Encore Theatre Group

Tax-deductible

Los Angeles, CA501(c)(3)Since 2007Arts & CultureEIN 26-0735564Revenue $724K in FY2024

On file with the IRSencoresouthbay.org700 W 9th St Apt 2920, 90015-4552 · Los Angeles, CATax-exempt since Jun 2009Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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To build community and transform lives by providing high quality, intensive musical and non-musical Theatre training, as well as theatrical performances of all kinds in the south bay and los angeles harbor areas.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
75¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 159 volunteers and 28 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $79K a year · 13% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
75%
of spending
Looks good: 75% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$84K
to officers and key staff · 12% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 60% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 12% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.0 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $2K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$488K
631% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 631% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$724K
+0.2% vs prior year
Spent
$694K
To programs
75%
Net assets
−$411K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$724K
FY2024+0.2%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$382K
FY2021$495K
FY2022$711K
FY2023$687K
FY2024$723K
FY2024$724K
Expenses
$694K
FY2024▼ -12%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$465K
FY2021$395K
FY2022$870K
FY2023$872K
FY2024$791K
FY2024$694K
Net assets
−$411K
FY2024▲ +6%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$141K
FY2021−$27K
FY2022−$170K
FY2023−$377K
FY2024−$436K
FY2024−$411K

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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jun 2009.

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

Where the money goes

75 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 75% · $522K Management & general 22% · $152K Fundraising 3% · $19K

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

9 people listed on the 990; $84K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$65,218Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Producer
$18,710Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Carla Rojo’s $65K as Executive Director is at the 60th 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

NameFY2024FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Carla Rojo$65,218$70,000$70,000$70,000$45,169$42,515
Tracy Schiller—————$41,000
Sharona Krinsky$18,710$37,478$25,988$25,173$18,871—

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

Offers intensive theatre training and performances to build community and transform lives.

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3 programs · $522K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Performance Workshops and Productions

Participants in each of these performance WORKSHOPS/PRODUCTIONS learns about all parts of performing including taking direction, blocking, acting, dancing, singing and choreography. Part of the learning experience includes teamwork, patience, leadership, note taking and reading.

$384Kprogram expense
02

Summer Camps

During the summer months, encore organizes several camps. They include 2.5, 3 week and 1 week musical theater camps and an occassional shakespeare camp. Encore provides a wide range of opportunities including acting, singing, dancing and swordplay. The camps allow students to blosssom at their own pace.

$135Kprogram expense
03

Performing Arts Classes

Encore offers various classes to educate children in all aspect of performing arts. Classes offered includes: acting, dancing, audition preparation, stage combat etc.

$3Kprogram 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 1 funder$2K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$724K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$420K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$301K
Other incomeLn 4–11$3K
Money outPt IX
$694K
Ln 25
Programscol B$522K
Managementcol C$152K
Fundraisingcol D$19K
Owns and owesPt X
−$411K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$58K
Total assetsLn 16$77K
LiabilitiesLn 26$488K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$301K
Government grantsLn 1e$187K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$7K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$2K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$420K
Investment incomeLn 3$87
Other incomeLn 4–11$3K
Total revenueLn 12$724K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$55K
SavingsLn 2$3K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$58K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$550
Other assetsLn 15$2K
Total assetsLn 16$77K
LiabilitiesLn 26$488K
Net assetsLn 32−$411K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 528
VolunteersI 6159
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$20K$58K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$7K$550
Total assetsLn 16$66K$77K
LiabilitiesLn 26$502K$488K
Net assetsLn 32−$436K−$411K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$750$750
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$73K$32K$27K$14K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$158K$120K$34K$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10$21K$16K$5K$439
Legal feesLn 11b$15K$15K
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$4K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$77K$77K
Office expensesLn 13$23K$16K$6K$553
Information technologyLn 14$6K$6K
OccupancyLn 16$36K$25K$10K$861
TravelLn 17$92$64$26$2
InterestLn 20$14K$14K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$7K$7K
InsuranceLn 23$29K$29K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$230K$227K$3K$35
All other expensesLn 24e$863$602$241$20
Total functional expensesLn 25$694K$522K$152K$19K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 $723K$791K−$69K−$436K 990 PDF
FY2023 $687K$872K−$185K−$377K 990 PDF
FY2022 $711K$870K−$158K−$170K 990 PDF
FY2021 $495K$395K$100K−$27K 990 PDF
FY2020 $382K$465K−$83K−$141K 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 $724,172 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $182,171$300,887
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $536,229$420,184
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $962$87
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $3,589$3,014
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $722,951$724,172
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$750
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $338,506$252,319
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $452,969$440,596
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $791,475$693,665
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$68,524$30,507
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
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 $724,172 across 9 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $1,169 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$2,034
VIII-1e Government grants$186,994
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$111,859
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$7,372
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$300,887
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $420,184$420,184
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $87$87
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $1,845$1,845
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $420,184 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $3,101$724,172
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $693,665 across 16 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $750$750
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $32,135 · Management $26,839 · Fundraising $14,234$73,208
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $120,348 · Management $34,300 · Fundraising $3,269$157,917
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $16,152 · Management $4,603 · Fundraising $439$21,194
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $15,428$15,428
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $3,500$3,500
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $77,489$77,489
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $15,922 · Management $6,388 · Fundraising $553$22,863
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $5,925$5,925
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $24,775 · Management $9,940 · Fundraising $861$35,576
IX-17 TravelPrograms $64 · Management $26 · Fundraising $2$92
IX-20 InterestManagement $13,709$13,709
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $6,875$6,875
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $28,671$28,671
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $226,733 · Management $2,837 · Fundraising $35$229,605
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $602 · Management $241 · Fundraising $20$863
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $521,845 · Management $152,407 · Fundraising $19,413$693,665
Part X · Balance sheet $77,380 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $19,837$55,287
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$2,600
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $37,151$16,488
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $6,825$550
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $2,455$2,455
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $66,268$77,380
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,537$1,844
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $501,886$488,267
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$435,618−$410,887
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$435,618−$410,887
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $66,268$77,380
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$410,887 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$724,172
XI-2 Total expenses$693,665
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$30,507
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$435,618
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$5,776
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$410,887

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