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National New Play Network Ltd

EIN 13-4018585 · Lake Worth, FL

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthWeak37 out of 100GovernanceGood85 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

THE NATIONAL NEW PLAY NETWORK IS THE COUNTRY'S ALLIANCE OF NON-PROFIT THEATRES THAT CHAMPIONS THE DEVELOPMENT, PRODUCTION, AND CONTINUED LIFE OF NEW PLAYS.

Income
$1.2 million
Spending
$1.3 million
Spent on programs
58%
Reserves
-1 months of spending
Largest source of income
fees for its services, 56%
Employees
6
Volunteers
27
Highest pay
$112,027, executive director

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Weak: 37 out of 100. Higher than 9% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, $1m to $10m).

  • Reserves

    0 of 35

    Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.

  • Debt

    10 of 20

    It owes 37% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    4 of 15

    Spending exceeded income by 8% of income.

  • Income trend

    15 of 15

    Income rose 22% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    8 of 15

    58% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 26 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

Good: 85 out of 100. Higher than 38% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, $1m to $10m).

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    29 of 29 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    15 of 15

    Has a written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    0 of 8

    Reports no written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    0 of 7

    Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    10 of 10

    Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Pay set independently

    5 of 5

    Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.

  • Independent check of accounts

    15 of 15

    Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Impact evidence

Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.

Programs described in its return (4)
  1. $224,998 spent. NNPN'S FLAGSHIP INITIATIVE, THE NATIONAL NEW PLAY NETWORK ROLLING WORLD PREMIERES (RWP), SUPPORTS THREE OR MORE MEMBER THEATERS THAT CHOOSE TO MOUNT THE SAME NEW PLAY WITHIN AN 18-MONTH PERIOD. IN THIS PROGRAM, A PLAYWRIGHT DEVELOPS A NEW WORK WITH AT LEAST THREE DIFFERENT CREATIVE TEAMS FOR AT LEAST THREE DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES OF PATRONS, ENSURING THE RESULTING PLAY IS OF THE HIGHEST POSSIBLE QUALITY. RWPS MAY BE MADE UP OF ANY COMBINATION OF NNPN CORE AND ASSOCIATE MEMBER THEATERS, WITH FUNDING TIERED ACCORDINGLY. FUNDED PROJECTS RECEIVE UP TO $25,000 TO BE DIVIDED AMONG THE PARTNER THEATERS, PLUS AWARDS FOR THE PLAYWRIGHTS. NNPN HAS SUPPORTED MORE THAN 100 NEW PLAYS AND MORE THAN 325 PRODUCTIONS TO DATE.
  2. $174,038 spent. COLLABORATION FUND: SINCE 2010, NNPN HAS ENCOURAGED INNOVATIVE, PIONEERING, PROJECT-BASED PARTNERSHIPS AMONG THEATERS IN SUPPORT OF PLAYWRIGHTS THROUGH ITS COLLABORATION FUND. TO ADDRESS THE MANY DIFFERENT WAYS THEATER COMPANIES WORK TOGETHER AND WITH PLAYWRIGHTS TO DEVELOP AND PRODUCE NEW WORK, THE PROGRAM HAS EXPANDED OVER THE YEARS TO FUND COLLABORATIONS BETWEEN MULTIPLE THEATERS AND COLLABORATIONS BETWEEN THEATERS AND INDIVIDUAL THEATER-MAKERS.
  3. $113,413 spent. NEW PLAY EXCHANGE (NPX): NPX IS AN ONLINE DATABASE OF NEW WORKS, READERS, AND PRODUCING ORGANIZATIONS SINCE ITS LAUNCH IN JANUARY OF 2015. MORE THAN 68,000 PLAYS ARE CURRENTLY INCLUDED ON THE PLATFORM, WHICH ALLOWS PLAYWRIGHTS TO SHARE THEIR WORK, READERS TO DISCOVER AND RECOMMEND THOSE PLAYS, AND ORGANIZATIONS TO ACCESS PLAYS BY WRITERS THAT FIT THEIR SPECIFIC NEEDS. IN 2025 A NEW TYPE OF SUBSCRIPTION WAS ADDED SPECIFICALLY FOR ACTORS SEEKING MONOLOGUES FOR AUDITIONS OR CLASSWORK.
  4. $242,400 spent. OTHER PROGRAMS - INCLUDING:THE NATIONAL SHOWCASE OF NEW PLAYS (NSNP) PRESENTS A VETTED SELECTION OF SIX NEW PLAYS FOR MEMBERS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY IN A STAGED READING FORMAT. THE SHOWCASE IS PRODUCED BY A MEMBER THEATER IN A DIFFERENT CITY EACH YEAR, AND NNPN PAYS TRAVEL COSTS SO THAT EACH CORE MEMBER HAS REPRESENTATIVES IN ATTENDANCE. MORE THAN 120 PLAYS HAVE RECEIVED SHOWCASE READINGS, AND AS OF JULY 2018, 106 OF THEM HAD RECEIVED WORLD PREMIERE PRODUCTIONS WITHIN THE NEXT TWO SEASONS, MORE THAN 80 OF THEM AT NNPN MEMBERS.RESIDENCY: FOR OVER A DECADE, NNPN'S PRODUCER IN RESIDENCE PROGRAM HAS SUPPORTED SEASON-LONG RESIDENCES AT NNPN CORE MEMBER THEATERS FOR THOSE COMMITTED TO FURTHERING THEIR CAREER EFFORTS TOWARD THE CREATION AND PRODUCTION OF NEW PLAYS. WHILE IMMERSED IN THE DAY-TO-DAY OPERATIONS OF THEIR HOST THEATER, RESIDENTS LEARN ABOUT NNPN'S SUCCESSFUL MODELS FOR COLLABORATION, DEEPEN THEIR CONNECTIONS TO THE ARTISTS AND LEADERS OF THE NETWORK, AND INCREASE THEIR VISIBILITY WITHIN THE FIELD.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.

    Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  2. Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.

    Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.

    Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  3. Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.

    On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.

    Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since September 1998.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.

    Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.

    Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.

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