Inspire, engage and educate the diverse los angeles harbor/south bay community through culturally inclusive arts experiences centered on the historic warner Grand theatre and the Grand annex in downtown san pedro.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
78¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 47 volunteers and 33 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · 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 $151K a year · 13% 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
78%
of spending
Looks good: 78% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$84K
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
9 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 9.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
11
named funders · $360K
Looks good: 11 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$95K
6% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 6% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
13
of 14 voting members
Looks good: 13 of 14 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.3M
+1% vs prior year
Spent
$1.3M
To programs
78%
Net assets
$1.6M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.3M
FY2025▲ +1%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$572K
FY2021$735K
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$2.0M
FY2024$1.3M
FY2025$1.3M
Expenses
$1.3M
FY2025▼ -2%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$692K
FY2021$691K
FY2022$957K
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$1.3M
FY2025$1.3M
Net assets
$1.6M
FY2025▲ +0.9%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$462K
FY2021$507K
FY2022$856K
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$1.6M
FY2025$1.6M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · 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 1997.

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Where the money goes

78 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 78% · $1.0M Management & general 13% · $161K Fundraising 9% · $117K

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

15 people listed on the 990; $84K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$84,000Pt VII · Sec A
Board President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Elizabeth S Johnson’s $84K as Executive Director is at the 19th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1690 $1–10M philanthropy & grantmaking 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024
Elizabeth S Johnson$84,000$77,000

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

Offers inclusive performing arts events and music education to the community.

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1 program · $1.0M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Grand vision activities include providing marketing, special events and other support to warner grand theatre, a historic 1931 movie palace, presenting concerts and other performing arts events at the grand annex, and producing adult and youth music education programs that serve our community's lower income residents.

$1.0Mprogram expense

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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 · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.3M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$770K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$559K
Investment incomeLn 3$30K
Money outPt IX
$1.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.0M
Managementcol C$161K
Fundraisingcol D$117K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.6M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$957K
Total assetsLn 16$1.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$95K
PeoplePt VI, VII
15
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$770K
Government grantsLn 1e$116K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$251K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$559K
Investment incomeLn 3$30K
Total revenueLn 12$1.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$342K
SavingsLn 2$615K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$957K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$330K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$203K
Total assetsLn 16$1.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$95K
Net assetsLn 32$1.6M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 533
VolunteersI 647
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.0M$957K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$330K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$181K$203K
Total assetsLn 16$1.6M$1.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$27K$95K
Net assetsLn 32$1.6M$1.6M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$86K$29K$29K$29K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$647K$547K$39K$61K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$13K$11K$551$1K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$8K$6K$741$1K
Payroll taxesLn 10$58K$46K$5K$7K
Accounting feesLn 11c$9K$9K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$5K$365$4K
Office expensesLn 13$2K$2K$87
Information technologyLn 14$2K$2K
RoyaltiesLn 15$2K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$19K$16K$2K$2K
TravelLn 17$761$578$183
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$64K$52K$3K$9K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$21K$10K$10K
InsuranceLn 23$22K$10K$11K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$242K$223K$16K$3K
All other expensesLn 24e$78K$49K$26K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.3M$1.0M$161K$117K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $1.3M$1.3M−$11$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.3M$1.3M−$50K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.0M$1.3M$676K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.3M$957K$356K$856K 990 PDF
FY2021 $735K$691K$44K$507K 990 PDF
FY2020 $572K$692K−$119K$462K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,279,631 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,034,949$769,936
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $187,762$559,477
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $30,803$30,424
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $8,531−$80,206
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,262,045$1,279,631
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $830,149$812,220
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $481,764$467,422
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,311,913$1,279,642
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$49,868−$11
Part VI · Governance 13 of 14 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body14
VI-1b Independent voting members13
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,279,631 across 9 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $48,789 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1b Membership dues$18,760
VIII-1c Fundraising events$250,585
VIII-1e Government grants$115,917
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$384,674
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$769,936
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $559,477$559,477
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $30,424$30,424
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$128,995−$128,995
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $608,266 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$98,571$1,279,631
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,279,642 across 17 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $28,805 · Management $28,805 · Fundraising $28,805$86,415
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $547,065 · Management $39,149 · Fundraising $60,939$647,153
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $10,691 · Management $551 · Fundraising $1,266$12,508
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $6,285 · Management $741 · Fundraising $1,132$8,158
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $45,782 · Management $5,394 · Fundraising $6,810$57,986
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $8,996$8,996
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $365 · Management $4,412$4,777
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,373 · Management $87$2,460
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $1,988$1,988
IX-15 RoyaltiesManagement $2,323$2,323
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $15,615 · Management $1,666 · Fundraising $2,054$19,335
IX-17 TravelPrograms $578 · Management $183$761
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $52,177 · Management $2,915 · Fundraising $8,502$63,594
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $10,352 · Management $10,384$20,736
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $9,710 · Management $11,291 · Fundraising $1,316$22,317
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $222,873 · Management $16,464 · Fundraising $2,726$242,063
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $48,699 · Management $25,725 · Fundraising $3,648$78,072
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,001,370 · Management $161,074 · Fundraising $117,198$1,279,642
Part X · Balance sheet $1,686,407 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $135,284$341,781
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $891,361$614,941
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $264,000$114,388
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $125,334$74,218
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $4,096$2,937
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $3,684$5,219
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $181,253$203,132
X-11 Publicly traded securities$329,791
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,605,012$1,686,407
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $4,653$73,092
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $1,722$6,764
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $20,983$14,796
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $27,358$94,652
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,577,654$1,477,367
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$114,388
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,577,654$1,591,755
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,605,012$1,686,407
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,591,755 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,279,631
XI-2 Total expenses$1,279,642
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$11
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,577,654
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$6,252
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$7,860
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,591,755

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