FRIENDS OF THE CULTURAL CENTER INC Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

FRIENDS OF THE CULTURAL CENTER INC

EIN 95-2834871 · Arts, Culture & Humanities (A610)

What they do

The McCallum Theatres Mission is to Entertain and Educate The Public By Offering A Variety of Performing Arts Experiences That Reflect The Diversity of People, Interests, and Tastes of The Communities and Constituents Served By The Theatre.

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Look at where the money went

Of every $100 spent, about $71.30 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.

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They name their leaders56 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

63.94%of revenue went to mission work71.3% of expenses · Program services

14.77%of revenue went to fundraising16.5% of expenses

$89.64spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

10.93%of revenue went to management and office costs12.2% of expenses

$2.88in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

41.4%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024

A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.

$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$22,850,242

Mission workProgram services$14,610,39863.94% of revenue71.3% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$2,496,95810.93% of revenue12.2% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$3,375,74214.77% of revenue16.5% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$2,367,14410.36% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$20,483,09889.64% of revenue

Gray means reported revenue left after expenses for this filing year. It does not necessarily mean cash sitting in a bank account.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails

2024CurrentExpense mix: 71.3% mission · 12.2% management · 16.5% fundraisingTotal expenses: 89.64% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 69.8% mission · 14.5% management · 15.6% fundraisingTotal expenses: 80.69% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 70.2% mission · 14.7% management · 15.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 86.87% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 67.5% mission · 17.7% management · 14.9% fundraisingTotal expenses: 71.25% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 44.3% mission · 37.4% management · 18.4% fundraisingTotal expenses: 60.43% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 69.1% mission · 17.1% management · 13.8% fundraisingTotal expenses: 92.74% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 74.1% mission · 11.0% management · 14.9% fundraisingTotal expenses: 80.02% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 74.6% mission · 10.5% management · 14.8% fundraisingTotal expenses: 86.83% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$22,850,242

Expenses$20,483,098

Annual surplus $2,367,144 Revenue was higher than expenses for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$14,610,398 · 71.3% of expenses

Management and office costs$2,496,958 · 12.2% of expenses

Fundraising$3,375,742 · 16.5% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$22,850,242

Expenses$20,483,098

Assets$58,947,422

Income$70,529,483

Contributions$9,463,558

Mission work (program services)$14,610,398

Fundraising$3,375,742

Management and general$2,496,958

Executive compensation (total)$1,328,565

Stocks and bonds$26,452,930

Accounting fees$30,000

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2024

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

People reported as paid

Person and titleCompensation

MITCHELL GERSHENFELDPRESIDENT & CEO (THRU 8/2024) · 40 hrs/week $485,832Base $482,120 · Other $3,712

YVONNE BELLCEO · 39 hrs/week $344,002Base $309,000 · Other $35,002

ROBERT MCCONNAUGHEYPRESIDENT/CFO · 39 hrs/week $336,728Base $303,854 · Other $32,874

KAJSA THURESSON-FRARYVP OF EDUCATION · 40 hrs/week $171,252Base $148,000 · Other $23,252

GEORGE SYRIGOSASSOC. VP OF DEVELOPMENT · 40 hrs/week $166,205Base $142,833 · Other $23,372

RUSSELL HOLMESVP OF PRODUCTION · 40 hrs/week $157,537Base $136,806 · Other $20,731

THOMAS HEADASSOC. VP OF DEVELOPMENT · 40 hrs/week $149,972Base $124,173 · Other $25,799

JAMES ANDERSONAUDIO/VISUAL DIRECTOR · 40 hrs/week $144,568Base $133,268 · Other $11,300

Compensation alone does not tell whether pay is reasonable. Consider the charity’s size, work, location, and results.

See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (56)

MITCHELL GERSHENFELDPRESIDENT & CEO (THRU 8/2024)

YVONNE BELLCEO

ROBERT MCCONNAUGHEYPRESIDENT/CFO

KAJSA THURESSON-FRARYVP OF EDUCATION

GEORGE SYRIGOSASSOC. VP OF DEVELOPMENT

RUSSELL HOLMESVP OF PRODUCTION

THOMAS HEADASSOC. VP OF DEVELOPMENT

JAMES ANDERSONAUDIO/VISUAL DIRECTOR

REBECCA BENAROYATRUSTEE

MARY ANN XAVIERTRUSTEE

RACHELLE WEXLERPRIMTRUSTEE (EFF 2/17/25)

PAMELA BECKTRUSTEE (EFF 2/17/25)

NANCY CROOMVICE CHR/PRLEMNTRY/ TRUSTEE

MICHAEL V SMITHTRUSTEE

MICHAEL SCHRETERTRUSTEE

MICHAEL REMBISTREASURER

MICHAEL DESANTISTRUSTEE (EFF 5/19/25)

MARK MEYEREX-OFFICIO

RICHARD WEITZTRUSTEE (EFF 2/17/25)

ROBERT ARCHERTRUSTEE

ROBERT STONEHILLTRUSTEE

RON ODENEX-OFFICIO

RONALD GREGOIRETRUSTEE

STEVE SORENSONTRUSTEE (THRU 5/19/25)

STEVE TRAXLERTRUSTEE (EFF 2/17/25)

STEVEN FENTONTRUSTEE (EFF 2/17/25)

SUSAN PALMTRUSTEE (EFF 4/21/25)

TED J WEILLLIAISON - NON-VOTING

TERRI KETOVERTRUSTEE (EFF 2/17/25)

VICTORIA JACKSONEX-OFFICIO (EFF 4/21/25)

JAN HARNIKTRUSTEE

BARBARA HANKEY ROGERSTRUSTEE

BEATRICE GONZALEZCOD REP (EFF 1/12/24)

CARY LOWETRUSTEE (EFF 2/17/25)

DIANE DYKEMATRUSTEE

DIANE RUBINTRUSTEE (EFF 5/19/25)

DONNA MACMILLANTRUSTEE

DOUGLAS MARTINTRUSTEE (THRU 9/28/24)

FRANK DIMICKTRUSTEE

GARRY KIEFCHAIRMAN/TRUSTEE

HAROLD MATZNERTRUSTEE (THRU 9/4/25)

HARVEY PLATTTRUSTEE (EFF 2/17/25)

HENRY LEVYTRUSTEE

MARY LESTERTRUSTEE

JAN SALTATRUSTEE

JANET GROVE2ND VICE CHAIRPERSON/TRUSTEE

JEROME MATTHEWSTRUSTEE (THRU 5/19/25)

JOHN SCHLEIMERTRUSTEE (EFF 2/17/25)

JORDAN SCHNITZERTRUSTEE

KAY HANSONTRUSTEE

LESLIE MCGRATHTRUSTEE (EFF 2/17/25)

MAGGY SIMONSECRETARY

MANNY RIDERTRUSTEE (THRU 9/2/24)

MARJORIE VICTORTRUSTEE

MARK ADAMSTRUSTEE

AUBREY SERFLING1ST VICE CHAIRPERSON/TRUSTEE

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1973
Location: 73000 FRED WARING DR, PALM DESERT, CA 92260-2800
County: Riverside
In care of: % MICHELLE YEAGER
Primary officer: Michelle Yeager, VP of Finance

How to reach them

Phone(760) 346-6505

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: August 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: WITHUMSMITHBROWNPC
NTEE classification: Arts, Culture & Humanities (A610)