Berkeley Repertory Theatre

What it reported doing in 2024

Berkeley rep school of theatre: marking 40 years of arts education at berkeley rep, in 2024/25, our school of theatre served over 13,000 youth and life-long learners through school of theatre programming. A throughline across our work this year was a focus on deepening connections with and between the communities we serve, growing existing relationships with school partners, connecting young people through storytelling, and building points of connection between our teen leaders and mainstage audience. Through in-school residencies, the school reached over 1,500 students across 41 bay area schools, providing high-quality arts education across the region, including several title 1 schools. Our student matinees welcomed over 1,400 middle and high school students to attend (continued on schedule o) our mainstage productions, augmented with pre-show workshops and post-show conversations with the artists. We hosted our third annual high school theatre festival, in which 115 students from four area high schools received pre-professional training, as well as devised and showcased one-act performances to nearly 250 audience members. Our teen council programs engaged nearly 600 participants, ranging from our teen leadership council's policy and advocacy work to the shepherding of the work of the four teenage playwrights in our young writers of color collective, culminating in a public reading by professional actors. Our next generation fellowship program provided 13 early-career theater professionals with immersive, hands-on training and mentorship over an 11-month pre-professional program. And, nearly 1,500 students of all ages--youth, teen, and adult--explored hands-on creative practice in over 130 unique classes and summer camps offered to the general public.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 95.2%; rating input score 95
• Program expense ratio: 85.3%; rating input score 85
• Fundraising efficiency: $5.56 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 23; 23rd percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: 5 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 83
  • Compensation committee: Pass
  • Independent consultant: Missing
  • Other Form 990s reviewed: Pass
  • Written employment contract: Pass
  • Compensation survey or study: Pass
  • Board or committee approval: Pass
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 93.5%; rating input score 94; 26th percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 8 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 100
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • Document-retention policy: Pass
  • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
  • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: -9.7%; rating input score 10; 10th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 3.72; rating input score 80; 80th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.52; rating input score 27; 27th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 8.9%; rating input score 25; 25th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 2.6% per year; rating input score 100; 23rd percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 4.6% per year; rating input score 100; 40th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 7% per year; rating input score 100; 49th percentile among comparable filings