2025-11-03T09:48:46-08:00 2024-12-31 271724652 ALLAN LIU CPA 201 WILLOW AVE MILLBRAE CA 94030 990 2024-01-01 753009451 Golden Thread Productions GOLD 4156264061 1695 18th St Ste C101 Annex San Francisco CA 94107 Sahar Assaf Exec. Artistic Dir. 2025-11-03 true true Allan Liu P01432586 6506921172 X 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Sahar Assaf 1695 18th St Ste C101 Annex San Francisco CA 94107 374921 false X www.goldenthread.org X 1996 CA Golden Thread Productions is the first American theatre company devoted to plays from or about the Middle East Golden Thread's signature programs include ReOrient Festival and Forum, development and production of full-length plays, New Threads staged reading series, Golden Thread Fairytale Players theatre for young audiences, and an annual Women's Day event. 8 7 15 0 437776 304306 48421 66680 0 5020 3935 491217 374921 0 0 386336 382953 0 39407 279343 263002 665679 645955 -174462 -271034 705389 390285 60924 16854 644465 373431 X Golden Thread Productions mission is to produce passionate and provocative playsfrom or about the Middle East including its global diaspora - that celebrate themultiplicity of its perspectives and identities while serving as a developmentalcatalyst and vibrant artistic home to artists at various stages of their career.Golden Thread brings the Middle East to the American stage, creating treasuredcultural experiences for audiences of all ages and backgrounds. false false 340518 191371 FULL-LENGTH PLAYS AND NEW PLAY DEVELOPMENT (Mainstage and New Threads) In addition to the production of full-length plays, Golden Thread ensures the discovery and development of new playwrights and plays through commissions and development programs such as readings and workshops. New Threads is an annual staged reading and workshop series that engages its audience in the process of playmaking and allows writers of Middle Eastern and non-Middle Eastern descent an authentic and supportive space to develop work about the Middle East. Many of the New Threads plays continue on to receive main stage productions. 73197 12700 COMMUNITY OUTREACH EVENTS (Womens Day, General Artistic, Fiscal Sponsorship) Golden Thread celebrates International Womens Day each year with What Do the Women Say?, a curated evening highlighting the works of Middle Eastern women artists. We also provide fiscal sponsorship and occasional artistic support for small projects to Middle Eastern artists. 3453 REORIENT FESTIVAL AND FORUM (ReOrient) The ReOrient Festival of Short Plays was inaugurated in 1999 to present alternative perspectives of the Middle East and to showcase the multiplicity of stories, voices and styles from the region and has since becomes Golden Threads most recognized and celebrated program. This ambitious festival, now presented biennially, turns San Francisco into a Mecca for innovative, spirited, and thought-provoking theatre from and about the Middle East. Alongside Middle Eastern voices, ReOrient also features the work of non-Middle Eastern playwrights. In 2009, in celebration of the tenth anniversary of the festival, Golden Thread has organized the ReOrient Forum, a weekend-long convening in San Francisco aimed at expanding the dialogue on theatre, the Middle East, and current hot topics that illuminate the regions relationship with the US. 1811 YOUTH OUTREACH (Fairytale Players) A portion of Golden Threads programming engages and educates youth and family audiences about the Middle East. Golden Thread Fairytale Players create and tour original productions based on Middle Eastern fables and childrens stories. Inspired by popular performance traditions in the Middle East, the performances employ epic storytelling, physical theatre and circus arts techniques and tour schools, libraries, and festivals around the Bay Area. 1811 418979 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false true false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 6 0 true 15 false false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false X 8 7 false false false false false false false true true false false true true false true true true false false false CA X X Michelle Mulholland 4156264061 1695 18th St C101 Annex San Francisco CA 94107 Sahar Assaf Exec Artist Dir 40.00 0.00 X 72000 0 0 Nora El Samahy President 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 John Atwood Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Humaira Ghilzai Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Mona Masri Treasurer 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Nancy Chemaly Secretary 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Michelle Mulholland Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Babak Sani Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 72000 0 false false false 0 53761 250545 304306 Perf,fees/admissions 711110 66680 66680 66680 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Misc. 711110 3935 3935 3935 374921 70615 X 0 0 0 0 72000 70560 1440 0 238412 107217 101490 29705 0 26977 17152 7540 2285 45564 17092 27330 1142 0 0 11676 11676 0 0 0 133013 110510 22503 3210 1986 1224 22928 14666 6000 2262 0 4651 4651 45573 40569 3336 1668 0 0 1509 1509 0 0 0 4306 3014 861 431 Service fee and taxes 19024 14554 3996 474 Production costs 17112 17008 104 0 645955 418979 187569 39407 72934 66284 301888 179330 0 254631 117772 0 0 0 0 17202 17202 2203 2203 0 0 0 0 0 58734 9697 705389 390285 9540 8757 51384 8097 60924 16854 X 377465 298431 267000 75000 644465 373431 705389 390285 -271034 X false true X true false X 802439 544110 611218 437776 304306 2699849 0 0 802439 544110 611218 437776 304306 2699849 1137389 1562460 130 1792 1922 0 780 356 5020 3935 10091 2711862 180295 0.57620 0.64950 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 2203 2203 Lease liability 8097 8097 386162 11241 11241 374921 374921 657196 11241 11241 645955 645955 Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b The final draft of the Form 990 is submitted to the board for approval before it canbe submitted to the IRS. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c Potential conflicts of interest are inquired about at the annual Board of Trusteesretreat. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 18 The organization does not make its governing documents, conflict of interest policy,and financial statements available to the public. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 No documents available to the public.