THEATREWORKS SILICON VALLEY Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

THEATREWORKS SILICON VALLEY

EIN 94-2831245 · Arts, Culture & Humanities (A650)

What they do

THEATREWORKS SILICON VALLEY (THEATREWORKS) is ONE of THE COUNTRYS LEADING PROFESSIONAL THEATRES. OUR WORK CELEBRATES THE HUMAN SPIRIT THROUGH INNOVATIVE PRODUCTIONS, NEW WORKS, and EDUCATION PROGRAMS INSPIRED BY and ENGAGING OUR DIVERSE SILICON VALLEY COMMUNITY.

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Of every $100 spent, about $52.30 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.

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They name their leaders29 people are listed in the latest report.

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42.30%of revenue went to mission work52.3% of expenses · Program services

6.85%of revenue went to fundraising8.5% of expenses

$80.87spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

31.72%of revenue went to management and office costs39.2% of expenses

$1.35in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

69.5%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024

A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.

$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$11,230,610

Mission workProgram services$4,750,56942.30% of revenue52.3% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$3,561,90231.72% of revenue39.2% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$769,5786.85% of revenue8.5% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$2,148,56119.13% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$9,082,04980.87% of revenue

Gray means reported revenue left after expenses for this filing year. It does not necessarily mean cash sitting in a bank account.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails

2024CurrentExpense mix: 52.3% mission · 39.2% management · 8.5% fundraisingTotal expenses: 80.87% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 59.3% mission · 35.2% management · 5.5% fundraisingTotal expenses: 77.23% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 50.2% mission · 42.5% management · 7.4% fundraisingTotal expenses: 162.54% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 78.3% mission · 10.2% management · 11.5% fundraisingTotal expenses: 92.06% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 71.2% mission · 12.9% management · 16.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 79.59% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 82.3% mission · 7.2% management · 10.5% fundraisingTotal expenses: 84.19% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 83.0% mission · 6.9% management · 10.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 82.42% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 86.6% mission · 6.2% management · 7.3% fundraisingTotal expenses: 96.86% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$11,230,610

Expenses$9,082,049

Annual surplus $2,148,561 Revenue was higher than expenses for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$4,750,569 · 52.3% of expenses

Management and office costs$3,561,902 · 39.2% of expenses

Fundraising$769,578 · 8.5% of expenses

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Revenue$11,230,610

Expenses$9,082,049

Assets$12,299,582

Income$11,698,825

Contributions$7,803,140

Mission work (program services)$4,750,569

Fundraising$769,578

Management and general$3,561,902

Stocks and bonds$3,627,644

Accounting fees$101,426

Investing fees$30,000

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2024

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

People reported as paid

Person and titleCompensation

GIOVANNA SARDELLIARTISTIC DIRECTOR · 40 hrs/week $192,167Base $177,675 · Other $14,492

AARON NICHOLSONDIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT · 40 hrs/week $180,685Base $161,814 · Other $18,871

KAREN SZPALLERDIRECTOR OF PRODUCTION · 40 hrs/week $135,139Base $125,348 · Other $9,791

DEBBIE CHINN FORMEREXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (THROUGH 06/2024) $125,680Base $125,346 · Other $334

JESSICA HORTONPEOPLE AND CULTURE MANAGER · 40 hrs/week $118,705Base $100,972 · Other $17,733

STUART ABRAMS INTERIMFINANCE DIRECTOR (THROUGH 11/2024) · 20 hrs/week $114,525

ISABELLE CARMANFINANCE DIRECTOR (AS OF 10/2024) · 40 hrs/week $21,000

ALEXANDER PEREZBOARD VICE CHAIR · 2 hrs/week $11,014

LEE ANN PAYNETRUSTEE · 2 hrs/week $2,476

ALDO BILLINGSLEATRUSTEE · 2 hrs/week $567

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See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (29)

GIOVANNA SARDELLIARTISTIC DIRECTOR

AARON NICHOLSONDIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT

KAREN SZPALLERDIRECTOR OF PRODUCTION

DEBBIE CHINN FORMEREXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (THROUGH 06/2024)

JESSICA HORTONPEOPLE AND CULTURE MANAGER

STUART ABRAMS INTERIMFINANCE DIRECTOR (THROUGH 11/2024)

ISABELLE CARMANFINANCE DIRECTOR (AS OF 10/2024)

ALEXANDER PEREZBOARD VICE CHAIR

LEE ANN PAYNETRUSTEE

ALDO BILLINGSLEATRUSTEE

NANCY GINSBURGTRUSTEE

MRIGENDRA STEINERTRUSTEE

PHIL SANTORAEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (AS OF 04/2025)

ROSE HAUTRUSTEE

SARAH DONALDSONTRUSTEE

WYNNE DUBOVOYBOARD SECRETARY

MATT FULLERBOARD TREASURER

MARK GREENSTEINBOARD CHAIR

JIM KNIPPLETRUSTEE

LYNN SZEKELYTRUSTEE

LANA SCHULERTRUSTEE

KATIE BLODGETTBOARD VICE CHAIR

EDLYN YUENTRUSTEE

DAVID GABATRUSTEE

DANIELLE OHARETRUSTEE

DANIEL SHIPLACOFFTRUSTEE

BARBARA SHAPIROTRUSTEE

ANNETTE HILTONTRUSTEE

AIJ OLIYIDETRUSTEE

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1982
Location: 901 SHASTA ST, REDWOOD CITY, CA 94063-2127
County: San Mateo
In care of: PHIL SANTORA
Primary officer: PHIL SANTORA, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Emailboxoffice@theatreworks.org Phone(650) 463-7186

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: July 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: BAKER TILLY ADVISORY GROUP LP
NTEE classification: Arts, Culture & Humanities (A650)

THEATREWORKS SILICON VALLEY

THEATREWORKS SILICON VALLEY

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Financial picture

How each $100 of revenue was used

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