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WHITE SNAKE PROJECTS IS AN ACTIVIST OPERA COMPANY DEDICATED TO CREATING ORIGINAL OPERA OF THE HIGHEST PRODUCTION VALUES COMBINED WITH A SOCIAL CONSCIENCE. ITS MISSION IS TO UPLIFT THE VOICES OF HISTORICALLY MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES AND BE A PLATFORM FOR COMPOSERS AND WRITERS WHO MAY OTHERWISE NEVER BE HEARD.FOUNDED BY ICONOCLASTS CHARLES AND CERISE JACOBS, THE COMPANY HAS CONTINUED THE MISSION OF THE WHITE SNAKE UNDER CERISE'S GUIDANCE FOLLOWING CHARLES'S DEATH, INVESTING IN AMERICAN COMPOSERS ADEPT AT TELLING THE MYTH-BASED STORIES THAT LIVE IN OUR COLLECTIVE IMAGINATIONS THROUGH MUSIC. AS A SOCIALLY ACTIVE ORGANIZATION, WHITE SNAKE PROJECTS BELIEVES IN MAKING ART ACCESSIBLE TO ALL, AND COMMITS TO PROVIDING FREE TICKETS TO ANYONE WHO CANNOT AFFORD ONE.
Source: IRS Form 990 (Tax Year 2024)
Source: IRS Form 990 via ProPublica Nonprofit Explorerⓘ Leadership data below reflects a more recent filing (Tax Year 2024) from the IRS e-file system.
Total Revenue
▼$935K
Total Contributions
$913.2K
Total Expenses
▼$904.1K
Total Assets
$157.8K
Total Liabilities
▼$12.3K
Net Assets
$145.5K
Officer Compensation
→$0
Other Salaries
$191.5K
Investment Income
▼$4,617
Fundraising
▼$0
Source: USAspending.gov · Searched by organization name
Total Federal Funding
$315.5K
Awards Found
8
National Endowment for the Arts
$150K
PURPOSE: TO SUPPORT PERSONNEL EXPENSES IN RESPONSE TO AND RECOVERY FROM THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC.
National Endowment for the Arts
$50K
TO SUPPORT PERSONNEL COSTS IN RESPONSE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC.
National Endowment for the Arts
$33K
PURPOSE: TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT AND PRODUCTION OF WHITE RAVEN, BLACK DOVE BY COMPOSER JACINTH GREYWOODE AND CREATOR/LIBRETTIST CERISE JACOBS.
National Endowment for the Arts
$25K
PURPOSE: TO SUPPORT STAFF SALARIES AND ARTIST FEES FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND PREMIERE OF IS THIS AMERICA? BY COMPOSER MARY D. WATKINS WITH A LIBRETTO BY WATKINS AND CERISE LIM JACOBS.
National Endowment for the Arts
$20K
PURPOSE: TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT AND PRODUCTION OF LETS CELEBRATE! LIVING HOLIDAY TRADITIONS IN AMERICA WITH RELATED COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS.
National Endowment for the Arts
$15K
TO SUPPORT THE COMMISSION, DEVELOPMENT AND WORLD PREMIERE OF MONKEY: A KUNG FU PUPPET PARABLE BY COMPOSER JORGE SOSA AND LIBRETTIST CERISE LIM JACOBS.
National Endowment for the Arts
$12.5K
TO SUPPORT THE COMMISSION DEVELOPMENT AND PRODUCTION OF PERMADEATH BY COMPOSER DAN VISCONTI AND LIBRETTIST CERISE LIM JACOBS.
National Endowment for the Arts
$10K
TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT AND PRODUCTION OF I AM A DREAMER WHO NO LONGER DREAMS BY COMPOSER JORGE SOSA AND LIBRETTIST CERISE LIM JACOBS.
Source: Federal Audit Clearinghouse (fac.gov)
No federal single audit records found for this organization.
Single audits are required for entities expending $750,000+ in federal awards annually.
Tax Year 2024 · Source: IRS e-Filed Form 990
Individuals serving as officers, directors, or trustees of the organization.
| Name | Title | Hrs/Wk | Compensation | Related Orgs | Other |
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Source: IRS Publication 78, Auto-Revocation List & e-Postcard Data
Tax-deductible contributions: Yes
Deductibility code: PC
Sources: IRS e-Filed Form 990 (XML) & ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
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| Year | Revenue | Contributions | Expenses | Assets | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $935K | $913.2K | $904.1K | $157.8K | $145.5K |
| 2022 | $928.3K | $915.8K | $857.8K | $179.4K | $114.6K |
| 2021 | $311.8K | $296.2K | $298.2K | $51.4K | $50.2K |
| 2020 | $110.1K | — | $167.2K | $13K |
Sources: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer & IRS e-File Index
| Tax Year | Form Type | Source | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 990 | IRS e-File | PDF not yet published by IRSView Filing → |
| 2023 | 990 | DataIRS e-File | PDF not yet published by IRSView Filing → |
| 2022 | 990 | DataIRS e-File |
Financial data: IRS Form 990 via ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer (Tax Year 2023)
Leadership & compensation: IRS e-Filed Form 990, Part VII (Tax Year 2024)
Federal grants: USAspending.gov (live)
Organization info: IRS Business Master File · ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Tax-deductibility: IRS Publication 78
| Total |
|---|
| Cerise Lim Jacobs | Treasurer & President | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Daniel P Dain | Chairperson/director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Cerise Lim Jacobs
Treasurer & President
$0
Hrs/Wk
2
Compensation
$0
Related Orgs
$0
Other
$0
Daniel P Dain
Chairperson/director
$0
Hrs/Wk
1
Compensation
$0
Related Orgs
$0
Other
$0
Members of the governing board. Board members often serve without compensation.
| Name | Title | Hrs/Wk | Compensation | Related Orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darcey Bartel | Director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| David Erlich | Director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Marlene Aron | Director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Niol Ma | Director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Pauline Ho Bynum | Director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Shari Thurer | Director | 1 |
Darcey Bartel
Director
$0
Hrs/Wk
1
Compensation
$0
Related Orgs
$0
Other
$0
David Erlich
Director
$0
Hrs/Wk
1
Compensation
$0
Related Orgs
$0
Other
$0
Marlene Aron
Director
$0
Hrs/Wk
1
Compensation
$0
Related Orgs
$0
Other
$0
| — |
| 2019 | $128.1K | — | $119K | $9,980 | — |
| 2018 | $138.7K | — | $150.7K | $2,156 | — |
| 2017 | $88.4K | — | $182.5K | $12.9K | — |
| 2016 | $100.6K | — | $7,584 | $115.9K | — |
| 2015 | $26.2K | — | $769 | $35.4K | — |
| 2014 | $117.8K | — | $201K | $9,947 | — |
| 2013 | $172K | — | $100.5K | $93.1K | — |
| 2012 | $4,157 | — | $15.7K | $21.6K | — |
| 2011 | $8,746 | — | $48K | $33.2K | — |
| 2021 | 990 | Data |
| 2020 | 990-EZ | Data |
| 2019 | 990-EZ | Data |
| 2018 | 990-EZ | Data |
| 2017 | 990-EZ | Data |
| 2016 | 990-EZ | Data |
| 2015 | 990-EZ | Data |
| 2014 | 990-EZ | Data |
| 2013 | 990-EZ | Data |
| 2012 | 990-EZ | Data |
| 2011 | 990-EZ | Data |
| 2010 | 990 | — |
| 2009 | 990-EZ | — |
| 2008 | 990-EZ | — |
| $0 |
| $0 |
| $0 |
| $0 |
Niol Ma
Director
$0
Hrs/Wk
1
Compensation
$0
Related Orgs
$0
Other
$0
Pauline Ho Bynum
Director
$0
Hrs/Wk
1
Compensation
$0
Related Orgs
$0
Other
$0
Shari Thurer
Director
$0
Hrs/Wk
1
Compensation
$0
Related Orgs
$0
Other
$0