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Nonprofit · EIN 95-1543396

OLD GLOBE THEATRE

Tax-exempt · SAN DIEGO, CA 92112

Financials

$27.7M$36.8M2023$33.2M$37M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of OLD GLOBE THEATRE by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2024990$33,161,559$36,986,491-$3,824,932$69,563,987$9,953,838$59,610,149
December 31, 2023990$27,693,543$36,847,607-$9,154,064$74,122,919$10,017,376$64,105,543
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$15,862,222
of which government grants
$1,538,099
Program service revenue
$15,111,736
Investment income
$1,919,669
Royalties
$87,493
Net rental income
$98,745
Net gain from sales of assets
$236,426
Net income from fundraising events
-$540,876
Net income from sales of inventory
$622,570
Other revenue
$267,932

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$871,061
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$1,987,703
Other salaries and wages
$15,537,658
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$21,501,013
Professional fundraising fees
$522,981
Legal fees
$46,698
Accounting fees
$271,260
Occupancy
$734,108
Travel
$492,290
Depreciation
$1,713,912
Program services (functional)
$29,308,727
Management and general (functional)
$4,787,412
Fundraising (functional)
$2,890,352

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$74,122,919
Total assets, end of year
$69,563,987
Total liabilities, end of year
$9,953,838
Net assets, end of year
$59,610,149
Land, buildings and equipment
$16,405,793
Publicly traded securities
$9,694,950
Net assets without donor restrictions
$24,480,103
Net assets with donor restrictions
$35,130,046
Gross receipts
$34,735,684
Employees
795
Volunteers
1,632
Year formed
1937
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 December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
BARRY EDELSTEINARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Officer
40$520,531$102,841
TIM SHIELDSMANAGING DIRECTOR
Officer
40$498,832$95,501
DAVID HENSONDIRECTOR OF MARKETING
Officer
40$207,058$6,212
MICHELLE YEAGERDIRECTOR OF FINANCE
Officer
40$196,341$15,733
ROBERT DRAKESENIOR PRODUCER
Officer
40$166,412$15,172
ALEX ORBOVICHGENERAL MANAGER
Officer
40$145,824$17,247
DEAN M YAGERINFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DIRECTOR
Highest-paid employee
40$137,493$14,709
BENJAMIN THORONPRODUCTION MANAGER
Highest-paid employee
40$129,639$18,166
JAMILA Y DEMBYDIRECTOR OF EDIA
Highest-paid employee
40$121,348$13,569
BRIDGET CANTU-WEARDEPUTY DIRECTOR OF PHILANTHROPY
Highest-paid employee
40$119,013$13,722
SANDY PARDEDIRECTOR OF HR
Highest-paid employee
40$118,875$4,676
ALISON VALENTINEBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
4$0$0
ANN DAVIESPAST CHAIR, EX-OFFICIO
Trustee or director
6$0$0
CASSANDRA WEINLEINBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
4$0$0
CHRISTIAN BUCKLEYBOARD MEMBER, FINANCE CHAIR
Trustee or director
8$0$0
42 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
CHRISTINE ROBERTS TRIMBLEBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
4$0
DAPHNE H JAMESONBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
4$0
DAVID JAY OHANIANBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
4$0
DEBRA TURNERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
4$0
DEIRDRA PRICEBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
4$0
DIRK HARRISBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
4$0
DONALD L COHNPAST CHAIR, EX-OFFICIO
Trustee or director
6$0
ELAINE BENNETT DARWINBOARD MEMBER, PHILANTHROPY CHAIR
Trustee or director
8$0
ELEANOR Y CHARLTONBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
4$0
EVELYN OLSON LAMDENIMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR
Trustee or director
8$0
GEORGE S DAVISBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
4$0
HAROLD W FUSON JRPAST CHAIR, EX-OFFICIO
Trustee or director
6$0
JEAN SHEKHTERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
4$0
JEFF HUGHESBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
4$0
JENNIFER GREENFIELDBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
4$0
JULES ARTHURBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
4$0
KAREN L SEDGWICKBOARD MEMBER, AUDIT CHAIR
Trustee or director
8$0
KAREN TANZBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
4$0
KARIN WINNERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
4$0
KEVEN LIPPERTBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
4$0
MARGARITA WILKINSONBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
4$0
MARK DELFINOBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
4$0
MONICA MEDINABOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
4$0
NICOLE A CLAYBOARD MEMBER, NOMINATING CHAIR
Trustee or director
8$0
NISHMA HELDBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
4$0
NOELLE NORTON PHDBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
4$0
PAMELA A FARRBOARD MEMBER, INVESTMENT CHAIR
Trustee or director
8$0
PAMELA HAMILTON LESTERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
4$0
PAMELA J WAGNERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
4$0
PETER LANDINBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
4$0
RICH BRENNERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
4$0
SANDRA REDMANBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
4$0
SILVIJA DEVINEBOARD MEMBER (THRU 8/24)
Trustee or director
4$0
SUE SANDERSONBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
4$0
SUSAN HOEHNBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
4$0
TERRY ATKINSONBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
4$0
VALERIE ATTISHABOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
4$0
VICKI L ZEIGERPAST CHAIR, EX-OFFICIO
Trustee or director
6$0
VLADIMIR VLAD VICTORIOBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
4$0
GEORGE C GUERRABOARD CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
15$0
PAULA POWERSSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
8$0
ANTHONY S THORNLEYTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
8$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 63 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
TIM SHIELDSMANAGING DIRECTOR
Trustee or director, Officer
40$518,576$144,493
BARRY EDELSTEINARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Trustee or director, Officer
40$507,387$151,144
DAVID HENSONDIRECTOR OF MARKETING
Officer
40$201,000$6,030
MICHELLE YEAGERDIRECTOR OF FINANCE
Officer
40$190,457$15,263
ROBERT DRAKESENIOR PRODUCER
Officer
40$161,652$14,737
ALEX ORBOVICHGENERAL MANAGER
Officer
40$145,542$12,574
LLEWELLYN CRAINDIR. OF PHILANTHROPY (THRU 7/23)
Officer
40$139,216$14,914
DEAN M YAGERINFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DIRECTOR
Highest-paid employee
40$133,418$14,300
BENJAMIN THORONPRODUCTION MANAGER
Highest-paid employee
40$125,652$17,419
RYAN J OSBORNMASTER ELECTRICIAN
Highest-paid employee
40$108,914$32,884
JAMILA Y DEMBYDIRECTOR OF EDIA
Highest-paid employee
40$119,303$10,207
STACY SUTTONCOSTUME DIRECTOR
Highest-paid employee
40$112,434$12,722
ANN DAVIESPAST CHAIR, EX-OFFICIO
Trustee or director
6$0$0
ANTHONY S THORNLEYTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
8$0$0
CASSANDRA WEINLEINBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
4$0$0
CHRISTIAN BUCKLEYBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
4$0$0
CHRISTINE ROBERTS TRIMBLEBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
4$0$0
DAPHNE H JAMESONBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
4$0$0
DAVID JAY OHANIANBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
4$0$0
DEBRA TURNERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
4$0$0
DEIRDRA PRICEBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
4$0$0
DIRK HARRISBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
4$0$0
DONALD L COHNPAST CHAIR, EX-OFFICIO
Trustee or director
6$0$0
ELAINE BENNETT DARWINPAST CHAIR, EX-OFFICIO
Trustee or director
6$0$0
ELEANOR Y CHARLTONBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
4$0$0
ELLISE COITBOARD MEMBER (THRU 2/23)
Trustee or director
4$0$0
EVELYN OLSON LAMDENBOARD CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
15$0$0
EVELYN TRUITTBOARD MEMBER (THRU 11/23)
Trustee or director
4$0$0
GEORGE C GUERRAINCOMING BOARD CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
8$0$0
GEORGE S DAVISBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
4$0$0
HAROLD W FUSON JRPAST CHAIR, EX-OFFICIO
Trustee or director
6$0$0
JEAN SHEKHTERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
4$0$0
JENNIFER GREENFIELDBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
4$0$0
JULES ARTHURBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
4$0$0
KAREN L SEDGWICKBOARD MEMBER, AUDIT CHAIR
Trustee or director
8$0$0
KAREN TANZBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
4$0$0
KARIN WINNERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
4$0$0
KEVEN LIPPERTBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
4$0$0
MARGARITA WILKINSONBOARD MEMBER, PHILANTHROPY CHAIR
Trustee or director
8$0$0
MARK DELFINOBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
4$0$0
MICHAEL TAYLORBOARD MEMBER (THRU 4/23)
Trustee or director
4$0$0
MONICA MEDINABOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
4$0$0
NICOLE A CLAYPAST CHAIR, EX-OFFICIO
Trustee or director
6$0$0
NISHMA HELDBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
4$0$0
NOELLE NORTON PHDBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
4$0$0
PAMELA A FARRBOARD MEMBER, INVESTMENT CHAIR
Trustee or director
8$0$0
PAMELA J WAGNERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
4$0$0
PAULA POWERSSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
8$0$0
PETER LANDINBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
4$0$0
RENEE SCHATZ WAILESBOARD MEMBER (THRU 7/23)
Trustee or director
4$0$0
RHONA THOMPSONBOARD MEMBER (THRU 9/23)
Trustee or director
4$0$0
ROBERT FOXWORTHBOARD MEMBER (THRU 3/23)
Trustee or director
4$0$0
SANDRA REDMANBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
4$0$0
SHERYL WHITEPAST CHAIR, EX-OFFICIO (THRU 3/23)
Trustee or director
6$0$0
SILVIJA DEVINEBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
4$0$0
STEPHANIE BULGER PHDBOARD MEMBER (THRU 4/23)
Trustee or director
4$0$0
SUE SANDERSONBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
4$0$0
SUSAN HOEHNBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
4$0$0
TERRY ATKINSONBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
4$0$0
VALERIE ATTISHABOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
4$0$0
VICKI L ZEIGERPAST CHAIR, EX-OFFICIO
Trustee or director
6$0$0
VLADIMIR VLAD VICTORIOBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
4$0$0
ZEYNEP ILGAZBOARD MEMBER (THRU 11/23)
Trustee or director
4$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
PO BOX 122171, SAN DIEGO, CA 92112-2171
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
TIM SHIELDS, PO BOX 122171, SAN DIEGO, CA 921122171
Signed the 990
MICHELLE L YEAGER, DIRECTOR OF FINANCE
Phone
(619) 231-1941
Return prepared by
BAKER TILLY ADVISORY GROUP LP

California records

California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 95-1543396 or by the name OLD GLOBE THEATRE.

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

Mission

THE MISSION OF THE OLD GLOBE IS TO PRESERVE, STRENGTHEN AND ADVANCE AMERICAN THEATRE BY: CREATING THEATRICAL EXPERIENCES OF THE HIGHEST PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS; PRODUCING AND PRESENTING WORKS OF EXCEPTIONAL MERIT, DESIGNED TO REACH CURRENT AND FUTURE AUDIENCES; ENSURING DIVERSITY AND BALANCE IN PROGRAMMING; PROVIDING AN ENVIRONMENT FOR THE GROWTH AND EDUCATION OF THEATRE PROFESSIONALS, AUDIENCES AND THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Program accomplishments

  • THE OLD GLOBE WELCOMED 200,000 ADMISSIONS AND PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS, INCLUDING THOSE WHO ATTENDED OUR FREE ARTS ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS IN THE COMMUNITY. THE OLD GLOBE PRESENTED 495 PERFORMANCES OF 15 PLAYS IN OUR THREE VENUES IN BALBOA PARK PLUS AT 19 VENUES THROUGHOUT THE SAN DIEGO REGION, INCLUDING IN TIJUANA, B.C., MEXICO. THE OLD GLOBE ANNUALLY EMPLOYS MORE THAN 700 ARTISTS, ARTISANS, AND STAFF MEMBERS, ATTRACTING LEADING NATIONAL THEATRE ARTISTS TO SAN DIEGO AS WELL AS STRENGTHENING THE LOCAL THEATRE SCENE BY HIRING HIGH-CALIBER PROFESSIONALS. OUR ANNUAL ECONOMIC IMPACT FOR SAN DIEGO IS $40.9 MILLION.THE OLD GLOBE'S REACH RADIATES FAR BEYOND SAN DIEGO, WITH 27 PRODUCTIONS HAVING MOVED TO BROADWAY, INCLUDING A GENTLEMAN'S GUIDE TO LOVE AND MURDER, ALMOST FAMOUS, AND MOST RECENTLY, BOB FOSSE'S DANCIN'. ADDING TO THIS REMARKABLE LEGACY, THE HEART OF ROCK & ROLL OPENED AT THE JAMES EARL JONES THEATRE IN APRIL 2024 AND BECAME THE 27TH GLOBE PRODUCTION TO ACHIEVE THE DISTINCTION OF A BROADWAY DEBUT. OUR SOCIAL JUSTICE ROADMAP HAS BEEN HAILED AS AN EXEMPLAR FOR AMERICAN THEATRE, WITH MEASURABLE COMMITMENTS AND REPORTS ON OUR PROGRESS SHARED WITH OUR COMMUNITY.THE OLD GLOBE'S POWERS NEW WORKS FUND SUPPORTED THE NEW COMMISSIONS OF FOUR PLAYWRIGHTS, FUNDED THIRTEEN DEVELOPMENTAL WORKSHOPS, AND SUPPORTED THE 2024 POWERS NEW VOICES FESTIVAL. FIVE PLAYS SHOWCASED IN RECENT POWERS FESTIVALS, INCLUDING UNDER A BASEBALL SKY, AGE OF INNOCENCE, STIR, EXOTIC DEADLY, AND CRIME AND PUNISHMENT A COMEDY, HAVE RECEIVED THEIR WORLD PREMIERE BY THE END OF 2024. THE GLOBE'S ARTS ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS ARE RECOGNIZED INTERNATIONALLY FOR THEIR INNOVATION, RESPONSIVENESS, AND ABILITY TO CONNECT WITH DIVERSE POPULATIONS. SINCE 2015, THE GLOBE HAS CULTIVATED DEEP RELATIONSHIPS WITH COMMUNITIES ACROSS SAN DIEGO COUNTY TO FOSTER CROSS-CULTURAL AND INTERGENERATIONAL SHARED EXPERIENCES CENTERED ON PARTICIPATORY THEATRE-MAKING. THROUGH 17 PROGRAMS CONDUCTED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OVER 40 COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, THE GLOBE ENGAGES WITH UNSHELTERED ADULTS, MILITARY SERVICE MEMBERS AND VETERANS, REFUGEE AND IMMIGRANT POPULATIONS, SENIOR CITIZENS, THE NEURODIVERSE COMMUNITY, INCARCERATED ADULTS, JUSTICE- INVOLVED YOUTH, AND TITLE I STUDENTS. THESE ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDE VETERANS VILLAGE, NAVAL BASE SAN DIEGO, FOURTH DISTRICT SENIOR RESOURCE CENTER, SOUTH BAY COMMUNITY SERVICES, LAS COLINAS DETENTION AND REENTRY FACILITY, CENTINELA AND DONOVAN STATE PRISONS, OCEANSIDE PUBLIC LIBRARY, AND MANY MORE. ONE OF OUR MOST POPULAR PROGRAMS IS GLOBE FOR ALL, AN ANNUAL TOURING SHAKESPEARE PRODUCTION THAT SERVES SAN DIEGO COMMUNITIES WITHOUT EASY ACCESS TO PROFESSIONAL THEATRE. IT BRINGS FREE PERFORMANCES, COMMUNITY MEALS, AND THEATRE WORKSHOPS TO 19 LOCAL SCHOOLS, CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES, AND COMMUNITY CENTERS ANNUALLY. FREE STUDENT MATINEES SERVED NEARLY 5,000 YOUNG PEOPLE AND THEIR TEACHERS, INTRODUCING THEM TO THEATRE - MANY FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME.OTHER PROGRAMS FOR YOUTH INCLUDE SCHOOL IN THE PARK, AN IMMERSIVE, MULTI-WEEK PROGRAM FOR ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOLS AT THE GLOBE, PAM FARR SUMMER SHAKESPEARE STUDIO FOR YOUNG ACTORS, THEATRE DESIGN STUDIO, WHICH INTRODUCES YOUNG PEOPLE TO CAREERS IN PRODUCTION, AND CREATIVE YOUTH STUDIO, WHICH GUIDES STUDENTS IN PERFORMANCE, TECHNICAL THEATRE, AND CAREER BUILDING. ALL TOGETHER, THESE PROGRAMS SERVED NEARLY 1,250 STUDENTS IN 2024.THE GLOBE DISTRIBUTED OVER 4,000 FREE TICKETS TO COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, INCLUDING SBCS (FORMERLY SOUTH BAY COMMUNITY SERVICES), COMMUNITY YOUTH ATHLETICS CENTER IN NATIONAL CITY, ELDERHELP OF SAN DIEGO, AND THE USO.
    Expenses $29,100,927 · grants $663,261 · revenue $15,196,701
  • THE GLOBE IS COMMITTED TO TRAINING THE ARTISTS OF THE FUTURE. THE OLD GLOBE AND UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO SHILEY GRADUATE THEATRE PROGRAM IS CONSISTENTLY RANKED IN THE TOP TEN INTERNATIONALLY FOR GRADUATE THEATRE PROGRAMS. PROGRAMS FOR DIVERSE DIRECTORS, PLAYWRIGHTS, AND OTHER THEATRE ARTISTS HAVE HELPED TO LAUNCH OR EXPAND CAREERS OF THEATRE ARTISTS THROUGHOUT THE NATION.
    Expenses $207,800 · grants $207,800

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 December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026Not on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
95-1543396
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
1952
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$69,563,987
Income (IRS master file)
$34,735,684

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2024$33,161,559$36,986,491$69,563,987XML
990December 2023$27,693,543$36,847,607$74,122,919XML
990-TDecember 2023–––IRS
990December 2022$34,219,671$39,263,557$81,721,511IRS
990-TDecember 2022–––IRS
990December 2021–––IRS
990-TDecember 2021–––IRS
990December 2020–––IRS
990-TDecember 2020–––IRS
990December 2018–––IRS
990December 2017–––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 95-1543396).

Questions about OLD GLOBE THEATRE

What is the EIN of OLD GLOBE THEATRE?
The employer identification number (EIN) of OLD GLOBE THEATRE is 95-1543396.
Is OLD GLOBE THEATRE tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1952.
Are donations to OLD GLOBE THEATRE tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does OLD GLOBE 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 OLD GLOBE THEATRE due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did OLD GLOBE THEATRE last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
Who is the principal officer of OLD GLOBE THEATRE?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names TIM SHIELDS.
Who are the officers and directors of OLD GLOBE THEATRE?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 57 people; 11 received compensation from the organization, the highest $520,531 (BARRY EDELSTEIN, ARTISTIC DIRECTOR).
How much revenue does OLD GLOBE THEATRE have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $33,161,559, expenses of $36,986,491 and total assets of $69,563,987 at year end.

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