COMMUNITY ASIAN THEATRE OF THE SIERRA: Form 990EZ, tax year 2015
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- Organization
- COMMUNITY ASIAN THEATRE OF THE SIERRA (EIN 31-1602441)
- Tax period
- 2015-07-01 to 2016-06-30
- Filed
- 2016-10-28
- IRS object ID
- 201623029349200107
- Schema version
- 2015v2.0
- Source
- Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica
Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.
Return header ReturnHeader
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Return | 2016-10-28T09:09:43-07:00 | ReturnTs |
| Tax Period End | 2016-06-30 | TaxPeriodEndDt |
Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp
Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | Curtis T Yew CPA Inc | BusinessNameLine1Txt |
Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 452 South Auburn Street 2 | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | Grass Valley | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | CA | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 95945 | ZIPCd |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Return Type | 990EZ | ReturnTypeCd |
| Tax Period Begin | 2015-07-01 | TaxPeriodBeginDt |
Filer Filer
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EIN | 311602441 | EIN |
Business Name BusinessName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | Community Asian Theatre Of | BusinessNameLine1Txt |
| Business Name Line2 | The Sierra | BusinessNameLine2Txt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Control | COMM | BusinessNameControlTxt |
| Phone | 5302736362 | PhoneNum |
US Address USAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | PO Box 1266 | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | Grass Valley | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | CA | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 95945 | ZIPCd |
Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Person | Jeanne Wong Wood | PersonNm |
| Person Title | Executive Direc | PersonTitleTxt |
| Signature | 2016-10-27 | SignatureDt |
| Discuss With Paid Preparer | Yes (true) | DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd |
Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Preparer Person | Curtis T Yew | PreparerPersonNm |
| PTIN | P00371689 | PTIN |
| Phone | 5302722606 | PhoneNum |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Tax | 2015 | TaxYr |
| Build TS | 2017-02-10 21:41:12Z | BuildTS |
Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Method Of Accounting Cash | Yes (X) | MethodOfAccountingCashInd |
| Schedule B Not Required | Yes (X) | ScheduleBNotRequiredInd |
| Website Address | www.catsweb.org | WebsiteAddressTxt |
| Organization501c3 | Yes (X) | Organization501c3Ind |
| Type Of Organization Corp | Yes (X) | TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd |
| Gross Receipts | $78,123 | GrossReceiptsAmt |
| Info In Schedule O Part I | Yes (X) | InfoInScheduleOPartIInd |
| Contributions Gifts Grants Etc | $23,297 | ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt |
| Program Service Revenue | $53,898 | ProgramServiceRevenueAmt |
| Cost Or Other Basis Expense Sale | $0 | CostOrOtherBasisExpenseSaleAmt |
| Fundraising Gross Income | $0 | FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt |
| Special Events Direct Expenses | $0 | SpecialEventsDirectExpensesAmt |
| Gross Sales Of Inventory | $928 | GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt |
| Cost Of Goods Sold | $332 | CostOfGoodsSoldAmt |
| Gross Profit Loss Sls Of Invntry | $596 | GrossProfitLossSlsOfInvntryAmt |
| Total Revenue | $77,791 | TotalRevenueAmt |
| Salaries Other Comp Empl Bnft | $2,700 | SalariesOtherCompEmplBnftAmt |
| Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct | $2,244 | FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt |
| Occupancy Rent Utlts And Maint | $5,010 | OccupancyRentUtltsAndMaintAmt |
| Printing Publications Postage | $4,671 | PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt |
| Other Expenses Total | $67,424 | OtherExpensesTotalAmt |
| Total Expenses | $82,049 | TotalExpensesAmt |
| Excess Or Deficit For Year | -$4,258 | ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY | $89,754 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY | $85,496 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt |
| Info In Schedule O Part II | Yes (X) | InfoInScheduleOPartIIInd |
Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $89,023 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $84,678 | EOYAmt |
Other Assets Total Detail OtherAssetsTotalDetail
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $2,047 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $2,047 | EOYAmt |
Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $91,070 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $86,725 | EOYAmt |
Sum Of Total Liabilities SumOfTotalLiabilitiesGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $1,316 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $1,229 | EOYAmt |
Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $89,754 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $85,496 | EOYAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Primary Exempt Purpose | The Community Asian Theatre of the Sierra (CATS) has been organized to produce and promote quality theatrical presentations and other works of art and literature that deal with Asian and Asian-related themes for the purpose of educating the general public regarding the aforementioned works. The presentations are done through high quality multicultural theater, events, and workshops. The mission of CATS is artistic and educational and seeks to expand the study of multiculturalism in the schools and to be a resource on Asian culture and history. | PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt |
Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp (5 entries)
| Description Program Srvc AccomDescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt | Grants And AllocationsGrantsAndAllocationsAmt |
|---|---|
| CATS organizes an annual Chinese Lunar New Year parade in Nevada City, CA. | $2,053 |
| CATS presents annual asian themed theatrical productions. For fiscal year 2015-2016, the production was "Chinglish" based on the play written by David Henry Hwang and directed by Annie Lareau. This production ran from April 7 to April 30, 2016 at the Nevada Theater in Nevada City, California. | $56,217 |
| CATS awards scholarships to local high school graduating students. In 2016, Genevieve Melko of Nevada Union High School was awarded a scholarship of $ 500.00. | $500 |
| CATS offers tours, open to the members of the Grass Valley and Nevada City, California community, to various Asian themed events in California. During fiscal year 2015-2016, CATS organized a Chinese New Year parade, a Luau and a tour of Manzanar, the historical Japanese settlement in Northern California. CATS also partnered with others to bring a performance of the play "The Ingenious Judge Dee" as well as a showing of the documentary "Finding Samuel Lowe". | $8,107 |
| CATS offers workshops, open to the members of the Grass Valley and Nevada City, California community, on various Asian themed topics. During fiscal year 2015-2016, the organization offered classes on Asian Cards and Journals, Asian Jewelry, and Mah Jong. | $367 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Program Service Expenses | $67,244 | TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt |
Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (4 entries)
| TitleTitleTxt | Average Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRt | CompensationCompensationAmt |
|---|---|---|
| Lisa Moon | ||
| Art.Dir./Pres. | 6.00 | $1,200 |
| Jeanne Wong Wood | ||
| Executive Direc | 6.00 | $1,200 |
| Sheila Baker | ||
| Treasurer | 4.00 | $300 |
| Olivia Pritchett | ||
| Secretary | 4.00 | $0 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Info In Schedule O Part V | Yes (X) | InfoInScheduleOPartVInd |
| Activities Not Previously Rpt | false | ActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd |
| Chg Made To Orgnzng Doc Not Rpt | false | ChgMadeToOrgnzngDocNotRptInd |
| Organization Had UBI | false | OrganizationHadUBIInd |
| Organization Filed990 T | false | OrganizationFiled990TInd |
| Subject To Proxy Tax | false | SubjectToProxyTaxInd |
| Organization Dissolved Etc | false | OrganizationDissolvedEtcInd |
| Form1120 Pol Filed | false | Form1120PolFiledInd |
| Made Loans To From Officers | false | MadeLoansToFromOfficersInd |
| Initiation Fees And Cap Contri | $0 | InitiationFeesAndCapContriAmt |
| Gross Receipts For Public Use | $0 | GrossReceiptsForPublicUseAmt |
| Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans | false | EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd |
| Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans | false | ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd |
| States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld | CA | StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd |
Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Person | Sheila Baker | PersonNm |
US Address USAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 629 E Broad St | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | Nevada City | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | CA | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 95959 | ZIPCd |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Phone | 5302653106 | PhoneNum |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Foreign Financial Account | false | ForeignFinancialAccountInd |
| Foreign Office | false | ForeignOfficeInd |
| Donor Advised Fnds | false | DonorAdvisedFndsInd |
| Operate Hospital | false | OperateHospitalInd |
| Tanning Services Provided | false | TanningServicesProvidedInd |
| Form720 Filed | false | Form720FiledInd |
| Related Organization Ctrl Ent | false | RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd |
| Transaction With Control Ent | false | TransactionWithControlEntInd |
| Political Campaign Acty | false | PoliticalCampaignActyInd |
| Lobbying Activities | false | LobbyingActivitiesInd |
| School Operating | false | SchoolOperatingInd |
| Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org | false | TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd |
| Related Org Sect527 Org | false | RelatedOrgSect527OrgInd |
| Part VI Of Comp Of Hghst Pd Empl | NONE | PartVIOfCompOfHghstPdEmplTxt |
| Part VI Hghst Pd Cntrct Prof Srvc | NONE | PartVIHghstPdCntrctProfSrvcTxt |
| Filed Schedule A | Yes (true) | FiledScheduleAInd |
Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Publicly Supported Org509a2 | Yes (X) | PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind |
Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $18,694 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $19,100 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $25,613 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $28,979 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $23,297 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $115,683 | TotalAmt |
Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $70,941 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $56,803 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $93,877 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $79,153 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $53,898 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $354,672 | TotalAmt |
Gross Receipts Non Unrlt Bus GrossReceiptsNonUnrltBusGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft509 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft509Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl509 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl509Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
Total509 Total509Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $89,635 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $75,903 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $119,490 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $108,132 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $77,195 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $470,355 | TotalAmt |
Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Public Support Total509 | $470,355 | PublicSupportTotal509Amt |
Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
Post1975 UBTI Post1975UBTIGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
Net Income From Other UBI NetIncomeFromOtherUBIGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $646 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $757 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $1,592 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $401 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $928 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $4,324 | TotalAmt |
Other Income509 OtherIncome509Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $90,281 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $76,660 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $121,082 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $108,533 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $78,123 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $474,679 | TotalAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Public Support CY509 | 0.99090 | PublicSupportCY509Pct |
| Public Support PY509 | 0.99190 | PublicSupportPY509Pct |
| Investment Income CY | 0.00000 | InvestmentIncomeCYPct |
| Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509 | Yes (X) | ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind |
Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO
Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (21 entries)
| Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc | ExplanationExplanationTxt |
|---|---|
| Other Expenses.1001 | Advertising and Promotion $175 |
| Other Expenses.1002 | Office Expenses $334 |
| Other Expenses.1003 | Information Technology $91 |
| Other Expenses.1012 | Insurance $1906 |
| Other Expenses.1 | Production Expenses $53185 |
| Other Expenses.2 | Tour Expenses $5554 |
| Other Expenses.4 | Workshop Expenses $2921 |
| Other Expenses.5 | Dues and Memberships $792 |
| Other Expenses.6 | Telephone $790 |
| Other Expenses.7 | Scholarships $500 |
| Other Expenses.8 | Education/Training $434 |
| Other Expenses.10 | Flowers/Gifts $200 |
| Other Expenses.11 | Donations $200 |
| Other Expenses.12 | E-mail Services $192 |
| Other Expenses.13 | Filing Fees $70 |
| Other Expenses.14 | Bank Charges $70 |
| Other Expenses.15 | Cash Over/Short $10 |
| Other Assets.1 | Donated Stage Props - Beginning $500 Donated Stage Props - Ending $500 |
| Other Assets.2 | Xiao Mao - Beginning $1547 Xiao Mao - Ending $1547 |
| Total Liabilities.1 | Sales Taxes Payable - Beginning $273 Sales Taxes Payable - Ending $186 |
| Total Liabilities.2 | Unearned Income - Beginning $1043 Unearned Income - Ending $1043 |
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