Teatro Vision
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
TEATRO VISION CREATES THEATER ROOTED IN CHICANX AND LATINX EXPERIENCES TO INSPIRE THE PEOPLE OF SANTA CLARA VALLEY AND BEYOND TO FEEL, THINK, AND ACT TO CREATE A BETTER WORLD.
- Income
- $588,537
- Spending
- $553,545
- Spent on programs
- 75%
- Reserves
- 14 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 59%
- Employees
- 46
- Volunteers
- 29
- Highest pay
- $500, secretary
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: 90 out of 100. Higher than 75% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, $250k to $1m).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 14.0 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 1% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 6% of income.
Income trend
5 of 15Income fell 13% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1575% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 5 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
Fair: 63 out of 100. Higher than 37% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, $250k to $1m).
Independent board
25 of 2510 of 10 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
0 of 15Reports no written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
0 of 8Reports no 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
6 of 15Its accounts were not audited or reviewed 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 (5)
- $179,365 spent. OUR 12TH ANNUAL DA DE LOS MUERTOS PRODUCTION, MACARIO BY EVELINA FERNNDEZ WITH MUSIC BY RUSSELL RODRGUEZ, OVER 2600 COMMUNITY MEMBERS FROM OUR LOCAL AREA AND BEYOND, MAINTAINING OUR PRESENCE IN THE REGION AS A UNIQUE AND IMPORTANT VOICE IN BILINGUAL THEATER. AS WITH ALL OF OUR DA DE MUERTOS PRODUCTIONS, MACARIO PROVIDED A RARE SPANISH-LANGUAGE THEATERGOING OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR COMMUNITY, WHILE REMAINING ACCESSIBLE TO ENGLISH- AND SPANISH-SPEAKERS ALIKE THROUGH OUR BILINGUAL OPEN CAPTION PROGRAM. PERFORMANCES ALSO INCLUDED A SOLD-OUT STUDENT MATINEE WELCOMING 500 K-12 STUDENTS AND CHAPERONES ATTENDING AT STEEPLY DISCOUNTED RATES. NEARLY 25% OF STUDENT MATINEE TICKETS WERE FULLY SUBSIDIZED, AND NEARLY 400 STUDENTS FROM LOCAL TITLE I SCHOOLS WERE ABLE TO ATTEND. CAPTIONS IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH WERE PROVIDED AT LIVE PERFORMANCES, AND ASL INTERPRETATION WAS PROVIDED AT TWO PERFORMANCES. FOR THE FIRST TIME, WE OFFERED ASL INTERPRETATION AT OUR STUDENT MATINEE, MAKING IT POSSIBLE FOR TWO LOCAL SCHOOLS FOR THE DEAF TO PARTICIPATE. BY BRINGING PEOPLE TOGETHER TO REFLECT ON THEIR SHARED CULTURAL HERITAGE AND TO ENGAGE IN A PARTICIPATORY ARTS EXPERIENCE, MACARIO CONTINUED TO IMPROVE SOCIO-EMOTIONAL HEALTH OUTCOMES FOR OUR COMMUNITY.
- $153,771 spent. OUR YOUTH PRODUCTION, SANDRA CISNEROSS THE HOUSE ON MANGO STREET, REACHED OVER 1600 AUDIENCE MEMBERS AND SERVED AS THE CULMINATION OF OUR ANNUAL INTRO AND INTENSIVE BILINGUAL TEATRO TRAINING PROGRAM FOR YOUTH AGES 10-18. FOR THE HOUSE ON MANGO STREET, WE OFFERED OUR SIGNATURE PARTICIPATORY WORKSHOPS AS PRE-SHOW WORKSHOPS FOR SCHOOLS ATTENDING OUR STUDENT MATINEE. ALONGSIDE THAT PRODUCTION, WE PRODUCED A COMMUNITY-BUILDING PROGRAM, POETRY, POWER, AND PLACE IN COLLABORATION WITH THE CULTURE COUNTS READING SERIES AT SJSU, WHICH PROMOTED COMMUNITY BELONGING AND A POSITIVE SENSE OF CULTURAL IDENTITY THROUGH COMMUNITY POETRY-WRITING AND STORYTELLING WORKSHOPS BASED ON CISNEROSS NOVEL. THROUGH A NEW BILINGUAL AFTER-SCHOOL TEATRO PROGRAM IN PARTNERSHIP WITH AUDACITY PERFORMING ARTS, OUR ARTISTS STAGED FRANCISCO JIMNEZS LA MARIPOSA WITH STUDENTS AT A LOCAL SCHOOL. OUR CLASSES, YOUTH PRODUCTION, AND AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM PROVIDED BILINGUAL CREATIVE AND CULTURAL MENTORSHIP FOR 35 YOUNG PEOPLE.
- $49,638 spent. WE COMPLETED THE DEVELOPMENT OF OUR COMMUNITY-BASED NEW PLAY PROJECT, NO LLEGAMOS AQUI SOLOS (WE DID NOT ARRIVE HERE ALONE), A NEW PLAY BY SANTA CLARA COUNTY POET LAUREATE YOSIMAR REYES IN COLLABORATION WITH SAN JOSES MAYFAIR DISTRICT RESIDENTS. WE HELD 3 SETS OF DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS WITH LOCAL TEATRISTAS AND 2 STAGED READINGS AND PUBLIC FEEDBACK SESSIONS FOR OVER 100 AUDIENCE MEMBERS WHICH CONFIRMED, THROUGH COMMUNITY RESPONSES, THE VITAL, URGENT QUALITY OF THE PLAY.
- $32,283 spent. TEATRO VISIN CELEBRATED OUR 40TH ANNIVERSARY, HONORING OUR PAST AND THE LEGACY OF OUR FOUNDERS, AND ENVISIONING THE FUTURE OF OUR WORK. WE HELD A YEAR-LONG EVENTS SERIES, 40 AOS, 40 EVENTOS, WHICH BROUGHT TOGETHER ARTISTS, EDUCATORS, AND PARTICIPANTS FROM ACROSS OUR HISTORY FOR CONVERSATIONS, COMMUNITY EVENTS, WORKSHOPS, AND THEATRICAL PERFORMANCES. THE SERIES CULMINATED IN OUR 40TH ANNIVERSARY GALA, AND REPRESENTED A STRENGTHENING AND EXPANSION OF OUR PROGRAM OFFERINGS TO INCLUDE A SITE-SPECIFIC POSADA NAVIDEA AT THE MEXICAN HERITAGE PLAZA, PARTICIPATORY THEATER WORKSHOPS, LIVESTREAM CONVERSATIONS WITH VETERANOS DEL TEATRO, AND EVENTS THAT CONNECTED OUR PLAYS TO ADVOCACY IN OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY.
- TEATRO VISIN CELEBRATED OUR 40TH ANNIVERSARY, HONORING OUR PAST AND THE LEGACY OF OUR FOUNDERS, AND ENVISIONING THE FUTURE OF OUR WORK. 32283. 0. 13972.
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 October 13, 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 October 13, 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 October 13, 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 October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since February 1997.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 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 21, 2026.
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