2015-08-13T15:07:34-07:00 2014-12-31 262176601 Easy Office dba Jitasa 1750 W Front Street Suite 200 Boise ID 83702 990 2014-01-01 901022639 Ping Pong Productions Inc PING 2027148899 3000 Davenport St NW Washington DC 20008 Alison Friedman Executive Director 2027148899 2015-08-13 1 Mary Soper P01402577 2082874777 2015-08-13 2014 2016-02-25 16:41:14Z Alison Friedman 3000 Davenport St NW Washington DC 20008 335284 0 X www.pingpongarts.org X 2013 DE Ping Pong Productions is a catalyst that brings the United States, China and the rest of the world together through the performing arts. As artistic ambassadors with a mission of cultural diplomacy, Ping Pong engages cultures in discourse, searching for points of cooperation, mutual exchanges and understanding. 4 3 0 5 0 0 0 139005 80360 194931 0 0 0 1348 80360 335284 0 156562 0 0 0 5500 0 0 7858 48987 102702 48987 264764 31373 70520 31373 124464 0 2700 31373 121764 Ping Pong Productions is a catalyst that brings the United States, China, and the rest of the world together through the performing arts. As artistic ambassadors with a mission of cultural diplomacy, Ping Pong engages cultures in discourse, searching for points of cooperation, mutual exchange and understanding. 0 0 79648 66908 152074 TAO Dance Theater is an independent contemporary dance company based in Beijing. In 2014, Ping Pong helped source commission support from world-class festivals and arts centers for the choreographer to create world premieres of two new dance pieces, and also produced performance tours of 42 performances in more than 20 cities in 11 territories on five continents, reaching hundreds of thousands of live audience members through performances and workshops. 57850 31117 10603 American Cultural Center Tours program (ACCT) The purpose of this program is to bring American performing artists to tour American Cultural Centers (the "Centers") housed in universities across China and serve as cultural ambassadors to foster a more diverse and nuanced understanding of American culture. There are 19 Centers in 16 provinces, each housed on the campus of a Chinese university. The ACCT program creates unprecedented opportunities for visiting artists and student audiences to meet, interact, and share. Through performances, master classes, workshops, seminars, and discussions, the ACCT program facilitates active, informed engagement between cultures. The ACCT program enriches the lives of the students involved, and sends American artists home with a deeper understanding of Chinese culture and society. In 2014, the ACCT program toured 10 different arts groups to all 19 American Cultural Centers in 16 provinces, plus additional outreach activities for students and audiences at other cultural centers, reaching thousands of live audiences and exponentially more online through social media. 48366 40400 25137 The Actors' Gang premiere China tour -- This program brought critically acclaimed Los Angeles-based theatre ensemble The Actors' Gang to China for their China premiere tour of William Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream", directed by Academy Award winner Tim Robbins, for six performances in Beijing at the National Centre for the Performing Arts and four performances in Shanghai at the Zendai Himalayas Art Center Daguan Theatre. All ten performances were completely sold-out, and the cast participated in post-performance discussions with the audience after every performance. The discussions often lasted nearly an hour and allowed the American actors to learn more about China, and the Chinese audiences to learn more about America's innovative theatre traditions. The Actors' Gang is only the second American theatre company ever to perform at China's prestigious National Centre for the Performing Arts, and is the only American company to have participated in the Centre's 2014 Salute to Shakespeare Festival. The NCPA is China's largest and most prestigious performing arts centre. 26026 15000 9597 This program brought Mark Morris Dance Group, widely considered one of the foremost American dance companies, to China for performances in Beijing and Shenzhen, reaching nearly 4000 live audience members. The tour involved not only performances but also extensive outreach, workshops, and community exchange as part of the U.S. State Department "DanceMotion USA" program, and additional outreach at universities and cultural centers as part of Ping Pong's American Cultural Center Tours (ACCT) program 26026 15000 9597 211890 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 X X Alison Friedman 2027148899 3000 Davenport St NW Washington DC 20008 X Alison Friedman Executive Director 60 0 X X 5500 0 0 Lucia Pierce Secretary 3 0 X X 0 0 0 Kim Cook Treasurer 4 0 X X 0 0 0 Winston Chan Director 0 0 X 0 0 0 5500 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 139005 0 139005 Tour Fees 900099 194931 194931 0 0 0 0 0 0 194931 0 0 0 0 0 1348 1348 0 0 1348 335284 196279 0 0 X 0 0 0 0 156562 156562 0 0 5500 0 5500 221 221 28 28 735 735 34692 34612 80 2947 438 2472 37 1818 1818 28436 17994 6336 4106 3653 22 3030 601 300 300 Travel Visa Application Fees 6697 1849 4848 Staff Development 8100 0 8100 0 Return of Unused Grant Funds 10843 0 10843 0 Other Expenses 4232 192 926 3114 264764 211890 45016 7858 31373 124464 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 31373 124464 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2700 0 0 0 0 0 0 2700 X 31373 121764 0 0 0 0 31373 121764 31373 124464 70520 0 0 0 19871 0 X 0 0 0 X 87860 139005 226865 0 0 0 87860 139005 226865 124351 102514 226865 196279 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 1 East Asia and the Pacific 1 1 Program Services Program services in Asia include arranging tours of American and other international artists to perform and lead workshops and master classes. Money is spent on transportation, accommodation, artist per diems, and renting equipment for the performances such as lighting, sound, musical instruments, etc. 168750 1 1 168750 East Asia and the Pacific Grants are given to an entity based in China that PPP works closely with to provide programming. The Chinese entity is primarily responsible for day-to-day costs of the dance, theater and music troupes, including payments to dancers, actors, and musicians; instrument, lighting and technical rental, and travel expenses within China. 156562 Wire and Bank Transfer 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Schedule F, Part I, Line 2 The Chinese entity does its own bookkeeping, but regularly submits financial reports to the PPP board for their review. Alison Friedman Executive Director Credit Card Use X 2700 2700 0 1 0 2700 Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b Electronic draft was disbursed to board members and was discussed via email given geographical differences. Board members reviewed the financials, submitted questions for discussion and potential changes, then approved the filing for submission Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c The Conflict of Interest policy was disseminated to all board members and directors upon setting up the 501c3 in 2013. All acknowledged having read and understood the policy. We follow Article III: Procedures, which requires 1. Disclosure any perceived conflicts of interest, 2. Determining whether a Conflict exists or not. To date, we have not yet had to proceed to step 3 "Procedures for Addressing the Conflict of Interest" as to date, no Conflicts of Interest have been identified. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15 Upon being invited to join the board, board members are informed that their position is a voluntary one and they will receive no compensation for their time. Rather, they will be expected to contribute a tax-deductible amount that is significant to them. For the compensation of key employees, a budget is proposed by the executive director for the year which they review and consider based on usual and customary market standards for organizations of related size and capacity, and approve or make recommendations based on that. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 Financials are available upon request. Form 990, Part IX, Line 11g Payments to artists and Mark Morris Dance Group for contracted program services.