Nonprofit · EIN 13-6144932
THE DRAMATISTS GUILD FUND INC
Tax-exempt · NEW YORK, NY 10018
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $3,849,157 | $3,166,227 | $682,930 | $10,340,289 | $1,236,402 | $9,103,887 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $2,473,043 | $3,363,857 | -$890,814 | $9,692,119 | $1,549,437 | $8,142,682 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $3,231,939 | $3,364,904 | -$132,965 | $10,754,827 | $1,471,013 | $9,283,814 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $3,205,755
- of which government grants
- $84,500
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $572,154
- Royalties
- $24,857
- Net rental income
- $15,650
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $417,392
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $1,630
- Other revenue
- $71,248
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $554,273
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $201,938
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,605,673
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $45
- Accounting fees
- $57,192
- Occupancy
- $204,967
- Travel
- $24,102
- Depreciation
- $60,074
- Program services (functional)
- $2,017,926
- Management and general (functional)
- $648,744
- Fundraising (functional)
- $499,557
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $9,692,119
- Total assets, end of year
- $10,340,289
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,236,402
- Net assets, end of year
- $9,103,887
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $193,683
- Publicly traded securities
- $8,298,760
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $3,571,988
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $5,531,899
- Gross receipts
- $7,639,438
- Employees
- 23
- Volunteers
- 0
- Year formed
- 1962
- State of legal domicile
- NY
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 December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| RACHEL ROUTH | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer, Highest-paid employee | 40 | $201,938 |
| MEGHAN GAUR | DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $129,200 |
| EVELYN SO | DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCE Highest-paid employee | 40 | $121,623 |
| DANIEL GERASIMOWICZ | EXECUTIVE ASSISTANCE AND BOARD LIAISON Highest-paid employee | 40 | $106,699 |
| GRETCHEN CRYER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANDREW LIPPA | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| KEVIN HAGER | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| MICHAEL GORDON | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| SUSAN LAUBACH | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| BARBARA OLCOTT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BENJ PASEK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRANDEN JACOBS-JENKINS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| C GRAHAM BERWIND III | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAVID HENRY HWANG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DONALD J LOFTUS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
13 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| DOUG WRIGHT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ELENI GIANULIS-VERMEER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH DEWBERRY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GARY DICENZO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JAMES IJAMES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JUSTIN PAUL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LOUISE EVINS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LIN-MANUEL MIRANDA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PETER RATRAY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROE GREEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOCELYN BIOH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| AUDREY CHOI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SAMUEL D HUNTER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 24 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| RACHEL ROUTH | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer, Highest-paid employee | 40 | $206,131 |
| EVELYN SO | DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCE Highest-paid employee | 40 | $127,462 |
| DANIEL GERASIMOWICZ | EXECUTIVE ASSISTANCE AND BOARD LIAISON Highest-paid employee | 40 | $109,344 |
| GRETCHEN CRYER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $5,100 |
| ANDREW LIPPA | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| KEVIN HAGER | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| MICHAEL GORDON | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| SUSAN LAUBACH | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| BARBARA OLCOTT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BENJ PASEK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRANDEN JACOBS-JENKINS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| C GRAHAM BERWIND III | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAVID HENRY HWANG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DONALD J LOFTUS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DOUG WRIGHT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ELENI GIANULIS-VERMEER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH DEWBERRY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GARY DICENZO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JAMES IJAMES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JUSTIN PAUL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LOUISE EVINS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LIN-MANUEL MIRANDA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PETER RATRAY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROE GREEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 22 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RACHEL ROUTH | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $174,126 | $20,767 |
| ANDREW LIPPA | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KEVIN HAGER | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL GORDON | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SUSAN LAUBACH | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GRETCHEN CRYER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BARBARA OLCOTT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BENJ PASEK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRANDEN JACOBS-JENKINS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| C GRAHAM BERWIND III | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID HENRY HWANG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DONALD J LOFTUS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DOUG WRIGHT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ELENI GIANULIS-VERMEER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH DEWBERRY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GARY DICENZO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES IJAMES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JUSTIN PAUL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LOUISE EVINS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LIN-MANUEL MIRANDA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PETER RATRAY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROE GREEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 520 8TH AVE RM 2401, NEW YORK, NY 10018-4146
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- RACHEL ROUTH, 520 8TH AVE 2401, NEW YORK, NY 10018
- Signed the 990
- RACHEL ROUTH, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (212) 391-8384
- Website
- dgf.org
- Return prepared by
- RICH AND BANDER LLP
Mission
WE NURTURE DRAMATISTS BY ENSURING THEY HAVE ACCESS TO FINANCIAL SUPPORT, MENTORSHIP, AND OTHER PRACTICAL RESOURCES. _
Program accomplishments
- GRANTS AND AWARDS TO THEATERS AND INSTITUTIONS FOR PROMOTING DRAMA - DGF SUPPORTS THEATER COMPANIES THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES BY PROVIDING GRANTS TO THEATRICAL ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE COUNTRY THAT PRODUCE WORKS BY CONTEMPORARY AMERICAL PLAYWRIGHTS, LYRICISTS, AND COMPOSERS. GRANTS IN AID TO INDIVIDUAL WRITERS BASED ON HARDSHIP - THROUGH THE KESSELRING EMERGENCY GRANT PROGRAM, THE FUND AWARDS EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE TO WRITERS WHO ARE EXPERIENCING FINANCIAL HARDSHIP.Expenses $2,017,926 · grants $554,273 · revenue $17,280
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 December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 13-6144932
- 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
- 1964
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A13)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $10,340,289
- Income (IRS master file)
- $7,639,438
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $3,849,157 | $3,166,227 | $10,340,289 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2024 | $2,473,043 | $3,363,857 | $9,692,119 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $3,231,939 | $3,364,904 | $10,754,827 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $3,110,420 | $3,105,097 | $9,967,588 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 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 13-6144932).
Questions about THE DRAMATISTS GUILD FUND INC
- What is the EIN of THE DRAMATISTS GUILD FUND INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of THE DRAMATISTS GUILD FUND INC is 13-6144932.
- Is THE DRAMATISTS GUILD FUND INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1964.
- Are donations to THE DRAMATISTS GUILD FUND INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does THE DRAMATISTS GUILD FUND INC 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 THE DRAMATISTS GUILD FUND INC due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did THE DRAMATISTS GUILD FUND INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of THE DRAMATISTS GUILD FUND INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names RACHEL ROUTH.
- Who are the officers and directors of THE DRAMATISTS GUILD FUND INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 28 people; 4 received compensation from the organization, the highest $201,938 (RACHEL ROUTH, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does THE DRAMATISTS GUILD FUND INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $3,849,157, expenses of $3,166,227 and total assets of $10,340,289 at year end.
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