Recognizing outstanding achievement by a not-for-profit theatre.
| 1996 | 1997 |
| Steppenwolf Theatre | Old Globe Theatre |
| Chicago, IL | San Diego, CA |
| 1998 | 1999 |
| Roundabout Theatre | South Coast Repertory |
| New York, NY | Costa Mesa, CA |
| 2000 | 2001 |
| The Children's Theatre Company | The Goodman Theatre |
| Minneapolis, MN | Chicago, IL |
| 2002 | 2003 |
| American Repertory Theatre, Harvard University | Signature Theatre |
| Cambridge, MA | New York, NY |
| 2004 | 2005 |
| The Black Rep | The Dell'Arte Company |
| St. Louis, MO | BlueLake, CA |
| 2006 | 2007 |
| The Public Theatre | The Creede Repertory Theatre |
| New York, NY | Creede, CO |
| 2008 | 2009 |
| El Teatro Campesino | The Living Theatre |
| San Juan Bautista, CA | New York, NY |
| 2010 | |
| Playwrights Horizons | |
| New York, NY | , |