EIN 95-4661312

The Unusual Suspects Theatre Company

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
42
Year formed
1992
Most recent tax filings
2022-12-01
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
$1,749,492
2022
Total expenses
$1,267,796
2022
Total assets
$2,836,669
2022
Num. employees
42
2022

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$233,000
California Community FoundationArts$112,900
Carl and Roberta Deutsch FoundationArts Education$60,000
...and 13 more grants received

Personnel at The Unusual Suspects Theatre Company

NameTitleCompensation
Sally Fairman, FormerBoard Member$74,139
Joyce LabriolaDirector of Development and Communications
Camella CoopiltonProgram Director
Michael HalpinOperations Manager
Jake ArkyProgram Manager
...and 10 more key personnel

Financials for The Unusual Suspects Theatre Company

RevenuesFYE 12/2022
Total grants, contributions, etc.$1,680,907
Program services$53,700
Investment income and dividends$14,885
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$1,749,492

Form 990s for The Unusual Suspects Theatre Company

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2022-122023-10-10990View PDF
2021-122022-11-13990View PDF
2020-122021-10-06990View PDF
2019-122021-02-17990View PDF
2018-122020-01-24990View PDF
...and 11 more Form 990s

Organizations like The Unusual Suspects Theatre Company

OrganizationLocationRevenue
Honolulu Theatre for Youth (HTY)Honolulu, HI$1,959,393
Harlem StageNew York, NY$2,747,663
Company OneBoston, MA$1,121,866
Naples PlayersNaples, FL$8,324,132
Shakespeare Theatre of New JerseyFlorham Park, NJ$2,934,817
TADA Youth TheaterNew York, NY$1,428,858
East-West Players (EWP)Los Angeles, CA$3,938,571
The Elm Shakespeare CompanyNew Haven, CT$644,100
Children's Theatre of CharlotteCharlotte, NC$5,456,222
George Street PlayhouseNew Brunswick, NJ$5,949,381
Data update history
January 3, 2024
Received grants
Identified 8 new grant, including a grant for $233,000 from Perenchio Foundation
December 23, 2023
Received grants
Identified 2 new grant, including a grant for $5,000 from Flourish Foundation
November 29, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
November 28, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 2 new personnel
November 26, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 21 new personnel
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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