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OPEN CIRCLE THEATRE INC

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2024 · Form 990EZ · revenue $178K · expenses $107K · assets $105K

EIN
20-0978640
Address
500 KING FARM BLVD APT 102, ROCKVILLE, MD 20850-5839
Website
WWW.OPENCIRCLETHEATRE.ORG
NTEE code
A60
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
2004
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Mission

THE PURPOSE OF OPEN THEATRE,INC (OCT) IS TO BE A PLACE WHERE ARTISTS WITH AND WITHOUT DISABILITIES CAN BE MENTORED, RECEIVE TRAINING, AND REACH THEIR PROFESSIONAL POTENTIAL IN THEATER ARTS. OCT INVOLVES ARTISTS WITH DISABILITIES IN ALL ASPECTS OF THE ORGANIZATION - PROGRAMMATIC, PRODUCTION, ADMINISTRATIVE AND MANAGEMENT. OCT GOAL IS TO UTILIZE THE CONSIDERABLE TALENTS OF THESE ARTISTS TO CREATE PROFESSIONAL THEATRICAL PRODUCTIONS, AND SERVE AS A VITAL RESOURCE TO EXPAND THE CULTURAL AND VOCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR RESIDENTS OF THE WASHINGTON, DC COMMUNITY, WITH PARTICULAR ATTENTION TO PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES.ANOTHER GOAL OF THE OCT IS TO PROVIDE ACCOMMODATIONS FOR PATRONS WITH DISABILITIES TO FULLY EXPERIENCE THE BREADTH OF ITS ARTISTIC WORK.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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 12 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

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.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Elver Ariza-Silva DIRECTOR2024 0 $0 reported 1
Alexander Fitzgerald DIRECTOR2024 0 $0 reported 1
Abiola Haroun DIRECTOR2024 0 $0 reported 1
Michael Kyrioglou DIRECTOR2024 0 $0 reported 1
Marianne Meadows DIRECTOR2024 0 $0 reported 1
Jean-Paul Richard DIRECTOR2024 0 $0 reported 1
Maria Weinrich DIRECTOR2024 0 $0 reported 1
Sabrina Zanello Jackson DIRECTOR2024 0 $0 reported 1
Kate Kilbane PRESIDENT2024 3 $0 reported 1
Serge Delpierre VICE PRESIDENT2024 3 $0 reported 1
Rani Deighe Crowe Crowe SECRETARY2024 2 $0 reported 1
Arianna Ross TREASURER2024 3 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 12 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ELVER ARIZA-SILVA DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
ALEXANDER FITZGERALD DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
ABIOLA HAROUN DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
MICHAEL KYRIOGLOU DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
MARIANNE MEADOWS DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
JEAN-PAUL RICHARD DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
MARIA WEINRICH DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
SABRINA ZANELLO JACKSON DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
KATE KILBANE PRESIDENT3 $0-$0 $01
SERGE DELPIERRE VICE PRESIDENT3 $0-$0 $01
RANI DEIGHE CROWE CROWE SECRETARY2 $0-$0 $01
ARIANNA ROSS TREASURER3 $0-$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 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$177,550$107,301 $104,729$103,426 $165,848$11,700 ---

Funders of this organization

7 grantors reported grants to this organization, $191,660 in all, tax years 2010 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

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
DORIS DUKE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “OPEN CIRCLE THEATRE INC” 2024 1$115,000 2024$115,000
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FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor Exact 2020-2021, 2024 3$44,000 2024$9,000
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NORA ROBERTS FOUNDATION INC Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “OPEN CIRCLE THEATRE INC” 2023-2024 2$10,000 2024$5,000
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BOREALIS PHILANTHROPY Public charity Exact 2023 1$10,000 2023$10,000
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ARTS AND HUMANITIES COUNCIL OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN Public charity Exact 2023 1$9,500 2023$9,500
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Michael Kenwood Foundation Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “OPEN CIRCLE THEATRE INC” 2010 1$3,000 2010$3,000
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AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “OPEN CIRCLE THEATRE INC” 2020-2023 4$160 2023$26
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Where the money went

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2024 · Form 990EZ · $107,301 spent · pay $32,102 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $45,020 42.0%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $32,102 29.9%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $30,179 28.1%
Total$107,301100%

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