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US nonprofit · EIN 581404045 · Atlanta, GAiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 581404045) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe time served.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 30 June 2025: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay.Finances by year IRS Form 990 e-file data - total revenue and total expenses by tax year.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue. Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Atlanta Shakespeare Company

Donations deductible
Revenue
$2m
year to 30 June 2025
Expenses
$2.1m
year to 30 June 2025
Total assets
$3.9m
$509k liabilities
Net assets
$3.4m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
11
6.1 years on average
Staff
125
640 volunteers
Chair observed
≥6 yrs
Matthew Palmer
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
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Atlanta Shakespeare Company's network

11 people1 organisationi11 people and 1 organisation on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (11). Violet dotted lines (1) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.

The board

11 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 10 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Matthew Palmer ChairBoard Chair2018
8 yrs
Anthony CoulterBoard Member2024
2 yrs
Ellen BeardBoard Member Through May 20242018
8 yrs
Foster FinleyBoard Member2024
2 yrs
Jennifer LamourtBoard Member2023
3 yrs
Jeffrey L Watkins (also filed as Jeffrey Watkins, Jeff Watkins)President/Art Director2020
6 yrs
Kurt KuehnBoard Member2018
8 yrs
P Edward Northen (also filed as Pedward Northen)Treasurer2020
6 yrs
Patricia GriffithBoard Member2018
8 yrs
Rick HernandezCompany secretary2018
8 yrs
Rohini GuptaBoard Member2022
4 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or moreShow all 11 →

Officers and senior leadership

4 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Jay RoodAdmin Directorsince 2020
Jeffrey L WatkinsArtistic Directorsince 2018
Joseph F RossidivitoCompany Managersince 2018
Laura ColeEducation Directorsince 2018

Pay and hours

year to 30 June 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Jeffrey WatkinsPresident/Art Director50$93k
Laura ColeEducation Director50$67k
Joe RossidivitoCompany Manager50$66k
Jay RoodAdmin Director2$14k
P Edward NorthenCo-Chair2$0
Patricia GriffithCo-Chair2$0
Kurt KuehnTreasurer2$0
Anthony CoulterSecretary2$0
Rick HernandezBoard Member2$0
Rohini GuptaBoard Member2$0
Jennifer LamourtBoard Member2$0
Foster FinleyBoard Member2$0
Matthew PalmerBoard Member Thru 08/20252$0

About

Legal name
Atlanta Shakespeare Company
EIN
581404045
Address
499 Peachtree St Ne, Atlanta, GA, 30308-3102
State
Georgia
Mission
Production of live theater performances and education (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
A650 Arts, culture and humanities
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Arts, Culture & Humanities
Size band
6 (IRS master file code)
Formed
1980
Principal officer
Jeffrey Watkins (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 October 1980
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
7, latest 2024
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥8years on the filingsMatthew Palmer
≥8years on the filingsEllen Beard
≥8years on the filingsKurt Kuehn
≥8years on the filingsPatricia Griffith

Latest return

year to 30 June 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 June 2025. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$3.9m
Total liabilities
$509k
Net assets or fund balances
$3.4m
Contributions and grants received
$704k
Program service revenue
$1.1m
Employees
125
Volunteers
640

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2023$2m$2.2mDeficit $170k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.