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US nonprofit · EIN 812917440 · North Hollywood, CAiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 812917440) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe time served.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 30 June 2025: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay.Finances by year IRS Form 990 e-file data - total revenue and total expenses by tax year.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue. Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Waco Theater Center

Donations deductible
Revenue
$144k
year to 30 June 2025
Expenses
$2m
year to 30 June 2025
Total assets
$1.3m
$102k liabilities
Net assets
$1.2m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
7
8.1 years on average
Staff
10
10 volunteers
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Voting members
7
reported in Part VI
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Waco Theater Center's network

7 people6 organisationsi7 people and 6 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (7). Violet dotted lines (6) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.

The board

7 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 7 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Angeliki GiannakopolousCompany secretary2021
5 yrs
Glynn TurmanBoard Member2017
9 yrs
John WisemanBoard Member2017
9 yrs
Melba LfarquharTreasurer2020
6 yrs
Ralph FarquharBoard Member2017
9 yrs
Richard LawsonPresident2017
9 yrs
Tina Knowles-LawsonVice-Preside2019
7 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Pay and hours

year to 30 June 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Shay WaferExecutive Di40$126k
Richard LawsonFormer Offic40$125k
Tina KnowlesPresident40$125k
Angeliki GiannakopolousSecretary1$0
Melba LfarquharTreasurer1$0
Glynn TurmanBoard Member1$0
Ralph FarquharBoard Member1$0
John WisemanBoard Member1$0

About

Legal name
Waco Theater Center
EIN
812917440
Address
5062 Lankershim Blvd 160, North Hollywood, CA, 91601-4225
State
California
Mission
Waco (where art can occur) theater center is a performing and visual arts organization that presents, commissions and develops artistic works dedicated to stories of the african diaspora. Co-founded by richard lawson and tina knowles, waco provides artists and young people a platform to voice and showcase their creativity to connect and inspire others. Waco's artistic and education programs... (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
A20 Arts, culture and humanities
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Arts, Culture & Humanities
Size band
6 (IRS master file code)
Formed
2016
Principal officer
Shay Wafer (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 September 2016
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
8, latest 2024
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥9years on the filingsGlynn Turman
≥9years on the filingsJohn Wiseman
≥9years on the filingsRalph Farquhar
≥9years on the filingsRichard Lawson

Latest return

year to 30 June 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 June 2025. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$1.3m
Total liabilities
$102k
Net assets or fund balances
$1.2m
Contributions and grants received
$49k
Program service revenue
$0
Employees
10
Volunteers
10

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2023$1.3m$2mDeficit $643k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.