Nonprofit · EIN 82-3003629
DESTINATION CRENSHAW
Tax-exempt · LOS ANGELES, CA 90017
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $18,216,538 | $4,250,250 | $13,966,288 | $100,116,768 | $48,044,754 | $52,072,014 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $28,730,812 | $4,017,531 | $24,713,281 | $71,945,771 | $33,840,045 | $38,105,726 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $18,177,177
- of which government grants
- $13,408,815
- Program service revenue
- $38,450
- Investment income
- $0
- Other revenue
- $911
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $224,199
- Other salaries and wages
- $405,814
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $703,516
- Professional fundraising fees
- $120,400
- Legal fees
- $148,178
- Accounting fees
- $189,896
- Occupancy
- $134,310
- Travel
- $7,482
- Depreciation
- $47,965
- Program services (functional)
- $2,995,646
- Management and general (functional)
- $818,450
- Fundraising (functional)
- $436,154
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $71,945,771
- Total assets, end of year
- $100,116,768
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $48,044,754
- Net assets, end of year
- $52,072,014
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $85,768,176
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $51,760,195
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $311,819
- Gross receipts
- $18,216,538
- Employees
- 8
- Volunteers
- 4
- Year formed
- 2017
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JASON FOSTER | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $214,527 | $9,672 |
| HEATHER ELENA HESLUP | DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC ART PROGRAM Highest-paid employee | 40 | $118,000 | $9,820 |
| BERLINDA FONTENOT-JAMERSON | CHAIRPERSON Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DEBORAH BRYANT | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| EFFIE TURNBULL-SANDERS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SHOMARI DAVIS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 6 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JASON FOSTER | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $194,552 | $5,089 |
| BERLINDA FONTENOT-JAMERSON | CHAIRPERSON Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DEBORAH BRYANT | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| EFFIE TURNBULL-SANDERS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SHOMARI DAVIS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GEORGE FATHEREE | PAST SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 777 S FIGUEROA ST STE 4050, LOS ANGELES, CA 90017-5864
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- JASON FOSTER, 5444 CRENSHAW BLVD 100, LOS ANGELES, CA 90043
- Signed the 990
- JASON FOSTER, PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (213) 452-6565
- Website
- DESTINATIONCRENSHAW.LA
- Return prepared by
- GYL LLP
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 82-3003629 or by the name DESTINATION CRENSHAW.
- 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
THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT OF DESTINATION CRENSHAW PROJECT, DESTINATION CRENSHAW IS BUILDING BLACK GLOBAL CULTURAL AND ECONOMIC PLATFORMS THAT ALLOW BLACK ARTISTS AND BUSINESSES TO THRIVE AND DRIVE INVESTMENT THAT SUPPORTS THE BLACK COMMUNITY.THESE PLATFORMS INCLUDE PUBLIC ART AND CULTURAL ASSETS, COLLABORATIONS WITH LOCAL BLACK BUSINESSES, COMMUNICATIONS STRATEGIES THAT CELEBRATE BLACK ART, AND MORE. ACKNOWLEDGING THE CHALLENGES THAT SURROUND INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS, WE ARE COMMITTED TO SUPPORTING AND PRESERVING EXISTING BUSINESSES AND RESIDENTS WITHIN OUR POWER.
Program accomplishments
- THIS COMMUNITY-INSPIRED PROJECT WILL USE THE ICONIC CRENSHAW BOULEVARD AS A CANVAS AND ANCHOR FOR PUBLIC ART AND STREETSCAPE DESIGN. DESTINATION CRENSHAW WILL BE BUILT FOR, BY, AND IN HONOR OF THE COMMUNITY, AND WILL CELEBRATE THE HISTORICAL AND CONTEMPORARY CONTRIBUTIONS OF BLACK LOS ANGELES --THE LARGEST BLACK COMMUNITY WEST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. SINCE 2017, THE ORGANIZATION HAS INITIATED A CAPITAL CAMPAIGN TO RAISE FUNDS NEEDED TO EXECUTE COMMUNITY OUTREACH, A DIGITAL MARKETING CAMPAIGN, AND THE CAPITAL PROJECTS NEEDED TO CREATE THE 1.3-MILE-LONG OUTDOOR ART AND CULTURE EXPERIENCE CELEBRATING BLACK LOS ANGELES. THE PROJECT WILL COMMISSION MORE THAN 100 WORKS BY BLACK ARTISTS WHO HAVE STRONG TIES TO LOS ANGELES, CREATING A PIPELINE OF WORK AND JOBS FOR EMERGING, SEASONED AND INTERNATIONALLY RENOWNED ARTISTS.Expenses $1,030,176 · revenue $39,361
- ORGANIZATION IS DEVELOPING POCKET PARKS THAT WILL LINE THE PROJECT SITE RESULTING IN REFORESTING THE BOULEVARD BY PLANTING MORE THAN 800 TREES AND DEVELOPING OVER 30,000 SQUARE FEET OF SUSTAINABLE LANDSCAPING. THE PROJECT IS DESIGNED TO FUEL CONSTRUCTION CAREERS AND INCLUDES UNPRECEDENTED 70% LOCAL HIRING REQUIREMENT IN THE ORGANIZATION'S CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT. PROGRAMMING IS ALSO IN DEVELOPMENT TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL SUPPORT TO THE SMALL BUSINESSES ALONG THE CORRIDOR IN ADDITION TO PROGRAMMING RELATED TO WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.Expenses $1,965,470
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
- 82-3003629
- 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 (A23)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $100,116,768
- Income (IRS master file)
- $18,216,538
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $18,216,538 | $4,250,250 | $100,116,768 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $28,730,812 | $4,017,531 | $71,945,771 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $15,168,417 | $2,166,465 | $45,200,808 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | 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 82-3003629).
Questions about DESTINATION CRENSHAW
- What is the EIN of DESTINATION CRENSHAW?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of DESTINATION CRENSHAW is 82-3003629.
- Is DESTINATION CRENSHAW tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2018.
- Are donations to DESTINATION CRENSHAW tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does DESTINATION CRENSHAW 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 DESTINATION CRENSHAW 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 DESTINATION CRENSHAW 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 DESTINATION CRENSHAW?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names JASON FOSTER.
- Who are the officers and directors of DESTINATION CRENSHAW?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 6 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $214,527 (JASON FOSTER, PRESIDENT).
- How much revenue does DESTINATION CRENSHAW have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $18,216,538, expenses of $4,250,250 and total assets of $100,116,768 at year end.
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