E S C A P E EIN 75-3130919

E S C A P E FY2022 filing

EIN  75-3130919 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Canyon Cntry, CA
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Teaches children and parents theatre skills, building self-esteem, discipline, creativity, and teamwork.
Leadership
Jan Daisher · Officer
Money in and out
$644K revenue, $502K expenses
Bottom line
83% program efficiency

Teaches children and parents theatre skills, building self-esteem, discipline, creativity, and teamwork. For fiscal year 2022 it reported $644K in revenue, $502K in expenses, and $334K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2022
Total revenue
$644K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$502K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$334K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $142K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.83 Management & general $0.17
Program efficiency
83%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
8.0mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+22%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2022 · Form 990
Revenue
$644K
FY2022▲ +120%
Expenses
$502K
FY2022▲ +27%
Total assets
$336K
FY2022▲ +75%
Total liabilities
$2K
FY2022▲ ×13
Total revenue
$644K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$502K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$334K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$142K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$336K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B83%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 38
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 48
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $418K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2022.
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Our mission is to give youth and teens an opportunity to develop skills in singing, dancing, and acting, while developing self-esteem, discipline, creativity and teamwork in an environment that is positive, supportive, and most importantly fun.

$418Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CE S C A P E
EINHdr · item D75-3130919
Principal addressHdr · item CCanyon Cntry, CA
WebsiteHdr · item Jnone reported
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFArts & Culture (A60)
Ruling yearIRS BMFNov 2004

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a8
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b8
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Financial Officer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Elizabeth Burson’s $134K as President is at the 97th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2213 $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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2021FY2020
Elizabeth Burson$133,750$142,538$78,483$77,792
Elizabeth Burton$77,792

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Program service revenue$452K · 70%
Contributions & grants$204K · 32%
Program service revenue70%$452K
Contributions & grants32%$204K
Investment income$1K
— government grantsLn 1e$150K
Total revenueLn 12$644K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.83 Management & general $0.17
Program services83%$418K
Management & general17%$84K
Total functional expensesLn 25$502K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$333K
Total assetsLn 16$336K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$2K
Total net assetsLn 32$334K
Months of cash on handcomputed8.0

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2022 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $333K · Operating expenses/yr $502K
8.0 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $418K · Total expenses $502K
83%
Management & General
Management & general $84K · Total expenses $502K
17%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $502K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $0 · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $56K
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $204K · Total revenue $644K
32%
Government reliance
Government grants $150K · Total revenue $644K
23%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $452K · Total revenue $644K
70%
Investment reliance
Investment income $1K · Total revenue $644K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $452K · Total expenses $502K
90%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $644K · Prior year $292K
+120%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $334K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $644K · Expenses $502K
+22%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $336K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $334K · Total assets $336K
99%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $336K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Jan Daisher · Reported title OFFICER · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $502K
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $208K · Total expenses $502K
41%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 83%
Overhead ratio 17%
Fundraising cost ratio 0%
Revenue growth 120%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$9K

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$666K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$788K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$725K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$644K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$292K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$395K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2022IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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