San Francisco, CA

Lamplighters Music Theatre

EIN 94-6109095

Arts, Culture & Heritage Performing Arts

Mission

Lamplighters Music Theatre strives to enrich the lives of current and future theatre-goers with productions of the highest artistic quality, and to offer performance opportunities in the unique style of classic music theatre.

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

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About Lamplighters Music Theatre

Lamplighters Music Theatre is a nonprofit, professional musical theatre company in San Francisco with a multi-decade tradition of producing Gilbert & Sullivan operettas and other classic music-theatre works. The company combines polished stagecraft and live musicianship to present accessible, audience-focused productions while maintaining a repertory rooted in wit and musicality. In addition to mainstage productions, Lamplighters operates education and community programs (including youth ensembles and student-focused events) designed to broaden participation in musical theatre. The organization has remained active and donor-facing in recent seasons, presenting multiple touring and in-city productions and sustaining paid staff and professional collaborations.

Notable achievements

Established legacy (since 1952)

Founded in 1952, Lamplighters has presented community-facing productions for more than seven decades, maintaining a continuous presence in the Bay Area performing-arts scene and marking over 70 years of production history.

Significant audience reach (2023–2024)

Across the 2023 and 2024 seasons the company mounted full productions that together reached over 3,000 in-person attendees (multiple Bay Area venues) and offered online simulcasts, demonstrating recent in-person and digital audience engagement.

Sustained operational scale (2024)

In its most recent fiscal filings the organization reported annual revenues and assets at a mid-to-high six-figure / low seven-figure scale, reflecting the ability to produce multiple staffed productions and education programs in the last reporting year.

At a glance

Total assets: $1.5M
Annual revenue: $833K
Tax status: 501(c)(3)Public charity
EIN: 94-6109095
Location: San Francisco, CA
Website: lamplighters.org
On Mahalo since: April 2026

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

Recognition

Rated by an independent charity evaluator with a mid-range/three-star score focused on accountability and finance.

Professional Company Member of Opera America, indicating national-level professional affiliation in vocal/operatic theatre.

Recognized locally as a longstanding San Francisco cultural institution (described by the organization as a San Francisco Legacy business) and registered as a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization (Tax ID/EIN 94-6109095).

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