Central Works EIN 94-3188161

Central Works FY2021 filing

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Develops and produces new plays for the theater. For fiscal year 2021 it reported $249K in revenue, $146K in expenses, and $262K in net assets.Pt I

Founded
1993
Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Human Services
Location
Berkeley, CA
Website
www.centralworks.org
Filings
6 on file (2020–2021)
Revenue
$249KFY2021
Expenses
$146K
Net assets
$262K
People
9
Filings
6
Updates
0
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EIN  94-3188161 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Berkeley, CA Founded 1993
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Develops and produces new plays for the theater.
Leadership
Gary Graves · Board Secretary, Company Co-Director · $37K
Money in and out
$249K revenue, $146K expenses
Bottom line
55% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2021
Total revenue
$249K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$146K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$262K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $103K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.55 Management & general $0.44 Fundraising $0.01
Program efficiency
55%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
20.7mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+41%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2021 · Form 990
Revenue
$249K
FY2021▲ +12%
Expenses
$146K
FY2021▼ -9%
Total assets
$262K
FY2021▲ +65%
Total liabilities
$0
FY2021
Total revenue
$249K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$146K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$262K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$103K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$262K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B55%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 39
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 47
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $80K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2021.
01

The limitations imposed by Covid made 2021 another difficult year for our theater company. We continued producing our online podcast program, creating 5 new episodes of the "Central Works Script Club" and 42 episodes of "The Yay," a weekly podcast which interviews members weekly podcast which interviews members We also continued Zoom…

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CCentral Works
EINHdr · item D94-3188161
Principal addressHdr · item CBerkeley, CA
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.centralworks.org
Year of formationHdr · item L1993
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFHuman Services (P20Z)
Ruling yearIRS BMFNov 1993

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a9
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b7
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
Board Secretary, Company Co-Director
$37,194Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member, Company Co-Director
$37,194Pt 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 President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jan Zvaifler’s $54K as Board Member, Company Co-Director is at the 43rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 2165 $100K–1M human services 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Jan Zvaifler$54,210$54,210$51,210$42,800$37,194$27,400
Gary Graves$54,210$54,210$51,210$42,800$37,194$31,906

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$229K · 92%
Program service revenue$19K · 8%
Contributions & grants92%$229K
Program service revenue8%$19K
Investment income$1K
— government grantsLn 1e$148K
Total revenueLn 12$249K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.55 Management & general $0.44 Fundraising $0.01
Program services55%$80K
Management & general44%$65K
Fundraising1%$980
Total functional expensesLn 25$146K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$251K
Total assetsLn 16$262K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$0
Total net assetsLn 32$262K
Months of cash on handcomputed20.7

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2021 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $251K · Operating expenses/yr $146K
20.7 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $80K · Total expenses $146K
55%
Management & General
Management & general $65K · Total expenses $146K
44%
Fundraising
Fundraising $980 · Total expenses $146K
0.7%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (2-yr avg) $904 · Solicited contributions (2-yr avg) $115K
$0.01 to raise $1 (2-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $229K · Total revenue $249K
92%
Government reliance
Government grants $148K · Total revenue $249K
60%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $19K · Total revenue $249K
8%
Investment reliance
Investment income $1K · Total revenue $249K
+0.5%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $19K · Total expenses $146K
13%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $249K · Prior year $223K
+12%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $262K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $249K · Expenses $146K
+41%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $262K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $262K · Total assets $262K
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) $262K
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Gary Graves · Reported title Board Secretary, Company Co-director · Highest reported compensation $37K · Total expenses $146K
25%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $92K · Total expenses $146K
63%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 55%
Overhead ratio 44%
Fundraising cost ratio 0.4%
Revenue growth 12%
Investment management fee ratio 0%
Legal fee ratio 0%
Accounting fee ratio 0.05%
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
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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)$315K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$282K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$258K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$390K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$249K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$223K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2021IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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