Houston, TX

THEATRE SOUTHWEST INC

EIN 51-0199403

Arts, Culture & Heritage Performing Arts

Mission

Theatre Southwest produces live, affordable theatre for the Greater Houston community, fosters local participation through auditions, volunteer opportunities and members’ meetings, and supports new work development through its Festival of Originals.

IRS-recognized 501(c)(3) public charity Contributions are tax-deductible

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About THEATRE SOUTHWEST INC

Theatre Southwest is a longstanding community theatre company in Houston, Texas (founded in the late 1950s) that presents a multi-show season of plays, a writers' Festival of Originals, readers' theatre and accessibility programming such as open captioning. The organization operates a storefront performance space (listed on its site at 3939 Hillcroft St, Suite 160) and actively sells tickets, runs auditions, solicits volunteers, and accepts donations. In the last 2–3 years Theatre Southwest has maintained an active production calendar (examples include productions in 2024–2025 such as The Foreigner and season programming announced for Season 69) and continued its long-running Festival of Originals (the site lists the 29th Festival).

Notable achievements

Decades-long operation

Established in the late 1950s and operating continuously as a community theatre for more than six decades, now presenting its 69th season of programming.

Festival of Originals (long-running)

Produces an annual Festival of Originals that develops and stages multiple new short plays each summer — the organization lists the 29th Festival on its website (running summer 2025).

Sustained program delivery and fiscal balance (FY2024)

Recent IRS-reported filings (fiscal year ending Aug. 2024) show the organization delivered program services while reporting roughly $85k in revenue and $85k in expenses with net assets maintained, indicating continued operational sustainability at a small-community-theatre scale.

At a glance

Total assets: $86K
Annual revenue: $85K
Tax status: 501(c)(3)Public charity
EIN: 51-0199403
Location: Houston, TX
Website: tswhouston.com
On Mahalo since: May 2026

Financial figures from the IRS Business Master File, the IRS’s registry of tax-exempt organizations.

Recognition

Recognized as a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organization with an IRS record dating back to the 1970s (public nonprofit filings list EIN 51-0199403).

Regularly covered in local arts media and listings (examples include BroadwayWorld, TheaterMania and regional news outlets) for season announcements and productions.

Recipient of local arts funding and grants from regional funders in recent years (support from local arts funding partners such as Houston-area foundations and arts organizations has been documented).

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