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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by FIJI THEATER COMPANY INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,237,332
Total expenses
$1,643,105
Contributions and grants received
$1,128,015
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$76,250
Investment income
$30,621
Other revenue
$2,446
Total assets, end of year
$1,751,144
Total liabilities, end of year
$110,255
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,640,889
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,332,851
Management and general expenses
$155,568
Fundraising expenses
$154,686
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,332,851

Program services were 81.1% 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)

    $344,605

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $783,410

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Box office revenue

    total $5,502 · related or exempt $5,502

  • 2b · Program service revenue: Contracted services

    total $43,765 · related or exempt $43,765

  • 2c · Program service revenue: Education revenue

    total $20,300 · related or exempt $20,300

  • 2d · Program service revenue: Lectures, panels & classe

    total $6,683 · related or exempt $6,683

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $30,621 · related or exempt $30,621

  • 4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds

    total $0

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $451 · related or exempt $451

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $0

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $0

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $1,675

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $1,675

  • 9c · Net income from gaming

    total $0

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $0

  • 11a · Other revenue: Miscellaneous

    total $320 · related or exempt $320

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $320

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $0

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $0

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $0

  • 4 · Benefits paid to or for members

    total $0

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $243,041 · program services $152,105 · management and general $30,176 · fundraising $60,760

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $0

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $497,286 · program services $456,576 · management and general $26,903 · fundraising $13,807

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $6,600 · program services $4,844 · management and general $742 · fundraising $1,014

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $17,775 · program services $13,523 · management and general $1,968 · fundraising $2,284

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $59,920 · program services $46,801 · management and general $5,968 · fundraising $7,151

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $0

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $0

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $58,470 · program services $17,541 · management and general $26,312 · fundraising $14,617

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $0

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $0

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $0

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $184,793 · program services $117,739 · management and general $30,813 · fundraising $36,241

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $25,228 · program services $25,228

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $17,889 · program services $6,671 · management and general $5,021 · fundraising $6,197

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $0

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $60,816 · program services $47,501 · management and general $6,058 · fundraising $7,257

  • 17 · Travel

    total $37,987 · program services $32,719 · management and general $5,268

  • 18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials

    total $0

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $0

  • 20 · Interest

    total $0

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

    total $0

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $12,380 · program services $9,670 · management and general $1,233 · fundraising $1,477

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $10,920 · program services $8,529 · management and general $1,088 · fundraising $1,303

  • 24a · Other expenses: Fiscal sponsorship expenses

    total $327,767 · program services $327,767

  • 24b · Other expenses: Production costs

    total $43,351 · program services $43,351

  • 24c · Other expenses: Hospitality

    total $15,135 · program services $11,891 · management and general $3,244

  • 24d · Other expenses: Miscellaneous

    total $13,260 · program services $6,442 · management and general $5,054 · fundraising $1,764

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $10,487 · program services $3,953 · management and general $5,720 · fundraising $814

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $409,948 · end of year $232,661

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $1,146,106 · end of year $1,149,374

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $463,999 · end of year $231,567

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $36,507 · end of year $28,908

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    end of year $0

  • 6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

    end of year $0

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    end of year $0

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    end of year $0

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $31,173 · end of year $19,138

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

    $83,891

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

    $76,964

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $1,513 · end of year $6,927

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    end of year $0

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    end of year $0

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    end of year $0

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $9,823 · end of year $500

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $118,671 · end of year $82,069

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $52,758 · end of year $15,910

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $1,000 · end of year $13,000

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $117,320 · end of year $81,345

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,194,634 · end of year $1,148,190

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $852,028 · end of year $492,699

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

Fiji Theater Company, Inc. creates works of theater and art that reveal beauty, precision, and a commitment to social justice. Founded by Ping Chong, the company creates original interdisciplinary works by a group of affiliated artists and is committed to artistic innovation, collaboration community engagement, and amplifying underrepresented voices. The Fiji Theater develops works in collaboration with local, regional, national, and international institutional partners ranging from schools and universities, to regional theaters, international arts festivals,, and grass roots social service organizations.

  • FY24 is the second year of a planned three-year transition period, and the first year completely under the auspices of the new Artistic Leadership Team. Programs in FY24 programs included:this house is not a home was co-produced by PCC and Abrons Arts Center, where it premiered in July 2023. The piece is created/choreographed by Artistic Leadership Team Member Nile Harris in collaboration with sound designers slowdanger, Geng PTP, and a cast of five. this house is not a home sets a choreography inside of and around a sound-responsive inflatable bounce castle. After a sold out run in July 2023, this house is not a home returned for a 2nd sold out run in January 2024 as part of the reimagined Under the Radar Festival garnering significant press and interest in possible touring engagementsBeyond Punishment: Stories of Justice and Healing, written and directed by Kirya Traber, is an original interview-based theater performance co-produced by the Justice Beyond Punishment Collaborative (JBPC) and PCC. Beyond Punishment follows the lives of four individuals who grapple with the intersections and impacts of interpersonal and state violence. Beyond Punishment premiered at Weeksville Heritage Center in November 2023 for two free performances, followed by a 3rd free performance in December 2023 at Hi Arts. Each performance was followed by a Q+A with the audience.SPRING EVENT was a gathering of new works in progress, a shared meal and conversation, as an invitation/offering by the new Artistic Leadership Team. The event was held at Judson Memorial Church and featured dialogue and works in progress from Artistic Leadership Team members Nile Harris, Mei Ann Teo, and Talvin Wilks. Arts Education Programs - In FY24 arts education and training programs continued, with arts programs serving over 500 students in 8 schools in Manhattan, Queens, and Brooklyn. We continued to develop our new Creative Aging Program, now in its second year. PCC recently completed our most recent partnership with the New Victory Theater - a virtual, three-part professional learning series for NYC DOE Arts Educators.

    Expenses $1,332,851 · Revenue $76,250

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Sara Zatz

    Assoc. Director

    Total calculated
    $113,943
    From this org
    $78,729
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $35,214
    Hours/week
    40
  • Jane Jung

    Managing Dir.

    Total calculated
    $101,475
    From this org
    $80,903
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $20,572
    Hours/week
    40
  • John Chong

    Artistic Director

    Total calculated
    $26,550
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $26,550
    Hours/week
    0

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    not reported
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $26,550
    Nontaxable benefits
    not reported
    Filer's total
    $26,550
  • Bruce Allardice

    Executive Director

    Total calculated
    $10,500
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $10,500
    Hours/week
    0

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    not reported
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $10,500
    Nontaxable benefits
    not reported
    Filer's total
    $10,500
  • Cathy Barbash

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Amy Chin

    President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    6
  • Deirdre Valente

    Vice President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Kim Chan

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Lillian Cho

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

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. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

None.

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
7 April 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202540979349301709

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