Organizations Filed Purposes:
LOCATED IN THE BURGEONING NORTH HOLLYWOOD ARTS DISTRICT OF LOS ANGELES, WACO THEATER CENTER (WACO, WHERE ART CAN OCCUR) IS ONE OF THE FEW LOS ANGELES CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS DEDICATED TO CONTEMPORARY PERFORMING AND VISUAL ART OF THE AFRICAN DIASPORA. DRIVEN BY THE MANTRA, "WHERE ART CAN OCCUR," WACO IS DEDICATED TO THE EMPOWERMENT OF ARTISTS WITHIN A DIVERSIFIED POOL OF OUR LA COMMUNITIES AND BEYOND. WACO CENTERS GIVING EMERGING AND ESTABLISHED ARTISTS OF AFRICAN DESCENT A PLATFORM AND A VOICE TO USE THEIR CREATIVITY, IN ORDER TO CONNECT AND INSPIRE INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE AFRICAN DIASPORA. WITH THIS AS A FOCAL POINT, ARTISTS ARE AN INVALUABLE PART OF THE ORGANIZATION. WE ENCOURAGE ARTISTS TO FIND THEIR TRUE PURPOSE AND AWAKEN THEIR OWN INDIVIDUAL POWER SOURCE, WHICH FUELS THEIR ART. WE FULFILL THIS MISSION BY PRESENTING LIVE DANCE, THEATER, MUSIC, AND INTERDISCIPLINARY EVENTS BY PROFESSIONAL ARTISTS; PROVIDING RESOURCES TO ADVANCE ARTISTS' CAREERS AND WORK; MAINTAININ
THE WACO THEATER CENTER IS ORGANIZED AND OPERATED EXCLUSIVELY FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES WITHIN THE MEANING OF SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND IS DEDICATED TO THE EMPOWERMENT OF ARTISTS, AND PEOPLE IN GENERAL, WITHIN A DIVERSIFIED POOL OF OUR LA COMMUNITIES AND BEYOND.
ORGANIZATION'S CORE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM - TINAS ANGELS, A YEARLONG MENTORSHIP PROGRAM FOR TEENAGE GIRLS, AND RICHARD'S WARRIORS, A MENTORSHIP PROGRAM FOR TEENAGE BOYS. WE SUCCESSFULLY CREATED AN ONLINE PLATFORM TO ENGAGE AND SUPPORT THE STUDENTS IN THE PROGRAM AND PROVIDED THEM WITH COMPUTERS AND SUPPLIES TO MAKE THEIR TRANSITION TO ONLINE CLASSES EASILY ACCESSIBLE.
THE ORGANIZATION'S PRESENTING PROGRAMS WERE PIVOTED TO DIGITAL PLATFORMS. WE CREATED A SERIES OF DIGITAL PROGRAMS TO SUPPORT PERFORMANCES BY ARTISTS I.E., DANCERS, MUSICIANS, AND ACTORS, TO SHOWCASE THEIR TALENT.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Richard Lawson | PRESIDENT | 45 | $125,000 |
| Tina Knowles-Lawson | VICE-PRESIDE | 45 | $125,000 |
| John Wiseman | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Glynn Turman | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Steve Pamon | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Melba Lfarquhar | TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| Angeliki Gjack | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Ralph Farquhar | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
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