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BUFFALO COMEDYSPORTZ INC

BUFFALO, NY · EIN 261664026 · Form 990EZ · FY2020 · Micro (<$100K) · cszbuffalo.com
revenue
$36K
expenses
$57K
net assets
$48K
employees
mission · from form 990

TO STIMULATE, PROMOTE AND DEVELOP INTEREST IN THE IMPROVISATIONAL ARTS, TO EDUCATE THE AMERICAN PUBLIC IN THE IMPROVISATIONAL ARTS, TO ADVANCE THE NATIONAL CULTURE IN THE FIELD OF IMPROVISATIONAL ARTS, AND TO BRING THE IMPROVISATIONAL ARTS TO AREAS AND POPULATION CENTERS THAT ARE NOT ADEQUATELY SERVED IN THIS RESPECT. WE WILL ACCOMPLISH THESE GOALS BY PRODUCING IMPROVISATIONAL ARTS AS A COMMUNITY REPERTORY THEATRE.

profile · synthesized from sources

Buffalo Comedy Collective is a nonprofit improv theater and training center based in Buffalo, NY, offering live comedy shows, improv classes, and private event performances. It promotes the improvisational arts through community engagement, providing family-friendly and adult-oriented shows, educational workshops, and customized corporate or social events. The organization aims to build confidence, creativity, and communication through the practice of improv.

named programs · 4 · from sources

What they call their work

ComedySportz
Family-friendly improv comedy shows designed for broad audience appeal
Improv Classes & Workshops
Educational programs that teach improvisation skills, emphasizing confidence, creativity, and communication
Late-Night Shows
Adult-oriented improv performances with more mature content
Private Events
Customized improv performances and activities for birthdays, corporate retreats, and other special occasions
activities · 2 groups

What they do

  • Puppetry and Improv Theater Programs 2 activities
    • Hosting private improv events
      Organizes and performs customized improvisational entertainment for private occasions such as birthday parties and corporate retreats.
    • Producing improvisational theater performances
      Produces and hosts live improvisational theater performances, including weekly late-night shows for adult audiences and family-friendly ComedySportz matches, to promote public engagement with the improvisational arts.
  • Youth Theater Arts Education 1 activity
    • Offering improv education programs
      Provides improv classes and workshops designed to build confidence, creativity, and communication skills in participants of various ages and experience levels.
financials · form 990EZ · fy2020
revenue
Total revenue$36K
Contributions & grants$8682%
Program service revenue$28K77%
Investment income
Other revenue
expenses
Total expenses$57K
Program expenses
Admin / overhead
Fundraising
Salaries & benefits$21K
Grants paid out
balance sheet
Total assets$48K
Cash
Investments
Liabilities
Net assets$48K
1 years on record · 2020–2020
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2020

Who runs it

board members · 1
  • SETH GREENE — BOARD MEMBER
relationships · 1

Who they work with

  • ComedySportz Network — Offers ComedySportz programming as part of its family-friendly improv shows.
strategies · 2

How they approach the work

Named approaches extracted from this org’s sources. Where others share an approach, follow it to see the full set of orgs running it.

  • Applied Improvisation for Personal Development
    methodology: applied_improv
    By using improvisational theater techniques, the organization reduces stress and anxiety and fosters growth in confidence, creativity, and communication, because structured improv exercises create safe, low-risk environments for emotional and social skill-building.
  • Community Repertory Theatre Model for Public Education and Access
    methodology: community_repertory_theatre
    By operating as a community-based repertory theatre, the organization educates the public and increases access to the arts in underserved areas, because local, ongoing performance ensembles build sustained cultural engagement and lower barriers to participation.