2026-03-04T15:58:23-08:00 2025-06-30 931157146 KERN & THOMPSON LLC 1800 SW FIRST AVE STE 410 PORTLAND OR 97201 990 2024-07-01 931166521 Coho Productions Inc COHO 5032202646 2257 NW Raleigh Street Portland OR 97210 MORGAN CLARK-GAYNOR MANAGING DIR 2026-03-04 true true Cheryl L Morgan CPA P00168869 5032223338 X 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z MORGAN CLARK-GAYNOR 2257 NW Raleigh Street Portland OR 97210 399373 false X www.cohoproductions.org X 1996 OR COHO PRODUCTIONS PROVIDES CRITICAL THEATRICAL OPPORTUNITIES TO LOW-INCOME AND UNDERSERVED ARTISTS IN PORTLAND THROUGH OUR RESOURCE CENTER AND CO-PRODUCTION MODEL. WE BRING PEOPLE OF ALL BACKGROUNDS TOGETHER INTO A THEATRE COMMUNITY WHERE EVERYONE HAS EQUAL ACCESS TO ARTISTIC PRODUCTION, DRAMATICALLY ENRICHING THE ARTISTIC LANDSCAPE OF OUR CITY. 9 4 18 15 0 235442 299545 62337 64328 0 30000 35500 327779 399373 0 0 139321 143257 0 14494 209642 185604 348963 328861 -21184 70512 154734 219029 13987 7770 140747 211259 COHO PRODUCTIONS PROVIDES CRITICAL THEATRICAL OPPORTUNITIES TO LOW-INCOME AND UNDERSERVED ARTISTS IN PORTLAND THROUGH OUR RESOURCE CENTER AND CO-PRODUCTION MODEL. WE BRING PEOPLE OF ALL BACKGROUNDS TOGETHER INTO A THEATRE COMMUNITY WHERE EVERYONE HAS EQUAL ACCESS TO ARTISTIC PRODUCTION, DRAMATICALLY ENRICHING THE ARTISTIC LANDSCAPE OF OUR CITY. false false 242944 64328 COHO PRODUCTIONS PROVIDES EMERGING ARTISTS WITH ESSENTIAL CREATIVE RESOURCES, OPPORTUNITIES, AND NETWORKING SUPPORT. THROUGH OUR CO-PRODUCTION MODEL, ANNUAL ARTIST RESIDENCY PROGRAM, CLOWNFEST, AND RESOURCE CENTER, COHO WORKS TO CREATE THE OPPORTUNITY AND SPACE FOR ARTISTS AND PROJECTS THAT FALL OUTSIDE THE NORMAL REGIONAL AND COMMUNITY THEATRE MODELS, INCLUDING PERFORMERS OF DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS, TRAINING, AESTHETICS, ETHNICITY, AND ECONOMIC STATUS, GIVING VOICE TO A BROAD RANGE OF ARTISTIC EXPRESSION AND OFFERING CONTENT RELEVANT TO VARIED POPULATIONS. COHO ARTIST RESIDENCY OUR RESIDENCY PROGRAM COMPENSATES ARTISTS FOR AUTONOMOUSLY CONCEIVED WORK, WITH SUPPORT FROM COHOS MARKETING AND PRODUCTION DEPARTMENTS. RESIDENTS RECEIVE A $3,000 STIPEND AND A 2030-HOUR WORKSHOP TO DEVELOP A NEW WORK. EACH RESIDENCY INCLUDES A PRIVATE/INVITED SHOWING FOR THE ARTISTS TO RECEIVE PROFESSIONAL FEEDBACK, THEN CULMINATES IN A TICKETED SHOWING FOR A PUBLIC AUDIENCE. APPLICATIONS ARE ROLLING, AND FIRST COME FIRST SERVE. COHO HAS COMMITTED TO ENSURING QUEER AND BIPOC REPRESENTATION WITHIN EACH RESIDENT COHORT. IN THE 2026 SEASON, WE WILL OFFER FOUR RESIDENCIES, SUPPORTING ARTISTS IN CREATING FOUR DISTINCT, FULLY PRODUCED EXPERIMENTS THAT ARE COMPLETELY LED BY THE RESIDENTS ARTISTIC VISION. WE HAVE FOUND THAT THE SUPPORT WE PROVIDE CAN HAVE LASTING EFFECTS. MANY OF THE ARTISTS WE SUPPORT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO LEVERAGE THEIR PARTICIPATION IN COHOS RESIDENCY PROGRAM TO ACHIEVE MORE COMPETITIVE AWARDS AND RESIDENCIES. CO-PRODUCTION PROGRAM COHO PROVIDES UNDER-RESOURCED THEATRE COMPANIES AND INDIVIDUAL ARTISTS WITH TECHNICAL, FRONT OF HOUSE, ADMINISTRATIVE, AND MARKETING ASSISTANCE WHILE CHARGING A MINIMAL $100 DOOR RECOVERY FEE FOR EACH NIGHT THEY BOOK OUR THEATER, AND SPLITTING TICKET SALES DOWN THE MIDDLE BETWEEN COHO AND THE VISITING ARTIST. SAID ONE RECENT CO-PRODUCER, ON THE DAY OF THE PERFORMANCE IT FELT LIKE EVERYONE WENT OUT OF THEIR WAY TO MAKE SURE WE HAD WHAT WE NEEDED AND TO MAKE US FEEL WELCOME. IT WAS MY FIRST TIME PUTTING ON A SHOW AND COHO'S WONDERFUL STAFF MADE IT SUCH AN UPLIFTING, EMPOWERING EXPERIENCE. ALL THE EQUIPMENT WE NEEDED WAS AVAILABLE. IT FELT LIKE THE THEATER AND STAFF WAS AS INVESTED IN MY ART AS I WAS. ARTIST RESOURCE CENTER LAUNCHED IN 2023, THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES A RESOURCE LAB, RECORDING STUDIO WITH RECORDING AND EDITING TECHNOLOGY, COWORKING STATION WITH INDUSTRY STANDARD THEATRE DESIGN AND EDITING SOFTWARE, AS WELL AS A PRIVATE MEETING SPACE FOR CREATIVE BRAINSTORMING. IN THIS SPACE, WE COLLABORATE WITH AREA EXPERTS TO OFFER MENTORSHIP, WORKSHOPS, AND SKILL-SHARING SO THAT OUR ARTISTS CAN DEVELOP IMPORTANT SKILLS, FROM VIDEO EDITING AND LIGHT DESIGN, TO SET-BUILDING AND GRANT-WRITING. THE CENTER WAS DESIGNED TO RESPOND TO RESEARCH ABOUT WHAT THE COMMUNITY NEEDS AND ADAPT TO DIRECT FEEDBACK FROM OUR LOCAL ARTISTIC COMMUNITY. ACCESS TO THE RESOURCE CENTER IS AVAILABLE VIA A SLIDING-SCALE SUBSCRIPTION, SCHOLARSHIPS, AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO TRADE VOLUNTEER HOURS FOR ACCESS. AS OF 2025, WE LAUNCHED OUR NO STARVING ARTISTS FOOD PANTRY WITHIN THE RC, WHICH IS REGULARLY STOCKED WITH SHELF-STABLE ESSENTIALS, FROZEN MEALS, AND FRESH PRODUCE FROM OUR FARMERS MARKET PARTNERS.CLOWN FESTIVAL EACH FALL, OUR ANNUAL COHO CLOWN FESTIVAL SHOWCASES ARTISTS FROM ACROSS THE REGION IN A MONTH-LONG EXTRAVAGANZA OF INDEPENDENTLY CO-PRODUCED CLOWN PERFORMANCES. THE CLOWNFEST EMERGED FROM THE ARTISTIC VISION OF COHOS LATE PRODUCING DIRECTOR PHILIP CUOMO, WHO ENVISIONED OUR LITTLE BLACK BOX THEATER AS A CENTRAL HUB FOR CIRCUS ARTISTS. FROM SURREALISM TO CAMP TO PROTEST ART, THE CLOWN FESTIVAL HAS ESTABLISHED COHO AS THE PLACE FOR CLOWN, FOR PHYSICAL COMEDY WITH AN ABSURDIST SPIN, FOR COMMUNITY AND CONNECTION, AND FOR LETTING GO AND LETTING YOURSELF LAUGH. CLOWNFEST GIVES VOICE TO A BROAD RANGE OF ARTISTIC EXPRESSION AND OFFERS CONTENT RELEVANT TO VARIED POPULATIONS, INVITING OUR NEIGHBORS INTO A NOURISHING RELATIONSHIP WITH THE PERFORMING ARTS. 242944 true true false false false false false false false 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 false false false false false false true 16 0 true 18 true false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false X 9 4 false false false false false false false true false false false true true true true false false true false false OR X MORGAN CLARK-GAYNOR 5032202646 2257 NW Raleigh Street Portland OR 97210 PHIL JOHNSON Program Dir 30.00 0.00 X 38622 0 0 MORGAN CLARK-GAYNOR Managing Dir 30.00 0.00 X 37636 0 0 LAUREL WILDE SECRETARY 18.50 0.00 X X 23237 0 0 OLIVIA MATHEWS Comm Manager 15.50 0.00 X 16934 0 0 NATHAN CHRIST Coordinator 2.00 0.00 X 1929 0 0 TYHARRA COZIER President 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 KATIE NGUYEN TREASURER 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 EVAN HOLT DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 LILO ALFARO DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 118358 0 false false false 0 45247 254298 299545 CONCESSIONS/MISC INCOME 541610 6575 6575 PERFORMANCE INCOME 711110 39976 39976 THEATER RENT 531120 17777 17777 64328 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 BUILDING MANAGEMENT FEES 900099 35500 35500 35500 399373 99828 0 0 0 0 119992 84352 26099 9541 0 11639 8182 2532 925 0 0 11626 8201 3425 0 0 0 0 0 0 22686 20965 1721 8856 3930 1222 3704 11546 2198 9043 305 0 0 89876 67407 22469 0 0 0 0 0 6939 6939 4305 4305 PRODUCTION COSTS 27918 27918 BANK FEES 9811 9680 112 19 CONCESSIONS SUPPLIES 3172 3172 MISCELLANEOUS 495 495 0 328861 242944 71423 14494 97041 168215 0 41400 38000 40 500 0 0 0 0 283 283 265614 253583 15970 12031 0 0 0 0 0 154734 219029 7737 6420 6250 1350 13987 7770 X 87638 165759 53109 45500 140747 211259 154734 219029 70512 X false false false X 249863 341017 242606 235442 299545 1368473 48171 76673 57408 62337 64328 308917 0 0 0 298034 417690 300014 297779 363873 1677390 0 0 1677390 469 651 1120 0 469 651 1120 0 30000 35500 65500 298503 418341 300014 327779 399373 1744010 0.96180 0.99850 0.00060 0.00150 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 224882 221269 3613 40732 32314 8418 12031 Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b BOARD MEMBERS WILL REVIEW PRIOR TO FILING. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c BOARD MEMBERS DISCLOSE POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST PRIOR TO EVERY BOARD MEETING Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15a STAFF SALARIES WERE DETERMINED AFTER RESEARCHING COMMON RATES FOR EMPLOYEES IN SIMILAR JOBS WITHIN OUR CITY. AFTER DELIBERATION AND A VOTING PROCESS ON OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS, SALARIES WERE SOLIDIFIED. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.