Echo Theatre
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
To forge parity within the canon of global theater by producing, promoting, and preserving the work of women+ playwrights.
- Income
- $92,157
- Spending
- $96,114
- Reserves
- 3.4 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 79%
- Highest pay
- $7,500, man. art. dir.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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)
- $77,686 spent. Patron attendance growth continued, with an increase of 52% over the prior season.We produced three main stage plays to critical and audience acclaim.--FEEDING THE CAT, INCORRECTLY, SEVERAL TIMES OVER by Shyama Nithiananda, which was the world premiere winner of the Texas Shout Out.--BEYOND THE YELLOW WALLPAPER by Ann Timons, which was a world premiere and Echo's first commissioned work.--RAISING HELL WITH MOLLY IVINS, which was a fully staged performance reading of selected works of Molly Ivins, compiled and performed by Marty Van Kleeck.Our free Echo Reads series featured readings of the plays DEAR ELIZABETH by Sarah Ruhl, OPEN by Crystal Skillman, and THE TAMING by Lauren Gunderson.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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 September 7, 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 September 30, 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 September 10, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since April 1998.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 7, 2026.
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