Mission
The McCallum Theatre's mission is to entertain and educate the public by offering a variety of performing arts experiences that reflect the diversity of people, interests, and tastes of the communities and constituents served by the theatre.
Public Charity
Friends of the Cultural Center Inc
Friends of the Cultural Center Inc is a Public Charity headquartered in Palm Desert, CA. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $22.9M revenue, $20.5M expenses, $58.9M total assets. 142 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $5.1M, appear in IRS filings.
EIN: 952834871
Palm Desert, CA
Performing Arts Centers
NTEE: A61
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$22.9M
Total Expenses$20.5M
Total Assets$58.9M
Grant Records142
Funding Total$5.1M
Filing Years2021–2025
Where $100 goes at Friends of the Cultural Center Inc
How Friends of the Cultural Center Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.
$70
Programs
the work itself
$15
Management
running the organization
$15
Fundraising
raising the next dollar
Inside the $70 for programs
$70
Provided a variety of performing arts experiences that reflect the diversity of people, interests, and tastes of the communities and constituents served by the theatre
Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.
Sample Grants Received
Arts, Culture, & Heritage
$26,770
$16,000
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
$263,981
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$231,305
Showing up to 5 of 142 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
1st Vice Chairperson/Trustee
Aubrey Serfling
Trustee
Barbara Hankey Rogers
COD Rep (EFF 1/12/24)
Beatrice Gonzalez
Trustee (EFF 2/17/25)
Cary Lowe
Trustee
Diane Dykema
Trustee (EFF 5/19/25)
Diane Rubin
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $22.9M | $20.5M | $58.9M |
| 2024 | $23.3M | $18.8M | $62.9M |
| 2023 | $19.4M | $16.8M | $57.3M |
| 2022 | $20.4M | $14.5M | $48.0M |
| 2021 | $9.9M | $6.0M | $45.7M |
Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $9.9M to $22.9M (+130%), with total assets most recently reported at $58.9M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.