American Conservatory Theatre Foundation
American Conservatory Theatre Foundation (a.c.t. Foundation) is an essential gathering place that brings artists and communities together to inspire and provoke through the creation of theater and through training and education.
American Conservatory Theatre Foundation at a glance
- Total assets
- $70,681,041
- -13.4% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $16,020,977
- -27.2% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $4,506,883
- +16.1% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $26,684,942
- -15.3% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who American Conservatory Theatre Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
1 grant across all recorded years
The most common grant size was $5M or more: 1 grant of 1 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
In 2021 it made 1 grant totaling $21.4M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Act Market Street San Francisco, CA | Debt Forgiveness | $21,385,200 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $70,681,041 | $16,020,977 | $26,684,942 | — | — | $4,506,883 |
| 2024 | $81,641,483 | $22,001,888 | $31,504,214 | — | — | $3,882,267 |
| 2023 | $90,553,200 | $51,903,378 | $23,468,571 | — | — | $2,645,729 |
| 2022 | $51,278,061 | $17,425,711 | $15,785,407 | — | — | $250,533 |
| 2021 | $52,882,749 | $20,975,914 | $34,921,509 | $21,385,200 | 1 | $4,530,685 |
| 2020 | $99,440,836 | $25,468,600 | $23,697,804 | — | — | $441,212 |
| 2019 | $96,441,278 | $20,171,789 | $26,009,426 | — | — | $395,621 |
About American Conservatory Theatre Foundation
Based on IRS filings
American Conservatory Theatre Foundation is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in San Francisco, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $70.7M in total assets. Net investment income was $4.5M.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
American Conservatory Theatre Foundation is led by Jennifer Bielstein, Executive Director since 2023 (on filings since 2019); 13 of 53 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Jennifer Bielstein
Executive Director
Executive Director & Trustee → Executive Director, 2023
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$152K (2019) → $481K (2025)
Joaquin Torres
President
Secretary - Board of Trustees → President - Board of Trustees, 2023
President - Board of Trustees → President, 2025
On filings since 2019
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jeffrey S. Minick
Chair
Trustee → Chair - Board of Trustees, 2023
Chair - Board of Trustees → Chair, 2025
On filings since 2019
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Caitlin A. Quinn
Director of Development
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$239K (2019) → $278K (2025)
Pamela Susan Mackinnon
Artistic Director
Artistic Director & Trustee → Artistic Director, 2023
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$174K (2019) → $459K (2025)
Thomas S. Morgan
Director of Information Technology
It Director → Director of Information Technology, 2025
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$153K (2019) → $177K (2025)
Louisa C. Liska
Director of General Management & Operations
Director of Management & Ops → Director of General Management & Operations, 2023
On filings since 2021
40 hrs/week
$144K (2021) → $168K (2025)
Nicole Chalas Maog
Director of Institutional Giving
Associate Director of Development → Director of Institutional Giving, 2025
On filings since 2021
40 hrs/week
$115K (2021) → $139K (2025)
Martin J. Barron
Director of Marketing & Communications
Director of Production → Director of Marketing & Communications, 2025
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$110K (2022) → $153K (2025)
Adam Thurman
Director of Production
Director of Marketing & Communications → Director of Production, 2025
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$142K (2023) → $146K (2025)
Chrystal Ellis Sweazey
Director of Human Resources & Edi
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$166K (2023) → $177K (2025)
Heather Stallings Little
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jascha Kaykas-Wolff
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jay Yamada
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jesse Lee Eller
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ken Fulk
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Linda Jo Fitz
Trustee
Treasurer - Board of Trustee → Treasurer - Board of Trustees, 2020
Treasurer - Board of Trustees → Trustee, 2021
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Toni Rembe
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michele Ballard Miller
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Bd Wong
Trustee
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jomar Tagatac
Trustee
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rodney Earl Jackson Jr.
Trustee
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Daniel Sturman
Trustee
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Laura Posey
Trustee
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Luba Kipnis
Trustee
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Marcia Barrow Taylor
Trustee
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mark Townsley
Trustee
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mary Hynes
Trustee
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Norman Abramson
Trustee
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rachel Garlin
Trustee
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Toni Ratner Miller
Trustee
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
John L. Garfinkle
Trustee
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Alexandra Simmons
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Anu Khosla
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Barbara Messing
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Brandon Joseph
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Caroline Emil Nassif
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Karesha McGee
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michelle Shonk
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Radhika Singh
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
James Sivori
Chief Financial Officer
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$184K (2023) → $268K (2025)
Sasha T. Habash
Deputy Director of Development
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$138K (2023) → $171K (2025)
Eduardo Nicholas Masias
Geary Head Electrician - Belo
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$135K (2024) → $128K (2025)
Shawn D. Annecston
Geary Head Carpenter - Belo
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$156K (2024) → $145K (2025)
Adriana Lopez Vermut
Vice Chair
Secretary - Board of Trustees → Vice Chair - Board of Trustees, 2022
Vice Chair - Board of Trustees → Vice Chair, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
David L. Jones
Treasurer
Trustee → Treasurer - Board of Trustees, 2023
Treasurer - Board of Trustees → Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
David Riemer
Immediate Past Chair
Chair - Board of Trustees → Immediate Past Chair, 2023
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Priscilla B. Geeslin
Vice Chair
Vice Chair - Board of Trustee → Vice Chair - Board of Trustees, 2020
Vice Chair - Board of Trustees → Vice Chair, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Robina Riccitiello
Secretary
President - Board of Trustees → Secretary - Board of Trustees, 2023
Secretary - Board of Trustees → Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rodman Marymor
Vice Chair
Trustee → Vice Chair, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Steven L. Swig
Vice Chair
Vice Chair - Board of Trustee → Vice Chair - Board of Trustees, 2020
Vice Chair - Board of Trustees → Vice Chair, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kathleen Donohue
Vice Chair
Trustee → Vice Chair, 2025
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Cristy Johnston Limon
Vice Chair
Trustee → Vice Chair, 2025
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (54)
- Former: Rusty Rueff (2019–2024) — Vice Chair - Board of Trustees
- Former: Jill Cowan (2021–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Schatzie Allen-Jefferson (2021–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Adam Thurman Director Of (2024) — Marketing & Communications
- Former: Lara Hitchcock (2024) — Trustee
- Former: Louisa Liska Director Of (2024) — General Management & Operations
- Former: Celeste Ford (2019–2023) — Vice Chair - Board of Trustees
- Former: Jo S. Hurley (2019–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Kirke M. Hasson (2019–2023) — Vice Chair - Board of Trustees
- Former: Patrick Devlin (2019–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Andrew Chan Donald (2021–2023) — Associate Artistic Director
- Former: Frannie Fleishhacker (2023) — Trustee
- Former: Francoise G. Fleishhacker (2019–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Gerine Ongkeko (2019–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Jeffrey W. Ubben (2019–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Katherine McGee (2019–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Michael J. Richter (2019–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Nola Yee (2019–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Patrick S. Thompson (2019–2022) — Mfa Board Chair
- Former: Patti S. Hart (2019–2022) — Treasurer - Board of Trustees
- Former: Ralph A. Clark (2019–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Tiffany Redmon (2020–2022) — Deputy Director of Development
- Former: Jim Sivori (2021–2022) — Chief Financial Officer
- Former: Danyon Davis (2022) — Director of the Mfa
- Former: Peter Kuo (2022) — Director of the Conservatory
- Former: Abby Sadin Schnair (2019–2021) — Trustee
- Former: James H. Levy (2019–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Jerome L. Dodson (2019–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Kay Yun (2019–2021) — President - Board of Trustees · Filing note: Thru 621
- Former: Melissa Smith (2019–2021) — Conservatory Director
- Former: Olympia Dukakis (2019–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Rod Ferguson (2019–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Amanda Williams (2020–2021) — Director of Hr & Edi
- Former: Joan Rosenberg (2020–2021) — Director of Marketing & Communications · Filing note: Thru 11/2020
- Former: Lori Halverson Martin (2020–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Carey Perloff (2019–2020) — Former Artistic Director
- Former: Dianne Hoge (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Jamie Martin (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Lesley Ann Clement (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Louisa Balch (2019–2020) — Director of General Manager
- Former: Marcy S. Nathan (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Rob Fore (2019–2020) — Chief Financial Officer
- Former: Sally Rosenblatt (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Suzanna Bailey (2019–2020) — Head of Sound Geary Theater
- Former: Nancy Livingston (2020) — Chair Emerita
- Former: Alan Jones (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Bob Tandler (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Janet Lustgarten (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Jeff Spears (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Lori Halverson Schryer (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Martim Oliveira (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Michael Nguyen (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Miguel Ongpin (2019) — Head Carpenter
- Former: Peter Pastreich (2019) — Executive Director & Trustee · Filing note: Thru 918
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $481K, to Jennifer Bielstein (Executive Director). 13 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about American Conservatory Theatre Foundation
How large is American Conservatory Theatre Foundation?
American Conservatory Theatre Foundation reported $70.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $16.0M.
What is American Conservatory Theatre Foundation?
American Conservatory Theatre Foundation is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in San Francisco, CA. It holds $70.7M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does American Conservatory Theatre Foundation operate?
American Conservatory Theatre Foundation has awarded grants in California.
What is American Conservatory Theatre Foundation's EIN?
American Conservatory Theatre Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 94-6135772. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(4)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 13, 2022)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 12, 2026)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 21, 2020)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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