2024-05-11T03:47:54-00:00 2023-06-30 953749711 Sonnenberg & Company CPAs 5190 Governor Dr 201 San Diego CA 92122 990 2022-07-01 330394250 Playwrights Project PLAY 8583842970 3675 Ruffin Road STE 330 San Diego CA 92123 Cecelia Kouma Executive Director 8583842970 2024-05-08 true Cecelia Kouma XXX-XX-XXXX Leonard C Sonnenberg P00287581 8584575252 2024-05-11 2 AAL1 IAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z Cecelia Kouma 3675 Ruffin Road Ste 330 San Diego CA 92123 859011 false X www.playwrightsproject.org X 1985 CA Playwrights Projects mission is to empower individuals of all ages and backgrounds to voice stories through theatre, inspiring individual growth and creating meaningful community connections. 11 11 91 76 0 330513 809888 101548 45641 334 3479 6 3 432401 859011 0 0 311842 365337 0 33495 84842 99641 396684 464978 35717 394033 440480 834169 46534 46254 393946 787915 X Playwrights Projects mission is to empower individuals of all ages and backgrounds to voice stories through theatre, inspiring individual growth and creating meaningful community connections. false false 104523 13700 Teaching Programs 883 students and 60 teachers across San Diego County received instruction in playwriting, strengthening skills in written and verbal communication and creative expression, and promoting theatre as a tool for education and community building. 124 individuals attended culminating performances of participants plays. 86174 3630 Production Play Festival Our professional production of the 38th season of the Plays by Young Writers Festival presented winning scripts from our California Young Playwrights Contest. Four plays by writers age 17 to 18 were fully produced, and one play by writers age 13 was a staged reading. 2 performances were conducted for school groups 579 youth and 65 adults attended 1 public at the Salvation Armys Kroc Theatre 27 youth and 119 adults attended, and 1 Lights Up event 44 participants. 141521 16731 Out of the Yard Arts in Corrections program 235 currently or formerly incarcerated adults wrote individual plays during workshops or commissions writers scripts were performed for 211 audience members inside facilities and out in the public, including live productions at SDSU, encouraging communication, building self efficacy, inspiring creativity, advancing literacy skills, honoring the resilience of the human spirit, and educating the general public about life in the correctional system. 87156 11580 419374 true true false false false false false false false true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 2 0 true 91 true false false false false false false false false false false false false X 11 11 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true false false CA X Cecelia Kouma 8583842970 3675 Ruffin Road Suite 330 San Diego CA 92123 Cecelia Kouma Executive Director 040.00 X 76316 0 0 Lisa Kirazian President 002.00 X X 0 0 0 Roy Sekigahama Secretary 002.00 X X 0 0 0 Alisa Howry Treasurer 002.00 X X 0 0 0 Alison Whitelaw Vice President 001.00 X X 0 0 0 Mary Baum Director 001.00 X 0 0 0 Ahmed Kenyatta Dents Director 001.00 X 0 0 0 Pete Lancia Director 001.00 X 0 0 0 Jerry Buckley Director 001.00 X 0 0 0 Katie Keller Director 001.00 X 0 0 0 Ishita Dayal Director 001.00 X 0 0 0 Vanoli Chander Director 001.00 X 0 0 0 76316 false false false 1450 628756 179682 1153 809888 Teaching fees 611710 42011 42011 Admissions 711110 3630 3630 45641 3479 3479 3 3 1450 859011 45644 3479 0 0 0 0 82922 75632 2270 5020 0 246538 221223 5209 20106 0 8175 7379 143 653 27702 24958 631 2113 0 0 2100 2100 0 0 4665 4665 4216 3341 12 863 6299 5676 143 480 0 0 27064 24388 612 2064 9409 9278 48 83 0 0 0 0 0 5862 5282 133 447 Bank and payroll processing fees 8967 8101 182 684 Program supplies and materials 30860 29451 427 982 Professional development 199 199 0 464978 419374 12109 33495 123061 534096 194242 196980 114571 92524 8606 10569 33983 33983 440480 834169 46534 46254 46534 46254 X 206679 228486 187267 559429 393946 787915 440480 834169 394033 -64 X false false false X 285294 330110 410853 330513 809888 2166658 285294 330110 410853 330513 809888 2166658 2166658 1660 1988 390 340 3479 7857 2174515 570279 0.99640 0.99670 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED false 33031 134 33165 33013 18 33031 32996 17 33013 32932 64 32996 32811 121 32932 0.95000 0.05000 true false 33983 33983 Financial derivatives and other financial products Closely-held equity interests Federal income taxes Form 990, Part III, Line 4d Program Service Expenses 69,109, Grants and allocations 0, Revenue 11,580 COMMUNITY STORYTELLING Programs for the community involve writing workshops or one-on-one story collections interviews and play commissions dramatizing moments from the lives of community members. Resulting scripts are performed by actors at community centers and theatres. Participants exercise creativity, advance critical thinking, and honor the wisdom gained from personal experience. Form 990, Part III, Line 4d Program Service Expenses 18,047, Grants and allocations 0, Revenue 0 CALIFORNIA YOUNG PLAYWRIGHTS CONTEST 290 youth under age 19 entered our statewide playwriting contest, submitting a total of 249 scripts some students wrote in pairs or groups. Student writers competed for a professional production of their script in PBYW and those who requested feedback received script critiques. Four winners from the prior years contest had plays professionally produced in Plays by Young Writers. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b Form 990 is reviewed by the Board of Directors prior to filing. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12 The ByLaws require that the Board disclose information that could be considered a conflict of interest as any such conflicts arise. Each Board member upon joining the Board signs a document verifying their agreement to the terms and conditions. Conflict of Interest Certification form is signed annually. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15a The Executive Committee reviews the Executive Directors performance and considers pay scales of comparably sized nonprofits in determining salary recommendations to the Board for approval. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 Governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements are available to the public upon request at Playwrights Projects office.