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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by PLAY PRODUCTION COMPANY INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$669,196
Total expenses
$761,155
Contributions and grants received
$609,325
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$52,014
Investment income
$10
Other revenue
$7,847
Total assets, end of year
$509,288
Total liabilities, end of year
$342,593
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$166,695
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$536,141
Management and general expenses
$162,341
Fundraising expenses
$62,673
Program service expenses (Part III)
$536,141

Program services were 70.4% 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

    $40,317

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $119,008

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $450,000

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Ticket sales

    total $17,629 · related or exempt $17,629

  • 2b · Program service revenue: Touring fees

    total $34,385 · related or exempt $34,385

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $10 · related or exempt $10

  • 4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds

    total $0

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $2,014 · related or exempt $2,014

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $0

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $0

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $3,199

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

    $40,317

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $3,199

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $0

  • 9c · Net income from gaming

    total $0

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $0

  • 11a · Other revenue: Concessions

    total $15 · related or exempt $15

  • 11b · Other revenue: Miscellaneous

    total $5,818 · related or exempt $5,818

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $5,833

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $0

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $0

  • 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 $187,482 · program services $103,440 · management and general $84,042

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $0

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $204,470 · program services $167,888 · management and general $6,403 · fundraising $30,179

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $1,643 · program services $1,643

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $4,994 · program services $4,968 · management and general $26

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $32,634 · program services $22,948 · management and general $7,005 · fundraising $2,681

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $0

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $0

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $5,500 · management and general $5,500

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $0

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $0

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $0

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $132,694 · program services $110,536 · management and general $926 · fundraising $21,232

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $14,625 · program services $14,625

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $3,285 · program services $1,971 · management and general $1,314

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $1,343 · program services $1,343

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $55,335 · program services $18,730 · management and general $36,605

  • 17 · Travel

    total $33,274 · program services $33,274

  • 18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials

    total $0

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $0

  • 20 · Interest

    total $0

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

    total $0

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $15,136 · management and general $15,136

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $13,185 · program services $11,207 · management and general $1,978

  • 24a · Other expenses: Production & exhiibition costs

    total $37,324 · program services $37,324

  • 24b · Other expenses: Fundraising expense

    total $8,453 · fundraising $8,453

  • 24c · Other expenses: Telephone & communications

    total $4,410 · program services $2,205 · management and general $2,205

  • 24d · Other expenses: Utilities

    total $2,508 · program services $1,605 · management and general $903

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $2,860 · program services $2,434 · management and general $298 · fundraising $128

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $94,258 · end of year $72,063

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $57,911 · end of year $17,921

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $101,690 · end of year $101,299

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    end of year $0

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    end of year $0

  • 6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

    end of year $0

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    end of year $0

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    end of year $0

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $8,040 · end of year $6,956

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

    $15,989

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

    $12,879

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $1,871 · end of year $3,110

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    end of year $0

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    end of year $0

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    end of year $0

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $29,167 · end of year $15,167

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $322,852 · end of year $292,772

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $32,386 · end of year $43,904

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $324,749 · end of year $298,689

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $25,299 · end of year $44,935

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $233,355 · end of year $121,760

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

The Play Company is an Obie Award-winning Off-Broadway theatre dedicated to producing new work by adventurous writers from the U.S. and abroad.

Activities or mission (Part I)

To present unusual and challenging theatrical pieces.

  • THE PLAY COMPANY COMMISSIONS, DEVELOPS AND PRODUCES NEW PLAYS, FROM THE U.S AND AROUND THE GLOBE, TO CREATE A CONTEMPORARY THEATRE THAT REFLECTS AND RESPONDS TO BOTH OUR NYC HOME AND TODAY'S INTERCONNECTED WORLD. WE CHAMPION NEW AND MARGINALIZED VOICES TO EXPAND THE REPERTOIRE OF ARTISTS REPRESENTED ON U.S. STAGES. WE COMMIT TO AFFORDABLE ACCESS AND COLLABORATIVE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, WELCOMING ALL AUDIENCES TO JOIN US IN EXPLORING THE MEANING OF OUR TIME THROUGH THEATRICAL EXPERIENCES.OUR RECENT PROGRAMS INCLUDED ONE NEW WORK/NEW WORLD PRODUCTION, ONE STUDIO PRODUCTION, TWO STUDIO WORKSHOPS, TWENTY COMMUNITY PROGRAMS, ONE NATIONAL TOUR, AND A U.S. ARTIST RESIDENCY IN CATALONIA. THE WORLD PREMIERE OF "AMM(I)GONE" (U.S.), PRESENTED 26 PERFORMANCES. THE STUDIO PREMIERE OF "SURVIVAL" (SOUTH AFRICA) WITH THE AFRICA CENTER AND IN ASSOCIATION WITH NATIONAL BLACK THEATRE, PRESENTED 1 STUDIO PERFORMANCE. WE PRODUCED STUDIO WORKSHOPS OF "THE NICEST BODY EVER SEEN AROUND THESE PARTS" (CATALONIA) AND AN UNTITLED PLAY (U.K.). OUR "IDEA LAB" SERIES PRESENTED 20 COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT EVENTS. WE LAUNCHED A NATIONAL TOUR OF "AMM(I)GONE" WITH WOOLLY MAMMOTH THEATRE COMPANY. WE SENT A U.S. ARTIST TO CATALONIA FOR A 3-WEEK ARTIST RESIDENCY OF HIS PLAY. FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE VISIT WWW.PLAYCO.ORG

    Expenses $536,141 · Revenue $52,014

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Robert Bradshaw

    Exec. Producer

    Total calculated
    $83,928
    From this org
    $83,928
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40
  • Kate Loewald

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $82,880
    From this org
    $78,280
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $4,600
    Hours/week
    40
  • Carmine Boccuzzi

    Board Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Christine Dauchez

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Victoria Detres

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Trip Cullman

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Ruth Hendel

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Aya Ogawa

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • George Sheanshang

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Ayo Renee Schwartz

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Nella Vera

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

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
2024
Filed
27 April 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202611179349301566

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