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THE THEATRE AT BOSTON COURT

THE THEATRE AT BOSTON COURT (California) receives grants from 26 organizations whose IRS filings report $1,702,799 to it, the largest being PERENCHIO FOUNDATION ($571,000). 16 of them have funded it in more than one year.

Revenue FY2024
$2.4M
Funders on record
26
Grants received
$1.7M
Net assets
$1.3M
16/26 repeat funderspeak grant-dependency 26%
01What it does

What The Theatre at Boston Court does

Mission

Boston court creates and nurtures innovative, boundary-pushing art that invokes the power of collective imagination to illuminate our common humanity.

As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.

Programs

  1. In fiscal year 2024, boston court pasadena (bcp) produced or presented 117 performing arts events, reaching 8,621 individuals. Of these events, 20 were music concerts spanning classical, jazz, and eclectic/new music, and 20 were national theatre live (nt live) screenings. The theatrical season featured a remount at the wallis and two mainstage world premieres, along with four play readings in the 20th annual new play reading festival. Bcp also introduced its first family programming. Click clack moosic, designed for grade school students. In addition, bcp hosted virtual readings through the third annual playwrights group and welcomed all pasadena unified school district 7th graders for 10 special student matinee performances of the world premiere of a going away party play, as well as over 400 elementary school students for performances of click clack moosic.

    $1,185,479 spent
    80% of program spending
  2. Typically, main stage productions are new works or re-envisioned classics, passionate, artist-driven plays that open minds and hearts, and urge artists to fearlessly and passionately pursue their unique voice and vision. Concerts span a variety of genres including classical jazz, contemporary, world music, choral and more. Music artists range across all levels of their career, from established professionals to emerging artist, and are encouraged to perform works that are experimental and/or completely new. Art upfront highlights local artists that explore themes connected to the music and theatre programming, bringing the conversation beyond the performance space.

    $219,318 spent
    15% of program spending
  3. As boston court pasadena (bcp) continued its recovery from the pandemic, the organization expanded its live programming, reaffirming its belief that art is essential and for everyone, while sustaining a deep community impact. Bcp hosted the brighworks new music initiative for high school composers and continued teen night, a 2024 partnership with teen tix that offers young people access to performances across los angeles at free or reduced prices. In addition, bcp maintained its community tix program, providing $10 tckets for all theatre and music presentations. Together, these initiatives underscore bcps commitment to nurturing the next generation of artists and audiences and ensuring that the arts remain accessible to all.

    $73,110 spent
    5% of program spending

The 3 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $1,477,907.

02The organization over time

The organization over time

Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.

100 = 20172017 Revenue 100 ($1.0M) Expenses 100 ($1.0M) Net assets 100 ($214k)2019 Revenue 111 ($1.1M) Expenses 98 ($1.0M) Net assets 186 ($399k)2020 Revenue 96 ($962k) Expenses 87 ($888k) Net assets 938 ($2.0M)2021 Revenue 93 ($931k) Expenses 118 ($1.2M) Net assets 808 ($1.7M)2022 Revenue 121 ($1.2M) Expenses 143 ($1.5M) Net assets 689 ($1.5M)2023 Revenue 129 ($1.3M) Expenses 190 ($2.0M) Net assets 379 ($811k)2024 Revenue 243 ($2.4M) Expenses 194 ($2.0M) Net assets 587 ($1.3M)
2017201920202021202220232024
Revenue (243)Expenses (194)Net assets (587)Peer revenue range

Balance sheet

Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2019 to 2020, from $463k to $2.1M (+351%).

$283k
$463k
$2.1M
$1.8M
$1.6M
$914k
$1.4M
2017201920202021202220232024
Total assetsTotal liabilities

How it's funded, over time

Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.

2017
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
ContributionsProgram revenueInvestmentOther

Government-grant reliance: 2020 8% · 2021 11% · 2023 86%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.

89% of THE THEATRE AT BOSTON COURT’s revenue is contributions — more reliant on donations than three-quarters of its peers (63% for the typical peer).

This organization
Typical peer · 5,377 orgs

Surplus & reserves

Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 4 of the last 7 reported years ran a deficit.

−$25k
’17
$104k
’19
$74k
’20
−$279k
’21
−$254k
’22
−$665k
’23
$445k
’24
1.7
months of
reserve

Leadership and staff

The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.

Chief executive

Manuel Prieto

Executive director

Board chair

Edward Rada

Chairman

As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.

2017201920202021202220232024
Listed14151621191719
Joined··+2+7+3+3+6
No longer listed··12554
03Who funds it

Who funds it, year by year

2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 2 funders to 16 funders, grant income rose $13k → $338k.

8 of 26 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 28% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.

From the IRS filings of THE THEATRE AT BOSTON COURT’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.

How concentrated its funding is

THE THEATRE AT BOSTON COURT has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 34% of grant income, and it takes 3 funders to reach half.

the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 3 funders to its left

31% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund THE THEATRE AT BOSTON COURT.

34%
largest funder
55%
top three
~6
effective funders

Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 61% · 2018 54% · 2019 34% · 2020 47% · 2021 23% · 2022 36% · 2023 31% — diversifying over time.

“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.

How long its funders stay

57% of THE THEATRE AT BOSTON COURT's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 62% give in more than one year at all.

first grant+1y+2y+3y+4y+5y

Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.

Where its funders are

80% of THE THEATRE AT BOSTON COURT's grant income comes from California funders.

WA
NY
OR
CA
DE
SC
GA

In-state vs out-of-state, by year

’17
’18
’19
’20
’21
’22
’23
California out of state home

Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $479k arriving through sponsors registered in 4 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.

04Its place in the field

Against its field

THE THEATRE AT BOSTON COURT runs a healthier operating margin than half of the 5,127 arts & culture nonprofits its size.

Operating margin18% · above the median
Months of reserve1.7mo · below the median
Revenue growth (annualized)14% · above the median

this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 5,127 arts & culture nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2024

Government funding THE THEATRE AT BOSTON COURT receives

Grants and contracts to this organization from federal (USASpending) and state checkbooks, reconciled to its EIN. $20k on record.

Federal$20k
grants $20kcontracts $0
Top agencies
  • National Endowment for the Arts$20k

Federal grants vs contracts are distinguished; state line items keep their reported category. Matched by name + geography (the BMF), so coverage is partial and precision-first.

Organizations like THE THEATRE AT BOSTON COURT

Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.

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05Profile & governance

Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.

Where the money goes

74% of spending goes to programs.

Program 74%Management 19%Fundraising 7%

Governance

17
board members
100%
independent
✓Conflict-of-interest policy✓Whistleblower policy✓Document retention✓Board reviewed the 990✓Audited financials

Public support

81%

Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.

Footprint & structure

Files a return copy in 1 state

CA

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Questions and answers

Who funds THE THEATRE AT BOSTON COURT?
THE THEATRE AT BOSTON COURT (California) receives grants from 26 organizations whose IRS filings report $1,702,799 to it, the largest being PERENCHIO FOUNDATION ($571,000). 16 of them have funded it in more than one year.
How many funders does THE THEATRE AT BOSTON COURT have?
IRS filings report 26 organizations giving $1,702,799 in grants to THE THEATRE AT BOSTON COURT, 16 of which have funded it in more than one year.
Who is the largest funder of THE THEATRE AT BOSTON COURT?
PERENCHIO FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $571,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
How can an organization like THE THEATRE AT BOSTON COURT find more funders?
Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in California. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.

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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2017–2024), and the filings of 26 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing