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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by AFRICAN-AMERICAN SHAKESPEARE COMPANY.

Totals

Total revenue
$994,231
Total expenses
$1,672,023
Contributions and grants received
$873,796
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$108,548
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$11,887
Total assets, end of year
$746,578
Total liabilities, end of year
$165,819
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$580,759
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,060,318
Management and general expenses
$565,301
Fundraising expenses
$46,404
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,060,318

Program services were 63.4% 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.

  • 1a · Federated campaigns

    $0

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $0

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $0

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $0

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $622,655

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $251,141

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $0

  • 2a · Program service revenue: TICKET SALES

    total $99,918 · related or exempt $99,918 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 2b · Program service revenue: PROGRAM SERVICE FEES

    total $8,630 · related or exempt $8,630 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 2f · All other program service revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $0 · personal property $0

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $0 · other assets $0

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $0

  • 11d · All other revenue

    total $11,887 · related or exempt $11,887 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $11,887

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $73,113 · program services $51,651 · management and general $17,487 · fundraising $3,975

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $666,425 · program services $470,800 · management and general $159,393 · fundraising $36,232

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $132,588 · program services $23,534 · management and general $109,052 · fundraising $2

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $72,182 · program services $45,478 · management and general $26,389 · fundraising $315

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $1,932 · program services $234 · management and general $1,698

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $22,899 · program services $674 · management and general $22,225

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $84,177 · program services $42,708 · management and general $41,469

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $18,124 · program services $13,054 · management and general $5,070

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $69,247 · program services $37,938 · management and general $25,563 · fundraising $5,746

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $20,887 · program services $9,575 · management and general $11,178 · fundraising $134

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $103,831 · program services $69,174 · management and general $34,657

  • 17 · Travel

    total $153,631 · program services $86,233 · management and general $67,398

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $10,314 · program services $70 · management and general $10,244

  • 20 · Interest

    total $13,302 · management and general $13,302

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $1,867 · management and general $1,867

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $12,551 · management and general $12,551

  • 24a · Other expenses: PRODUCTION EXPENSES

    total $202,528 · program services $201,188 · management and general $1,340 · fundraising $0

  • 24b · Other expenses: BANK AND MERCHANT FEES

    total $10,601 · program services $6,543 · management and general $4,058 · fundraising $0

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $1,824 · program services $1,464 · management and general $360

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $355,177 · end of year $352,810

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $0

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $0

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $387,850 · end of year $282,218

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    beginning of year $0

  • 6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

    beginning of year $0

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    beginning of year $0

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $0

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $24,245 · end of year $8,368

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

    $6,804

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

    $3,071

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $4,480 · end of year $3,733

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $0

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $67,874

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $0

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $99,449

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $2,382 · end of year $78,634

  • 18 · Grants payable

    beginning of year $0

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $0

  • 20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities

    beginning of year $0

  • 21 · Escrow or custodial account liability

    beginning of year $0

  • 22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people

    beginning of year $0

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $0

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $0

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $41,463 · end of year $87,185

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $795,781 · end of year $580,759

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

AFRICAN-AMERICAN SHAKESPEARE COMPANY WAS INTRODUCED IN 1994 TO OPEN THE REALM OF CLASSIC THEATRE TO A DIVERSE AUDIENCE, AND PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY AND PLACE FOR ACTORS OF COLOR TO HONE THEIR SKILLS AND TALENT IN MASTERING SOME OF THE WORLD'S GREATEST CLASSICAL ROLES. WE DO THIS BY PRODUCING WORK FROM THE CANON OF CLASSICAL THEATRE, INCLUDING SHAKESPEARE AND GREAT AMERICAN AND WORLD PLAYWRIGHTS, THAT IS LIVELY, ENTERTAINING, AND RELEVANT.

Activities or mission (Part I)

AFRICAN-AMERICAN SHAKESPEARE COMPANY WAS INTRODUCED IN 1994 TO OPEN THE REALM OF CLASSIC THEATRE TO A DIVERSE AUDIENCE, AND PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY AND PLACE FOR ACTORS OF COLOR TO HONE THEIR SKILLS AND TALENT IN MASTERING SOME OF THE WORLD'S GREATEST CLASSICAL ROLES. WE DO THIS BY PRODUCING WORK FROM THE CANON OF CLASSICAL THEATRE, INCLUDING SHAKESPEARE AND GREAT AMERICAN AND WORLD PLAYWRIGHTS THAT IS LIVELY, ENTERTAINING, AND RELEVANT.

  • PRODUCTION: MAINSTAGE PRODUCTIONS THAT ARE PRODUCED 3-4 SHOWS PER A SEASON, RUNNING FROM SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER THRU MAY. SHOWS INCLUDE SHAKESPEARE, CINDERELLA, A BLACK CONTEMPORARY PLAYWRIGHT, AND AN ADDITIONAL CLASSIC PRODUCTION.

    Expenses $584,634 · Revenue $101,004

  • ARTS EDUCATION AND ENGAGEMENT: ARTS EDUCATION AND ENGAGEMENT ARE EDUCATIONAL TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT FOR YOUTHS AND ADULTS. THE PROGRAMS ARE YEAR-ROUND.

    Expenses $379,180 · Revenue $7,144

  • GENERAL PROGRAMS: THIS INCLUDES COST FOR ADMINISTRATION, STAFF, AND OTHER EMPLOYEES ON DIFFERENT PROJECTS. IT ALSO INCLUDES ANY ENGAGEMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN THE COMMUNITY, SUCH AS BOOTH, CONFERENCE ATTENDANCE, ETC.

    Expenses $96,504 · Revenue $400

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Sherri Young

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $88,591
    From this org
    $88,591
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Everett Alexander

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Don Harris

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Lolita Morrow

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Maurice Brewster

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Alexander Jones

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Lynette Lockett

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Nneka Uzoh

    VICE-PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

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
15 November 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202503199349301915

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