Echo Theatre

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
752751998
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2011–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024
Location
Dallas, TX, USA
Phone
2145468736
Rating
88
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Theater

Reported finances

Revenue
$92,157
Expenses
$96,114
Assets
$27,535

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

Leadership & pay

7 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Kirsten Brandt James (President)

People named in this filing

  • Kateri Cale (Man. Art. Dir.)
  • Kirsten Brandt James (President)
  • Robert G McVay (Director)

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

To forge parity within the canon of global theater by producing, promoting, and preserving the work of women+ playwrights.

What it reported doing in 2024

Patron attendance growth continued, with an increase of 52% over the prior season.We produced three main stage plays to critical and audience acclaim.--FEEDING THE CAT, INCORRECTLY, SEVERAL TIMES OVER by Shyama Nithiananda, which was the world premiere winner of the Texas Shout Out.--BEYOND THE YELLOW WALLPAPER by Ann Timons, which was a world premiere and Echo's first commissioned work.--RAISING HELL WITH MOLLY IVINS, which was a fully staged performance reading of selected works of Molly Ivins, compiled and performed by Marty Van Kleeck.Our free Echo Reads series featured readings of the plays DEAR ELIZABETH by Sarah Ruhl, OPEN by Crystal Skillman, and THE TAMING by Lauren Gunderson.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 79% 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 total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 83
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 24
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 84.3%; rating input score 84
  • Program expense ratio: 80.8%; rating input score 81

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 37; 37th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.29; rating input score 20; 20th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 7.8%; rating input score 10; 10th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 6.7% per year; rating input score 100; 66th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 5.9% per year; rating input score 100; 73rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 3.5% per year; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 84.3% of revenue deployed · 80.8% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $78K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 7 people listed
  • Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 7 filing years from 2011 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.

  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 37/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 20/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 10/100.