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Bindlestiff Studio EIN 04-3739923

Bindlestiff Studio FY2020 filing

EIN  04-3739923 Public charity (501(c)(3)) San Francisco, CA Founded 2001
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Nurtures and mentors young Filipino American artists and leaders in an affordable theater.
Leadership
Oliver Saria · Managing Director · $35K
Money in and out
$382K revenue, $237K expenses
Bottom line
70% program efficiency

Nurtures and mentors young Filipino American artists and leaders in an affordable theater. For fiscal year 2020 it reported $382K in revenue, $237K in expenses, and $331K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2020
Total revenue
$382K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$237K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$331K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $145K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.70 Management & general $0.30 Fundraising $0.00
Program efficiency
70%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
16.6mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+38%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2020 · Form 990
Revenue
$382K
FY2020
Expenses
$237K
FY2020
Total assets
$331K
FY2020
Total liabilities
$0
FY2020
Total revenue
$382K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$237K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$331K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$145K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$331K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B70%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 34
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 44
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

2 program services account for $329K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2020.
01

02/14/2020FOB Show04/22/2020Stand-up Comedy Workshop with Kevin Camia 05/12/2020Acting Workshop with Jed Parsario, Stage Combat Workshop with Raisa Donato05/30/2020BindleZoom Silog Show06/26/2020BindleLaugh Jam Stand-up Comedy Showcase07/25/2020Kwento Times Staged Reading: Reg Clay, Conrad Panganiban & Giovanni Ortega08/01/2020OK Ba…

$165Kprogram expense
02

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$165Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CBindlestiff Studio
EINHdr · item D04-3739923
Principal addressHdr · item CSan Francisco, CA
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.bindlestiffstudio.org
Year of formationHdr · item L2001
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFArts & Culture (A23)
Ruling yearIRS BMFDec 2003

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a4
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b4
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2Yes

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Oliver Saria
Managing Director
$34,575Pt VII · Sec A
Oliver Saria
Managing Dir
$34,575Pt VII · Sec A
David Ragaza
Former Board Member
$3,215Pt VII · Sec A
$1,560Pt VII · Sec A
$1,560Pt VII · Sec A
$43Pt VII · Sec A
$43Pt VII · Sec A
Tiffany Basa
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Aureen Almario’s $56K as Artistic Director is at the 51st percentile of top reported officer pay among 2212 $100K–1M arts & culture nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Aureen Almario$56,254$46,475$40,428$55,733—
Oliver Saria$33,660$33,600$2,000$49,309$34,575
David Ragaza$38,085$38,115$2,440$3,979—
Oliver Saria————$34,575
David Ragaza————$3,215
Julie Kuwabara—$2,237—$1,546$1,560
Julie Kuwabara————$1,560
Charles Lacson$1,300——$750$43

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$318K · 83%
Program service revenue$58K · 15%
Other revenue$6K · 1%
Contributions & grants83%$318K
Program service revenue15%$58K
Other revenue1%$6K
Investment income$1
— government grantsLn 1e$210K
Total revenueLn 12$382K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.70 Management & general $0.30 Fundraising $0.00
Program services70%$165K
Management & general30%$72K
Fundraising$109
Total functional expensesLn 25$237K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$328K
Total assetsLn 16$331K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$0
Total net assetsLn 32$331K
Months of cash on handcomputed16.6

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2020 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $328K · Operating expenses/yr $237K
16.6 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $165K · Total expenses $237K
70%
Management & General
Management & general $72K · Total expenses $237K
30%
Fundraising
Fundraising $109 · Total expenses $237K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense $109 · Solicited contributions $108K
$0.00 to raise $1
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $318K · Total revenue $382K
83%
Government reliance
Government grants $210K · Total revenue $382K
55%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $58K · Total revenue $382K
15%
Investment reliance
Investment income $1 · Total revenue $382K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $58K · Total expenses $237K
25%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $382K · Prior year —
No prior year on file
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $331K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $382K · Expenses $237K
+38%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $331K
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $331K · Total assets $331K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $331K
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Oliver Saria · Reported title MANAGING DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $35K · Total expenses $237K
15%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $53K · Total expenses $237K
22%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 70%——
Overhead ratio 30%——
Fundraising cost ratio 0%——
Investment management fee ratio 0%——
Legal fee ratio 0%——
Accounting fee ratio 0%——
Fundraising fee ratio 0%——

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Asian Pacific FundFY2024$50K
Tides FoundationFY2024$40K
Theatre Bay AreaFY2024$15K
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$105K
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Grants paid · 11 grants · $37K · 2020–2022
Unitemized GrantFY2022$776
Unitemized GrantFY2022$500
Unitemized GrantFY2022$350
Unitemized GrantFY2021$11,200
Unitemized GrantFY2021$1,325
Unitemized GrantFY2021$855
Unitemized GrantFY2021$500
Unitemized GrantFY2021$207
Unitemized GrantFY2021$200
Unitemized GrantFY2020$10,609
Unitemized GrantFY2020$10,609

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024 (Latest)$348K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$423K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$323K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$325K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$382K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2020IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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