Rogue Artists Ensemble FY2024 filing

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Sun Valley, CA501(c)(3)Since 2003Arts & CultureEIN 11-3706211Revenue $302K in FY2024

On file with the IRSPo Box 274, 91353-0274 · Sun Valley, CATax-exempt since Feb 2004Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Rogue Artists Ensemble is a collective of multi-disciplinary artists who create Hyper-theater, an innovative hybrid of theater traditions, puppetry, mask work, dance, music, and modern technology. Through a collaborative development process, with an emphasis on design and storytelling, the Rogues create original, thought-provoking performances. We cultivate unique audience experiences that appeal to multiple generations of theatergoers in order to expand the boundaries of contemporary American theater.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
91¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$76K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2024 · 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
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $5K a year · 2% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
91%
of spending
Looks good: 91% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$76K
to officers and key staff · 20% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 20% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.3 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $32K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$15K
87% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 87% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$302K
+60% vs prior year
Spent
$376K
To programs
91%
Net assets
$2K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$302K
FY2024▲ +60%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$139K
FY2021$115K
FY2022$219K
FY2023$189K
FY2024$302K
FY2025$201K
Expenses
$376K
FY2024▲ +138%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$140K
FY2021Not on file
FY2022$148K
FY2023$158K
FY2024$376K
FY2025$202K
Net assets
$2K
FY2024▼ -97%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$15K
FY2021−$35K
FY2022$32K
FY2023$72K
FY2024$2K
FY2025$254

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Feb 2004.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

91 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 91% · $343K Management & general 9% · $33K Fundraising 0% · $696

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; $76K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Artistic Director/Interim Board Chair
$30,876Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary/Managing Director
$28,009Pt VII · Sec A
Associate Artistic Director
$17,549Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer/Interim Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Alexis Robles’s $16K as Treasurer is at the 12th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2215 $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 · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Sean Cawelti—$30,876$28,341$13,008$8,200$20,000
Alexis Robles$16,444$28,009$23,770$11,831——
Chelsea Sutton$14,425$17,549$9,395$3,266$3,470—
Dawn Alden——$1,325$1,278$2,000—
Sarah Kay Peters——$1,800$1,616$600—

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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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

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

Programs and updates

Creates innovative, multi-disciplinary performances blending theater, puppetry, dance, music, and technology.

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1 program · $343K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Rogue Lab Rough Draft Series Happy Fall Skirball workshop Happy Fall full production Shells workshop Far Worse Things reading Play Impossible at Skirball Puppet Festival

$343Kprogram expense

Funders

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
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$32K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$302K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$240K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$62K
Money outPt IX
$376K
Ln 25
Programscol B$343K
Managementcol C$33K
Fundraisingcol D$696
Owns and owesPt X
$2K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$11K
Total assetsLn 16$17K
LiabilitiesLn 26$15K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$240K
Government grantsLn 1e$82K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$62K
Total revenueLn 12$302K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$11K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$11K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$6K
Total assetsLn 16$17K
LiabilitiesLn 26$15K
Net assetsLn 32$2K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 563
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$79K$11K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$6K$6K
Total assetsLn 16$84K$17K
LiabilitiesLn 26$12K$15K
Net assetsLn 32$72K$2K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$169K$141K$28K$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$21K$18K$4K$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$76K$75K$0$696
All other expensesLn 24e$110K$109K$1K$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$376K$343K$33K$696

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $201K$202K−$2K$254 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $302K$376K−$74K$2K 990 PDF
FY2023 $189K$158K$31K$72K 990 PDF
FY2022 $219K$148K$71K$32K 990 PDF
FY2021 $115K−$35K 990 PDF
FY2020 $139K$140K−$845$15K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $302,062 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $179,411$239,791
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $9,907$62,271
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $189,318$302,062
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $81,421$190,226
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $76,678$186,013
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $158,099$376,239
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $31,219−$74,177
Part VI · Governance 5 of 6 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members5
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 $302,062 across 5 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $30,821 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$82,188
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$157,603
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$239,791
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$31,450
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $62,271 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$302,062
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $376,239 across 4 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $140,934 · Management $28,009 · Fundraising $0$168,943
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $17,755 · Management $3,528 · Fundraising $0$21,283
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $75,370 · Management $0 · Fundraising $696$76,066
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $108,859 · Management $1,088 · Fundraising $0$109,947
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $342,918 · Management $32,625 · Fundraising $696$376,239
Part X · Balance sheet $16,792 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $78,658$10,948
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $110$129
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $5,715$5,715
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $84,483$16,792
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$2,478
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $12,350$12,097
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $12,350$14,575
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $72,133$2,217
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $72,133$2,217
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $84,483$16,792
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,217 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$302,062
XI-2 Total expenses$376,239
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$74,177
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$72,133
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$4,261
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,217

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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