2026-08-19T13:56:46-07:00 2026-01-31 Crosby & Kaneda CPAs LLP 548 Market St PMB 97503 San Francisco CA 94104 990 2025-02-01 943265879 Shotgun Players SHOT 5108416500 1901 Ashby Ave Berkeley CA 94703 Liz Hitchcock Lisle Managing Dir. 2026-08-19 true Tierna Jensen P02447146 5108352727 2025 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Liz Hitchcock Lisle 1901 Ashby Ave Berkeley CA 94703 2247650 false X www.shotgunplayers.org X 1997 CA Shotgun Players is a company of artists determined to create bold, relevant, affordable theatre that inspires and challenges audience and artist alike to re-examine our lives, our community, and the ever-changing world around us. 13 13 153 100 0 1005437 1323931 424501 769239 90148 72081 23787 42512 1543873 2207763 0 0 1177187 1198925 0 175424 743217 892488 1920404 2091413 -376531 116350 5078370 5223727 1177091 1206098 3901279 4017629 Shotgun Players is a company of artists determined to create bold, relevant, affordable theatre that inspires and challenges audience and artist alike to re-examine our lives, our community, and the ever-changing world around us. false false 1636682 769239 Mainstage Season Each year Shotgun Players produces five plays. Supporting the next generation of playwrights is evident each season with our inclusion of world premiere commissions, and productions of plays written within the last ten years. Shotgun Players has developed a loyal audience in the Bay Area, with patrons who are eager to experience our eclectic mix of classics and new works. With our ability to produce large cast shows at our 120 seat Ashby Stage, we are proudly known as the biggest little theatre in town. Make a DifferenceShotguns Make a Difference program has the capacity to provide an array of opportunities for the up-and-coming generation of theatergoers and theater-makers, creating a forum for their voices to be heard, and their work to be experienced. By providing this new generation with subsidized tickets, space, resources, and mentorship, Shotgun creates learning opportunities and passes on knowledge that comes from our own experience of growing into the company we are today. 1636682 true true false true false false false false false false true false false false true true true false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 56 0 true 153 true false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false X 13 13 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false CA X Elizabeth Lisle Abby Felder 5108416500 1901 Ashby Ave Berkeley CA 94701 Patrick Dooley Artistic Dir. 40.00 0.00 X 96924 0 14844 Liz Hitchcock Lisle Managing Dir. 40.00 0.00 X 91444 0 9516 Margaret Salop President 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Richard West Treasurer 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Lyndsey Heaton Secretary 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Debbie Arthur Board Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Susan Champion Board Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Vera Devera Board Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Ipsheeta Furtado Board Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 May Lynne Gill Board Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Naomi Janowitz Board Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Zack Kushner Board Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Ann Shannon Board Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Bret D'Ambrosio Board Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 David Simpson Board Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 188368 24360 0 false false false CA Scenic Fabrication 1251 Franquette Ave Unit D Concord CA 94520 Scenic installation 126986 1 75530 144394 1104007 1323931 Box office sales 711110 516446 516446 Facility rentals 711110 54204 54204 Subscriptions 711110 198589 198589 769239 72081 72081 0 0 0 0 7800 75530 13710 -5910 0 55423 26177 29246 29246 Other income 900099 19176 19176 19176 2207763 769239 120503 X 0 0 0 0 213191 124480 56191 32520 0 834937 705091 58714 71132 0 60852 52865 3606 4381 89945 71571 9612 8762 0 0 40183 40183 0 0 0 303463 271318 30545 1600 37424 31558 1163 4703 58604 35733 14925 7946 36124 29749 3180 3195 56115 50894 5221 38247 30215 4207 3825 6128 1220 489 4419 0 0 24508 20634 1937 1937 0 90313 90313 15171 13243 1928 Outreach & other 71120 18961 21766 30393 Production expenses 63843 63843 Dues, licenses & service fees 43027 24994 17617 416 Professional development 8218 8023 195 0 2091413 1636682 279307 175424 359103 607015 385366 743342 125500 166894 6462 13659 0 0 0 0 69299 57412 3485584 1010495 2556401 2475089 1576239 1160316 0 0 0 0 5078370 5223727 71681 80274 168449 235523 205811 182701 731150 707600 1177091 1206098 X 2925907 3064664 975372 952965 3901279 4017629 5078370 5223727 116350 X false true X true false X 1788165 1203265 1465612 1005437 1323931 6786410 0 0 1788165 1203265 1465612 1005437 1323931 6786410 1067860 5718550 296 5257 78431 94981 73639 252604 0 1571 2719 2473 13536 19176 39475 7078489 2434205 0.80790 0.76920 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED false false 7500 7500 2083913 2091413 254571 63643 false 254571 254571 381857 7500 7500 63643 63643 95465 592411 592411 2834428 965580 1868848 58745 44915 13830 2475089 EIDL Loan 615480 Union pension plan liability 92120 707600 X 2207763 2207763 2207763 2091413 2091413 2091413 Part X : FIN48 Footnote The Internal Revenue Service and the California Franchise Tax Board have determined that the Organization is exempt from federal and state income taxes under IRC 501(c)(3) and California RTC 23701(d). The Organization has evaluated its current tax positions as of January 31, 2026 and is not aware of any significant uncertain tax positions for which a reserve would be necessary. The Organizations tax returns are generally subject to examination by federal and state taxing authorities for three and four years, respectively, after they are filed. false Sassafras 83330 75530 7800 700 12810 200 83330 75530 7800 700 12810 200 13710 -5910 Richard West Board Building X 250000 182701 false true true 182701 Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b Managing Director and Development Director review the 990. Managing Director presents the 990 to Board Finance committee for review as well. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c Board Secretary requests and records renewal of the conflict of interest document annually. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15a The Board Finance and Executive Committees review and approve compensation each year as part of the annual budget process. There are periodic requests for industry research comparisons and studies to look at how these salaries sit within the local industry. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15b The Board Finance and Executive Committees review and approve compensation each year as part of the annual budget process. There are periodic requests for industry research comparisons and studies to look at how these salaries sit within the local industry. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 Available upon request.