OPEN SCENE INC
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2025 · Form 990EZ · revenue $94K · expenses $97K · assets $4K
- EIN
- 83-3776540
- Address
- 1500 GAY RD APT 5D, WINTER PARK, FL 32789-2938
- Website
- www.OpenScene.org
- NTEE code
- A60
- Exempt type
- 501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
- Ruling date
- February 2020 (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
- Thamara Bejarano (its 2020 Form 990-N)
- Form 990-N e-postcards
- 1 filed, 2020 (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
Educational and cultural purposes. Open Scene is a Latin-led nonprofit organization that produces educational arts programming performances and community-based cultural experiences that promote cultural understanding and public engagement with the arts in Orlando Florida.
Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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
3 people paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Latest year pay | Total pay from here | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thamara Bejarano | Executive and Program Director | 2021-2025 | $32,625 | $89,275 | 1 |
| Mariela Saad El Homsi | General Producer and Advancement Director | 2024-2025 | $13,105 | $28,938 | 1 |
| Mariela Saad Delgado El Homsi (former) | Development Director | 2023 | $10,850 | $10,850 | 1 |
Officers and directors, no compensation reported
12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gisela Romero | Board Chair | 2024-2025 | 15 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Jose Miguel Perez | Board Director | 2021-2025 | 5 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Inmaculada Lozano | Board Director | 2024-2025 | 5 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Estefania Herrera | Board Director | 2024-2025 | 5 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Melisa Bambussi | Board Director | 2024-2025 | 5 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Nelida Malaga (former) | Board Director | 2022-2023 | 10 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Aurora Davidowitz (former) | Board Director | 2022-2023 | 5 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Eliana Stratico (former) | Board Director | 2022 | 20 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Carmen Cornieles-Domanico (former) | Director | 2021 | 5 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Shami McCormick (former) | Director | 2021 | 5 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Giovanna Quezada (former) | Director | 2021 | 40 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Lina Escobar (former) | Director | 2021 | 10 | $0 reported | 1 |
People by year
2025 · 7 people listed · 2 paid, $46K
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thamara Bejarano | Executive and Program Director | 40 | $32,625 | - | $0 | $32,625 | 1 |
| Mariela Saad El Homsi | General Producer and Advancement Director | 40 | $13,105 | - | $0 | $13,105 | 1 |
| Gisela Romero | Board Chair | 15 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Jose Miguel Perez | Board Director | 5 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Inmaculada Lozano | Board Director | 5 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Estefania Herrera | Board Director | 5 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Melisa Bambussi | Board Director | 5 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2024 · 7 people listed · 2 paid, $47K
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thamara Bejarano | Executive and Program Director | 40 | $30,750 | - | - | $30,750 | 1 |
| Mariela Saad El Homsi | General Producer and Development Director | 40 | $15,833 | - | - | $15,833 | 1 |
| Gisela Romero | Board Chair | 15 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| Jose Miguel Perez | Board Director | 5 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| Inmaculada Lozano | Board Director | 5 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| Estefania Herrera | Board Director | 5 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| Melisa Bambussi | Board Director | 5 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
2023 · 5 people listed · 2 paid, $31K
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thamara Bejarano | Executive Director | 40 | $19,950 | - | $0 | $19,950 | 1 |
| Mariela Saad Delgado El Homsi | Development Director | 40 | $10,850 | - | $0 | $10,850 | 1 |
| Nelida Malaga | Board Director | 10 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Jose Miguel Perez | Board Director | 5 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Aurora Davidowitz | Board Director | 5 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2022 · 5 people listed · 1 paid, $6K
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thamara Bejarano | Executive Director | 40 | $0 | - | $5,950 | $5,950 | 1 |
| Aurora Davidowitz | Board Director | 5 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Nelida Malaga | Board Director | 10 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Jose Miguel Perez | Board Director | 5 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Eliana Stratico | Board Director | 20 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2021 · 6 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thamara Bejarano | Executive Director CEO | 60 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Jose M Perez | Secretary Director | 20 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Carmen Cornieles-Domanico | Director | 5 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Shami McCormick | Director | 5 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Giovanna Quezada | Director | 40 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Lina Escobar | Director | 10 | $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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $94,294 | $96,584 | $3,594 | $3,594 | $70,700 | $20,000 | - | - | - |
| 2024 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $160,543 | $160,543 | $81,409 | $0 | $96,476 | $22,720 | - | - | - |
| 2023 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $139,311 | $139,311 | $139,311 | $0 | $74,502 | $10,429 | - | - | - |
| 2022 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $101,258 | $101,258 | $49,272 | $0 | $17,383 | $3,231 | - | - | - |
| 2021 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $109,764 | $136,764 | $9,226 | -$26,076 | $23,571 | $5,885 | - | - | - |
Funders of this organization
3 grantors reported grants to this organization, $79,101 in all, tax years 2021 to 2024. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNITED ARTS OF CENTRAL FLORIDA INC | Public charity | Exact | 2021-2024 | 4 | $74,030 | 2024 | $11,290 | show |
| FLORIDA HUMANITIES COUNCIL INC | Public charity | Exact | 2021 | 1 | $5,000 | 2021 | $5,000 | show |
| AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “OPEN SCENE INC” | 2021-2023 | 3 | $71 | 2023 | $23 | show |
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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.
2025 · Form 990EZ · $96,584 spent · pay $45,730 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salaries, other pay and benefits | $45,730 | 47.3% | |
| Fees to independent contractors | $45,545 | 47.2% | |
| Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance | $4,809 | 5.0% | |
| Printing, publications, postage | $500 | 0.5% | |
| Total | $96,584 | 100% |
2024 · Form 990EZ · $160,543 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fees to independent contractors | $117,725 | 73.3% | |
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $23,123 | 14.4% | |
| Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance | $15,370 | 9.6% | |
| Printing, publications, postage | $4,325 | 2.7% | |
| Total | $160,543 | 100% |
2023 · Form 990EZ · $139,311 spent · pay $77,000 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salaries, other pay and benefits | $77,000 | 55.3% | |
| Fees to independent contractors | $34,958 | 25.1% | |
| Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance | $16,461 | 11.8% | |
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $6,042 | 4.3% | |
| Printing, publications, postage | $4,850 | 3.5% | |
| Total | $139,311 | 100% |
2022 · Form 990EZ · $101,258 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fees to independent contractors | $90,284 | 89.2% | |
| Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance | $6,236 | 6.2% | |
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $3,227 | 3.2% | |
| Printing, publications, postage | $1,511 | 1.5% | |
| Total | $101,258 | 100% |
2021 · Form 990EZ · $136,764 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fees to independent contractors | $113,801 | 83.2% | |
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $13,463 | 9.8% | |
| Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance | $6,000 | 4.4% | |
| Printing, publications, postage | $3,500 | 2.6% | |
| Total | $136,764 | 100% |
Federal grants and contracts
Awards from USAspending.gov to a recipient with this organization's name and zip code. Obligations by federal fiscal year (October to September); each award links to its page on usaspending.gov.
| Fiscal year | Grants and other assistance | Contracts | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $10,000 | $0 | 1 |
| 2020 | $1,000 | $0 | 1 |
Largest awards · 2 shown
| Year | Agency | Kind | Program | Description | Obligated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | National Endowment for the Arts | Grant or other assistance | PROMOTION OF THE ARTS GRANTS TO ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS 45.024 | PURPOSE: TO SUPPORT THE LATINX PERFORMING ARTS FESTIVAL. | $10,000 |
| 2020 | Small Business Administration | Grant or other assistance | ECONOMIC INJURY DISASTER LOAN EMERGENCY ADVANCE 59.072 | ECONOMIC INJURY DISASTER GRANT | $1,000 |
State business registration
- OPEN SCENE, INC. FL, Domestic nonprofit corporation (DOMNP), Active, formed 2019-02-21
The same business name in the same state, from the state’s official registry data.
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