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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by LA THEATRE WORKS.

Totals

Total revenue
$2,247,929
Total expenses
$1,848,221
Contributions and grants received
$1,443,495
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$545,390
Investment income
$9,804
Other revenue
$249,240
Total assets, end of year
$2,096,437
Total liabilities, end of year
$730,960
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,365,477
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,504,026
Management and general expenses
$221,382
Fundraising expenses
$122,813
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,504,026

Program services were 81.4% 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.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $183,967

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,259,528

  • 2a · Program service revenue: TOURING FEES

    total $327,595 · related or exempt $327,595

  • 2b · Program service revenue: PERFORMANCE & PRODUCTI

    total $171,859 · related or exempt $171,859

  • 2c · Program service revenue: LICENSE FEES

    total $45,936 · related or exempt $45,936

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $9,804 · excluded $9,804

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $33,510 · related or exempt $33,510

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $216,147

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $417

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $215,730 · related or exempt $215,730

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $79,488 · program services $79,488

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $504,759 · program services $343,225 · management and general $107,419 · fundraising $54,115

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $93,811 · program services $71,296 · management and general $13,134 · fundraising $9,381

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $51,139 · program services $38,641 · management and general $8,022 · fundraising $4,476

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $300,069 · program services $220,056 · management and general $35,461 · fundraising $44,552

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $38,142 · program services $37,092 · management and general $1,050

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $32,245 · program services $23,892 · management and general $7,328 · fundraising $1,025

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $70,958 · program services $70,958

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $56,105 · program services $40,079 · management and general $14,914 · fundraising $1,112

  • 17 · Travel

    total $115,160 · program services $113,656 · management and general $594 · fundraising $910

  • 20 · Interest

    total $15,363 · program services $9,038 · management and general $5,040 · fundraising $1,285

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $21,138 · management and general $21,138

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $24,182 · program services $21,393 · management and general $985 · fundraising $1,804

  • 24a · Other expenses: ARTISTIC FEES

    total $222,977 · program services $222,430 · management and general $547 · fundraising $0

  • 24b · Other expenses: PHYSICAL PRODUCTION

    total $129,357 · program services $129,357 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 24c · Other expenses: EQUIPMENT RENTAL

    total $33,496 · program services $26,069 · management and general $3,274 · fundraising $4,153

  • 24d · Other expenses: DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS

    total $28,084 · program services $26,015 · management and general $2,069 · fundraising $0

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $31,748 · program services $31,341 · management and general $407

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $911,692 · end of year $702,429

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $100,041 · end of year $28,910

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $98,262 · end of year $715,137

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $1,000 · end of year $583

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $28,540 · end of year $29,766

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

    $366,282

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

    $329,802

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $22,782 · end of year $36,480

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $105,907 · end of year $519,239

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $89,744 · end of year $63,893

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $124,212 · end of year $276,727

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $27,502 · end of year $255,213

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $154,626 · end of year $135,127

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $89,744 · end of year $63,893

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $681,405 · end of year $506,668

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $280,479 · end of year $858,809

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

TO ENRICH THE CULTURAL LIFE OF OUR NATIONAL COMMUNITY THROUGH THE USE OF INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES TO PRODUCE AND PRESERVE SIGNIFICANT WORKS OF DRAMATIC LITERATURE ON AUDIO, AND TO ASSURE THE WIDEST PUBLIC ACCESS TO THESE GREAT WORKS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO PRODUCE, CREATE AND PRESERVE AUDIO RECORDINGS OF PLAYS FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC.

  • AUDIO PUBLISHING - THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS AUDIO THEATRE COLLECTION AVAILABLE IN CD AND DIGITAL FORM TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND COMMUNITY LIBRARIES THROUGH THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE, AND PARTNERS INCLUDING AUDIBLE.COM AND ITUNES.

    Expenses $261,681 · Revenue $215,730

  • LIVES SERIES - DUE TO THE PANDEMIC, LATW RECORDED TITLES IN-STUDIO AND MADE THE AUDIO RECORDINGS AVAILABLE TO OUR LIVE SERIES SUBSCRIBERS AND INDIVIDUAL TICKET BUYERS.

    Expenses $532,393 · Revenue $578,900

  • RADIO - WEEKLY BROADCASTS THAT MAKE THEATRE WIDELY AND EASILYACCESSIBLE TO AUDIENCES NATIONWIDE. THESE AUDIENCES EXPERIENCE RADIODRAMA THAT IS CONTEMPORARY, EDGY, AND SIGNIFICANT THROUGH THISAWARD-WINNING, CRITICALLY ACCAIMED RADIO THEATRE SERIES ON PUBLIC RADIOSTATIONS THORUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES. ADDITIONALLY, NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONALAUDIENCES LISTEN VIA ONLINE STREAMING AND PODCASTS.

    Expenses $210,383

  • TOUR - THE ORGANIZATION PRODUCES AND TOURS ONE TO TWO PRODUCTIONS A YEAR TO VARIOUS COLLEGE CAMPUSES AND CIVIC PERFORMING ARTS CENTERS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES.

    Expenses $380,761

  • EDUCATION-THE ORGANIZATION DISTRIBUTES PLAYS AND EDUCATION MATERIALS IN CD AND DIGITAL FORM FREE OF CHARGE TO PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

    Expenses $41,793

  • HD PROJECT - THE HD PROJECT BRINGS HIGH-DEFINITION(HD) DIGITAL VIDEO BROADCASTS OF NOTABLE THEATRE PERFORMANCES TO CINEMA AUDIENCE AT OUR PERFORMANCE VENUE IN LOS ANGELES AND OTHEREQUIPPED CINEMAS WORLDWIDE.

    Expenses $77,015

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Eileen Lawrence

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10
  • Alan Finkel

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10
  • Sherry Bebitch Jeffe

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10
  • Linda Lichter

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10
  • Gary Jacobs

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10
  • Susan Albert Loewenberg

    PRODUCING DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $61,961
    From this org
    $61,961
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40
  • Hector Elizondo

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10
  • Annette Blum

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10
  • Elisabteth Familian

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10
  • Jonathan Kidd

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10
  • Raj Patel

    PRESIDENT

    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
2022
Filed
15 May 2024
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202411369349314381

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