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Listed with the IRS. Every screen came back clear.
A 501(c)(3) on Publication 78 and the IRS master file.
- IRS nonprofit listing
- No issue
- Revocation
- None
- IRS files
- Agree
- Sanctions
- No match
- IRS bulletin
- No notice
- California
- Registered
- Charity type
- 509(a)(2)
$20Mrevenue
FY2025 · −10% in 3 yrs480staff
8 of 8years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2025
Operating margin−22.5%
Months of reserve0.4mo
Revenue growth (annualized)−2.4%
Middle half of peersMedianShakespeare Theatre
Where the money goes FY2025 · $25M spent
Programs$17M69%Management and general$5.2M21%Fundraising$2.6M10%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking1
Deficits in 2 of the last 3 years
−$4.0M in FY2023 and −$4.6M in FY2025. Cash covers 0.4 months, under the peer median of 3.3.
990 Part I and balance sheetIn its favor2
Strong governance
37 of 38 board members independent. Conflict-of-interest and whistleblower policies, audited financial statements, board reviews the 990.
990 Part VIA history of government grants
Government grants on 6 of its 6 returns, 32% of revenue in FY2022. $261k is traced federal awards from National Endowment for the Arts.
990 Part VIII · USAspending118funders
$2.2Ma year, last 3 years
15%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23Harman Family FoundationOn and off$1.3M$100k$100kMann-Paller Foundation IncOn and off$1.1M$100k$100k$100kHRH FoundationNew in FY2023$1.0MThe Robert P and Arlene R Kogod Family FoundationStopped after FY2020$200k$200k$200k$200k–Latino Economic Development CorporationStopped after FY2022$605k$142k–Helen H S Meyer TwOn and off$118k$105k$109k$112k$129k$124kDonor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$396k$1.9M$785k$3.2M$617k$593k$1.0M78 other fundersUp to $356k a year each$578k$226k$435k$479k$590k$644k$520k
FundedThrough a donor-advised fundStopped