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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by DRAMA CLUB INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$834,450
Total expenses
$1,269,359
Contributions and grants received
$765,059
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$39,988
Investment income
$29,403
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$820,725
Total liabilities, end of year
$68,908
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$751,817
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,060,874
Management and general expenses
$109,585
Fundraising expenses
$98,900
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,060,874

Program services were 83.6% 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.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $11,992

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $249,107

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $503,960

  • 2a · Program service revenue: PROGRAM INCOME

    total $39,988 · related or exempt $39,988

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $29,403 · excluded $29,403

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $5,866

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $11,992

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $5,866

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $140,539 · program services $105,404 · management and general $14,054 · fundraising $21,081

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $818,459 · program services $727,655 · management and general $48,668 · fundraising $42,136

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $93,083 · program services $82,171 · management and general $5,704 · fundraising $5,208

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $84,368 · program services $73,400 · management and general $5,484 · fundraising $5,484

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $30,500 · management and general $30,500

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $15,409 · program services $5,409 · fundraising $10,000

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $14,427 · program services $12,769 · management and general $829 · fundraising $829

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $34,230 · program services $27,384 · management and general $3,423 · fundraising $3,423

  • 17 · Travel

    total $3,358 · program services $3,358

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $6,087 · program services $4,869 · management and general $609 · fundraising $609

  • 24a · Other expenses: OTHER FUNDRAISING EXPENSE

    total $9,816 · fundraising $9,816

  • 24b · Other expenses: MEALS

    total $7,843 · program services $7,843

  • 24c · Other expenses: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

    total $6,747 · program services $6,747

  • 24d · Other expenses: MATERIALS AND OTHER PROGR

    total $1,361 · program services $1,361

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $3,132 · program services $2,504 · management and general $314 · fundraising $314

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $101,853 · end of year $46,754

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $768,244 · end of year $629,676

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $332,120 · end of year $94,984

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    end of year $31,936

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $15,201 · end of year $11,775

  • 15 · Other assets

    end of year $5,600

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $55,692 · end of year $57,568

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    end of year $11,340

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,037,000 · end of year $717,650

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $124,726 · end of year $34,167

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

FORM 990, PART III, LINE 1 - ORGANIZATION MISSION DRAMA CLUB, INC. OUR MISSION IS TO CONSISTENTLY CARE FOR YOUTH WHO ARE INCARCERATED AND COURT-INVOLVED BY CREATING SPACE FOR THEM TO THRIVE, USING IMPROV AS THEIR GUIDE. DRAMA CLUB'S CORE VALUES OF LOVE, RESPECT, AND CONSISTENCY ARE REFLECTED IN THEATER-MAKING THAT PROMOTES POSITIVE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT AND DEEPENS SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL LEARNING. THE ORGANIZATION RUNS PROGRAMS AT RIKERS ISLAND, HORIZON, AND CROSSROADS JUVENILE DETENTION CENTERS, AS WELL AS ALTERNATIVE-TO-DETENTION AND POST INCARCERATION PROGRAMS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

DRAMA CLUB'S MISSION IS TO CONSISTENTLY CARE FOR YOUTH WHO ARE INCARCERATED AND COURT - INVOLVED BY CREATING SPACE FOR THEM TO THRIVE USING IMPROV AS THEIR GUIDE

  • THE ORGANIZATION'S GOALS INCLUDE STRENGTHENING THE SELF-CONCEPT OF YOUTH PARTICIPANTS AND THE ABILITY TO APPLY LEARNED SKILLS TO REAL LIFE CIRCUMSTANCES, INCREASING TRANSFORMATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS WITH MENTORS AND PEERS, INCREASING SAFE SPACES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE TO EXPLORE HEALTHY RISK- TAKING, INCREASING INSTITUTIONAL BUY-IN AND STAFF SUPPORT OF ARTS PROGRAMMING FOR INCARCERATED AND JUSTICE INVOLVED YOUTH, AND STRENGTHENING THE FIELD OF ARTS PROGRAMMING THROUGH COLLECTING RESEARCH ON MITIGATING TRAUMA AND ENHANCING HEALING FOR JUSTICE-INVOLVED YOUNG PEOPLE. THE ORGANIZATION RUNS MULTI-SITE, MULTI-PROGRAM COMPANY OF IMPROV THEATRE WORKSHOPS, CLASSES AND PERFORMANCES THAT SERVES APPROXIMATELY 500-700 YOUTH ANNUALLY WHO ARE INCARCERATED, INVOLVED OR AT HIGH RISK FOR INVOLVEMENT WITH THE CRIMINAL LEGAL SYSTEM.

    Expenses $1,060,874 · Revenue $39,988

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Josie Whittlesey

    EXECUTIVE DI

    Total calculated
    $110,715
    From this org
    $110,715
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    35
  • Scott Rabe

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Dominic Trinh

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Latasha N Kempadoo

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Annie Howell

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Ali Kelley

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Brian Patterson

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Dana Rand

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Amy Aisha Webb

    BOARD SECRET

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Amy Briggs

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Destiny Anderson

    TREASURER (F

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Leah Oppenheimer

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

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
2024
Filed
15 March 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.0
Source object
202610759349301076

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