Washington Shakespeare Company of Arlington County Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
541568294
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2022–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2021, Form 990-EZ 2024
Location
Arlington, VA, USA
Rating
67
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Theater

Reported finances

Revenue
$142,910
Expenses
$76,627
Assets
$50,297
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

4 people listed

People named in this filing

  • EDGAR NDJATOU (CHAIR)
  • PETER THREADGILL (SECRETARY)
  • NIA HILL (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

Founded in 1990 as Washington shakespeare company avant bard theatre is a performing arts organization dedicated to producing classic works both time-tested and contemporary--emphasizing a provocative bold approach in an intimate setting and showcasing the best emerging talent in the region mentored by seasoned professional theatre artists.

What it reported doing in 2024

One staged reading festival and two full play productions

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 92% 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

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of total spending goes to programs. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and program spending has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 61
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 68
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 45.6%; rating input score 46
  • Program expense ratio: 85%; rating input score 85

Transparency & Controls

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

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 46.4%; rating input score 92; 92nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.66; rating input score 46; 46th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 76; 76th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 7.2%; rating input score 22; 22nd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -32.9% per year; rating input score 0; 7th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -6.9% per year; rating input score 0; 7th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -1.3% per year; rating input score 0; 23rd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 45.6% of revenue deployed · 85% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $65K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 4 people listed
  • Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 3 filing years from 2022 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
  • 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 — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 46/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 46/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 22/100.