCI | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BECCA WERT | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BILL WERT | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| EILEEN GLASSER WESLEY | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KENNETH WILLMAN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended July 31, 2023: 39 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BERNADINE C GRIFFIN | MANAGING DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $235,000 | $15,317 |
| WILLIAM R BERRY | PRODUCING ARTISTIC DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $225,372 | $15,124 |
| RACHEL M ROBERT | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Officer | 40 | $140,000 | $13,417 |
| LAUREL SUSAN HORTON | HEAD CARPENTER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $123,428 | $20,983 |
| JOAN M TOGGENBURGER | DIRECTOR OF PRODUCTION Highest-paid employee | 40 | $117,300 | $12,963 |
| CATHARINE C LUTES | PROPMASTER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $105,802 | $17,986 |
| MATTHEW A PERRI | RESIDENT MUSIC SUPERVISOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $109,902 | $12,815 |
| PAMELA MULKERN | HEAD ELECTRICIAN Highest-paid employee | 40 | $104,420 | $17,751 |
| RICHARD MEADOWS | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ROB SEXTON | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| GRACE YUAN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BETH PORTER | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LES BILLER | IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KENNY ALHADEFF | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ANN ARDIZZONE | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MARISA BEHNKE | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DEBBIE BROWN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MARGARET CLAPP | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| TOM HANDLEY | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| WANDA J HERNDON | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| RANDY HODGINS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| NINA JENNINGS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| PAT KENNEDY | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SASA KIRKPATRICK | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH LUND | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CARMEN MAYO | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MARTIN O NELSON JR | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN OPPENHEIMER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN PAYES | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| TONY REPANICH | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| STEPHEN P REYNOLDS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| EMORY THOMAS JR | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BONNIE TOWNE | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| GARY TUCCI | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| EILEEN GLASSER WESLEY | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BECCA WERT | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BILL WERT | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KENNETH WILLMAN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| STERLING WILSON | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1326 5TH AVE STE 735, SEATTLE, WA 98101-2640
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- WILLIAM R BERRY, 1326 5TH AVENUE 735, SEATTLE, WA 98101
- Signed the 990
- WILLIAM R BERRY, EXECUTIVE & ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (206) 625-1418
- Website
- WWW.5THAVENUE.ORG
- Return prepared by
- CLARK NUBER PS
Mission
TO NURTURE, ADVANCE, AND CELEBRATE ALL ASPECTS OF THE GREAT ART FORM: THE MUSICAL.
Program accomplishments
- THE 5TH AVENUE THEATRE'S MISSION IS TO NURTURE, ADVANCE, AND CELEBRATE ALL ASPECTS OF THE GREAT ART FORM: THE MUSICAL. THE 5TH REACHES 180,000 PEOPLE THROUGH PROGRAMS AT ITS DOWNTOWN SEATTLE VENUE AND IN COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE STATE. WE PRODUCE A MAINSTAGE SEASON, WITH A MIX OF LOCALLY CREATED AND PRODUCED SHOWS AND WE ALSO HOST NATIONAL TOURS. THERE ARE 150+ PERFORMANCES ON OUR STAGE EACH YEAR WHERE 500+ VOLUNTEERS HELP GREET AND USHER. ONE OF THE REGION'S LARGEST ARTS EMPLOYERS, WE EMPLOY 700+ PEOPLE A YEAR. OUR EDUCATION PROGRAMS REACH K-12 GRADES AND HAVE HISTORICALLY SERVED 30,000-75,000 YOUTH, EDUCATORS, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS. EACH SEASON, WE PROVIDE FREE TICKETS TO LOCAL NON-PROFITS, DISCOUNTED TICKETS FOR PATRONS, AND ACCESSIBILITY SERVICES FOR 5,000+ PATRONS. THE 5TH HAS PRODUCED 20 NEW MUSICALS; NINE WENT TO BROADWAY.DURING FY25, THE 5TH AVENUE THEATRE ENTERED A PARTNERSHIP WITH SEATTLE THEATRE GROUP IN WHICH STG WILL MANAGE THE THEATER BUILDING WHILE THE 5TH CONTINUES PRODUCING ITS OWN SHOWS INDEPENDENTLY. THIS MOVE IS DESIGNED TO STRENGTHEN FINANCIAL STABILITY; SUPPORT LOCALLY PRODUCED MUSICAL THEATER AND MAKE FULLER USE OF THE HISTORIC VENUE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. THE ARRANGEMENT ALSO AIMS TO BRING MORE EVENTS AND VISITORS TO THE DOWNTOWN AREA ALLOWING STG AND THE 5TH TO ACTIVATE THE SPACE SEPARATELY AND AS CO-PRESENTING PARTNERS, STRENGTHENING THE 5TH AVENUE'S STATUS AS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION.Expenses $1,698,964 · revenue $400,144
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 July, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | July 31, 2026 | December 15, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | July 31, 2025 | December 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | July 31, 2024 | December 16, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 91-1087612
- 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
- 1980
- Accounting year ends
- July
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A650)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $17,648,111
- Income (IRS master file)
- $3,007,343
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | August 2025 | $2,818,229 | $2,181,047 | $17,648,111 | XML |
| 990 | July 2025 | $21,088,920 | $26,586,419 | $16,459,728 | XML |
| 990-T | July 2025 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | July 2024 | $23,858,166 | $31,129,708 | $19,453,831 | XML |
| 990-T | July 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | July 2023 | $29,011,581 | $32,611,326 | $28,233,555 | XML |
| 990-T | July 2023 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | July 2022 | $23,695,338 | $24,804,324 | $27,073,287 | IRS |
| 990-T | July 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | July 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | July 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | July 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | July 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | July 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 91-1087612).
Questions about 5TH AVENUE THEATRE ASSOCIATION
- What is the EIN of 5TH AVENUE THEATRE ASSOCIATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of 5TH AVENUE THEATRE ASSOCIATION is 91-1087612.
- Is 5TH AVENUE THEATRE ASSOCIATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1980.
- Are donations to 5TH AVENUE THEATRE ASSOCIATION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does 5TH AVENUE THEATRE ASSOCIATION 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 5TH AVENUE THEATRE ASSOCIATION due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending July 31, 2026) is due December 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did 5TH AVENUE THEATRE ASSOCIATION 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 5TH AVENUE THEATRE ASSOCIATION?
- The 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 names WILLIAM R BERRY.
- Who are the officers and directors of 5TH AVENUE THEATRE ASSOCIATION?
- The 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 lists 28 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does 5TH AVENUE THEATRE ASSOCIATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $2,818,229, expenses of $2,181,047 and total assets of $17,648,111 at year end.
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