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Childsplay Inc
Childsplay Inc
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About this organization
Mission
Founded in 1977, Childsplay's mission is to create theatre so strikingly original in form, content or both, that it instills in young people an enduring awe, love and respect for the medium, thus preserving imagination and wonder, those hallmarks of childhood that are the keys to the future.
About
THEATER PRODUCTIONS - Founded in 1977, Childsplay is a nationally and internationally respected professional theatre company that performs for children and families in Arizona. At Childsplay we believe that young people deserve to experience challenging, thought provoking theatre of the highest artistic quality. Our respect for the intelligence and creativity of children drives us to produce new and innovative works by finest artists in theater, as we employ an ensemble of professional adult actors, directors, and designers to create exceptional theatre productions. Our new plays program is dedicated to creating original plays that speak to the contemporary experience of being a child. Childsplay reaches young audiences through three major performance programs Public Performances, Field Trips, and School Touring. In FY19, Childsplay held 96 public performances for 14,893 attendees, 165 field trip performances for 40,083 attendees and 278 touring performances for 89,470 attendees.
Interesting data from their 2020 990 filing
The non-profit's mission is outlined in the filing as being “To create theatre so strikingly original in form, content or both, that it instills in young people an enduring awe, love and respect for the medium, thus preserving imagination and wonder, the hallmarks of childhood, which are the keys to the future.”.
When outlining its responsibilities, they were referred to as: “To create theater so stikingly original in form, content, or both that in instills in young people an enduring awe, love, and respect for the medium.”.
- The state in which the non-profit operates has been officially reported as AZ.
- The filing reveals the non-profit's address in 2020 to be 900 S MITCHELL DRIVE, TEMPE, AZ, 85281.
- As per the non-profit's form for 2020, they have 189 employees on their payroll.
- Does not operate a hospital.
- Does not operate a school.
- Does not collect art.
- Does not provide credit counseling.
- Does not have foreign activities.
- Is not a donor advised fund.
- Is not a private foundation.
- Expenses are greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue is greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue less expenses is -$497,796.
- The CEO salary policy within the organization is subject to review and endorsement by an impartial party.
- The organization has a written policy that describes how long it will retain documents.
- The organization has 30 independent voting members.
- The organization was formed in 1977.
- The organization has a written policy that addresses conflicts of interest.
- The organization is required to file Schedule B.
- The organization is required to file Schedule O.
- The organization pays $1,905,404 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $254,478 in fundraising expenses.
- The organization provides Form 990 to its governing body.
- The organization has minutes of its meetings.
- The organization has a written whistleblower policy.
- The organization has fundraising events.
- The organization's financial statements were reviewed by an accountant.
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