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Aresis Ensemble INC FY2022 filing

Tax-deductible

Santa Monica, CA501(c)(3)EIN 95-4122468Revenue $179K in FY2022

On file with the IRS2525 Michigan Avenue, 90404-4014 · Santa Monica, CATax-exempt since Dec 1989Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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Non profit theatre, cultural education

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
65¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2022 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
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
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $32K a year · 23% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
65%
of spending
Fine: 65% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
9 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 8.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $6K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$190K
97% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 97% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 2 voting members
Concern: none of 2 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$179K
+175% vs prior year
Spent
$191K
To programs
65%
Net assets
$6K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$179K
FY2022▲ +175%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$132K
FY2021$65K
FY2022$179K
FY2023$115K
FY2024$178K
FY2025$159K
Expenses
$191K
FY2022▲ +48%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$92K
FY2021$129K
FY2022$191K
FY2023$243K
FY2024$191K
FY2025$173K
Net assets
$6K
FY20220%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$7K
FY2021$6K
FY2022$6K
FY2023$0
FY2024$6K
FY2025−$177K

From the FY2022 Form 990 · 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 1989.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

65 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 65% · $124K Management & general 35% · $67K

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

16 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Charles Duncombe
Executive Dir.
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Lisa Gray
Managment Consu
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Paul Rubenstein
VP/ Development
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Samuel Goldstein
VP Technology
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Holly Dunnigan
Property Manage
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Mary Marlow
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Sharon L Graine
Writer/Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chester a Graine III
Tax Specialist
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2023
Charles Duncombe$18,060$34,948

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

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

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

Programs and updates

Presents theatre and offers cultural education programs.

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2 programs · $249K · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

New workshops and several theatre productions produced.

$124Kprogram expense
02

New workshops and several theatre productions produced.

$124Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2023
Vanguard Charitable Endowment ProgramFY2023$6K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$6K

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$179K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$151K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$29K
Money outPt IX
$191K
Ln 25
Programscol B$124K
Managementcol C$67K
Owns and owesPt X
$6K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$139K
Total assetsLn 16$196K
LiabilitiesLn 26$190K
PeoplePt VI, VII
16
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a2
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$151K
Government grantsLn 1e$117K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$29K
Total revenueLn 12$179K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$139K
Total assetsLn 16$196K
LiabilitiesLn 26$190K
Net assetsLn 32$6K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 629
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $159K$173K−$14K−$177K 990 PDF
FY2024 $178K$191K−$13K$6K 990 PDF
FY2023 $115K$243K−$127K$0 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $179K$191K−$12K$6K 990 PDF
FY2021 $65K$129K−$64K$6K 990 PDF
FY2020 $132K$92K$40K$7K 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 VI · Governance 0 of 2 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body2
VI-1b Independent voting members0
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2022 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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