2026-03-05T16:55:06-05:00 2025-06-30 454128534 AM OWENS CPA APC 10340 PASEO PARK DRIVE LAKESIDE CA 92040 990 2024-07-01 571146474 CYGNET THEATRE COMPANY CYGN 6195740059 2880 ROOSEVELT RD SAN DIEGO CA 92110 WILLIAM SCHMIDT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 6195740059 2026-03-02 true true ALICIA M OWENS P01212923 6196982401 2026-03-02 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z BARBARA BOLT 4891 PACIFIC HIGHWAY SUITE 115 SAN DIEGO CA 92110 7815541 false X WWW.CYGNETTHEATRE.COM X 2002 CA BELIEVING IN THE POWER OF THEATRE TO STARTLE THE SOUL, IGNITE DEBATE AND EMBRACE THE DIVERSITY OF THE COMMUNITY IN WHICH IT SERVES, CYGNET THEATRE COMPANY IS FEARLESSLY COMMITTED TO THE DISSECTION, EXAMINATION AND CELEBRATION OF THE HUMAN STORY THROUGH THE MEDIUM OF LIVE THEATRE. 18 18 181 0 1770342 6069331 1556992 1473596 5587 33537 -12608 21726 3320313 7598190 0 0 2175093 2474323 0 528365 1211929 1341084 3387022 3815407 -66709 3782783 2141270 6274973 1253550 1528313 887720 4746660 X BELIEVING IN THE POWER OF THEATRE TO STARTLE THE SOUL, IGNITE, DEBATE AND EMBRACE THE DIVERSITY OF THE COMMUNITY IN WHICH IT SERVES, THE THEATRE IS FEARLESSLY COMMITTED TO THE DISSECTION, EXAMINATION AND CELEBRATION OF THE HUMAN STORY THROUGH THE MEDIUM OF LIVE THEATRE. CYGNET EDUCATION MISSION STATEMENT: THE FOUNDATION OF OUR PHILOSOPHY AND PROGRAMMING IS GROUNDED IN PRIORITIZING DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION. WE ARE COMMITTED TO FORGING LONG-LASTING RELATIONSHIPS WITH COMMUNITIES THAT ARE NOT PART OF OUR THEATRE HISTORY AND ARE LESS VISIBLE IN OUR THEATRE POPULATIONS. WE ARE DEDICATED TO BUILDING A CYGNET THEATRE BRIDGE BY INVESTING IN THE NEIGHBORHOODS WE SERVE. 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SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS ARE AWARDED UPON PROOF OF ENROLLMENT, AND RECIPIENTS ARE FREE TO USE THE FUNDS AS THEY SEE FIT. THE STUDENT MATINEE EXPERIENCE FOR NEARLY A DECADE, CYGNET THEATRE HAS PROVIDED SAN DIEGO COUNTY K-12 STUDENTS WITH FREE MATINEE PERFORMANCES EACH SEASON. CYGNET THEATRE OFFERS FOUR STUDENT MATINEES PER SEASON, WHICH TEACHERS IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY CAN REGISTER THEIR CLASSES TO ATTEND. THESE FIELD TRIPS OFTEN INTRODUCE STUDENTS TO LIVE THEATER, EXPANDING THEIR WORLD AND CULTIVATING AN APPRECIATION FOR THE ARTS. EACH CYGNET PRODUCTION CONNECTS WITH SOME ASPECT OF THE HUMAN EXPERIENCE, MAKING IT UNIVERSALLY RELATABLE. IN-SCHOOL PRE-SHOW WORKSHOPS: THESE WORKSHOPS, ALIGNED WITH CALIFORNIA COMMON CORE AND SAN DIEGO UNIFIED VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS STANDARDS, HELP STUDENTS UNDERSTAND THE WORK INVOLVED IN PRODUCING A PROFESSIONAL SHOW. EACH WORKSHOP INCLUDES A VIBRANT, ENGAGING STUDY GUIDE THAT ENRICHES THE STUDENT EXPERIENCE. POST-SHOW TALKBACKS: AFTER EACH MATINEE, ACTORS RETURN TO THE STAGE FOR A DISCUSSION, ANSWERING STUDENTS' QUESTIONS ABOUT THE PLAY, THE PROFESSION, AND ANY OTHER TOPICS OF INTEREST. CYGNET ARTISTS IN THE SCHOOLS PRE-PROFESSIONAL PROGRAM: THIS EIGHT-WEEK ONSITE HIGH SCHOOL RESIDENCY PROVIDES AROUND 72 HOURS OF PROFESSIONAL INSTRUCTION. STUDENTS APPRENTICE UNDER THEATER PROFESSIONALS, FOCUSING ON SKILLS IN PRODUCTION, ORGANIZATION, AND TASK EXECUTION TO MEET INDUSTRY DEMANDS. AT THE PROGRAM'S END, STUDENTS EARN A CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT. BEYOND THE BELL AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAM: DESIGNED FOR STUDENTS IN GRADES 412, THIS EIGHT-WEEK PROGRAM OFFERS TRAINING IN ACTING, SINGING, DANCING, AND OTHER PERFORMANCE SKILLS. THESE SESSIONS BUILD CONFIDENCE, ENHANCE PUBLIC SPEAKING, AND STRENGTHEN WRITING AND SOCIAL SKILLS. CLASSROOM UNIT PROGRAM: THIS SIX-WEEK, IN-CLASS RESIDENCY CULMINATES IN A STUDENT PRESENTATION. TAILORED TO COMPLEMENT EXISTING SCHOOL CURRICULA, THE PROGRAM SERVES STUDENTS IN GRADES 412, PROVIDING A COMPREHENSIVE THEATER EDUCATION EXPERIENCE. FROM THE PAGE TO THE STAGE FROM THE PAGE TO THE STAGE IS A FREE, 45-MINUTE INTERACTIVE PRESENTATION THAT BRINGS LITERATURE TO LIFE, FOSTERING A LOVE OF READING. THROUGH LIVE THEATER, IT SHOWS CHILDREN AND ADULTS HOW STORIES BY AUTHORS LIKE CERVANTES, MARK TWAIN, AND CHARLES SCHULZ TRANSFORM INTO MUSICALS. FEATURING EXCERPTS FROM BELOVED PRODUCTIONS SUCH AS BIG RIVER, MAN OF LA MANCHA, SEUSSICAL THE MUSICAL, WICKED, AND YOURE A GOOD MAN, CHARLIE BROWN, THESE MINI-SHOWS ARE PERFORMED BY PROFESSIONAL MUSICAL THEATER ARTISTS. THIS PROGRAM NOW REACHES DIVERSE AUDIENCES AT LOCATIONS INCLUDING THE SALVATION ARMY KROC CENTER, PARKS AND RECREATION CENTERS, MILITARY BASES, SENIOR CENTERS, SCHOOLS, AND PUBLIC LIBRARIES. 3037762 true true false false false false false false false true true false false false true false true false false false false false false false true false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 20 0 181 true false false false false false false false false X 18 18 true false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false CA X WILLIAM SCHMIDT 6195740059 4891 PACIFIC HIGHWAY SUITE 115 SAN DIEGO CA 92110 X THOMAS MURRAY ARTISTIC DIR X 138369 0 15000 WILLIAM SCHMIDT EXECUTIVE DI X 138369 0 15000 BEN AGUILAR TRUSTEE X 0 0 0 BARBARA BOLT PRESIDENT X X 0 0 0 EDDIE CANADA VICE PRESIDE X X 0 0 0 GREGG CANTOR TRUSTEE X 0 0 0 MONIQUE GAFFNEY TRUSTEE X 0 0 0 YOLANDA HOLCOMB TRUSTEE X 0 0 0 LESSLIE KELLER TREASURER X X 0 0 0 JOLENE KOESTER TRUSTEE X 0 0 0 LINDA LENHARD SECRETARY X X 0 0 0 ELEANOR LYNCH TRUSTEE X 0 0 0 ARTHUR NEUMANN TRUSTEE X 0 0 0 TERRY O'DONNELL TRUSTEE X 0 0 0 ANISE RITCHIE TRUSTEE X 0 0 0 MARY ROBERTS TRUSTEE X 0 0 0 CHRISTY WHITE TRUSTEE X 0 0 0 BARBARA ZELL TRUSTEE X 0 0 0 276738 30000 2 false true false 161308 5908023 3383 6069331 TICKET SALES 1344359 1344359 CONCESSION AND OTHER 129237 129237 1473596 33536 33536 3384 3383 1 1 1 235694 213968 21726 7598190 1507133 2124341 1644587 127564 352190 53577 41480 3215 8882 105941 82013 6364 17564 190464 147450 11437 31577 22672 11359 8881 2432 4273 4273 333673 287480 1596 44597 70561 51965 10151 8445 276437 207514 62030 6893 8927 8927 52809 49120 2310 1379 13301 11306 1330 665 PRODUCTION EXPENSES 311780 311780 SERVICE FEES 67774 67774 CAPITAL CAMPAIGN 52999 52999 COST OF CONCESSIONS 41874 41874 84004 77787 5475 742 3815407 3037762 249280 528365 130128 235192 196111 663035 2970000 1325238 189952 7747 4899 224407 183704 1191145 1043675 134988 147470 1716506 122651 164215 2141270 6274973 286440 340512 455135 690128 508459 490635 3516 7038 1253550 1528313 X 486401 -246232 401319 4992892 887720 4746660 2141270 6274973 3782783 76157 X false true X true false X 1647638 1730498 2322747 1770342 6069331 13540556 1647638 1730498 2322747 1770342 6069331 13540556 12740 13527816 13540556 5706806 0.99910 0.98480 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED false false 30125 947 29178 38885 22196 16689 1122135 1020532 101603 147470 LEASE LIABILITY 7038 7038 7670074 76157 76157 7593917 4273 4273 7598190 3811134 3811134 4273 4273 3815407 ANNUAL GALA 9400 9400 3250 CYGNET TRIP 226294 226294 210718 235694 235694 213968 213968 21726 false false false false false false false false false THOMAS MURRAY ARTISTIC DIRECTOR 138369 15000 153369 WILLIAM SCHMIDT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 138369 15000 153369 FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION BELIEVING IN THE POWER OF THEATRE TO STARTLE THE SOUL, IGNITE, DEBATE AND EMBRACE THE DIVERSITY OF THE COMMUNITY IN WHICH IT SERVES, THE THEATRE IS FEARLESSLY COMMITTED TO THE DISSECTION, EXAMINATION AND CELEBRATION OF THE HUMAN STORY THROUGH THE MEDIUM OF LIVE THEATRE. CYGNET EDUCATION MISSION STATEMENT: THE FOUNDATION OF OUR PHILOSOPHY AND PROGRAMMING IS GROUNDED IN PRIORITIZING DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION. WE ARE COMMITTED TO FORGING LONG-LASTING RELATIONSHIPS WITH COMMUNITIES THAT ARE NOT PART OF OUR THEATRE HISTORY AND ARE LESS VISIBLE IN OUR THEATRE POPULATIONS. WE ARE DEDICATED TO BUILDING A CYGNET THEATRE BRIDGE BY INVESTING IN THE NEIGHBORHOODS WE SERVE. WE ARE RESOLVED TO LISTEN TO THE NARRATIVES OF THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE TO ACHIEVE OUR GOALS MUTUALLY. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A THE DONALD C. & ELIZABETH DICKINSON FOUNDATION CYGNET SCHOLARSHIP THE DONALD C. & ELIZABETH DICKINSON FOUNDATION CYGNET SCHOLARSHIP OFFERS A ONE-TIME 2,500 AWARD TO FOUR SAN DIEGO HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS, HELPING THEM PURSUE THEATER TRAINING PROGRAMS ACROSS THE U.S. THIS AUDITION-BASED SCHOLARSHIP INVOLVES THE FOLLOWING STEPS: NOMINATION AND PREPARATION: PARTICIPATING SAN DIEGO HIGH SCHOOLS NOMINATE 6-10 STUDENTS FROM THEIR THEATER PROGRAMS WHO DEMONSTRATE SKILLS IN SINGING AND ACTING. THESE STUDENTS PREPARE A 32-BAR SONG AND A 90-SECOND, AGE- APPROPRIATE MONOLOGUE. SELECTION WORKSHOP: CYGNET THEATRE PROVIDES A 90-MINUTE WORKSHOP TO SUPPORT THE STUDENT SELECTION PROCESS. CYGNET SCHOLARSHIP DAY: ALL SELECTED STUDENTS ATTEND CYGNET SCHOLARSHIP DAY, WHERE THEY PERFORM FOR A PANEL OF JUDGES. FOUR SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS ARE CHOSEN BASED ON THESE PERFORMANCES. SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS ARE AWARDED UPON PROOF OF ENROLLMENT, AND RECIPIENTS ARE FREE TO USE THE FUNDS AS THEY SEE FIT. THE STUDENT MATINEE EXPERIENCE FOR NEARLY A DECADE, CYGNET THEATRE HAS PROVIDED SAN DIEGO COUNTY K-12 STUDENTS WITH FREE MATINEE PERFORMANCES EACH SEASON. CYGNET THEATRE OFFERS FOUR STUDENT MATINEES PER SEASON, WHICH TEACHERS IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY CAN REGISTER THEIR CLASSES TO ATTEND. THESE FIELD TRIPS OFTEN INTRODUCE STUDENTS TO LIVE THEATER, EXPANDING THEIR WORLD AND CULTIVATING AN APPRECIATION FOR THE ARTS. EACH CYGNET PRODUCTION CONNECTS WITH SOME ASPECT OF THE HUMAN EXPERIENCE, MAKING IT UNIVERSALLY RELATABLE. IN-SCHOOL PRE-SHOW WORKSHOPS: THESE WORKSHOPS, ALIGNED WITH CALIFORNIA COMMON CORE AND SAN DIEGO UNIFIED VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS STANDARDS, HELP STUDENTS UNDERSTAND THE WORK INVOLVED IN PRODUCING A PROFESSIONAL SHOW. EACH WORKSHOP INCLUDES A VIBRANT, ENGAGING STUDY GUIDE THAT ENRICHES THE STUDENT EXPERIENCE. POST-SHOW TALKBACKS: AFTER EACH MATINEE, ACTORS RETURN TO THE STAGE FOR A DISCUSSION, ANSWERING STUDENTS' QUESTIONS ABOUT THE PLAY, THE PROFESSION, AND ANY OTHER TOPICS OF INTEREST. CYGNET ARTISTS IN THE SCHOOLS PRE-PROFESSIONAL PROGRAM: THIS EIGHT-WEEK ONSITE HIGH SCHOOL RESIDENCY PROVIDES AROUND 72 HOURS OF PROFESSIONAL INSTRUCTION. STUDENTS APPRENTICE UNDER THEATER PROFESSIONALS, FOCUSING ON SKILLS IN PRODUCTION, ORGANIZATION, AND TASK EXECUTION TO MEET INDUSTRY DEMANDS. AT THE PROGRAM'S END, STUDENTS EARN A CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT. BEYOND THE BELL AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAM: DESIGNED FOR STUDENTS IN GRADES 412, THIS EIGHT-WEEK PROGRAM OFFERS TRAINING IN ACTING, SINGING, DANCING, AND OTHER PERFORMANCE SKILLS. THESE SESSIONS BUILD CONFIDENCE, ENHANCE PUBLIC SPEAKING, AND STRENGTHEN WRITING AND SOCIAL SKILLS. CLASSROOM UNIT PROGRAM: THIS SIX-WEEK, IN-CLASS RESIDENCY CULMINATES IN A STUDENT PRESENTATION. TAILORED TO COMPLEMENT EXISTING SCHOOL CURRICULA, THE PROGRAM SERVES STUDENTS IN GRADES 412, PROVIDING A COMPREHENSIVE THEATER EDUCATION EXPERIENCE. FROM THE PAGE TO THE STAGE FROM THE PAGE TO THE STAGE IS A FREE, 45-MINUTE INTERACTIVE PRESENTATION THAT BRINGS LITERATURE TO LIFE, FOSTERING A LOVE OF READING. THROUGH LIVE THEATER, IT SHOWS CHILDREN AND ADULTS HOW STORIES BY AUTHORS LIKE CERVANTES, MARK TWAIN, AND CHARLES SCHULZ TRANSFORM INTO MUSICALS. FEATURING EXCERPTS FROM BELOVED PRODUCTIONS SUCH AS BIG RIVER, MAN OF LA MANCHA, SEUSSICAL THE MUSICAL, WICKED, AND YOURE A GOOD MAN, CHARLIE BROWN, THESE MINI-SHOWS ARE PERFORMED BY PROFESSIONAL MUSICAL THEATER ARTISTS. THIS PROGRAM NOW REACHES DIVERSE AUDIENCES AT LOCATIONS INCLUDING THE SALVATION ARMY KROC CENTER, PARKS AND RECREATION CENTERS, MILITARY BASES, SENIOR CENTERS, SCHOOLS, AND PUBLIC LIBRARIES. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 2 WILLIAM SCHMIDT THOMAS MURRAY EXEC DIR ARTISTIC DIR MARRIED FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE COMPANY'S 990 IS PREPARED BY THE AUDITOR. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR REVIEWS THE 990 AND SUBMITS IT FOR THE BOARD'S REVIEW. UPON APPROVAL BY THE BOARD, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS SIGNS THE 990 RETURNS AND AUTHORIZES ELECTRONIC FILING BY THE AUDITOR. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C OFFICERS AND BOARD MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO SIGN A STATEMENT THAT THEY UNDERSTAND THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND AGREE TO ABIDE BY THIS POLICY. AN ANNUAL VERIFICATION OF COMPLIANCE BY EACH OFFICER AND DIRECTOR IS OBTAINEED. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A MANAGEMENT COMPENSATION IS REVIEWED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. THE COMPANY USES SURVEY DATE FROM THE THEATRE COMMUNICATIONS GROUP, A NATIONWIDE TRADE ORGANIZATION OF NON PROFIT THEATRES, AS WELL AS COMPENSATION NORMS TO SET THE COMPENSATION OF MANAGEMENT AND STAFF. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B BOARD OF DIRECTOR REVIEWS AND APPROVES COMPENSATION FOR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.