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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by TRAVELING PLAYERS ENSEMBLE INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$799,409
Total expenses
$817,273
Contributions and grants received
$166,492
Grants paid
$52,910
Program service revenue
$632,068
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$849
Total assets, end of year
$378,865
Total liabilities, end of year
$261,688
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$117,177
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$724,848
Management and general expenses
$53,523
Fundraising expenses
$38,902
Program service expenses (Part III)
$724,848

Program services were 88.7% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $84,358

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $82,134

  • 2a · Program service revenue: TRAVELING EDUCATORS

    total $632,068 · related or exempt $632,068

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $2,406

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $1,557

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $849 · excluded $849

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $0

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $52,910 · program services $52,910

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $0

  • 4 · Benefits paid to or for members

    total $0

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $111,571 · program services $96,063 · management and general $8,052 · fundraising $7,456

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $0

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $233,097 · program services $200,518 · management and general $16,916 · fundraising $15,663

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $0

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $6,248 · program services $5,439 · management and general $421 · fundraising $388

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $28,579 · program services $24,903 · management and general $1,909 · fundraising $1,767

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $0

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $0

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $1,910 · management and general $1,910

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $0

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $0

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $20,560 · program services $20,466 · management and general $94

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $46,967 · program services $45,767 · fundraising $1,200

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $75,888 · program services $57,676 · management and general $8,484 · fundraising $9,728

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $9,879 · program services $4,650 · management and general $4,712 · fundraising $517

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $89,720 · program services $81,200 · management and general $7,020 · fundraising $1,500

  • 17 · Travel

    total $14,906 · program services $14,507 · management and general $58 · fundraising $341

  • 18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials

    total $0

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $0

  • 20 · Interest

    total $3,084 · program services $3,084

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

    total $0

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $27,551 · program services $25,736 · management and general $1,815

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $15,634 · program services $13,287 · management and general $2,019 · fundraising $328

  • 24a · Other expenses: MEALS

    total $78,769 · program services $78,642 · management and general $113 · fundraising $14

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $0

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $206,644 · end of year $265,783

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $14,263 · end of year $20,662

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $5,146 · end of year $7,429

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $48,302 · end of year $5,698

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $280,994

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $211,701

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $89,001 · end of year $69,293

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $10,000 · end of year $10,000

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $18,337 · end of year $10,828

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $159,978 · end of year $190,860

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $60,000 · end of year $60,000

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $109,385 · end of year $91,521

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $25,656 · end of year $25,656

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

SEE SCHEDULE O

  • TRAVELING PLAYERS HALLMARK NATIONALLY-AWARDED SUMMER THEATRE PROGRAMS SLEEPAWAY CAMPS/RESIDENTIAL CONSERVATORIES AT FREEDOM CENTER IN LEESBURG, VA AND DAY CAMPS IN OUR STUDIO IN TYSONS, VA. WE GRANT GENEROUS FINANCIAL AID TO CAMPERS BASED ON FINANCIAL NEED AND DEDICATION.OUR SLEEPAWAY CAMPS/RESIDENTIAL CONSERVATORIES COMBINE LINGUISTICALLY AND PHYSICALLY CHALLENGING CLASSICAL THEATRE WITH THE OUTDOORS. THE SELECTED PLAYS PROVIDE AN EXCELLENT FRAMEWORK FOR TEENS EXPLORING THE GRAY AREAS OF LIFES GRAND THEMES LOVE, LOYALTY, FRIENDSHIP, HONOR, ETC. THIS ALLOWS TEENS TO EXPLORE THEIR OWN VALUE SYSTEM - EXPLORATION THAT IS CRITICAL TO THEIR SENSE OF IDENTITY. THE PRACTICAL SKILLS OF THE OUTDOORS PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH A PLATFORM OF CONFIDENCE FROM WHICH TO SAFELY EXPLORE THE AMBIGUITIES OF ACTING - AND LIFE. OUR DAY CAMPS ARE SPECIALLY GEARED FOR OUR YOUNGEST CAMPERS AND DESIGNED TO EXPAND IMAGINATION, CONFIDENCE, AND PERFORMANCE SKILLS WHILE SPARKING FRIENDSHIPS.

    Expenses $569,064

  • WE OFFER CLASSES AND WORKSHOPS TAUGHT BY PROFESSIONAL ARTISTS/EDUCATORS ALL YEAR LONG. PERFORMANCE CLASSES PRESENT CONTEMPORARY PLAYS AND CLASSIC BOOKS ADAPTED TO THE STAGE. MULTI-SESSION CLASSES FOCUS ON SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND CONCLUDE WITH A SHOWCASE PERFORMANCE FREE TO THE PUBLIC. SINGLE SESSION CLASSES INCLUDE AUDITIONS, WORKSHOPS, AND SEASONAL EVENTS. OUR DD IMPROV CLASSES CONTINUE VIRTUALLY BY POPULAR DEMAND. ALL CLASSES ARE HELD IN OUR STUDIO IN TYSONS CORNER CENTER.

    Expenses $147,755

  • TRAVELING PLAYERS OTHER PROGRAM OFFERINGS INCLUDE FIELD TRIPS TO PROFESSIONAL PERFORMANCES, IN-SCHOL RESIDENCIES, PRIVATE COACHING, OPEN MICS, OUR CUSTOMIZABLE GIRL SCOUT THEATRE BADGE PROGRAMS, AND PRIVATE PARTIES WITH THEATRICAL AND IMPROV GAMES. PROGRAMS AND PARTICIPATION VARY GREATLY FROM YEAR TO YEAR. WE HOST THE GREATER WASHINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOL THEATRE FESTIVAL FOR AREA MIDDLE SCHOOLS. FREE PROGRAMS INCLUDE OUR COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS IMBEDDED BIAS IN CLASSICAL LITERATURE AS WELL AS DIRECTING 101.

    Expenses $8,029

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • JEANNE E HARRISON

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $111,572
    From this org
    $103,975
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $7,597
    Hours/week
    40
  • CHARLES J BROWN

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • BETH COLE

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • ALEX MOUNTFIELD

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • LYNDA SINGLETARY

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
10 July 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202411929349300406

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