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Spooky Action Theater Company

EIN 42-1646001 · Washington, DC

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthWeak29 out of 100GovernanceFair64 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

RECHARGE OUR IMAGINATIVE, INTUITIVE, EMOTIONAL CORE, AND REKINDLE OUR SHARED CONSCIOUSNESS. PROJECTS INCLUDE FULL PRODUCTIONS OF PLAYS (BOTH NEW AND PREVIOUSLY PRODUCED), FULLY STAGED BOOK-IN-HAND PRODUCTIONS, READINGS THAT EMPLOY MINIMAL MOVEMENT AND STAGING, AND EXPERIMENTAL WORKSHOPS FOR MEMBERS OF THE THEATER COMMUNITY, WITH SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON ENGAGING STUDENTS IN THE GREATER WASHINGTON DC AREA.

Income
$300,286
Spending
$319,427
Spent on programs
74%
Reserves
-2 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 78%
Employees
8

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

Weak: 29 out of 100. Higher than 4% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, $250k to $1m).

  • Reserves

    0 of 35

    Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.

  • Debt

    10 of 20

    It owes 35% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    4 of 15

    Spending exceeded income by 6% of income.

  • Income trend

    0 of 15

    Income fell 26% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    74% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 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

Fair: 64 out of 100. Higher than 38% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, $250k to $1m).

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    9 of 9 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    15 of 15

    Has a written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    0 of 8

    Reports no written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    0 of 7

    Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    0 of 10

    Did not give the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Independent check of accounts

    6 of 15

    Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports 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)
  1. $173,825 spent. IN THE FALL OF 2024, WE PRODUCED THE WORLD PREMIERE OF THE PLAY CRACKING ZEUS BY CHRISTOPHER T. HAMPTON, DIRECTED BY MOSAIC ARTISTIC DIRECTOR REGINALD L. DOUGLAS, WHICH GENERATED 2 HELEN HAYES AWARD NOMINATIONS AND 1 HELEN HAYES AWARD. IN THE SPRING, WE PRODUCED THE WORLD PREMIERE OF THE ROCK MUSICAL PROFESSOR WOLANDS BLACK MAGIC ROCK SHOW BY MICHAEL PEMBERTON, DIRECTED BY SAT ARTISTIC DIRECTOR ELIZABETH DINKOVA, WHICH GARNERED 8 HELEN HAYES AWARDS NOMINATIONS. FOR WORLD PRIDE, WE PRODUCED THE ONE-WOMAN CIRCUS SHOW LUCY JUGGLES: A SHOW ABOUT QUEER JOY, JUGGLING & IDENTITY, WHICH GARNERED 2 HELEN HAYES NOMINATIONS. WE ALSO PRODUCED A CABARET SERIES SUPPORTING LOCAL POC ARTISTS IN DOING THEIR FIRST ORIGINAL CONCERTS AND A CONCERT BY TONY AWARD WINNING PLAYWRIGHT AND ROCK MUSICIAN STEW STEWART. FOR OUR EDUCATION PROGRAM, WE CONDUCTED A CLASS FOR ELEMENTARY STUDENTS AT BREAKTHROUGH MONTESSORI AND A SUMMER INTERNSHIP FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WITH THE SITAR ARTS CENTER/BLOOMBERG FOUNDATION. IN THE FALL OF 2024, WE PRODUCED THE WORLD PREMIERE OF THE PLAY CRACKING ZEUS BY CHRISTOPHER T. HAMPTON, DIRECTED BY MOSAIC ARTISTIC DIRECTOR REGINALD L. DOUGLAS, WHICH GENERATED 2 HELEN HAYES AWARD NOMINATIONS AND 1 HELEN HAYES AWARD. IN THE SPRING, WE PRODUCED THE WORLD PREMIERE OF THE ROCK MUSICAL PROFESSOR WOLANDS BLACK MAGIC ROCK SHOW BY MICHAEL PEMBERTON, DIRECTED BY SAT ARTISTIC DIRECTOR ELIZABETH DINKOVA, WHICH GARNERED 8 HELEN HAYES AWARDS NOMINATIONS. FOR WORLD PRIDE, WE PRODUCED THE ONE-WOMAN CIRCUS SHOW LUCY JUGGLES: A SHOW ABOUT QUEER JOY, JUGGLING & IDENTITY, WHICH GARNERED 2 HELEN HAYES NOMINATIONS. WE ALSO PRODUCED A CABARET SERIES SUPPORTING LOCAL POC ARTISTS IN DOING THEIR FIRST ORIGINAL CONCERTS AND A CONCERT BY TONY AWARD WINNING PLAYWRIGHT AND ROCK MUSICIAN STEW STEWART. FOR OUR EDUCATION PROGRAM, WE CONDUCTED A CLASS FOR ELEMENTARY STUDENTS AT BREAKTHROUGH MONTESSORI AND A SUMMER INTERNSHIP FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WITH THE SITAR ARTS CENTER/BLOOMBERG FOUNDATION.

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

  1. 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.

  2. 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 November 6, 2026.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since February 2006.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. 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 November 4, 2026.

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