Playwrights Project

“Form 990 is reviewed by the Board of Directors prior to filing.”

“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.”

“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.”

“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.”

“Program Service Expenses 14,301, Grants and allocations 0, Revenue 4,350 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. Specific focus groups include Telling Stories 30 Foster Youth wrote plays in workshops and 57 attended plays Border Lines 13 immigrants wrote plays attended by 210 community members Lifestages/Recollections 22 seniors wrote plays attended by 41 individuals Recovery 17 youth and adults in recovery helped develop plays attended by 1,047.”

“Program Service Expenses 13,673, Grants and allocations 0, Revenue 0 CALIFORNIA YOUNG PLAYWRIGHTS CONTEST 465 youth under age 19 entered our statewide playwriting contest, submitting a total of 432 scripts some students wrote in pairs. Student writers competed for a professional production of their script in PBYW and those who requested feedback received script critiques. 6 winners from the prior years contest had plays professionally produced in Plays by Young Writers.”

“Program Service Expenses 20,080, Grants and allocations 0, Revenue 0 PLAY BY PLAY CULTIVATING ADULT PLAYWRIGHTS With support of The San Diego Foundations Creative Catalyst Grant, one writer received a commission and dramaturgical support to workshop and perform her new play Caregivers Anonymous at the San Diego Central Librarys Shiley Events Room, Ohr Shalom Synagogue Social Hall and Christ Presbyterian Church in Carlsbad, community presentation and performances were attended by an audience of 228.”

“Teaching artists are contracted to provide instruction in playwriting and theatre artists present plays developed in the programs.”

“Playwrights Project received assets totaling 24,476 as a result of merger with another nonprofit.”