Honolulu, HI

ALLIANCE FOR DRAMA EDUCATION

EIN 99-0208609

Education & Youth Development Youth Arts & Creative Learning Children & youth

Mission

To help young Hawaiʻi 'rehearse for life' by mastering performance skills needed to win jobs, justice, and joy through classroom residencies, teaching-artist mentorship, and school-based drama programs.

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

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About ALLIANCE FOR DRAMA EDUCATION

The Alliance for Drama Education (ADE) is a Honolulu-based 501(c)(3) arts-education organization that partners with Hawaii schools and community groups to deliver drama/theatre residencies, curricula, and performance opportunities for K–12 students. ADE deploys teams of teaching artists to classrooms to model active learning, build communication and social skills, and align drama activities with academic standards. Founded and tax-exempt since the early 1980s, ADE’s long-running work includes a flagship youth ensemble (T‑Shirt Theatre) and collaborations with statewide arts and school partners. In the last several years the organization has continued classroom residencies, public performances, and community partnerships while reporting annual Form 990 filings and maintaining an active presence on state arts rosters and local grant programs.

Notable achievements

Longstanding statewide program

Founded in the early 1980s and tax-exempt since 1982, ADE has provided continuous drama education residencies and youth ensemble work in Oʻahu schools for decades, building sustained relationships with students and educators.

Flagship T‑Shirt Theatre program

ADE’s T‑Shirt Theatre is a long-running youth theatre practice and community-of-practice model that gives middle and high school students opportunities to create, rehearse, and perform original work while developing leadership and communication skills.

Recent fiscal scale and continuity

ADE filed Form 990 for fiscal year ending June 2023 and reported operating revenues in the mid-hundreds of thousands with maintained net assets, demonstrating continued organizational activity and donor support in recent years.

At a glance

Total assets: $257K
Annual revenue: $193K
Tax status: 501(c)(3)Public charity
EIN: 99-0208609
Location: Honolulu, HI
Website: rehearseforlife.com
On Mahalo since: May 2026

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

Recognition

Included on the Hawaiʻi State Foundation on Culture and the Arts Artistic Teaching Partners roster as a qualified drama/theatre teaching-artist organization.

Longstanding partner and program recipient in community grant and partner lists (including local grant-funder and community partner programs) demonstrating continued local funder support and community recognition.

Subject of local media and community features in the last 2–3 years (including interviews and podcast appearances by ADE leadership), highlighting ADE’s youth-work and community impact.

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