EIN 13-2805131

Playwrights Horizons

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
295
Year formed
1974
Most recent tax filings
2022-06-01
NTEE code, primary
Description
Playwrights Horizons is dedicated to cultivating the most important American playwrights, composers, and lyricists, as well as developing and producing their bold new plays and musicals.
Total revenues
$13,749,281
2022
Total expenses
$11,270,210
2022
Total assets
$27,151,743
2022
Num. employees
295
2022

Program areas at Playwrights Horizons

Production and play development:this program consists of development, production and presentation of new works by u.s. Playwrights, composers and lyricists, including productions, workshops and readings. There were 5 full theatrical productions,and 9 readings.
Ticket central:ticket central had been a centralized and low-cost box office for performing arts organizations until 2020. Currently, it mainly provides email marketing resources for other performing arts organizations and sells tickets for Playwrights Horizons, Inc.
Theater school:operated in association with new york university's tisch school of the arts, this undergraduate program offers training in playwriting, directing, acting, voice and theater management. The theater school had 170 students in the year ending june, 2022.
Playwright rehearsal studios

Grants made by Playwrights Horizons

GranteeGrant descriptionAmount
New York Deaf TheatreGrants for Plays in American Sign Language$20,000

Who funds Playwrights Horizons

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Shubert FoundationGeneral Operating$310,000
The Howard Gilman FoundationFoundation Grant - General Operating Support$300,000
Roy Cockrum FoundationDownstate By Bruce Norris at Playwrights Horizons$200,000
...and 71 more grants received totalling $2,017,826

Personnel at Playwrights Horizons

NameTitleCompensation
Leslie MarcusManaging Director$196,973
Alison KochDirector of Communications
Kyle SircusAssociate Managing Director
Teresa BayerDirector of Marketing
Benjamin WeismanDirector of Development$126,802
...and 19 more key personnel

Financials for Playwrights Horizons

RevenuesFYE 06/2022
Total grants, contributions, etc.$8,766,596
Program services$4,919,022
Investment income and dividends$34,121
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$24,827
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$4,715
Net income from fundraising events$0
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$0
Total revenues$13,749,281

Form 990s for Playwrights Horizons

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2022-062023-03-22990View PDF
2021-062022-05-02990View PDF
2020-062021-05-18990View PDF
2019-062020-09-02990View PDF
2018-062019-11-15990View PDF
...and 8 more Form 990s

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Second Stage Theater (2ST)New York, NY$28,285,521
Roundabout Theatre CompanyNew York, NY$51,738,346
American Repertory Theatre (ART)Cambridge, MA$17,343,261
Alley TheatreHouston, TX$23,693,562
Children's Theatre of CincinnatiCincinnati, OH$8,914,508
Orlando Shakespeare TheaterOrlando, FL$4,359,887
Data update history
October 25, 2023
Received grants
Identified 8 new grant, including a grant for $15,000 from The Wilke Family Foundation
August 19, 2023
Received grants
Identified 57 new grant, including a grant for $310,000 from Shubert Foundation
August 11, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2021
June 17, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
June 15, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 3 new personnel
Nonprofit Types
Arts, culture, and humanities nonprofitsPerforming arts organizationsTheatersCharities
Issues
Arts, cultural, and humanities
Characteristics
Fundraising eventsNational levelReceives government fundingEndowed supportCommunity engagement / volunteeringProvides scholarshipsGala fundraisersTax deductible donations
General information
Address
416 W 42nd St
New York, NY 10036
Metro area
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
County
New York County, NY
Website URL
playwrightshorizons.org/ 
Phone
(212) 564-1235
Facebook page
PlaywrightsHorizons 
Twitter profile
@phnyc 
IRS details
EIN
13-2805131
Fiscal year end
June
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
1974
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
A65: Theater
NAICS code, primary
711110: Theater Companies and Dinner Theaters
Parent/child status
Independent
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