Program areas at PlayPenn
The foundry is Playpenn's three-year membership program supporting emerging philadelphia playwrights with professional development, networking opportunities, and exposure as they launch their playwriting careers. Five foundry graduates presented workshop readings of their plays in july. We also developed an additional play reading and presented an independent workshop reading. We had a total of 388 audience members.
The playwrights cohort at Playpenn is a yearlong professional development program open to emerging philadelphia playwrights with a focus on navigating the industry, conducted in partnership with the dramatists guild. 29 playwrights benefitted from the program.
At Playpenn, we offer classes that encourage writers to bounce ideas off one another, commiserate about industry challenges, and be inspired by the world-class writers and industry experts leading each course. We offer our students supportive opportunities to test out new work and hone their craft, providing them with a sense of camaraderie at all stages of their writing careers. In fy 2023, we had 66 students.
Who funds PlayPenn
Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
Personnel at PlayPenn
| Name | Title | Compensation | Date of data |
|---|
| LaShawna Bean | Director of Operations | | 2024-10-01 |
| Santiago Iacinti | Associate Artistic Director and Director of Education | | 2024-10-01 |
| Che'Rae Adams | Artistic Director | $76,957 | 2024-10-24 |
| Brenna Geffers | Casting Director | | 2024-10-01 |
| Kari Krein-Silvers | Production Manager | | 2024-10-01 |
| ...and 9 more key personnel |
Financials for PlayPenn
| Revenues | FYE 09/2023 | FYE 09/2022 | % Change |
|---|
| Total grants, contributions, etc. | $140,222 | $332,017 | -57.8% |
| Program services | $12,321 | $8,275 | 48.9% |
| Investment income and dividends | $1,902 | $192 | 890.6% |
| Tax-exempt bond proceeds | $0 | $0 | - |
| Royalty revenue | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net rental income | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets | $-1,551 | $0 | -999% |
| Net income from fundraising events | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net income from gaming activities | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net income from sales of inventory | $0 | $0 | - |
| Miscellaneous revenues | $530 | $935 | -43.3% |
| Total revenues | $153,424 | $341,419 | -55.1% |
Organizations like PlayPenn
| Organization | Type | Location | Revenue |
|---|
| New Federal Theatre (NFT) | 501(c)(3) | New York, NY | $481,153 |
| Cascades Theatrical Company | 501(c)(3) | Bend, OR | $679,803 |
| Lobster Theater Project Killing My Lobster | 501(c)(3) | San Francisco, CA | $324,489 |
| Downtown Theater Foundation for the Arts | 501(c)(3) | Fairfield, CA | $425,849 |
| The Jewish Ensemble Theatre | 501(c)(3) | Walled Lake, MI | $349,374 |
| The Civilians | 501(c)(3) | Brooklyn, NY | $736,773 |
| Classic Theatre of San Antonio | 501(c)(3) | San Antonio, TX | $449,399 |
| Whitefish Theatre Company | 501(c)(3) | Whitefish, MT | $513,462 |
| Developing Artists Theaters Company | 501(c)(3) | New York, NY | $588,285 |
| Gretna Theatre | 501(c)(3) | MT Gretna, PA | $648,022 |
Data update history
October 1, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 4 new personnel
August 18, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2023
July 31, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 3 new personnel
July 20, 2024
Used new vendors
Identified 1 new vendor, including
Nonprofit Types
Arts, culture, and humanities nonprofitsPerforming arts organizationsTheatersCharities
Issues
Arts, cultural, and humanities
Characteristics
Receives government fundingGala fundraisersTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations
General information
- Address
- 100 S Broad St
- Philadelphia, PA 19110
- Metro area
- Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
- County
- Philadelphia County, PA
- Website URL
- playpenn.org/Â
- Phone
- (215) 242-2813
IRS details
- EIN
- 26-0085446
- Fiscal year end
- September
- Taxreturn type
- Form 990
- Year formed
- 2004
- 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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