LOS ANGELES WOMENS THEATRE FESTIVAL

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2024 · Form 990EZ · revenue $60K · expenses $106K · assets $87K

Also known as
THEATRE FESTIVAL
EIN
95-4450591
Address
11100 EMELITA ST, N HOLLYWOOD, CA 91601-1307
Website
LAWTF.ORG
NTEE code
A60
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
May 1995 (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 supported by the public (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))
Principal officer
Adilah Barnes (its 2018 Form 990-N)
Form 990-N e-postcards
1 filed, 2018 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
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Mission

THE LOS ANGELES WOMEN'S THEATRE FESTIVAL (LAWTF) CELEBRATES ARTISTIC DIVERSITY THROUGH THE PRODUCTION OF TRADITIONAL AND INNOVATIVE PERFORMANCES AND EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH. THE ANNUAL FESTIVAL HONORS THE ACHIEVEMENT OF EXTRAORDINARY WOMEN IN THEATRE.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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 13 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

13 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
Adilah Barnes PRESIDENT2014-2024 25 $0 reported 1
Jahna Houston SECRETARY2019-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Sky Palkowitz TREASURER2020-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Jc Cadera (former) BOARD MEMBER2020-2023 0 $0 reported 1
Karen A Clark (former) SECRETARY2019-2022 0 $0 reported 1
Jessica Lynn Johnson (former) Advisory Board2020-2021 1 $0 reported 1
Lynne Conner (former) Advisory Board2019-2021 1 $0 reported 1
Kat Kramer (former) Advisory Board2019-2021 4 $0 reported 1
Sindee Levin (former) Advisory Board2019-2021 1 $0 reported 1
Rhoda Palkowitz (former) Treasurer2019 0 $0 reported 1
Jessica Lynne Johnson (former) Advisory Board2019 0 $0 reported 1
Juliette Jeffers (former) Advisory Board2019 0 $0 reported 1
Michelle Jewsbury (former) Advisory Board2019 0 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ADILAH BARNES PRESIDENT25 $0-- $01
JAHNA HOUSTON SECRETARY0 $0-- $01
SKY PALKOWITZ TREASURER1 $0-- $01
2023 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ADILAH BARNES PRESIDENT25 $0-- $01
JAHNA HOUSTON BOARD MEMBER0 $0-- $01
SKY RHODA PALKOWITZ TREASURER1 $0-- $01
JC CADERA BOARD MEMBER0 $0-- $01
2022 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ADILAH LOVEY BARNES PRESIDENT25 $0-- $01
KAREN A CLARK SECRETARY0 $0-- $01
SKY RHODA PALKOWITZ TREASURER1 $0-- $01
2021 · 9 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Adilah Lovey Barnes President30 $0-- $01
Karen A Clark Secretary2 $0-- $01
Sky Rhoda Palkowitz Treasurer4 $0-- $01
Jahna Houston Advisory Board2 $0-- $01
Jessica Lynn Johnson Advisory Board1 $0-- $01
Lynne Conner Advisory Board1 $0-- $01
Kat Kramer Advisory Board4 $0-- $01
Sindee Levin Advisory Board1 $0-- $01
JC Cadera Board Member3 $0-- $01
2020 · 9 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Adilah Lovey Barnes President30 $0-- $01
Karen A Clark Secretary2 $0-- $01
Sky Rhoda Palkowitz Treasurer2 $0-- $01
Jahna Houston Advisory Board2 $0-- $01
Jessica Lynn Johnson Advisory Board2 $0-- $01
Lynne Conner Advisory Board2 $0-- $01
Kat Kramer Advisory Board2 $0-- $01
Sindee Levin Advisory Board2 $0-- $01
JC Cadera Board Member3 $0-- $01
2019 · 10 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Adilah Lovey Barnes President38 $0-- $01
Karen A Clark Secretary2 $0-- $01
Rhoda Palkowitz Treasurer0 $0-- $01
Jahna Houston Board Member0 $0-- $01
Jessica Lynne Johnson Advisory Board0 $0-- $01
Lynne Conner Advisory Board0 $0-- $01
Juliette Jeffers Advisory Board0 $0-- $01
Michelle Jewsbury Advisory Board0 $0-- $01
Kat Kramer Advisory Board0 $0-- $01
Sindee Levin Advisory Board0 $0-- $01
2015 · 1 person listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ADILAH BARNES President30 $0-- $01
2014 · 1 person listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ADILAH BARNES President30 $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
2024 · Form 990EZ period ending 2025-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$60,285$106,035 $87,307$87,212 $60,229- ---
2023 · Form 990EZ period ending 2024-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$92,922$72,965 $133,058$132,962 $86,220$6,696 ---
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2023-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$102,307$62,887 $113,101$113,005 $92,400$9,906 ---
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$81,464$39,413 $73,680$73,585 $71,197$10,267 ---
2020 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$71,254$45,139 $31,534$31,534 $60,216$11,038 ---
2019 · Form 990EZ period ending 2020-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$39,404$31,027 $12,640$5,419 $33,627$5,666 ---
2015 · Form 990EZ period ending 2016-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$47,815$61,658 $2,474$1,525 $31,982$11,930 ---
2014 · Form 990EZ period ending 2015-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$58,760$49,550 $15,368$15,368 $58,760- ---

Funders of this organization

3 grantors reported grants to this organization, $23,051 in all, tax years 2020 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
THE CALIFORNIA WELLNESS FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “LOS ANGELES WOMENS THEATRE FESTIVAL” 2021-2023 3$15,000 2023$5,000
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MAX & VICTORIA DREYFUS FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “LOS ANGELES WOMEN'S THEATRE FESTIVAL” 2022 1$8,000 2022$8,000
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AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “LOS ANGELES WOMENS THEATRE FESTIVAL” 2020, 2022-2023 3$51 2023$29
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Who funds organizations like this

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AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor$550,88339 112019–2025 US NEW STAR MUSIC INC; THEATERGAMES PRODUCTIONS; BLOOD MOON ORCHESTRA; ACADEMY OF CHINESE PERFORMING ARTS FOUNDATION and 7 more
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor$262,70021 72016–2024 CAPACITOR; TEEN ARTS AMERICA INC; BLOOD MOON ORCHESTRA; LOS ANGELES JAZZ INSTITUTE and 3 more
L & N ANDREAS FOUNDATION Private foundation$258,00011 12011–2024 LOWER DEPTH THEATRE ENSEMBLE
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CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$178,8758 22020–2024 LOWER DEPTH THEATRE ENSEMBLE; PARTCH ENSEMBLE
SANTA BARBARA FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$176,65018 22013–2024 ARTS MENTORSHIP PROGRAM INC; TEEN ARTS AMERICA INC
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POLK COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor$119,1946 12019–2025 CHILDRENS THEATER FESTIVAL INC
FULLERTON FAMILY CHARITABLE FUND Private foundation$100,0005 12016–2022 THEATRE MASTERS
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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.

2024 · Form 990EZ · $106,035 spent · pay $29,968 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $67,667 63.8%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $29,968 28.3%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $8,400 7.9%
Total$106,035100%

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2023 · Form 990EZ · $72,965 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $50,682 69.5%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $12,756 17.5%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $6,305 8.6%
Printing, publications, postage $3,222 4.4%
Total$72,965100%

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2022 · Form 990EZ · $62,887 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $38,406 61.1%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $22,873 36.4%
Printing, publications, postage $1,608 2.6%
Total$62,887100%

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2021 · Form 990EZ · $39,413 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $26,640 67.6%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $12,557 31.9%
Printing, publications, postage $216 0.5%
Total$39,413100%

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2020 · Form 990EZ · $45,139 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $43,711 96.8%
Fees to independent contractors $1,310 2.9%
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2019 · Form 990EZ · $31,027 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $26,259 84.6%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $3,135 10.1%
Fees to independent contractors $860 2.8%
Printing, publications, postage $773 2.5%
Total$31,027100%

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2015 · Form 990EZ · $61,658 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $29,185 47.3%
Fees to independent contractors $21,795 35.3%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $7,740 12.6%
Printing, publications, postage $2,938 4.8%
Total$61,658100%

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2014 · Form 990EZ · $49,550 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $21,999 44.4%
Fees to independent contractors $17,293 34.9%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $7,606 15.4%
Printing, publications, postage $2,652 5.4%
Total$49,550100%

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