American Chekhov Project

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
814673016
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2018–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024
Location
Des Moines, WA, USA
Phone
3602391242
Rating
90
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Arts, Cultural Organizations - Multipurpose

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$29,247
Expenses
$27,991
Assets
$58,307
Liabilities
$49,582

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

8 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Mary Karges (President)

People named in this filing

  • Mary Karges (President)
  • Russell Janney (Secretary)
  • Lewis Horowitz (Treasurer)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Inspired by the artistry and humanitarian legacy of Anton Chekhov, The Seagull Project seeks to challenge and redefine the modern American theater through intensive training, long-form process, and international collaboration.

What it reported doing in 2024

In the 24-25 fiscal year The American Chekhov Project began development work on two upcoming productions: April 2026's The Fainting Spells, and January 2027's Life of Galileo. This included workshops for the three adaptations contained in The Fainting Spells, and development and fundraising for both productions.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and liabilities are high compared with assets.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 86
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 46
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 84.7%; rating input score 85
  • Program expense ratio: 88.5%; rating input score 89

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 4.3%; rating input score 53; 53rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.08; rating input score 66; 66th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.85; rating input score 6; 6th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 16.1%; rating input score 8; 8th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 4.9% per year; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 5.8% per year; rating input score 100; 73rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 21.2% per year; rating input score 100; 87th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 84.7% of revenue deployed · 88.5% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $25K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 8 people listed
  • Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 7 filing years from 2018 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 53/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 6/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 8/100.