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The Great Star Theater

  • San Francisco, CA
  • Tax-exempt since July 2020
  • EIN: 32-0474467

Organization summary

Type of Nonprofit

Designated as a Organizations for any of the following purposes: religious, educational, charitable, scientific, literary, testing for public safety, fostering national or international amateur sports competition (as long as it doesn't provide athletic facilities or equipment), or the prevention of cruelty to children or animals.

Category: Arts, Culture and Humanities / Visual Arts Organizations (NTEE)

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Details

According to its Dec. 2023 tax filing, this nonprofit:

Reported conflict of interest transactions
Organizations must report loans, grants or business transactions with interested parties, which may include key employees and officers, their family members and any businesses in which they hold a controlling interest. These transactions must be reported on Schedule L.

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue
$619k (2023)

Expenses
$813k (2023)

Total Assets
$184k (2023)

Total Liabilities
$48.9k (2023)

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2015 to 2023

Tax Filings by Year

Form 990 is an information return that most organizations claiming federal tax-exempt status must file yearly with the IRS. Nonprofit Explorer has IRS digitized Form 990 data for filings processed in 2012 and later. If this organization filed an amended return, it may not be reflected below. Duplicate download links may indicate a resubmission or amendment to this organization's original return. Form 990 data is from the IRS.

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2023

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$619,228
Expenses
$813,474
Net Income
-$194,246
Net Assets
$135,492
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $9,343
1.5%
Program Services $677,667
> 100%
Investment Income $5,098
0.8%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales -$72,880
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $153,000
18.8%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $42,018
5.2%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $184,392
Total Liabilities $48,900
Net Assets $135,492
Other
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Roger Pincombe (Executive Director) $84,000 $0 $0
Paul Nathan (Creative Director) $69,000 $0 $0
Chingchun Chien (Director) $0 $0 $0
Pei Chu (Director) $0 $0 $0
Paul Spiegel (Director) $0 $0 $0
Johnathon Cervelli (Treasurer And Director) $0 $0 $0
Ken Newman (Secretary And Director) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Nov. 16, 2024

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2022

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,068,091
Expenses
$828,798
Net Income
$239,293
Net Assets
$344,597
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $24,139
2.3%
Program Services $1,052,569
98.5%
Investment Income $329
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets -$8,946
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $132,100
15.9%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $22,647
2.7%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $393,497
Total Liabilities $48,900
Net Assets $344,597
Other
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Paul Spiegel (Director) $0 $0 $0
Chingchun Chien (Director) $0 $0 $0
Pei Chu (Director) $0 $0 $0
Roger Pincombe (Executive Director) $0 $0 $0
Paul Nathan (Creative Director) $0 $0 $0
Ken Newman (Secretary And Director) $0 $0 $0
Johnathon Cervelli (Treasurer And Director) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Nov. 3, 2023

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2021

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$589,630
Expenses
$523,326
Net Income
$66,304
Net Assets
$105,304
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $256,124
43.4%
Program Services $333,506
56.6%
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $9,086
1.7%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $154,204
Total Liabilities $48,900
Net Assets $105,304
Other
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Paul Spiegel (Director) $0 $0 $0
Chingchun Chien (Director) $0 $0 $0
Pei Chu (Director) $0 $0 $0
Roger Pincombe (Executive Director) $0 $0 $0
Paul Nathan (Creative Director) $0 $0 $0
Ken Newman (Secretary And Director) $0 $0 $0
Johnathon Cervelli (Treasurer And Director) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Nov. 15, 2022

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2020

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$171,462
Expenses
$173,834
Net Income
-$2,372
Net Assets
$37,731
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $106,945
62.4%
Program Services $64,517
37.6%
Investment Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $82,631
Total Liabilities $44,900
Net Assets $37,731
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Other
Paul Nathan (Managing Director) $52,085 $0
Johnathon Cervelli (Treasurer And Director) $0 $0
Ken Newman (Secretary And Director) $0 $0
Paul Spiegel (Director) $0 $0
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990-EZ
Filed on March 9, 2022

Short form tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2019

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$127,349
Expenses
$160,661
Net Income
-$33,312
Net Assets
$40,103
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $50,181
39.4%
Program Services $76,167
59.8%
Investment Income $1,001
0.8%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $40,103
Total Liabilities $0
Net Assets $40,103
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Other
Paul Nathan (Executive Director) $37,080 $0
Johnathon Cervelli (Treasurer And Director) $0 $0
Ken Newman (Secretary And Director) $0 $0
Paul Spiegel (Director) $0 $0
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990-EZ
Filed on Nov. 8, 2021

Short form tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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XML

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2018

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$267,549
Expenses
$253,747
Net Income
$13,802
Net Assets
$73,415
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $115,198
43.1%
Program Services $104,401
39.0%
Investment Income $1
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $19,075
7.1%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $28,874
10.8%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $73,415
Total Liabilities $0
Net Assets $73,415

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990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2017

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$584,550
Expenses
$567,694
Net Income
$16,856
Net Assets
$59,613
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $223,318
38.2%
Program Services $311,831
53.3%
Investment Income $1
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $32,400
5.5%
Net Fundraising $17,000
2.9%
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $59,613
Total Liabilities $0
Net Assets $59,613

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990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2016

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$361,382
Expenses
$322,647
Net Income
$38,735
Net Assets
$42,757
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $182,679
50.6%
Program Services $162,038
44.8%
Investment Income $1
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $16,664
4.6%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $42,757
Total Liabilities $0
Net Assets $42,757

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990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2015

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$23,009
Expenses
$21,387
Net Income
$1,622
Net Assets
$4,022
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $13,409
58.3%
Program Services $9,600
41.7%
Investment Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $4,022
Total Liabilities $0
Net Assets $4,022
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Other
Paul Nathan (Executive Director) $0 $0
Johnathon Cervelli (Treasurer And Director) $0 $0
Jordan Nathan (Secretary And Director) $0 $0
Ken Newman (Director) $0 $0
Paul Spiegel (Director) $0 $0
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990-EZ
Filed on Nov. 15, 2016

Short form tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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PDF XML

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