Palm Beach Dramaworks INC

Tax-deductible

West Palm Bch, FL501(c)(3)Since 2000Arts & CultureEIN 65-1040048Revenue $4.8M in FY2025

On file with the IRSpalmbeachdramaworks.org201 Clematis St, 33401-5512 · West Palm Bch, FLTax-exempt since Dec 2000Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Palm Beach Dramaworks is a not-for-profit organization incorporated in 2000 under the laws of the state of florida. In accordance with its mission and vision, the organization believes in the transformative power of live theatre and is committed to presenting outstanding productions of classic, contemporary, and world premiere plays that entertain, enlighten, stimulate discussion, and illuminate our shared humanity. We are equally dedicated to creating new works and cultivating new audiences, upholding the original objectives of the regional theatre movement. We recognize and value the power of education, offering inspiring, life-changing programs for students, and thought-provoking initiatives for adults. Our performances are presented at the don & ann brown theatre, located in the heart of downtown west Palm Beach, at 201 clematis street.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
84¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 135 volunteers and 78 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
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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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $330K a year · 9% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
84%
of spending
Looks good: 84% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$422K
to officers and key staff · 10% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 68% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 10% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.5 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $15K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$618K
8% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 8% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
21
of 23 voting members
Looks good: 21 of 23 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$4.8M
+11% vs prior year
Spent
$4.4M
To programs
84%
Net assets
$7.5M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$4.8M
FY2025▲ +11%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.5M
FY2021$2.8M
FY2022$3.4M
FY2023$3.6M
FY2024$4.3M
FY2025$4.8M
Expenses
$4.4M
FY2025▲ +15%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.9M
FY2021$1.6M
FY2022$3.1M
FY2023$3.6M
FY2024$3.8M
FY2025$4.4M
Net assets
$7.5M
FY2025▲ +6%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$5.2M
FY2021$6.3M
FY2022$6.6M
FY2023$6.6M
FY2024$7.1M
FY2025$7.5M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending August 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 Dec 2000.

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

Where the money goes

84 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 84% · $3.7M Management & general 11% · $463K Fundraising 6% · $260K

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

24 people listed on the 990; $422K 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
Prod. Art. D
$154,352Pt VII · Sec A
Managing Dir
$147,998Pt VII · Sec A
CFO & COO
$119,250Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

William Hayes’s $154K as Prod. Art. D is at the 68th 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
William Hayes$154,352$125,032$140,106$179,395$114,139$131,317
Sue Ellen Beryl$147,998$119,082$134,307$172,347$109,408$125,881
Rudina Toro$119,250$86,721$56,268———

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Presents outstanding plays, creates new works, and offers educational theater programs.

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3 programs · $3.7M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

The Five Main-Stage Productions Were

Lost in yonkers - 25 PERFORMANCES/ 4,467 attendees; the dresser - 22 PERFORMANCES/3,896 attendees; the humans - 22 PERFORMANCES/4,125 attendees; camping with henry and tom - 22 PERFORMANCES/4,174 attendees; and dangerous instruments - 14 PERFORMANCES/2,026 attendees.

$3.3Mprogram expense
02

We are committed to providing strong, vibrant educational opportunities for students to nurture creativity, inspire artistic potential, build confidence and encourage self-expression. Approximately 25% of our efforts include: in-school master classes in acting and playwriting; special student matinee performances of our productions held…

$235Kprogram expense
03

We are equally committed to the identification and development of new plays through our dramaworkshop, on which we spend approximately 15% of our efforts. Playwrights from around the country submit their unproduced plays which are read and adjudicated by a team of theatrical artists.

$104Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$15K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$4.8M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.2M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.5M
Investment incomeLn 3$134K
Money outPt IX
$4.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$3.7M
Managementcol C$463K
Fundraisingcol D$260K
Owns and owesPt X
$7.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$552K
Total assetsLn 16$8.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$618K
PeoplePt VI, VII
24
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a23
IndependentVI 1b21
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.2M
Government grantsLn 1e$463K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$62K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$270K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.5M
Investment incomeLn 3$134K
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Gains on assetsLn 7$27K
Total revenueLn 12$4.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$552K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$552K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4.3M
Other assetsLn 15$621K
Total assetsLn 16$8.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$618K
Net assetsLn 32$7.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 578
VolunteersI 6135
Fiscal year endsHeaderAugust
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$686K$552K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.5M$2.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4.0M$4.3M
Total assetsLn 16$7.7M$8.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$563K$618K
Net assetsLn 32$7.1M$7.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$439K$222K$126K$91K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.3M$1.2M$13K$30K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$111K$81K$10K$20K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$98K$89K$5K$5K
Payroll taxesLn 10$131K$107K$12K$12K
Accounting feesLn 11c$14K$14K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$10K$5K$5K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$557K$517K$22K$18K
Office expensesLn 13$19K$16K$3K$22
RoyaltiesLn 15$155K$125K$30K
OccupancyLn 16$193K$184K$9K
TravelLn 17$61K$60K$232
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$304K$285K$10K$10K
InsuranceLn 23$102K$85K$17K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$787K$614K$141K$33K
All other expensesLn 24e$127K$38K$52K$38K
Total functional expensesLn 25$4.4M$3.7M$463K$260K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $4.8M$4.4M$418K$7.5M 990 PDF
FY2024 $4.3M$3.8M$501K$7.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $3.6M$3.6M$18K$6.6M 990 PDF
FY2022 $3.4M$3.1M$281K$6.6M 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.8M$1.6M$1.2M$6.3M 990 PDF
FY2020 $2.5M$2.9M−$409K$5.2M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $4,812,708 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,755,820$3,189,010
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,414,523$1,487,885
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $147,622$133,907
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $10,609$1,906
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $4,328,574$4,812,708
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,977,035$2,065,968
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,850,739$2,329,037
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $3,827,774$4,395,005
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $500,800$417,703
Part VI · Governance 21 of 23 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body23
VI-1b Independent voting members21
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $4,812,708 across 12 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$270,000
VIII-1e Government grants$463,471
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,455,539
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$61,910
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$3,189,010
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,487,885$1,487,885
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $107,274$107,274
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $20,058$20,058
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $26,633$26,633
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$36,308−$36,308
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $18,156$18,156
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,621,792 · Excluded from tax $1,906$4,812,708
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $4,395,005 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $222,336 · Management $126,483 · Fundraising $90,555$439,374
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,244,074 · Management $12,770 · Fundraising $30,047$1,286,891
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $81,002 · Management $10,476 · Fundraising $19,954$111,432
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $88,630 · Management $4,523 · Fundraising $4,523$97,676
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $107,309 · Management $11,643 · Fundraising $11,643$130,595
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $13,800$13,800
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $4,876 · Fundraising $5,000$9,876
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $516,852 · Management $22,414 · Fundraising $17,545$556,811
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $15,935 · Management $3,439 · Fundraising $22$19,396
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $124,575 · Management $30,399$154,974
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $184,400 · Management $8,868$193,268
IX-17 TravelPrograms $60,398 · Fundraising $232$60,630
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $284,842 · Management $9,672 · Fundraising $9,694$304,208
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $84,918 · Management $16,651$101,569
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $613,538 · Management $140,691 · Fundraising $33,263$787,492
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $37,551 · Management $51,611 · Fundraising $37,851$127,013
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $3,671,236 · Management $463,440 · Fundraising $260,329$4,395,005
Part X · Balance sheet $8,165,750 assets, 14 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $686,151$551,997
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $12,964$14,500
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $3,953,340$4,306,733
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $2,469,361$2,671,780
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $571,152$620,740
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $7,692,968$8,165,750
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $3,749$6,065
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $15,400$15,879
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $543,506$595,790
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $562,655$617,734
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $6,117,091$6,497,720
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,013,222$1,050,296
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $7,130,313$7,548,016
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $7,692,968$8,165,750
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $7,548,016 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$4,812,708
XI-2 Total expenses$4,395,005
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$417,703
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$7,130,313
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$7,548,016

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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