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Nonprofit · EIN 94-3372711

ODC

Also known as ODC THEATER

Tax-exempt · SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94110

Financials

$593K$1.1M2023$1.3M$1.2M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of ODC by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2024990$1,272,423$1,223,564$48,859$150,653$130,338$20,315
December 31, 2023990$592,973$1,112,621-$519,648$105,092$545,224-$440,132
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$802,573
of which government grants
$148,904
Program service revenue
$466,403
Investment income
$0
Net income from sales of inventory
$3,447
Other revenue
$3,447

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Other salaries and wages
$652,221
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$720,222
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Accounting fees
$14,500
Travel
$6,506
Program services (functional)
$930,550
Management and general (functional)
$228,157
Fundraising (functional)
$64,857

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$105,092
Total assets, end of year
$150,653
Total liabilities, end of year
$130,338
Net assets, end of year
$20,315
Net assets without donor restrictions
$13,315
Net assets with donor restrictions
$7,000
Gross receipts
$1,272,423
Employees
57
Volunteers
30
Year formed
2001
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.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationFrom related orgs
CARMA ZISMANEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$164,938
EMILY LIEU-HARRISDIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT
Highest-paid employee
5$0$124,799
BRENDA WAYARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$115,000
CARLOS LOPEZDIRECTOR OF FINANCE & ADMI
Highest-paid employee
5$0$104,645
SALLY YUCHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER ;
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
JACKIE SCHNEIDERCHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
3$0$0
MARY MARGARET JONESVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
BART DEAMERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
CECILIA FOKSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
BECKY SAEGERPAST PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
3$0$0
ANNA BOYERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SEAN DOWDALLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
PAMELA DUFFYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
HENRY ERLICHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JUSTIN ERLICHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
14 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
LYNN FEINTECHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MICHELLE HANSENDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
KT NELSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
KIMI OKADADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0
TIM SCHROEDERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
HEATHER TAYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
PAMELA WRIGHTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JENNIFER ARCENEAUXDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JESSICA BIXBYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
RACHAEL GOLDBERGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
ALLEGRA GORDONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
LILIAN TSAIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MARLENE WILLIAMS FORDTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
ROSS UCHIMURADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 23 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationFrom related orgsOther / benefits
CARMA ZISMANEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$180,914$21,610
EMILY LIEU-HARRISDIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT
Highest-paid employee
5$0$113,606$0
SALLY YUCHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER ; VICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0$0
JACKIE SCHNEIDERCHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
3$0$0$0
MARY MARGARET JONESVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0$0
BART DEAMERTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0$0
CECILIA FOKSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0$0
BECKY SAEGERPAST PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
3$0$0$0
ANNA BOYERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
SEAN DOWDALLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
PAMELA DUFFYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
HENRY ERLICHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
JUSTIN ERLICHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
LYNN FEINTECHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
MARLENE FORDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
MICHELLE HANSENDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
SUZIE IVELICHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
KT NELSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
KIMI OKADADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0$0
TIM SCHROEDERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
HEATHER TAYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
BRENDA WAYARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0$0
PAMELA WRIGHTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
351 SHOTWELL ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94110-1324
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
CARMA BERGLUND-ZISMAN, 351 SHOTWELL STREET, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94110
Signed the 990
CARMA BERGLUND-ZISMAN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Phone
(415) 863-6606
Return prepared by
ABBOTT STRINGHAM & LYNCH

California records

California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 94-3372711 or by the name ODC.

Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)

Mission

TO EMPOWER AND DEVELOP INNOVATIVE ARTISTS BY PARTICIPATING IN THE CREATION OF NEW WORKS THROUGH PRESENTING, MENTORSHIP, AND ACCESS.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Program accomplishments

  • THE 170-SEAT VENUE HOSTS OVER 150 PERFORMANCES ANNUALLY, FEATURING NEARLY 1,000 LOCAL, NATIONAL, AND INTERNATIONAL ARTISTS. IT ALSO CULTIVATES INFORMED, ENGAGED AUDIENCES AND CHAMPIONS THE PERFORMING ARTS AS A DRIVER OF SAN FRANCISCO'S CULTURAL AND ECONOMIC VITALITY.LEGACY AND IMPACT: SINCE ITS FOUNDING IN 1976 BY BRENDA WAY, ODC THEATER HAS SERVED AS A CORNERSTONE FOR CONTEMPORARY DANCE IN SAN FRANCISCO AND A LAUNCHPAD FOR ARTISTS DEBUTING IN THE BAY AREA, INCLUDING SPALDING GRAY, DIAMANDA GALS, BILL T. JONES, EIKO & KOMA, RONALD K. BROWN/EVIDENCE, KAROLE ARMITAGE, SARAH MICHELSON, BRIAN BROOKS, AND JOHN HEGINBOTHAM. UNDER CREATIVE DIRECTOR CHLO L. ZIMBERG, THE THEATER CONTINUES TO NURTURE THE NEXT GENERATION OF GROUNDBREAKING DANCE ARTISTS.RESILIENCE AND LEADERSHIP: AMID WIDESPREAD VENUE CLOSURES DURING THE POST-PANDEMIC RECOVERY, ODC THEATER REMAINS ONE OF THE FEW SURVIVING PRESENTERS OF CONTEMPORARY AND EXPERIMENTAL DANCE IN THE U.S. THE THEATER DISTINGUISHES ITSELF THROUGH ITS COMMITMENT TO EQUITY, ARTIST SUPPORT, AND ITS ROLE AS A CRITICAL WEST COAST HUB FOR ACCESSIBLE, AFFORDABLE SPACE AND RESOURCES.CURATORIAL INNOVATION:IN 2024, ODC THEATER EXPANDED THE VISIBILITY OF ITS CURATORIAL MODEL, DEVELOPED BY ZIMBERG, WHICH SHIFTED FROM A SINGLE CURATOR TO A RESIDENT CURATOR MODEL THAT FOSTERS COLLABORATION AND DIVERSITY. THIS APPROACH CENTERS ARTISTIC PARTNERSHIP ACROSS ODC'S COMMUNITY AND SHOWCASES A WIDE RANGE OF REGIONAL, NATIONAL, AND INTERNATIONAL VOICES. ARTISTS ENGAGE THROUGH COMMISSIONING, PRESENTATION, MENTORSHIP, AND SUBSIDIZED ACCESS TO CREATION AND PERFORMANCE SPACE.PROGRAMS AND COLLABORATIONS:RESIDENT CURATOR MAURYA KERR AND ZIMBERG SELECTED 4 ARTISTS FOR THE SPRING SEASON AND 9 ARTISTS FOR THE STATE OF PLAY FESTIVAL, A WEEK-LONG PLATFORM FOR EXPERIMENTAL DANCE. GUEST CURATOR LEYYA MONA TAWIL CONTRIBUTED TO THE PRESENTATION OF FANNY ARA, RESCHEDULED FROM 2023 DUE TO FISCAL DELAYS. DESPITE SEVERE BUDGET PRESSURES, ODC THEATER MET ALL PRESENTING COMMITMENTS AND CO-PRESENTED WITH SFDANCEWORKS, BRAD BARTON (REALITY THIEF), THE ISADORA DUNCAN DANCE AWARDS, THE SAN FRANCISCO DANCE FILM FESTIVAL, COUNTERPULSE, AND OTHER PARTNERS. IT ALSO HOSTED PERFORMANCES BY ODC/DANCE, THE ODC HEALTH PROGRAM, AND THE ODC SCHOOL. THROUGH ITS RENTAL DISCOUNT INITIATIVE, ODC THEATER PROVIDED OVER $40,000 IN SUBSIDIES TO SELF-PRODUCING ARTISTS.RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT:IN 2024, ODC LAUNCHED THE ODC THEATER ART CLUB TO ENGAGE INDIVIDUAL DONORS, EXPAND CONTRIBUTED INCOME, AND BUILD ADVOCACY AMONG COMMUNITY AMBASSADORS. THIS INITIATIVE RESPONDS TO A MARKED DECLINE IN REGIONAL FOUNDATION FUNDING AS MAJOR FUNDERS SHIFT PRIORITIES OUTSIDE THE BAY AREA AND AWAY FROM THE PERFORMING ARTS. STRENGTHENING INDIVIDUAL AND DIVERSIFIED CONTRIBUTED SUPPORT REMAINS A TOP PRIORITY FOR 2025.
    Expenses $930,550 · revenue $469,850

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 yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026Not on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
94-3372711
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Exempt since
2001
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Group exemption
3800: ODC
Assets (IRS master file)
$150,653
Income (IRS master file)
$1,272,423

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2024$1,272,423$1,223,564$150,653IRS
990December 2023$592,973$1,112,621$105,092XML
990December 2022$567,697$1,201,383$711,916IRS
990December 2021–––IRS
990December 2020–––IRS
990December 2018–––IRS
990December 2017–––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 94-3372711).

Questions about ODC

What is the EIN of ODC?
The employer identification number (EIN) of ODC is 94-3372711.
Is ODC tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2001.
Which annual return does ODC 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 ODC 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 ODC 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 ODC?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names CARMA BERGLUND-ZISMAN.
Who are the officers and directors of ODC?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 29 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
How much revenue does ODC have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $1,272,423, expenses of $1,223,564 and total assets of $150,653 at year end.

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