2026-03-02T14:34:41-06:00 2025-06-30 760722072 FOUMBERG JUNEJA ROCHER & CO PC 16311 VENTURA BLVD SUITE 1180 ENCINO CA 91436 990 2024-07-01 823038563 THEATRE DYBBUK THEA 4242980894 PO BOX 292576 LOS ANGELES CA 90029 JONATHAN FREUND BOARD CHAIR 4242980894 2026-03-02 1 1 MARK A LUCHT CPA P00112942 8189816100 2026-03-02 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z JONATHAN FREUND PO BOX 292576 LOS ANGELES CA 90029 329410 0 X HTTPS://WWW.THEATREDYBBUK.ORG/ X 2017 CA PROVIDE THEATRICAL, ARTISTIC, AND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES AND ENGAGEMENT. 8 7 20 8 0 0 151310 138153 160056 181319 3573 9938 0 0 314939 329410 0 0 0 0 233606 191669 0 0 10703 152361 80454 385967 272123 -71028 57287 253312 309269 3158 1828 250154 307441 X THEATRE DYBBUK CREATES PROVOCATIVE PERFORMANCES AND INNOVATIVE EDUCATIONAL ENCOUNTERS THAT EXPLORE JEWISH THOUGHT TO ILLUMINATE UNIVERSAL HUMAN EXPERIENCE. 0 0 134457 16155 4A. THEATRICAL PRODUCTIONS AND PRESENTATIONS: WE CONTINUED THE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS FOR OUR NEXT PRODUCTION - DRACULA (ANNOTATED) - SET TO PREMIERE IN SEPTEMBER OF 2025. IN THIS PIECE WE INVESTIGATE BRAM STOKER'S DRACULA, WEAVING TOGETHER OUR UNIQUE BLEND OF HISTORICAL INVESTIGATION AND HEIGHTENED THEATRICALITY TO CREATE A NEW WORK FROM THE CORE OF THE NOVEL. THIS IS THE SECOND IN A SERIES OF ''ANNOTATED'' PRODUCTIONS IN WHICH WE EXPLODE AND EXPLORE CLASSIC OR WELL-KNOWN AND CULTURALLY INFLUENTIAL WORKS TO DISRUPT MORE FAMILIAR OR COMFORTABLE WAYS OF ENGAGING WITH THEM. WE PRESENTED SEVEN PUBLIC THEATRICAL EVENTS: 1.) A NEW ILLUMINATED LECTURE CALLED 'HYMN OF THE MAJESTIC' WHICH FOCUSED ON JEWISH MYSTICISM, PRESENTED AT THE PHILOSOPHICAL RESEARCH SOCIETY. 2.) A REVIVAL OF AN ILLUMINATED (CONTINUED IN SCH. O) (CONTINUED) LECTURE CALLED 'THE MARVELOUS PUPPET SHOW' WHICH BROUGHT TOGETHER A TALK BY UCLA PROFESSOR BARBARA FUCHS WITH PERFORMANCES BY THEATRE DYBBUK ENSEMBLE MEMBERS - AT THE NIMOY THEATRE. 3.) A REVIVAL OF 'DEMONS AND DESCENTS', AN EVENING OF JEWISH TALES OF THE SUPERNATURAL FROM BABYLON TO EASTERN EUROPE, AT THE PHILOSOPHICAL RESEARCH SOCIETY, READ BY ACTORS FROM THEATRE DYBBUK AND ACCOMPANIED BY AN IMPROVISED MUSICAL SCORE. THROUGHOUT THE EVENING, A VISUAL ARTIST - WORKING ALONGSIDE THE ACTORS AND MUSICIAN - CREATED NEW PAPER CUT WORKS INSPIRED BY, AND INTERSECTING WITH, THE STORIES AND SOUNDS BEING OFFERED. 4.) AN ILLUMINATED LECTURE, "IN DEFENSE OF WOMEN" WITH SCHOLAR ERITH JAFFE-BERG AT NEW SWAN SHAKESPEARE AT UC RIVERSIDE. 5.) AN IN-PROCESS READING OF DRACULA (ANNOTATED) AT THE PHILOSOPHICAL RESEARCH SOCIETY. 6.) AN IN-PROCESS READING OF DRACULA (ANNOTATED) AT THE SKIRBALL CULTURAL CENTER. 7.) AN ILLUMINATED LECTURE CALLED 'RADIO, PROPAGANDA, AND THE WAR OF THE WORLDS" AT THE SKIRBALL CULTURAL CENTER. APPROXIMATELY 500 PEOPLE ATTENDED THESE EVENTS. 44732 37964 THEATRE DYBBUK RESIDENCIES COMBINES ELEMENTS FROM ALL OF OUR OTHER PROGRAMS - BRINGING TOGETHER SCHOLARSHIP AND THEATRICALITY, ARTS AND EDUCATIONAL ENGAGEMENT CONNECTED TO JEWISH HISTORY TO COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT NORTH AMERICA. IT INCLUDES: -PRESENTATIONS OF OUR FULL-LENGTH THEATRICAL WORK, ''THE MERCHANT OF VENICE (ANNOTATED), OR IN SOOTH I KNOW NOT WHY I AM SO SAD AND A COMPANION PERFORMANCE ART PIECE, ''THE VILLAINY YOU TEACH'' -PARTNERSHIPS WITH LOCAL INSTITUTIONS TO PRESENT TRAINING WORKSHOPS FOR EDUCATORS AND COMMUNITY LEADERS, IN WHICH THEY LEARN TECHNIQUES TO ENGAGE WITH THEIR CONSTITUENTS AND STUDENTS AROUND THE TOPICS BROUGHT UP IN THE PERFORMANCES AND BEYOND. -CURRICULA CONNECTED TO THE PERFORMANCES AND WORKSHOPS AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE TO LEARNERS AND EDUCATORS. IN FY '25 WE (CONTINUED IN SCH. O) (CONTINUED) SPENT A WEEK EACH IN MONTREAL, QC, AND TORONTO, ON, SERVING APPROXIMATELY 450 PARTICIPANTS. 8504 127200 THE ART OF COLLABORATIVE LEADERSHIP: THEATRE DYBBUK'S UNIQUE APPROACH TO PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, WHICH COMBINES THEATRICAL AND STORYTELLING TECHNIQUES WITH ORGANIZATIONAL SKILL-BUILDING, HAS BENEFITED LAY LEADERS AND STAFF MEMBERS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY. SAMPLE WORKSHOPS: THE ART OF COLLABORATIVE VISIONING, YOUR MISSION IN SIXTY SECONDS, HOW TO MAKE IT RAIN - BRAINSTORMING! WE PARTNERED WITH 20 ORGANIZATIONS THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES SERVING OVER 1,250 PARTICIPANTS. 9678 0 WE ALSO CONTINUED THE DYBBUKAST, OFFERING BONUS EPISODES OF THE PODCAST AND ONLINE LEARNING EXPERIENCE, THAT UTILIZES A COMBINATION OF PERFORMED READINGS AND INTERVIEWS WITH ARTISTS AND SCHOLARS TO BRING THE CREATIVE WORKS GENERATED, READ, AND LISTENED TO IN DIASPORIC JEWISH COMMUNITIES TO LIFE, ALL WHILE REVEALING THEIR RELATIONSHIPS TO ISSUES STILL PRESENT TODAY. THE SHOW IS AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD ON PODCAST PLATFORMS AND OUR WEBSITE. A WIDE ARRAY OF LEARNING RESOURCES ARE AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE. THE PODCAST'S EPISODES HAVE BEEN DOWNLOADED OR LISTENED TO MORE THAN 60,000 TIMES SINCE INCEPTION. ALL PUBLIC ENGAGEMENTS WERE OFFERED AT LOW OR NO-COST TO THE PUBLIC. 9678 0 197371 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10 0 20 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 8 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 CA X X REBECCA RASMUSSEN 4242980894 PO BOX 292576 LOS ANGELES CA 90029 X AARON HENNE SEE SCH. O 45.00 X X 61855 0 6608 DAVID C AARONSON SEE SCH. O 5.00 X X 0 0 0 JONATHAN FREUND SEE SCH. O 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ERITH JAFFE BERG DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL JAY SKLOFF DIRECTOR, TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MIRIAM HELLER STERN TO 062025 DIRECTOR, SECRETARY 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICHELLE STONE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DENNIS BARTOK FROM 032025 DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SARAH RUSSIN FROM 032025 DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 FLORI SCHUTZER TO 122024 SEE SCH. 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FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B A DRAFT RETURN WAS REVIEWED BY THE CURRENT BOARD CHAIR AS WELL AS THE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR, WHO IS ALSO THE TOP MANAGEMENT OFFICIAL, AND BY THE ORGANIZATION'S ADMINISTRATOR, WHO IS TASKED WITH FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT. ANY COMMENTS WILL BE DISCUSSED WITH THE OUTSIDE CPA AND ANY NECESSARY CHANGES WILL BE MADE TO THE RETURN PRIOR TO FILINGS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C A COMPREHENSIVE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS IN PLACE AND ALL DIRECTORS ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE A QUESTIONNAIRE ANNUALLY WHICH IS REVIEWED, APPROVED AND ACCEPTED BY THE BOARD AS A WHOLE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE BOARD REVIEWED SEVERAL RECRUITING SITES FOR SIMILAR POSITIONS, INCLUDING INDEED.COM, RECRUITER.COM, GLASSDOOR.COM, CAREERMATCH.NPTIMES.COM TO DETERMINE APPROPRIATE COMPENSATION FOR THEATRE DYBBUK'S ARTISTIC AND PRODUCING DIRECTORS WHO ALSO ARE CONSIDERED THE ORGANIZATION'S TOP MANAGEMENT AND FINANCIAL OFFICIALS, RESPECTIVELY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND INTERNAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART VII, SECTION A, LINE 1A: DAVID C. AARONSON SERVED AS BOARD CHAIR AND BECAME A DIRECTOR IN MAY 2025. JONATHAN FREUND SERVED AS A DIRECTOR AND BECAME BOARD CHAIR IN MAY 2025. AARON HENNE IS CONSIDERED THE TOP MANAGEMENT OFFICIAL IN ADDITION TO HIS DUTIES AS ARTISTIC DIRECTOR. HE ALSO SERVES ON THE BOARD. FLORI SCHUTZER SERVED AS THE ORGANIZATION'S TOP FINANCIAL OFFICER, IN ADDITION TO HER DUTIES AS PRODUCING DIRECTOR, THROUGH DECEMBER 2024.