2024-05-08T15:35:25-07:00 2023-09-30 Elizabeth K Steppe 317 Morningside Dr SE Albuquerque NM 87108 990 2022-10-01 943062113 Bay Area Theatresports dba BATS Improv BAYA 4154746776 2 Marina Blvd Bld B San Francisco CA 94123 Patpol Pow-anpongkul Treasurer 2024-05-08 true Patpol Pow-anpongkul 999009999 true Elizabeth K Steppe CPA P01709690 5103750648 X 2 AAL1 IAL1 FAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z Patpol Pow-anpongkul 696518 false X www.improv.org X 1987 CA BATS Improv is dedicated to the performance, study, development, and promotion of improvisational theatre. 10 6 47 20 0 606687 141997 550337 531981 804 15010 3646 7530 1161474 696518 7630 7751 0 608458 653098 0 5199 225432 298754 841520 959603 319954 -263085 1380887 1147568 51030 68207 1329857 1079361 BATS Improv is dedicated to the performance, study, development, and promotion of improvisational theatre. false false 267645 332987 School: The BATS School of Improv teaches workshops for both actors and non-actors, teaching skills such as active listening, making one's partner look good, failing good-naturedly, and taking risks. In FY 22-23, the BATS School of Improv offered its foundational curriculum to students both online and in-person with 148 classes that served 1,376 students, including introductory classes, our core curriculum of Foundation, performance labs, plus genre and skills specialty classes, and a flourishing month of summer intensives. Additionally, BATS School of Improv expanded to offer year-round improv classes for youth with 8 classes for kindergarten through 12th grade and a week-long summer camp serving 66 students. Our Communities of Color Scholarship was awarded fee-free places, enabling 24 students of color and diverse ethnicities to study at BATS. 166574 69797 Shows: BATS main stage performers created 123 completely improvised shows engaging 2,274 audience members who watched the shows live. Of these performances, 16 were performances of our first family-friendly matinee show and 107 were regular Friday and Saturday performances with our main stage company. Our show formats included existing audience favorites: Improvised Twilight Zone, Theatresports(TM), The Gather, SuperScene, and Spontaneous Broadway. We also created new formats that continue to bring new voices and diversity to our stage: The Good, The Bad, and The Jolly, More or Less, and Heist! Students also continued to develop innovative virtual formats and were able to return to in-person performances, delivering 23 public showcases at our theater and 14 online during the year. 141374 129197 Corporate: Through its Improv@work training programs, BATS brought improvisational training events to the workplace or coworkers to our theatre to immerse themselves in experiential training that contributes to better collaboration, communication, and team building. In FY 22-23, the Improv@Work program reached clients in a variety of business and educational sectors. We conducted 76 distinct Improv@Work sessions for 3,405 participants. Of those sessions, 60 were in person, and 16 took place online. BATS also provides significantly discounted training to schools and educational institutions. In this period, of the total training mentioned above, 13 sessions were delivered to schools and served 1258 school-age students. Those trainings were given at a 40% discount from regular pricing for such sessions. Of the sessions we delivered, 13 were pro bono and free to participants in line with our Equity Action Plan and commitment to devote 1% of earned revenue to delivering free activities for underserved minority communities, focusing on low-income BIPOC youth. 575593 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 17 0 true 47 true false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false X 10 6 false false false false false false false true true false false true false false false true false false CA X X Friedland Associates 4152977493 832 Baker Street San Francisco CA 94115 Hannah Henderson Executive Dir. 40.00 0.00 X 99316 0 0 Basel Al Naffouri Director 1.00 0.00 X 2100 0 0 Ethan Karson Director 1.00 0.00 X 375 0 0 Erica Anderson Secretary 1.00 0.00 X X 225 0 0 Pat Pow-anpongkul Treasurer 1.00 0.00 X X 150 0 0 Christina McFadden Director 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Jade Shipman President & CEO 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Dr Jason Myrowitz Vice President 0.50 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Shweta Mogha Director 0.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 Edmund Bondoc Director 0.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 John Holmes Director 0.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 102166 0 false false false 0 60500 81497 141997 Performance Income 711110 69797 69797 Trainings 711110 129197 129197 Tuition 711110 332987 332987 531981 15010 15010 0 0 3994 3994 3994 3994 0 0 0 0 Net concession sales 2971 2971 Rewards Rebates 565 565 3536 696518 535975 18546 0 7751 7751 0 0 117310 89860 27450 0 487706 373587 114119 0 0 48082 37795 10287 0 5600 5600 28065 28065 0 0 1087 1087 36263 16084 15241 4938 2434 1212 1222 11034 2683 8351 4630 4630 0 122541 19413 103128 16694 3829 12865 0 0 0 0 24521 24521 18495 18495 Merchant Processing Fees 20024 19492 271 261 Repairs & Maintenance 3283 1833 1450 Staff Training 1255 20 1235 Events 1007 327 680 1821 1707 114 959603 575593 378811 5199 352978 4526 407724 530340 0 0 0 0 0 0 5875 2044 132149 118744 37926 13405 567846 588716 0 0 0 8538 8537 1380887 1147568 34282 60516 16748 7691 51030 68207 X 1298605 1055860 31252 23501 1329857 1079361 1380887 1147568 -263085 14389 -1800 X true X false false false X 285510 232862 1125023 606687 141996 2392078 875372 458552 299958 553572 538946 2726400 0 0 0 1160882 691414 1424981 1160259 680942 5118478 149693 51619 581286 368579 61250 1212427 86293 31126 56035 173454 235986 82745 581286 368579 117285 1385881 3732597 157 1515 744 804 15010 18230 0 157 1515 744 804 15010 18230 0 293 565 858 1161039 692929 1426018 1161063 696517 5137566 0.72650 0.75440 0.00350 0.00060 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 119597 106192 13405 12552 12552 13405 true 0 0 Scholarships 24 7751 Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b Draft 990 circulated to board by email and approved by email by board treasurer and board president. Full board also given time to review and ask any questions before sign off. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15a As part of the hiring process for the new Managing Director, appointed on 1st October 2019, the hiring committee, comprised of board members and the outgoing Managing Director conducted a benchmarking process of salaries of similar posts in not for profit organizations in San Francisco and in the wider USA and the salary approved by the board was in line with this analysis. In August 2021 the compensation of the Managing Director was discussed by the full board and a salary adjustment of 10 was approved for next financial year with an additional adjustment of 10 to be implemented conditional upon the forecast deficit being closed by March 2022. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 No documents available to the public. Schedule D, Part VI, LIne 1, col c Prior year accumulated depreciation was erroneously allocated. The current year has been adjusted accordingly.