The Shakespeare Center of Los Angeles INC EIN 13-3167013

The Shakespeare Center of Los Angeles INC

EIN  13-3167013 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Los Angeles, CA
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Size
$1–10M
What they do
Brings professional theater traditions to all, enriching communities through accessible performances.
Leadership
Ben Donenberg · Artistic Director · $106K
Money in and out
$1.4M revenue, $1.8M expenses
Bottom line
63% program efficiency

Brings professional theater traditions to all, enriching communities through accessible performances. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $1.4M in revenue, $1.8M in expenses, and $1.1M in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$1.4M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$1.8M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$1.1M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$435K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.63 Management & general $0.22 Fundraising $0.15
Program efficiency
63%
of spending reaches programs▼ -29% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
59.0mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +134% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-32%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -1468% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$1.4M
FY2024▼ -74%
Expenses
$1.8M
FY2024▼ -66%
Total assets
$13.6M
FY2024▼ -25%
Total liabilities
$12.5M
FY2024▼ -25%
Total revenue
$1.4M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$1.8M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$1.1M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$435K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$13.6M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B63%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 314
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 414
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $1.1M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2023.
01

Scla's main stage are professional, fully-staged indoor and outdoor productions and staged readings. Main stage programming incorporates veterans in art, which hired military veterans to fill technical theater positions to support the presentation of main stage productions and staged readings.

$606Kprogram expense
02

Shakespeare in american classroms offers an urgent and innovative teacher training seminars that feature proprietary curriculum materials designed to illuminate shakespeare's texts through social justice principles.

$392Kprogram expense
03

Youth and education programs include will power to youth, will power to schools, and write on!. Will power to youth and write on! Hire teens and young adults to create adaptations of shakespeare that reflect their thoughts, feelings, and perspectives on shakespeare's themes.

$135Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CThe Shakespeare Center of Los Angeles INC
EINHdr · item D13-3167013
Principal addressHdr · item CLos Angeles, CA
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.shakespearecenter.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFNonprofit
Ruling yearIRS BMFDec 1987

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a14
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b14
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 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
Artistic Director
$105,667Pt VII · Sec A
Dod/Interim Managing Direc
$103,934Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Ben Donenberg$105,667$115,894$117,727
Ben Donenberg$114,299$115,155
Danielle Bearden-Mead$103,934$104,167
Jerry a Scharlin$36,000$36,000
Dana P Goland$15,626

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$1.1M · 77%
Investment income$213K · 15%
Other revenue$98K · 7%
Contributions & grants77%$1.1M
Investment income15%$213K
Other revenue7%$98K
— government grantsLn 1e$466K
Total revenueLn 12$1.4M

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.63 Management & general $0.22 Fundraising $0.15
Program services63%$1.1M
Management & general22%$402K
Fundraising15%$275K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.8M

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$8.5M
Total assetsLn 16$13.6M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$12.5M
Total net assetsLn 32$1.1M
Months of cash on handcomputed56.5

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $8.5M · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $1.8M · Less non-cash grants $75K · Cash operating expenses/yr $1.7M
59.0 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $1.1M · Total expenses $1.8M
63%
Management & General
Management & general $402K · Total expenses $1.8M
22%
Fundraising
Fundraising $275K · Total expenses $1.8M
15%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $316K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $1.8M
$0.18 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $1.1M · Total revenue $1.4M
77%
Government reliance
Government grants $466K · Total revenue $1.4M
34%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $1.4M
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $213K · Total revenue $1.4M
+15%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $1.8M
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $1.4M · Prior year $5.2M
-74%
Revenue CAGR
FY2019 $1.1M · FY2023 $1.4M
+5%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $1.1M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $1.4M · Expenses $1.8M
-32%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $13.6M
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $1.1M · Total assets $13.6M
8%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $13.6M
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Ben Donenberg · Reported title ARTISTIC DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $106K · Total expenses $1.8M
6%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $704K · Total expenses $1.8M
39%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 63%
Overhead ratio 22%
Fundraising cost ratio 26%
Revenue growth -74%
Legal fee ratio 3%
Accounting fee ratio 1%

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
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Grants paid · 1 grant · $3.2M · 2022–2022
Shakespeare Guild Los AngelesCA · FY2022$3,250,000

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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)$1.4M revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$5.2M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$1.7M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$674K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$1.1M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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