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← THE WOMENS PROJECT & PRODUCTIONS

Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by THE WOMENS PROJECT & PRODUCTIONS.

Totals

Total revenue
$2,983,964
Total expenses
$2,101,918
Contributions and grants received
$2,223,903
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$588,921
Investment income
$56,877
Other revenue
$114,263
Total assets, end of year
$4,464,380
Total liabilities, end of year
$2,144,850
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$2,319,530
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,679,678
Management and general expenses
$144,948
Fundraising expenses
$277,292
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,679,678

Program services were 79.9% 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.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $312,362

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $129,490

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,782,051

  • 2a · Program service revenue: ENHANCEMENT/CO-PRO.

    total $440,700 · related or exempt $440,700

  • 2b · Program service revenue: BOX OFFICE & MEMBER.

    total $148,221 · related or exempt $148,221

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $39,530 · excluded $39,530

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $294 · excluded $294

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $56,136

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $56,136

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $56,136 · excluded $56,136

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $627,678

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $610,331

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $17,347

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $17,347 · excluded $17,347

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $57,563

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $312,362

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $57,563

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $0

  • 11a · Other revenue: GAIN ON RENT ABATEMENT

    total $57,032 · excluded $57,032

  • 11b · Other revenue: MISCELLENOUS

    total $801 · excluded $801

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $57,833

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $289,434 · program services $224,559 · management and general $21,625 · fundraising $43,250

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $670,419 · program services $597,290 · management and general $5,546 · fundraising $67,583

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $20,708 · program services $18,110 · management and general $520 · fundraising $2,078

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $82,785 · program services $73,356 · management and general $1,556 · fundraising $7,873

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $72,455 · program services $63,366 · management and general $1,818 · fundraising $7,271

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $17,650 · management and general $17,650

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $75,250 · fundraising $75,250

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $1,402 · management and general $1,402

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $118,202 · program services $44,602 · management and general $68,560 · fundraising $5,040

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $18,629 · management and general $18,629

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $31,801 · program services $26,011 · management and general $918 · fundraising $4,872

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $6,741 · program services $5,871 · management and general $174 · fundraising $696

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $58,117 · program services $56,093 · management and general $405 · fundraising $1,619

  • 17 · Travel

    total $31,411 · program services $30,495 · management and general $736 · fundraising $180

  • 20 · Interest

    total $1,921 · management and general $1,921

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $26,542 · program services $22,561 · management and general $796 · fundraising $3,185

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $19,823 · program services $16,850 · management and general $594 · fundraising $2,379

  • 24a · Other expenses: PRODUCTION EXPENSES

    total $406,541 · program services $406,541

  • 24b · Other expenses: ARTISTIC AND TECHNICAL

    total $55,019 · program services $55,019

  • 24c · Other expenses: SPECIAL EVENT

    total $51,948 · fundraising $51,948

  • 24d · Other expenses: PRINTING AND POSTAGE

    total $25,317 · program services $21,854 · management and general $1,556 · fundraising $1,907

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $19,803 · program services $17,100 · management and general $542 · fundraising $2,161

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $93,105 · end of year $121,689

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $25,164 · end of year $25,180

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $470,168 · end of year $861,195

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $170,068 · end of year $59,234

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

    $252,245

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

    $177,363

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $76,269 · end of year $74,882

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $1,226,141 · end of year $1,334,669

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $13,000 · end of year $1,987,531

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $299,783 · end of year $104,606

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $170,000 · end of year $17,798

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $149,900

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $16,748 · end of year $2,022,446

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $876,967 · end of year $840,430

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $560,517 · end of year $1,479,100

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

WP THEATER IS THE NATION'S OLDEST AND LARGEST THEATER COMPANY DEDICATED TO DEVELOPING, PRODUCING, AND PROMOTING THE WORK OF WOMEN+ AT EVERY STAGE OF THEIR CAREERS. FOR OVER FOUR DECADES WE HAVE SERVED AS LEADERS OF A GLOBAL MOVEMENT TOWARDS GENDER PARITY, AND THE EXAMPLE WE SET AND THE ARTISTS WE HAVE FOSTERED HAVE GROWN INTO A ROBUST, THRIVING COMMUNITY IN THEATER AND BEYOND. WP EMPOWERS WOMEN+ ARTISTS OF ALL KINDS TO REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL, CHALLENGING PRECONCEPTIONS ABOUT THE KINDS OF PLAYS THEY WRITE AND THE STORIES THEY TELL.

Activities or mission (Part I)

WP THEATER (LISA MCNULTY, PRODUCING ARTISTIC DIRECTOR; MICHAEL SAG, MANAGING DIRECTOR) IS THE NATION'S OLDEST AND LARGEST THEATER COMPANY DEDICATED TO DEVELOPING, PRODUCING, AND PROMOTING THE WORK OF WOMEN+ AT EVERY STAGE OF THEIR CAREERS.

  • SEE SCHEDULE O1. MAINSTAGE SERIESEACH YEAR, WP OFFERS OUR MAINSTAGE SERIES, WHICH FEATURES A FULL SEASON OF OFF-BROADWAY PRODUCTIONS WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY EXTRAORDINARY WOMEN+ THEATER ARTISTS, REACHING OVER 15,000 AUDIENCE MEMBERS ANNUALLY. MAINSTAGE PRODUCTIONS ARE A MIX OF NEW PLAYS AND MUSICALS BY GAME-CHANGING EARLY CAREER ARTISTS SUCH AS RACHEL BONDS/THE BENGSONS, REHANA LEW MIRZA, ALEXIS SCHEER, DONNETTA LAVINIA GRAYS, AND KATE BENSON, AS WELL AS PRODUCTIONS OF NEW WORK BY SOME OF TODAY'S MOST RENOWNED LIVING WOMEN+ PLAYWRIGHTS, INCLUDING MARTYNA MAJOK, SARAH RUHL, TANYA BARFIELD, AND THERESA REBECK. WP STRIVES TO PROGRAM WORK THAT SHOWS THE BREADTH OF THE STORIES WOMEN+ TELL, AS WELL AS REFLECTING THE RACIAL, SOCIOECONOMIC AND GENDER DIVERSITY OF WP'S ARTISTIC COMMUNITY AND THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE. CO-PRODUCTIONS WITH LIKE-MINDED COMPANIES SUCH AS SECOND STAGE AND BALTIMORE CENTER STAGE, AS WELL AS OUR PAST COLLABORATIONS WITH RATTLESTICK PLAYWRIGHTS THEATER, ARS NOVA, THE BUSHWICK STARR, AND OTHERS HAVE ALLOWED US TO GROW OUR AUDIENCE BASE, BRING WP ARTISTS EVEN MORE FULLY TO THE FIELD AT LARGE, AND EXPAND OUR PRODUCTION CAPACITY. THESE PARTNERSHIPS HAVE ALLOWED WP ACCESS TO OTHER THEATERS' AUDIENCES, EXPOSED US TO ALTERNATE PRODUCING MODELS, AND ALLOWED US TO GROW OUR SEASON WITHOUT STRAINING OUR OPERATING BUDGET. 2. WP LAB FOUNDED IN 1983, THE WP LAB IS A UNIQUE, CAREER-LAUNCHING TWO-YEAR MENTORSHIP AND NEW PLAY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM FOR 15 EARLY-CAREER WOMEN+ PLAYWRIGHTS, DIRECTORS, AND PRODUCERS (FIVE IN EACH CONCENTRATION). THE LAB DISTINGUISHES ITSELF AS THE ONLY PROGRAM IN AMERICA THAT PUTS PLAYWRIGHTS, DIRECTORS, AND PRODUCERS TOGETHER IN THE SAME ROOM. SELECTED THROUGH A HIGHLY COMPETITIVE PROCESS, LAB MEMBERS ALL RECEIVE A VITAL PROFESSIONAL NETWORK, ENTREPRENEURIAL AND LEADERSHIP TRAINING, FREE REHEARSAL SPACE, AND MOST SIGNIFICANTLY, OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND PRODUCTION OF BOLD NEW WORK FOR THE STAGE. THE LAB HAS THREE MAIN GOALS: TO CULTIVATE THE WORK OF WOMEN+ ARTISTS OF ALL KINDS, TO GIVE THEM THE TOOLS THEY NEED TO SUCCEED IN THE BUSINESS, AND TO PRESENT THEIR WORK TO THE WORLD AND THEATER INDUSTRY THROUGH THE BIENNIAL PIPELINE FESTIVAL. THE LAB IS RECOGNIZED FIELD-WIDE AS THE PLACE TO FIND THE NEXT GENERATION OF THEATER TALENT. IN EVALUATING THE SUCCESS OF THE PROGRAM WE LOOK AT:1). CAREER TRAJECTORY: ARE LAB ARTISTS RECEIVING AWARDS/OTHER RECOGNITION, JOBS AT OTHER THEATERS, COMMISSIONS, ETC. (EX: 2016 ALUM TAMILLA WOODARD WAS HIRED AS WP'S NEW ASSOCIATE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR IN 2018, THEN NAMED CO-ARTISTIC DIRECTOR OF WORKING THEATER IN 2020 AND NOW IS THE DIRECTOR OF THE ACTING DEPARTMENT AT THE YALE SCHOOL OF DRAMA; 2016 ALUM RACHEL KARPF WAS HIRED AS WP'S NEW ARTISTIC PRODUCER IN 2018, AND SUBSEQUENTLY IN 2020 WAS NAMED DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMMING FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES AND THEN NAMED VP OF EXPERIENCE AND LIVE STAGE AT PARAMOUNT; 2012 ALUM STEPHANIE YBARRA WAS APPOINTED ARTISTIC DIRECTOR OF BALTIMORE CENTER STAGE AND IS NOW A PROGRAM OFFICER AT THE MELLON FOUNDATION; 2008 ALUM KATORI HALL WAS NOMINATED FOR A 2020 TONY AWARD FOR BEST BOOK - MUSICAL FOR TINA - THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL; 2012 ALUM SARAH RASMUSSEN WAS RECENTLY APPOINTED ARTISTIC DIRECTOR OF THE MCCARTER THEATRE; 2010 ALUM RACHEL CHAVKIN WON THE 2019 TONY FOR BEST DIRECTION - MUSICAL FOR HADESTOWN; 2008 ALUM MARIA GOYANES WAS APPOINTED ARTISTIC DIRECTOR OF WOOLLY MAMMOTH THEATER);2). PROJECT TRAJECTORY: ARE PIPELINE PLAYS BEING PRODUCED, RECEIVING AWARDS, ETC. (EX. 2018 ALUM SYLVIA KHOURY'S PLAY POWER STRIP PREMIERED AT LCT3 IN 2019; 2016 ALUM SARAH BURGESS' PLAY KINGS PREMIERED AT THE PUBLIC THEATER IN 2018; 2018 ALUM LEAH NANAKO WINKLER'S PLAY TWO MILE HOLLOW HAD ITS SIMULTANEOUS WORLD PREMIERE AT FIRST FLOOR THEATER (CHICAGO), MIXED BLOOD THEATRE/THEATER MU (MINNEAPOLIS), FEROCIOUS LOTUS (SAN FRANCISCO), AND ARTISTS AT PLAY (LOS ANGELES);3). CONTINUED PROFESSIONAL COLLABORATION AMONG LAB MEMBERS (EX. AFTER MEETING IN THE LAB, 2016 ALUM DANYA TAYMOR DIRECTED MARTYNA MAJOK'S 2016 WP PIPELINE FESTIVAL PLAY QUEENS AT LCT3; 2016-2018 LAB COLLABORATORS SYLVIA KHOURY AND TYNE RAFAELI WENT ON TO COLLABORATE ON SYLVIA'S PLAY POWER STRIP AT LCT3 AND SELLING KABUL AT PLAYWRIGHTS HORIZONS AFTER WORKING TOGETHER IN THE 2018 FESTIVAL). IN RECENT YEARS, LAB MEMBERS HAVE BEGUN TO RECEIVE MAJOR CAREER OPPORTUNITIES EVEN BEFORE THE PROGRAM ENDS: IN OUR 2018-2020 COHORT, REBECCA MARTNEZ SIGNED WITH HER FIRST AGENT, RECEIVED THREE MAJOR REGIONAL PREMIERES, AND WAS HIRED AS WP'S ASSOCIATE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR BEFORE BECOMING THE COHORT COLLABORATIONS DIRECTOR AT ONE NATION / ONE PROJECT; CANDIS C. JONES WAS TAPPED TO DIRECT A MAINSTAGE PRODUCTION AT THE PUBLIC THEATER (CULLUD WATTAH BY ERIKA DICKERSON-DESPENZA); CHRISTINA (CQ) QUINTANA AND CHARLY EVON SIMPSON WERE EACH HIRED TO WRITE ON NETWORK TELEVISION PROGRAMS; MARIE CISCO WAS HIRED AS A PRODUCER FOR LEE DANIELS ENTERTAINMENT; AND CHARLY EVON SIMPSON RECEIVED AN OVERALL DEAL AT HBO, MULTIPLE REGIONAL PREMIERES AS WELL AS HER OFF-BROADWAY DEBUT, AND WON THE 2019 LANFORD WILSON AWARD.3. NEW PLAY DEVELOPMENT EACH SEASON ALSO INCLUDES WP'S PLAY DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS COMMISSIONING NEW WORK, OFFERING DEVELOPMENTAL READINGS AND WORKSHOPS, AND PARTNERING WITH LIKE-MINDED ORGANIZATIONS TO OFFER PUBLIC READING SERIES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. THESE ACTIVITIES HELP SUPPORT OUR ARTISTS' CREATIVE PROCESSES, WHILE FOSTERING THE CREATION OF IN-PROGRESS WORKS FOR THE STAGE BY BOTH EMERGING AND SEASONED PLAYWRIGHTS.

    Expenses $1,679,678 · Revenue $588,921

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Sandy Ashendorf

    CO-CHAIRPERSON

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Lisa Timmel

    CO-CHAIRPERSON

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Michelle Riley

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • David Singleton

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jessica R Jenen

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Donnetta Lavinia Grays

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • David Manella

    DIRECTOR (THRU 3/7/23)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Samantha Sullivan Kindler

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Stephen Rosenberg

    DIRECTOR (THRU 12/31/22)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Kelly Miller

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Casey Kemper

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Serra Eken

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Joseph P Petito Esq

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Rachel Sussman

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Tamilla Woodard

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Brandilyn Dumas Esq

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Lisa McNulty

    PRODUCING DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $146,369
    From this org
    $138,669
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $7,700
    Hours/week
    40

  • Michael Sag

    MANAGING DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $143,065
    From this org
    $138,669
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $4,396
    Hours/week
    40

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
2022
Filed
13 May 2024
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202421349349303237

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