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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by BEARDED LADIES CABARET.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,949,901
Total expenses
$1,127,008
Contributions and grants received
$1,661,383
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$223,595
Investment income
$3,706
Other revenue
$61,217
Total assets, end of year
$1,620,794
Total liabilities, end of year
$55,918
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,564,876
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$962,553
Management and general expenses
$102,815
Fundraising expenses
$61,640
Program service expenses (Part III)
$962,553

Program services were 85.4% 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.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,661,383

  • 2a · Program service revenue: PERFORMANCE FEES

    total $170,150 · related or exempt $170,150

  • 2b · Program service revenue: TICKET SALES

    total $53,445 · related or exempt $53,445

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $3,706 · excluded $3,706

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER INCOME

    total $56,177 · related or exempt $56,177

  • 11b · Other revenue: RENTAL INCOME

    total $5,040 · related or exempt $5,040

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $61,217

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $177,176 · program services $132,882 · management and general $26,576 · fundraising $17,718

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $171,445 · program services $128,583 · management and general $25,717 · fundraising $17,145

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $17,035 · program services $12,776 · management and general $2,556 · fundraising $1,703

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $28,733 · program services $21,550 · management and general $4,310 · fundraising $2,873

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $26,500 · management and general $26,500

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $29,066 · program services $26,486 · fundraising $2,580

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $10,025 · program services $7,018 · management and general $501 · fundraising $2,506

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $22,264 · program services $15,943 · management and general $3,440 · fundraising $2,881

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $6,048 · program services $4,536 · management and general $907 · fundraising $605

  • 17 · Travel

    total $37,731 · program services $26,412 · management and general $3,773 · fundraising $7,546

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $14,017 · program services $11,914 · management and general $2,103

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $25,129 · program services $18,847 · management and general $3,769 · fundraising $2,513

  • 24a · Other expenses: ARTISTIC AND DESIGNER FEE

    total $206,561 · program services $206,561

  • 24b · Other expenses: PRODUCTION FEES

    total $161,053 · program services $161,053

  • 24c · Other expenses: MATERIALS

    total $127,560 · program services $127,560

  • 24d · Other expenses: DESIGNER FEES

    total $47,836 · program services $47,836

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $18,829 · program services $12,596 · management and general $2,663 · fundraising $3,570

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $115,296 · end of year $193,769

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $403,719 · end of year $445,149

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $176,975 · end of year $944,157

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $48,868 · end of year $7,441

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $91,511

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $61,233

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $21,672 · end of year $30,278

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $24,547 · end of year $51,918

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    end of year $4,000

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $531,075 · end of year $368,664

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $210,908 · end of year $1,196,212

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

AN EXPERIMENTAL CABARET GROUP DEVOTED TO EXPLOITING ALL POSSIBILITIES OF INTIMATE, HOMEMADE THEATRE THROUGH BEAUTIFUL SONGS, TRICKED-OUT COSTUME CHANGES, DRAG, AND VIRTUOSTIC PROP CONSTRUCTION.

  • LATE NIGHT SNACKS - THE BEARDED LADIES CREATE TEMPORARY PLATFORMS FOR ARTISTS FROM THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY OF DRAG, QUEER PERFORMANCE, OPERA, CABARET, AND NIGHTLIFE TO PERFORM. THIS SERIES OF PROGRAMS WILL BE A MOBILE FESTIVAL OF PERFORMANCE ON A TRUCK IN SPRING 2024. THE BEARDED LADIES WORK WITH PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS AND ARTISTS TO CURATE OVER 70 ARTIST/GROUPS EACH SEPTEMBER, SERVING OVER 3,000 PEOPLE ANNUALLY AND MIXING INTERNATIONAL AND LOCAL CABARET, OPERA, DRAG, AND PERFORMANCE ARTISTS. ACCESSIBILITY IS A KEY VALUE FOR THIS PROGRAM AND ALL BEARDED LADIES PROGRAMS. TICKETS/ADMISSION TO LATE NIGHT SNACKS ALWAYS INCLUDE A PAY-WHAT-YOU-DECIDE AND/OR FREE OPTION DESIGNED TO COMBAT LACK OF ACCESSIBILITY TO THE ARTS IN PHILADELPHIA.

    Expenses $478,834 · Revenue $75,062

  • THE BEARD MOBILE - GETS INTO HER FINEST BOOK-LOVER DRAG FOR A FAMILY- FRIENDLY SHOW ABOUT LIBRARIES AND THE PEOPLE WHO MAKE THEM SO WONDERFUL. CHECK IT OUT CELEBRATES PHILLYS FREE LIBRARIES AS PLACES OF FREEDOM FOR ALL FAMILIES WITH ESPECIAL LOVE TO FAMILIES WHO ARE QUEER, QUESTIONING, AND LEARNING WHO THEY ARE. FILLED WITH SONGS, BOOKS BANNED AND NOT, DRAG, GLITTER, JOY, AND COMMUNITY. CHECK IT OUT IS HOSTED BY FORM LIBRARIAN AND CURRENT ROCK STAR SAM RISE AND FEATURES HIP-HOP COLLECTIVE ILL DOOTS WITH CABARET DREAM LILI ST QUEER.

    Expenses $154,499 · Revenue $16,250

  • ROSE - IN THIS MUSICAL SHRINE TO THE COMSUMED TWIN, NAMED ROSE, JOHN WELCOMES YOU INTO A FEAST OF GENDER THROUGH SONG, STORYTELLING, AND A FULL PLATE OF WORDPLAY. FEATURING ALL ORIGINAL MUSIC WRITTEN IN COLLABORATION WITH EMILY BATE, DANIEL DE JESUS, PAX RESSLER, AND BE STEADWELL.

    Expenses $280,649 · Revenue $110,283

  • THREESOME - STARRING SEATTLE'S LEGENDARY CHERDONNA SHINATRA AND PHILADELPHIA'S DRAG LUMINARIES JARBEAUX AND MARTHA GRAHAM CRACKER, THREESOME IS AN EVENING OF SOLO DRAG/DANCE/CABARET ARTISTS SEARCHING FOR STABILITY WITHIN A UNIVERSE OF UNCERTAINTY. REVENUE = 13,000; EXPENSES = 40,624. MABELINE - THIS IS A RESIDENCY PROGRAM IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OPERA PHILADELPHIA & VOYEUR NIGHTCLUB POP DIVA MABELINE IS BACK AND GREENER THAN EVER, KICKING OFF HER WORLD TOUR IN PHILLY WITH AN ELECTRIFYING SET BLENDING VIRAL HITS INCLUDING "MY PATINA- AND "GREEN LIGHT" WITH HOLIDAY CLASSICS LIKE YOU'VE NEVER HEARD THEM BEFORE. THE GRINCH'S EX-WIFE IS BRINGING THE HEAT TO THE COLDEST TIME OF YEAR WITH HER HOLIDAY SHOW FEATURING DAZZLING VISUALS, DYNAMIC DANCERS, AND SURPRISE GUEST APPEARANCES FROM WHOVILLE AND PHILLY LEGENDS. REVENUE = 9,000; EXPENSES = 7,947.

    Expenses $48,571 · Revenue $22,000

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • John Jarboe

    CEO/TREASURE

    Total calculated
    $63,654
    From this org
    $60,271
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $3,383
    Hours/week
    40
  • Wesley Flash

    MANAGING DIR

    Total calculated
    $38,972
    From this org
    $37,031
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $1,941
    Hours/week
    40
  • Sally Ollove

    VICE PRESIDE

    Total calculated
    $36,768
    From this org
    $36,768
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    25
  • Emily Schreiner

    CHIEF OPERAT

    Total calculated
    $4,319
    From this org
    $4,319
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

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
23 January 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202520239349301217

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