Recognition of the work of women in theater and to promote gender parity in theatrical productions

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
84¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$70K 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
1 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $56K a year · 12% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
84%
of spending
Looks good: 84% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$70K
to officers and key staff · 27% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 27% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
17 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 17.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $50K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$20K
5% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 5% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
17
of 18 voting members
Looks good: 17 of 18 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$224K
Spent
$259K
To programs
84%
Net assets
$348K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$224K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$224K
FY2021$963K
FY2022$808K
FY2023$499K
FY2024$282K
FY2025$60K
Expenses
$259K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$259K
FY2021$357K
FY2022$808K
FY2023$959K
FY2024$300K
FY2025$489K
Net assets
$348K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$348K
FY2021$955K
FY2022$954K
FY2023$493K
FY2024$475K
FY2025$45K

From the FY2020 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 Sep 2010.

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

Where the money goes

84 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 84% · $217K Management & general 14% · $35K Fundraising 3% · $7K

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

18 people listed on the 990; $70K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Vice President
$70,000Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Julia Jordan’s $150K as Vice President is at the 100th percentile of top reported officer pay among 250 <$100K 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2023FY2021FY2020
Julia Jordan$150,000$70,000$70,000

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

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Celebrates women's theater work and promotes gender balance in productions.

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3 programs · $217K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

The lilly awards celebrates the work of women in the theater and highlights the need to promote gender parity in theatrical productions

$118Kprogram expense
02

3VIEWS: a new online journal about the art of theater

$80Kprogram expense
03

Lorraine hansbery statue to celebrate the great american playwright

$19Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$50K
Grants paid · 10 grants · $879K · 2020–2024
Congo Square Theatre CompanyIL · FY2024$23,700
Support Black TheatreCA · FY2024$15,000
ShunpikeWA · FY2024$10,000
The American Writers MuseumIL · FY2024$8,575
Unitemized GrantFY2024$2,000
The Dramatists Guild Fund INCNY · FY2023$500,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$75,000
Unitemized GrantFY2022$75,000
Unitemized GrantFY2021$85,000
Unitemized GrantFY2020$85,000

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$224K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$224K
Money outPt IX
$259K
Ln 25
Programscol B$217K
Managementcol C$35K
Fundraisingcol D$7K
Owns and owesPt X
$348K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$368K
Total assetsLn 16$368K
LiabilitiesLn 26$20K
PeoplePt VI, VII
18
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a18
IndependentVI 1b17
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$224K
Total revenueLn 12$224K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$368K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$368K
Total assetsLn 16$368K
LiabilitiesLn 26$20K
Net assetsLn 32$348K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 625
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$389K$368K
Total assetsLn 16$391K$368K
LiabilitiesLn 26$7K$20K
Net assetsLn 32$383K$348K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$85K$85K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$70K$56K$8K$6K
Payroll taxesLn 10$7K$6K$827$551
Management feesLn 11a$4K$4K
Accounting feesLn 11c$6K$6K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$65K$59K$4K$1K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$334$334
Office expensesLn 13$201$201
Information technologyLn 14$10K$8K$2K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$1K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$969$969
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$10K$3K$8K$56
Total functional expensesLn 25$259K$217K$35K$7K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $60K$489K−$430K$45K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Sep 2, 2025 $282K$300K−$19K$475K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2024 $499K$959K−$461K$493K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 13, 2023 $808K$808K−$816$954K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2022 $963K$357K$606K$955K 990 PDF
FY2020 ViewingFiled with the IRS Oct 28, 2021 $224K$259K−$35K$348K 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 $224,069 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $275,288$224,069
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $275,288$224,069
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $65,000$85,000
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $83,396$76,891
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $38,700$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $74,757$97,377
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $261,853$259,268
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $13,435−$35,199
Part VI · Governance 17 of 18 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body18
VI-1b Independent voting members17
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $224,069 across 3 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$224,069
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$224,069
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$224,069
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $259,268 across 12 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $85,000$85,000
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $56,000 · Management $8,400 · Fundraising $5,600$70,000
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $5,513 · Management $827 · Fundraising $551$6,891
IX-11a Management feesManagement $4,000$4,000
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $5,500$5,500
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $59,307 · Management $4,456 · Fundraising $1,200$64,963
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $334$334
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $201$201
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $8,100 · Management $1,759$9,859
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $1,164$1,164
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $969$969
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $2,516 · Management $7,815 · Fundraising $56$10,387
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $216,770 · Management $35,091 · Fundraising $7,407$259,268
Part X · Balance sheet $368,391 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $389,331$368,391
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $390,701$368,391
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $7,248$5,555
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$14,582
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $7,248$20,137
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $353,453$298,254
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $30,000$50,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $383,453$348,254
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $390,701$368,391
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $348,254 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$224,069
XI-2 Total expenses$259,268
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$35,199
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$383,453
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$348,254

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