Young Playwrights Theater

EIN: 522102391 501(c)(3) Arts, Culture & Humanities

Washington, DC

Total Revenue
$1,106,585
Total Expenses
$1,155,207
Total Assets
$975,373
Net Assets
$714,992
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Organization Details

Formation Year
1997
Legal Domicile
DC
Principal Officer
Brigitte Winter
Tax Period
2023-07-01 to 2024-06-30

Young Playwrights Theater, founded in 1997, is a community nonprofit in the Arts, Culture & Humanities sector that reported $1.1M in total revenue in fiscal year 2023. Revenue surged 35% from the prior year, signaling strong growth momentum.

Mission

Young Playwrights Theater (YPT) is committed to using theater & writing to foster dialogue, arts education, literacy & conflict resolution in communities.

Program Service Accomplishments

Program 1
Expenses: $336,668 Revenue: $1,852

AFTER-SCHOOL PLAYWRITING PROGRAM: YPT provides out-of-school-time (OST) programming for elementary, middle, and high school students year-round, providing ensemble-based creative writing and...

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AFTER-SCHOOL PLAYWRITING PROGRAM: YPT provides out-of-school-time (OST) programming for elementary, middle, and high school students year-round, providing ensemble-based creative writing and performance opportunities in students schools and communities. YPT also partners with several schools each year to build their first-ever youth-centered, comprehensive drama programs, which include enrichment activities focused on playwriting, socio-emotional learning, literacy, and performance. Through this lens, young people have ownership over the creative process, and develop dramatic work on topics that interest them and reflect their lived experience.

Program 2
Expenses: $335,668 Revenue: $21,250

SILENCE IS VIOLENCE AND SPECIAL PROJECTS: YPT is the only professional theater dedicated entirely to arts education & producing student-written work. Each year, YPT produces an Annual Performance...

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SILENCE IS VIOLENCE AND SPECIAL PROJECTS: YPT is the only professional theater dedicated entirely to arts education & producing student-written work. Each year, YPT produces an Annual Performance Series of student-written plays, which are attended by 1,000 audience members from across the region. This series includes Special Projects focusing on mentoring young playwrights as they develop full-length plays for production as well as Silence is Violence (SiV), YPTs core annual production. SiV is YPTs most immediate & direct route of addressing social justice issues affecting Washington, DC area youth through performance & community dialogue.

Program 3
Expenses: $274,047 Revenue: $18,540

IN-SCHOOL PLAYWRITING PROGRAM: The In-School Playwriting (ISP) Program weaves the art of playwriting into Language Arts curricula as part of students school day instruction to enhance literacy...

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IN-SCHOOL PLAYWRITING PROGRAM: The In-School Playwriting (ISP) Program weaves the art of playwriting into Language Arts curricula as part of students school day instruction to enhance literacy, creative expression, and communication. Every ISP student writes their own play from idea to final draft and we bring local career actors into the classroom to perform students plays, allowing them to see their words brought to life by career artists. The majority of YPTs ISP students are served through our larger Young Playwrights Workshop initiative, a professional development initiative supporting DCPS theater educators to develop and implement their own playwriting curricula. These classes are contributing to a Playspiration Festival where students share plays they have developed over the school year with a partner school exploring the same theme. These students also share their plays during the annual DCPS Performing Arts Festival each May.

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Financial Overview (2023)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $1,048,988
Program Service Revenue $44,180
Investment Income $19,718
Other Revenue $-6,301
TOTAL REVENUE $1,106,585

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $0
Salaries & Benefits $865,851
Fundraising Expenses $133,454
Program Expenses $946,383
Other Expenses $289,356
TOTAL EXPENSES $1,155,207

Year-over-Year Comparison

2023 2022 Change
Revenue $1,106,585 $822,291 +0.3%
Expenses $1,155,207 $1,067,319 +0.1%
Net Income $-48,622 $-245,028 -0.8%
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Governance

Voting Members
12
Independent Members
12
Employees
13
Volunteers
1

Governance Policies

Conflict of Interest Policy
Whistleblower Policy
Document Retention Policy

Special Practices & Reported Activities

Operated a School
Operated a Hospital
Provided First Class Travel
Reported Conflict of Interest
Reported Asset Diversion
Excess Benefit Transaction
Made Political Expenditures
Engaged in Lobbying
Operated Donor Advised Fund
Maintained Art Collections
Filed Form 720

Compensation of Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Total Officers
6
$126,611
Total Directors
12
$0
Key Employees
0
$0
Highest Compensated
0
reported
Name Title Hours/Week Role Reportable Comp Other Comp Total
Brigitte Winter Executive Director 40.00
Officer
$120,611 $6,000 $126,611
Lisa Rawls Director 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Courtney Knowles Director 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Lara Trujillo Webb Director 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Michele Walters Director 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Walt Derengowski Director 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Camille Bryan Director 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Damion Perkins Director 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
LaMar Bagley Secretary 3.00
Officer Director
$0 $0 $0
Tyrone D Short Treasurer 3.00
Officer Director
$0 $0 $0
Lemar White Chair 3.00
Officer Director
$0 $0 $0
Michone T Johnson Vice-Chair 3.00
Officer Director
$0 $0 $0
Paul Feeko Chair 3.00
Officer Director
$0 $0 $0
Note: Compensation data is self-reported by the organization on their Form 990. "Reportable Comp" includes salary, bonuses, and other reportable compensation from the organization and related organizations. "Other Comp" includes benefits, deferred compensation, and non-taxable benefits.

Historical Data

Year Revenue Expenses Assets Net Income
2025 No data No data No data No data
2024 $1,106,585 $1,155,207 $975,373 $-48,622
2023 $822,291 $1,067,319 $1,143,415 $-245,028
2022 $1,115,828 $802,244 $1,063,314 $313,584
2021 $862,843 $833,399 $907,850 $29,444
2020 $870,616 $856,439 $828,216 $14,177
2019 $792,589 $838,827 $706,869 $-46,238
2018 $625,317 $821,306 $728,698 $-195,989
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