EIN 95-4661312

The Unusual Suspects Theatre Company

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
43
Year formed
1992
Most recent tax filings
2023-12-01
NTEE code, primary
Description
The Unusual Suspects Theatre Company mentors, educates, and enriches youth in under-resourced communities through collaborative, original theatre. The organization offers five intensive theatre-arts residency programs, including preventative theatre-arts education programs delivered in-class and after-school to Title 1 students, as well as to intergenerational groups of local families, and innovative initiatives.
Total revenues
$1,404,235
2023
Total expenses
$1,705,599
2023
Total assets
$2,514,534
2023
Num. employees
43
2023

Program areas at The Unusual Suspects Theatre Company

The Organization now offers five intensive theatre-arts residency programs, including preventative theatre-arts education programs delivered in-class and after-school to Title 1 students, as well as to intergenerational groups of local families, and innovative intervention residencies for justice-system-engaged minors; a sixth program to provide isolated Los Angelenos with access to professional theatre experiences; as well as ongoing professional development services that amplify the Organizations healing-informed approach by cross-training educators, Probation Officers, and other youth-serving organizations. The Organizations suite of programs reached over 1,600 Los Angelenos in pre-pandemic years and still managed to serve nearly 1,000 annually during the pandemic (93% ages 9-19, 98% Black Indigenous and/or People of Color).

Who funds The Unusual Suspects Theatre Company

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Perenchio FoundationGeneral$296,000
Snap FoundationGeneral & Unrestricted$100,258
Carl and Roberta Deutsch FoundationArts Education$60,000
...and 11 more grants received

Financials for The Unusual Suspects Theatre Company

RevenuesFYE 12/2023
Total grants, contributions, etc.$1,334,197
Program services$0
Investment income and dividends$70,038
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$0
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$0
Total revenues$1,404,235

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Data update history
February 18, 2025
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2023
January 30, 2025
Updated personnel
Identified 1 new personnel
January 14, 2025
Received grants
Identified 5 new grant, including a grant for $296,000 from Perenchio Foundation
January 5, 2025
Received grants
Identified 7 new grant, including a grant for $100,258 from Snap Foundation
July 17, 2024
Received grants
Identified 2 new grant, including a grant for $112,900 from California Community Foundation
Nonprofit Types
Arts, culture, and humanities nonprofitsPerforming arts organizationsTheatersCharities
Issues
EducationArts, cultural, and humanities
Characteristics
Receives government fundingGala fundraisersTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations
General information
Address
300 S Raymond Ave Suite 9
Pasadena, CA 91105
Metro area
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
County
Los Angeles County, CA
Website URL
theunusualsuspects.org/ 
Phone
(323) 739-0768
IRS details
EIN
95-4661312
Fiscal year end
December
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
1992
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
Independent
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