L A FREEWAVES
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Plain text L A FREEWAVES. Strategy Studio, nonprofit organization profile, tax years 2016–2019. https://strategystudio.org/org/954476207. Retrieved 2026-10-20.
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MLA “L A FREEWAVES.” Strategy Studio, tax years 2016–2019, https://strategystudio.org/org/954476207. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.
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
- ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
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Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Latest year pay | Total pay from here | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anne Bray | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 2016-2019 | $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.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Hrs/wk (latest) | Compensation | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheng-Sim Lim | PRESIDENT | 2016-2019 | 5 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Jesse Lerner | VICE PRESIDENT | 2016-2019 | 3 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Ron Frank | SECRETARY/TREASURER | 2016-2019 | 3 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Elena Shtromberg | DIRECTOR | 2016-2019 | 3 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Heidi Zeller | DIRECTOR | 2016-2019 | 3 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Andre Blas | DIRECTOR | 2016-2019 | 3 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Alessandro Marianantoni | DIRECTOR | 2016-2019 | 3 | $0 reported | 1 |
People by year
2019 · 8 people listed · 1 paid, $5K
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANNE BRAY | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $5,000 | - | - | $5,000 | 1 |
| CHENG-SIM LIM | PRESIDENT | 5 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| JESSE LERNER | VICE PRESIDENT | 3 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| RON FRANK | SECRETARY/TREASURER | 3 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| ELENA SHTROMBERG | DIRECTOR | 3 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| HEIDI ZELLER | DIRECTOR | 3 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| ANDRE BLAS | DIRECTOR | 3 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| ALESSANDRO MARIANANTONI | DIRECTOR | 3 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
2018 · 8 people listed · 1 paid, $5K
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANNE BRAY | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $5,000 | - | - | $5,000 | 1 |
| CHENG-SIM LIM | PRESIDENT | 5 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| JESSE LERNER | VICE PRESIDENT | 3 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| RON FRANK | SECRETARY/TREASURER | 3 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| ELENA SHTROMBERG | DIRECTOR | 3 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| HEIDI ZELLER | DIRECTOR | 3 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| ANDRE BLAS | DIRECTOR | 3 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| ALESSANDRO MARIANANTONI | DIRECTOR | 3 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
2017 · 8 people listed · 1 paid, $5K
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANNE BRAY | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $5,000 | - | - | $5,000 | 1 |
| CHENG-SIM LIM | PRESIDENT | 5 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| JESSE LERNER | VICE PRESIDENT | 3 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| RON FRANK | SECRETARY/TREASURER | 3 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| ELENA SHTROMBERG | DIRECTOR | 3 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| HEIDI ZELLER | DIRECTOR | 3 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| ANDRE BLAS | DIRECTOR | 3 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| ALESSANDRO MARIANANTONI | DIRECTOR | 3 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
2016 · 8 people listed · 1 paid, $5K
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANNE BRAY | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $5,000 | - | - | $5,000 | 1 |
| CHENG-SIM LIM | PRESIDENT | 5 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| JESSE LERNER | VICE PRESIDENT | 3 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| RON FRANK | SECRETARY/TREASURER | 3 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| ELENA SHTROMBERG | DIRECTOR | 3 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| HEIDI ZELLER | DIRECTOR | 3 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| ANDRE BLAS | DIRECTOR | 3 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| ALESSANDRO MARIANANTONI | DIRECTOR | 3 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
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.
| Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Net assets | Contributions | Program revenue | Officer pay | Employees | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $74,921 | $95,054 | $66,317 | $66,214 | $11,830 | $63,091 | - | - | - |
| 2018 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $85,124 | $118,647 | $86,451 | $81,697 | $66,000 | $19,124 | - | - | - |
| 2017 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $76,323 | $29,605 | $115,220 | $46,718 | $71,780 | $4,543 | - | - | - |
| 2016 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $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
| Grantor | Type | Match | Years given | Grants | Total | Latest year | Latest year's amount | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2012, 2020-2021 | 3 | $63,000 | 2021 | $19,000 | show |
| THE CALIFORNIA ENDOWMENT | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “L A FREEWAVES” | 2012-2013 | 2 | $50,000 | 2013 | $25,000 | show |
| THE ANNENBERG FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “L A Freewaves”, “L A FREEWAVES” | 2018, 2023-2024 | 3 | $46,000 | 2024 | $15,000 | show |
| COMMUNITY PARTNERS | Public charity | Exact | 2024 | 1 | $10,000 | 2024 | $10,000 | show |
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Where the money went
Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.
2019 · Form 990EZ · $95,054 spent · pay $17,825 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | $95,054 | 100% |
2018 · Form 990EZ · $118,647 spent · pay $18,578 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | $118,647 | 100% |
2017 · Form 990EZ · $29,605 spent · pay $13,900 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | $29,605 | 100% |
2016 · Form 990EZ · $72,036 spent · pay $29,150 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | $72,036 | 100% |