Active Cultures EIN 82-5384806

Active Cultures

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Offers food programs and cultural events, bringing people together through art and contemporary culture. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $348K in revenue, $295K in expenses, and $104K in net assets.Pt I

Founded
2017
Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Arts & Culture
Location
Los Angeles, CA
Website
www.active-cultures.org
Filings
5 on file (2021–2025)
Revenue
$348KFY2025
Expenses
$295K
Net assets
$104K
People
7
Filings
5
Updates
0
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EIN  82-5384806 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Los Angeles, CA Founded 2017
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Offers food programs and cultural events, bringing people together through art and contemporary culture.
Leadership
Laura Fried · Executive Director · $91K
Money in and out
$348K revenue, $295K expenses
Bottom line
69% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$348K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$295K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$104K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $53K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.69 Management & general $0.10 Fundraising $0.21
Program efficiency
69%
of spending reaches programs▲ +34% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
3.7mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +825% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+15%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +472% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$348K
FY2025▲ +39%
Expenses
$295K
FY2025▲ +21%
Total assets
$111K
FY2025▲ +73%
Total liabilities
$8K
FY2025▼ -46%
Total revenue
$348K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$295K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$104K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$53K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$111K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B69%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 36
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 46
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $203K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
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Fiscal year 2025 was the first full year of implementing active cultures' FY2024-2027 strategic plan, a year devoted to grounding the organization's values in practice. Active cultures deepened its artist collaborations, expanded free public programming, and strengthened the organizational infrastructure required to sustain and grow its…

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CActive Cultures
EINHdr · item D82-5384806
Principal addressHdr · item CLos Angeles, CA
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.active-cultures.org
Year of formationHdr · item L2017
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFArts & Culture (A25)
Ruling yearIRS BMFMar 2019

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a6
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b6
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
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
Executive Director
$90,750Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Laura Fried’s $91K as Executive Director is at the 83rd 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Laura Fried$90,750$74,250$96,076
Laura Fried$91,108$47,250

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$340K · 98%
Program service revenue$7K · 2%
Contributions & grants98%$340K
Program service revenue2%$7K
Investment income$925
Other revenue$615
— government grantsLn 1e$11K
Total revenueLn 12$348K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.69 Management & general $0.10 Fundraising $0.21
Program services69%$203K
Management & general10%$31K
Fundraising21%$61K
Total functional expensesLn 25$295K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$92K
Total assetsLn 16$111K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$8K
Total net assetsLn 32$104K
Months of cash on handcomputed3.7

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $92K · Operating expenses/yr $295K
3.7 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $203K · Total expenses $295K
69%
Management & General
Management & general $31K · Total expenses $295K
10%
Fundraising
Fundraising $61K · Total expenses $295K
21%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $63K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $252K
$0.25 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $340K · Total revenue $348K
98%
Government reliance
Government grants $11K · Total revenue $348K
3%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $7K · Total revenue $348K
2%
Investment reliance
Investment income $925 · Total revenue $348K
+0.3%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $7K · Total expenses $295K
2%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $348K · Prior year $250K
+39%
Revenue CAGR
FY2021 $218K · FY2025 $348K
+12%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $104K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $348K · Expenses $295K
+15%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $111K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $104K · Total assets $111K
93%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $111K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Laura Fried · Reported title EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $91K · Total expenses $295K
31%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $205K · Total expenses $295K
70%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 69%
Overhead ratio 10%
Fundraising cost ratio 18%
Revenue growth 39%

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
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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)$348K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$250K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$319K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$314K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$218K 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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