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Playpenn INC FY2020 filing

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Philadelphia, PA501(c)(3)Since 2004Arts & Culture EIN 26-0085446Revenue $386K in FY2020

On file with the IRSplaypenn.org100 S Broad St Ste 1318, 19110-1028 · Philadelphia, PATax-exempt since Jun 2004Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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An artistdriven organization dedicated to the development of new plays and playwrights. Playpenn fully supports the needs of the writer and the demands of the play in an everevolving process within which playwrights can engage in risktaking, boundarypushing work.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
51¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$59K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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
0 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $180K a year · 58% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 0 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
51%
of spending
Worth a look: 51% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$59K
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
Cash reserves
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
9
named funders · $144K
Looks good: 9 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$222K
25% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 25% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$386K
Spent
$785K
To programs
51%
Net assets
$685K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$386K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$386K
FY2021$178K
FY2022$341K
FY2023$210K
FY2024$332K
FY2025$409K
Expenses
$785K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$785K
FY2021$341K
FY2022$595K
FY2023$397K
FY2024$371K
FY2025$448K
Net assets
$685K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$685K
FY2021$521K
FY2022$265K
FY2023$10K
FY2024$10K
FY2025−$30K

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending September 2020) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jun 2004.

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

Where the money goes

51 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 51% · $399K Management & general 33% · $256K Fundraising 17% · $130K

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

9 people listed on the 990; $59K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
Paul Meshejian
Artistic Director (until July 2020)
$59,375Pt VII · Sec A
Willy Holtzman
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Heidi M Rose
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Ivor Clark
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Nancy Boykin
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Che'rae Adams’s $66K as Artistic Dir is at the 60th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2215 $100K–1M 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Che'rae Adams$65,527$76,957$76,957$6,000——
Paul Meshejian—————$59,375
Sabrina Profitt————$38,667—

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 new plays and playwrights through artist-driven support and risk-taking.

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1 program · $399K · in their own filed words · FY2019
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The organization's flagship annual new play development conference and year-round development workshops in cooperation with producing theatres result in staged readings of at least 10 new plays each year for over 1,800 artists, producers, and theatergoers.

$399Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Daniel W Dietrich II FoundationFY2024$25K
The Philadelphia FoundationFY2024$22K
Wyncote FoundationFY2024$20K
The Philadelphia Cultural Fund INCFY2024$19K
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFY2024$18K
Seachange Capital Partners INCFY2024$15K
Shubert Foundation INCFY2024$15K
Jkw Foundation Tr Ua 092597FY2024$6K
Total grants receivedfrom 9 funders$144K
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$386K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$358K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$26K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Money outPt IX
$785K
Ln 25
Programscol B$399K
Managementcol C$256K
Fundraisingcol D$130K
Owns and owesPt X
$685K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$398K
Total assetsLn 16$907K
LiabilitiesLn 26$222K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$358K
Government grantsLn 1e$41K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$28K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$198
Fees for servicesLn 2g$26K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$2K
Total revenueLn 12$386K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$342K
SavingsLn 2$56K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$398K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$118K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3K
Total assetsLn 16$907K
LiabilitiesLn 26$222K
Net assetsLn 32$685K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 611
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$374K$398K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$86K$118K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K$3K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M$907K
LiabilitiesLn 26$11K$222K
Net assetsLn 32$1.1M$685K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$239K$191K$12K$36K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$159K$70K$43K$46K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$11K$6K$3K$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10$19K$9K$4K$5K
Legal feesLn 11b$152K$152K
Accounting feesLn 11c$16K$16K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$41K$8K$34K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$13K$2K$11K
OccupancyLn 16$8K$7K$490
TravelLn 17$3K$3K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$770$770
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$3K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$4K$870$3K$482
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$112K$98K$8K$5K
All other expensesLn 24e$4K$3K$523$350
Total functional expensesLn 25$785K$399K$256K$130K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $409K$448K−$39K−$30K 990 PDF
FY2024 $332K$371K−$39K$10K 990 PDF
FY2023 $210K$397K−$187K$10K 990 PDF
FY2022 $341K$595K−$254K$265K 990 PDF
FY2021 $178K$341K−$164K$521K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $386K$785K−$399K$685K 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 M · Noncash O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $385,931 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,086,628$357,738
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $31,092$25,508
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $4,730$2,685
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,122,450$385,931
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $210,529$427,809
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $257,872$357,367
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $468,401$785,176
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $654,049−$399,245
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $385,931 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$198
VIII-1e Government grants$40,601
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$316,939
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$27,849
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$357,738
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $25,508$25,508
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $4,605$4,605
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$1,920−$1,920
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $25,508 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $2,685$385,931
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $785,176 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $191,334 · Management $11,958 · Fundraising $35,875$239,167
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $69,625 · Management $42,958 · Fundraising $46,167$158,750
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $5,546 · Management $2,718 · Fundraising $3,074$11,338
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $9,076 · Management $4,448 · Fundraising $5,030$18,554
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $151,974$151,974
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $15,873$15,873
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $7,500 · Fundraising $33,900$41,400
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,265 · Management $10,708$12,973
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $7,364 · Management $490$7,854
IX-17 TravelPrograms $3,068$3,068
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $770$770
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $3,281$3,281
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $870 · Management $2,572 · Fundraising $482$3,924
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $98,499 · Management $8,364 · Fundraising $5,250$112,113
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $3,264 · Management $523 · Fundraising $350$4,137
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $399,181 · Management $255,867 · Fundraising $130,128$785,176
Part X · Balance sheet $907,057 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $306,931$341,730
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $66,714$56,219
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $607,381$384,150
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $593$541
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,693$2,543
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $86,235$118,146
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $6,212$3,728
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,075,759$907,057
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $4,268$181,566
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$40,713
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $10,606$222,279
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $393,161$274,786
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $671,992$409,992
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,065,153$684,778
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,075,759$907,057
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $684,778 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$385,931
XI-2 Total expenses$785,176
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$399,245
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,065,153
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$18,870
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$684,778

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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