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← BEARDED LADIES CABARET

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by BEARDED LADIES CABARET.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,142,762
Total expenses
$772,816
Contributions and grants received
$1,001,095
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$90,638
Investment income
$39,510
Other revenue
$11,519
Total assets, end of year
$1,963,279
Total liabilities, end of year
$26,063
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,937,216
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$607,798
Management and general expenses
$116,940
Fundraising expenses
$48,078
Program service expenses (Part III)
$607,798

Program services were 78.6% 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.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,001,095

  • 2a · Program service revenue: PERFORMANCE FEES

    total $49,790 · related or exempt $49,790

  • 2b · Program service revenue: TICKET SALES

    total $40,848 · related or exempt $40,848

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $17,599 · excluded $17,599

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    other assets $24,000

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    other assets $2,089

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    other assets $21,911

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $21,911 · related or exempt $21,911

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER INCOME

    total $10,972 · related or exempt $10,972

  • 11b · Other revenue: RENTAL INCOME

    total $547 · related or exempt $547

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $11,519

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $146,713 · program services $105,633 · management and general $27,876 · fundraising $13,204

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $188,509 · program services $137,899 · management and general $35,588 · fundraising $15,022

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $8,723 · program services $6,375 · management and general $1,441 · fundraising $907

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $25,700 · program services $18,588 · management and general $4,925 · fundraising $2,187

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $48,689 · program services $36,030 · management and general $7,790 · fundraising $4,869

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $1,234 · management and general $1,234

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $18,245 · program services $14,084 · management and general $2,611 · fundraising $1,550

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $19,173 · program services $13,079 · management and general $2,631 · fundraising $3,463

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $10,771 · program services $7,089 · management and general $2,017 · fundraising $1,665

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $800 · management and general $800

  • 17 · Travel

    total $21,861 · program services $19,823 · management and general $1,168 · fundraising $870

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $12,257 · program services $8,825 · management and general $2,329 · fundraising $1,103

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $16,682 · program services $12,107 · management and general $2,952 · fundraising $1,623

  • 24a · Other expenses: ARTISTIC FEES

    total $115,855 · program services $107,006 · management and general $8,849

  • 24b · Other expenses: PRODUCTION FEES

    total $55,491 · program services $51,261 · management and general $4,230

  • 24c · Other expenses: MATERIALS

    total $40,025 · program services $31,877 · management and general $7,838 · fundraising $310

  • 24d · Other expenses: DESIGNER FEES

    total $26,405 · program services $26,405

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $15,683 · program services $11,717 · management and general $2,661 · fundraising $1,305

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $193,769 · end of year $371,249

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $445,149 · end of year $659,149

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $944,157 · end of year $541,061

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    end of year $25,153

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $7,441 · end of year $5,800

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

    $53,023

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

    $33,792

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $30,278 · end of year $19,231

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    end of year $341,636

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $51,918 · end of year $26,063

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $4,000

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $368,664 · end of year $736,955

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,196,212 · end of year $1,200,261

Mission and programs · 2024

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.

  • MABELINE - PERFORMANCE RESIDENCY AT VOYEUR NIGHTCLUB AND CONCERT FILM AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD. POP DIVA MABELINE IS BACK AND GREENER THAN EVER, KICKING OFF HER WORLD TOUR IN PHILLY. THE GRINCH'S EX-WIFE IS BRINGING THE HEAT TO THE COLDEST TIME OF THE YEAR WITH HER HOLIDAY SHOW FEATURING DAZZLING VISUALS, DYNAMIC DANCERS, AND SURPRISE GUEST APPEARANCES.

    Expenses $176,311 · Revenue $23,145

  • BEARDS ON ICE - PARTNERSHIP WITH PHILADELPHIA PARKS AND RECREATION AT TWO CITY ICE RINKS. THE BEARDED LADIES ARE TAKING ON THE CLIMATE CRISIS, ON WOBBLY SKATE AT A TIME. THIS HOUR-LONG ICECAPADE COMES IN TWO DAZZLING VARIATIONS: FUN FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY AND PG13 (A LITTLE MORE EDGE). FEATURING RESOURCES FROM PHILLY'S CLIMATE JUSTICE ORGANIZATIONS AND A FREE SKATE AFTER THE SHOW.

    Expenses $141,862 · Revenue $14,097

  • ROSE - RESIDENCY AND TOURING PRODUCTION. IN THIS MUSICAL SHRINE TO THE CONSUMED TWIN, ROSE WELCOMES YOU INTO A FEAST OF GENDER THROUGH SONG, STORYTELLING, AND A FULL PLATE OF WORDPLAY.

    Expenses $100,922 · Revenue $38,940

  • SHAVINGS - THE BEARDED LADIES CABARET IS PRESENTING SHAVINGS, AN INSTALLATION AND PERFORMANCE SERIES. THE INSTALLATION SPACE WILL BE ACTIVATED BY LIVE EVENTS FEATURING BEARDED LADIES COLLABORATORS AND PROMINENT MEMBERS OF THE PHILADELPHIA ARTS SCENE, INCLUDING PERFORMANCES, TALKS,AND MORE. THE PROJECT IS CURRENTLY IN A DEVELOPMENT STAGE, WITH SEVERAL WORKSHOPS FOR ALL COLLABORATORS. SHAVINGS WILL OPEN TO THE PUBLIC FROM SEPTEMBER TO DECEMBER 2026. REVENUE = -0-; EXPENSES = 63,832. BEARDMOBILE - THE BEARDMOBILE IS A MOBILE PERFORMANCE UNIT, GLITTERFULLY OUTFITTED FOR SOCIALLY-DISTANCED PERFORMANCES AND POLITICAL ACTIONS. EACH PERFORMANCE IS CURATED BY A SLEW OF AMAZING PHILLY-BASED ARTISTS AND ORGANIZATIONS AND HOSTED BY A ROTATING ROSTER OF BEARDS' HOSTS. REVENUE = -0-; EXPENSES = 55,131. SING-A-LONGS - JOIN THE BEARDED LADIES FOR A SERIES OF SING-ALONG SHOWS. SET YOUR ESCAPISM AND DENIAL TO MUSIC WITH ROUSING GROUP RENDITIONS OF SONGS THAT HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH FASCISM. SING-ALONG OR SCREAM ON PITCH OR JUST SCREAM REVENUE = 3,362; EXPENSES = 19,405. MISCELLANEOUS GIGS - REVENUE = 11,094; EXPENSES = 50,335.

    Expenses $188,703 · Revenue $14,456

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

Listed in Part VII

  • JOHN JARBOE

    ARTISTIC DIR

    Total calculated
    $75,264
    From this org
    $71,835
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $3,429
    Hours/week
    40
  • WESLEY FLASH

    MANAGING DIR

    Total calculated
    $64,548
    From this org
    $61,053
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $3,495
    Hours/week
    40
  • VERONICA CHAPMAN-SMITH

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $4,875
    From this org
    $4,875
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • EMILY SCHREINER

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $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
2024
Filed
16 February 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.0
Source object
202620559349301522

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