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FOR MORE THAN FIFTY YEARS, THE ORGANIZATION HAS VALUED AND ELEVATED THE WORK OF LOCAL ARTISTS, FOSTERED COMMUNITY CONNECTION, AND TRANSFORMED INDIVIDUAL LIVES THROUGH THE POWER OF STORYTELLING. ACT IS COMMITTED TO MAKING THEATRE AN ACT OF CITIZENSHIP BY ENGAGING AUDIENCES IN DIALOGUE ABOUT THE ISSUES OF OUR TIME AND CONNECTING AUTHENTICALLY WITH NEW AUDIENCES, PARTNERS, AND COMMUNITIES. ON JULY 1, 2025, SUBSEQUENT TO THE END OF THE FISCAL YEAR, ACT MERGED WITH SEATTLE SHAKESPEARE COMPANY TO FORM UNION ARTS CENTER. 9 9 270 719 0 2727112 2315512 2264368 2538605 35390 744 32160 110969 5059030 4965830 0 0 3742922 4357184 0 757470 2650434 3491545 6393356 7848729 -1334326 -2882899 3015910 1832581 1911198 3610768 1104712 -1778187 X ORGANIZATION MISSION: ACT IS A CONTEMPORARY THEATRE WHERE ARTISTIC AMBITION AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT UNITE. ORGANIZATION VISION: ACT ENVISIONS A WORLD WHERE THE POWER OF THEATRE EXPANDS OUR COLLECTIVE UNDERSTANDING OF COMMUNITY AND OUR OWN HUMANITY. 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LOMAN IS LEAVING BY KATIE FORGETTE AND GOLDEN BY ANDREW LEE CREECH; THE LAST FIVE YEARS BY JASON ROBERT BROWN; AND TWELFTH NIGHT BY WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE. TWELFTH NIGHT WAS A CO-PRODUCTION WITH SEATTLE SHAKESPEARE COMPANY AND MARKED THE FIRST JOINT PRODUCTION AS THE ORGANIZATIONS MOVED TOWARD THEIR JULY 1 MERGER. ACT CONTINUED TO FULFILL ITS MISSION OF CAPTIVATING, CHALLENGING, AND INSPIRING AUDIENCES THROUGH HIGH-QUALITY THEATRICAL PROGRAMMING. IN NOVEMBER 2024, ACT STAGED THE SECOND ANNUAL NEW WORKS NORTHWEST FESTIVAL, FEATURING READINGS OF NEW PLAYS BY REGIONAL AND NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED PLAYWRIGHTS, INCLUDING UNDERWATER WEATHER BY HOLLY ARSENAULT; LEGACIES: A GHOST STORY BY AMONTAINE AURORE; HOME BY NAGHMEH SAMINI; UHURU BY GLORIA MAJULE; AND REFUGEE RHAPSODY BY YUSSEF EL GUINDI. TO ADVANCE ECONOMIC ACCESSIBILITY AND REDUCE FINANCIAL BARRIERS TO PARTICIPATION, ACT CONTINUED ITS PAY-WHAT-YOU-CHOOSE TICKETING PROGRAM. EVERY PERFORMANCE OFFERED A MINIMUM OF TWENTY (20) PAY-WHAT-YOU-CHOOSE SEATS ACROSS ALL SEATING SECTIONS, AVAILABLE FOR ADVANCE PURCHASE. DURING THE 20242025 FISCAL YEAR, 31,908 TICKETS WERE DISTRIBUTED FREE OF CHARGE OR AT A REDUCED PRICE, FURTHERING ACTS CHARITABLE PURPOSE BY ENSURING ACCESS TO LIVE THEATRE FOR INDIVIDUALS ACROSS DIVERSE ECONOMIC BACKGROUNDS. 1058162 1367000 ACT PRODUCED ITS 49TH ANNUAL STAGING OF A CHRISTMAS CAROL, SERVING 10,869 SINGLE-TICKET PATRONS. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO MAINTAINED ITS EDUCATION OFFERINGS BY PRODUCING TWO SOLD-OUT STUDENT MATINEES, PROVIDING THEATRICAL EXPERIENCES FOR 850 STUDENTS AND TEACHERS. 169809 32030 ACTS EDUCATION PROGRAMS DEVELOP COMMUNITY MEMBERS AS BOTH ARTISTS AND CIVIC PARTICIPANTS THROUGH EXPERIENTIAL THEATRE TRAINING GROUNDED IN ENGAGEMENT AND COMMUNITY BUILDING. ACTS FLAGSHIP EDUCATION INITIATIVE IS THE YOUNG CORE COMPANY (YCC), A TEEN-FOCUSED PROGRAM DESIGNED TO BE WELCOMING AND INCLUSIVE FOR PARTICIPANTS OF ALL BACKGROUNDS. 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ORGANIZATION VISION: ACT ENVISIONS A WORLD WHERE THE POWER OF THEATRE EXPANDS OUR COLLECTIVE UNDERSTANDING OF COMMUNITY AND OUR OWN HUMANITY. FOUNDED IN 1965, ACT IS A SEATTLE LANDMARK AND HAS MADE A SIGNIFICANT AND LASTING CONTRIBUTION TO THE VITALITY OF SEATTLES DOWNTOWN NEIGHBORHOOD AND ARTS COMMUNITY. FOR MORE THAN FIFTY YEARS, THE ORGANIZATION HAS VALUED AND ELEVATED THE WORK OF LOCAL ARTISTS, FOSTERED COMMUNITY CONNECTION, AND TRANSFORMED INDIVIDUAL LIVES THROUGH THE POWER OF STORYTELLING. ACT IS COMMITTED TO MAKING THEATRE AN ACT OF CITIZENSHIP BY ENGAGING AUDIENCES IN DIALOGUE ABOUT THE ISSUES OF OUR TIME AND CONNECTING AUTHENTICALLY WITH NEW AUDIENCES, PARTNERS, AND COMMUNITIES. ON JULY 1, 2025, SUBSEQUENT TO THE END OF THE FISCAL YEAR, ACT MERGED WITH SEATTLE SHAKESPEARE COMPANY TO FORM UNION ARTS CENTER. FORM 990, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 6 ALL USHERS FOR THE THEATRE ARE VOLUNTEERS. AS A NON-CASH BENEFIT OF THEIR VOLUNTEER SERVICE, USHERS ARE PERMITTED TO ATTEND THEATRICAL PRODUCTIONS AT NO COST. NO OTHER COMPENSATION IS PROVIDED. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A DURING THE 20242025 FISCAL YEAR, ACT PRODUCED A FIVE-PLAY SEASON. THE SEASON INCLUDED POTUS BY SELINA FILLINGER; TWO WORLD PREMIERES, MRS. LOMAN IS LEAVING BY KATIE FORGETTE AND GOLDEN BY ANDREW LEE CREECH; THE LAST FIVE YEARS BY JASON ROBERT BROWN; AND TWELFTH NIGHT BY WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE. TWELFTH NIGHT WAS A CO-PRODUCTION WITH SEATTLE SHAKESPEARE COMPANY AND MARKED THE FIRST JOINT PRODUCTION AS THE ORGANIZATIONS MOVED TOWARD THEIR JULY 1 MERGER. ACT CONTINUED TO FULFILL ITS MISSION OF CAPTIVATING, CHALLENGING, AND INSPIRING AUDIENCES THROUGH HIGH-QUALITY THEATRICAL PROGRAMMING. IN NOVEMBER 2024, ACT STAGED THE SECOND ANNUAL NEW WORKS NORTHWEST FESTIVAL, FEATURING READINGS OF NEW PLAYS BY REGIONAL AND NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED PLAYWRIGHTS, INCLUDING UNDERWATER WEATHER BY HOLLY ARSENAULT; LEGACIES: A GHOST STORY BY AMONTAINE AURORE; HOME BY NAGHMEH SAMINI; UHURU BY GLORIA MAJULE; AND REFUGEE RHAPSODY BY YUSSEF EL GUINDI. TO ADVANCE ECONOMIC ACCESSIBILITY AND REDUCE FINANCIAL BARRIERS TO PARTICIPATION, ACT CONTINUED ITS PAY-WHAT-YOU-CHOOSE TICKETING PROGRAM. EVERY PERFORMANCE OFFERED A MINIMUM OF TWENTY (20) PAY-WHAT-YOU-CHOOSE SEATS ACROSS ALL SEATING SECTIONS, AVAILABLE FOR ADVANCE PURCHASE. DURING THE 20242025 FISCAL YEAR, 31,908 TICKETS WERE DISTRIBUTED FREE OF CHARGE OR AT A REDUCED PRICE, FURTHERING ACTS CHARITABLE PURPOSE BY ENSURING ACCESS TO LIVE THEATRE FOR INDIVIDUALS ACROSS DIVERSE ECONOMIC BACKGROUNDS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 IS MADE AVAILABLE TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES VIA A BOARD ONLY INTERNET /WEB SITE FOR THEIR REVIEW PRIOR TO FILING THE FORM 990 WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C ON AN ANNUAL BASIS, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES ARE REQUIRED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THEY HAVE NO CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AND HAVE RECEIVED THE THEATRE'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY BY SIGNING THE THEATRE'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST QUESTIONNAIRE. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MONITORS ANY CONFLICTS AND ADDRESSES THEM AS THEY ARISE. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE ACT BOARD OF TRUSTEES REVIEWS AND APPROVES COMPENSATION FOR THE ORGANIZATIONS TOP OFFICIALS. THE BOARD NEGOTIATES EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS WITH THE DIRECTOR OF PEOPLE AND CULTURE, WHO FACILITATES THE PROCESS FOR THE MANAGING DIRECTOR AND INTERIM ARTISTIC DIRECTOR. IN DETERMINING COMPENSATION, THE BOARD RELIES ON COMPARATIVE MARKET DATA FROM SIMILARLY SIZED NONPROFIT THEATRES AND DOCUMENTS ITS DECISIONS CONTEMPORANEOUSLY TO ENSURE COMPENSATION IS REASONABLE AND CONSISTENT WITH INDUSTRY STANDARDS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B THE ACT BOARD OF TRUSTEES UTILIZES AN INDEPENDENT BOARD COMMITTEE TO NEGOTIATE THE EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT WITH THE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR. THE COMMITTEE USED MARKET SURVEY DATA FOR SIMILAR SIZE THEATRES TO JUDGE COMPENSATION MARKET LEVELS, AND USED THESE IN NEGOTIATING THE SALARY AMOUNT. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. EAGLES THEATRE CENTRE 700 UNION STREET SEATTLE WA 98101 911639448 SUPPORT WA 501C3 12A N/A false A CONTEMPORARY THEATRE FOUNDATION 700 UNION STREET SEATTLE WA 98101 020569375 FOUNDATION WA 501C3 12A N/A false false false true false false false false false false false false true false true true false false false false