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Nonprofit · EIN 52-1064097

GALA INC GROUPO DE ARTISTAS LATINOAMERICANOS

Tax-exempt · WASHINGTON, DC 20009

Financials

$2.1M$2.3M2022$2.7M$2.6M2023$2.1M$2.4M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of GALA INC GROUPO DE ARTISTAS LATINOAMERICANOS by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
June 30, 2025990$2,120,903$2,440,500-$319,597$5,978,542$703,573$5,274,969
June 30, 2024990$2,706,863$2,622,764$84,099$6,357,652$763,086$5,594,566
June 30, 2023990$2,133,573$2,318,760-$185,187$6,311,008$800,541$5,510,467
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$1,648,931
of which government grants
$845,952
Program service revenue
$472,300
Investment income
$4,886
Net income from fundraising events
-$5,214
Other revenue
-$5,214

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$196,376
Other salaries and wages
$290,400
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$544,878
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$4,690
Accounting fees
$62,647
Occupancy
$208,837
Travel
$45,533
Depreciation
$197,186
Program services (functional)
$2,124,474
Management and general (functional)
$142,051
Fundraising (functional)
$173,975

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$6,357,652
Total assets, end of year
$5,978,542
Total liabilities, end of year
$703,573
Net assets, end of year
$5,274,969
Land, buildings and equipment
$3,061,786
Net assets without donor restrictions
$5,009,969
Net assets with donor restrictions
$265,000
Gross receipts
$2,147,897
Employees
10
Volunteers
0
Year formed
1976
State of legal domicile
DC

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 June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
GUSTAVO OTTARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Officer
40$79,209$1,200
ABEL LOPEZASSOC. ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Officer
40$55,600$2,400
REBECCA MEDRANOEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Officer
40$55,000$1,200
CRISTINA KING MIRANDAPRESIDENT/EXEC COMM CHR
Trustee or director, Officer
8$0$0
JAMES KIERNANVICE PRESIDENT/GOV COMM CH
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
JANET LOPEZSECRETARY/EXEC COMM
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
MICHAEL RUIZTREASURER/FIN COMM CHR
Trustee or director, Officer
4$0$0
JUAN JARAMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOHN FITZGERALD-LOPEZMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
GUILLERMO GARCIAMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SONIA GUTIERREZMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CECILIA MENCIAMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SYDDIA LEE-CHEE MURILLOMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARIO ACOSTA-VELEZMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JASON LEONMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
6 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
TERI GALVEZMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
ART MORANMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
BARBARA TENENBAUMMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
JUAN GABRIEL MEDRANOMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
MARY ANN GOMEZ ORTMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
TRACY WOODMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 20 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
ABEL LOPEZASSOC. ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Officer
40$52,667
REBECCA MEDRANOEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Officer
40$48,438
HUGO MEDRANOARTISITIC DIRECTOR (FORMER)
Officer
40$22,292
CRISTINA KING MIRANDAPRESIDENT/EXEC COMM CHR
Trustee or director, Officer
8$0
JAMES KIERNANVICE PRESIDENT/GOV COMM CH
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
JANET LOPEZSECRETARY/EXEC COMM
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
MICHAEL RUIZTREASURER/FIN COMM CHR
Trustee or director, Officer
4$0
JUAN JARAMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
JOHN FITZGERALD-LOPEZMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
GUILLERMO GARCIAMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
SONIA GUTIERREZMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
TRACY WOODMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
SYDDIA LEE-CHEE MURILLOMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
MARIO ACOSTA-VELEZMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
JASON LEONMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
TERI GALVEZMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
ART MORANMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
BARBARA TENENBAUMMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
JUAN GABRIEL MEDRANOMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
GUSTAVO OTTARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Officer
40$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 19 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
ABEL LOPEZASSOCIATE ARTISTIC DIRECTO
Officer
40$51,500$2,400
HUGO MEDRANOPRODUCING ARTISTIC DIRECTO
Officer
40$49,042$0
REBECCA MEDRANOEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Officer
40$45,250$1,200
CRISTINA KING MIRANDAPRESIDENT/EXEC COMM CHR
Trustee or director, Officer
8$0$0
JAMES KIERNANVICE PRESIDENT/GOV COMM CH
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
JANET LOPEZSECRETARY/EXEC COMM
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
MICHAEL RUIZTREASURER/FIN COMM CHR
Trustee or director, Officer
4$0$0
JUAN JARAMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOHN FITZGERALD-LOPEZMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
GUILLERMO GARCIAMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SONIA GUTIERREZMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
TRACY WOODMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SYDDIA LEE-CHEE MURILLOMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARIO ACOSTA-VELEZMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JASON LEONMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
TERI GALVEZMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ART MORANMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BARBARA TENENBAUMMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JUAN GABRIEL MEDRANOMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
2437 15TH ST NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20009-4101
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
REBECCA MEDRANO, 2437 15TH STREET NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20009
Signed the 990
REBECCA MEDRANO, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Phone
(202) 234-7174
Return prepared by
JONES & MCINTYRE PLLC

Mission

GALA PRESERVES AND PROMOTES HISPANIC ART AND CULTURE THROUGH A DIVERSE PROGRAM OF BILINGUAL THEATER PRODUCTIONS, MUSIC, DANCE AND CHILDREN'S THEATER, AS WELL AS TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR YOUNG AND EMERGING ARTISTS.

990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • ARTISTIC SEASON PRODUCTIONS:GALA PRESENTS 4 MAJOR SEASON PRODUCTIONS PER YEAR, INCLUDING CONTEMPORARY AND CLASSICAL SPANISH AND LATIN AMERICAN DRAMA AND ORIGINAL, COMMISSIONED MUSICALS. EACH PRODUCTION IS REHEARSED FOR SIX TO EIGHT WEEKS AND PERFORMED FOR A FOUR TO FIVE-WEEK PERIOD. OVER THE COURSE OF THE YEAR, GALA ENGAGES OVER 150 ARTISTS IN THE CREATION, PRODUCTION, AND PERFORMANCE OF WORK. GALA'S SEASON PRODUCTIONS REACH OVER 19,000 AUDIENCE MEMBERS PER YEAR, INCLUDING A LARGE STUDENT AUDIENCE. SCHOOL MATINEE PROGRAMS FOR HIGH SCHOOLS ARE CONDUCTED ON WEEKDAYS AND RECENTLY REPRESENTED 15% (APPROXIMATE) OF ALL TICKET SALES. FOR PLAYS PERFORMED IN SPANISH, GALA PROJECTS SUBTITLES WITH ENGLISH TRANSLATION, AND FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE PRODUCTIONS, WE PROJECT SPANISH SUBTITLES, THUS MAKING ALL OF THE WORK ACCESSIBLE TO A BROAD AUDIENCE. STUDENTS AND TEACHERS ARE PROVIDED WITH BILINGUAL EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS ON THE PLAY AND ITS HISTORICAL CONTEXT, THUS ENCOURAGING TEACHERS TO INCLUDE HISPANIC LITERATURE IN THE STANDARD CURRICULUM. GALA'S ARTISTIC PROGRAMS INTRODUCE A WIDE NON-LATINO AUDIENCE TO A CULTURE WITH WHICH THEY MAY NOT BE FAMILIAR, AND INSTILL PRIDE AMONG LATINOS IN THEIR HERITAGE, THUS BUILDING BRIDGES OF COMMUNICATION AND COOPERATION AMONG DIVERSE CULTURAL AND ETHNIC GROUPS.PRESENTING SERIES (ARTEAMERICA):GALA PRESENTS FOUR TO FIVE OUTSTANDING MUSICAL, DANCE AND PERFORMING ARTISTS OR GROUPS FROM ABROAD AND FROM THROUGHOUT THE U.S. THIS PRESENTING SERIES FEATURES AN ANNUAL FLAMENCO FESTIVAL, WHICH IS ATTENDED BY OVER 3,000 INDIVIDUALS EVERY YEAR.YOUNG AUDIENCES:GALITA CHILDREN'S THEATER PRESENTS TWO TO THREE BILINGUAL PRODUCTIONS PER YEAR WITH AN AVERAGE OF 15 PERFORMANCES EACH. ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS FROM OVER 40 DIFFERENT SCHOOLS IN THE AREA ATTEND WEEKDAY MATINEE PERFORMANCES OF GALITA'S SHOWS, AND SATURDAY PRODUCTIONS TARGET LOW-INCOME IMMIGRANT FAMILIES AND THEIR CHILDREN, MANY OF WHOM HAVE LITTLE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND THEATER OR CULTURAL ACTIVITIES IN THEIR NATIVE LANGUAGE.
    Expenses $1,608,387 · revenue $344,379
  • CONTRACTED SERVCIES:GALA ARTISTS ARE CONTRACTED BY NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, SCHOOLS AND CHURCHES FOR CULTURAL EVENTS, PERFORMANCES, AND ACTIVITIES.LOCAL SCHOOLS ALSO CONTRACT DANCERS OR PERFORMERS WHO WORK WITH GALA, SUCH AS WITH THE APARICIO FLAMENCO DANCE COMPANY, TO PERFORM SPECIAL PROGRAMS.
    Expenses $201,914 · revenue $104,277
  • EDUCATION AND TRAINING:GALA IS DEVOTED TO THE TRAINING, SUPPORT AND GROWTH OF MINORITY ARTISTS. GALA OFFERS PERFORMING OPPORTUNITIES AND TRAINING FOR YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH AN ONGOING AFTER-SCHOOL WORKSHOP PROGRAM TARGETING AT-RISK LATINO YOUTH AGES 13-17. GALA OFFERS ON-THE-JOB EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING FOR COLLEGE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN THE AREAS OF ARTS ADMINISTRATION, TECHNICAL THEATER, AND PRODUCTION.
    Expenses $162,689
  • PUBLIC RELATIONS
    Expenses $151,484

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 June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025June 30, 2026November 16, 2026Not due yet
2024June 30, 2025November 17, 2025990 on file
2023June 30, 2024November 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
52-1064097
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
1976
Accounting year ends
June
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$5,978,542
Income (IRS master file)
$2,147,897

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990June 2025$2,120,903$2,440,500$5,978,542XML
990June 2024$2,706,863$2,622,764$6,357,652XML
990June 2023$2,133,573$2,318,760$6,311,008XML
990June 2022–––IRS
990June 2021–––IRS
990June 2020–––IRS
990June 2019–––IRS
990June 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 52-1064097).

Questions about GALA INC GROUPO DE ARTISTAS LATINOAMERICANOS

What is the EIN of GALA INC GROUPO DE ARTISTAS LATINOAMERICANOS?
The employer identification number (EIN) of GALA INC GROUPO DE ARTISTAS LATINOAMERICANOS is 52-1064097.
Is GALA INC GROUPO DE ARTISTAS LATINOAMERICANOS tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1976.
Are donations to GALA INC GROUPO DE ARTISTAS LATINOAMERICANOS tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does GALA INC GROUPO DE ARTISTAS LATINOAMERICANOS 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 GALA INC GROUPO DE ARTISTAS LATINOAMERICANOS due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did GALA INC GROUPO DE ARTISTAS LATINOAMERICANOS last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
Who is the principal officer of GALA INC GROUPO DE ARTISTAS LATINOAMERICANOS?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names REBECCA MEDRANO.
Who are the officers and directors of GALA INC GROUPO DE ARTISTAS LATINOAMERICANOS?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 21 people; 3 received compensation from the organization, the highest $79,209 (GUSTAVO OTT, ARTISTIC DIRECTOR).
How much revenue does GALA INC GROUPO DE ARTISTAS LATINOAMERICANOS have?
On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $2,120,903, expenses of $2,440,500 and total assets of $5,978,542 at year end.

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