EIN 35-1186290

Indiana Repertory Theatre

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
158
State
Year formed
1971
Most recent tax filings
2022-06-01
NTEE code, primary
Description
Indiana Repertory Theatre produces top-quality, professional theater and related activities to engage, entertain, and challenge people throughout their lifetimes, building a vibrant community. The theatre's artistic and educational programming reaches more than 50 Indiana counties each year, making an unequalled impact among its peers. IRT seeks to provide experiences that engage, surprise, challenge, and entertain ALL of Indiana and help build a vital state.
Total revenues
$8,710,917
2022
Total expenses
$6,495,224
2022
Total assets
$35,725,246
2022
Num. employees
158
2022

Program areas at Indiana Repertory Theatre

IRT's artistic and educational programming serves more than 50 Indiana counties each year, an impact unequaled by our theatrical peers. IRT seeks to provide experiences that will engage, challenge, and entertain ALL of Indiana, a state comprised of an ever-changing population of ethnicities, cultures, and experiences, all with rich histories and dynamic points of view. IRT provides this diverse population with a place where their stories can be presented and shared, where issues of social justice that center on culture and race can be explored through an inclusive array of productions intended to welcome patrons of all backgrounds. Programming for this diverse audience plays a central role in curating an IRT season, as we reach across the political, cultural, and racial divides of Indiana's urban and rural populations. IRT productions seek to inspire patrons and utilize the Theatre as a platform that fosters discussions about art, issues, empathy, and equity. Recognition of this need led to IRT's 2019 launch of the INclusion Series, featuring works by underrepresented BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) artists and reflecting their cultural experiences; initially presented as a distinct entity in order to introduce its central precepts to the public, the INclusion Series will no longer be distinguished as a separate block of productions as its precepts are now firmly embedded in all IRT programming. Moreover, the Theatre aims to do more than create a dynamic where these stories are passively viewed onstage - conversations must be held to show how issues related in these stories affect our community as a whole, and how action might be taken to find common ground and equitable social advancement. Also unique to IRT's programming is the Indiana Series, a growing collection of plays for and about Hoosiers, offering an expansive examination of Indiana's history, spirit, and character. The Series includes 18 plays, with 12 commissioned by the IRT. The Theatre has secured a restricted endowment to support the creation and development of new work for the Indiana Series. As the arts & culture landscape continues to be redefined in the years following the pandemic, IRT seeks to honor its institutional history while looking to the future and providing both artistic and community service to Hoosiers of all backgrounds. The Theatre programs to several crucial audience segments each year, including its loyal subscriber base, a state-wide student audience, and a diverse general audience. The Theatre programs 5-6 productions in its two primary performance spaces, including 5 plays in our subscription season and our annual presentation of A CHRISTMAS CAROL, a holiday tradition that remains our most popular production. IRT's 2021-22 Season saw the return to a full schedule of live performances following a fully virtual season in 20-21, necessitated by the pandemic. In addition to live performances, productions were also offered digitally for those patrons not able or willing to return to the Theatre in person. The season offered wide selection of programming: the topical comedy of THE BOOK CLUB PLAY and STEEL MAGNOLIAS, a historical examination of our country's trouble racial history in the INclusion Series productions of THE PAPER DREAMS OF HARRY CHIN and THE RECLAMATION OF MADISON HEMINGS (a world premiere), and literary classics RAY BRADBURY'S FARHEINHEIT 451 and CHARLES DICKENS' A CHRISTMAS CAROL. As Indiana's premier professional theatre, each season the IRT fulfills its mandate to serve as the state's theatre arts education center and as a creative resource for teachers. The mission of the Indiana Repertory Theatre is to produce top-quality, professional theatre and related activities, providing experiences that engage, surprise, challenge, and entertain people throughout their lifetimes, thereby helping to build a vital and vibrant community. In fulfilling our mission, we have created a rich legacy of more than 300 classic and contemporary productions, ranging from Shakespeare to Shaw to August Wilson; and, we are the only professional producer of pre-20th century dramatic literature in Indiana. The theatre also has a long-standing commitment to create and present new works, producing 34 world premieres (20 that we commissioned) and four American premieres. The positive impact of our rich artistic heritage and creative commitment has been recognized by our peers and private and public funders. Since 1998, the IRT has received over 28 grants from the national endowment for the arts totaling more than $640,000, and garnered accolades from national review panels for our artistic excellence, public outreach, and educational expertise.

Who funds Indiana Repertory Theatre

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Lilly EndowmentEmployee Matching Gift(s)$724,014
Central Indiana Community Foundation (CICF)Charitable Contribution$418,882
The Indianapolis Foundation2021 Distribution$313,275
...and 17 more grants received

Personnel at Indiana Repertory Theatre

NameTitleCompensation
Suzanne SweeneyManaging Director$162,839
Danielle M. DoveDirector of Marketing and Sales
Chris FrettsTechnical Director
Jennifer TurnerDirector of Development
Janet AllenArtistic Director$174,048
...and 17 more key personnel

Financials for Indiana Repertory Theatre

RevenuesFYE 06/2022
Total grants, contributions, etc.$5,517,369
Program services$1,815,617
Investment income and dividends$922,883
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$4,775
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$330,802
Net income from fundraising events$29,666
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$89,805
Total revenues$8,710,917

Form 990s for Indiana Repertory Theatre

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2022-062023-05-15990View PDF
2021-062022-05-13990View PDF
2020-062021-05-26990View PDF
2019-062021-01-27990View PDF
2018-062019-06-19990View PDF
...and 8 more Form 990s

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Data update history
May 8, 2023
Received grants
Identified 1 new grant, including a grant for $5,000 from Eugene and Marilyn Glick Foundation
November 17, 2022
Used new vendors
Identified 2 new vendors, including , and
August 3, 2022
Received grants
Identified 4 new grant, including a grant for $303,132 from The Indianapolis Foundation
September 24, 2021
Received grants
Identified 9 new grant, including a grant for $347,516 from Central Indiana Community Foundation (CICF)
September 24, 2021
Received grants
Identified 1 new grant, including a grant for $2,500 from Jerry Land and Barbara J Burris Foundation
Nonprofit Types
Arts, culture, and humanities nonprofitsPerforming arts organizationsTheatersCharities
Issues
EducationArts, cultural, and humanities
Characteristics
Fundraising eventsState / local levelReceives government fundingEndowed supportCommunity engagement / volunteeringTax deductible donations
General information
Address
140 W Washington St
Indianapolis, IN 46204
Metro area
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN
County
Marion County, IN
Website URL
irtlive.com/ 
Phone
(317) 635-5277
Facebook page
irtlive 
Twitter profile
@irtlive 
IRS details
EIN
35-1186290
Fiscal year end
June
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
1971
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
A65: Theater
NAICS code, primary
711110: Theater Companies and Dinner Theaters
Parent/child status
Independent
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