Civic Intelligence

Hoopla Productions Inc

EIN 47-3421372 • 501(c)3 • Boston, MA

Profile

Hoopla productions is a nonprofit organization that produces a series of artistic events throughout the year aimed at building community across the divides of class, race and immigrant status. The organization's signature event is jamaica plain porchfest, a vibrant arts festival that features over 800 artists who perform on porches throughout the neighborhood of jamaica plain. Other events have included collaborations with the boston symphony orchestra, as well as events produced for the boston foundation and the massachusetts convention center.

50 Dunster RoadBoston, MA 02130

www.hooplaproductions.org

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.

Liabilities / Assets

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-assets requires both liabilities and assets on the latest valid filing.

Source year 2024

Liabilities / Revenue

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-revenue requires both liabilities and revenue on the latest valid filing.

Source year 2024

Net Margin

32nd percentile

-8.1%

Higher net margin than 32% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Top Officer Pay

82nd percentile

$2,748

Higher top officer pay than 82% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 27.5% of source-year revenue.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Asset Growth

10th percentile

-100%

Faster asset growth than 10% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2023 to 2024

Revenue Growth

10th percentile

-77%

Faster revenue growth than 10% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2023 to 2024

Assets

Down

$0

Down $812 (-100%) from 2023

Liabilities

-

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Net Assets

Down

$0

Down $812 (-100%) from 2023

Revenue

Down

$10,000

Down $32,587 (-77%) from 2023

Expenses

Down

$10,812

Down $49,036 (-82%) from 2023

Net Income

Up

-$812

Up $16,449 (+95%) from 2023

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Grouped bars show assets, liabilities, and net assets across loaded filings.

$20K$15K$10K$5.0K$0Assets 2015: $1,401Liabilities 2015: $0Net Assets 2015: $1,4012015Assets 2016: $930Liabilities 2016: $4Net Assets 2016: $9302016Assets 2017: $5,535Liabilities 2017: $0Net Assets 2017: $5,5352017Assets 2018: $5,374Net Assets 2018: $5,3742018Assets 2019: $1,442Net Assets 2019: $1,4422019Assets 2020: $1,858Net Assets 2020: $1,8582020Assets 2021: $338Net Assets 2021: $3382021Assets 2022: $18,073Net Assets 2022: $18,0732022Assets 2023: $812Net Assets 2023: $8122023Assets 2024: $0Net Assets 2024: $02024

Highlighted filing

2024

Assets$0
Liabilities-
Net Assets$0

Operations Trend

Revenue, expenses, and net income by year, with the latest filing highlighted.

$100K$50K$0-$50KRevenue 2015: $89,078Expenses 2015: $89,913Net Income 2015: -$8352015Revenue 2016: $94,007Expenses 2016: $94,479Net Income 2016: -$4722016Revenue 2017: $34,748Expenses 2017: $30,143Net Income 2017: $4,6052017Revenue 2018: $34,476Expenses 2018: $34,637Net Income 2018: -$1612018Revenue 2019: $15,379Expenses 2019: $19,311Net Income 2019: -$3,9322019Revenue 2020: $3,000Expenses 2020: $2,584Net Income 2020: $4162020Revenue 2021: $19,164Expenses 2021: $20,684Net Income 2021: -$1,5202021Revenue 2022: $46,695Expenses 2022: $28,960Net Income 2022: $17,7352022Revenue 2023: $42,587Expenses 2023: $59,848Net Income 2023: -$17,2612023Revenue 2024: $10,000Expenses 2024: $10,812Net Income 2024: -$8122024

Highlighted filing

2024

Revenue$10,000
Expenses$10,812
Net Income-$812

Filings

Latest Filing Detail
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024
Signed
Jan 2, 2025
Return Version
2024v5.0
Gross Receipts
$10,000
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Hoopla productions is a nonprofit organization that produces a series of artistic events throughout the year aimed at building community across the divides of class, race and immigrant status. The organization's signature event is jamaica plain porchfest, a vibrant arts festival that features over 800 artists who perform on porches throughout the neighborhood of jamaica plain. Other events have included collaborations with the boston symphony orchestra, as well as events produced for the boston foundation and the massachusetts convention center.

Hoopla productions is a nonprofit organization that produces a series of artistic events throughout the year aimed at building community across the divides of class, race and immigrant status. The organization's signature event is jamaica plain porchfest, a vibrant arts festival that features over 80 artists who perform on porches throughout the neighborhood of jamaica plain. Other events have included collaborations with the boston symphony orchestra, as well as events produced for the boston foundation and the massachusetts convention center.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
ARTS FESTIVAL WITH OVER 200 BANDS AND 10,000 ATTENDEES, AND EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, INCLUDING CELEBRATION OF TRANSIT LINES WITHIN LOW INCOME COMMUNITIES OF COLOR THROUGHOUT BOSTON.-$6,675
Compensation and Service Providers

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
MELINDA FRIEDPresident/ClPT$2,748-$2,748
J COTTLETreasurer-$0--
HEETEN KALANDirector-$0--
NUNOTTE ZAMADirector-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Hoopla Productions Inc
EIN
47-3421372
Phone
6173206230
Address
50 DUNSTER ROAD, BOSTON, MA 02130

Signing Officer

Name
Melinda Fried
Title
President/clerk
Phone
6173206230
Signed
2025-01-02
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Gonzalez and Associates Pc
Address
14 PAGE TERRACE, STOUGHTON, MA 02072
Preparer
Lillian Gonzalez CPA Mst Csep Csrp
Phone
7813441040
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 16

Expenses filing fee 37 website 222 performers 720 artists 500 event organizer 2,485 total 3,964

Form 990-ez, Part III

Hoopla productions is a nonprofit organization that produces a series of artistic events throughout the year aimed at building community across the divides of class, race and immigrant status. The organization's signature event is jamaica plain porchfest, a vibrant arts festival that features over 80 artists who perform on porches throughout the neighborhood of jamaica plain. Other events have included collaborations with the boston symphony orchestra, as well as events produced for the boston foundation and the massachusetts convention center.

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