Desert Theaterworks FY2022 filing

Tax-deductible

Indio, CA501(c)(3)Arts & CultureEIN 46-2329652Revenue $692K in FY2022

On file with the IRSdtworks.org45175 Fargo St, 92201-4415 · Indio, CATax-exempt since Sep 2015Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Is organized exclusively for charitable purposes within the meaning of section 501(c)(3) of the internal revenue code, 1986, for purposes included but not limited to: 1. Provide education, entertainment and exposure to cultural experieince 2. Provide a resource for residents and visitors of the valley to enrich cultural depth and education

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
48¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$32K 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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FY2022 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $211K a year · 25% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
48%
of spending
Concern: 48% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$32K
to officers and key staff · 4% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 4% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 8.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $10K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$643K
57% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 57% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
1
of 1 voting members
Looks good: 1 of 1 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$692K
-7% vs prior year
Spent
$736K
To programs
48%
Net assets
$478K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$692K
FY2022▼ -7%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$294K
FY2021$743K
FY2022$692K
FY2023$928K
FY2024$1.5M
Expenses
$736K
FY2022▲ +120%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$253K
FY2021$334K
FY2022$736K
FY2023$887K
FY2024$916K
Net assets
$478K
FY2022▼ -8%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$113K
FY2021$522K
FY2022$478K
FY2023$519K
FY2024$1.1M

From the FY2022 Form 990 · 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Sep 2015.

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

Where the money goes

48 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 48% · $356K Management & general 52% · $380K

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

1 person listed on the 990; $32K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$31,549Pt VII · Sec A

Ronald D Phillips-Martinez’s $500 as Executive Dir. is at the 0th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3925 $1–10M 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

NameFY2023FY2022FY2021
Ronald D Phillips-Martinez$500$31,549$37,500

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

Enriches cultural depth and education through arts, entertainment, and experiences for residents and visitors.

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1 program · $356K · in their own filed words · FY2022
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Provided a cultural exepience in the form of high quality live theatre productions for the people of coachella valley. Provided an educational experience to local students by having a kids camp.

$356Kprogram 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$10K

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$692K
Ln 12
Other incomeLn 4–11$370K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$322K
Money outPt IX
$736K
Ln 25
Programscol B$356K
Managementcol C$380K
Owns and owesPt X
$478K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$509K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$643K
PeoplePt VI, VII
1
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a1
IndependentVI 1b1
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$322K
Government grantsLn 1e$217K
Other incomeLn 4–11$370K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$692K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$509K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$509K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$611K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$643K
Net assetsLn 32$478K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 57
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 FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$833K$509K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$537K$643K
Net assetsLn 32$522K$478K
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$32K$32K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$261K$261K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$22K$22K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$36K$36K
Office expensesLn 13$6K$6K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$14K$14K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$5K$5K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$45K$45K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$296K$296K
All other expensesLn 24e$19K$3K$15K
Total functional expensesLn 25$736K$356K$380K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $1.5M$916K$609K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $928K$887K$42K$519K 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $692K$736K−$44K$478K 990 PDF
FY2021 $743K$334K$409K$522K 990 PDF
FY2020 $294K$253K$41K$113K 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
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Part I · Summary $691,973 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $666,879$321,560
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $75,777$370,413
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $742,656$691,973
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $154,045$315,299
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $179,824$420,793
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $333,869$736,092
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $408,787−$44,119
Part VI · Governance 1 of 1 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body1
VI-1b Independent voting members1
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 $691,973 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$216,560
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$105,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$321,560
VIII-3 Investment income$0
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $370,413$370,413
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $370,413$691,973
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $736,092 across 31 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 staffManagement $31,549$31,549
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesManagement $261,344$261,344
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $22,406$22,406
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting fees$0
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for services$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $35,605$35,605
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $6,448$6,448
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 TravelPrograms $14,236$14,236
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 InterestManagement $4,950$4,950
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $44,541$44,541
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $296,432$296,432
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $3,448 · Management $15,133$18,581
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $356,169 · Management $379,923 · Fundraising $0$736,092
Part X · Balance sheet $1,120,235 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $832,530$509,186
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$0
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $226,319$611,049
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,058,849$1,120,235
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $537,106$642,611
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $537,106$642,611
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $521,743$477,624
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,058,849$1,120,235
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $477,624 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$691,973
XI-2 Total expenses$736,092
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$44,119
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$521,743
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$477,624

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