Huntington Theatre Company Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
SEE SCHEDULE O FOR ORGANIZATION'S MISSION STATEMENTMISSION STATEMENT: THE HUNTINGTON THEATRE COMPANY ENGAGES, INSPIRES, ENTERTAINS AND CHALLENGES AUDIENCES WITH THEATRICAL PRODUCTIONS THAT RANGE FROM THE CLASSICS TO NEW WORKS; WE TRAIN AND SUPPORT THE NEXT GENERATION OF THEATRE ARTISTS; WE PROVIDE ARTS EDUCATION PROGRAMS THAT PROMOTE LIFE-LONG LEARNING TO A DIVERSE COMMUNITY; AND WE CELEBRATE THE ESSENTIAL POWER OF THE THEATRE TO ILLUMINATE OUR COMMON HUMANITY.
- Income
- $28.3 million
- Spending
- $19.7 million
- Spent on programs
- 75%
- Reserves
- 20.3 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 87%
- Employees
- 520
- Volunteers
- 1,012
- Highest pay
- $350,018, artistic director
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Strong: 96 out of 100. Higher than 84% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, $10m to $100m).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 20.3 months of spending.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 21% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 31% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 59% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1575% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 8 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 34% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, $10m to $100m).
Independent board
25 of 2536 of 39 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (1)
- $14.8 million spent. THE HUNTINGTON THEATRE COMPANY IS BOSTON'S LEADING PROFESSIONAL THEATRE AND ONE OF THE REGION'S PREMIER CULTURAL ASSETS. SINCE ITS FOUNDING IN 1982, THE HUNTINGTON HAS RECEIVED OVER 150 ELLIOT NORTON AND INDEPENDENT REVIEWERS OF NEW ENGLAND AWARDS, AS WELL AS THE TONY AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING REGIONAL THEATRE. IN THE PAST 41 YEARS, THE HUNTINGTON HAS PLAYED TO AN AUDIENCE OF 3.5 MILLION, PRESENTED OVER 200 PLAYS (18 OF WHICH WENT ON TO BROADWAY OR OFF BROADWAY), AND SERVED OVER 500,000 STUDENTS, COMMUNITY MEMBERS, AND OTHER CULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS. UNDER THE DIRECTION OF NORMA JEAN CALDERWOOD ARTISTIC DIRECTOR LORETTA GRECO AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR CHRIS MANNELLI, THE HUNTINGTON BRINGS TOGETHER WORLD-CLASS THEATRE ARTISTS FROM BOSTON, BROADWAY, AND BEYOND WITH THE MOST PROMISING NEW TALENT TO CREATE ECLECTIC SEASONS OF EXCITING NEW WORKS AND CLASSICS MADE CURRENT. A LONGSTANDING ANCHOR CULTURAL INSTITUTION OF HUNTINGTON AVENUE, THE AVENUE OF THE ARTS, THE HUNTINGTON NOW FULLY OWNS THE HUNTINGTON AVENUE THEATRE AND HAS COMPLETED THE FIRST PHASE OF A TRANSFORMATIONAL RENOVATION AND EXPANSION OF THE HISTORIC VENUE, WHICH IN ITS SECOND PHASE WILL ADD FIRST-RATE, MODERN AMENITIES INCLUDING A NEW ENTRANCE AND EXPANSIVE LOBBY, AS WELL AS EXPANDING SERVICES TO AUDIENCES, ARTISTS, AND THE COMMUNITY. THE HUNTINGTON BUILT THE STANFORD CALDERWOOD PAVILION AT THE BOSTON CENTER FOR THE ARTS (BCA) IN 2004 AS A HOME FOR ITS NEW WORK ACTIVITIES AND TO PROVIDE A MUCH-NEEDED RESOURCE FOR THE LOCAL THEATRE COMMUNITY. AT THE CALDERWOOD PAVILION, THE HUNTINGTON PROVIDES FIRST-CLASS FACILITIES AND AUDIENCE SERVICES AT SIGNIFICANTLY SUBSIDIZED RATES TO DOZENS OF ORGANIZATIONS EACH YEAR, INCLUDING SOME OF BOSTON'S MOST EXCITING SMALL AND MID-SIZED THEATRE COMPANIES. THE HUNTINGTON SERVES 200,000 AUDIENCE MEMBERS EACH YEAR AT THE HUNTINGTON AVENUE THEATRE AND THE CALDERWOOD PAVILION AT THE BCA. THROUGH A DIVERSE AND IMPACTFUL RANGE OF NATIONALLY-RENOWNED EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS, THE HUNTINGTON ENGAGES 36,000 YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULTS IN UNDERSERVED NEIGHBORHOODS EACH YEAR. THESE PROGRAMS INCLUDE THE POETRY OUT LOUD NATIONAL RECITATION CONTEST, THE AUGUST WILSON MONOLOGUE COMPETITION, THE NEXT NARRATIVE MONOLOGUE COMPETITION, THE HUNTINGTON COMMUNITY MEMBERSHIP INITIATIVE, A YOUTH PLAYWRITING PROGRAM CALLED EPIC, AND THE STUDENT MATINEE SERIES. THE HUNTINGTON IS A FOUNDING PARTNER OF CODMAN ACADEMY CHARTER PUBLIC SCHOOL AND HAS COLLABORATED WITH CODMAN FOR 21 YEARS TO CREATE AND TEACH ITS INNOVATIVE, INTERDISCIPLINARY HUMANITIES CURRICULUM AND RUN THE CODMAN SUMMER THEATRE INSTITUTE. A NATIONAL LEADER IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW PLAYS, THE HUNTINGTON HAS PRODUCED MORE THAN 120 WORLD, AMERICAN, AND NEW ENGLAND PREMIERES TO DATE. THROUGH THE HUNTINGTON PLAYWRITING FELLOWS PROGRAM, THE CORNERSTONE OF ITS NEW WORK ACTIVITIES, THE HUNTINGTON SUPPORTS LOCAL WRITERS THROUGH TWO-YEAR FELLOWSHIPS. THE HUNTINGTON CULTIVATES, CELEBRATES, AND CHAMPIONS THEATRE AS AN ART FORM AND IS COMMITTED TO MENTORING LOCAL PLAYWRIGHTS, EDUCATING YOUNG PEOPLE IN THEATRE, AND SERVING AS A CATALYST FOR THE GROWTH OF DOZENS OF BOSTON'S EMERGING PERFORMING ARTS ORGANIZATIONS.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since February 1986.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
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