2025-05-07T08:53:50-05:00 2024-06-30 881478669 CBIZ ADVISORS LLC 1899 L STREET NW 850 WASHINGTON DC 20036 990 2023-07-01 530246894 WASHINGTON DRAMA SOCIETY INC WASH 2025549066 1101 6TH STREET SW WASHINGTON DC 20024 JUDY LEVENTHAL TREASURER/CFO 2025549066 2025-05-06 1 0 AARON M FOX P01365820 2022274000 2025-05-06 2023 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z ARENA STAGE JUDY LEVENTHAL 1101 6TH STREET SW WASHINGTON DC 20024 74207601 0 X WWW.ARENASTAGE.ORG X 1959 DC ARENA STAGE IS A CENTER FOR THE PRODUCTION, PRESENTATION, DEVELOPMENT & STUDY OF THE AMERICAN THEATER. 43 41 378 700 6322 0 21027056 6736825 8556388 10284618 191436 6344099 -6601 40502721 29768279 63868263 0 0 0 0 11951754 12050278 5614 0 1873800 13934955 14372003 25892323 26422281 3875956 37445982 145591791 124782837 59594991 5643531 85996800 119139306 X ENCOURAGEMENT OF PUBLIC INTEREST IN THE ARTS, PARTICULARLY IN DRAMA; PROVIDING INSTRUCTION AND EXPERIENCE IN, AND THE FACILITIES FOR, EXPERIMENTATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE COMPOSITION AND PRESENTATION OF DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS; AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE STANDARDS OF PERFORMANCE OF THE FOREGOING BY EDUCATION, RESEARCH AND EXPERIMENTATION. 0 0 21963773 0 10316291 THE 2023-2024 SEASON WAS ARENA STAGE'S 74TH YEAR IN OPERATION. ARENA STAGE IS THE VOICE OF AMERICAN THEATER RESIDENT IN OUR NATION'S CAPITAL. WE PRODUCE ALL THAT IS PASSIONATE, EXUBERANT, PROFOUND, ENTERTAINING, DEEP AND DANGEROUS IN THE AMERICAN SPIRIT. THIS WAS ARTISTIC DIRECTOR HANA S. SHARIF'S FIRST SEASON WITH ARENA STAGE. ARENA PRODUCED AND PRESENTED SEVEN SHOWS WHILE CONTINUING TO PROVIDE ROBUST COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS. THE SEASON INCLUDED: CAMBODIAN ROCK BAND (KREEGER THEATER) BY LAUREN YEE, FEATURING SONGS BY DENGUE FEVER, DIRECTED BY CHAY YEW, A SIGNATURE THEATRE PRODUCTION, IN ASSOCIATION WITH ALLEY THEATRE, BERKELEY REPERTORY THEATRE, AND ACT THEATRE/5TH AVENUE; POTUS: OR, BEHIND EVERY GREAT DUMBASS ARE SEVEN WOMEN TRYING TO KEEP HIM ALIVE (FICHANDLER STAGE), BY SELINA FILLINGER, DIRECTED BY MARGOT BORDELON; SWEPT AWAY (KREEGER THEATER), BOOK BY JOHN LOGAN, MUSIC AND LYRICS BY THE AVETT BROTHERS, DIRECTED BY MICHAEL MAYER; STEP AFRIKA! MAGICAL MUSICAL HOLIDAY STEP SHOW (FICHANDLER STAGE); TEMPESTUOUS ELEMENTS (FICHANDLER STAGE, WORLD PREMIERE) BY KIA CORTHRON, DIRECTED BY PSALMAYENE 24; UNKNOWN SOLDIER (KREEGER THEATER) BOOK BY DANIEL GOLDSTEIN, MUSIC BY MICHAEL FRIEDMAN, LYRICS BY MICHAEL FRIEDMAN AND DANIEL GOLDSTEIN, DIRECTED BY TRIP CULLMAN; THE MIGRATION: REFLECTIONS ON JACOB LAWRENCE (KREEGER THEATER) BY STEP AFRIKA!WE CONTINUED SUPPORTING OUR NEXT GENERATION OF ARTISTS AND CREATORS WITH CAMP ARENA STAGE AND THE ALLEN LEE HUGHES FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM. CAMP ARENA STAGE HAD 262 CAMPERS, AND 8 SEASON-LONG FELLOWSHIPS WERE COMPLETED.THE DC TICKET PARTNERSHIP OFFERS DEEPLY DISCOUNTED TICKETS TO DC PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS. THIS SEASON WE PARTNERED WITH 29 TEACHERS AT 24 SCHOOLS REPRESENTING ALL DC WARDS. ARENA STAGE TEACHING ARTISTS LEAD PRE- AND POST-SHOW WORKSHOPS AND EXTENSIVE STUDY GUIDES ARE PREPARED FOR THE STUDENTS.ARENA CONTINUED VOICES OF NOW (VON), AN INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED, DEVISED THEATER PROGRAM WHERE ENSEMBLES OF MIDDLE-SCHOOL, HIGH-SCHOOL, AND ADULT ARTISTS WORK TOGETHER TO CREATE AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL PLAYS. THIS SEASON THERE WERE NINE VOICES OF NOW ENSEMBLES WORKING IN THE PROGRAM: FIVE SCHOOLS IN DC AND FAIRFAX COUNTY, AND FOUR COMMUNITY-BASED ENSEMBLES INCLUDING A DECADES-LONG PARTNERSHIP WITH THE WENDT CENTER FOR LOSS AND HEALING. 21963773 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 170 0 1 378 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 43 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 X JUDY LEVENTHAL 2025549066 1101 6TH STREET SW WASHINGTON DC 20024 EDGAR DOBIE PRESIDENT/EXEC. PRODUCER 40.00 X X 414046 0 9179 HANA SHARIF ARTISTIC DIRECTOR 40.00 X 168786 0 2280 CATHERINE GUTTMAN-MCCABE CHAIR 10.00 X X 0 0 0 DECKER ANSTROM IMMED. PAST CHAIR 8.00 X X 0 0 0 JUDITH N BATTY VICE CHAIR 4.00 X X 0 0 0 MICHELE G BERMAN VICE CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JEFFREY M BUSCH VICE CHAIR 0.50 X X 0 0 0 KRISTEN DONOGHUE VICE CHAIR 0.50 X X 0 0 0 RICK FROEHLICH VICE CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 NICHOLAS GOAD VICE CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 SUE HENRY VICE CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 ALETHIA JACKSON VICE CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 RICHARD A NEWMAN VICE CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 DAVID E SHIFFRIN VICE CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 MICHELE P TOTH VICE CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 SHAWNA WATLEY VICE CHAIR 0.30 X X 0 0 0 JAN ADAMS TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANDREW R AMMERMAN TRUSTEE 5.00 X 0 0 0 LINDA BAUMANN TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 DEBORAH E BOWLES TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 SUSAN CARTER TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 CELANDRA DEANE-BESS TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 JOSEPH DIGANGI TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 JERI EPSTEIN TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 RICHARD FEINSTEIN TRUSTEE 1.50 X 0 0 0 DAVID FISHER TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 STEPHENIE FOSTER TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 DR DONALD WALLACE JONES TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 RICKI KANTER TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 ELISSA LEONARD TRUSTEE 0.30 X 0 0 0 JOHN LYNHAM TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 B THOMAS MANSBACH TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 DAVID B H MARTIN TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 JILL MCGOVERN TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 ROBERT PINCUS TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 ILENE ROSENTHAL TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 TIFFENY SANCHEZ TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 MIGNON SMITH TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 SHEILA STAMPFLI TRUSTEE 0.30 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL S STEELE TRUSTEE 0.30 X 0 0 0 WHITNEY HUBBARD YOUNG PATRONS TRUSTEE 0.10 X 0 0 0 LEE G RUBENSTEIN LIFE TRUSTEE 0.30 X 0 0 0 BETH NEWBURGER SCHWARTZ LIFE TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOSEPH BERARDELLI TREASURER/CFO 40.00 X 172141 0 9202 ALISON IRVIN LEADERSHIP OFFICE MANAGER / SECRETARY 40.00 X 100229 0 372 SHONALI BURKE CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER 40.00 X 193515 0 462 RYAN MERKEL CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER 40.00 X 172045 0 9302 MARIA LEE LEWIS INTERIM DIRECTOR, HR 40.00 X 122577 0 9302 JOHN K MONNETT CONTROLLER/INTERIM DIRECTOR, FINANCE 40.00 X 121560 0 9292 ROBERT HAND DIRECTOR OF PRODUCTION 40.00 X 111414 0 9276 MOLLY SMITH FORMER ARTISTIC DIRECTOR - 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THE ENDOWMENT IS USED FOR GENERAL ENDOWMENTS, INTERNSHIPS AND FELLOWSHIPS, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, NEXT STAGE, AND OTHER PURPOSES. PART X, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION HAS ADOPTED THE AUTHORITATIVE GUIDANCE RELATING TO ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES INCLUDED IN FASB ASC TOPIC 740, INCOME TAXES. THESE PROVISIONS PROVIDE CONSISTENT GUIDANCE FOR THE ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES RECOGNIZED IN AN ENTITY'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND PRESCRIBE A THRESHOLD OF "MORE LIKELY THAN NOT" FOR RECOGNITION AND DERECOGNITION OF TAX POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN A TAX RETURN. THE ORGANIZATION HAS EVALUATED ITS UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2024, AND DETERMINED THAT THERE WERE NO MATTERS THAT WOULD REQUIRE RECOGNITION IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OR THAT MAY HAVE ANY EFFECT ON ITS TAX-EXEMPT STATUS; AND THERE ARE CURRENTLY NO EXAMINATIONS PENDING OR IN PROGRESS. IT IS THE ORGANIZATION'S POLICY TO RECOGNIZE INTEREST AND/OR PENALTIES RELATED TO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS, IF ANY, AS INCOME TAX EXPENSE. AT JUNE 30, 2024, THE ORGANIZATION HAS NO ACCRUALS FOR INTEREST AND/OR PENALTIES. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: CHANGE IN VALUE OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN CRTS 341,978. PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: FUNDRAISING EVENT EXPENSES -355,453. COGS - INVENTORY -94,297. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: COGS - INVENTORY 94,297. PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: FUNDRAISING EVENT EXPENSES -355,453. 2024 ANNUAL BENEFIT 497860 464410 33450 355453 497860 464410 33450 355453 355453 -322003 1 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 EDGAR DOBIE PRESIDENT/EXEC. PRODUCER 412046 0 2000 0 0 0 0 0 9179 0 423225 0 0 0 MOLLY SMITH FORMER ARTISTIC DIRECTOR - TO 6/2023 175851 0 136554 0 0 0 0 0 168 0 312573 0 0 0 SHONALI BURKE CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER 183515 0 10000 0 0 0 0 0 462 0 193977 0 0 0 RYAN MERKEL CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER 162045 0 10000 0 0 0 0 0 9302 0 181347 0 0 0 JOSEPH BERARDELLI TREASURER/CFO 167141 0 5000 0 0 0 0 0 9202 0 181343 0 0 0 HANA SHARIF ARTISTIC DIRECTOR 168786 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2280 0 171066 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 7 THE ORGANIZATION OCCASIONALLY PAYS NON-FIXED, DISCRETIONARY BONUSES TO EMPLOYEES. X 47 361242 MKT VAL ON RECEIPT DATE 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE PRESIDENT/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, TREASURER/CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER AND CONTROLLER OF THE OGANIZATION AND IS MADE AVAILABLE TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C EACH INDIVIDUAL COMPLETES OR UPDATES AN ANNUAL CERTIFICATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE PROCESS FOR DETERMINING COMPENSATION OF THE ORGANIZATIONS' OFFICERS OR KEY EMPLOYEES INCLUDES A REVIEW BY MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, REVIEW OF COMPENSATION AT COMPARABLE ENTITIES AND DOCUMENTATION IN BOARD MINUTES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION'S COVERING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: CHANGE IN VALUE OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN CRTS 341,978.