2026-04-14T11:19:41-05:00 2025-12-31 844396269 HILLAS NOCERA BUICK LLP 26135 MUREAU ROAD STE 201 CALABASAS CA 91302 990EZ 2025-01-01 992298689 IMPROV CONNECTION IMPR 3109771489 1617 GOODMAN DRIVE REDONDO BEACH CA 902782718 REBEKAH K CHANG CEO 3109771489 2026-04-10 1 VINCENT G NOCERA P00498805 7472630470 2026-04-10 2025 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X THEIMPROVCONNECTION.COM X X 20425 X 20425 20425 15600 1481 5132 22213 -1788 8484 0 6696 8484 6696 8484 6696 0 0 8484 6696 X TO PROVIDE COMMUNICATION SKILLS TO SUPPORT REHABILITATION AND TO EASE THE TRANSITION AFTER INCARCERATION. THE LMPROV CONNECTION - 2025 YEAR IN SUMMARY2025 ACCOMPLISHMENTS:1. CONDUCTED 12 COHORTS (10-WEEK CLASSES) IN THREE PRISONS: IRONWOOD STATE PRISON, AVENAL STATE PRISON, AND CALIFORNIA INSTITUTION FOR MEN2. IN 2025, WE WORKED WITH 271 PARTICIPANTS.LMPROV CONNECTION MISSION:THE LMPROV CONNECTION EMPOWERS INCARCERATED MEN TO REDISCOVER THEIR HUMANITY THROUGH COMEDY IMPROV, TRANSFORMING FEAR INTO TRUST, ISOLATION INTO CONNECTION, AND BROKENNESS INTO HEALING AND HOPE BEYOND PRISON.LMPROV CONNECTION'S PROGRAM:L. LMPROV CONNECTION OFFERS A TEN-WEEK PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES THE FOLLOWING: IMPROVISATION ACTIVITIES TO CREATE AND SHAPE EXPERIENCES THAT:A. SUPPORT THE CONCEPT OF "YES, AND" (AGREEMENT AND A SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT),B. UNDERSTAND THE COMPONENTS OF,STORY- AND SCENE-BUILDING,C. WORK ON COLLABORATION AND TEAMWORK THROUGH PARTNERSHIP,D. BUILD TRUST,E. CREATE AND EXPLORE CHARACTERSF. GROUND EMOTIONS THROUGH SHARING EXPERIENCES,G. DEVELOP SCENES AS A COHESIVE GROUP,H. ESTABLISH EYE-CONTACT TO CONNECT WITH ONE ANOTHER,I. AND EXPLORE WAYS TO EXPRESS A PERSONAL ENERGY THROUGH VOICE, FACIAL, AND BODY LANGUAGE IN ORDER TO COMMUNICATE EFFECTIVELY.ULTIMATELY, PARTICIPANTS DEVELOP SKILLS TO COMMUNICATE, TO BE CREATIVE, TO CHALLENGE THEMSELVES AND TO MOVE OUTSIDE THEIR COMFORT ZONES, TO COLLABORATE, AND TO CONNECT ' WITH THEMSELVES AND OTHERS WITH AUTHENTICITY.ON THE LAST DAY OF THE INTENSIVE AND THE EIGHT-WEEK PROGRAM, WE CONCLUDE WITH A PERFORMANCE THAT HIGHLIGHTS THE SKILLS THEY HAVE LEARNED.WE COLLABORATE AND COMMUNICATE WITH THE INSTITUTION'S COMMUNITY RESOURCE MANAGER, STAFF, SELF-HELP SPONSORS, AND OFFICERS AND HAVE COMMITTED TO: OFFER VARIOUS IMPROV PROGRAMS THAT MEET THE INSTITUTION'S NEEDS, PROVIDE FLEXIBLE SCHEDULING, UPHOLD THE VALUES, STANDARDS, AND RULES OF THE INSTITUTION, PROVIDE ATTENDANCE STATISTICS, DELIVER IN A CONSISTENT AND TIMELY MANNER, AND PROVIDE A REGULAR STATUS AS TO OUR PROGRESS WITH EACH CLASS. 0 20732 20732 REBEKAH K CHANG CEO 40.00 15600 0 0 KATY T STEDNITZ CFO 0.00 0 0 0 LEANDRO F ESQUERRA SECRETARY 0.00 0 0 0 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CA THE ORGANIZATION 1617 GOODMAN DRIVE REDONDO BEACH CA 902782718 3109771489 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NONE NONE 1 X 15714 20425 36139 15714 20425 36139 36139 36139 1.00000 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16 - OTHER EXPENSES DESCRIPTION: TRAVEL - PROGRAM FACILITATION. AMOUNT: 4,655. DESCRIPTION: SUPPLIES - PROGRAM FACILITATION. AMOUNT: 477. TOTAL TO FORM 990-EZ, LINE 16: 5,132. THE ORGANIZATION DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, RECEIVE ANY FUNDS, DIRECTLY,OR INDIRECTLY, TO PAY PREMIUMS ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT.THE ORGANIZATION, DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, PAY ANY PREMIUMS, DIRECTLY,OR INDIRECTLY, ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT.