Nonprofit · EIN 83-0977614
BOB BAKER MARIONETTE THEATER
Tax-exempt · LOS ANGELES, CA 90042
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $3,944,723 | $2,558,849 | $1,385,874 | $4,312,687 | $1,866,620 | $2,446,067 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $2,261,261 | $1,900,003 | $361,258 | $1,075,045 | $23,052 | $1,051,993 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,920,294
- of which government grants
- $77,751
- Program service revenue
- $1,802,781
- Investment income
- $0
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $221,648
- Other revenue
- $221,648
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $182,884
- Other salaries and wages
- $869,121
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,169,935
- Professional fundraising fees
- $115,198
- Legal fees
- $54,308
- Accounting fees
- $44,348
- Occupancy
- $560,698
- Travel
- $15,215
- Depreciation
- $66,774
- Program services (functional)
- $1,905,850
- Management and general (functional)
- $340,392
- Fundraising (functional)
- $312,607
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,075,045
- Total assets, end of year
- $4,312,687
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,866,620
- Net assets, end of year
- $2,446,067
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $351,695
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,643,482
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $802,585
- Gross receipts
- $4,034,256
- Employees
- 55
- Volunteers
- 82
- Year formed
- 2018
- State of legal domicile
- CA
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MARY FAGOT | CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $103,808 | $5,190 |
| ALEX EVANS | CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $67,656 | $6,230 |
| BENJAMIN DICKOW TO 52024 | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| VIVIAN GUELER SEE SCH O | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALICIA HOUTROUW | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTINA WINKELMANN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARISSA SMITH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| FRED BESHID | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| THAS NASEEMUDDEEN SEE SCH O | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GARY BAKER TO 22024 | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JULIA SHERMAN SEE SCH O | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KARYN KOHL FROM 22024 | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 10 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MARY FAGOT | CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $83,423 |
| ALEX EVANS | CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $63,543 |
| BENJAMIN DICKOW | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| VIVIAN GUELER | TREASURER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ALICIA HOUTROUW | SECRETARY Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHRISTINA WINKELMANN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARISSA SMITH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| FRED BESHID | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| THAS NASEEMUDDEEN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GARY BAKER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 4949 YORK BLVD, LOS ANGELES, CA 90042-1609
- In care of
- % ALEX EVANS
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- ALEX EVANS, 4949 YORK BLVD, LOS ANGELES, CA 90042
- Signed the 990
- ALEX EVANS, CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (770) 634-4731
- Return prepared by
- FOUMBERG JUNEJA ROCHER & CO PC
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 83-0977614 or by the name BOB BAKER MARIONETTE THEATER.
- Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
- Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)
- Secretary of State, bizfile Online
- Corporation status, entity number, agent for service
- Franchise Tax Board
- Entity status letter (state tax exemption, good standing)
Mission
TO PRESERVE, EDUCATE, AND INNOVATE AT THE INTERSECTION OF PUPPETRY AND THE ALLIED ARTS.
Program accomplishments
- IN HOUSE PERFORMANCES: BOB BAKER MARIONETTE THEATER IS AN ICONIC LOS ANGELES INSTITUTION THAT HAS PROVIDED CREATIVITY, JOY, AND IMAGINATION TO OUR COMMUNITY SINCE 1963. OUR NONPROFIT THEATER SERVES AN INTERGENERATIONAL AUDIENCE OF OVER 125,000 PEOPLE ANNUALLY THROUGH OUR CULTURAL AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND IMPACTFUL, IMMERSIVE PERFORMANCES. BBMT'S WORK AND COMMUNITY IS CENTERED AT OUR HIGHLAND PARK THEATER-OUR HOME SINCE RELOCATING IN 2019-WHERE WE HOST A ROTATING SERIES OF FIVE ANNUAL SHOWS, FIELD TRIPS (FOR MAJORITY TITLE 1 SCHOOLS), WORKSHOPS, AND SPECIAL EVENTS IN COLLABORATION WITH A VARIETY OF LOS ANGELES-BASED ARTISTS AND CULTURAL CREATORS.Expenses $1,543,739 · revenue $1,227,986
- ARTS EDUCATION: BBMT'S ARTS EDUCATION PROGRAMS CONSIST OF REGULAR MORNING AND AFTERNOON FIELD TRIPS THROUGHOUT THE WEEK WHICH INCLUDE AN IN-THEATER PERFORMANCE WHICH IS OFTEN A STUDENT'S FIRST LIVE THEATER EXPERIENCE, FOLLOWED BY A HANDS-ON WORKSHOP DEMONSTRATING ARTISTIC PRACTICES RELATED TO THE PERFORMANCE. BBMT'S FIELD TRIPS ARE AIMED AT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL-AGED YOUTH. WE PROVIDE TEACHERS AND STUDENTS WITH CURRICULUM AND LESSON PLANS WHICH CAN BE USED FOR PRE- AND POST-FIELD TRIP IN-CLASSROOM LEARNING AND ARE CORE-STANDARD ALIGNED. BBMT ENRICHES THE LIVES OF PEOPLE YOUNG AND OLD THROUGH EXPOSURE TO OUR MULTIDIMENSIONAL PERFORMANCES WHICH ARE ENTRY POINTS FOR EXPLORATION OF ART, MUSIC, DANCE, AND STORYTELLING.Expenses $76,234
- COMMUNITY TRAVELING SHOWS: THE EXEMPT ORGANIZATION PERFORMS ACROSS THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES WITH ITS TOURING COMPANY INCLUDING AT VENUES SUCH AS THE FORD, HOLLYHOCK HOUSE AND PICO UNION PROJECT. AS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION, THE EXEMPT ORGANIZATION INTRODUCES THE ART OF PUPPETRY TO THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS ANNUALLY THROUGH TRAVELING SHOWS AT SCHOOLS AND PARKS IN UNDERSERVED AND VULNERABLE NEIGHBORHOODS WHERE CHILDREN ARE LESS LIKELY TO EXPERIENCE THE SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL AND EDUCATIONAL BENEFITS OF VISITING THE THEATER. BY PROVIDING MOBILE PERFORMANCES, THE EXEMPT ORGANIZATION HAS EXPANDED ITS AUDIENCE FROM 40,000 IN-HOUSE ATTENDEES TO MORE THAN 120,000 MEMBERS OF ITS BROADER COMMUNITY.Expenses $285,877 · revenue $574,795
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 83-0977614
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2018
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A65)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $4,312,687
- Income (IRS master file)
- $4,034,256
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $3,944,723 | $2,558,849 | $4,312,687 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $2,261,261 | $1,900,003 | $1,075,045 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $1,436,173 | $1,434,336 | $735,893 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 83-0977614).
Questions about BOB BAKER MARIONETTE THEATER
- What is the EIN of BOB BAKER MARIONETTE THEATER?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of BOB BAKER MARIONETTE THEATER is 83-0977614.
- Is BOB BAKER MARIONETTE THEATER tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2018.
- Are donations to BOB BAKER MARIONETTE THEATER tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does BOB BAKER MARIONETTE THEATER file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of BOB BAKER MARIONETTE THEATER due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did BOB BAKER MARIONETTE THEATER last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of BOB BAKER MARIONETTE THEATER?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names ALEX EVANS.
- Who are the officers and directors of BOB BAKER MARIONETTE THEATER?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 12 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $103,808 (MARY FAGOT, CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does BOB BAKER MARIONETTE THEATER have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $3,944,723, expenses of $2,558,849 and total assets of $4,312,687 at year end.
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