EIN 13-2805131

Playwrights Horizons

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
468
Year formed
1974
Most recent tax filings
2023-06-01
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
$10,581,539
2023
Total expenses
$13,493,530
2023
Total assets
$44,049,105
2023
Num. employees
468
2023

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 20 readings.
Ticket central:ticket central had been a centralized and low-cost box office for performing arts organizations until 2020. Currently, it primarily 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 182 students in the year ending june, 2023.
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 Support for Theatrical Productions/activities$310,000
The Howard Gilman FoundationFoundation Grant - General Operating Support$300,000
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFor Grant Recipient's Exempt Purposes$273,336
...and 67 more grants received totalling $2,065,390

Personnel at Playwrights Horizons

NameTitleCompensation
Leslie MarcusManaging Director$200,203
Alison KochDirector of Communications
Teresa BayerDirector of Marketing
Benjamin WeismanDirector of Development$138,921
Lauren BurcheriDirector of Human Resources
...and 23 more key personnel

Financials for Playwrights Horizons

RevenuesFYE 06/2023
Total grants, contributions, etc.$4,359,743
Program services$6,008,313
Investment income and dividends$117,683
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$40,807
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$54,993
Net income from fundraising events$0
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$0
Total revenues$10,581,539

Form 990s for Playwrights Horizons

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2023-062024-05-06990View PDF
2022-062023-03-22990View PDF
2021-062022-05-02990View PDF
2020-062021-05-18990View PDF
2019-062020-09-02990View PDF
...and 9 more Form 990s
Data update history
August 26, 2024
Received grants
Identified 11 new grant, including a grant for $15,000 from Sue and Edgar Wachenheim Foundation
July 13, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2023
May 18, 2024
Received grants
Identified 8 new grant, including a grant for $310,000 from Shubert Foundation
April 23, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 5 new personnel
January 3, 2024
Received grants
Identified 30 new grant, including a grant for $300,000 from The Howard Gilman Foundation
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 donationsAccepts online 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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