Encore Theatre Group FY2020 filing

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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.
72¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$84K 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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FY2020 · 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 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $61K a year · 10% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
72%
of spending
Fine: 72% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$84K
to officers and key staff · 18% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 18% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.3 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
$251K
228% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 228% 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
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Revenue
$382K
Spent
$465K
To programs
72%
Net assets
−$141K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$382K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$382K
FY2021$495K
FY2022$711K
FY2023$687K
FY2024$723K
FY2025$724K
Expenses
$465K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$465K
FY2021$395K
FY2022$870K
FY2023$872K
FY2024$791K
FY2025$694K
Net assets
−$141K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$141K
FY2021−$27K
FY2022−$170K
FY2023−$377K
FY2024−$436K
FY2025−$411K

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending August 2020) · 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 Jun 2009.

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Where the money goes

72 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 72% · $336K Management & general 22% · $104K Fundraising 5% · $25K

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

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

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director (as of Oct.)
$42,515Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director (until Oct.)
$41,000Pt VII · Sec A
Director (as of Nov.)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director (as of Nov.)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director (as of Nov.)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
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

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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

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3 programs · $336K · in their own filed words · FY2019
01

Performance Workshops and Productions

Participants in each of these PRODUCTIONS/WORKSHOPS learn 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.

$327Kprogram expense
02

Summer & Winter Camps

During the winter and summer months, encore organizes several camps. They include 2 week musical theatre camps, 1 week camps and a shakespeare camp. Encore provides a wide range of opportunities including acting, singing, dancing, swordplay. The camps allow students to blossom at their own pace.

$7Kprogram expense
03

Performing Art Classes

Encore offers various classes to educate children in all aspects of the performing arts. Classes offered include: choreography classes, audition classes, dance classes, stage combat classes etc.

$1Kprogram 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 FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$382K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$297K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$100K
Investment incomeLn 3$57
Money outPt IX
$465K
Ln 25
Programscol B$336K
Managementcol C$104K
Fundraisingcol D$25K
Owns and owesPt X
−$141K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$89K
Total assetsLn 16$110K
LiabilitiesLn 26$251K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$100K
Government grantsLn 1e$50K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$4K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$37K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$297K
Investment incomeLn 3$57
Total revenueLn 12$382K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$89K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$89K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$8K
Other assetsLn 15$1K
Total assetsLn 16$110K
LiabilitiesLn 26$251K
Net assetsLn 32−$141K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 528
VolunteersI 6159
Fiscal year endsHeaderAugust
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$89K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$7K$8K
Total assetsLn 16$13K$110K
LiabilitiesLn 26$71K$251K
Net assetsLn 32−$58K−$141K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$1K$1K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$69K$26K$21K$21K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$101K$77K$22K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$18K$12K$5K$433
Accounting feesLn 11c$5K$5K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$62K$54K$8K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$6K$4K$2K$136
Office expensesLn 13$4K$3K$1K$105
OccupancyLn 16$20K$14K$5K$473
TravelLn 17$159$111$44$4
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$3K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$14K$14K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$163K$142K$21K$13
All other expensesLn 24e$134$30$104
Total functional expensesLn 25$465K$336K$104K$25K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS Jul 15, 2026 $724K$694K$31K−$411K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Jul 15, 2025 $723K$791K−$69K−$436K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Jul 15, 2024 $687K$872K−$185K−$377K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Sep 18, 2023 $711K$870K−$158K−$170K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Jul 13, 2022 $495K$395K$100K−$27K 990 PDF
FY2020 ViewingFiled with the IRS Mar 29, 2021 $382K$465K−$83K−$141K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $381,658 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $159,391$99,512
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $502,346$296,612
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $25$57
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$2,621−$14,523
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $659,141$381,658
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$1,040
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $233,861$187,628
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $411,956$276,110
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $645,817$464,778
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $13,324−$83,120
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 $381,658 across 10 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $2,445 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$36,665
VIII-1e Government grants$49,785
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$13,062
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$4,075
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$99,512
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $296,612$296,612
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $57$57
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $2,000$2,000
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$18,968−$18,968
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $296,612 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$14,466$381,658
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $464,778 across 14 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $1,040$1,040
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $26,221 · Management $20,938 · Fundraising $21,355$68,514
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $77,154 · Management $21,989 · Fundraising $2,096$101,239
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $12,448 · Management $4,994 · Fundraising $433$17,875
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $5,000$5,000
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $53,975 · Management $8,431$62,406
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $3,914 · Management $1,570 · Fundraising $136$5,620
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,012 · Management $1,208 · Fundraising $105$4,325
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $13,629 · Management $5,468 · Fundraising $473$19,570
IX-17 TravelPrograms $111 · Management $44 · Fundraising $4$159
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $2,518$2,518
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $13,596$13,596
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $142,189 · Management $20,580 · Fundraising $13$162,782
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $30 · Management $104$134
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $336,241 · Management $103,922 · Fundraising $24,615$464,778
Part X · Balance sheet $110,382 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearing$89,256
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $4,735$12,075
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,360$253
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $7,257$7,739
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$1,059
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $13,352$110,382
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $50,534$40,739
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $20,585$8,475
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$52,155
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $71,119$251,269
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$57,767−$140,887
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$57,767−$140,887
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $13,352$110,382
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$140,887 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$381,658
XI-2 Total expenses$464,778
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$83,120
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$57,767
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$140,887

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