San Francisco, CA

MIXED BAG PRODUCTIONS

EIN 94-2378992

Arts, Culture & Heritage Performing Arts

Mission

Mixed Bag Productions supports experimental and socially engaged contemporary dance by producing performance projects, teaching and mentoring emerging choreographers, and sustaining the artistic practice of its director through public presentations, workshops, and residencies.

IRS-recognized 501(c)(3) public charity Contributions are tax-deductible

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About MIXED BAG PRODUCTIONS

Mixed Bag Productions is a San Francisco–based 501(c)(3) dance organization founded in 1977 that presents experimental choreography, training, and community-engaged projects led by Artistic Director Sara Shelton Mann. The organization acts as an umbrella for Mann’s choreographic work and mentoring—presenting performances, site-specific activations, workshops, and longer-term residencies—and has presented seasons at Bay Area venues such as Fort Mason Center, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, CounterPulse, ODC Theater and Z Space. In recent years Mixed Bag has remained active with public programming (notably the site-specific 7 Excavations activation at Fort Mason), international workshops and retreats, and public funding support including California Arts Council operating support in 2022–23; it files annual Form 990 returns and maintains an online presence through the artistic director’s site for program and calendar information.

Notable achievements

Longstanding operation since 1977

Maintained continuous nonprofit arts activity and 501(c)(3) status since 1977, producing work and training across decades and sustaining an intergenerational practice in the Bay Area.

7 Excavations — Fort Mason activation (2022)

Presented a site-specific, community-facing residency and culminating performance that activated Fort Mason Center and included public rehearsals, workshops, and a solstice performance that engaged local audiences and collaborators.

California Arts Council General Operating Support (2022–23)

Awarded operating support to stabilize administrative and outreach capacity, enabling part-time contracting for organizational administration and outreach roles.

At a glance

Total assets: $51K
Annual revenue: $87K
Tax status: 501(c)(3)Public charity
EIN: 94-2378992
Location: San Francisco, CA
Website: www.sarasheltonmann.org
On Mahalo since: April 2026

Financial figures from the IRS Business Master File, the IRS’s registry of tax-exempt organizations.

Recognition

Artistic director Sara Shelton Mann has received major arts recognitions over her career, including a John S. Guggenheim Fellowship, multiple Isadora Duncan (Izzie) Awards, residencies (Headlands, Djerassi) and grants from peer arts foundations.

Mixed Bag Productions has been cited and presented by major Bay Area arts institutions and media for innovative, site-specific choreography and for work connecting dance to ecological and social themes.

The organization is listed in nonprofit databases and maintains tax-exempt public filings (Form 990/990-EZ), demonstrating active financial reporting and eligibility to receive tax-deductible contributions.

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