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Golden Thread Productions

Golden Thread Productions

San Francisco, CA 94107
Tax ID75-3009451

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About this organization

Revenue

$381,076

Expenses

$380,513

Website

goldenthread.org

Mission

Golden Thread Productions, founded in 1996, is the first American theatre company focused on the Middle East. We produce passionate and provocative plays from and about the Middle East that celebrate the multiplicity of its perspectives and identities. We are a developmental catalyst and vibrant artistic home to artists at various stages of their career. We bring the Middle East to the American stage, creating treasured cultural experiences for audiences of all ages and backgrounds.

About

FULL-LENGTH PLAYS AND NEW PLAY DEVELOPMENT. Golden Thread ensures the discovery and development of new playwrights and plays through three distinct programs. Middle East America (MEA): a National New Plays Initiative, created in partnership with the Lark Play Development Center (New York City) and Silk Road Rising (Chicago) is designed to help create a pipeline of high quality plays by Middle EasternAmerican playwrights. MEA winners receive a $10,000 commission and two years of development with possibility of productions in Chicago and San Francisco. Award winners include Adriana Sevahn Nichols (2008), Yussef El Guindi (2011), and Mona Mansour (2014). New Threads: an annual staged reading and workshop series that engages its audience in the process of playmaking and allows writers of Middle Eastern and non-Middle Eastern descent an authentic and supportive space to develop work about the Middle East. Many of the New Threads plays continue on to receive main stage productions. Kimia/Alchemy: programs that facilitate multiyear collaborations that explore rare themes and/or bring together unlikely creative partners. For example, BENEDICTUS (2007) was an international collaboration among Iranian, Israeli and American artists to create a play exploring the political stalemate among the three nations. ECSTASY | A WATERFABLE (2008) was a commission to Egyptian-American writer Denmo Ibrahim to create an ensemble generated performance inspired by a Sufi fable.

Interesting data from their 2019 990 filing

The mission of the non-profit, as stated in the filing, is “Golden thread productions mission is to produce passionate and provocative plays from or about the middle east including its global diaspora - that celebrate the multiplicity of its perspectives and identities while serving as a developmental catalyst and vibrant artistic home to artists at various stages of their career. golden thread brings the middle east to the american stage, creating treasured cultural experiences for audiences of all ages and backgrounds.”.

When referring to its tasks, they were described as: “Golden thread productions is the first american theatre company devoted to plays from or about the middle east. golden thread's signature programs include reorient festival and forum; development and production of full-length plays; new threads staged reading series; golden thread fairytale players theatre for young audiences; and an annual women's day event.”.

  • The non-profit is operating legally in the state of CA.
  • The non-profit's address for the year 2019 is listed as 1695 18th St Ste C101 Annex, San Francisco, CA, 94107 in the filing.
  • The form submitted by the non-profit organization for 2019 reports 8 employees.
  • Does not operate a hospital.
  • Does not operate a school.
  • Does not collect art.
  • Does not provide credit counseling.
  • Does not have foreign activities.
  • Is not a donor-advised fund.
  • Is not a private foundation.
  • Expenses are between $250,000 and $500,000.
  • Revenue is between $250,000 and $500,000.
  • Revenue less expenses is $563.
  • The CEO's salary plan within the organization is not subject to review and approval from a neutral entity.
  • The organization has a written policy that describes how long it will retain documents.
  • The organization has 7 independent voting members.
  • The organization was formed in 1996.
  • The organization has a written policy that addresses conflicts of interest.
  • The organization is required to file Schedule B.
  • The organization is required to file Schedule O.
  • The organization pays $185,118 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
  • The organization pays $28,271 in fundraising expenses.
  • The organization provides Form 990 to its governing body.
  • The organization has minutes of its meetings.
  • The organization has a written whistleblower policy.

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