EIN 03-0267296

Dorset Theatre Festival

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
77
City
Dorset
State
Year formed
1980
Most recent tax filings
2022-12-01
NTEE code, primary
Description
Dorset Theatre Festival creates bold, innovative, and authentic theatre that engages a diverse community through the celebration of great plays. The Festival mounts four main stage productions from June to September featuring talented playwrights, actors, and directors. Under the recent leadership of Executive Artistic Director Will Rucker, the Festival is evolving.
Also known as...
American Theatre Works Dorset Theatre Festival
Total revenues
$2,145,714
2022
Total expenses
$1,335,673
2022
Total assets
$2,225,609
2022
Num. employees
77
2022

Program areas at Dorset Theatre Festival

From june to september, the Festival mounts four main stage productions drawing from some of the country's most talented playwrights, actors and directors. ***under the recent leadership of executive artistic director will rucker, the Festival is changing the landscape of regional Theatre. Bold and innovative, Dorset Theatre Festival is garnering accolades for its commitment to new play development and is proud to encourage a new generation of playwrights to test their voices here. We discover new talent. We launch plays that go on to national acclaim and the lights of broadway, as well as mount regional premieres of tony award-winning plays to bring the best of off-broadway to Vermont. ***since 2010, our giving back program has helped expand the reach of our productions and educational initiatives by providing free and reduced-cost tickets to those who serve our community everyday and their families. These efforts reach a new generation of Theatre audiences by providing pathways for all members of our community to see world-class Theatre. Ems workers, firefighters, police, veterans and active-duty military, farmers, special needs community members, student graduates of the refuse to use program, habitat for humanity families and volunteers and neighbor to neighbor volunteers. ***in addition, since 2021 the Festival has offered buy-one-get one tickets to educators, an affordable ticket lottery for all performances, and complimentary sponsorships to minority-led businesses and groups through the community inclusion partnership program. ***Dorset Theatre Festival's new play development programs works with playwrights from conception to production, providing an incubator to help nurture new voices to speak from their own experience, engaging ideas that come from and return to our community. ***the pipeline series features new works and projects in process through a variety of presentation and workshop styles. One-night-only presentations, writer residencies, and extended workshops benefit. Today's top theatrical talents, as they travel to Dorset to work on brand new plays or to try out brand new collaborations. Many of the plays in the series will be featured in future Dorset Theatre main stage seasons. Connecting artists to the Festival through this development opportunity means our audience can say they were here when hits were born. ***the women artists writing group is a diverse group of mid-career female actresses and Theatre artists who are expanding their artistry through writing. The group's purpose is to meet the artists where they are as a writers, providing resources and support as they work to either discover their own voices or work towards completing writing projects. Writing gives agency to Theatre artists, who attest to the powerful liberating effect on all aspects of their individual artistic selves. ***

Who funds Dorset Theatre Festival

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Vermont Arts CouncilGeneral Purpose$123,800
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFor Grant Recipient's Exempt Purposes$117,000
The Rodgers Family FoundationUnrestricted Grant To Support the Organization's Exempt Purpose.$50,000
...and 17 more grants received

Personnel at Dorset Theatre Festival

NameTitleCompensation
Diana StuggerTreasurer$0
Mary-Anne van DegnaVice President$0
Dennis BolinSecretary / Trustee$0
Constance P BeatyBoard Chair$0
Toby BarclayVice President / Trustee$0
...and 7 more key personnel

Financials for Dorset Theatre Festival

RevenuesFYE 12/2022
Total grants, contributions, etc.$1,806,516
Program services$338,004
Investment income and dividends$1,194
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$0
Net income from fundraising events$0
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$0
Total revenues$2,145,714

Form 990s for Dorset Theatre Festival

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2022-122023-11-13990View PDF
2021-122022-08-26990View PDF
2021-092022-08-19990View PDF
2020-092021-06-01990View PDF
2019-092020-09-16990View PDF
...and 11 more Form 990s

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Data update history
September 21, 2024
Received grants
Identified 4 new grant, including a grant for $50,000 from The Rodgers Family Foundation
May 18, 2024
Received grants
Identified 4 new grant, including a grant for $123,800 from Vermont Arts Council
January 4, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
January 3, 2024
Received grants
Identified 3 new grant, including a grant for $15,000 from Vermont Community Foundation
December 25, 2023
Used new vendors
Identified 1 new vendor, including
Nonprofit Types
Arts, culture, and humanities nonprofitsPerforming arts organizationsTheatersCharities
Issues
Arts, cultural, and humanities
Characteristics
State / local levelReceives government fundingGala fundraisersAuction fundraisersTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations
General information
Address
PO Box 510
Dorset, VT 05251
County
Bennington County, VT
Website URL
dorsettheatrefestival.org/ 
Phone
(802) 867-2223
IRS details
EIN
03-0267296
Fiscal year end
December
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
1980
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
A65: Theater
NAICS code, primary
7113: Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events
Parent/child status
Independent
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