A Noise Within FY2024 filing

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Pasadena, CA501(c)(3)Arts & CultureEIN 95-4443878

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A Noise Within produces classic theatre as an essential means to enrich our community by embracing universal human experiences, expanding personal awareness, and challenging individual perspectives. Our company of resident and guest artists performing in rotating repertory immerses student and general audiences in timeless, epic stories in an intimate setting.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
83¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$407K 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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FY2024 · 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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $280K a year · 7% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
83%
of spending
Looks good: 83% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$407K
to officers and key staff · 10% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 10% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.6 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $48K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.1M
8% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 8% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
17
of 19 voting members
Looks good: 17 of 19 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$4.1M
+12% vs prior year
Spent
$4.2M
To programs
83%
Net assets
$12.7M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$4.1M
FY2024▲ +12%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.7M
FY2021$2.7M
FY2022$5.5M
FY2023$3.7M
FY2024$4.1M
FY2025$5.1M
Expenses
$4.2M
FY2024▲ +3%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$3.4M
FY2021$2.1M
FY2022$3.9M
FY2023$4.1M
FY2024$4.2M
FY2025$4.4M
Net assets
$12.7M
FY2024▲ +0.7%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$10.7M
FY2021$11.4M
FY2022$12.9M
FY2023$12.6M
FY2024$12.7M
FY2025$13.5M

From the FY2024 Form 990 (year ending June 2024) · 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 Sep 1993.

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

Where the money goes

83 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 83% · $3.5M Management & general 10% · $406K Fundraising 7% · $308K

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

21 people listed on the 990; $407K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
Co-Artistic Director
$138,792Pt VII · Sec A
Co-Artistic Director
$132,992Pt VII · Sec A
Interim Managing Director (thur Aug 2023)
$80,500Pt VII · Sec A
Manager Director (start Aug 2023)
$54,973Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Douglas Love’s $141K as Manager Director is at the 62nd 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
Julia Rodriguez-Elliott$136,216$138,792$135,367$134,029$104,561$191,582
Geoff Elliott$137,423$132,992$131,564$131,778$103,359$175,731
Douglas Love$140,705$54,973————
Michael Bateman——$45,183$113,206$81,101$91,204
Maryellen Gleason—$80,500$78,500———

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Presents classic plays to enrich community, expand awareness, and challenge perspectives.

Provided by the organization

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3 program services account for $3.5M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2023.
01

A Noise Within (ANW) is committed to creating opportunities for adult and student audiences in Southern California to connect with classic plays and to providing an artistic home for its company of resident artists.

$2.3Mprogram expense
02

In a typical season, ANW's Education Program reaches 18,000 students and teachers from nearly 200 schools in 40+ school districts. During the pandemic, our staff and teaching artists were quick to adapt these programs to a distance-learning format.

$1.2Mprogram expense
03

ANW's community-driven program, Noise Now, includes readings, adaptations, multi-genre performances, dance, art installations, and non-traditional theatre presented collaboratively with innovative organizations working in and around Los Angeles.

$4Kprogram 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 · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$48K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$4.1M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.0M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.9M
Other incomeLn 4–11$221K
Money outPt IX
$4.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$3.5M
Managementcol C$406K
Fundraisingcol D$308K
Owns and owesPt X
$12.7M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$558K
Total assetsLn 16$13.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.1M
PeoplePt VI, VII
21
listed · VII A
PaidVII A4
Voting boardVI 1a19
IndependentVI 1b17
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.0M
Government grantsLn 1e$199K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$95K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.9M
Investment incomeLn 3$51K
Other incomeLn 4–11$221K
Total revenueLn 12$4.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$558K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$558K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$9.7M
Other assetsLn 15$554K
Total assetsLn 16$13.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.1M
Net assetsLn 32$12.7M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5143
VolunteersI 6115
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$265K$558K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.8M$2.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$9.9M$9.7M
Total assetsLn 16$13.5M$13.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$909K$1.1M
Net assetsLn 32$12.6M$12.7M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$419K$212K$181K$26K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.6M$1.4M$30K$207K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$57K$54K$1K$1K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$177K$153K$14K$10K
Payroll taxesLn 10$181K$148K$16K$18K
Accounting feesLn 11c$75K$75K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$26K$24K$3K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$304K$290K$3K$12K
Office expensesLn 13$63K$34K$4K$24K
Information technologyLn 14$28K$25K$3K
OccupancyLn 16$219K$197K$22K
InterestLn 20$7K$6K$678
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$349K$314K$35K
InsuranceLn 23$108K$97K$11K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$527K$509K$9K$9K
All other expensesLn 24e$59K$59K
Total functional expensesLn 25$4.2M$3.5M$406K$308K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $5.1M$4.4M$645K$13.5M 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $4.1M$4.2M−$68K$12.7M 990 PDF
FY2023 $3.7M$4.1M−$412K$12.6M 990 PDF
FY2022 $5.5M$3.9M$1.6M$12.9M 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.7M$2.1M$652K$11.4M 990 PDF
FY2020 $2.7M$3.4M−$743K$10.7M 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 $4,137,939 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$95,250
VIII-1e Government grants$199,271
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,715,764
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,010,285
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,855,581$1,855,581
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $50,898$50,898
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $122,897$122,897
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $98,278$98,278
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,953,859 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $173,795$4,137,939
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $4,206,411 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $211,765 · Management $180,971 · Fundraising $26,471$419,207
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,370,155 · Management $29,549 · Fundraising $207,253$1,606,957
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $54,334 · Management $1,130 · Fundraising $1,130$56,594
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $153,380 · Management $13,952 · Fundraising $9,766$177,098
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $147,710 · Management $15,503 · Fundraising $18,088$181,301
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $75,349$75,349
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $23,620 · Management $2,624$26,244
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $290,109 · Management $2,537 · Fundraising $11,519$304,165
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $34,271 · Management $3,944 · Fundraising $24,329$62,544
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $24,848 · Management $2,761$27,609
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $197,082 · Management $21,898$218,980
IX-20 InterestPrograms $6,099 · Management $678$6,777
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $314,214 · Management $34,913$349,127
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $97,242 · Management $10,805$108,047
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $508,670 · Management $9,377 · Fundraising $9,377$527,424
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $58,988$58,988
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $3,492,487 · Management $405,991 · Fundraising $307,933$4,206,411
Part X · Balance sheet $13,846,821 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $264,718$558,063
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $5,852$50,268
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $15,949$9,920
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $132,474$98,016
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $9,881,677$9,714,279
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $2,810,353$2,862,313
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $405,750$553,962
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $13,516,773$13,846,821
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $109,568$130,920
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $298,270$372,942
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $95,790$87,978
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $405,750$553,962
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $909,378$1,145,802
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $11,468,644$11,432,711
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,138,751$1,268,308
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $12,607,395$12,701,019
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $13,516,773$13,846,821
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $12,701,019 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$4,137,939
XI-2 Total expenses$4,206,411
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$68,472
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$12,607,395
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$162,096
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$12,701,019

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