Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 1950.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
50 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
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
8 people listed on the 990; $23K paid to officers and key staff.
William Skaggs’s $102K as CEO is at the 89th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2216 $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 · 1 named individual · Part VII
| Name | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Skaggs | $102,375 | $94,924 | $85,209 | $80,000 | $23,077 |
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.
See The Players INC executive salaries →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
Presents high-quality live theatre to entertain, educate, and engage the community.
Questions for The Players INC
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Sarasota's first and oldest performing arts organization, second oldest in the state of florida, began in 1930, in the midst of the great depression, with a season of one-act plays. Two hundred and eighty-one MEMBERS/PATRONS each paid a two-dollar subscription fee for the SERIES.THE players first permanent home was built of native pecky…
The players performing arts studio opened in 1995 and is the educational arm of the players theatre. It is a reputable performing arts studio and vital feeder to the players theatre for actors. The studio offers classes for students age three and older. Classes include the study of acting, singing and dance.
Funders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2021 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY21 | End FY21 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $1.9M | $1.1M |
| InvestmentsLn 11–13 | $6.4M | $6.2M |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $837K | $1.8M |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $9.3M | $9.3M |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $312K | $319K |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $9.0M | $9.0M |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5 | $88K | $48K | $32K | $8K |
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $510K | $277K | $185K | $47K |
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $80K | $44K | $29K | $7K |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $41K | $22K | $15K | $4K |
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $22K | $22K | ||
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $56K | $41K | $15K | |
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $58K | $25K | $17K | $15K |
| Office expensesLn 13 | $97K | $29K | $68K | |
| Information technologyLn 14 | $7K | $7K | ||
| OccupancyLn 16 | $120K | $60K | $60K | |
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $52K | $52K | ||
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $153K | $96K | $57K | |
| All other expensesLn 24e | $6K | $201 | $6K | |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $1.3M | $642K | $560K | $87K |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS Jul 13, 2026 | $866K | $2.5M | −$1.6M | $4.0M | 990 PDF |
| FY2024Filed with the IRS Jul 14, 2025 | $985K | $2.2M | −$1.2M | $5.6M | 990 PDF |
| FY2023Filed with the IRS Jul 15, 2024 | $1.1M | $2.0M | −$914K | $6.9M | 990 PDF |
| FY2022Filed with the IRS Jul 12, 2023 | $505K | $1.7M | −$1.2M | $7.8M | 990 PDF |
| FY2021 ViewingFiled with the IRS Mar 2, 2022 | $1.3M | $1.3M | $57K | $9.0M | 990 PDF |
| FY2020Filed with the IRS Mar 11, 2021 | $1.3M | $1.9M | −$574K | $9.0M | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,345,988 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, no flags
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,345,988 across 10 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,289,201 across 13 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $9,345,851 assets, 15 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $9,027,047 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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