Nonprofit · EIN 95-4492653
GEFFEN PLAYHOUSE INC
Also known as GEFFEN PLAYHOUSE
Tax-exempt · LOS ANGELES, CA 90024
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 31, 2025 | 990 | $13,144,753 | $15,506,391 | -$2,361,638 | $20,178,292 | $4,811,974 | $15,366,318 |
| August 31, 2024 | 990 | $13,761,803 | $16,904,396 | -$3,142,593 | $23,510,923 | $5,621,912 | $17,889,011 |
| August 31, 2023 | 990 | $13,620,402 | $19,586,215 | -$5,965,813 | $27,076,706 | $5,063,239 | $22,013,467 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $6,302,653
- of which government grants
- $93,500
- Program service revenue
- $5,807,370
- Investment income
- $867,884
- Royalties
- $46
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $806,537
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $166,800
- Other revenue
- $166,846
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $791,428
- Other salaries and wages
- $6,227,886
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $8,450,354
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $9,071
- Accounting fees
- $79,878
- Occupancy
- $900,295
- Travel
- $360,671
- Depreciation
- $836,906
- Program services (functional)
- $12,742,753
- Management and general (functional)
- $1,924,441
- Fundraising (functional)
- $839,197
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $23,510,923
- Total assets, end of year
- $20,178,292
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $4,811,974
- Net assets, end of year
- $15,366,318
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $11,451,774
- Publicly traded securities
- $45,696
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,403,032
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $13,963,286
- Gross receipts
- $13,255,882
- Employees
- 312
- Volunteers
- 36
- Year formed
- 1994
- 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 August 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GIL CATES JR | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $288,461 | $13,051 |
| TARELL ALVIN MCCRANEY | ARTISTIC DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $265,385 | $8,816 |
| SARAH WEINBERG | CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $153,942 | $7,694 |
| DAN IONAZZI | PRODUCER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $152,908 | $0 |
| SARAH STURDIVANT | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Officer | 40 | $141,693 | $7,893 |
| PATRICK BROWN | DIRECTOR OF MARKETING Highest-paid employee | 40 | $138,548 | $9,445 |
| AMY LEVINSON MILLAN | ARTISTIC ASSOCIATE/LITERARY DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $128,285 | $12,000 |
| ZENON DMYTRYK | DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $123,153 | $15,975 |
| ADI GREENBERG | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARY ANN CLOYD | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LINDA BERNSTEIN RUBIN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HOWARD TENENBAUM | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BONNIE E ESKENAZI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRENDA GARCIA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRIAN MANN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
18 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MARK FLEISCHER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CARLA MALDEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CYNTHIA P STAFFORD | DIRECTOR (THRU 6/25) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DANNY PASSMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DR BRAD EDGERTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ERIC HEER | DIRECTOR (THRU 6/25) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HOLLY RICE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JAHAN WANG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN HORN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARC WEINSTOCK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARY OSAKO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MERLE DANDRIDGE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MIRANDA TOLLMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NOBLE HANSEN | DIRECTOR (THRU 8/25) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PATRICIA L GLASER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RICHARD SHERMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SUE NAHLEY FLEISHMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TIFFANY MAYBERRY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended August 31, 2024: 34 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEHNAZ ATAEE | CFO (THRU 09/23) Officer | 40 | $327,582 | $12,492 |
| GIL CATES JR | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $272,211 | $11,530 |
| SARAH FLORENCE WEINBERG | CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $150,935 | $6,975 |
| PATRICK BROWN | DIRECTOR OF MARKETING Highest-paid employee | 40 | $135,841 | $8,440 |
| AMY LEVINSON MILLAN | ARTISTIC ASSOCIATE/LITERARY DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $125,779 | $10,612 |
| ZENON DMYTRYK | DIEECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $120,748 | $14,204 |
| TARELL ALVIN MCCRANEY | ARTISTIC DIRECTOR (AS OF 09/23) Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $127,885 | $261 |
| DAN IONAZZI | PRODUCER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $125,192 | $0 |
| MATTHEW JOSEPH SHAKMAN | ARTISTIC DIRECTOR (THRU 01/23) Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $25,961 | $7 |
| ADI GREENBERG | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BONNIE E ESKENAZI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRENDA GARCIA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRIAN MANN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CARLA MALDEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CYNTHIA P STAFFORD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DANNY PASSMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR BRAD EDGERTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR GENE D BLOCK | DIRECTOR (THRU 08/24) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIC HEER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HOLLY RICE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HOWARD TENENBAUM | CHAIR EMERITUS, TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JAHAN WANG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LINDA BERNSTEIN RUBIN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARC WEINSTOCK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK FLEISCHER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARY ANN CLOYD | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARY OSAKO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MERLE DANDRIDGE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PATRICIA L GLASER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RICHARD SHERMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SUE NAHLEY FLEISHMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TIFFANY MAYBERRY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NOBLE HANSEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SARAH STURDIVANT | CFO (AS OF 1/24) Officer | 40 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended August 31, 2023: 37 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GIL CATES JR | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $280,808 | $10,508 |
| MATT SHAKMAN | ARTISTIC DIRECTOR (THRU 02/23) Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $250,000 | $77 |
| BEHNAZ ATAEE | CFO Officer | 40 | $210,000 | $16,031 |
| DAN IONAZZI | PRODUCER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $153,154 | $2,430 |
| PATRICK BROWN | DIRECTOR OF MARKETING Highest-paid employee | 40 | $141,000 | $7,732 |
| AMY LEVINSON MILLAN | ARTISTIC ASSOCIATE/LITERARY DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $118,154 | $9,512 |
| JENNIFER PEARSONS | DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $115,731 | $10,769 |
| PETER BANACHOWSKI | ACCOUNTING MANAGER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $107,718 | $6,881 |
| ADI GREENBERG | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BETH BEHRS | DIRECTOR (THRU 11/22) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BONNIE E ESKENAZI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRENDA GARCIA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRIAN MANN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CARLA MALDEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CYNTHIA P STAFFORD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DANNY PASSMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR BRAD EDGERTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR GENE D BLOCK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIC HEER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HOLLY RICE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HOWARD TENENBAUM | CHAIR EMERITUS Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JAHAN WANG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KEVIN BRIGHT | DIRECTOR (THRU 09/22) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KEVYN WYNN | DIRECTOR (THRU 09/22) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LINDA BERNSTEIN RUBIN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARC WEINSTOCK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK FLEISCHER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARTHA HENDERSON | DIRECTOR (THRU 04/23) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARY ANN CLOYD | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARY OSAKO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MERLE DANDRIDGE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PAMELA ROBINSON HOLLANDER | DIRECTOR (THRU 11/22) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PATRICIA L GLASER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RICHARD SHERMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SUE NAHLEY FLEISHMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TIFFANY MAYBERRY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| VICTORIA ALONSO | DIRECTOR (THRU 05/23) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 10886 LE CONTE AVE, LOS ANGELES, CA 90024-3021
- In care of
- % MICHELLE MCDONALD
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- SARAH STURDIVANT, 10886 LE CONTE AVENUE, LOS ANGELES, CA 90024
- Signed the 990
- SARAH STURDIVANT, CFO
- Phone
- (310) 208-6500
- Website
- WWW.GEFFENPLAYHOUSE.ORG
- Return prepared by
- BAKER TILLY ADVISORY GROUP LP
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 95-4492653 or by the name GEFFEN PLAYHOUSE INC.
- 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
GEFFEN PLAYHOUSE, INC. IS AN ORGANIZATION DEVOTED TO PROVIDING QUALITY THEATER THROUGH A SERIES OF PRODUCTIONS, WORKSHOPS, SEMINAR, PLAY READINGS & LECTURES TO THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES IN THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES & THE STUDENTS OF UCLA SCHOOL OF THEATER, FILM & TELEVISION.
Program accomplishments
- GEFFEN PLAYHOUSE IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO ENRICHING THE CULTURAL LIFE OF LOS ANGELES THROUGH PLAYS AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS THAT INFORM, ENTERTAIN, AND INSPIRE. FOUNDED BY GILBERT CATES IN 1994, GEFFEN PLAYHOUSE IS NAMED IN HONOR OF ENTERTAINMENT MOGUL AND PHILANTHROPIST DAVID GEFFEN, WHO MADE THE INITIAL DONATION TO THE THEATER. NOTED FOR ITS INTIMACY AND CELEBRATED FOR ITS RENOWNED MIX OF CLASSIC AND CONTEMPORARY PLAYS AS WELL AS PROVOCATIVE WORLD PREMIERE PRODUCTIONS, GEFFEN PLAYHOUSE PRESENTS A BODY OF WORK THAT GARNERS NATIONAL RECOGNITION. OUR ARTISTIC PROGRAMMING REFLECTS OUR BOLD COMMITMENT TO TRANSFORMING THE LANDSCAPE OF CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN THEATER BY PRIORITIZING CREATIVE STORYTELLING, NEW ARTISTIC PERSPECTIVES, ADVANCED TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS, AND PRODUCTION DESIGN, MAKING GEFFEN PLAYHOUSE A HAVEN FOR PLAYWRIGHTS AND A WORLD-CLASS LABORATORY FOR NEW PLAYS. GEFFEN PLAYHOUSE IS LED BY ARTISTIC DIRECTOR TARELL ALVIN MCCRANEY AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/CEO GIL CATES, JR.EACH SEASON WE PRODUCE PLAYS IN THE 500-SEAT GIL CATES THEATER AND IN OUR FLEXIBLE BLACK BOX SPACE, THE AUDREY SKIRBALL KENIS THEATER. PROUDLY ASSOCIATED WITH UCLA, GEFFEN PLAYHOUSE WELCOMES AN AUDIENCE OF MORE THAN 80,000 EACH YEAR AND MAINTAINS EXTENSIVE EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO INVOLVE UNDERSERVED YOUNG PEOPLE AND THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE IN THE ARTS.Expenses $12,230,790 · revenue $5,807,370
- EDUCATION AND OUTREACH PROGRAMS SEE MISSION & HISTORY STATEMENT ON LINE 4A.Expenses $511,963
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 August, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | August 31, 2026 | January 15, 2027 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | August 31, 2025 | January 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | August 31, 2024 | January 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 95-4492653
- 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
- 1996
- Accounting year ends
- August
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A650)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $20,178,292
- Income (IRS master file)
- $13,255,882
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | August 2025 | $13,144,753 | $15,506,391 | $20,178,292 | XML |
| 990 | August 2024 | $13,761,803 | $16,904,396 | $23,510,923 | IRS |
| 990 | August 2023 | $13,620,402 | $19,586,215 | $27,076,706 | XML |
| 990 | August 2022 | $21,063,113 | $15,896,280 | $33,029,635 | IRS |
| 990 | August 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | August 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | August 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | August 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 95-4492653).
Questions about GEFFEN PLAYHOUSE INC
- What is the EIN of GEFFEN PLAYHOUSE INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of GEFFEN PLAYHOUSE INC is 95-4492653.
- Is GEFFEN PLAYHOUSE INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1996.
- Are donations to GEFFEN PLAYHOUSE INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does GEFFEN PLAYHOUSE 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 GEFFEN PLAYHOUSE INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending August 31, 2026) is due January 15, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did GEFFEN PLAYHOUSE INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended August 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of GEFFEN PLAYHOUSE INC?
- The 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 names SARAH STURDIVANT.
- Who are the officers and directors of GEFFEN PLAYHOUSE INC?
- The 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 lists 33 people; 8 received compensation from the organization, the highest $288,461 (GIL CATES JR, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does GEFFEN PLAYHOUSE INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $13,144,753, expenses of $15,506,391 and total assets of $20,178,292 at year end.
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