2021-05-17T18:02:35-05:00 2020-06-30 475677171 WALTERS & SKLYAR LLP 21031 VENTURA BLVD STE 401 WOODLAND HILLS CA 91364 990 2019-07-01 812917440 WACO THEATER CENTER WACO 8184001151 5144 LANKERSHIM BLVD NORTH HOLLYWOOD CA 91601 ARIEL E REYES DIRECTOR OF FINANCE 8184001151 2020-05-15 true YEFIM SKLYAR CPA P00362128 8189752040 2021-05-17 2019 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z RICHARD LAWSON 5144 LANKERSHIM BLVD NORTH HOLLYWOOD CA 91601 2489860 false X HTTPS://WACOTHEATERCENTER.COM/ X 2016 CA THE WACO THEATER CENTER IS ORGANIZED AND OPERATED EXCLUSIVELY FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES WITHIN THE MEANING OF SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND IS DEDICATED TO THE EMPOWERMENT OF ARTISTS, AND PEOPLE IN GENERAL, WITHIN A DIVERSIFIED POOL OF OUR LA COMMUNITIES AND BEYOND. 8 6 14 6 0 1540432 2441512 79740 0 1968 26053 46380 1646225 2489860 0 0 474741 575718 0 170995 712196 1017186 1186937 1592904 459288 896956 1780188 2754972 324797 389178 1455391 2365794 X LOCATED IN THE BURGEONING NORTH HOLLYWOOD ARTS DISTRICT OF LOS ANGELES, WACO THEATER CENTER (WACO, WHERE ART CAN OCCUR) IS ONE OF THE FEW LOS ANGELES CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS DEDICATED TO CONTEMPORARY PERFORMING AND VISUAL ART OF THE AFRICAN DIASPORA. DRIVEN BY THE MANTRA, "WHERE ART CAN OCCUR," WACO IS DEDICATED TO THE EMPOWERMENT OF ARTISTS WITHIN A DIVERSIFIED POOL OF OUR LA COMMUNITIES AND BEYOND. WACO CENTERS GIVING EMERGING AND ESTABLISHED ARTISTS OF AFRICAN DESCENT A PLATFORM AND A VOICE TO USE THEIR CREATIVITY, IN ORDER TO CONNECT AND INSPIRE INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE AFRICAN DIASPORA. WITH THIS AS A FOCAL POINT, ARTISTS ARE AN INVALUABLE PART OF THE ORGANIZATION. WE ENCOURAGE ARTISTS TO FIND THEIR TRUE PURPOSE AND AWAKEN THEIR OWN INDIVIDUAL POWER SOURCE, WHICH FUELS THEIR ART. WE FULFILL THIS MISSION BY PRESENTING LIVE DANCE, THEATER, MUSIC, AND INTERDISCIPLINARY EVENTS BY PROFESSIONAL ARTISTS; PROVIDING RESOURCES TO ADVANCE ARTISTS' CAREERS AND WORK; MAINTAININ false false 940415 ORGANIZATION'S CORE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM - TINAS ANGELS, A YEARLONG MENTORSHIP PROGRAM FOR TEENAGE GIRLS, AND RICHARD'S WARRIORS, A MENTORSHIP PROGRAM FOR TEENAGE BOYS. WE SUCCESSFULLY CREATED AN ONLINE PLATFORM TO ENGAGE AND SUPPORT THE STUDENTS IN THE PROGRAM AND PROVIDED THEM WITH COMPUTERS AND SUPPLIES TO MAKE THEIR TRANSITION TO ONLINE CLASSES EASILY ACCESSIBLE. 81146 THE ORGANIZATION'S PRESENTING PROGRAMS WERE PIVOTED TO DIGITAL PLATFORMS. WE CREATED A SERIES OF DIGITAL PROGRAMS TO SUPPORT PERFORMANCES BY ARTISTS I.E., DANCERS, MUSICIANS, AND ACTORS, TO SHOWCASE THEIR TALENT. 1021561 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false false true true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 42 0 true 14 true false false false false false false false false X 8 6 true false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true false false CA X ARIEL E REYES 8184001151 5144 LANKERSHIM BLVD NORTH HOLLYWOOD CA 91601 TINA KNOWLES-LAWSON VICE-PRESIDE 45.00 X X 125000 0 0 RICHARD LAWSON PRESIDENT 45.00 X X 125000 0 0 RALPH FARQUHAR BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANGELIKI GJACK BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MELBA LFARQUHAR TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 STEVE PAMON BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 GLYNN TURMAN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN WISEMAN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 250000 2 false false false 2441512 2441512 1968 1968 46380 46380 46380 46380 2489860 48348 X 250000 125000 62500 62500 278296 166978 83489 27829 1306 784 392 130 46116 27670 13835 4611 20307 12184 6092 2031 550 330 165 55 269140 161484 80742 26914 7255 4353 2176 726 1291 1051 192 48 4633 2317 1853 463 183485 110091 55046 18348 21547 12928 6464 2155 1432 859 430 143 39614 19807 15846 3961 84320 50592 25296 8432 MEALS 170871 165512 4019 1340 TALENT & PRODUCTION 61496 61496 MISCELLANEOUS 29213 17528 8764 2921 SUPPLIES 24104 14463 7231 2410 97928 66134 25816 5978 1592904 1021561 400348 170995 339182 1878067 657688 15480 14411 843553 124034 627007 719519 140831 142975 1780188 2754972 82686 52400 242111 242111 94667 324797 389178 X 1455391 2365794 1455391 2365794 1780188 2754972 896956 13447 X true X true X true false X 965411 1411238 1540432 2336515 6253596 965411 1411238 1540432 2336515 6253596 2476614 3776982 8050 26053 48348 82451 6336047 128396 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 181819 43888 137931 661734 80146 581588 719519 X 2489860 2489860 2489860 1592904 1592904 1592904 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 3, PART X THE ORGANIZATION IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAXES UNDER INTERNAL REVENUE CODE (IRC) SECTION 501(C)(3) AND THE CORRESPONDING PROVISIONS OF THE CALIFORNIA REVENUE AND TAXATION CODE, EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT OF UNRELATED BUSINESS TAXABLE INCOME (UBTI) AS DEFINED BY THE IRC.THE ORGANIZATION EVALUATES UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THROUGH ITS REVIEW OF THE SOURCES OF INCOME TO IDENTIFY UBTI AND CERTAIN OTHER MATTERS, INCLUDING THOSE WHICH MAY AFFECT ITS TAX EXEMPT STATUS. THE EFFECT OF THE UNCERTAINTY WOULD BE RECORDED IF THE OUTCOME WAS CONSIDERED PROBABLE AND REASONABLY ESTIMABLE. AS OF JUNE 30, 2020, THE ORGANIZATION HAD NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS REQUIRING ACCRUAL. TINA KNOWLES LAWSON VICE - PRESIDENT CASH FLOW X 217786 false true true RICHARD LAWSON PRESIDENT CASH FLOW X 23425 false true true ANGELIKI G BOARD MEMBER CASH FLOW X 900 false true true 242111 SCHEDULE L, PART V SCHEDULE L, PART II, LOANS TO AND FROM INTERESTED PERSONS: (A) NAME OF PERSON: ANGELIKI G. JACK (B) RELATIONSHIP WITH ORGANIZATION: BOARD MEMBER (C) PURPOSE OF LOAN: CASH FLOW (D) LOAN TO OR FROM ORGANIZATION? = TO (E) ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL AMOUNT 900. (F) BALANCE DUE 900. (G) LOAN IN DEFAULT? = NO (H) APPROVED BY BOARD OR COMMITTEE? = YES (I) WRITTEN AGREEMENT? = YES (A) NAME OF PERSON: RICHARD LAWSON (B) RELATIONSHIP WITH ORGANIZATION: PRESIDENT (C) PURPOSE OF LOAN: CASH FLOW (D) LOAN TO OR FROM ORGANIZATION? = TO (E) ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL AMOUNT 23,425. (F) BALANCE DUE 23,425. (G) LOAN IN DEFAULT? = NO (H) APPROVED BY BOARD OR COMMITTEE? = YES (I) WRITTEN AGREEMENT? = YES (A) NAME OF PERSON: TINA KNOWLAS LAWSON (B) RELATIONSHIP WITH ORGANIZATION: VICE-PRESIDENT (C) PURPOSE OF LOAN: CASH FLOW (D) LOAN TO OR FROM ORGANIZATION? = TO (E) ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL AMOUNT 217,786. (F) BALANCE DUE 217,786. (G) LOAN IN DEFAULT? = NO (H) APPROVED BY BOARD OR COMMITTEE? = YES (I) WRITTEN AGREEMENT? = YES FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION LOCATED IN THE BURGEONING NORTH HOLLYWOOD ARTS DISTRICT OF LOS ANGELES, WACO THEATER CENTER (WACO, WHERE ART CAN OCCUR) IS ONE OF THE FEW LOS ANGELES CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS DEDICATED TO CONTEMPORARY PERFORMING AND VISUAL ART OF THE AFRICAN DIASPORA. DRIVEN BY THE MANTRA, "WHERE ART CAN OCCUR," WACO IS DEDICATED TO THE EMPOWERMENT OF ARTISTS WITHIN A DIVERSIFIED POOL OF OUR LA COMMUNITIES AND BEYOND. WACO CENTERS GIVING EMERGING AND ESTABLISHED ARTISTS OF AFRICAN DESCENT A PLATFORM AND A VOICE TO USE THEIR CREATIVITY, IN ORDER TO CONNECT AND INSPIRE INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE AFRICAN DIASPORA. WITH THIS AS A FOCAL POINT, ARTISTS ARE AN INVALUABLE PART OF THE ORGANIZATION. WE ENCOURAGE ARTISTS TO FIND THEIR TRUE PURPOSE AND AWAKEN THEIR OWN INDIVIDUAL POWER SOURCE, WHICH FUELS THEIR ART. WE FULFILL THIS MISSION BY PRESENTING LIVE DANCE, THEATER, MUSIC, AND INTERDISCIPLINARY EVENTS BY PROFESSIONAL ARTISTS; PROVIDING RESOURCES TO ADVANCE ARTISTS' CAREERS AND WORK; MAINTAINING A ROBUST EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES UNIQUE OPPORTUNITIES FOR MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO ENGAGE WITH PROFESSIONAL ARTISTS; DEVELOPING AND PARTNERING ON PROJECTS THAT IMPACT THE FIELD, AND LINKING COMMUNITIES, ARTISTS AND AUDIENCES. SINCE 2017, WACO HAS BEEN PRESENTING, COMMISSIONING, DEVELOPING AND PRODUCING SIGNIFICANT AWARD-WINNING WORKS BY AN ARRAY OF AFRICAN DIASPORIC ARTISTS AND ART FORMS. OUR PROGRAMMING HAS BEEN GROUNDED IN ENSURING THE VIBRANCY AND CONTINUITY OF ARTISTIC CREATION WITH A COMMITMENT TO ARTIST DEVELOPMENT AND AUDIENCE ENGAGEMENT. WE LAUNCHED OUR OPENING SEASON WITH A WEEKEND OF EVENTS, INCLUDING A STAGED READING OF RICHARD WESLEY'S THE TALENTED TENTH AND A SCREENING OF THE DOCUMENTARY KING OF THE STAGE: THE WOODIE KING, JR. STORY. THE WEEKEND CONCLUDED WITH A CONVERSATION WITH MR. WESLEY AND MR. KING MODERATED BY OUR ARTISTIC DIRECTOR, RICHARD LAWSON. OUR FIRST DANCE EVENT FEATURED EMERGING SEATTLE-BASED CHOREOGRAPHER AND DANCER JADE SOLOMON IN HER SOLO PERFORMANCE, BLACK LIKE ME: THE EXPLORATION OF THE WORD NIGGER. FOR TWO CONSECUTIVE YEARS, WE PARTNERED WITH BROOKLYN'S BILLIE HOLIDAY THEATRE TO CO-PRESENT 50IN50, NOTED AS "A PLATFORM FOR AGENCY AND EMPOWERMENT SO THAT ANY WOMAN OR GIRL CAN SHARE HER STORY, REGARDLESS OF CLASS, RACE, AGE, ABILITY, GENDER IDENTITY, NATIONALITY OR SEXUAL ORIENTATION." IN 2019, WACO EXPANDED ITS PERFORMANCE EVENTS WITH THE INTRODUCTION OF A MUSIC SERIES FEATURING LOCAL INDEPENDENT ARTISTS WHO ARE MAKING AN IMPACT. IN 2020, WE INTRODUCED OUR FIRST THEMATIC SEASON. EVENTS WERE CURATED UNDER THE THEME, THE EVOLUTION OF AFRICAN CULTURE. THE SERIES CONSISTED OF PERFORMING ARTS, HUMANITIES AND EDUCATIONAL EVENTS CONCEIVED TO EXPLORE HOW THE AFRICAN ARTISTIC AESTHETIC IS REPRESENTED IN CONTEMPORARY BLACK ART. WACO IS COMMITTED TO BOTH THE SHARING OF CLASSIC PLAYS WITHIN THE BLACK CANON AND TO SUPPORTING ESTABLISHED ARTISTS. SOLO PERFORMANCES BY VANESSA BELL CALLOWAY (ZORA) AND DEBBI MORGAN (MONKEY ON MY BACK) WERE TWO PLAYS THAT CEMENTED OUR PLACE AMONG THEATRES IN LOS ANGELES. WACO PRODUCED NO PLACE TO BE SOMEBODY, BY CHARLES GORDONE, A 1969 PLAY WHICH RECEIVED THE 1970 PULITZER PRIZE FOR DRAMA. THIS PIECE WAS DIRECTED BY RICHARD LAWSON, A CAST MEMBER IN ONE OF THE EARLY PRODUCTIONS. FORM 990, PART III DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION MISSION: THE ARTS SPEAK TO OUR CORE VALUES AND REVITALIZE EMPATHY AND CONNECTION, WHICH EMBOLDENS COMMUNITY IDENTITY, AND ENCOURAGES CRITICAL THINKING AND PROBLEM SOLVING. THIS IS ESSENTIAL DURING DIFFICULT TIMES WHEN PEOPLE BEGIN TO FEEL DISENFRANCHISED AND SECLUDED. THE WACO THEATER CENTER IS DEDICATEDTO TO THE EMPOWERMENT OF ARTISTS, AND PEOPLE IN GENERAL, WITHIN A DIVERSIFIED POOL OF OUR LA COMMUNITIES AND BEYOND. WE ENCOURAGE ARTISTS TO FIND THEIR TRUE PURPOSE AND AWAKEN THEIR OWN INDIVIDUAL POWER SOURCE, WHICH FUELS THEIR ART. AS PABLO PICASSO SAID: "THE MEANING OF LIFE IS TO FIND OUR GIFT. THE PURPOSE OF LIFE IS TO GIVE IT AWAY". THROUGH THE WELL-CRAFTED GUIDANCE OF OUR ARTISTS DIRECTORS, RICHARD LAWSON & TINA KNOWLES LAWSON, HUNDREDS OF ARTISTS AND OTHERS WILL LEARN TO REACH TANGIBLE GOALS BY APPLYING A SYSTEMATIC ROAD-MAP. FORM 990, PART VI THE BOARD MEMBERS SIGN A WRITTEN CONFLICT OF INTEREST AND DISCLOSURE STATEMENT AND POLICY EACH YEAR IN WRITING. THE EMPLOYEES ARE NOTIFIED BY AGREEING TO THE ANNUAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IN THE EMPLOYER HANDBOOK EACH YEAR. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 2 RICHARD LAWSON TINA KNOWLES LAWSON PRESIDENT TREASURER HUSBAND AND WIFE MELBA L.FARQUHAR RALPH FARQUHAR BOARD MEMBER BOARD MEMBER HUSBAND AND WIFE FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWS AND APPROVES THE FORM 990 WITH MANAGEMENT PRIOR TO SUBMISSION. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C THE ORGANIZATION CONSISTENTLY MONITORS COMPLIANCE WITH CONFLICT OF INTERESTS' POLICY. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A INDEPENDENT BOARD MEMBERS CLOSELY REVIEWS AVAILABLE MARKET DATA TO DETERMINE AND APPROVE COMPENSATION OF THE OFFICERS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST FOR PUBLIC REVIEW. THE ORGANIZATION'S TAX RETURN FILINGS ARE AVAILABLE FOR VIEW AT WWW.GUIDESTAR.ORG AND UPON REQUEST FROM THE ORGANIZATION. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G CONTRACTED SERVICE 161,484 80,742 26,914