Form 990-EZ for tax year 2022

Totals

Total revenue

$90,183

Total expenses

$76,099

Contributions and grants received

$45,810

Grants paid

— not reported

Program service revenue

$44,373

Membership dues (line 3)

— not reported

Investment income (line 4)

— not reported

Gain or loss on sale of assets (line 5c)

— not reported

Gaming and fundraising events, net (line 6d)

— not reported

Gross profit on inventory sales (line 7c)

— not reported

Other revenue (line 8)

— not reported

Total assets, end of year

$36,844

Total liabilities, end of year

$200

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$36,644

Program service expenses (Part III)

$68,189

Program services were 89.6% of total expenses calculated — Part III's total program service expenses over total expenses, both as filed.

Mission and programs · 2022

• In its 2022-2023 season, Faction produced LOVE LIKE TUESDAY, a new commissioned play by Doug Robinson written with the company of Faction of Fools through a new collaborative playwrighting process. First in July 2022, a staged reading of LOVE LIKE TUESDAY was produced, then in February/March 2023, a fully staged production. The production was a critical and financial success, and financially and geographically accessible to local audiences. It received rave reviews, strong ticket sales, and a Helen Hayes Recommendation. This production is the most attended theatrical production at CHAW since before the Covid-19 pandemic. The project presented 16 performances (4 open captioned for the deaf and hard of hearing), served 524 audience members, and contracted 30 local artists and technicians. During this production, Faction also advanced its research, commissioning mask maker Tara Cariaso to design and fabricate a new 21-mask set. Faction developed a multi-step collaborative design process in which Cariaso designed custom masks for each actor, incorporating their feedback on shape, color, and expression. In December 2022, Faction of Fools released on video series titled LETS LEARN LAZZI, which offers free access to comedic training tools.In alignment with its Company Value "Accessibility of the Craft," Faction offered free workshops to DCPS students, coordinated student matinee performances of LOVE LIKE TUESDAY, and invited professional actors to free training. Commedia is an important part of high school theatre curriculum and a powerful tool for professional actor training. The form also offers elementary-level students opportunities for emotional and creative expression, empowering the participants to create their own fun, physical characters and tell their own stories.Faction strives to make contracting with the company more accessible by increasing artist stipends by a minimum of 5% annually, offering flexible schedules, choosing work locations accessible by public transit, and offering free training to performers. For its audiences, the company selects in-person DC performance venues that are easily accessed via public transportation, and the performance venue, Capitol Hill Arts Workshop, can be accessed by Eastern Market Metro. Faction utilizes a sliding scale ticket pricing system in which patrons can select the ticket price that works best for their household budget.

  Expenses $68,189

As filed on the 2022 return.

Listed in Part IV

Compensation is as filed in Part IV of the Form 990-EZ: compensation, contributions to benefit plans, expense account, 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.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type

form_990_ez

Tax year

2022

Filed

7 November 2023

IRS schema version

2022v5.0

Source object

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