2025-05-12T00:45:09-05:00 2024-12-31 541149263 YOUNT HYDE & BARBOUR PC PO BOX 2560 WINCHESTER VA 226041760 990 2024-01-01 550711349 CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN THEATER FESTIVAL CONT 6812404043 PO BOX 429 SHEPHERDSTOWN WV 25443 ANN HARKINS PRESIDENT 6812404043 2025-05-08 1 1 OLIVIA A HUTTON CPA P00964688 5406623417 2025-05-08 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z ANN HARKINS PO BOX 429 SHEPHERDSTOWN WV 25443 2899583 0 X WWW.CATF.ORG X 1991 WV THEATER AND OTHER CONTEMPORARY ARTS 25 25 116 65 9250 0 3295730 2371465 543116 515469 3829 8553 16798 4096 3859473 2899583 0 0 0 0 1358519 1289082 76749 196250 315808 793002 840164 2228270 2325496 1631203 574087 3062742 3834589 153212 211280 2909530 3623309 X THEATER AND OTHER CONTEMPORARY ARTS 0 0 1742280 506219 CATF'S 2024 SUMMER FESTIVAL SEASON INCLUDED FOUR NEW PLAYS (ONE IN TWO PARTS) EXPLORING THE EFFECTS OF HIV/AIDS ON A BLACK FAMILY IN THE 1980S AND BEYOND; THE JOURNEY OF A HOLOCAUST SURVIVOR; THE EXPERIENCE OF A NONBINARY, AUTISTIC FILMMAKER WITH SYNESTHESIA; AND THE BURDEN AND CONSEQUENCES OF BURIED SECRETS.. THE SEASON WAS WELL-RECEIVED BY CRITICS AND AUDIENCES ALIKE AND WAS MADE POSSIBLE BY THE COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS OF OVER 130 ARTISTS. CATF ALSO OFFERED A LARGE SELECTION OF TALKTHEATER EVENTS EXPLORING THE THEMES OF THE PLAYS AND PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR INTERACTION BETWEEN ARTISTS AND AUDIENCES. HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDED A LECTURE BY AIDS ACTIVISTS, BRUNCH WITH THE CATF ARTISTIC DIRECTOR AT A LOCAL BISTRO, AND AN EXPERT PANEL DISCUSSION ABOUT SYNESTHESIA. CATF ALSO PARTNERED WITH LOCAL ARTS ORGANIZATIONS SPEAK STORY AND APPALACHIAN CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL (ACMF) FOR ITS TALKTUESDAY EVENTS. THE COLLABORATION WITH ACMF BROUGHT MUSICI IRELAND TO SHEPHERDSTOWN TO PRESENT A MOTHER'S VOICE.OUTSIDE OF THE SUMMER FESTIVAL, CATF CONTINUED ITS EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING IN JEFFERSON COUNTY SCHOOLS, BRINGING PROFESSIONAL ARTISTS INTO EVERY FOURTH GRADE CLASSROOM TO READ CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE BOOKS. CATF ALSO PRODUCED A REMOUNT OF ITS 2023 PRODUCTION OF REDEEMED BY CHISA HUTCHINSON AT 59E59 THEATRES IN NEW YORK CITY AS PART OF THE AMPLIFY FESTIVAL. REDEEMED PLAYED FOR 14 PERFORMANCES FROM SEPTEMBER 15-OCTOBER 5, 2024 AND WAS HAILED BY CRITICS.CATF CONTINUED TO EXPAND ITS USE OF THE HISTORIC CHURCH BUILDING AND CHURCHYARD THAT WAS DONATED IN 2023. THE ORGANIZATION HOSTED NEW PLAY WORKSHOPS, BOARD MEETINGS, AND COMMUNITY GATHERINGS AS WELL AS MAKING THE SPACE AVAILABLE FOR THE HISTORIC CHURCH TOUR AND OTHER LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS.SINCE THE FESTIVAL'S FOUNDING IN 1991, CATF HAS GROWN IN NATIONAL REPUTATION AND IS HIGHLY REGARDED AS ONE OF AMERICA'S IMPORTANT NEW PLAY DEVELOPMENT CENTERS. EACH YEAR PATRONS COME FROM OVER 38 STATES AND MULTIPLE COUNTRIES TO PARTICIPATE IN THE BIRTH OF DARING NEW WORK. NUMEROUS REVIEWS, ARTICLES, AND FEATURE STORIES HAVE APPEARED IN MEDIA VENUES ACROSS THE COUNTRY, INCLUDING THE WASHINGTON POST, THE BALTIMORE SUN, NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO, THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, THE NEW YORK TIMES, AMERICAN THEATRE MAGAZINE, AND THE NEW YORKER. 1742280 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 63 0 1 116 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 25 25 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 WV MD VA X X THE ORGANIZATION 6812404043 SHEPHERD UNIVERSITY SHEPHERDSTOWN WV 25443 STEPHANIE MATHIAS VICE PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 CB BABCOCK TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANN M HARKINS PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ALAN N YOUNT SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 PRAGATI BHATT PATRICK TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANDY ARNOLD TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARY BRADSHAW TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 JAMES EROS TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 NANCY FELDMAN TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 SHANNON THOMAS TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 DR MARY HENDRIX PRESIDENT SHEPHERD UNIVERS 1.00 X 0 0 0 DIANA HORVAT VICE PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 PAUL KESSLER TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 ELIZABETH MCDONALD TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 SUSAN MILLS TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID RAMPY TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 PATRICIA RISSLER TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 AUDREY ROWE ANTI-RACISM & OPRESSION 1.00 X X 0 0 0 FALYNN SCHMIDT TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 RICK SHAFFER TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID EMERSON TONEY TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 LISA YOUNIS TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 LINNSEY AMORES TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERTA DEBIASI MD MS TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 JEANNE MUIR TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 BETH BATDORF TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 JUSTIN DUNLEAVY TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 MELISSA HALL TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 TOBI MORIARTY TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 CARLOS VELAZQUEZ TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 FRANKLIN MOORE TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 PEGGY MCKOWEN ARTISTIC DIRECTOR 40.00 X 87116 0 15707 JEFF GRIFFIN MANAGING DIRECTOR 40.00 X 9135 0 0 AMY WRATCHFORD INTERIM MANAGING DIRECTOR 40.00 X 11846 0 0 108097 0 15707 0 0 0 0 THE COMPASS GROUP INC 800 N CHARLES ST STE 300M BALTIMORE MD 21201 CONTRACTED TO ADVISE ON CAMPAIGN 196250 1 110503 2260962 2371465 BOX OFFICE 711110 500315 500315 AD SALES 711110 9250 9250 CONCESSIONS & MERCHAND 711110 5904 5904 515469 8553 8553 OTHER 900099 4096 4096 4096 2899583 506219 9250 12649 87116 47914 22650 16552 998040 844821 75344 77875 27482 21392 3098 2992 96318 74974 10859 10485 80126 62371 9033 8722 20552 20552 196250 196250 34073 5590 28483 61082 61082 63822 4717 58183 922 25941 25941 150713 150713 72079 64940 5129 2010 9811 9811 22454 14000 8454 25623 25623 EVENTS AND PROGRAMS 132407 132407 PRODUCTION COSTS 127543 127543 GRAPHIC DESIGN 29000 29000 BOX OFFICE EXPENSES 24579 24579 40485 40485 2325496 1742280 267408 315808 481809 801152 1337258 1061357 68561 67706 5118 612012 59922 565217 552090 609897 1347166 3062742 3834589 29480 95777 73732 40503 50000 75000 153212 211280 X 613481 976521 2296049 2646788 2909530 3623309 3062742 3834589 X 574087 139692 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 1071443 1578166 100810 3295730 2371465 8417614 9235 460323 930 543116 515469 1529073 39211 264924 136365 143966 584466 1119889 2303413 101740 3975211 3030900 10531153 0 0 0 10531153 70 76 65 3829 8553 12593 70 76 65 3829 8553 12593 2624 8242 8958 16798 4096 40718 1122583 2311731 110763 3995838 3043549 10584464 0.99500 0.99240 0.00120 0.00310 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 758600 610728 139692 13150 1495870 739679 4186 14735 758600 739679 739679 857558 -105679 12200 739679 754051 333 114974 11800 857558 0.91000 0.09000 1 0 198499 198499 301501 11306 290195 2490 2050 440 106340 43602 62738 3182 2964 218 552090 BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN SHEPHERD UNIVERSITY ENDOWMENTS 1347166 1347166 3183241 143966 139692 283658 2899583 0 2899583 2469462 143966 143966 2325496 0 2325496 PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: CHANGE IN BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN SHEPHERD UNIVERSITY ENDOWMENTS 139,692. 1 THE COMPASS GROUP INC 2961 - A HUNTER MILL ROAD SUITE 80 OAKTON VA 22124 FUNDRAISING CONSULTING 0 777241 196250 580991 777241 196250 580991 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 DR. MARY HENDRIX AND PEGGY MCKOWEN ARE EMPLOYEES OF SHEPHERD UNIVERSITY. PEGGY MCKOWEN RECEIVES ANNUAL COMPENSATION FROM SHEPHERD UNIVERSITY IN ADDITION TO HER WAGES FROM CATF. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 4 PER THE BOARD OF DIRECTOR MEETING MINUTES FROM NOVEMEBER OF 2024, THE ORGANIZATION APPROVED CHANGES TO ITS BYLAWS REGARDING BOARD MEMBERSHIP TERMS. THE BYLAW WAS CHANGED TO REDUCE BOARD MEMBERSHIP TO TWO CONSECUTIVE THREE-YEAR TERMS. AFTER A PERIOD OF SIX YEARS OF MEMBERSHIP, A TRUSTEE MUST WAIT ONE YEAR BEFORE THEY CAN BE UP FOR RE-NOMINATION. EFFECTIVE FOR ALL BOARD MEMBERS STARTING IN 2025. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES ARE PROVIDED A COPY OF THE 990 PRIOR TO FILING AND THEY INDIVIDUALLY REVIEW THE RETURN. QUESTIONS ARE INDIVIDUALLY BROUGHT TO THE AUDIT COMMITTEE AND DISCUSSED WITH STAFF AND CPAS IF NECESSARY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C TRUSTEES ARE REQUIRED TO ANNUALLY FILL OUT AND UPDATE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST AND AFFILIATIONS FORM, WHICH IS RECORDED BY THE ORGANIZATION AND KEPT IN PERMANENT FILES. IF A CONFLICT, OR POTENTIAL CONFLICT, ARISES AT A BOARD MEETING TRUSTEES RECUSE THEMSELVES FROM DISCUSSION AND DO NOT VOTE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A COMPENSATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP TEAM IS DETERMINED THROUGH AN END-OF-YEAR REVIEW BY BOARD LEADERSHIP AND IS INCLUDED IN THE ANNUAL BUDGET SUBMITTED BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE AND APPROVED BY THE FULL BOARD. COMPENSATION FOR KEY STAFF IS BASED UPON PERFORMANCE, BUDGET PROJECTIONS AND CONSTRAINTS, AND ANALYSIS OF COMPARABLE POSITIONS WITHIN THE INDUSTRY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE 990 IS AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW AT THE CATF OFFICE. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: CHANGE IN BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN SHEPHERD UNIVERSITY ENDOWMENTS 139,692. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C NO CHANGE FROM PRIOR YEAR. FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 4 PER THE BOARD OF DIRECTOR MEETING MINUTES FROM NOVEMBER OF 2024, THE ORGANIZATION APPROVED CHANGES TO ITS BYLAWS REGARDING BOARD MEMBERSHIP TERMS. THE BYLAW WAS CHANGED TO REDUCE BOARD MEMBERSHIP TO TWO CONSECUTIVE THREE-YEAR TERMS. AFTER A PERIOD OF SIX YEARS OF MEMBERSHIP, A TRUSTEE MUST WAIT ONE YEAR BEFORE THEY CAN BE UP FOR RE-NOMINATION. EFFECTIVE FOR ALL BOARD MEMBERS STARTING IN 2025.