BREATH OF FIRE LATINA THEATER ENSEMBLE
EIN 56-2673729 · Performing Arts Centers (A61)
What they do
BREATH of FIRE LATINA THEATER ENSEMBLE UPLIFTS UNDERREPRESENTED VOICES THROUGH FREE, ACCESSIBLE, and COMMUNITY-ROOTED PROGRAMMING. OUR CORE ACTIVITIES INCLUDE PLAYWRITING and STORYTELLING WORKSHOPS-SIN BARRERAS, STORYTELLING THROUGH MOVEMENT, RO DE MI VIDA, and OUR STORIES for THE STAGE-WHICH NURTURE WRITERS AT ALL LEVELS IN BOTH SPANISH and ENGLISH. WE PROVIDE MENTORSHIP and PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ROOTED IN ANTI-RACIST and ANTI-BIAS PRACTICES, PREPARING PARTICIPANTS to CARRY THESE TOOLS INTO THEIR OWN COMMUNITIES. PUBLIC READINGS and PRODUCTIONS OFFER ARTISTS A PLATFORM to SHARE ORIGINAL WORK, WHILE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT INITIATIVES FOSTER CULTURAL PRIDE and INTERGENERATIONAL EXCHANGE. TOGETHER, THESE ACTIVITIES CREATE A BRAVE, INCLUSIVE SPACE WHERE LATINE STORIES ARE CENTERED and CELEBRATED.
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They name their leaders7 people are listed in the latest report.
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SARA GUERREROEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
ADRIANA ALBABOARD MEMBER
DEBRA GOMEZ RUSSELLCO-TREASURER
MARGO ROFESECRETARY
TONY VIRAMONTESBOARD MEMBER
YOLANDA MENDIVELESVICE CHAIR
YVONNE FLORESCO-TREASURER
About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 2009
- Location
- 125 NORTH BROADWAY, SANTA ANA, CA 92701-8237
- County
- Orange
- In care of
- % SARA GUERRERO
- Primary officer
- DEBRA RUSSELL, TREASURER
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Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2024
- Tax period began
- January 1, 2024
- Return type
- 990EZ
- Tax preparer
- KSP CONSULTING
- NTEE classification
- Performing Arts Centers (A61)
- IRS tax category
- Performing Arts Centers