ENSEMBLE SHAKESPEARE THEATER
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2019 · Form 990EZ · revenue $10K · expenses $3K · assets $8K
- EIN
- 46-3474067
- Address
- 1430 N AVENUE 55, LOS ANGELES, CA 90042-1826
- Website
- ensembleshakes.org
- NTEE code
- A65
- Exempt type
- 501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
- Ruling date
- February 2015 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
- IRS status
- Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
- Tax-deductible donations
- Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
- Foundation status
- Public charity, 509(a)(2)
- Principal officer
- Brian Elerding (its 2025 Form 990-N)
- Form 990-N e-postcards
- 1 filed, 2025 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
- Cross-check
- ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Mission
Presenting works of Shakespeare and other theater artists to the public.
Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).
People paid by the organization
None of the 5 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.
Officers and directors, no compensation reported
5 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Hrs/wk (latest) | Compensation | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Elerding | President | 2019 | 10 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Christopher Ward | Treasurer | 2019 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Sylvie Andrews | Secretary | 2019 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Sonia Romero | Board Member | 2019 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Nizar Wattad | Board Member | 2019 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
People by year
2019 · 5 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Elerding | President | 10 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Christopher Ward | Treasurer | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Sylvie Andrews | Secretary | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Sonia Romero | Board Member | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Nizar Wattad | Board Member | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
Highest-paid independent contractors
No independent contractors reported.
Who gave
Contributor names are not public for this form type.
Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.
Finances
Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.
| Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Net assets | Contributions | Program revenue | Officer pay | Employees | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $9,964 | $2,671 | $8,100 | $8,100 | $5,000 | $4,964 | - | - | - |
Funders of this organization
1 grantor reported grants to this organization, $45,000 in all, tax years 2019 to 2023. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV
| Grantor | Type | Match | Years given | Grants | Total | Latest year | Latest year's amount | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NANCY E BARTON FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “ENSEMBLE SHAKESPEARE THEATER” | 2019-2023 | 5 | $45,000 | 2023 | $10,000 | show |
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2019 · Form 990EZ · $2,671 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fees to independent contractors | $2,342 | 87.7% | |
| Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance | $329 | 12.3% | |
| Total | $2,671 | 100% |
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