Provide an artistic home for bold and cutting-edge plays, creating an atmosphere of artistic growth for actors, writers, and directors who uniquely contribute to the diverse theatrical environment in the Coachella Valley.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
57¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2023 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $152K a year · 29% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
57%
of spending
Worth a look: 57% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
8
named funders · $732K
Looks good: 8 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$55K
16% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 16% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 7 voting members
Concern: none of 7 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$576K
+84% vs prior year
Spent
$435K
To programs
57%
Net assets
$278K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$576K
FY2023▲ +84%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$179K
FY2022$313K
FY2023$576K
FY2024$506K
FY2025$1.1M
Expenses
$435K
FY2023▲ +70%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$117K
FY2022$255K
FY2023$435K
FY2024$511K
FY2025$549K
Net assets
$278K
FY2023▲ +105%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$78K
FY2022$136K
FY2023$278K
FY2024$273K
FY2025$779K

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending May 2023) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jun 2011.

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Where the money goes

57 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 57% · $248K Management & general 40% · $176K Fundraising 3% · $11K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

7 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
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Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

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1 program · $248K · in their own filed words · FY2022
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Theatrical Productions

Provided theatrical productions of Braodway and Off-Broadway plays for general audiances, co-produced a theatrical event to raise funds for our scholarship program and provided an internship program for high school drama students.

$248Kprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$576K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$477K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$99K
Other incomeLn 4–11$10
Money outPt IX
$435K
Ln 25
Programscol B$248K
Managementcol C$176K
Fundraisingcol D$11K
Owns and owesPt X
$278K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$248K
Total assetsLn 16$332K
LiabilitiesLn 26$55K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$477K
Government grantsLn 1e$76K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$99K
Other incomeLn 4–11$10
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$576K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$248K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$248K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$69K
Other assetsLn 15$16K
Total assetsLn 16$332K
LiabilitiesLn 26$55K
Net assetsLn 32$278K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
Fiscal year endsHeaderMay
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$148K$248K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$19K$69K
Total assetsLn 16$176K$332K
LiabilitiesLn 26$41K$55K
Net assetsLn 32$136K$278K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$156K$60K$96K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$4K$4K
Payroll taxesLn 10$15K$6K$9K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$3K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$7K$7K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$8K$8K
Office expensesLn 13$5K$5K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$38K$19K$20K
TravelLn 17$34K$34K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$1K$1K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$481$481
InsuranceLn 23$14K$14K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$72K$72K
All other expensesLn 24e$76K$45K$20K$11K
Total functional expensesLn 25$435K$248K$176K$11K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.1M$549K$506K$779K 990 PDF
FY2024 $506K$511K−$5K$273K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $576K$435K$142K$278K 990 PDF
FY2022 $313K$255K$58K$136K 990 PDF
FY2021 $179K$117K$62K$78K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $576,219 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $221,386$477,456
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $102,977$98,753
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$11,434$10
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $312,929$576,219
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $83,762$174,521
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $171,375$260,075
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $255,137$434,596
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $57,792$141,623
Part VI · Governance 0 of 7 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members0
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $576,219 across 11 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$75,519
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$401,937
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$477,456
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $98,753$98,753
VIII-3 Investment income$0
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $10$10
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $98,763$576,219
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $434,596 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $59,872 · Management $95,994$155,866
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $3,607$3,607
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $6,068 · Management $8,980$15,048
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $2,820$2,820
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $7,397$7,397
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $8,483$8,483
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $4,813$4,813
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $18,555 · Management $19,800$38,355
IX-17 TravelPrograms $33,905$33,905
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 InterestManagement $1,353$1,353
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $481$481
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $13,965$13,965
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $72,172$72,172
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $44,959 · Management $19,910 · Fundraising $11,462$76,331
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $247,621 · Management $175,513 · Fundraising $11,462$434,596
Part X · Balance sheet $332,422 assets, 19 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $148,432$247,764
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $18,558$68,527
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $9,280$16,131
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $176,270$332,422
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $6,373$21,523
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $40,573$54,841
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $135,697$246
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$277,335
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $135,697$277,581
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $176,270$332,422
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $277,581 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$576,219
XI-2 Total expenses$434,596
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$141,623
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$135,697
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$261
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$277,581

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