The National New Play Network is the country's alliance of non-profit theatres that champions the development, production, and continued life of New plays.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
58¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 27 volunteers and 6 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $44K a year · 5% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
58%
of spending
Worth a look: 58% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$99K
to officers and key staff · 8% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 8% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.4 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $192K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$319K
37% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 37% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
29
of 29 voting members
Looks good: 29 of 29 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.2M
+22% vs prior year
Spent
$1.3M
To programs
58%
Net assets
$553K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$1.2M
FY2025▲ +22%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$783K
FY2022$1.0M
FY2023$887K
FY2024$988K
FY2025$1.2M
Expenses
$1.3M
FY2025▲ +14%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$855K
FY2022$888K
FY2023$926K
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$1.3M
Net assets
$553K
FY2025▼ -14%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$743K
FY2022$871K
FY2023$832K
FY2024$645K
FY2025$553K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Sep 1998.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

58 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 58% · $755K Management & general 31% · $407K Fundraising 10% · $133K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

25 people listed on the 990; $99K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$96,427Pt VII · Sec A
$650Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$555Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$375Pt VII · Sec A
$300Pt VII · Sec A
$250Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$150Pt VII · Sec A
President
$125Pt VII · Sec A

Nancy Barnett’s $96K as Executive Director is at the 30th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3924 $1–10M arts & culture nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Nancy Barnett$96,427$93,087$91,246$85,040$91,792
Reginald Douglas$650$650———
Jenni Werner$555$555———
Liz Engelman$375————
Maria Patrice Amon$300$355———
Roberta Emerson$250$250———
Rudy Ramirez$150$150———
Lyndsay Burch$125$125———

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Develops, produces, and extends the life of new plays through collaboration.

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3 programs · $512K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

NNPN'S flagship initiative, the national new play network rolling world premieres (RWP), supports three or more member theaters that choose to mount the same new play within an 18-MONTH period.

$225Kprogram expense
02

Collaboration Fund

Since 2010, NNPN has encouraged innovative, pioneering, project-based partnerships among theaters in support of playwrights through its collaboration fund. To address the many different ways theater companies work together and with playwrights to develop and produce new work, the program has expanded over the years to fund collaborations…

$174Kprogram expense
03

New Play Exchange (npx)

NPX is an online database of new works, readers, and producing organizations since its launch in january of 2015. More than 68,000 plays are currently included on the platform, which allows playwrights to share their work, readers to discover and recommend those plays, and organizations to access plays by writers that fit their specific…

$113Kprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Tides FoundationFY2024$100K
Total grants receivedfrom 4 funders$192K
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Grants paid · 129 grants · $1.6M · 2020–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$85,342
Mixed Blood Theatre CompanyMN · FY2024$44,155
East West PlayersFY2024$25,000
Perseverance TheatreFY2024$24,000
Cleveland Public Theatre INCOH · FY2024$24,000
Company OneFY2024$22,500
MilagroFY2024$20,500
City Theatre CompanyFY2024$20,000
Curious Theatre CompanyFY2024$19,000
Theater AllianceFY2024$18,250
Tuyo TheatreFY2024$17,500
Magic TheatreFY2024$16,500
Cara Mia TheatreFY2024$15,000
Interact Theatre CompanyFY2024$10,000
Florida Studio TheatreFY2024$9,000
Unicorn TheatreFY2024$8,250
Angels Theatre Company INCNE · FY2024$7,500
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.2M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$669K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$514K
Investment incomeLn 3$11K
Money outPt IX
$1.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$755K
Managementcol C$407K
Fundraisingcol D$133K
Owns and owesPt X
$553K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$261K
Total assetsLn 16$872K
LiabilitiesLn 26$319K
PeoplePt VI, VII
25
listed · VII A
PaidVII A12
Voting boardVI 1a29
IndependentVI 1b29
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$514K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$7K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$669K
Investment incomeLn 3$11K
Other incomeLn 4–11$10K
Total revenueLn 12$1.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$79K
SavingsLn 2$183K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$261K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$435K
Other assetsLn 15$300
Total assetsLn 16$872K
LiabilitiesLn 26$319K
Net assetsLn 32$553K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 56
VolunteersI 627
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$437K$261K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$410$435K
Total assetsLn 16$877K$872K
LiabilitiesLn 26$232K$319K
Net assetsLn 32$645K$553K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$398K$398K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$85K$85K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$113K$23K$74K$17K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$239K$48K$155K$36K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$20K$4K$13K$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10$27K$5K$18K$4K
Management feesLn 11a$6K$3K$2K$855
Legal feesLn 11b$70$34$26$10
Accounting feesLn 11c$25K$25K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$107K$64K$25K$18K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$8K$8K
Office expensesLn 13$56K$33K$14K$9K
Information technologyLn 14$54K$26K$20K$8K
OccupancyLn 16$17K$3K$11K$3K
TravelLn 17$71K$54K$14K$4K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$2K$1K$244$82
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$24K$5K$15K$4K
InsuranceLn 23$8K$2K$5K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$33K$602$8K$25K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.3M$755K$407K$133K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $1.2M$1.3M−$92K$553K 990 PDF
FY2024 $988K$1.1M−$148K$645K 990 PDF
FY2023 $887K$926K−$39K$832K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.0M$888K$128K$871K 990 PDF
FY2021 $783K$855K−$72K$743K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,203,075 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $301,301$513,966
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $650,756$668,888
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $15,963$10,599
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $20,243$9,622
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $988,263$1,203,075
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $392,436$482,997
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $356,013$399,674
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $387,330$412,228
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,135,779$1,294,899
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$147,516−$91,824
Part VI · Governance 29 of 29 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body29
VI-1b Independent voting members29
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,203,075 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$513,966
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$7,298
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$513,966
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $668,888$668,888
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $10,599$10,599
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $9,622$9,622
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $668,888 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $20,221$1,203,075
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,294,899 across 19 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $397,655$397,655
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $85,342$85,342
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $22,695 · Management $73,758 · Fundraising $17,021$113,474
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $47,813 · Management $155,394 · Fundraising $35,860$239,067
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $3,972 · Management $12,909 · Fundraising $2,979$19,860
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $5,455 · Management $17,727 · Fundraising $4,091$27,273
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $2,987 · Management $2,308 · Fundraising $855$6,150
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $34 · Management $26 · Fundraising $10$70
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $25,100$25,100
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $64,291 · Management $24,576 · Fundraising $18,401$107,268
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $8,167$8,167
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $33,126 · Management $14,436 · Fundraising $8,899$56,461
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $26,412 · Management $20,408 · Fundraising $7,560$54,380
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $3,366 · Management $10,939 · Fundraising $2,525$16,830
IX-17 TravelPrograms $53,541 · Management $13,563 · Fundraising $4,283$71,387
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,299 · Management $244 · Fundraising $82$1,625
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $4,753 · Management $15,447 · Fundraising $3,565$23,765
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,506 · Management $4,894 · Fundraising $1,129$7,529
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $602 · Management $7,597 · Fundraising $25,297$33,496
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $754,849 · Management $407,493 · Fundraising $132,557$1,294,899
Part X · Balance sheet $872,063 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $165,144$78,894
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $271,862$182,550
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $45,000$150,200
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $17,044$25,314
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $410$434,805
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,200$300
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $877,183$872,063
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $24,981$51,456
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $146,550$185,250
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $60,408$81,937
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $231,939$318,643
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $520,244$323,220
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $125,000$230,200
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $645,244$553,420
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $877,183$872,063
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $553,420 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,203,075
XI-2 Total expenses$1,294,899
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$91,824
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$645,244
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$553,420

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