Exodus Ensemble

What it reported doing in 2025

The exodus ensemble's program services accomplishment narrative - 2025 overview: the exodus ensemble is a daring, immersive theatre company based in santa fe, New Mexico. Now in its fifth year, exodus continues to redefine the cultural landscape of the american southwest by creating boundary-pushing performances grounded in classical texts and radically contemporary storytelling. In 2025, exodus produced 100 performances, including the world premiere of its original cyrano, as well as returning works hamlet and bathsheba, as well as introducing a monthly improv series and creating two new works for george r.r. Martin's sky railway- the outlaw express and a 1920's murder mystery, binky and bambini's travelling circus. Unmatched accessibility: exodus ensemble's donation-only model ensures that no one is turned away due to cost. This approach-born from creative necessity and shaped by the generosity of our community-remains a cornerstone of our mission. The continued impact of this approach is evident in the diversity of our attendees: exodus audiences are high school students, retirees, first-time theatre-goers, and industry professionals alike. Many report that exodus was their first theatrical experience. In a city like santa fe, where the population trends older, exodus is uniquely capable of drawing young audiences into sustained engagement with the arts. Innovative programming and creative growth: this year, exodus premiered a bold reimagining of cyrano, which continues to play to sold-out audiences. Exodus again partnered with united world college and facilitated a week-long workshop for uwc high school students representing 12 different countries. Our immersive productions continued to inhabit unconventional spaces-from gallery hallways to moving train cars- and exodus collaborated with over a dozen institutions and local businesses including united world college, the academy for the love of learning, sky railway, dinner for two, coyote cafe, and hotel glorieta. Recognition and expansion: in 2025, exodus received grant funding from the city of santa fe marketing grant (15,000), the witter bynner foundation (10,000) for the development of hamlet, and from the santa fe community foundation (20,000) for operations. Sustained artist support and organizational model: exodus invests directly in its people: 80% of our annual budget goes to supporting 13 full-time artists, who also serve as the organization's core administrative team. This people-first model empowers the ensemble to generate original work, engage in outreach, and present performances at a professional level-without relying on outdated production models or permission-gated structures. By placing artists at the center of operations, exodus has cultivated a creative engine that is nimble, ambitious, and deeply rooted in community. Conclusion: exodus ensemble is pioneering a new way forward for american theatre-one that invites risk, embraces radical accessibility, and forges meaningful human connection. In a moment when traditional institutions are faltering, exodus continues to grow, innovate, and inspire a new generation of audiences. In 2025, this vision was realized through bold artistic expansion. We developed a major new production that sold out for three consecutive months (cyrano), launched a new improv series that consistently drew audiences of 80 per performance, and remounted two major exodus adaptations, bathsheba and hamlet, which also sold out every performance. Together, these initiatives reflect a year of growth, transformation, and deepened commitment to our mission. As an extension of this work, exodus continues to invest in education and community engagement. Our collaboration with the united world college brought immersive theatre into the classroom through student workshops culminating in a public performance, empowering young people to see themselves as active participants in the art form. We remain steadfast in our goal to revitalize theatre a

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 59.9%; rating input score 60
• Program expense ratio: 87.2%; rating input score 87
• Fundraising efficiency: $46.96 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 74; 74th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: Limited
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: Limited
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 2 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 25
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Fail
  • Document-retention policy: Fail
  • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
  • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Missing
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 32.7%; rating input score 83; 83rd percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.52; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.01; rating input score 61; 61st percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 12.5%; rating input score 30; 30th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 28% per year; rating input score 100; 87th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 32.9% per year; rating input score 100; 92nd percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 38.6% per year; rating input score 100; 93rd percentile among comparable filings