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Nonprofit · EIN 94-6135772

AMERICAN CONSERVATORY THEATRE FOUNDATION

Tax-exempt · SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94102

Financials

$51.9M$23.5M2022$22M$31.5M2023$16M$26.7M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of AMERICAN CONSERVATORY THEATRE FOUNDATION by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
June 30, 2025990$16,020,977$26,684,942-$10,663,965$70,681,041$14,189,743$56,491,298
June 30, 2024990$22,001,888$31,504,214-$9,502,326$81,641,483$15,113,044$66,528,439
June 30, 2023990 (amended)$51,903,378$23,468,571$28,434,807$90,553,200$16,930,748$73,622,452
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$5,640,417
of which government grants
$710,043
Program service revenue
$5,370,874
Investment income
$4,506,883
Net rental income
$378,142
Net gain from sales of assets
$3,200,859
Net income from fundraising events
-$84,890
Other revenue
$502,803

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$112,099
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$2,299,731
Other salaries and wages
$11,288,255
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$16,979,664
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$137,073
Accounting fees
$182,763
Occupancy
$1,673,174
Travel
$698,564
Depreciation
$1,151,793
Program services (functional)
$20,555,269
Management and general (functional)
$3,892,370
Fundraising (functional)
$2,237,303

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$81,641,483
Total assets, end of year
$70,681,041
Total liabilities, end of year
$14,189,743
Net assets, end of year
$56,491,298
Land, buildings and equipment
$17,247,196
Publicly traded securities
$42,382,853
Net assets without donor restrictions
$31,925,386
Net assets with donor restrictions
$24,565,912
Gross unrelated business income
$43,043
Gross receipts
$44,243,830
Employees
610
Volunteers
200
Year formed
1966
State of legal domicile
CA

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.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
JENNIFER BIELSTEINEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Trustee or director, Officer
40$480,898$18,081
PAMELA SUSAN MACKINNONARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Trustee or director, Officer
40$458,529$13,547
CAITLIN A QUINNDIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT
Key employee
40$277,694$11,181
JAMES SIVORICHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Officer
40$268,473$5,149
LOUISA C LISKADIRECTOR OF GENERAL MANAGEMENT & OPERATIONS
Key employee
40$167,754$17,552
SHAWN D ANNECSTONGEARY HEAD CARPENTER - BELO
Highest-paid employee
40$145,011$37,558
THOMAS S MORGANDIRECTOR OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Key employee
40$177,120$3,429
CHRYSTAL ELLIS SWEAZEYDIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES AND EDI
Key employee
40$177,237$3,145
SASHA T HABASHDEPUTY DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT
Highest-paid employee
40$170,889$9,018
MARTIN J BARRONDIRECTOR OF MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS
Key employee
40$152,659$18,170
EDUARDO NICHOLAS MASIASGEARY HEAD ELECTRICIAN - BELO
Highest-paid employee
40$128,333$33,239
ADAM THURMANDIRECTOR OF PRODUCTION
Highest-paid employee
40$146,044$10
NICOLE CHALAS MAOGDIRECTOR OF INSTITUTIONAL GIVING
Highest-paid employee
40$139,386$634
JEFFREY S MINICKCHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
10$0$0
JOAQUIN TORRESPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
10$0$0
38 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
ROBINA RICCITIELLOSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
DAVID L JONESTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
KATHLEEN DONOHUEVICE CHAIR (TO 6/5/25)
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
PRISCILLA GEESLINVICE CHAIR (TO 11/14/24)
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
CRISTY JOHNSTON LIMONVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
RODMAN MARYMORVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
STEVEN L SWIGVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
ADRIANA LOPEZ VERMUTVICE CHAIR (TO 6/5/25)
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
DAVID RIEMERIMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
NORMAN ABRAMSONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
MARCIA BARROW TAYLORTRUSTEE (TO 6/5/25)
Trustee or director
1$0
JESSE LEE ELLERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
LINDA JO FITZTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
KEN FULKTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
JOHN L GARFINKLETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
RACHEL GARLINTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
MARY HYNESTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
RODNEY EARL JACKSON JRTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
BRANDON JOSEPHTRUSTEE (FROM 3/27/25)
Trustee or director
1$0
JASCHA KAYKAS-WOLFFTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
ANU KHOSLATRUSTEE (FROM 11/14/24)
Trustee or director
1$0
LUBA KIPNISTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
HEATHER STALLINGS LITTLETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
KARESHA MCGEETRUSTEE (FROM 9/25/24)
Trustee or director
1$0
BARBARA MESSINGTRUSTEE (FROM 1/30/25)
Trustee or director
1$0
MICHELE BALLARD MILLERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
TONI RATNER MILLERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
CAROLINE EMIL NASSIFTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
LAURA POSEYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
TONI REMBETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
MICHELLE SHONKTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
ALEXANDRA SIMMONSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
RADHIKA SINGHTRUSTEE (FROM 6/5/25)
Trustee or director
1$0
DANIEL STURMANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
JOMAR TAGATACTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
MARK TOWNSLEYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
BD WONGTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
JAY YAMADATRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 48 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
JENNIFER BIELSTEINEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Trustee or director, Officer
40$435,791$19,861
PAMELA MACKINNONARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Trustee or director, Officer
40$426,809$14,291
CAITLIN QUINNDIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT
Key employee
40$269,102$13,261
JAMES SIVORICHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Officer
40$187,529$20,018
SHAWN ANNECSTONGEARY HEAD CARPENTER - BELO
Key employee
40$156,398$36,470
THOMAS MORGANIT DIRECTOR
Key employee
40$172,949$3,438
CHRYSTAL ELLIS SWEAZEYDIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES AND EDI
Key employee
40$171,407$606
EDUARDO NICHOLAS MASIASGEARY HEAD ELECTRICIAN - BELO
Highest-paid employee
40$135,287$32,275
MARTIN BARRONDIRECTOR OF PRODUCTION
Highest-paid employee
40$141,736$21,009
LOUISA LISKA DIRECTOR OFGENERAL MANAGEMENT & OPERATIONS
Highest-paid employee
40$141,675$19,589
SASHA HABASHDEPUTY DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT
Highest-paid employee
40$137,787$10,522
ADAM THURMAN DIRECTOR OFMARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS
Highest-paid employee
40$141,815$0
JEFFREY S MINICKCHAIR - BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Trustee or director, Officer
15$0$0
DAVID RIEMERIMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
JOAQUIN TORRESPRESIDENT - BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Trustee or director, Officer
15$0$0
DAVID L JONESTREASURER - BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
ROBINA RICCITIELLOSECRETARY - BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
PRISCILLA GEESLINVICE CHAIR - BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
RUSTY RUEFFVICE CHAIR - BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
STEVEN L SWIGVICE CHAIR - BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
ADRIANA LOPEZ VERMUTVICE CHAIR - BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
NORMAN ABRAMSONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SCHATZIE ALLEN-JEFFERSONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JILL COWANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KATHLEEN DONOHUETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JESSE LEE ELLERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LINDA JO FITZTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KEN FULKTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOHN GARFINKLETRUSTEE (AS OF 02/01/24)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
RACHEL GARLINTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LARA HITCHCOCKTRUSTEE (THRU 02/01/24)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARY HYNESTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
RODNEY EARL JACKSON JRTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JASCHA KAYKAS-WOLFFTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LUBA KIPNISTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CRISTY JOHNSTON LIMONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
HEATHER STALLINGS LITTLETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
RODMAN MARYMORTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MICHELE BALLARD MILLERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
TONI RATNER MILLERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LAURA POSEYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
TONI REMBETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DANIEL STURMANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOMAR TAGATACTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARCIA BARROW TAYLORTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARK TOWNSLEYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BD WONGTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JAY YAMADATRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 51 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
JENNIFER BIELSTEINEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Trustee or director, Officer
40$411,221$17,368
PAMELA MACKINNONARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Trustee or director, Officer
40$400,638$12,859
CAITLIN QUINNDIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT
Key employee
40$260,915$11,268
JAMES SIVORICHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Officer
40$184,034$664
LOUISA LISKADIRECTOR OF GENERAL MANAGEMENT & OPERATIONS
Key employee
40$155,660$17,498
THOMAS MORGANIT DIRECTOR
Key employee
40$165,068$3,507
CHRYSTAL ELLIS SWEAZEYDIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES AND EDI
Key employee
40$165,841$170
SASHA HABASHDEPUTY DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT
Highest-paid employee
40$138,184$8,971
MARTIN BARRONDIRECTOR OF PRODUCTION
Highest-paid employee
40$127,512$17,836
ADAM THURMANDIRECTOR OF MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS
Highest-paid employee
40$142,078$160
NICOLE CHALAS MAOGASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT
Highest-paid employee
40$129,174$3,472
ANDREW CHAN DONALDASSOCIATE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Highest-paid employee
40$109,963$13,644
JEFFREY S MINICKCHAIR - BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Trustee or director, Officer
15$0$0
DAVID RIEMERIMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
JOAQUN TORRESPRESIDENT - BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Trustee or director, Officer
15$0$0
ROBINA RICCITIELLOSECRETARY - BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
DAVID L JONESTREASURER - BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
CELESTE FORDVICE CHAIR - BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
PRISCILLA GEESLINVICE CHAIR - BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
KIRKE M HASSONVICE CHAIR - BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
RUSTY RUEFFVICE CHAIR - BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
STEVEN L SWIGVICE CHAIR - BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
ADRIANA LPEZ VERMUTVICE CHAIR - BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
NORMAN ABRAMSONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SCHATZIE ALLEN-JEFFERSONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JILL COWANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
PATRICK DEVLINTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KATHLEEN DONOHUETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JESSE LEE ELLERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LINDA JO FITZTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
FRANNIE FLEISHHACKERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KEN FULKTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
RACHEL GARLINTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JO S HURLEYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARY HYNESTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
RODNEY EARL JACKSON JRTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JASCHA KAYKAS-WOLFFTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LUBA KIPNISTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CRISTY JOHNSTON LIMONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
HEATHER STALLINGS LITTLETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
RODMAN MARYMORTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MICHELE BALLARD MILLERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
TONI RATNER MILLERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LAURA POSEYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
TONI REMBETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DANIEL STURMANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOMAR TAGATACTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARCIA BARROW TAYLORTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARK TOWNSLEYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BD WONGTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JAY YAMADATRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
415 GEARY ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94102-1222
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
DAVID SCHMITZ, 415 GEARY STREET, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94102
Signed the 990
JIM SIVORI, CFO
Phone
(415) 834-3200
Return prepared by
BPM LLP

California records

California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 94-6135772 or by the name AMERICAN CONSERVATORY THEATRE FOUNDATION.

Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)

Mission

AMERICAN CONSERVATORY THEATRE FOUNDATION (A.C.T. FOUNDATION) IS AN ESSENTIAL GATHERING PLACE THAT BRINGS ARTISTS AND COMMUNITIES TOGETHER TO INSPIRE AND PROVOKE THROUGH THE CREATION OF THEATER AND THROUGH TRAINING AND EDUCATION.

990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • A.C.T. FOUNDATION IS NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED FOR ITS GROUNDBREAKING PRODUCTIONS OF CLASSICAL AND CONTEMPORARY PLAYWRITING, AND CELEBRATED ACTOR TRAINING, EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS. THE COMPANY PRODUCES CHALLENGING THEATER IN THE RICH CONTEXT OF SYMPOSIA, AUDIENCE DISCUSSIONS AND COMMUNITY INTERACTION.
    Expenses $17,374,448 · revenue $4,376,483
  • THE CONSERVATORY, EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS SERVE MORE THAN 15,000 INDIVIDUALS EACH YEAR IN SCHOOLS, COMMUNITY CENTERS AND A.C.T. FACILITIES THROUGHOUT THE BAY AREA. THE CONSERVATORY PROVIDES LIFELONG AND TRANSFORMATIONAL LEARNING TO PEOPLE OF ALL AGES, BACKGROUNDS AND COMMITMENT TO THEIR ARTISTRY THROUGH LIVE THEATER CLASSES AND ACTOR TRAINING. DISTINGUISHED FORMER STUDENTS OF THE CONSERVATORY PROGRAMS INCLUDE DANNY GLOVER, ANNETTE BENING, DENZEL WASHINGTON, BENJAMIN BRATT AND ANIKA NONI ROSE. THE EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY EFFORTS REACH STUDENTS IN SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY CENTERS THROUGH THEATER-BASED ARTS EDUCATION PROGRAMS.
    Expenses $3,180,821 · grants $112,099 · revenue $994,391

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 yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025June 30, 2026November 16, 2026Not due yet
2024June 30, 2025November 17, 2025990 on file
2023June 30, 2024November 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
94-6135772
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
1966
Accounting year ends
June
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$70,681,041
Income (IRS master file)
$44,243,830

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990June 2025$16,020,977$26,684,942$70,681,041IRS
990-TJune 2025–––IRS
990June 2024$22,001,888$31,504,214$81,641,483IRS
990-TJune 2024–––IRS
990June 2023$51,903,378$23,468,571$90,553,200XML
990-TJune 2023–––IRS
990June 2022$17,425,711$15,785,407$51,278,061IRS
990-TJune 2022–––IRS
990June 2021–––IRS
990-TJune 2021–––IRS
990June 2020–––IRS
990June 2019–––IRS
990June 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 94-6135772).

Questions about AMERICAN CONSERVATORY THEATRE FOUNDATION

What is the EIN of AMERICAN CONSERVATORY THEATRE FOUNDATION?
The employer identification number (EIN) of AMERICAN CONSERVATORY THEATRE FOUNDATION is 94-6135772.
Is AMERICAN CONSERVATORY THEATRE FOUNDATION tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1966.
Are donations to AMERICAN CONSERVATORY THEATRE FOUNDATION tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does AMERICAN CONSERVATORY THEATRE FOUNDATION 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 CONSERVATORY THEATRE FOUNDATION 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 AMERICAN CONSERVATORY THEATRE FOUNDATION 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 AMERICAN CONSERVATORY THEATRE FOUNDATION?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names DAVID SCHMITZ.
Who are the officers and directors of AMERICAN CONSERVATORY THEATRE FOUNDATION?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 53 people; 13 received compensation from the organization, the highest $480,898 (JENNIFER BIELSTEIN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
How much revenue does AMERICAN CONSERVATORY THEATRE FOUNDATION have?
On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $16,020,977, expenses of $26,684,942 and total assets of $70,681,041 at year end.

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