Wortham Center Operating Company
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7 peopleExplore in 3DiThe large node is Wortham Center Operating Company. The map shows the people and organisations in the public record, two steps out at most. Hover a node to focus its connections; click one to open it.Officers and directors
7 listediThe register holds no board history for this organisation, so this is the roster from its newest return: Form 990 Part VII, year to 30 June 2025 (IRS e-file, 2026 release). Titles are as filed; the IRS publishes no person identifier.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Derwood Freitag | Dir. of Backstage Operations (DBSO) | 80 | $119k |
| David Lane | Co-President | 1 | |
| Chris Bacon | Co-President | 1 | |
| James Nelson | Treasurer | 1 | |
| Molly Dill | Secretary (to 2/25), DSBO (fr 4/25) | 1 | |
| John Gonzalez | Director | 1 | |
| Luther Villagomez | Director | 1 |
Officers and senior leadership
7 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Chris Bacon | Co-President | since 2019 |
| David Lane | Co-President | since 2018 |
| Derwood J Freitag | Director of Backstage Operations | since 2019 |
| James Nelson | Treasurer | since 2018 |
| Mark Spradling | Co-President | 2018 |
| Molly Dill | Company secretary | since 2021 |
| Perryn Leech | Company secretary | since 2018 |
About
- Legal name
- Wortham Center Operating Company
- EIN
- 760205663
- Address
- 510 Preston St Suite 201, Houston, TX, 77002-1504
- State
- Texas
- Mission
- A non-profit organized to support backstage operations for Houston Grand Opera Association, Inc., the Houston Ballet Foundation and other performing arts organizations utilizing the Wortham Theater Center. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- A610 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)
- Principal officer
- David Lane (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 March 1987
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- IRS Publication 78
- SOUNK (contributions deductible)
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
- $1.1m
- Net assets or fund balances
- $994k
- Employees
- 154
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $1.8m | $1.3m | $420k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.
State registration
1 entityiBusiness-entity registers published by US states. These records are matched to this organisation by name and state, not by EIN, and are labelled as likely matches. Street addresses are not shown.Wortham Center Operating Company likely matchiMatched by exact name and state (and ZIP where shown). State registers do not publish EINs, so this is not a confirmed match. Source: Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, entity data (data.texas.gov 9cir-efmm). Licence not stated. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
- State
- Texas
- Entity type
- nonprofit corporation
- Status
- Active
- Formed
- 31 July 1984
- Registered agent
- Not stated
This register does not publish officers or directors.