Nonprofit · EIN 46-4635444
SHAKESPEARE PLAY ON
Also known as SANTA CRUZ SHAKESPEARE
Tax-exempt · SANTA CRUZ, CA 95065
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $2,668,319 | $2,708,901 | -$40,582 | $2,805,677 | $92,736 | $2,712,941 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $2,121,371 | $2,363,510 | -$242,139 | $2,808,691 | $55,168 | $2,753,523 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,105,043
- Program service revenue
- $1,469,821
- Investment income
- $69,191
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $24,264
- Other revenue
- $24,264
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $207,000
- Other salaries and wages
- $1,065,593
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,528,599
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $31,599
- Travel
- $5,962
- Depreciation
- $124,951
- Program services (functional)
- $2,262,885
- Management and general (functional)
- $278,354
- Fundraising (functional)
- $167,662
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $2,808,691
- Total assets, end of year
- $2,805,677
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $92,736
- Net assets, end of year
- $2,712,941
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $900,588
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,771,047
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $941,894
- Gross receipts
- $2,676,203
- Employees
- 128
- Volunteers
- 90
- Year formed
- 2013
- State of legal domicile
- CA
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, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lorne Dechtenberg | Managing Dir. Officer | 40 | $102,000 | $6,011 |
| Charles Pasternak | Artistic Dir. Officer | 40 | $105,000 | $0 |
| Chris Frost | President Institutional trustee, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| Mary Anne Carson | Vice President Institutional trustee, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Liz Sandoval | Treasurer Institutional trustee, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Jean Shimoguchi | Secretary Institutional trustee, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Rick Wright | Imm Past Pres. Institutional trustee | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| Margaret Brose | Director Institutional trustee | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Mark Dammann | Director Institutional trustee | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Anna Hackenbracht | Director Institutional trustee | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Lee Duffus | Director Institutional trustee | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Bill Richter | Director Institutional trustee | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Kent Imai | Director Institutional trustee | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Kevin Lohman | Director Institutional trustee | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Dorothy Wise | Director Institutional trustee | 1 | $0 | $0 |
2 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Lipton | Director Institutional trustee | 1 | $0 |
| Meg Lilienthal | Director Institutional trustee | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 15 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHARLES PASTERNAK | ARTISTIC DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $80,316 | $0 |
| LARRY MABREY | MANAGING DIRECTOR 1/1-6/9 Officer | 40 | $50,374 | $12,879 |
| MIKE RYAN | ARTISTIC DIRECTOR 1/1-8/31 Officer | 40 | $56,718 | $0 |
| LORNE DECHTENBERG | MANAGING DIRECTOR 11/13-12/31 Officer | 40 | $11,246 | $0 |
| RICK WRIGHT | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| BILL RICHTER | IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRIS FROST | VICE-PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| LIZ SANDOVAL | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JEAN SHIMOGUCHI | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MARGARET BROSE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARY ANNE CARSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LEE DUFFUS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANNA HACKENBRACHT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KENT IMAI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KEVIN LOHMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 501 UPPER PARK RD, SANTA CRUZ, CA 95065-2119
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- Chris Frost, 501 UPPER PARK ROAD, SANTA CRUZ, CA 95065
- Signed the 990
- Lorne Dechtenberg, Managing Dir.
- Phone
- (831) 460-6396
- Website
- WWW.SANTACRUZSHAKESPEARE.ORG
- Return prepared by
- McGilloway Ray Brown & Kaufman
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 46-4635444 or by the name SHAKESPEARE PLAY ON.
- Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
- Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)
- Secretary of State, bizfile Online
- Corporation status, entity number, agent for service
- Franchise Tax Board
- Entity status letter (state tax exemption, good standing)
Mission
Inspired by Shakespeare, we create and strengthen our community by bringing audiences and theatre artists together to celebrate stories about our collective humanity. Matching a fearless aesthetic with transparent financial responsibility, SCS is passionate about theatre.
Program accomplishments
- Santa Cruz Shakespeare's outdoor theatre festival is a treasured 42-year tradition in the county, attracting multi-generational theatergoers to a shared experience of exceptional theatre that provides a canvas to explore, question, and celebrate the political, social, and human condition. In 2024 we presented a three-play summer festival, and we added our first ever fall production, as well as our first winter production. We also continued our partnership with UCSC's humanities institute and the Shakespeare workshop, presenting "Undiscovered Shakespeare and Weekend with Shakespeare." As a free educational resource, SCS also developed online study guides and lesson plans on several Shakespeare plays accessible to educators and students throughout the region and the country.Expenses $2,262,885 · revenue $1,469,821
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 | Not 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
- 46-4635444
- 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
- 2014
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A99)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $2,805,677
- Income (IRS master file)
- $2,676,203
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $2,668,319 | $2,708,901 | $2,805,677 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $2,121,371 | $2,363,510 | $2,808,691 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $1,960,117 | $2,100,383 | $3,061,439 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2017 | – | – | – | 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 46-4635444).
Questions about SHAKESPEARE PLAY ON
- What is the EIN of SHAKESPEARE PLAY ON?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of SHAKESPEARE PLAY ON is 46-4635444.
- Is SHAKESPEARE PLAY ON tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2014.
- Are donations to SHAKESPEARE PLAY ON tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does SHAKESPEARE PLAY ON 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 SHAKESPEARE PLAY ON due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did SHAKESPEARE PLAY ON last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of SHAKESPEARE PLAY ON?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names Chris Frost.
- Who are the officers and directors of SHAKESPEARE PLAY ON?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 17 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $102,000 (Lorne Dechtenberg, Managing Dir.).
- How much revenue does SHAKESPEARE PLAY ON have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $2,668,319, expenses of $2,708,901 and total assets of $2,805,677 at year end.
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