Totals
- Total revenue
- $753,242
- Total expenses
- $749,706
- Contributions and grants received
- $453,836
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $266,675
- Investment income
- $25,883
- Other revenue
- $6,848
- Total assets, end of year
- $950,059
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $423,622
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $526,437
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $624,613
- Management and general expenses
- $71,008
- Fundraising expenses
- $54,085
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $624,613
Program services were 83.3% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.
Line items
Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.
Revenue
Part VIII, the statement of revenue.
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$453,836
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$45,935
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2a · Program service revenue: PROGRAM REVENUE
total $266,675 · related or exempt $266,675
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3 · Investment income
total $25,883 · excluded $25,883
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5 · Royalties
total $6,848 · excluded $6,848
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $160,360 · program services $99,167 · management and general $33,578 · fundraising $27,615
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $343,609 · program services $309,048 · management and general $26,898 · fundraising $7,663
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $49,865 · program services $40,391 · management and general $5,984 · fundraising $3,490
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $14,441 · program services $12,683 · management and general $896 · fundraising $862
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11g · Fees: other
total $58,664 · program services $57,714 · fundraising $950
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $3,220 · program services $3,220
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13 · Office expenses
total $4,931 · program services $4,471 · management and general $322 · fundraising $138
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14 · Information technology
total $6,601 · program services $5,941 · management and general $462 · fundraising $198
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16 · Occupancy
total $21,008 · program services $18,907 · management and general $1,471 · fundraising $630
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17 · Travel
total $12,786 · program services $12,717 · management and general $48 · fundraising $21
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23 · Insurance
total $9,353 · program services $8,417 · management and general $655 · fundraising $281
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24a · Other expenses: SUPPLIES
total $19,750 · program services $10,866 · fundraising $8,884
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24b · Other expenses: BANK/CREDIT CARD FEES
total $19,219 · program services $18,330 · management and general $175 · fundraising $714
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24c · Other expenses: VIDEO & PHOTOGRAPHY
total $10,569 · program services $9,309 · fundraising $1,260
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24d · Other expenses: MEALS
total $10,326 · program services $8,731 · management and general $336 · fundraising $1,259
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24e · All other expenses
total $5,004 · program services $4,701 · management and general $183 · fundraising $120
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $33,865 · end of year $92,840
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $504,705 · end of year $576,677
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $43,484 · end of year $47,480
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $14,854 · end of year $233,062
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $16,636 · end of year $12,085
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19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $57,371 · end of year $411,537
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29 · Capital stock, trust principal or current funds
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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30 · Paid-in or capital surplus, or land, building or equipment fund
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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31 · Retained earnings, endowment or other funds
beginning of year $522,901 · end of year $526,437
Mission and programs · 2023
Mission
JEWISH WOMEN'S THEATRE (JWT), ALSO KNOWN AS THE BRAID, IS THE NATION'S GO-TO JEWISH STORY COMPANY. OUR PURPOSE IS TO LEAVE NO JEWISH STORY UNTOLD WHILE CELEBRATING THE TRUTHS THAT CONNECT ALL PEOPLE. WE CREATE, PRODUCE, AND PRESERVE STORIES GROUNDED IN JEWISH CULTURE AND EXPERIENCE TO EMPOWER INDIVIDUALS, INSPIRE COMMUNITY, AND BUILD CULTURAL LEGACY.
Activities or mission (Part I)
JEWISH WOMEN'S THEATRE (JWT), DBA THE BRAID, IS THE NATION'S GO-TO JEWISH STORY COMPANY. OUR PURPOSE IS TO LEAVE NO JEWISH STORY UNTOLD WHILE CELEBRATING THE TRUTHS THAT CONNECT ALL PEOPLE. WE CREATE, PRODUCE, AND PRESERVE STORIES GROUNDED IN JEWISH CULTURE AND EXPERIENCE TO IMPOWER INDIVIDUALS, INSPIRE COMMUNITY, AND BUILD CULTURAL LEGACY.
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THE BRAID BRINGS JEWISH STORIES TO LIFE TO CELEBRATE DIVERSE JEWISH CULTURE, EMBRACE SHARED HUMANITY, AND COMBAT ANTISEMITISM. WITH OVER 80 ACCLAIMED PRODUCTIONS AND PARTNERSHIPS WITH 265+ ORGANIZATIONS, THE BRAID PERFORMS LIVE AND VIRTUALLY ACROSS LOS ANGELES AND BEYOND, REACHING AUDIENCES IN ALL 50 STATES AND 40 COUNTRIES. NOW THE NATION'S LARGEST INDEPENDENT JEWISH THEATRE, ITS HIT SHOWS INCLUDE NOT THAT JEWISH (200 OFF-BROADWAY PERFORMANCES), STORIES FROM THE VIOLINS OF HOPE (PRESENTED AT THE UN) AND TRUE COLORS (SPOTLIGHTING JEWS OF COLOR). THE BRAID ALSO ENGAGES COMMUNITIES THROUGH WORKSHOPS, SPEAKER SERIES, AND DIGITAL INITIATIVES AMPLIFYING A LIVING LEGACY OF JEWISH LIFE.
Expenses $574,868 · Revenue $266,675
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THE BRAID RUNS NEXT, AN EMERGING ARTISTS FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM WHICH CULTIVATES THE NEXT GENERATION OF DIVERSE VOICES CELEBRATING CULTURAL HERITAGE. THE PROGRAM FOSTERS CREATIVITY, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, AND COMMUNITY ENSURING FRESH TALENT SHAPES JEWISH CULTURE AND FLOURISHES IN THE ARTS.
Expenses $49,745
As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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Ronda SpinakRONDA SPINAK
DIRECTOR/ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $85,180
- From this org
- $85,180
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 40
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Janis NelsonJANIS NELSON
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 10
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Lynne HimelsteinLYNNE HIMELSTEIN
DIRECTOR/CO-CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 10
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Jodie Mendelson KayJODIE MENDELSON KAY
DIRECTOR/ SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 10
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Olivia Cohen-CutlerOLIVIA COHEN-CUTLER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 10
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Patricia LindenPATRICIA LINDEN
DIRECTOR/TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 10
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Sharon LandauSHARON LANDAU
DIRECTOR/MANAGING DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $75,180
- From this org
- $75,180
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 20
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Jackie WeintraubJACKIE WEINTRAUB
DIRECTOR/VICE CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 10
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Jenn Roth KriegerJENN ROTH KRIEGER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 10
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Gail ReimerGAIL REIMER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 10
-
Rabbi Ed FeinsteinRABBI ED FEINSTEIN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 10
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Mary KohavMARY KOHAV
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 10
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Zorayda Lopez - MarcusZORAYDA LOPEZ - MARCUS
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 10
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Becky Solo LoringBECKY SOLO LORING
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 10
Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.
Grants on this return
No itemized grants to organizations on this return.
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2023
- Filed
- 27 January 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2023v6.0
- Source object
- 202540429349301809
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