Handful Players Inc: Form 990, tax year 2020

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Organization
Handful Players Inc (EIN 20-8351532)
Tax period
2020-01-01 to 2020-12-31
Filed
2021-11-09
IRS object ID
202103139349305130
Schema version
2020v4.1
Source
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Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Officer directors etc family relationship Part VI line 2President Judith Cohen and Secretary Malcolm Gissen are married to each other.
Form 990 governing body review Part VI line 11The President presents the return to the Board of Directors for review.
Governing documents etc available to public Part VI line 19A copy of the return is available by request by mailing the organization at 530 Divisadero St, No 454, San Francisco, CA 94117
Cessation of or significant change to any program service Part III line 3Due to the COVID pandemic no classes were offered in person after March 2020. The annual musical in May was not performed. Starting in June 2020 instruction was offered remotely through live internet conferencing. In April-May we also developed videos of workshops accesible on demand through the internet.
General explanation attachmentForm 990, Part III, Line 4a - Statement of Program Service AccomplishmentsPROGRAM SERVICE: Performing Arts ProgramHandful Players received $67,500 of donated professional services and $47,198 of use of facilities to conduct its program in addition to the cash contributions and donated goods.1. Conduct Student Workshops. Handful Players conducted a total of 469 free performing arts workshops providing youth from under-resourced communities with the opportunity to express themselves creatively and interact positively with other youth and adults. Each workshop was led by professional teaching artists who instructed the children on improvisation, acting, singing, poetry and spoken word, dance, clowning, and puppetry. Handful Players worked with 15 talented San Francisco Bay Area artists, 93% of whom are BIPOC, to conduct workshops for the children and accompany them in performances.2. Reach Out to Youth from Under-Resourced Communities. Handful Players worked with a total of 736 children ages 5 -17; most are BIPOC children living or going to school in San Franciscos under-resourced communities. The youth often have little exposure or access to cultural events and theater.3. Curate New, Original Online Curriculum. After COVID-19 drastically altered our lives and programming seemingly overnight, Handful Players turned our attention to finding ways to still provide our youth with access to quality performing arts learning. Our teaching artists created a catalog of 40 new and original videos in their varying disciplines, available free and on demand through the Handful Players website and YouTube channel. 4. Commission Original Plays. Handful Players commissioned playwright Terence Anthony to write an original play that links to classroom learning objectives, reflects the students interests and abilities, and is inspired by the communitys cultural heritage. Through our efforts to develop original and relevant plays, we can support the literacy programs and curricula of San Francisco public schools and community after-school and summer programs:During October 2019 December 2019, we commissioned Terence to write the play for 3rd-5th grade students at San Franciscos Rosa Parks Elementary School. This new play, In the Inside, was a fantastic sci-fi adventure story about the transformational power of friendship, building community, and breaking down barriers. During February 2020, we also commissioned Rahman Jamaal, Handful Players teaching artist and playwright of The Frisco Kid, to develop a hip hop rap prelude to in the Inside to be performed by the 1st-2nd grade Rosa Parks School students.Handful Players was scheduled to perform In the Inside and two dance routines at San Franciscos African American Art and Culture Complex on May 16, 2020; however, the performances had to be cancelled due to COVID-19.Our team of teaching artists also collaborated during the months of June November 2020 to create an original puppet show, Looking Back, Moving Forward: Past, Present, Future. The multimedia video of the play incorporates live-action performance, animation, puppetry, hip-hop and archival imagery to depict how our collective history and civic engagement shape our present and future. 5. Perform at Community Events. The performing arts workshops culminated in theater and dance performances by the students at 3 community and school events that brought together a diverse San Francisco audience. Among these was our first ever Virtual showcase, a compilation of student performances from our summer workshops featured in a MoMagic sponsored live premier and a special Handful Players feature released on our YouTube channel.

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