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Nonprofit · EIN 82-3038563

THEATRE DYBBUK

Tax-exempt · LOS ANGELES, CA 90029

Financials

$315K$386K2023$329K$272K2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of THEATRE DYBBUK by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
June 30, 2025990$329,410$272,123$57,287$309,269$1,828$307,441
June 30, 2024990$314,939$385,967-$71,028$253,312$3,158$250,154
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$138,153
of which government grants
$22,324
Program service revenue
$181,319
Investment income
$9,938
Other revenue
$0

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$106,771
Other salaries and wages
$44,859
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$191,669
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Accounting fees
$6,419
Occupancy
$9,135
Travel
$25,092
Depreciation
$1,576
Program services (functional)
$197,371
Management and general (functional)
$64,049
Fundraising (functional)
$10,703

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$253,312
Total assets, end of year
$309,269
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,828
Net assets, end of year
$307,441
Land, buildings and equipment
$1,296
Net assets without donor restrictions
$258,895
Net assets with donor restrictions
$48,546
Gross receipts
$329,410
Employees
20
Volunteers
8
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 June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
AARON HENNESEE SCH. O
Trustee or director, Officer
45$61,855$6,608
FLORI SCHUTZER TO 122024SEE SCH. O
Officer
35$54,402$0
DAVID C AARONSONSEE SCH. O
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
JONATHAN FREUNDSEE SCH. O
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
ERITH JAFFE BERGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MICHAEL JAY SKLOFFDIRECTOR, TREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
MIRIAM HELLER STERN TO 062025DIRECTOR, SECRETARY
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MICHELLE STONEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DENNIS BARTOK FROM 032025DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SARAH RUSSIN FROM 032025DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 8 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
AARON HENNESEE SCH O
Trustee or director, Officer
45$65,149
FLORI SCHUTZERPRODUCING DIRECTOR - SEE SCH O
Officer
35$46,131
DAVID C AARONSONBOARD CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0
JONATHAN FREUND FROM MAR 2024DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
ERITH JAFFE BERG FROM JUN 2024DIRECTOR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
MICHAEL JAY SKLOFFDIRECTOR, TREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
MIRIAM HELLER STERNDIRECTOR, SECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
MICHELLE STONEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
PO BOX 292576, LOS ANGELES, CA 90029-7576
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
JONATHAN FREUND, PO BOX 292576, LOS ANGELES, CA 90029
Signed the 990
JONATHAN FREUND, BOARD CHAIR
Phone
(424) 298-0894
Return prepared by
FOUMBERG JUNEJA ROCHER & CO PC

California records

California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 82-3038563 or by the name THEATRE DYBBUK.

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

Mission

THEATRE DYBBUK CREATES PROVOCATIVE PERFORMANCES AND INNOVATIVE EDUCATIONAL ENCOUNTERS THAT EXPLORE JEWISH THOUGHT TO ILLUMINATE UNIVERSAL HUMAN EXPERIENCE.

990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • 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.
    Expenses $134,457 · revenue $16,155
  • 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.
    Expenses $44,732 · revenue $37,964
  • 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.
    Expenses $8,504 · revenue $127,200
  • 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.
    Expenses $9,678

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
82-3038563
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
June
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$309,269
Income (IRS master file)
$329,410

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990June 2025$329,410$272,123$309,269XML
990June 2024$314,939$385,967$253,312XML
990June 2023$353,465$361,924$323,797IRS
990June 2022–––IRS
990June 2021–––IRS
990June 2019–––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 82-3038563).

Questions about THEATRE DYBBUK

What is the EIN of THEATRE DYBBUK?
The employer identification number (EIN) of THEATRE DYBBUK is 82-3038563.
Is THEATRE DYBBUK tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2018.
Are donations to THEATRE DYBBUK tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does THEATRE DYBBUK 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 THEATRE DYBBUK 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 THEATRE DYBBUK 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 THEATRE DYBBUK?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names JONATHAN FREUND.
Who are the officers and directors of THEATRE DYBBUK?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 10 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $61,855 (AARON HENNE, SEE SCH. O).
How much revenue does THEATRE DYBBUK have?
On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $329,410, expenses of $272,123 and total assets of $309,269 at year end.

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