A Contemporary Theatre Inc
Donations deductibleA Contemporary Theatre Inc's network
9 people7 organisationsi9 people and 7 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (9). Violet dotted lines (9) 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
9 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.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 9 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Bennett Chair | Chair | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Ben Spicer | Trustee | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Bill Kuhn | Trustee | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Bob Wright | Trustee | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Cynthia Huffman | Trustee | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Erika Nesholm | Trustee | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Gary Houlahan | Treasurer | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Maribeth Harper | Company secretary | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Sarah Pierre-Louis | Trustee | 2019 | 7 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
5 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Anita Shah | Managing Dir | since 2022 |
| Becky Witmer | Managing Dir | since 2018 |
| John Langs | Artistic Dir | since 2018 |
| Mary Cadera | Interim Mana | 2022 |
| Sheila Smith | Finance Dire | since 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.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alyssa Montgomery | General Mana | 40 | $127k | $9k | |
| Astrid Riera | Dir. People/ | 40 | $117k | ||
| Mirna Y Fritz | Finance Dire | 40 | $58k | $4k | |
| Elisabeth Farwell-Moreland | Interim Arti | 40 | $51k | $2k | |
| Cynthia Huffman | Chair | 1.75 | $0 | ||
| Erika Nesholm | Secretary | 2 | $0 | ||
| Gary Houlahan | Treasurer | 1.75 | $0 | ||
| Bill Kuhn | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Brian Markham | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Ben Spicer | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Bob Wright | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Al Roundtree | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Hana Tedesse | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| John Bradshaw | Managing Dir | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- A Contemporary Theatre Inc
- EIN
- 910787792
- Address
- 700 Union St, Seattle, WA, 98101-2330
- State
- Washington
- Mission
- Organization mission: act is a contemporary theatre where artistic ambition and civic engagement unite. Organization vision: act envisions a world where the power of theatre expands our collective understanding of community and our own humanity. Founded in 1965, act is a seattle landmark and has made a significant and lasting contribution to the vitality of seattles downtown neighborhood and... (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
- 1965
- Principal officer
- Cynthia Huffman (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 December 1965
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 6, latest 2023
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Related organisations (Schedule R)
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsEric Bennett
≥8years on the filingsBill Kuhn
≥8years on the filingsCynthia Huffman
≥8years on the filingsErika Nesholm
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
- $1.8m
- Total liabilities
- $3.6m
- Net assets or fund balances
- Minus $1.8m
- Contributions and grants received
- $2.3m
- Program service revenue
- $2.5m
- Employees
- 270
- Volunteers
- 719