Essential Theatre Inc
Donations deductibleRevenue
$66k
year to 31 December 2025
Expenses
$59k
year to 31 December 2025
Total assets
$27k
$1k liabilities
Net assets
$26k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
10
2.7 years on average
Left since last filing
2
20% of the board
Officers and senior staff
2
named in Part VII
Activity
A65
Arts, culture and humanities
Essential Theatre Inc's network
10 peoplei10 people on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (10). Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK.The board
10 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.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.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| C E Patten II | Board member at large | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Cynthia Webb | Company secretary | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Jane Zoellick | President | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Jeanine Botwe-Brown | Board member at large | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Kelli Spencer | Board member at large | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Marcie Dickson | Board member at large | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Micheal Stoots | Board member at large | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Oliver tum Suden | Assitant Secretary | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Ryan Daniels | Treasurer | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Vanessa Mazabane | Board member at large | 2024 | 2 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
2 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Jennifer Kimball | Managing Director | since 2019 |
| Peter Hardy | Artistic Director | since 2019 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 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.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Hardy | Artistic Director | 30 | $5k | ||
| Jennifer Kimball | Managing Director | 30 | $5k | ||
| C E Patten II | Board member at large | 2 | $0 | ||
| Audrey Galex | Social Chair | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jane Zoellick | President | 1 | $0 | ||
| Cynthia Webb | Secretary | 1 | $0 | ||
| Kelli Spencer | Board member at large | 1 | $0 | ||
| Ryan Daniels | Treasurer | 1 | $0 | ||
| Oliver tum Suden | Assitant Secretary | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jeanine Botwe-Brown | Board member at large | 1 | $0 | ||
| Vanessa Mazabane | Board member at large | 1 | $0 | ||
| Micheal Stoots | Board member at large | 1 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Essential Theatre Inc
- EIN
- 582451698
- Address
- 1414 Foxhall Ln Se Apt 10, Atlanta, GA, 30316-4070
- State
- Georgia
- Activity (NTEE)
- A65 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
- 3 (IRS master file code)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 November 1999
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 4, latest 2025
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
- Principal officer
- Peter Hardy (Form 990-N, tax year 2020)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥3years on the filingsC E Patten II
≥3years on the filingsCynthia Webb
≥3years on the filingsJane Zoellick
≥2years on the filingsJeanine Botwe-Brown
Latest return
year to 31 December 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $27k
- Total liabilities
- $1k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $26k
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $81k | $100k | Deficit $19k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.