Theatre Dybbuk
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
THEATRE DYBBUK CREATES PROVOCATIVE PERFORMANCES AND INNOVATIVE EDUCATIONAL ENCOUNTERS THAT EXPLORE JEWISH THOUGHT TO ILLUMINATE UNIVERSAL HUMAN EXPERIENCE.
- Income
- $329,410
- Spending
- $272,123
- Spent on programs
- 73%
- Reserves
- 11.4 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 55%
- Employees
- 20
- Volunteers
- 8
- Highest pay
- $68,463, see sch. o
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 78% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, $250k to $1m).
Reserves
28 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 11.4 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 1% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 17% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 5% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1573% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 8 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: 91 out of 100. Higher than 79% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, $250k to $1m).
Independent board
25 of 257 of 8 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
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
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 (4)
- $134,457 spent. 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.
- $44,732 spent. 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.
- $8,504 spent. 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.
- $9,678 spent. 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.
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 May 2018.
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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