Nonprofit · EIN 33-0394250
PLAYWRIGHTS PROJECT
Tax-exempt · SAN DIEGO, CA 92123
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 (amended) | $535,330 | $718,149 | -$182,819 | $788,536 | $98,606 | $689,930 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $859,995 | $775,161 | $84,834 | $959,464 | $86,715 | $872,749 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $859,011 | $464,978 | $394,033 | $834,169 | $46,254 | $787,915 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $478,535
- of which government grants
- $208,254
- Program service revenue
- $44,959
- Investment income
- $11,828
- Royalties
- $8
- Other revenue
- $8
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $91,580
- Other salaries and wages
- $377,812
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $531,170
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $2,500
- Occupancy
- $53,354
- Travel
- $11,551
- Depreciation
- $764
- Program services (functional)
- $652,422
- Management and general (functional)
- $38,063
- Fundraising (functional)
- $27,664
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $959,464
- Total assets, end of year
- $788,536
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $98,606
- Net assets, end of year
- $689,930
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $2,478
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $264,223
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $425,707
- Gross receipts
- $535,330
- Employees
- 116
- Volunteers
- 113
- Year formed
- 1985
- State of legal domicile
- CA
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cecelia Kouma | Executive Director Officer | 40 | $95,825 |
| Ishita Saxena-Dayal | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $401 |
| Ahmed Kenyatta Dents | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $280 |
| Lisa Kirazian | President Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Roy Sekigahama | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Alisa Howry | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Katie Keller | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Ann Radosevich | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Susan Gembrowski | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Allison Gardenswartz | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Jacob Gardenswartz | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| William B Guthrie | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Victoria Plettner-Saunders | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 13 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cecelia Kouma | Executive Director Officer | 40 | $92,434 |
| Lisa Kirazian | President Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Roy Sekigahama | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Alisa Howry | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Ishita Saxena-Dayal | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Katie Keller | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Ahmed Kenyatta Dents | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Lisa Balderston | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Susan Gembrowski | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Allison Gardenswartz | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Jacob Gardenswartz | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| William B Guthrie | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Victoria Plettner-Saunders | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 12 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cecelia Kouma | Executive Director Officer | 40 | $76,316 |
| Lisa Kirazian | President Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Roy Sekigahama | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Alisa Howry | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Alison Whitelaw | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Mary Baum | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Ahmed Kenyatta Dents | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Pete Lancia | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Jerry Buckley | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Katie Keller | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Ishita Dayal | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Vanoli Chander | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 3675 RUFFIN RD STE 130, SAN DIEGO, CA 92123-1870
- In care of
- % CECELIA KOUMA
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- Cecelia Kouma, 3675 Ruffin Road Ste 330, San Diego, CA 92123
- Signed the 990
- Cecelia Kouma, Executive Director
- Phone
- (858) 384-2970
- Website
- www.playwrightsproject.org
- Return prepared by
- Sonnenberg & Company CPAs
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 33-0394250 or by the name PLAYWRIGHTS PROJECT.
- Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
- Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)
- Secretary of State, bizfile Online
- Corporation status, entity number, agent for service
- Franchise Tax Board
- Entity status letter (state tax exemption, good standing)
Mission
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.
Program accomplishments
- Teaching Programs 836 students and 14 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. 31 individuals attended culminating performances of participants plays.Expenses $92,191 · revenue $22,257
- 4b. Production Play Festival Our professional production of the 40th season of the Plays by Young Writers Festival presented winning scripts from our California Young Playwrights Contest. Two plays by writers age 16 to 17 were fully produced, and two plays by writers age 10-13 were staged readings. 4 performances were conducted for school groups 1572 youth and 151 adults attended 1 public at the Salvation Armys Kroc Theatre 19 youth and 123 adults attended 1 intro performance with excerpts of all plays was presented with 47 individuals in attendance.Expenses $100,189 · revenue $8,640
- Out of the Yard Arts in Corrections program 338 currently or formerly incarcerated adults wrote individual plays during 16 workshops writers scripts were performed for 2,038 audience members attended 54 performances inside facilities and out in the public, including live productions at SDSU, UC Irvine, and a Far South/Border North project 5 plays adapted into films which were viewed at multiple sites, including the La Jolla Playhouses WOW Fest. Programs developed communication skills, self-efficacy, creativity, honored the resilience of the human spirit, and educated the general public about life in correctional systems.Expenses $347,286 · revenue $10,490
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 33-0394250
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1994
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A600)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $788,536
- Income (IRS master file)
- $535,330
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $535,330 | $718,149 | $788,536 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $859,995 | $775,161 | $959,464 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $859,011 | $464,978 | $834,169 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $432,401 | $396,684 | $440,480 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 33-0394250).
Questions about PLAYWRIGHTS PROJECT
- What is the EIN of PLAYWRIGHTS PROJECT?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of PLAYWRIGHTS PROJECT is 33-0394250.
- Is PLAYWRIGHTS PROJECT tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1994.
- Are donations to PLAYWRIGHTS PROJECT tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does PLAYWRIGHTS PROJECT file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of PLAYWRIGHTS PROJECT due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did PLAYWRIGHTS PROJECT last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of PLAYWRIGHTS PROJECT?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names Cecelia Kouma.
- Who are the officers and directors of PLAYWRIGHTS PROJECT?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 13 people; 3 received compensation from the organization, the highest $95,825 (Cecelia Kouma, Executive Director).
- How much revenue does PLAYWRIGHTS PROJECT have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $535,330, expenses of $718,149 and total assets of $788,536 at year end.
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