Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ.
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| (i) Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 10 above (see instructions)) | (iv) Is the organization listed in your governing document? | (v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions) | (vi) Amount of other support (see instructions) | |
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| Yes | No | |||||
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Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in)
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(a) 2018 | (b) 2019 | (c) 2020 | (d) 2021 | (e) 2022 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | 2,527,494 | 4,071,128 | 1,357,756 | 5,009,309 | 3,823,963 | 16,789,650 |
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf.... | ||||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | 2,527,494 | 4,071,128 | 1,357,756 | 5,009,309 | 3,823,963 | 16,789,650 |
| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f) .. | 1,579,799 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 15,209,851 | |||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in)
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(a) 2018 | (b) 2019 | (c) 2020 | (d) 2021 | (e) 2022 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 2,527,494 | 4,071,128 | 1,357,756 | 5,009,309 | 3,823,963 | 16,789,650 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 178 | 88 | 67 | 241 | 22,123 | 22,697 |
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.).. | 344,074 | 5,204 | 52,886 | 220,060 | 268,492 | 890,716 |
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | 17,703,063 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2018 | (b) 2019 | (c) 2020 | (d) 2021 | (e) 2022 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | ||||||
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose | ||||||
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513 ..... | ||||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | ||||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge | ||||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5 | ||||||
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons | ||||||
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | ||||||
| 8 | Public support. (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | ||||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2018 | (b) 2019 | (c) 2020 | (d) 2021 | (e) 2022 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | ||||||
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | ||||||
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | ||||||
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included on line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | ||||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.) .. | ||||||
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | ||||||
| Section A - Adjusted Net Income | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Net short-term capital gain | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Other gross income (see instructions) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Add lines 1 through 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Depreciation and depletion | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Portion of operating expenses paid or incurred for production or collection of gross income or for management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for production of income (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Other expenses (see instructions) | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Adjusted Net Income (subtract lines 5, 6 and 7 from line 4) | 8 | ||||
| Section B - Minimum Asset Amount | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year): | 1 | ||||
| a | Average monthly value of securities | 1a | ||||
| b | Average monthly cash balances | 1b | ||||
| c | Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets | 1c | ||||
| d | Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c) | 1d | ||||
| e |
Discount claimed for blockage or other factors (explain in detail in Part VI): |
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| 2 | Acquisition indebtedness applicable to non-exempt use assets | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Subtract line 2 from line 1d | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Cash deemed held for exempt use. Enter 0.015 of line 3 (for greater amount, see instructions). | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Net value of non-exempt-use assets (subtract line 4 from line 3) | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Multiply line 5 by 0.035 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Minimum Asset Amount (add line 7 to line 6) | 8 | ||||
| Section C - Distributable Amount | Current Year | |||||
| 1 | Adjusted net income for prior year (from Section A, line 8, Column A) | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Enter 85% of line 1 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Minimum asset amount for prior year (from Section B, line 8, Column A) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Enter greater of line 2 or line 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Income tax imposed in prior year | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Distributable Amount. Subtract line 5 from line 4, unless subject to emergency temporary reduction (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| Section D - Distributions | Current Year | |
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| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | 1 | |
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2
Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
2 | |
| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | 3 | |
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | 4 | |
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required - provide details in Part VI) | 5 | |
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | 6 | |
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | 7 | |
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8
Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
8 | |
| 9 Distributable amount for 2022 from Section C, line 6 | 9 | |
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | 10 | |
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2022 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2022 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2022 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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2
Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2022 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI).
See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2022: | ||||
| a From 2017....... | ||||
| b From 2018....... | ||||
| c From 2019....... | ||||
| d From 2020....... | ||||
| e From 2021....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2022 distributable amount | ||||
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i
Carryover from 2017 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from line 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2022 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2022 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from line 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2022, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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6
Remaining underdistributions for 2022. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2023. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2018..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2019..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2020..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2021..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2022..... | ||||
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| PART II, LINE 10 | CONCESSIONS, RENTAL, MISCELLANEOUS 890,716 |
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Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.
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| FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION | MISSION: ACT IS A CONTEMPORARY THEATRE WHERE ARTISTIC AMBITION AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT UNITE. VISION: ACT ENVISIONS A WORLD WHERE THE POWER OF THEATRE EXPANDS OUR COLLECTIVE UNDERSTANDING OF COMMUNITY AND OUR OWN HUMANITY. ACT IS A SEATTLE LANDMARK. SINCE ITS FOUNDING IN 1965, THE THEATRE HAS MADE AND CONTINUES TO MAKE A SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTION TO THE VITALITY OF SEATTLES DOWNTOWN NEIGHBORHOOD AND ARTS COMMUNITY; IT HAS VALUED AND ELEVATED THE WORK OF LOCAL ARTISTS FOR MORE THAN 50 YEARS; AND IT HAS TRANSFORMED INDIVIDUAL LIVES THROUGH THE POWER OF STORYTELLING. ACT IS COMMITTED TO CONNECTING AUTHENTICALLY WITH NEW AUDIENCES, PARTNERS AND PEOPLE, BRINGING THEM INSIGHT INTO OUR SHARED CONTEMPORARY CULTURE. WE ARE COMMITTED TO MAKING THEATRE AS AN ACT OF CITIZENSHIP TO ENGAGE AUDIENCES IN UNDERSTANDING THE ISSUES OF OUR TIME. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 6 | ALL OF THE USHERS FOR THE THEATRE ARE VOLUNTEERS. AS A BENEFIT FOR THEIR VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES, THEY ARE ALLOWED TO SEE THE THEATRICAL PRODUCTIONS FOR FREE. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A | ACT CONTEMPORARY THEATRE IS THE PACIFIC NORTHWESTS EPICENTER OF GROUNDBREAKING NEW WORKS THAT PROMISE TO CAPTIVATE, CHALLENGE, AND INSPIRE. HOTTER THAN EGYPT BY YUSSEF EL GUINDI PREMIERED IN 2022, AND HISTORY OF THEATRE: ABOUT, BY, FOR, AND NEAR BY REGINALD ANDR JACKSON PREMIERED IN FEBRUARY 2023, BRINGING ACTS TOTAL NUMBER OF WORLD PREMIERES TO 47. IN ADDITION TO YUSSEF, ACT HAS PLAYWRIGHTS ANDREW LEE CREECH AND KEIKO GREEN UNDER COMMISSION, BOTH OF WHOM HAVE HAD CELEBRATED SUCCESS WITH LOCAL AND NATIONAL WORKSHOPS AND PRODUCTIONS. DURING THE THEATRES 22-23 SEASON, ACT INTRODUCED PAY-WHAT-YOU-CHOOSE TICKETING. EVERY PERFORMANCE HAS A MINIMUM OF TWENTY (20) PAY-WHAT-YOU- CHOOSE SEATS THAT ARE AVAILABLE IN ALL SECTIONS OF THE THEATRE AND MAY BE PURCHASED IN ADVANCE; THE ABILITY TO PURCHASE IN ADVANCE ALLOWS FOR INCREASED ACCESSIBILITY TO PROGRAMMING WHILE ALLOWING INDIVIDUALS IN NEED TO PROPERLY PLAN AND SCHEDULE THEIR ABILITY TO ATTEND. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4C | ACT EDUCATION PROGRAMS DEVELOP COMMUNITY MEMBERS AS ARTISTS AND CITIZENS THROUGH OUTSTANDING EXPERIENTIAL THEATRE TRAINING IN A CONTEXT OF CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AND COMMUNITY BUILDING. IN 2022, ACT CREATED THE YOUNG CORE COMPANY (YCC) AS PART OF OUR EDUCATION OFFERINGS. THE YCC WAS DESIGNED TO RECOGNIZE THE NEED FOR TEEN ARTS PROGRAMMING THAT IS WELCOMING TO ALL AND FOLLOWS A PAY-WHAT-YOU-CHOOSE TUITION MODEL TO ELIMINATE COST AS A BARRIER FOR PARTICIPATION.THROUGH THE YCC, ACT RECRUITS, CULTIVATES, AND SUPPORTS YOUTH NOT SERVED BY TRADITIONAL ARTS AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS, SPECIFICALLY BIPOC, NEURODIVERGENT, AND LGBTQ+ YOUTH. YCC IS A QUARTERLY PROGRAM THAT ALLOWS TEENS TO PARTICIPATE YEAR-ROUND OR FOR A SINGLE SESSION. SINCE 2022, ACT HAS TEAMED UP WITH ARTSCORPS ON AN INNOVATIVE ARTS EDUCATION AND ENGAGEMENT PROJECT. ARTSCORPS TEACHING ARTISTS AND ACTS ARTISTIC STAFF COLLABORATE ON APPROACHES TO AUTHENTICALLY AMPLIFY STUDENT VOICES AND HELP THEM UNDERSTAND CONNECTIONS BETWEEN THE PROCESSES OF VISUAL ART CREATION AND THEATRE PRODUCTION. STUDENTS BRAINSTORM PITCHES, SUBMIT PROPOSALS, AND UNDERGO ITERATIONS AND DRAFTS OF REVIEW FROM THEIR ASSIGNED TEACHING ARTIST. FINISHED PIECES WILL BE PROFESSIONALLY FRAMED AND DISPLAYED IN THE ACT LOBBY FOR THE ENTIRE RUN OF THE CORRESPONDING SHOW, ALONG WITH ARTIST STATEMENTS. THESE VISUAL ARTWORKS WILL BE SEEN BY THOUSANDS OF THEATRE-GOERS AND STUDENT ARTISTS ARE INVITED TO SEE THE PRODUCTION. IN 2023, ACT AND ARTSCORPS PRESENTED WORK FROM THIS PROJECT AT THE NATIONAL AATE CONFERENCE TO EDUCATORS FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY. |
| 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 UTILIZES AN INDEPENDENT BOARD COMMITTEE TO NEGOTIATE THE EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT WITH THE MANAGING 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 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. |
| FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 | GALA EXPENSES 52,676 GALA EXPENSES -52,676 |
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