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 ↗
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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Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Brian Elerding President2019 10 $0 reported 1
Christopher Ward Treasurer2019 1 $0 reported 1
Sylvie Andrews Secretary2019 1 $0 reported 1
Sonia Romero Board Member2019 1 $0 reported 1
Nizar Wattad Board Member2019 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2019 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Brian Elerding President10 $0-$0 $01
Christopher Ward Treasurer1 $0-$0 $01
Sylvie Andrews Secretary1 $0-$0 $01
Sonia Romero Board Member1 $0-$0 $01
Nizar Wattad Board Member1 $0-$0 $01

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.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2019 · Form 990EZ period ending 2020-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$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

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
NANCY E BARTON FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “ENSEMBLE SHAKESPEARE THEATER” 2019-2023 5$45,000 2023$10,000
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2019 · Form 990EZ · $2,671 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $2,342 87.7%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $329 12.3%
Total$2,671100%

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