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Profile Theatre Project

EIN 91-1786694 · Portland, OR

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

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthFair65 out of 100GovernanceStrong94 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

PROFILE THEATRES MISSION IS TO PRODUCE A SEASON OF FIRST-CLASS PRODUCTIONS AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES CENTERED AROUND A SEASON-LONG FEATURED WRITER WHOSE VISION BROADENS OUR PERSPECTIVE ON THE WORLD AND DEEPENS OUR COLLECTIVE COMPASSION. EACH YEAR WE USE A MASTER ARTISTS UNIQUE VISION AS A LENS TO EXAMINE OUR SHARED WORLD, ASKING THE MOST URGENT QUESTIONS OF OUR TIME AND EXPLORING THE INTERSECTION BETWEEN ART AND OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY.

Income
$1.1 million
Spending
$899,831
Spent on programs
74%
Reserves
0.6 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 83%
Employees
68
Volunteers
89
Highest pay
$81,217, artistic dir

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

Fair: 65 out of 100. Higher than 39% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, $1m to $10m).

  • Reserves

    4 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 0.6 months of spending.

  • Debt

    16 of 20

    It owes 24% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    15 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 17% of income.

  • Income trend

    15 of 15

    Income rose 46% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    74% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 4 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: 94 out of 100. Higher than 59% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, $1m to $10m).

  • 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

    8 of 8

    Has a written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    7 of 7

    Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    10 of 10

    Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Pay set independently

    5 of 5

    Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.

  • Independent check of accounts

    9 of 15

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

  • 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. $669,095 spent. FOUNDED IN 1997, PROFILE THEATRE PROJECT (THE ORGANIZATION) IS THE ONLY THEATER ON THE WEST COAST DEDICATED TO AN IN-DEPTH EXPLORATION OF THE PLAYWRIGHTS VOICE. PROFILE THEATRES MISSION IS TO PRODUCE A SEASON OF WORLD-CLASS PRODUCTIONS AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT CENTERED AROUND THE FEATURED WRITER WHOSE VISION BROADENS OUR PERSPECTIVE ON THE WORLD AND DEEPENS OUR COLLECTIVE COMPASSION. EACH YEAR WE USE A MASTER ARTISTS UNIQUE VISION AS A LENS TO EXPLORE THE INTERSECTION BETWEEN ART AND OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY. WE BELIEVE THAT THE THEATRE IS A CONVENING GROUND FOR PEOPLE TO GATHER TOGETHER, SHARING STORIES AND BUILDING COMMUNITY AROUND SOCIAL ISSUES AND POLITICAL EVENTS. SINCE 2018, WEVE MOVED FROM A ONE-PLAYWRIGHT, ONE-SEASON MODEL TO ONE WHERE WE CURATE THE BODIES OF WORK OF TWO OR THREE WRITERS IN TANDEM OVER TWO YEARS, ALLOWING US TO AMPLIFY SOME OF THE KEY ISSUES OF OUR TIME THROUGH THE LENS OF MULTIPLE LEADING PLAYWRIGHTS. OUR SIGNATURE PROGRAMS ARE OUR MAIN STAGE SEASON OF LARGE-SCALE PROFESSIONAL PRODUCTIONS; OUR EXPANSIVE IN DIALOGUE PROGRAM OF LECTURES, PANEL DISCUSSIONS, AND CONCERT STAGINGS THAT HELP PATRONS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS ENGAGE MORE DEEPLY WITH THE WORK ON THE MAINSTAGE; OUR COMMUNITY PROFILE PROGRAM, WHICH USES THE PRACTICE OF WRITING TO CREATE NETWORKS OF MUTUAL SUPPORT AND RESILIENCE IN A DEDICATED AFFINITY SPACE FOR A DIFFERENT COMMUNITY EACH SEASON; AND OUR PLAYWRIGHTS RESIDENCY, WHICH EMBEDS THE FEATURED WRITER IN OUR PORTLAND THEATRE TO DEVELOP NEW WORK, LEAD WORKSHOPS, AND ENGAGE WITH OUR COMMUNITY OF PATRONS AND ARTISTS. SINCE 2016, WE HAVE EXCLUSIVELY CENTERED BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, WOM*N, AND JEWISH WRITERS AND ARTISTS BECAUSE WE BELIEVE THAT BY CENTERING THE STORIES OF THE GLOBAL MAJORITY, WE IN OUR SMALL WAY HELP TO CREATE A MORE JUST AND EQUITABLE SOCIETY. SINCE 2022, WE HAVE BEGUN COMMISSIONING AND PREMIERING NEW PLAYS BY OUR FEATURED WRITERS. THE ABILITY TO PREMIERE NEW WORK BY SOME OF THE COUNTRYS MOST IMPORTANT MID-CAREER WRITERS MEANS THAT PROFILE THEATRE PROJECT IS NOW IN A POSITION TO CONTRIBUTE DIRECTLY TO THE CANON OF NEW AMERICAN PLAYS, IN ADDITION TO SERVING OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY WITH WORLD CLASS THEATRE AND ENGAGEMENT OPPORTUNITIES.

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 May 1997.

    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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