A NOISE WITHIN

As filed

Subsection

03

NTEE code

A60Z

Classification

1000

Street

3352 E FOOTHILL BLVD

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Mission and programs · 2024

• A Noise Within (ANW) is dedicated to engaging adult and student audiences throughout Southern California with classic theatre while serving as a creative home for its ensemble of resident artists. Each season, ANW produces more than 180 performances across six classical works, reaching approximately 51,000 audience members, including 18,000 students and educators. ANW has earned numerous honors from theatre, arts, and business organizations in recognition of its artistic excellence, innovative leadership, and meaningful contributions to the cultural and civic vitality of Pasadena and the greater Los Angeles region. Reflecting this legacy, the Los Angeles Times has described ANW as "an oasis for those who love classic theatre."

  Expenses $2,397,072 · Revenue $1,848,608

• In a typical season, ANW's Education Program serves approximately 18,000 students and educators from nearly 200 schools across more than 40 school districts. The Education Program is made up of a carefully developed range of impactful theatre-based learning experiences, including:a. Student Matinees & Evening PerformancesWeekday matinees for student audiences are performed by the same professional cast seen in evening productions. Each experience includes a pre-show orientation, a full-length performance, and a post-show conversation with the artists, facilitated by ANW's Director of Education. Based on need and availability, participating schools may receive flexible scholarships that support ticket costs, transportation, and/or program fees.b. Study GuidesANW provides free, in-depth study guides to educators through its website. These resources help teachers animate classic texts and plays in the classroom by combining thematic and contextual analysis with activities tied to music, visual arts, and history, all aligned with California State standards.c. Professional DevelopmentEach year, ANW offers two no-cost professional development opportunities for educators. The late-summer Educator Extravaganza introduces teachers to the upcoming season and features workshops led by professional teaching artists. A second seminar is held in the spring and typically focuses on ANW's annual Shakespeare production. d. Workshops & ResidenciesANW's teaching artists lead experiential workshops that pair interactive exercises with close exploration of a play's language and themes. Workshops are typically one-day intensives, while residencies often span eight weeks, with artists teaching one or two classes per week. Programs are customized to meet the specific needs of each school or classroom and may be delivered in person, virtually, or through hybrid models.e. Summer With ShakespeareSummer With Shakespeare is a five-week theatre camp for students ages 6-18, offering hands-on experience with professional actors and technicians. Participants deepen their understanding of Shakespeare's verse while engaging with a range of classic plays. The program encourages young artists to grow as both scholars and performers, strengthening acting and public speaking skills, building confidence, and providing meaningful exposure to theatre-making.f. Relaxed PerformancesANW's sensory-friendly Relaxed Performances are designed to welcome patrons with Autism and other social communication and sensory processing differences. These performances feature the same professional cast and artistic quality as standard productions, while incorporating adjusted lighting, sound, and a more flexible audience environment. ANW is committed to making live theatre accessible to all and has been invited to advise organizations such as the Natural History Museum, the California Science Center, and The Huntington Library and Gardens on best practices for creating sensory-friendly experiences.

  Expenses $1,238,909 · Revenue $178,152

• ANW's community-centered initiative, Noise Now, brings together readings, adaptations, multi-disciplinary performances, dance, visual art installations, and nontraditional theatre through partnerships with forward-thinking organizations across Los Angeles. These collaborations often focus on developing or presenting work that uplifts communities of color, including projects that reinterpret traditionally white or Western narratives through a BIPOC perspective, explore global mythologies, or highlight cultures that have been displaced or historically marginalized.Audience data shows that Noise Now attracts a more diverse group than ANW's mainstage subscriber season, with higher participation from people of color, younger audiences under 30, and individuals from lower-income backgrounds.

  Expenses $1,318 · Revenue $560

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

Officers and directors · 2024

As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

• 2024

  Revenue

  $5,052,913

  Expenses

  $4,408,206

  Contributions

  $2,833,029

  Grants paid

  $0

• 2023

  Revenue

  $4,137,939

  Expenses

  $4,206,411

  Contributions

  $2,010,285

  Grants paid

  $0

• 2022

  Revenue

  $3,680,155

  Expenses

  $4,092,652

  Contributions

  $1,924,382

  Grants paid

  $0

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

• 2021 · 990

  Revenue

  $5,458,487

  Expenses

  $3,851,050

  Assets (EOY)

  $13,728,451

• 2020 · 990

  Revenue

  $2,707,072

  Expenses

  $2,055,158

  Assets (EOY)

  $12,904,846

• 2019 · 990

  Revenue

  $2,662,746

  Expenses

  $3,406,083

  Assets (EOY)

  $12,123,816

• 2018 · 990

  Revenue

  $3,574,083

  Expenses

  $3,746,142

  Assets (EOY)

  $12,577,861

• 2017 · 990

  Revenue

  $3,201,372

  Expenses

  $3,403,151

  Assets (EOY)

  $12,848,358

• 2016 · 990

  Revenue

  $2,952,513

  Expenses

  $3,138,360

  Assets (EOY)

  $12,738,768

• 2015 · 990

  Revenue

  $3,071,273

  Expenses

  $2,700,140

  Assets (EOY)

  $12,927,835

• 2014 · 990

  Revenue

  $2,366,681

  Expenses

  $2,437,172

  Assets (EOY)

  $12,695,653

• 2013 · 990

  Revenue

  $1,966,985

  Expenses

  $2,218,975

  Assets (EOY)

  $12,971,396

• 2012 · 990

  Revenue

  — not reported

  Expenses

  $1,938,799

  Assets (EOY)

  $13,159,830

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.

Grants made

No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.

Grants received

• CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

  $107,500

  2024 · ARTS

• AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC

  $95,289

  2024 · GENERAL SUPPORT

• FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND

  $70,200

  2022 · For grant recipient's exempt purposes

• CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

  $66,000

  2022 · ARTS

• PASADENA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

  $64,400

  2024 · Donor Advised

• CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

  $62,000

  2023 · ARTS

• FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND

  $56,600

  2023 · For grant recipient's exempt purposes

• ROSE HILLS FOUNDATION

  $50,000

  2024 · PROGRAM SUPPORT

• PASADENA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

  $47,800

  2025 · PCHF Grants

• AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC

  $47,500

  2023 · GENERAL SUPPORT

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

California fundraising campaigns

Campaigns run by paid fundraisers, commercial coventurers and thrift stores naming this organization, as California published them. Both figures are as filed, and what the first one counts depends on the campaign type — a coventurer or a thrift store files its own sales rather than money collected for the charity. The 990 reports this only as a yearly total, never per campaign.

• STRATEGIC MARKETING FOR THE ARTS LLC

  $22,101 raised

  2024 · Commercial Fundraiser

  $11,646 to charity

• SD&A TELESERVICES INC.

  $100 raised

  2019 · Commercial Fundraiser

  $95 to charity

Amounts are as filed and do not add up: a commercial coventurer reports one promotion's whole gross once for each charity that shared in it. A campaign may also name more than one registered charity, in which case it appears on each.

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