NonprofitsZ Space Studio

Arts, Culture & Humanities

Z Space Studio

SAN FRANCISCO, CA

Total revenue

$2.4M

Total expenses

$2.9M

Net assets

$4.0M

Grants received

$1.9M

80 grants

EIN

943177230

Tax year

2024

Mission

Z Space empowers artistic risk, collaboration, and camaraderie amongst artists, audience, and community in the service of creating, developing, and presenting new work.

Programs

2 programs

the issues facing the broader community, and ensuring that all of our venues and facilities are welcoming and accessible. Some of our regular partners have been:Word for Word (the resident theater company of Z Space since our founding in 1993), piece by piece productions, Youth Speaks, Sean Dorsey Dance, Fresh Meat Festival, 3 Girls Theatre, AXIS Dance, Chitresh Das, and Misfits Cabaret.Annually, we reach approximately 22,000 audience members, 700 youth and children through Youth Arts (the vast majority are low-income, English Language Learners), and approximately 50 small and mid-size arts organizations.

In addition to being home to local and international artists and organizations, Z Space develops and produces its own new work. Over the past few years, Z Space has built a national reputation for developing and producing large-scale new works that reimagine the traditional musical theater form, receiving critical acclaim for Hundred Days (The Bengsons), The Lucky Ones (The Bengsons), and Weightless (TheKilbanes).

Financials

FY 2024

Revenue

Contributions & grants$1.4M
Program service revenue$848K
Investment income$115K
Other revenue
Total revenue$2.4M

Expenses

Grants paid$216K
Salaries & benefits$1.6M
Fundraising$218K
Other expenses$1.0M
Total expenses$2.9M
Total assets$5.3M
Net assets$4.0M

People

8 listed

NameRoleCompensation

Shafer Mazow

Exec Director

Board

$105K

40 hrs/wk

Peter Nachtrieb

President

Board

2 hrs/wk

Gary Stanford Jr

Vice President

Board

2 hrs/wk

Janice Sager

Treasurer

Board

2 hrs/wk

Shea Loewen Lazarow

Secretary

Board

2 hrs/wk

Laura Bergman

Board Member

Board

1 hrs/wk

Meghan Crosby-Jolliffe

Board Member

Board

1 hrs/wk

Daniel Shuwarger

Board Member

Board

1 hrs/wk

Grants received

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FromAmountPurposeYear
$90K
FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2024
$50K
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
2024
$15K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2024
$10K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$500
TO SUPPORT FOR ALTERNATIVE LEADERSHIP MODELS CAPACITY BUILDING.
2024
$191K
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
2023
$80K
FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$11K
FOR GENERAL SUPPORT. FOR GENERAL SUPPORT (2023 YEAR-END SUPPORT).
2023
$11K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2023
$10K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$10K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$10K
LIBRARY PLAY AND BEAUTY AND THE BEAT.
2023
$10K
WORD FOR WORD PERFORMING ARTS COMPANY
2023
$10K
QUEER CAT PRODUCTION
2023
$8K
General Operating Support
2023
$8K
For playwright/performer (artists fees) for Austin Dean Ashford Developmental Readings
2023
$7K
UNRESTRICTED GRANT
2023
$5K
ARTS AND HUMANITIES
2023
$340K
TO PROVIDE A FINAL ROUND OF SUPPORT FOR THE TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENT RESIDENCIES
2022
$80K
FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
$75K
FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
$50K
TO SUPPORT TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENT RESIDENCIES
2022
$40K
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
2022
$24K
TO SUPPORT WALKING CINEMA'S PRODUCTION OF BOP CITY
2022
$23K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2022
$20K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR THEATRICAL
2022
$10K
ADVISED - FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT.
2022
$10K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$7K
UNRESTRICTED GRANT
2022
$5K
ARTS AND HUMANITIES
2022
$5K
TO SUPPORT GRANTEE'S PROJECT QUEER CAT PRODUCTION
2022
$4K
General Operating Support
2022
$295
THREE MONTHS OF PROJECT SUPPORT FOR COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH APPLYING TO THE CREATIVE WORK FUND
2022
$38K
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
2021
$30K
General Operating Support
2021
$30K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
$30K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
$20K
GENERAL OPERATING
2021
$10K
ADVISED - FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT.
2021
$6K
UNRESTRICTED GRANT
2021
$3K
General & Unrestricted
2021
$75K
FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2020
$58K
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
2020
$30K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2020
$15K
GENERAL OPERATING
2020
$14K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2020
$10K
COVID RESPONSE
2020
$7K
UNRESTRICTED GRANT
2020
$7K
General Operating Support
2020
$7K
General Operating Support
2020
$5K
COVID-19 EMERGENCY GENERAL SUPPORT.
2020
$5K
HEALTHY INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES
2020
$500
GENERAL SUPPORT
2020
$500
General Support
2020
$23K
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
2019
$15K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2019
$15K
FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT.
2019
$13K
PROJECT SUPPORT
2019
$10K
GENERAL FUND
2019
$7K
Artist platform and support
2019
$31K
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
2018
$18K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2018
$10K
UNRESTRICTED GRANT
2018
$8K
Program Activities
2018
$12K
FOR GRANT RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSES
2017
$9K
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
2017
$500
GENERAL SUPPORT
2017

Funded by

$1.9M from 29 funders · 80 grants · 2017–2024

The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation

$400K · 5 grants · 2020–2024

Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc

$391K · 7 grants · 2017–2023

The Andrew W Mellon Foundation

$390K · 2 grants · 2022

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund

$151K · 8 grants · 2017–2023

American Online Giving Foundation Inc

$123K · 6 grants · 2019–2024

Phyllis C Wattis Foundation

$68K · 3 grants · 2020–2023

The Shubert Foundation Inc

$55K · 3 grants · 2020–2022

Details

EIN943177230
NTEE codeA650
Subsection03
Ruling date1993-08
Formed1993
Employees124
Volunteers9
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