Our mission is to introduce the public to the best works of Spanish and Pan Latino playwrights, both contemporary and classical and to foster an appreciation of the richness of Latin American and Iberian cultures.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
87¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$60K 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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FY2021 · 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
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $40K a year · 6% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
87%
of spending
Looks good: 87% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$60K
to officers and key staff · 24% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 24% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.1 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $52K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$69K
33% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 33% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$285K
-13% vs prior year
Spent
$249K
To programs
87%
Net assets
$143K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$285K
FY2021▼ -13%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$326K
FY2021$285K
FY2022$709K
FY2023$735K
FY2024$808K
FY2025$809K
Expenses
$249K
FY2021▼ -8%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$271K
FY2021$249K
FY2022$617K
FY2023$702K
FY2024$785K
FY2025$807K
Net assets
$143K
FY2021▼ -36%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$223K
FY2021$143K
FY2022$237K
FY2023$323K
FY2024$351K
FY2025$290K

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 1995.

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

Where the money goes

87 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 87% · $216K Management & general 11% · $28K Fundraising 2% · $5K

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

14 people listed on the 990; $60K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Founding Artistic Director
$60,500Pt VII · Sec A
Co-Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jose Cheo Oliveras’s $90K as Founding Artistic Director is at the 82nd 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2021FY2020
Jose Cheo Oliveras$89,500$87,000$84,201$60,500$68,500
Virginia Louloudes$80,000————
Edna Lee Figueroa$60,000————

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

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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

Programs and updates

Showcases Spanish and Pan Latino plays, fostering appreciation for Latin American and Iberian cultures.

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1 program · $216K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Provide theatrical and and educational enrichment in the program areas of a Mainstage Season featuring award-winning classical, contemporary and original plays a national and international touring program featured in classical competitions and invited to Spanish speaking communities lacking local theater access a school program engaging…

$216Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$52K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$285K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$238K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$47K
Money outPt IX
$249K
Ln 25
Programscol B$216K
Managementcol C$28K
Fundraisingcol D$5K
Owns and owesPt X
$143K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$44K
Total assetsLn 16$213K
LiabilitiesLn 26$69K
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$238K
Government grantsLn 1e$116K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$47K
Total revenueLn 12$285K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$44K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$44K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$70K
Other assetsLn 15$3K
Total assetsLn 16$213K
LiabilitiesLn 26$69K
Net assetsLn 32$143K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 526
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$105K$44K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$73K$70K
Total assetsLn 16$285K$213K
LiabilitiesLn 26$62K$69K
Net assetsLn 32$223K$143K
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$99K$88K$8K$3K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$42K$38K$3K$1K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$7K$6K$535$201
Payroll taxesLn 10−$20K−$18K−$2K−$599
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$9K$9K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$9K$9K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$11K$10K$912
Office expensesLn 13$932$829$75$28
Information technologyLn 14$24K$24K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$26K$23K$2K$783
TravelLn 17$2K$2K$141
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$3K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$396$352$32$12
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$34K$31K$3K$57
All other expensesLn 24e$1K$1K$110$13
Total functional expensesLn 25$249K$216K$28K$5K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $809K$807K$1K$290K 990 PDF
FY2024 $808K$785K$22K$351K 990 PDF
FY2023 $735K$702K$33K$323K 990 PDF
FY2022 $709K$617K$92K$237K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $285K$249K$36K$143K 990 PDF
FY2020 $326K$271K$54K$223K 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 $284,827 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $250,625$238,069
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $75,049$46,758
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $325,674$284,827
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $143,998$127,895
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $127,437$120,962
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $271,435$248,857
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $54,239$35,970
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members12
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 $284,827 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$115,950
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$122,119
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$238,069
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)$46,758
VIII-12 Total revenue$284,827
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $248,857 across 30 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 staffPrograms $88,110 · Management $7,920 · Fundraising $2,970$99,000
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $37,518 · Management $3,372 · Fundraising $1,265$42,155
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $5,957 · Management $535 · Fundraising $201$6,693
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms −$17,758 · Management −$1,596 · Fundraising −$599−$19,953
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $8,830$8,830
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $9,300$9,300
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $10,489 · Management $912$11,401
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $829 · Management $75 · Fundraising $28$932
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $23,717$23,717
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $23,239 · Management $2,089 · Fundraising $783$26,111
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,618 · Management $141$1,759
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $2,938$2,938
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $352 · Management $32 · Fundraising $12$396
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $31,401 · Management $2,736 · Fundraising $57$34,194
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,261 · Management $110 · Fundraising $13$1,384
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $216,033 · Management $28,094 · Fundraising $4,730$248,857
Part X · Balance sheet $212,873 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $104,547$43,683
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $98,748$96,250
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $73,071$70,216
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $293$210
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $5,164$2,514
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $285,435$212,873
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $23,407$3,603
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $38,752$65,782
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $62,159$69,385
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $223,276$143,488
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $223,276$143,488
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $285,435$212,873
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $143,488 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$284,827
XI-2 Total expenses$248,857
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$35,970
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$223,276
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$84,559
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$31,199
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$143,488

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