New Conservatory FY2023 filing

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San Francisco, CA501(c)(3)Arts & CultureEIN 94-2778856

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The mission of the New Conservatory Theatre Center is to champion innovative high-quality experience for youth, adults and artists to effect personal and societal growth, enlightenment and change. There are six primary programs at NCTC: Pride Season Plays, Youth & Adult Conservatory, YouthAware, Theatre Performances, New Plays Commissions & Emerging Artists Programs and Cabaret Series.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
86¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$105K 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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FY2023 · 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
FY2025
latest Form 990
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $4K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
86%
of spending
Looks good: 86% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$105K
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
12
named funders · $453K
Looks good: 12 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.3M
40% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 40% 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
$1.8M
+16% vs prior year
Spent
$1.9M
To programs
86%
Net assets
$1.9M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.8M
FY2023▲ +16%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.1M
FY2021$1.5M
FY2022$1.6M
FY2023$1.8M
FY2024$1.9M
FY2025$1.9M
Expenses
$1.9M
FY2023▲ +13%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.6M
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.7M
FY2023$1.9M
FY2024$2.1M
FY2025$2.3M
Net assets
$1.9M
FY2023▼ -5%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.7M
FY2021$2.2M
FY2022$2.0M
FY2023$1.9M
FY2024$1.7M
FY2025$1.3M

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending August 2023) · 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Dec 1981.

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Where the money goes

86 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 86% · $1.7M Management & general 3% · $58K Fundraising 11% · $211K

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; $105K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
Artistic Director
$105,486Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$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

Ed Decker’s $105K as Artistic Dir is at the 36th 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 · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Ed Decker$104,940$101,961$105,486$87,485——
Barbara Hodgen$99,512—————
Barbara Hodgen—$96,912————
Ed Decker————$78,696$85,065
Desiree Rogers—$1,600————

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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Provides innovative theatre experiences for all ages to foster personal and societal growth.

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3 program services account for $1.7M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2022.
01

Pride Season

Year-round subscription series, special events and co-production theatre program for adult audiences.

$974Kprogram expense
02

Education Programs

Provide family theatre entertainment and both in-house and satellite theatre arts classes and productions of youth ages 7-17 and adults.

$558Kprogram expense
03

New Play Development

A program nurturing the development of individual artists and new plays for youth, as well as queer and allied audiences.

$130Kprogram expense

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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
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Grants paid · 2 grants · $50K · 2023–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$27,525
Unitemized GrantFY2023$22,827

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.8M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.3M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$502K
Investment incomeLn 3$39K
Money outPt IX
$1.9M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.7M
Managementcol C$58K
Fundraisingcol D$211K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.9M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.3M
Total assetsLn 16$3.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.3M
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$1.3M
Government grantsLn 1e$348K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$173K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$269
Fees for servicesLn 2g$502K
Investment incomeLn 3$39K
Other incomeLn 4–11$847
Total revenueLn 12$1.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$1.3M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.3M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$525K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$165K
Other assetsLn 15$1.0M
Total assetsLn 16$3.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.3M
Net assetsLn 32$1.9M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5156
VolunteersI 635
Fiscal year endsHeaderAugust
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.3M$1.3M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$495K$525K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$161K$165K
Total assetsLn 16$2.2M$3.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$241K$1.3M
Net assetsLn 32$2.0M$1.9M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$13K$13K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$101K$81K$5K$15K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.0M$830K$26K$158K
Other employee benefitsLn 9−$7K−$6K−$190−$1K
Payroll taxesLn 10−$5K−$4K−$137−$776
Accounting feesLn 11c$16K$14K$800$800
Advertising and promotionLn 12$126K$121K$436$5K
Office expensesLn 13$37K$33K$1K$3K
Information technologyLn 14$19K$17K$884$885
RoyaltiesLn 15$24K$24K
OccupancyLn 16$127K$116K$6K$6K
TravelLn 17$20K$20K$255$255
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$12K$10K$538$999
InterestLn 20$2K$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$42K$34K$2K$6K
InsuranceLn 23$44K$40K$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$333K$308K$11K$13K
All other expensesLn 24e$13K$11K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.9M$1.7M$58K$211K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.9M$2.3M−$393K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.9M$2.1M−$223K$1.7M 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $1.8M$1.9M−$107K$1.9M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.6M$1.7M−$142K$2.0M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.5M$1.1M$361K$2.2M 990 PDF
FY2020 $2.1M$1.6M$478K$1.7M 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 VIII · Statement of revenue $1,823,852 across 11 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$269
VIII-1e Government grants$347,812
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$934,086
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$173,371
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,282,167
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $501,909$501,909
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $38,929$38,929
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $300$300
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $547$547
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $502,756 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $38,929$1,823,852
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,930,761 across 18 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $13,382$13,382
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $80,783 · Management $5,049 · Fundraising $15,147$100,979
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $830,112 · Management $25,584 · Fundraising $157,912$1,013,608
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms −$5,644 · Management −$190 · Fundraising −$1,072−$6,906
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms −$4,087 · Management −$137 · Fundraising −$776−$5,000
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $14,400 · Management $800 · Fundraising $800$16,000
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $120,924 · Management $436 · Fundraising $5,088$126,448
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $33,034 · Management $1,459 · Fundraising $2,530$37,023
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $17,138 · Management $884 · Fundraising $885$18,907
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $23,563$23,563
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $115,716 · Management $5,651 · Fundraising $5,651$127,018
IX-17 TravelPrograms $19,537 · Management $255 · Fundraising $255$20,047
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $10,033 · Management $538 · Fundraising $999$11,570
IX-20 InterestManagement $2,443$2,443
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $33,571 · Management $2,098 · Fundraising $6,295$41,964
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $40,108 · Management $1,932 · Fundraising $1,932$43,972
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $308,342 · Management $11,040 · Fundraising $13,135$332,517
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $11,460 · Fundraising $1,766$13,226
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,662,372 · Management $57,842 · Fundraising $210,547$1,930,761
Part X · Balance sheet $3,119,792 assets, 15 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,330,783$1,271,077
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $163,644$63,554
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $54,827$57,439
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $161,327$165,100
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $494,629$524,722
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$1,037,900
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,205,210$3,119,792
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $32,833$29,309
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $113,724$101,777
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $94,489$1,126,377
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $241,046$1,257,463
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,895,664$1,779,810
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $68,500$82,519
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,964,164$1,862,329
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,205,210$3,119,792
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,862,329 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,823,852
XI-2 Total expenses$1,930,761
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$106,909
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,964,164
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$5,073
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,862,329

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