2024-05-13T13:38:22-05:00 2023-06-30 320530003 QUIGLEY & MIRON 3550 WILSHIRE BLVD 1660 LOS ANGELES CA 90010 990 2022-07-01 956151775 EAST-WEST PLAYERS INC EAST 2136257000 120 N JUDGE JOHN AISO ST LOS ANGELES CA 90012 ROSE CHAN LOUI INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 2136257000 2024-05-13 ROSE CHAN LOUI 999009999 0 ARMEN GRIGORIAN P01582463 2136393550 2 AAL1 IAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z ROSE CHAN LOUI 120 N JUDGE JOHN AISO ST LOS ANGELES CA 90012 4623798 0 X WWW.EASTWESTPLAYERS.ORG X 1965 CA THE PURPOSE OF EAST WEST PLAYERS, INC. (EWP) IS TO RAISE THE VISIBILITY OF THE ASIAN AMERICAN EXPERIENCE BY PRESENTING WORLD-CLASS THEATRICAL PRODUCTIONS, DEVELOPING ARTISTS OF COLOR, AND PROVIDING IMPACTFUL YOUTH EDUCATION PROGRAMS. FOUNDED IN 1965, EWP IS ONE OF THE NATION'S LONGEST-RUNNING THEATERS OF COLOR AND THE LARGEST AND OLDEST ASIAN AMERICAN THEATER COMPANY. EWP STRIVES TO ENSURE THAT ASIAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER STORIES ARE TOLD BY WORKING TO INCREASE ACCESS, INCLUSION, AND REPRESENTATION IN THE CREATIVE ECONOMY THROUGH THE PRODUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT OF THEATRICAL WORKS, A ROBUST RANGE OF PROFESSIONAL ENRICHMENT AND ARTS EDUCATION PROGRAMS, AND OTHER CIVIC ACTIVITIES. IN RECOGNITION OF ITS WORK, EWP WAS DESIGNATED BY THE FORD FOUNDATION AS A NATIONAL CULTURAL TREASURE, ONE OF ONLY 20 ORGANIZATIONS TO RECEIVE THE HONOR. 21 20 127 74 0 0 1955744 3386925 554210 344196 95500 207450 0 0 2605454 3938571 27500 0 0 0 936032 1518891 0 17400 206265 970229 1308187 1933761 2844478 671693 1094093 6334708 7389629 116358 53821 6218350 7335808 X THE PURPOSE OF EAST WEST PLAYERS, INC. (EWP) IS TO RAISE THE VISIBILITY OF THE ASIAN AMERICAN EXPERIENCE BY PRESENTING WORLD-CLASS THEATRICAL PRODUCTIONS, DEVELOPING ARTISTS OF COLOR, AND PROVIDING IMPACTFUL YOUTH EDUCATION PROGRAMS. FOUNDED IN 1965, EWP IS ONE OF THE NATION'S LONGEST-RUNNING THEATERS OF COLOR AND THE LARGEST AND OLDEST ASIAN AMERICAN THEATER COMPANY. EWP STRIVES TO ENSURE THAT ASIAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER STORIES ARE TOLD BY WORKING TO INCREASE ACCESS, INCLUSION, AND REPRESENTATION IN THE CREATIVE ECONOMY THROUGH THE PRODUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT OF THEATRICAL WORKS, A ROBUST RANGE OF PROFESSIONAL ENRICHMENT AND ARTS EDUCATION PROGRAMS, AND OTHER CIVIC ACTIVITIES. IN RECOGNITION OF ITS WORK, EWP WAS DESIGNATED BY THE FORD FOUNDATION AS A NATIONAL CULTURAL TREASURE, ONE OF ONLY 20 ORGANIZATIONS TO RECEIVE THE HONOR. 0 0 1945414 262315 EAST WEST PLAYERS PRESENTS 3-5 MAINSTAGE PRODUCTIONS PER YEAR. THESE CONSIST OF WORLD PREMIERE PLAYS AND MUSICALS AS WELL AS REINTERPRETATIONS OF CLASSIC OR ESTABLISHED WORKS ALL PRIMARILY WRITTEN, PERFORMED AND/OR DEVELOPED BY ASIAN AMERICAN ARTISTS. THESE ARE PRODUCTIONS WHICH SEEK TO ILLUMINATE THE DIVERSE STORIES AND EXPERIENCES WITHIN THE ASIAN AMERICAN DIASPORA AND PROVIDE ASIAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER ARTISTS OPPORTUNITIES THEY MIGHT NOT BE AFFORDED OTHERWISE. 340540 81881 EAST WEST PLAYERS EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS INCLUDE PROFESSIONAL ENRICHMENT CLASSES AND WORKSHOPS FOR ASPIRING ASIAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER ACTORS, DIRECTORS AND WRITERS. EAST WEST PLAYERS ARTS EDUCATION PROGRAMS INCLUDE TOURING THEATRE FOR YOUTH PRODUCTIONS WHICH OFFER NEW WAYS TO SEE THE WORLD THROUGH THEATER THAT STIMULATE STUDENTS TO DISCOVER THE PROMINENT ROLE ASIAN AMERICANS HAVE PLAYED IN AMERICAN HISTORY. 2285954 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 79 0 127 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 21 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 CA X THE ORGANIZATION 2136257000 120 N JUDGE JOHN AISO ST LOS ANGELES CA 90012 SNEHAL DESAI PRODUCING ARTISTIC DIRECTO 37.50 X X 124299 0 7315 ROSE CHAN LOUI CHAIR 7.00 X X 0 0 0 PETER SHIMAMOTO VICE CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 DERRICK QUE TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 ALBERT AUBIN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JASON BLACKWELL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MERCY STEENWYK DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 RANDALL TAMURA DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHRISTINE CHANG DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ALEX GIZA DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MAY LEE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 NAYAN SHAH DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CARMEN SMITH DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ALEX DE OCAMPO DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAWN YAMAZI DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JEFF YANG DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARY TEE DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JUDITH SASAKI DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KENNY LAO DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOE PORTILLO DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KIYOMI EMI DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 124299 0 7315 1 0 0 0 0 -35850 208607 3214168 3386925 TICKET SALES 711110 246244 246244 EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS 711110 81881 81881 RENTAL INCOME 711110 11139 11139 OTHER INCOME 711110 4932 4932 344196 116519 116519 734343 643412 90931 90931 90931 41815 -35850 41815 0 3938571 344196 0 207450 X 241545 169081 48309 24155 1055038 953784 17214 84040 2321 1680 480 161 106737 94107 3825 8805 113250 98185 5626 9439 221430 27500 193930 17400 17400 395781 349847 45934 51953 51953 130044 111117 6445 12482 14551 12615 723 1213 108561 108561 236935 217537 17458 1940 44686 5594 39092 1218 1218 15690 14406 1156 128 10743 5909 4266 568 PRODUCTION ELEMENTS 55195 55195 EQUIPMENT RENTAL 21400 8883 12517 2844478 2285954 352259 206265 360424 1099120 371963 768445 2633980 1247000 228 14385 34568 1081672 426074 91548 655598 2828448 3550710 33960 33960 6334708 7389629 99840 30302 16518 23519 116358 53821 X 3718350 5563297 2500000 1772511 6218350 7335808 6334708 7389629 1094093 57036 -33671 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 925829 734629 4585039 1955744 3386925 11588166 925829 734629 4585039 1955744 3386925 11588166 2486410 9101756 34914 22779 4777 8583 116519 187572 11775738 1845707 0.77290 0.89460 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 312678 312678 333100 333100 0 748572 92974 655598 655598 X 3961936 57036 57036 3904900 33671 33671 3938571 2844478 0 2844478 0 2844478 PART V, LINE 4: IN 2018, THE FULL AMOUNT OF ENDOWMENT FUNDS HELD IN PERPETUITY WERE RECLASSIFIED TO NET ASSETS WITHOUT RESTRICTION UNDER A NEWLY NEGOTIATED AGREEMENT WITH THE ENDOWMENT'S SOLE DONOR, RESULTING IN NO ENDOWMENT FUNDS BALANCE AT JUNE 30, 2019 AND GOING FORWARD. PART X, LINE 2: ACCOUNTING STANDARDS REQUIRE AN ORGANIZATION TO EVALUATE ITS TAX POSITIONS AND PROVIDE FOR A LIABILITY FOR ANY POSITIONS THAT WOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED 'MORE LIKELY THAN NOT' TO BE UPHELD UNDER A TAX AUTHORITY EXAMINATION. MANAGEMENT HAS EVALUATED ITS TAX POSITIONS AND CONCLUDED THAT A PROVISION FOR A TAX LIABILITY IS NOT NECESSARY AT JUNE 30, 2023. GENERALLY, EWP'S INFORMATION RETURNS REMAIN OPEN FOR EXAMINATION THREE (FEDERAL) OR FOUR (STATE OF CALIFORNIA) YEARS FROM THE DATE OF FILING. X 1 NORA DEVEAU-ROSEN 2810 N EASTERN AVE LOS ANGELES CA 90032 GRANT WRITING 0 746427 16000 730427 746427 16000 730427 GALA 5965 -35850 41815 11200 20906 3549 6160 5965 -35850 41815 11200 20906 3549 6160 41815 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 IS THOROUGHLY REVIEWED BY DESIGNATED MEMBERS OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE AND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY COMPLIANCE FORM IS DISTRIBUTED ANNUALLY FOR UPDATING AT THE BEGINNING OF THE EACH FISCAL YEAR. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A COMPENSATION FOR THE PRODUCING ARTISTIC DIRECTOR WAS REVIEWED AND REVISED BY APPROVAL OF THE BOARD IN 2021 AND 2022. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 DISCLOSURE OF DOCUMENTS IS MADE UPON REQUEST AND AT THE ORGANIZATION'S ADDRESS. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G ARTISTIC SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 180,238. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 180,238. CONTRACT SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 166,564. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 45,934. TOTAL EXPENSES 212,498. TECHNICAL SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 3,045. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 3,045. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C THE ORGANIZATION'S AUDIT COMMITTEE HAS RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT OF ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SELECTION OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDITOR, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. THIS RESPONSIBILITY IS UNCHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.