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L A FREEWAVES

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Retrieved 2026-10-20; covers tax years 2016–2019. Data: Strategy Studio, CC BY 4.0.

2019 · Form 990EZ · revenue $75K · expenses $95K · assets $66K

EIN
95-4476207
Address
840 LAVETA TER, LOS ANGELES, CA 90026-4320
Website
WWW.FREEWAVES.ORG
NTEE code
A20
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
2026
Cross-check
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Mission

TO DISSEMINATE MEDIA ARTS

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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

1 person paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Anne Bray EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR2016-2019 $5,000$20,000 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

7 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
Cheng-Sim Lim PRESIDENT2016-2019 5 $0 reported 1
Jesse Lerner VICE PRESIDENT2016-2019 3 $0 reported 1
Ron Frank SECRETARY/TREASURER2016-2019 3 $0 reported 1
Elena Shtromberg DIRECTOR2016-2019 3 $0 reported 1
Heidi Zeller DIRECTOR2016-2019 3 $0 reported 1
Andre Blas DIRECTOR2016-2019 3 $0 reported 1
Alessandro Marianantoni DIRECTOR2016-2019 3 $0 reported 1

People by year

2019 · 8 people listed · 1 paid, $5K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ANNE BRAY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40 $5,000-- $5,0001
CHENG-SIM LIM PRESIDENT5 $0-- $01
JESSE LERNER VICE PRESIDENT3 $0-- $01
RON FRANK SECRETARY/TREASURER3 $0-- $01
ELENA SHTROMBERG DIRECTOR3 $0-- $01
HEIDI ZELLER DIRECTOR3 $0-- $01
ANDRE BLAS DIRECTOR3 $0-- $01
ALESSANDRO MARIANANTONI DIRECTOR3 $0-- $01
2018 · 8 people listed · 1 paid, $5K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ANNE BRAY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40 $5,000-- $5,0001
CHENG-SIM LIM PRESIDENT5 $0-- $01
JESSE LERNER VICE PRESIDENT3 $0-- $01
RON FRANK SECRETARY/TREASURER3 $0-- $01
ELENA SHTROMBERG DIRECTOR3 $0-- $01
HEIDI ZELLER DIRECTOR3 $0-- $01
ANDRE BLAS DIRECTOR3 $0-- $01
ALESSANDRO MARIANANTONI DIRECTOR3 $0-- $01
2017 · 8 people listed · 1 paid, $5K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ANNE BRAY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40 $5,000-- $5,0001
CHENG-SIM LIM PRESIDENT5 $0-- $01
JESSE LERNER VICE PRESIDENT3 $0-- $01
RON FRANK SECRETARY/TREASURER3 $0-- $01
ELENA SHTROMBERG DIRECTOR3 $0-- $01
HEIDI ZELLER DIRECTOR3 $0-- $01
ANDRE BLAS DIRECTOR3 $0-- $01
ALESSANDRO MARIANANTONI DIRECTOR3 $0-- $01
2016 · 8 people listed · 1 paid, $5K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ANNE BRAY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40 $5,000-- $5,0001
CHENG-SIM LIM PRESIDENT5 $0-- $01
JESSE LERNER VICE PRESIDENT3 $0-- $01
RON FRANK SECRETARY/TREASURER3 $0-- $01
ELENA SHTROMBERG DIRECTOR3 $0-- $01
HEIDI ZELLER DIRECTOR3 $0-- $01
ANDRE BLAS DIRECTOR3 $0-- $01
ALESSANDRO MARIANANTONI DIRECTOR3 $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
2019 · Form 990EZ period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$74,921$95,054 $66,317$66,214 $11,830$63,091 ---
2018 · Form 990EZ period ending 2018-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$85,124$118,647 $86,451$81,697 $66,000$19,124 ---
2017 · Form 990EZ period ending 2017-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$76,323$29,605 $115,220$46,718 $71,780$4,543 ---
2016 · Form 990EZ period ending 2016-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$20,990$72,036 $0$60,397 $20,590$400 ---

Funders of this organization

4 grantors reported grants to this organization, $169,000 in all, tax years 2012 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
CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Exact 2012, 2020-2021 3$63,000 2021$19,000
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THE CALIFORNIA ENDOWMENT Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “L A FREEWAVES” 2012-2013 2$50,000 2013$25,000
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THE ANNENBERG FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “L A Freewaves”, “L A FREEWAVES” 2018, 2023-2024 3$46,000 2024$15,000
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COMMUNITY PARTNERS Public charity Exact 2024 1$10,000 2024$10,000
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Where the money went

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2019 · Form 990EZ · $95,054 spent · pay $17,825 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $59,088 62.2%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $17,825 18.8%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $17,082 18.0%
Printing, publications, postage $1,059 1.1%
Total$95,054100%

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2018 · Form 990EZ · $118,647 spent · pay $18,578 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $81,055 68.3%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $18,578 15.7%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $17,299 14.6%
Printing, publications, postage $1,715 1.4%
Total$118,647100%

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2017 · Form 990EZ · $29,605 spent · pay $13,900 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $14,005 47.3%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $13,900 47.0%
Fees to independent contractors $1,700 5.7%
Total$29,605100%

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2016 · Form 990EZ · $72,036 spent · pay $29,150 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $29,150 40.5%
Fees to independent contractors $23,978 33.3%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $18,908 26.2%
Total$72,036100%

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