Playwrights Horizons Inc
Playwrights Horizons is a writer's theater committed to the advancement of bold and visionary contemporary playwrights, through the development and production of daring new work and the education of future theatermakers.
Playwrights Horizons Inc at a glance
- Total assets
- $46,598,112
- -0.9% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $14,666,869
- +4.1% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $31,216
- -93.3% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $14,231,938
- -3.6% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Playwrights Horizons Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
2 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 2 grants of 2 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
How Playwrights Horizons Inc gives
- Giving grew 100% from 2019 to 2022. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2022, annual grant giving ranged from $10K (2019) to $40K (2021). In 2022 it made 1 grant totaling $20K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| New York Deaf Theatre Brooklyn, NY | Grants for Plays in American Sign Language | $20,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $46,598,112 | $14,666,869 | $14,231,938 | — | — | $31,216 |
| 2024 | $47,001,214 | $14,091,222 | $14,761,186 | — | — | $463,278 |
| 2023 | $44,049,105 | $10,581,539 | $13,493,530 | — | — | $172,676 |
| 2022 | $27,151,743 | $13,749,281 | $11,270,210 | $20,000 | 1 | $38,836 |
| 2021 | $25,963,246 | $8,087,382 | $7,969,177 | $40,000 | 1 | $242,623 |
| 2020 | $26,183,204 | $10,427,924 | $12,066,777 | — | — | $153,081 |
| 2019 | $28,646,770 | $12,168,448 | $13,014,364 | $10,000 | 1 | $54,712 |
About Playwrights Horizons Inc
Based on IRS filings
Playwrights Horizons Inc is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in New York, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $46.6M in total assets. Net investment income was $31K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Playwrights Horizons Inc is led by Sam Gonzalez, Chairman since 2025 (on filings since 2019); 9 of 41 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Sam Gonzalez
Chairman
Vice Chairman → Co-Chairman, 2023
Co-Chairman → Chairman, 2025
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Leslie Marcus
Managing Director
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$183K (2019) → $364K (2025)
Casey York
Managing Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
$74K (2025)
Adam Greenfield
Artistic Director
Associate Artistic Director → Artistic Director, 2021
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$104K (2020) → $172K (2025)
Benjamin Weisman
Development Director
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$118K (2020) → $150K (2025)
Nicole Wee
Theater Director
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$121K (2024) → $122K (2025)
Yi-Chen Lai
Director of Finance
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$37K (2025)
Carol Fishman
General Manager
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$144K (2019) → $156K (2025)
Hojae Lee
Controller
On filings since 2021
21 hrs/week
$110K (2022) → $80K (2025)
Natasha Sinha
Associate Artistic Director
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$101K (2024) → $103K (2025)
Alex Halpern Levy
Vice Chairman
Board Member → Vice Chairman, 2024
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Bryce L. Friedman
Board Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Dana M. Seshens
Board Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Eric M. Gural
Board Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ethan Geto
Board Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Fell Gray
Board Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jide J. Zeitlin
Board Member
Vice Chairman → Board Member, 2021
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jill Crovitz
Board Member
Secretary → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Judith O. Rubin
Chair Emeritus
Chairman → Co-Chairman, 2024
Co-Chairman → Chair Emeritus, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mark Birkhead
Treasurer
Board Member → Co-Treasurer, 2023
Co-Treasurer → Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Rachel Wilder
Board Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Robert Moss
Board Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Robert W. Jones
Board Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Alan Poul
Board Member
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Juliet Moser
Secretary
Board Member → Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Larissa Fasthorse
Vice Chairman
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Katrina McCann
Board Member
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mark Musico
Board Member
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Candice Cook Simmons
Board Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kelly G. Griffin
Board Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mitra O'Neill
Board Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sean Walsh
Board Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Shveta Kakar
Board Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Steven Weinstock
Board Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Evan Coles
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jason Wu
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michael R. Jackson
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Nicholas Russo To Jun
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Pamela Hurst-Della Pietra
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rick Feldman
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Susan Morris Novick
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (28)
- Former: Andre Bishop (2019–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Tim Sanford (2019–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Nicholas Russo (2022–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Jason Janicki (2023–2024) — Production Manager
- Former: Bruce Nathan Wilpon To Mar (2024) — Board Member
- Former: Erin Laber To Jun (2024) — Co-Treasurer
- Former: Marisa Sechrest To Sep (2024) — Board Member
- Former: Susan Ferziger (2024) — Associate Director of Development
- Former: Bruce Nathan Wilpon (2019–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Erin Laber (2019–2023) — Co-Treasurer
- Former: Marisa Sechrest (2019–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Scott Slobodnyak (2019–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Vinnie O'Toole (2019–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Bash Doran (2021–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Robert O' Hara (2021–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Kyle Sircus (2023) — Associate Managing Director
- Former: David Caplan (2019–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Linda Ibuzor (2019–2022) — Controller
- Former: Tomi Tsunoda (2022) — Theater School Director
- Former: Mikael Salovaara (2019–2021) — Vice Chairman
- Former: Pauline Oudin (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Christopher R. Lawrence (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: David Handler (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Larry Aidem (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Michael Patsalos-Fox (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Frederick Ertl (2020) — Interim Director
- Former: Krys Doerfler (2020) — Board Member
- Former: Suzen Bria (2020) — Administrative Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $364K, to Leslie Marcus (Managing Director (To Jun 24)). 9 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Playwrights Horizons Inc
How large is Playwrights Horizons Inc?
Playwrights Horizons Inc reported $46.6M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $14.7M.
What is Playwrights Horizons Inc?
Playwrights Horizons Inc is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in New York, NY. It holds $46.6M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Playwrights Horizons Inc operate?
Playwrights Horizons Inc has awarded grants in New York.
What is Playwrights Horizons Inc's EIN?
Playwrights Horizons Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 13-2805131. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 30, 2020)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 13, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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