Fiji Theater Company Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Fiji Theater Company, Inc. creates works of theater and art that reveal beauty, precision, and a commitment to social justice. Founded by Ping Chong, the company creates original interdisciplinary works by a group of affiliated artists and is committed to artistic innovation, collaboration community engagement, and amplifying underrepresented voices. The Fiji Theater develops works in collaboration with local, regional, national, and international institutional partners ranging from schools and universities, to regional theaters, international arts festivals,, and grass roots social service organizations.
- Income
- $1.6 million
- Spending
- $1.4 million
- Spent on programs
- 70%
- Reserves
- 11.2 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 49%
- Employees
- 67
- Highest pay
- $109,511, assoc. director
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Strong: 93 out of 100. Higher than 80% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
28 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 11.2 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 3% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 13% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 28% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1570% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 14 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 95 out of 100. Higher than 62% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 255 of 5 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
0 of 5Reports no independent review process for its chief executive's pay.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (1)
- $964,866 spent. FY25 was the final year of a planned three-year transition period.New work and public presentations in FY25 included:minor b by Nile Harris, member of the Interim Artistic Leadership Team (2022 - 2025) and Pink Fangs FY26 Resident Artist, premiered at The Shed on August 8-10, 2024. The work had 3 free performances, all of which reached sold out capacity. Harris and his ensemble used the biography of early 20th century jazz cornetist Buddy Bolden, who spent the majority of his life in a mental asylum, as a launching point to stage a series of discrete events rejecting and subverting minor black behavior that refuses capitalization and respectability.Temporary Boyfriend, by Malcolm-x Betts and Nile Harris, premiered at The Chocolate Factory January 11-16 2025 as part of the Under the Radar Festival with scenic and technical direction by Dyer Rhoads and sound design by Geng PTP. Two additional shows were added after the original run sold out within minutes. Betts and Harris staged the nuanced poetics of their long-term collaboration, mining the friction and intrigue at the pith of their connection in an improvisatory duet of which Daniella Brito (Brooklyn Rail) commented, throughout Temporary Boyfriend, the question is no longer can life be art? It is, when is life not art? From the kinship of ancestors lost to the AIDS epidemic, to contemporary manifestations of ephemeral gay brotherhood, Temporary Boyfriend presented an intimate portrait of the aesthetics of proximity and estrangement. Uncovery: P_____G: In June 2025, Pink Fang revealed the public outcome of our three-year journey delving into the heart of the companys identity at a launch event held at La MaMas Galleria space. With a full-scale visual arts installation designed by Resident Artist Nile Harris and a gathering song by collaborating artist Troy Anthony of the Fire Ensemble that invited a moment of collective gratitude, Uncovery introduced the companys new name, mission, and leadership structure, through performance as a participatory happening. This event drew an enthusiastic capacity crowd of over 150 community members. Additional ActivitiesIn addition to public performances, Pink Fang supported ongoing development of The Table by Mei Ann Teo (Artistic Director, New Work) and Erika Chong Shuch, with dramaturgy by Tomi Tsunoda. The Table grapples with our drive to push and press and pursue, and the unfillable craving it feeds rather than satisfying. It embodies the exertions and contortions that result - sometimes painful, sometimes absurd, often both - and wonders: what might happen when we stop? Manifested through sound, human movement, and mundane objects, The Table confronts a battle fought with the weapons and on the battlegrounds of insatiability, consumption, and grief. The work had two week-long developmental workshops, with invited sharings of work in progress.In FY25 initial development also took place for Memory Generation, a new experiential theater work which invites reflection on aging, isolation and connection, place and belonging. Conceived and created by Sara Zatz (Artistic Director, Engagement) in collaboration with Detroit-based theater director, producer and educator Sherrine Azab (A Host of People), Memory Generation is inspired by her own family history and experience as a caregiver for a parent with dementia. Building on the direct experiences of people with dementia and caregivers, the work explores both the unexpected losses as well as moments of humor and joy that arise when dementia impacts individuals, families, and communities. Memory Generation performances will integrate the concept of Memory Cafes (unique creative and social spaces for people with dementia and their caregivers) with Pink Fangs Undesirable Elements methodology of creating theatrical work from the personal experiences and histories of participants, incorporating techniques designed to accommodate memory limitations.Developmental workshops continued in FY25 for The Truth Beneath by Talvin Wilks and Paul Berman, with contributing writer Cherry Lou Sy. The Truth Beneath, is a fractured narrative about memory, politics, social media, disinformation, and the fragility of democracy rooted in the life and work of Filipino-American journalist Maria Ressa (2021 Nobel Peace Prize recipient). Workshops took place from March 11-14th at Downtown Arts, and May 31-June 3, at the Wooster Groups Performing Garage, both with a cast of 8 performers, culminating with invited sharings of the work in progress. In Arts Education, Pink Fangs 10-week in-class residency program served more than 1,500 public school students through residencies, after-school programs, and performances in Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Queens. Activities included a mixture of writing, oral storytelling, and theater exercises designed to build expressive performance skills and to celebrate the power of theatrical storytelling to build empathy across diverse experiences, with activities in English, Spanish, Mandarin, (based on school need). All residencies incorporated final culminating performances.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 10, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since November 1976.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 7, 2026.
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