Celebration Productions Corporation EIN 82-1111453

Celebration Productions Corporation

EIN  82-1111453 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Hollywood, CA
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Stages plays and musicals celebrating the LGBTQ+ community.
Leadership
Money in and out
$508K revenue, $266K expenses
Bottom line
61% program efficiency

Stages plays and musicals celebrating the LGBTQ+ community. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $508K in revenue, $266K in expenses, and $316K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$508K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$266K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$316K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $242K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.61 Management & general $0.16 Fundraising $0.23
Program efficiency
61%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
14.1mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +464% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+48%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +130% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$508K
FY2025▲ +279%
Expenses
$266K
FY2025▼ -42%
Total assets
$317K
FY2025▼ -6%
Total liabilities
$586
FY2025▼ -99%
Total revenue
$508K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$266K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$316K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$242K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$317K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B61%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 39
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 49
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $70K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

In July-September 2024 Celebration Theatre engaged 3 playwrights of lived trans experience in a Writers Room supported by our project director volunteer writing consultant and three dramaturgical consultants to commission three new one-acts for TALES OF THE TRANSCESTORS: THE DIVINE the third installment of the theatres new works…

$55Kprogram expense
02

In November 2024 the theatres Celebrating New Works program presented a West Coast Premiere workshop reading presentation of FAUCI & KRAMER by Drew Fornarola a co-production with Los Angeles LGBT Center at its DavidsonValentini Theatre.

$8Kprogram expense
03

In October 2024 Celebration Theatre returned to participate in One Institutes Circa: Queer Histories Festival with a reading of Boni Alvarez play STICKY RICE at festival venue partner Los Angeles LGBT Centers Renberg Theatre.

$7Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CCelebration Productions Corporation
EINHdr · item D82-1111453
Principal addressHdr · item CHollywood, CA
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.celebrationtheatre.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFArts & Culture (A65)
Ruling yearIRS BMFMar 2018

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a9
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b9
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Brittney S Wheeler’s $79K as Artistic Director is at the 74th 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Christopher Maikish$75,949$83,353$48,304$8,517
Brittney S Wheeler$79,006$28,426
Ann James$52,000

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$496K · 98%
Program service revenue$6K · 1%
Investment income$6K · 1%
Contributions & grants98%$496K
Program service revenue1%$6K
Investment income1%$6K
— government grantsLn 1e$10K
Total revenueLn 12$508K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.61 Management & general $0.16 Fundraising $0.23
Program services61%$163K
Management & general16%$43K
Fundraising23%$60K
Total functional expensesLn 25$266K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$311K
Total assetsLn 16$317K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$586
Total net assetsLn 32$316K
Months of cash on handcomputed14.1

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $311K · Operating expenses/yr $266K
14.1 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $163K · Total expenses $266K
61%
Management & General
Management & general $43K · Total expenses $266K
16%
Fundraising
Fundraising $60K · Total expenses $266K
23%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (2-yr avg) $83K · Solicited contributions (2-yr avg) $529K
$0.16 to raise $1 (2-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $496K · Total revenue $508K
98%
Government reliance
Government grants $10K · Total revenue $508K
2%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $6K · Total revenue $508K
1%
Investment reliance
Investment income $6K · Total revenue $508K
+1%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $6K · Total expenses $266K
2%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $508K · Prior year $134K
+279%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $74K · FY2024 $508K
+62%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $316K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $508K · Expenses $266K
+48%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $317K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $316K · Total assets $317K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $317K
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Parnell Damone Marcano · Reported title Chair · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $266K
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $191K · Total expenses $266K
72%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 61%
Overhead ratio 16%
Fundraising cost ratio 12%
Revenue growth 279%
Investment management fee ratio 0%
Legal fee ratio 0%
Accounting fee ratio 1%
Fundraising fee ratio 0%

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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$12K

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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)$508K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$134K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$684K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$252K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$74K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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