2026-05-05T13:54:11-07:00 2025-12-31 990 2025-01-01 832374869 ZTP ZTP 6127604808 3501 Chicago Ave Minneapolis MN 55407 Andi Cheney Board Treasurer 6127604804 2026-04-17 2025 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z zAmya Theater Project Maren Ward 3501 Chicago Ave Minneapolis MN 55407 395104 0 X zamyatheater.org X 2018 MN Creating theater with people experiencing homelessness 12 12 13 28 0 0 235425 282361 76722 112688 5 5 0 50 312152 395104 0 0 0 0 180194 189250 0 0 17472 159215 207486 339409 396736 -27257 -1632 223314 223330 959 2608 222355 220722 zAmya Theater Project uses the powerful combination of lived experience(s) and artistic expression to inspire our communities to work for housing justice for all. 0 0 115715 114506 "Creative Expression Sessions": Weekly creative workshops in partnership with Hennepin County Library at the Minneapolis Central Library, a favored daytime hangout for people experiencing homelessness. Objective: to build community for those experiencing homelessness and create an access point for joining zAmya. zAmya's performance "Living in America: The Waiting List is Full" was created at the library in 2024 was remounted in 2025 and toured to 6 venues in Minneapolis and St. Paul including Minneapolis Central Library, 825 Arts, Emma Norton's Restoring Waters and Marvela Senior Homes, Perpich Arts High School, and Westminster Presbyterian Church. Participant and Audience Total: 968 58965 58965 zAmya continues to use our workshops and performances to build relationships between homeless and housed individuals in St. Paul. Catholic Charities' St. Paul Opportunity Center and Listening House hosted pilot workshops by zAmya to recruit participants for a performance focused on the theme of community safety at 825 Arts on University Ave. "Safe 2 Say" was performed as part of the 825 Art-B-Q in May 2025. This event kickstarted an ongoing partnership between zAmya and 825 Arts. Additionally, zAmya performed "A Challenge to Change", our performance about residents of Catholic Charities' Dorothy Day Campus in Downtown St. Paul, at Securian Financial Center as part of their Care Campaign. Participant and Audience Total: 320 54835 36899 zAmya, North Loop Neighborhood Association and Avivo joined forces to create the project, Neighbors Being Neighbors In the North Loop, which aims to establish a shared vision in the North Loop of what needs to happen for all community members to feel safe, have shelter, and ensure support for the most vulnerable. In 2025, zAmya, Avivo, and North Loop Neighborhood Association (NLNA) rehearsed "DisPlace: A North Loop Fantasy Quest" over the winter. We held four performances March 13-16 for 400 people at Luminary Arts Center in North Loop neighborhood. Playwright Elle Thoni drew inspiration from the fantasy role-playing game Dungeons and Dragons to explore an alternate reality where basic housing needs are met and fulfilled. The show had 25 performers, many of whom came from Avivo Village emergency shelter. Social service organizations tabled at each show, sharing resources, including Street Voices of Change, Aliveness Project, Native American Community Clinic, and others. Live intermission music provided by Brass Solidarity elevated the sense of radical, community based activism.Each show was nearly sold out with diverse crowds including individuals who had the lived experience of homelessness, people in social services, North Loopers, and activist-artists. zAmya Troupe Member Jada Windom shared, "My heart is so full of gratitude to have worked alongside everyone to educate and bring awareness. Every single day of this production was a blessing to me." Audience members left raving. One quote as an example: "Bravo to all involved. I love the joyful sense of community. Thank you all for that gift." Participant and Audience Total: 400 93586 93586 Other programs include: General mission activities including troupe meetings and "ZLABs"- zAmya's venue for troupe member new work development. Also in 2025, zAmya brought a performance to the Minnesota Coaltion for the Homeless Annual Conference and created 4 monologues for a fundraiser at the Lighthouse in Owatonna. 93586 0 93586 323101 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 47 0 1 13 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 12 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 MN X X X Andi Cheney 6127604804 3501 Chicago Ave Minneapolis MN 55407 Maren Ward Executive Artistic Director 40 X 67015 0 0 Robert Blood Troupe Representative 4 X 5188 0 0 Annette Bryant Troupe Representative 4 X 4938 0 0 Andi Cheney Board Treasurer 1 X X 0 0 0 Lecia Grossman Board Secretary 1 X X 0 0 0 Dickie Olson Board Member 1 X 0 0 0 Cathy Heying President 1 X X 0 0 0 Alexis Kramer Board Member 1 X 0 0 0 Amber Andrist Board Member 1 X 0 0 0 Ashley Halvorson Board Member 1 X 0 0 0 Jackson Collins Board Member 2 X 0 0 0 Latasha Jennings Dedina Board Member 1 X 0 0 0 Trish DeAnda Board Member 1 X 0 0 0 77141 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 77222 205139 0 282361 Ticket Income 711110 19687 19687 0 0 Program Service Fees 711110 93001 93001 0 0 0 0 0 0 112688 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 50 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 395104 112743 0 0 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 67015 45570 16084 5361 0 0 0 0 94580 64315 22699 7566 0 0 0 0 13488 9172 3237 1079 14167 9634 3400 1133 162826 162552 274 8129 7430 699 7310 4406 2904 6800 6250 550 3285 2267 1018 2314 2314 4137 4137 Production Supplies 5200 5200 0 0 Printing & Postage 4437 1854 524 2059 Utilities, Fees, Dues 3048 314 2734 0 396736 323101 56163 17472 92487 141747 116768 71093 14059 10490 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 223314 223330 959 2608 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 959 2608 X 21090 117524 201265 103198 222355 220722 223314 223330 -1632 0 0 0 -1 0 X 1 X 0 1 0 X 97266 284695 183796 235425 282362 1083544 66050 65531 73334 76727 112742 394384 163316 350226 257130 312152 395104 1477928 1477928 163316 350226 257130 312152 395104 1477928 1 1 0 0 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b The Board reviews the 990 and makes a motion and votes to approve it. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c The Board is asked to restate and comply with the conflict of interest policy annually. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15 The Board review policies of comparable organizations and annual salary surveys to determine wage rates. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 18 All documents are available upon request, at our website, and via GuideStar. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 All documents are available upon request, at our website, and via GuideStar. Form 990, Part IX, Line 11g Contracted Artists