Nonprofit · EIN 22-3886369
WATERWELL PRODUCTIONS INC
Also known as WATERWELL
Tax-exempt · NEW YORK, NY 10036
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $686,790 | $562,341 | $124,449 | $408,613 | $304,507 | $104,106 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 (amended) | $1,293,610 | $1,374,572 | -$80,962 | $378,146 | $398,489 | -$20,343 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $1,027,251 | $1,021,505 | $5,746 | $93,739 | $33,120 | $60,619 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $593,452
- of which government grants
- $138,035
- Program service revenue
- $99,184
- Investment income
- $0
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$5,846
- Other revenue
- -$5,846
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $163,298
- Other salaries and wages
- $80,948
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $294,162
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Occupancy
- $31,423
- Travel
- $7,878
- Program services (functional)
- $435,952
- Management and general (functional)
- $86,996
- Fundraising (functional)
- $39,393
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $378,146
- Total assets, end of year
- $408,613
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $304,507
- Net assets, end of year
- $104,106
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $30,152
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $73,954
- Gross receipts
- $719,156
- Employees
- 64
- Volunteers
- 10
- Year formed
- 2003
- 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 June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Sunday Evans | Artistic Direct Officer | 40 | $85,885 |
| Sarah Scafidi | MANAGING DIR Officer | 40 | $83,663 |
| Jeanne Houck | Vice Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Maria Somma | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Nella Vera | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Aaron Chase | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Sujata Thomas | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Andrew Jackel | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Damon Owlia | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Kimya Zahedi | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Gregory Franklin | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ALEXIS CONFER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Morad Masjedi | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Arian Moayed | Chairperson Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| Nzinga Williams | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
1 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morena Baccarin | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 15 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sarah Scafidi | MANAGING DIR Officer | 40 | $44,329 |
| Jeanne Houck | Vice Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Maria Somma | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Nella Vera | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Aaron Chase | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Sujata Thomas | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Andrew Jackel | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Damon Owlia | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Kimya Zahedi | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Gregory Franklin | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ALEXIS CONFER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Morad Masjedi | Treasurer Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Arian Moayed | Chairperson Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| Nzinga Williams | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Morena Baccarin | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 16 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Frank | mANAGING dIR Officer | 40 | $72,519 |
| Annie Middleton | INTERIM MNG DIR Officer | 40 | $3,635 |
| Jeanne Houck | Vice Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Maria Somma | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Nella Vera | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Aaron Chase | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Sujata Thomas | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Andrew Jackel | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Damon Owlia | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Kimya Zahedi | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Gregory Franklin | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Morad Masjedi | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Arian Moayed | Chairperson Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| Nzinga Williams | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Morena Baccarin | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Sarah Scafidi | mANAGING dIR Officer | 40 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 321 W 44TH ST STE 801, NEW YORK, NY 10036-5453
- Signed the 990
- Sarah Scafidi, MANAGING DIR
- Phone
- (212) 560-7545
- Website
- WWW.WATERWELL.ORG
- Return prepared by
- Gary S Eisenkraft CPA
Mission
Waterwell is a nonprofit production company dedicated to telling stories that reflect the real complexity of pressing civic questions and by doing so, advancing change toward a more just and humane society. Built on our foundation of community engagement, education, and live performance, we create theatrical productions and live events that are timely, creatively daring, and emotionally potent to cultivate connections across real and perceived divides. Our projects manifest in more that one medium but everything we do is infused with our love of the immediacy of live performance.
Program accomplishments
- Waterwell creates theater, film, and digital media that wrestles with complex civic questions, gathering people for cultural events that provoke, inspire, and build community. We are dedicated to telling engrossing stories that can reach people across real and perceived divides. We produce our projects using an evolving set of best practices that are influenced by the principles of community organizing and movement building. This is part of an ongoing investigation into how storytelling can have the most relevance and impact in efforts to create a more just and humane society.Our projects manifest in more than one medium but everything we do is infused with our love of the immediacy of live performance.Expenses $435,952 · revenue $99,184
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
- 22-3886369
- 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
- 2003
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A65)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $408,613
- Income (IRS master file)
- $719,156
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $686,790 | $562,341 | $408,613 | XML |
| 990 | June 2024 | $1,293,610 | $1,374,572 | $378,146 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $1,027,251 | $1,021,505 | $93,739 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $1,360,124 | $1,353,303 | $96,265 | 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 22-3886369).
Questions about WATERWELL PRODUCTIONS INC
- What is the EIN of WATERWELL PRODUCTIONS INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of WATERWELL PRODUCTIONS INC is 22-3886369.
- Is WATERWELL PRODUCTIONS INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2003.
- Are donations to WATERWELL PRODUCTIONS INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does WATERWELL PRODUCTIONS 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 WATERWELL PRODUCTIONS INC 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 WATERWELL PRODUCTIONS INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who are the officers and directors of WATERWELL PRODUCTIONS INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 16 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $85,885 (Lee Sunday Evans, Artistic Direct).
- How much revenue does WATERWELL PRODUCTIONS INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $686,790, expenses of $562,341 and total assets of $408,613 at year end.
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