2025-04-24T09:30:34-07:00 2024-06-30 202747426 RICH AND BANDER LLP 79 MADISON AVE 2ND FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10016 990 2023-07-01 300836513 DRAMA CLUB INC DRAM 9176170502 650 GREENE AVE 2B BROOKLYN NY 11221 JOSIE WHITTLESEY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 9176170502 2025-04-24 true true JONATHAN A BANDER P00561220 2126842470 X 2023 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X JOSIE WHITTLESEY 650 GREENE AVE 2B BROOKLYN NY 11221 883792 false X WWW.DRAMACLUB.ORG X 2013 NY DRAMA CLUBS MISSION IS TO CONSISTENTLY CARE FOR YOUTH WHO ARE INCARCERATED, AND COURT-INVOLVED BY CREATING SPACE FOR THEM TO THRIVE USING IMPROV AS THEIR GUIDE. 6 6 30 4 0 0 1147571 826481 29518 35684 12761 14052 543 0 1190393 876217 0 0 759256 1013969 0 162211 131173 145561 890429 1159530 299964 -283313 1474510 1217418 29471 55692 1445039 1161726 SEE SCHEDULE O false false 749467 0 35684 SEE SCHEDULE O 749467 true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false true true 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 false false false false true 7 0 30 true false false false false false true true false false false false false false X 6 6 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false NY X JOSIE WHITTLESEY 9176170502 650 GREENE AVE 2B BROOKLYN NY 11221 JOSIE WHITTLESEY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 97157 0 0 KATHRYN M PERLMAN INTERIM CHAIR 3.00 X X 0 0 0 DESTINY ANDERSON TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 LATASHA N KEMPADOO SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 LARON ROGERS BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANDRE KELLEY BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 97157 0 0 false false false 28421 238314 559746 826481 Program Income 900099 35684 0 0 35684 14052 0 14052 7575 28421 7575 0 0 0 876217 35684 0 14052 101754 45789 20351 35614 732857 541198 101071 90588 103386 72712 15041 15633 75972 53431 11053 11488 43000 0 43000 0 35810 23810 12000 0 125 0 125 0 11085 1024 9906 155 15589 780 14809 0 2225 2225 0 0 MEALS 14188 0 14188 0 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT 7405 2087 5318 0 MATERIALS AND OTHER PROGRAM EXPENSES 4530 4530 0 0 OTHER FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 8328 0 0 8328 3276 1881 990 405 1159530 749467 247852 162211 565523 101853 441227 768244 441661 332120 20000 6099 15201 1474510 1217418 29471 55692 29471 55692 X 1123515 1037000 321524 124726 1445039 1161726 1474510 1217418 -283313 X false true X true false X 0 0 695015 782176 1098592 1147571 826481 4549835 125000 26837 4200 29518 35684 221239 0 0 820015 809013 1102792 1177089 862165 4771074 132000 117000 117000 216524 0 582524 100397 11400 0 0 22919 134716 232397 128400 117000 216524 22919 717240 4053834 88 999 1173 12761 14052 29073 88 999 1173 12761 14052 29073 4800147 0.84450 0.81450 0.00610 0.00340 X Other Addl Info SCHEDULE A PART III SECTION A LINES 7A AND 7B WERE UPDATED TO REFLECT CORRECT AMOUNTS RECEIVED FROM SUBSTANTIAL CONTRIBUTORS AND EXCESS AMOUNTS FROM OTHER THAN DISQUALIFIED PERSONS, RESPECTIVELY, FOR THE YEARS 2018 THROUGH 2021; AND ACCORDINGLY, SCHEDULE A PART III SECTION C LINE 16 2021 PUBLIC SUPPORT PERCENTAGE WAS UPDATED TO REFLECT THE AFOREMENTIONED CHANGES. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED X 876217 876217 876217 1159530 1159530 1159530 Pt X, Line 2 THE ORGANIZATION HAS EVALUATED ITS CURRENT TAX POSITIONS AND HAS CONCLUDED THAT AS OF JUNE 30, 2024, THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT HAVE ANY SIGNIFICANT UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS FOR WHICH A RESERVE WOULD BE NECESSARY. FUNDRAISING GALA 35996 28421 7575 7575 35996 28421 7575 7575 7575 0 Other FORM 990, PART III, LINE 1 - ORGANIZATION MISSION DRAMA CLUB, INC. IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION WITH A MISSION TO CONSISTENTLY CARE FOR YOUTH WHO ARE INCARCERATED, AND COURT-INVOLVED BY CREATING SPACE FOR THEM TO THRIVE USING IMPROV AS THEIR GUIDE. DRAMA CLUBS CORE VALUES OF LOVE, RESPECT, CONSISTENCY, AND EQUITY ARE REFLECTED IN THEATER-MAKING THAT PROMOTES POSITIVE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT AND DEEPENS SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL LEARNING. WE ARE THE ONLY ORGANIZATION IN NEW YORK CITY THAT PROVIDES CONSISTENT, YEAR-ROUND IMPROV THEATER-BASED PROGRAMMING WITHIN DETENTION FACILITIES AND JAILS SUCH AS CROSSROADS AND HORIZON JUVENILE CENTERS, AND ON RIKERS ISLAND. JOSIE WHITTLESEY FOUNDED DRAMA CLUB IN 2013 WITH A STAGED READING AT CROSSROADS JUVENILE CENTER, AND SINCE THEN THE ORGANIZATION HAS GROWN INTO A MULTI-SITE, MULTI-PROGRAM NONPROFIT THAT CONTINUES TO EVOLVE, EXPAND, AND DEEPEN. Other FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A - PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OUR GOALS INCLUDE STRENGTHNING SELF-CONCEPT OF YOUTH PARTICIPANTS AND THE ABILITY TO APPLY LEARNED SKILLS TO REAL LIFE CIRCUMSTANCES, AN INCREASE IN TRANSFORMATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS WITH MENTORS AND PEERS, AN INCREASE IN SAFE SPACES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE TO EXPLORE HEALTHY RISK-TAKING, INCREASING INSTITUTIONAL BUY-IN AND STAFF SUPPORT OF ARTS PROGRAMMING FOR INCARCERATED AND JUSTICE INVOIVED YOUTH, AND STRENGTHENING THE FIELD OF ARTS PROGRAMMING THROUGH COLLECTING RESEARCH ON MITIGATING TRAUMA AND ENHANCING HEALING FOR JUSTICE-INVOLVED YOUNG PEOPLE. JOSIE WHITTLESEY FOUNDED DRAMA CLUB IN 2013. WHAT BEGAN AS A STAGED READING AT CROSSROADS JUVENILE CENTER, HAS BLOSSOMED INTO A MULTI-SITE, MULTI-PROGRAM COMPANY OF IMPROV THEATRE WORKSHOPS, CLASSES AND PERFORMANCES THAT SERVES APPROXIMATELY 500-700 YOUTH ANNUALLY. THE YOUNG PEOPLE DRAMA CLUB SERVES ARE INCARCERATED, CRIMINAL LEGAL SYSTEM INVOLVED, OR AT HIGH RISK FOR INVOLVEMENT WITH THE CRIMINAL LEGAL SYSTEM. OUR YOUTH ARE 95% PERSONS OF COLOR, 65% ARE BETWEEN THE AGE 14-16, THE REMAINDER ARE BETWEEN 17-25. 76% ARE MALE, AND 24% ARE FEMALE. OUR YOUTH ARE PRIMARILY FROM NEW YORK CITY NEIGHBORHOODS THAT SUFFER GOVERNMENT AND CORPORATE UNDERINVESTMENT SUCH AS CENTRAL BROOKLYN AND SOUTH BRONX. Pt VI, Line 11b THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY MANAGEMENT AND SHARED WITH THE FULL BOARD, ALLOWING TIME FOR QUESTIONS AND DISCUSSION PRIOR TO FILING. Pt VI, Line 12c THE BOARD CHAIR MEETS ONE ON ONE ANNUALLY WITH EACH BOARD OFFICER TO DISCUSS COMMITMENT AND COMPLIANCE WITH ALL DRAMA CLUB POLICIES. Pt VI, Line 15a EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS SALARY IS COMPARED TO SALARIES OF SIMILARLY SIZED ORGANIZATIONS AND THE BOARD DETERMINES THE APPROPRIATE LEVEL OF COMPENSATION FOR THE ED. Pt VI, Line 15b THE ED RESEARCHES COMPENSATION OF SIMILAR ORGS AND MAKES RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE BOARD BASED ON THAT RESEARCH. Pt VI, Line 19 ALL OF THESE DOCUMENTS ARE UPLOADED TO THE HHS ACCELORATOR DOCUMENT VAULT MAINTAINED BY THE CITY OF NEW YORK, AS WELL, THE DOCS ARE UPLOADED TO GUIDESTAR AND DATAARTS WEBSITES