EIN 13-3167013

Shakespeare Center of Los Angeles (SCLA)

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
87
Year formed
1983
Most recent tax filings
2023-09-01
NTEE code, primary
Description
To enrich and nurture personal growth, professional development and social change through engaging and accessible arts experiences inspired by Shakespeare’s plays and poetry, with a special focus on empowering underserved youth and veterans.
Also known as...
Shakespeare Festival La Angeles
Total revenues
$5,212,311
2023
Total expenses
$5,317,313
2023
Total assets
$18,282,874
2023
Num. employees
87
2023

Program areas at SCLA

Scla's main stage are professional, fully-staged indoor and outdoor productions and staged readings. Main stage programming incorporates veterans in art, which hired military veterans to fill technical theater positions to support the presentation of main stage productions and staged readings. These jobs may include design, performance, productions crews, marketing, and front of house. Veterans in art also provides military veterans free tickets to scla's performances. Other veterans programming includes performance and workshops. Additional program activity includes active community outreach and engagement.
Youth and education programs include will power to youth, will power to schools, and write on!. Will power to youth and write on! Hire teens and young adults to create adaptations of Shakespeare that reflect their thoughts, feelings, and perspectives on Shakespeare's themes. Will power to schools partners with classroom teachers to provide professional development, live performances, and in-classroom workshops.
Shakespeare & social justice offers an urgent and innovative teacher training seminars that feature proprietary curriculum materials designed to illuminate Shakespeare's texts through social justice principles.
Expenses are related to new market tax credits financing.

Grants made by SCLA

GranteeGrant descriptionAmount
Shakespeare Guild of Los AngelesTo Provide Funds Related To NMTC Loan$3,250,000

Who funds Shakespeare Center of Los Angeles (SCLA)

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Perenchio FoundationGeneral$183,000
California Community FoundationArts$36,000
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFor Grant Recipient's Exempt Purposes$25,450
...and 9 more grants received

Personnel at SCLA

NameTitleCompensation
Dana P GolandManaging Director$15,626
Ben DonenbergArtistic Director$114,299
Jerry A ScharlinBusiness Manager$36,000
William H. AhmansonChairman$0
Gretchen ScheidlerTreasurer$0
...and 2 more key personnel

Financials for SCLA

RevenuesFYE 09/2023
Total grants, contributions, etc.$4,945,718
Program services$0
Investment income and dividends$70,282
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$10,515
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$0
Net income from fundraising events$0
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$185,796
Total revenues$5,212,311

Form 990s for SCLA

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2023-092024-08-14990View PDF
2022-092023-08-15990View PDF
2021-092022-08-15990View PDF
2020-092021-08-16990View PDF
2019-092020-10-23990View PDF
...and 10 more Form 990s
Data update history
September 22, 2024
Used new vendors
Identified 1 new vendor, including
July 9, 2024
Received grants
Identified 4 new grant, including a grant for $25,000 from Rosenthal Family Foundation
January 26, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 2 new personnel
December 27, 2023
Received grants
Identified 2 new grant, including a grant for $183,000 from Perenchio Foundation
October 3, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 2 new personnel
Nonprofit Types
Military and veteran charitiesArts, culture, and humanities nonprofitsPerforming arts organizationsTheatersHeadquarter / parent organizationsCharities
Issues
EducationArts, cultural, and humanitiesMilitary and veterans
Characteristics
Provides grantsState / local levelReceives government fundingTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations
General information
Address
1238 W First St
Los Angeles, CA 90026
Metro area
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
County
Los Angeles County, CA
Website URL
shakespearecenter.org/ 
Phone
(213) 481-2273
Facebook page
shakescenter 
Twitter profile
@shakescenterla 
IRS details
EIN
13-3167013
Fiscal year end
September
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
1983
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
A65: Theater
NAICS code, primary
711110: Theater Companies and Dinner Theaters
Parent/child status
Central organization
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