BERKELEY REPERTORY THEATRE: Form 990, tax year 2013

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Organization
BERKELEY REPERTORY THEATRE (EIN 94-1679756)
Tax period
2013-09-01 to 2014-08-31
Filed
2015-06-22
IRS object ID
201501739349300130
Schema version
2013v4.0
Source
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Return2015-06-22T12:13:52-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2014-08-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

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Business Name Line1ARMANINO LLPBusinessNameLine1

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Address Line112657 ALCOSTA BOULEVARD SUITE 500AddressLine1
CitySAN RAMONCity
StateCAState
ZIP Code945834600ZIPCode
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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2013-09-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

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EIN941679756EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1BERKELEY REPERTORY THEATREBusinessNameLine1
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Business Name ControlBERKBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone5106472900PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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Address Line1999 HARRISON STREETAddressLine1
CityBERKELEYCity
StateCAState
ZIP Code94710ZIPCode

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

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PersonEMILY SHANKSPersonNm
Person TitleTREASURERPersonTitleTxt
Phone5106472900PhoneNum
Signature2015-06-18SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

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Preparer PersonLYNN HENLEYPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00356034PTIN
Phone9257902600PhoneNum
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Form 990 IRS990

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Principal OfficerSUSAN MEDAKPrincipalOfficerNm

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Address Line1999 HARRISON STREETAddressLine1
CityBERKELEYCity
StateCAState
ZIP Code94710ZIPCode
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Gross Receipts$17,137,757GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.BERKELEYREP.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1968FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateCALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTHE THEATRE PRODUCES PREMIERS OF NEW WORK AND MAJOR PRODUCTIONS FROM AN INTERNATIONAL REPERTOIRE.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body32VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent30VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee365TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers1000TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI-$146,506TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm-$146,506NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$8,595,502PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$6,643,835CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$8,373,557PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$9,916,699CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$95,608PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$80,283CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue-$365,048PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue-$385,756CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$16,699,619PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$16,255,061CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$31,780PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$28,444CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$7,210,595PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$7,691,890CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$53,475PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$51,917CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$1,015,454CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$5,956,010PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$6,769,951CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$13,251,860PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$14,542,202CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$3,447,759PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$1,712,859CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$39,616,020TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$41,541,720TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$15,308,187TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$15,188,581TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$24,307,833NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$26,353,139NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionPLEASE SEE SCHEDULE O FOR THE COMPLETE MISSION STATEMENT.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$10,570,125ExpenseAmt
Revenue$8,425,025RevenueAmt
DescBERKELEY REPERTORY THEATRE PRESENTED A RECORD 525 PERFORMANCES OF 12 SHOWS FOR AN AUDIENCE OF MORE THAN 200,000 ATTENDEES. LOCAL MEDIA CELEBRATED BERKELEY REP'S SHOWS WITH SEVERAL FRONT-PAGE STORIES, AND SEVERAL PRODUCTIONS ATTRACTED THE ATTENTION OF CRITICS FROM LOS ANGELES AND NEW YORK.BERKELEY REP HAD AN AUSPICIOUS START TO ITS 2013-14 SEASON IN AUGUST WITH A SPECIAL ENGAGEMENT OF HAROLD PINTER'S NO MAN'S LAND STARRING IAN MCKELLEN, PATRICK STEWART, BILLY CRUDUP, AND SHULER HENSLEY. UNDER THE DIRECTION OF SEAN MATHIAS, THESE PHENOMENAL ACTORS OF THE STAGE AND SCREEN WOWED BAY AREA AUDIENCES BEFORE TAKING THE PRODUCTION TO BROADWAY ON A DOUBLE BILL WITH BECKETT'S WAITING FOR GODOT IN THE FALL FOR AN ACCLAIMED RUN.THE SEASON OFFICIALLY BEGAN WITH THE 2013 TONY AWARD WINNER FOR BEST PLAY, CHRISTOPHER DURANG'S VANYA AND SONIA AND MASHA AND SPIKE. THE ROLLICKING COMEDY THAT TURNED CHEKHOV ON HIS HEAD AND DELIGHTED AUDIENCES ALSO REUNITED LONGTIME BERKELEY REP ACTORS SHARON LOCKWOOD AND LORRI HOLT ALONG WITH DIRECTOR RICHARD E.T. WHITE.THE PIANIST OF WILLESDEN LANE WAS A SURPRISE HIT OF THE SEASON. THE TRUE STORY OF PIANIST LISA JURA, A YOUNG JEWISH MUSICIAN WHOSE DREAMS ARE INTERRUPTED BY THE NAZI REGIME, WAS PLAYED BY HER DAUGHTER MONA GOLABEK, A CONCERT PIANIST WHO ALSO PERFORMED SOME OF THE WORLD'S MOST BEAUTIFUL MUSIC LIVE. THE SHOW ENJOYED TWO EXTENSIONS AND BROKE BOX OFFICE RECORDS, WITH MANY PATRONS REPORTING THAT THEY SAW IT TWO OR THREE TIMES. IN MARCH, ACTOR STEVEN EPP RETURNED TO BERKELEY REP WITH A CRIMINALLY FUNNY ACCIDENTAL DEATH OF AN ANARCHIST BY DARIO FO, DIRECTED BY CHRISTOPHER BAYES. IN KEEPING WITH FO'S ORIGINAL INTENTION FOR THE PLAY, THEY UPDATED THE SCRIPT TO INCLUDE REFERENCES TO THE GREAT RECESSION, ELICITING A PASSIONATE RESPONSE FROM AUDIENCE MEMBERS.NINA RAINE'S TRIBES FOLLOWED. THE STORY OF A YOUNG DEAF MAN TRYING TO FIND A PLACE IN A WORLD WHERE EVERYONE NEEDS TO BE HEARD, TRIBES FEATURED A DEAF ACTOR JAMES CAVERLY, WHO PREVIOUSLY PERFORMED THE ROLE AT A THEATRE ON THE EAST COAST. JAMES HAD AN ASL INTERPRETER WHO WORKED WITH HIM IN REHEARSALS, PERFORMANCES, AND WAS ALSO AVAILABLE NIGHT AND DAY. THE PRODUCTION HAD AN ASL CONSULTANT, ANTHONY NATALE, WHO IS BEST KNOWN FOR HIS PERFORMANCE IN THE FILM MR. HOLLAND'S OPUS AND WHO ENSURED THE SIGNS USED ON STAGE WERE APPROPRIATE. BERKELEY REP DID EXTENSIVE OUTREACH TO THE DEAF COMMUNITY, HIRING A CONSULTANT FROM THE COMMUNITY AND SCHEDULING THREE ASL PERFORMANCES AND THREE OPEN-CAPTIONING PERFORMANCES (AN ADDITIONAL TWO). AUDIENCES COULD USE THEIR SMARTPHONES TO SCAN IMAGES IN THE SHOW PROGRAM AND IN THE LOBBY TO VIEW AN ASL VIDEO TRANSLATION. AND THE VIDEO DISPLAY IN THE LOBBY FEATURED A WELCOME MESSAGE IN ASL. BERKELEY REP WAS PROUD TO PRESENT THE WORLD PREMIERE OF THE HOUSE THAT WILL NOT STAND, A WITTY AND SENSUOUS PLAY THAT WE COMMISSIONED FROM OAKLAND NATIVE MARCUS GARDLEY AND DEVELOPED IN THE GROUND FLOOR: BERKELEY REP'S CENTER FOR THE CREATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF NEW WORK. THIS POWERFUL DRAMA ABOUT FREE WOMEN OF COLOR IN 1836 NEW ORLEANS EARNED TERRIFIC REVIEWS BEFORE IT WENT ON ACCLAIMED PRODUCTIONS AT YALE REPERTORY THEATRE AND TRICYCLE THEATRE IN LONDON.BERKELEY REP ALSO OFFERED UP TWO WEST COAST PREMIERES. KNEEHIGH RETURNED WITH TRISTAN & YSEULT, A FANTASTICALLY INVENTIVE TAKE ON THE CLASSIC LOVE STORY, WHICH ENJOYED AN EXTENDED RUN. ARTISTIC DIRECTOR TONY TACCONE TEAMED UP WITH LONGTIME COLLABORATOR TONY KUSHNER FOR THE EPIC TALE OF LOVE, FAMILY, SEX, MONEY, AND POLITICS IN THE INTELLIGENT HOMOSEXUAL'S GUIDE TO CAPITALISM AND SOCIALISM WITH A KEY TO THE SCRIPTURES. THE WINNER OF TWO TONY AWARDS, THREE OBIES, AN EMMY, AND A PULITZER PRIZE, KUSHNER REWORKED THE SCRIPT SIGNIFICANTLY FOR ITS BERKELEY REP RUN, WHICH FEATURED MARK MARGOLIS, KNOWN FOR HIS ROLE IN THE AWARD-WINNING TV SERIES BREAKING BAD.Desc

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Expense$915,661ExpenseAmt
Grant$28,444GrantAmt
Revenue$554,603RevenueAmt
DescTHE BERKELEY REP SCHOOL OF THEATRE PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE ARTS EXPERIENCES FOR STUDENTS THROUGHOUT THE BAY AREA EACH YEAR. THROUGH ONSITE CLASSES AND SCHOLARSHIPS, STUDENT MATINEES, AND FREE AND DEEPLY DISCOUNTED ARTS EDUCATION IN-CLASSROOM RESIDENCIES, BERKELEY REP ENSURES BROAD ACCESS TO SOME OF THE BAY AREA'S FINEST TEACHING ARTISTS AND PRODUCTIONS. THE BERKELEY REP SCHOOL OF THEATRE'S OUTREACH PROGRAMS REINFORCE CALIFORNIA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION CONTENT STANDARDS IN THE FIELDS OF ENGLISH, LANGUAGE ARTS, HISTORY-SOCIAL SCIENCE, MATHEMATICS, PHYSICAL EDUCATION, AND VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS.OVER THE FISCAL YEAR, THE BERKELEY REP SCHOOL OF THEATRE SERVED 24,136 STUDENTS THROUGH IN-CLASSROOM PROGRAMMING, ONSITE CLASSES, STUDENT MATINEES, TEEN NIGHT EVENTS, AND THE TEEN ONE ACTS. OUR IN-CLASSROOM PROGRAMS FOR LOCAL SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY CENTERS IN NINE BAY AREA COUNTIES PROVIDED 25,170 CONTACT HOURS - 47% OF WHICH WERE TO TITLE 1-FUNDED SCHOOLS. THE SCHOOL ALSO OFFERED 66 SCHOLARSHIPS FOR ITS ONSITE PROGRAMS TOTALING NEARLY $30,000 IN PROGRAM SERVICES. OVER 400 BAY AREA TEENS TOOK PART IN NEARLY 7,000 CONTACT HOURS OF ART AND LEADERSHIP TRAINING THROUGH THE FREE TEEN COUNCIL. FOURTEEN ARTS ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE COUNTRY HAVE INSTITUTED PROGRAMS MODELED ON BERKELEY REP'S TEEN COUNCIL.Desc

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Revenue$894,180RevenueAmt
DescBERKELEY REP ALSO OFFERED A NUMBER OF OTHER SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS, INCLUDING AUDIENCE FAVORITE HERSHEY FELDER. AFTER THE SMASH SUCCESS OF GEORGE GERSHWIN ALONE IN THE PREVIOUS SEASON, HE RETURNED WITH TWO SHOWS FROM HIS COMPOSERS SONATA SERIES: HERSHEY FELDER AS LEONARD BERNSTEIN IN MAESTRO AND MONSIEUR CHOPIN, BOTH OF WHICH ENJOYED SOLD-OUT PERFORMANCES. WE ALSO HOSTED THE 10TH ANNIVERSARY ENGAGEMENT OF BRIAN COPELAND'S NOT A GENUINE BLACK MAN, THE LONGEST-RUNNING SOLO SHOW IN SAN FRANCISCO'S HISTORY. THIS TALE OF GROWING UP BLACK IN ONE OF AMERICA'S MOST RACIST SUBURBS OPENED OUR THIRD SPACE, THE OSHER STUDIO. AND BERKELEY REP WELCOMED BACK MIKHAIL BARYSHNIKOV ALONG WITH THE MASTERMINDS BEHIND THE OBIE AWARD-WINNING BIG DANCE THEATER FOR AN INNOVATIVE TAKE ON TWO OF ANTON CHEKHOV'S SHORT STORIES, MAN IN A CASE AND ABOUT LOVE.AT OTHER TIMES, BERKELEY REP OPENS ITS DOORS TO ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS FROM THE COMMUNITY FOR A WIDE RANGE OF EVENTS. IN ADDITION TO OUR DOWNTOWN CAMPUS, WE ALSO OFFERED THREE NEW STUDIOS IN THE BERKELEY CENTRAL BUILDING IN DOWNTOWN BERKELEY. WITH A 20-YEAR LEASE ON THIS 13,000-SQUARE-FOOT FACILITY, BERKELEY REP IS PROVIDING THE STUDIOS AT A SUBSIDIZED RATE TO LOCAL NONPROFITS THAT DO NOT HAVE PERMANENT HOMES OF THEIR OWN, SUCH AS THE BAY AREA CHILDREN'S THEATRE AND RAGGED WING ENSEMBLE. OTHER ORGANIZATIONS THAT ANNUALLY USE OUR MAIN THEATRES INCLUDE LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABS, THE JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL, AND THE BERKELEY FIRE DEPARTMENT, WHICH HOLDS ITS ANNUAL BADGE CEREMONY IN BERKELEY REPS THEATRE AND COURTYARD. WE ARE PROUD TO FORGE PARTNERSHIPS WITH FELLOW NONPROFITS TO CONTINUE TRANSFORMING DOWNTOWN INTO A DESTINATION FOR THEATRE LOVERS.Desc

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Expense$472,832ExpenseAmt
DescIN THE SUMMER OF 2014, THE GROUND FLOOR: BERKELEY REP'S CENTER FOR THE CREATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF NEW WORK HELD ITS THIRD SUMMER LAB RECEIVED 400 APPLICATIONS AND WELCOMED 18 PROJECTS FEATURING MORE THAN 30 INNOVATIVE ARTISTS TO ITS WEST BERKELEY CAMPUS FOR AN INTENSE FOUR-WEEK PERIOD WHERE THEY LIVED, DINED, CREATED, AND COLLABORATED--TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE CREATIVE, FORWARD-THINKING, AND RISK-TAKING CULTURE THAT IS THE HALLMARK OF LIFE IN THE BAY AREA. SOME OF THESE PROJECTS ULTIMATELY LAND ON BERKELEY REP'S STAGES; MANY OTHER LAND ON STAGES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY. HUNDREDS OF OUR PATRONS AND DONORS SIGNED UP FOR OUR GROUND FLOOR EMAIL LIST, AND THEY RECEIVED INVITES TO THE SEVERAL FREE PUBLIC WORKSHOPS AND STAGED READINGS.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense$472,832TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Program Service Expenses$11,958,618TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent EndowmentsYes (1)TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional FundraisingYes (1)ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesYes (1)FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To IndividualsYes (1)GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
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PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
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Deductible Non Cash ContriYes (1)DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
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Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document161IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee365EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitYes (1)UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T FiledYes (1)Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo ContributionsYes (1)QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri DisclYes (1)QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Form1098 C FiledYes (1)Form1098CFiledInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Independent Voting Member30IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy0DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldCAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Own WebsiteYes (X)OwnWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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Business Name Line1SUZANNE PETTIGREW CONTROLLERBusinessNameLine1
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Phone5106472955PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1999 HARRISON STREETAddressLine1
CityBERKELEYCity
StateCAState
ZIP Code94710ZIPCode

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (36 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
THALIA DORWICK
PRESIDENT1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
JILL FUGARO
VICE PRESIDENT1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
HELEN MEYER
VICE PRESIDENT1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
SCOTT HABER
SECRETARY1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
EMILY SHANKS
TREASURER1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
TONY TACCONE
TRUSTEE, ARTISTIC DIRECTOR40.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$241,294$0$233,072
SUSAN MEDAK
TRUSTEE, MANAGING DIRECTOR40.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$260,932$0$219,576
CARRIE AVERY
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BECKY BLEICH
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARTHA EHMANN CONTE
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROBIN EDWARDS
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
WILLIAM ESPEY
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
WILLIAM FALIK
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LISA FINER
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID FLEISHHACKER
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PAUL FRIEDMAN
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BRUCE GOLDEN
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID HOFFMAN
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CAROLE S KRUMLAND
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DALE ROGERS MARSHALL
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SANDRA R MCCANDLESS
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JULIE MCCRAY
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PAMELA NICHTER
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
STEWART OWEN
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARJORIE RANDOLPH
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LEONARD X ROSENBERG
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JACK SCHAFER
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RICHARD SHAPIRO
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROGER STRAUCH
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JEAN Z STRUNSKY
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GAIL WAGNER
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
FELICIA WOYTAK
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LYNN EVE KOMAROMI
DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT40.00$142,836$0$22,459Yes (X)
ROBERT SWEIBEL
DIRECTOR OF MARKETING & CO40.00$141,511$0$13,951Yes (X)
KAREN RACANELLI
GENERAL MANAGER40.00$122,435$0$20,478Yes (X)
SUZANNE PETTIGREW
CONTROLLER40.00$114,441$0$8,773Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$1,023,449TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$518,309TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K6IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (4 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/ForeignAddress/AddressLine1CityContractorAddress/ForeignAddress/CityProvince Or StateContractorAddress/ForeignAddress/ProvinceOrStateCountryContractorAddress/ForeignAddress/CountryServicesServicesDescCompensationCompensationAmtAddress Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityStateContractorAddress/USAddress/StateZIP CodeContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCode
KNEEHIGH THEATRE TRUST LIMITED
15 WALSINGHAM PLACETRUROCORNWALLUKTHEATRICAL PRODUCTION$389,917
EIGHTY-EIGHT LLC
THEATRICAL PRODUCTION$242,060PO BOX 20116BALTIMOREMD21284
JONATHAN TOWER CONSTRUCTION
CONSTRUCTION$142,3086519 EUREKA AVENUEEL CERRITOCA94530
MARCY WONG DONN LOGAN ARCHITECTS
ARCHITECTURE$116,731800 BANCROFT WAY SUITE 200BERKELEYCA94710
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K4CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Fundraising$503,141FundraisingAmt
Government Grants$93,000GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$6,047,694AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$329,283NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$6,643,835TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (5 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmtUnrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
ADMISSIONS711110$7,527,895$7,527,895
OTHER PROGRAM SERVICE REVENUE711110$894,180$894,180
TUITION/EDUCATION711110$554,603$554,603
CONCESSIONS711110$454,693$470,992-$16,299
SERVICE CHARGE711110$356,759$356,759

Total Oth Program Service Rev TotalOthProgramServiceRevGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$128,569TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$66,596RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$61,973UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$9,916,699TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$80,600TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$80,600ExclusionAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$2,783TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$2,783RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$128,412RealAmt
Personal$2,672PersonalAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$543,005RealAmt
Personal$615PersonalAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real-$414,593RealAmt
Personal$2,057PersonalAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$412,536TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue-$192,180UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion-$220,356ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$13,654SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$13,971SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities-$317SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$317TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$317ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$325,105FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event$503,141ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses$325,105FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$0TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescMISCELLANEOUS REVENUEDesc
Business711110BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$23,997TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$23,997ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$23,997OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$16,255,061TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$9,873,808RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue-$146,506UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion-$116,076ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$28,444TotalAmt
Program Services$28,444ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$520,000TotalAmt
Program Services$286,000ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$91,000ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$143,000FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,765,101TotalAmt
Program Services$4,519,642ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$787,422ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$458,037FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$220,049TotalAmt
Program Services$178,831ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$26,709ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$14,509FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$665,769TotalAmt
Program Services$491,035ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$108,674ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$66,060FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$520,971TotalAmt
Program Services$416,719ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$60,037ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$44,215FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$64,442TotalAmt
Management And General$64,442ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$51,917TotalAmt
Fundraising$51,917FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,040,463TotalAmt
Program Services$1,028,078ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$12,385ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$874,031TotalAmt
Program Services$840,666ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising$33,365FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$240,985TotalAmt
Program Services$159,782ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$43,334ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$37,869FundraisingAmt

Royalties RoyaltiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$399,458TotalAmt
Program Services$399,458ProgramServicesAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$574,685TotalAmt
Program Services$530,717ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$36,117ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$7,851FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$426,419TotalAmt
Program Services$405,970ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$15,159ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$5,290FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$30,121TotalAmt
Program Services$4,212ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$25,433ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$476FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$385,702TotalAmt
Program Services$370,298ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$7,702ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$7,702FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$922,631TotalAmt
Program Services$885,783ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$18,424ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$18,424FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$265,859TotalAmt
Program Services$254,406ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$6,285ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$5,168FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
HOUSING$417,595$417,595
CREDIT CARD FEES$393,346$311,552$56,104$25,690
MISCELLANEOUS$380,976$76,192$208,903$95,881
PRODUCTION MATERIALS$353,238$353,238

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$14,542,202TotalAmt
Program Services$11,958,618ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,568,130ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,015,454FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$211,882BOYAmt
EOY$1,286,958EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,498,962BOYAmt
EOY$2,679,574EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,442,622BOYAmt
EOY$5,191,817EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,943BOYAmt
EOY$77EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$559,868BOYAmt
EOY$883,355EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$37,561,662LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$11,357,961LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$26,437,085BOYAmt
EOY$26,203,701EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,310,811BOYAmt
EOY$5,232,844EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$152,847BOYAmt
EOY$63,394EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$39,616,020BOYAmt
EOY$41,541,720EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$911,043BOYAmt
EOY$747,811EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,365,232BOYAmt
EOY$4,313,640EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,279,107BOYAmt
EOY$9,369,144EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$752,805BOYAmt
EOY$757,986EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$15,308,187BOYAmt
EOY$15,188,581EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$14,567,851BOYAmt
EOY$15,864,768EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,344,468BOYAmt
EOY$7,092,557EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,395,514BOYAmt
EOY$3,395,814EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$24,307,833BOYAmt
EOY$26,353,139EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$39,616,020BOYAmt
EOY$41,541,720EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$1,712,859ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$382,579NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets-$50,132OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$3,126,540CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$6,343,913CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$4,902,905CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$8,595,502CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$6,643,835CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$29,612,695TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$3,126,540CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$6,343,913CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$4,902,905CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$8,595,502CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$6,643,835CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$29,612,695TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$3,825,602SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$25,787,093PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$170,768CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$285,092CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$201,117CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$281,504CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$214,467CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,152,948TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$14,548CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$5,827CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Total$20,375TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$40,389CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$26,166CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$13,454CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$9,365CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$23,997CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$113,371TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$30,899,389TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$42,818,709GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.83460PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.80480PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$3,784,801BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$65,825ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$460,889InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$171,982OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$4,139,533EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$3,677,718BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$25,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$256,821InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$174,804OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$3,784,735EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$3,492,266BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$25,183ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$309,173InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$148,904OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$3,677,718EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$2,259,943BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$1,100,200ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$257,800InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$125,677OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$3,492,266EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$2,197,109BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$14,689ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$95,893InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$47,748OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$2,259,943EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.02230BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.82030PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.15740TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$2,802,299OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$2,802,299BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$30,650,145OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$9,184,773DepreciationAmt
Book Value$21,465,372BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$2,034,676OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,816,168DepreciationAmt
Book Value$218,508BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$2,074,542OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$357,020DepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,717,522BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$26,203,701TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
EXECUTIVE RETIREMENT PLAN$714,279
INTEREST RATE SWAP$43,707
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$757,986TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$17,304,309TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$382,579NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported$382,579RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$16,921,730RevenueSubtotalAmt
Other Revenues Not Included-$666,669OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt-$666,669RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$16,255,061TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$15,208,871TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included$844,990OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$844,990ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$14,363,881ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Other Expenses Not Included$178,321OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$178,321ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$14,542,202TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART V, LINE 4:THE PURPOSE OF THE ENDOWMENT FUNDS IS TO FURTHER THE CHARITABLE AND EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES OF BERKELEY REPERTORY THEATRE BY PROVIDING GENERAL SUPPORT IN MEETING THE OPERATING AND PROGRAM NEEDS OF BERKELEY REPERTORY THEATRE, AS DETERMINED BY BERKELEY REPERTORY THEATRE'S BOARD OF TRUSTEES. A DONOR MAKING A CONTRIBUTION TO THE ENDOWMENT FUND MAY IMPOSE SPECIFIC USE RESTRICTIONS (A "RESTRICTED PURPOSE") ON THE DONOR'S CONTRIBUTION, PROVIDED THAT ANY SUCH RESTRICTION MUST BE CLEARLY STATED IN THE DONOR'S GIFT INSTRUMENT. IF AT ANY TIME IN THE JUDGMENT OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES IT IS IMPOSSIBLE OR IMPRACTICABLE TO CARRY OUT EXACTLY THE RESTRICTED PURPOSE IN THE MANNER REQUESTED BY THE DONOR, A PURPOSE AND MANNER AS NEAR AS IS PRACTICABLE TO THE RESTRICTED PURPOSE SHALL BE DETERMINED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
PART X, LINE 2:THE THEATRE EVALUATES ITS TAX POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE TAX POSITIONS ARE "MORE-LIKELY-THAN-NOT" OF BEING SUSTAINED BY THE APPLICABLE TAX AUTHORITY. TAX POSITIONS NOT DEEMED TO MEET THE "MORE-LIKELY-THAN-NOT" THRESHOLD ARE RECORDED AS AN EXPENSE ON THE APPLICABLE YEAR. AS OF AUGUST 31, 2014, THE THEATRE DOES NOT HAVE ANY SIGNIFICANT UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS FOR WHICH A RESERVE WOULD BE NECESSARY. THE THEATRE FILES U.S. FEDERAL AND U.S. STATE TAX RETURNS. FOR U.S. STATE TAX RETURNS, THE THEATRE IS GENERALLY NO LONGER SUBJECT TO TAX EXAMINATIONS FOR YEARS PRIOR TO 2008. FOR U.S. FEDERAL TAX RETURNS, THE THEATRE IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO TAX EXAMINATIONS FOR YEARS PRIOR TO 2009.
PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES -325,105. RENTAL EXPENSES -519,885. IN-KIND DONATIONS OF GOODS 178,321.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES 325,105. RENTAL EXPENSES 519,885.
PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:IN-KIND GOODS EXPENSE 178,321.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Mail SolicitationsYes (X)MailSolicitationsInd
Email SolicitationsYes (X)EmailSolicitationsInd
Phone SolicitationsYes (X)PhoneSolicitationsInd
In Person SolicitationsYes (X)InPersonSolicitationsInd
Solicitation Of Non Govt GrantsYes (X)SolicitationOfNonGovtGrantsInd
Solicitation Of Govt GrantsYes (X)SolicitationOfGovtGrantsInd
Special Fundraising EventsYes (X)SpecialFundraisingEventsInd
Agrmt Prof Fundraising ActyYes (1)AgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraiser Activity Info FundraiserActivityInfoGrp

Organization Business Name OrganizationBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1BAY AREA ARTS MARKETINGBusinessNameLine1

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1485 CASTRO STREET 473AddressLine1
CitySAN FRANCISCOCity
StateCAState
ZIP Code94114ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ActivityTELEFUNDINGActivityTxt
Fundraiser Control Of Funds0FundraiserControlOfFundsInd
Gross Receipts$145,922GrossReceiptsAmt
Retained By Contractor$50,775RetainedByContractorAmt
Net To Organization$95,147NetToOrganizationAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Gross Receipts$145,922TotalGrossReceiptsAmt
Total Retained By Contractors$50,775TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt
Total Net To Organization$95,147TotalNetToOrganizationAmt
Licensed StatesCALicensedStatesCd

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name Of Event1GALA DINNER & AUCTIONNameOfEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Event1$828,246GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$503,141CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$325,105GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Non Cash Prizes Event1$191,459NonCashPrizesEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$92,298FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1$5,600EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$35,748OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$828,246GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$503,141CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$325,105GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Non Cash Prizes Total Events$191,459NonCashPrizesTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$92,298FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events$5,600EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$35,748OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$325,105DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary$0NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant TypeSCHOLARSHIPSGrantTypeTxt
Recipient66RecipientCnt
Cash Grant$28,444CashGrantAmt
Valuation Method UsedFMVValuationMethodUsedDesc
Non Cash AssistanceSCHOLARSHIPS ARE MADE TO STUDENTS ATTENDING BERKELEY REPERTORY THEATRE'S SCHOOL OF THEATRE.NonCashAssistanceDesc

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationSCHOLARSHIPS ARE MADE TO STUDENTS ATTENDING BERKELEY REPERTORY THEATRE'S SCHOOL OF THEATRE. SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS DIRECTLY REDUCE COSTS OF ATTENDANCE. ALL APPLICANTS ARE ASKED TO SUBMIT A FINANCIAL AID APPLICATION DEMONSTRATING THEIR NEED. A COPY OF TAX RETURN IS REQUIRED. APPLICATIONS REMAIN ON FILE. SCHOOL OF THEATRE DIRECTOR, ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, AND ADMINISTRATOR EVALUATE REQUESTS AND SCALE AWARD IN RELATION TO AGI, ADJUSTING FOR EXTENUATING CIRCUMSTANCES, PREVIOUS AWARDS, AND PARTICIPATION IN SCHOOL OF THEATRE.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr PlanYes (1)SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (4 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
TONY TACCONE
TRUSTEE, ARTISTIC DIRECTOR$241,294$0$0$0$0$0$227,482$0$5,590$0$474,366$0$0$0
SUSAN MEDAK
TRUSTEE, MANAGING DIRECTOR$260,932$0$0$0$0$0$209,071$0$10,505$0$480,508$0$0$0
LYNN EVE KOMAROMI
DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT$142,836$0$0$0$0$0$4,350$0$18,109$0$165,295$0$0$0
ROBERT SWEIBEL
DIRECTOR OF MARKETING & CO$141,511$0$0$0$0$0$4,350$0$9,601$0$155,462$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 4BFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationSUPPLEMENTAL EXECUTIVE RETIREMENT PLAN (RABBI TRUST): TONY TACCONE - $20,600; SUSAN MEDAK - $2,000. NONQUALIFIED DEFERRED COMPENSATION, 457(B) PLAN: TONY TACCONE - $17,500; SUSAN MEDAK - $17,500. NONQUALIFIED DEFERRED COMPENSATION, 457(F) PLAN: TONY TACCONE - $182,500; SUSAN MEDAK - $182,500.ExplanationTxt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution21ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$150,962NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Food Inventory FoodInventoryGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution14ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$30,451NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp (4 entries)

Non Cash CheckboxNonCashCheckboxIndDescDescContributionContributionCntNoncash Contributions Rpt F990NoncashContributionsRptF990AmtMethod Of Determining RevenuesMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
Yes (X)SPECIAL EVENT199$76,280FMV
Yes (X)WATCHES1$43,340FMV
Yes (X)GIFT CERTIFIC1$21,250FMV
Yes (X)TICKETS1$7,000FMV
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts0ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties UsedYes (1)ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 32B:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationCARS DONATED TO BERKELEY REPERTORY THEATRE ARE SOLD BY CHARITABLE AUTO RESOURCES, INC. FOR A FEE. NET PROCEEDS ARE RECEIVED BY BERKELEY REPERTORY THEATRE.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART III, SECTION 1BERKELEY REPERTORY THEATRE SEEKS TO SET A NATIONAL STANDARD FOR AMBITIOUS PROGRAMMING, ENGAGEMENT WITH ITS AUDIENCES AND LEADERSHIP WITHIN THE COMMUNITY IN WHICH IT RESIDES. WE ENDEAVOR TO CREATE A DIVERSE BODY OF WORK THAT EXPRESSES A RIGOROUS, EMBRACING AESTHETIC AND REFLECTS THE HIGHEST ARTISTIC STANDARDS, AND SEEK TO MAINTAIN AN ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH TALENTED ARTISTS CAN DO THEIR BEST WORK. WE STRIVE TO ENGAGE OUR AUDIENCES IN AN ONGOING DIALOGUE OF IDEAS, AND ENCOURAGE LIFELONG LEARNING AS A CORE COMMUNITY VALUE. THROUGH PRODUCTIONS, OUTREACH AND EDUCATION, BERKELEY REP ASPIRES TO USE THEATRE AS A MEANS TO CHALLENGE, THRILL AND GALVANIZE WHAT IS BEST IN THE HUMAN SPIRIT.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11THE MANAGING DIRECTOR, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE BOARD OR FINANCE COMMITTEE, AS THE MANAGING DIRECTOR DEEMS APPROPRIATE, IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE TIMELY PREPARATION OF THE RETURN. THE MANAGING DIRECTOR SHALL PROVIDE THE FINANCE COMMITTEE WITH A SUBSTANTIALLY COMPLETE FORM 990 SUFFICIENTLY IN ADVANCE OF THE FILING DEADLINE TO ENABLE A DETAILED AND CONSCIENTIOUS REVIEW BY THE MEMBERS OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE BOARD WILL BE INVITED TO REVIEW THE FORM 990 IN ITS ENTIRETY IN ADVANCE OF THE FILING DEADLINE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CTHE ORGANIZATION'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY COVERS ALL TRUSTEES, THE MANAGING DIRECTOR AND ARTISTIC DIRECTOR. NO TRUSTEE MAY USE HIS OR HER POSITION AT THE ORGANIZATION FOR PERSONAL GAIN OR TO BENEFIT ANOTHER AT THE EXPENSE OF THE ORGANIZATION, ITS MISSION, OR ITS REPUTATION. EACH TRUSTEE MUST SIGN AN ANNUAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE STATEMENT AFFIRMING THEY HAVE READ THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, ARE NOT AWARE OF ANY DIRECT OR INDIRECT FINANCIAL OR OTHER MATERIAL INTEREST THAT IS REQUIRED TO BE DISCLOSED, AND WILL PROMPTLY REPORT ANY FUTURE SITUATION THAT MIGHT CONSITUTE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST. IF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST FAILS TO BE DISCLOSED THE BOARD WILL INVESTIGATE THE SITUATION AND TAKE APPROPRIATE DISCIPLINARY AND CORRECTIVE ACTION AS NECESSARY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15COMPENSATION FOR THE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR AND THE MANAGING DIRECTOR IS NEGOTIATED BY THE BOARD PRESIDENT AND A COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD THROUGH ITS APPROVAL OF WRITTEN EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENTS AND THE ANNUAL BUDGET PROCESS. THE BOARD (OR A BOARD COMMITTEE) REVIEWS DATA GATHERED FROM THEATRE COMMUNICATIONS GROUP AND OTHER PUBLIC DATA, TAKING INTO ACCOUNT INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE AND THE COST OF LIVING IN THE BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA AREA. THE BOARD REGULARLY EVALUATES THE PERFORMANCE OF THE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR AND MANAGING DIRECTOR. OTHER SALARIES ARE SUGGESTED BY MANAGEMENT AND APPROVED THROUGH THE BUDGET PROCESS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19BERKELEY REPERTORY THEATRE'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE ANNUALLY PROVIDED TO DUN AND BRADSTREET. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR MOST RECENTLY COMPLETED FISCAL YEAR ARE AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE AND UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:LOSS FROM INTEREST RATE SWAP -50,132.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2CTHE PROCESS HAD NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.

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