Handful Players Inc: Form 990EZ, tax year 2015
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- Organization
- Handful Players Inc (EIN 20-8351532)
- Tax period
- 2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31
- Filed
- 2016-11-14
- IRS object ID
- 201613199349205321
- Schema version
- 2015v2.0
- Source
- Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica
Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.
Return header ReturnHeader
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Return | 2016-11-14T19:08:17-08:00 | ReturnTs |
| Tax Period End | 2015-12-31 | TaxPeriodEndDt |
Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp
Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | Lois H Mitchell CPA | BusinessNameLine1Txt |
Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 49 Van Brunt Manor Road | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | E Setauket | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | NY | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 11733 | ZIPCd |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Return Type | 990EZ | ReturnTypeCd |
| Tax Period Begin | 2015-01-01 | TaxPeriodBeginDt |
Filer Filer
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EIN | 208351532 | EIN |
Business Name BusinessName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | Handful Players Inc | BusinessNameLine1Txt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Control | HAND | BusinessNameControlTxt |
| Phone | 4159218246 | PhoneNum |
US Address USAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 530 Divisadero St 454 | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | San Francisco | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | CA | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 94117 | ZIPCd |
Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Person | Judith Cohen | PersonNm |
| Person Title | President | PersonTitleTxt |
| Signature | 2016-11-14 | SignatureDt |
| Discuss With Paid Preparer | Yes (true) | DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd |
Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Preparer Person | Lois Mitchell | PreparerPersonNm |
| PTIN | P00274651 | PTIN |
| Phone | 6316892820 | PhoneNum |
| Self Employed | Yes (X) | SelfEmployedInd |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Tax | 2015 | TaxYr |
| Build TS | 2017-02-10 21:41:12Z | BuildTS |
Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Method Of Accounting Cash | Yes (X) | MethodOfAccountingCashInd |
| Schedule B Not Required | Yes (X) | ScheduleBNotRequiredInd |
| Website Address | www.handfulplayers.org | WebsiteAddressTxt |
| Organization501c3 | Yes (X) | Organization501c3Ind |
| Gross Receipts | $114,383 | GrossReceiptsAmt |
| Info In Schedule O Part I | Yes (X) | InfoInScheduleOPartIInd |
| Contributions Gifts Grants Etc | $111,064 | ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt |
| Investment Income | $218 | InvestmentIncomeAmt |
| Cost Or Other Basis Expense Sale | $0 | CostOrOtherBasisExpenseSaleAmt |
| Fundraising Gross Income | $0 | FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt |
| Special Events Direct Expenses | $0 | SpecialEventsDirectExpensesAmt |
| Cost Of Goods Sold | $0 | CostOfGoodsSoldAmt |
| Other Revenue Total | $3,101 | OtherRevenueTotalAmt |
| Total Revenue | $114,383 | TotalRevenueAmt |
| Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct | $58,974 | FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt |
| Printing Publications Postage | $993 | PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt |
| Other Expenses Total | $11,441 | OtherExpensesTotalAmt |
| Total Expenses | $71,408 | TotalExpensesAmt |
| Excess Or Deficit For Year | $42,975 | ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY | $195,673 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY | $238,648 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt |
Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $195,673 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $238,648 | EOYAmt |
Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $195,673 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $238,648 | EOYAmt |
Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $195,673 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $238,648 | EOYAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Primary Exempt Purpose | Provide free after-school and summer musical theater program for underserved, high-risk, inner-city youth to facilitate and promote positive growth and constructive interaction. | PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt |
Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Description Program Srvc Accom | Statement of Program Service AccomplishmentsPROGRAM SERVICE: Musical Theater ProgramHandful Players received $ 63,100 of donated professional services and $41,438of 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 520 hours of free musical theater workshops providing inner city youth 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. The children actively participated hands-on in the theater process, collaborating with the playwrights to craft the plays, making choices about the movement and expression of their characters in the plays, and designing costumes and sets. They also had the opportunity to interact collaboratively with parents and adult volunteers on varied activities involved in the theater production. Handful Players provided the musical theater program in a residency at one San Francisco public school for one 2nd grade, three 3rd grade classes and in After-School and Summer Programs for 13 San Francisco Western Addition Youth Organizations with children from over 20 public and charter schools in San Francisco. 2. Reach Out to Underserved Youth: Handful Players worked with a total of 672 children ages 5 -17; most are underserved children in San Franciscos Western Addition who are African-American or Latino, living in public housing, and have only one parent living at home with no more than a high school-level education. They live in a distressed community still riddled by gangs and violence. The youth therefore lack traditional mentorship and have little exposure to cultural events and theater. 3. Commission Original Plays. Handful Players commissions original plays by talented playwrights so that children can be involved in the creation of a play inspired by their community's cultural heritage. During January 2015-May 2015, Handful Players commissioned the acclaimed poet/playwright, Chinaka Hodge, to write the play The Nearly Fantastic Rise of Too Much focusing on individual achievement, discovering ones own voice, and overcoming low expectations and outside deterrents. The plays themes reflect the learning objectives set by the Principal at John Muir Elementary School (where the children from the Western Addition Beacon Center attend. For the summer of 2015, Handful Players commissioned Chinaka Hodge to write 6 short plays based on books by Jacqueline Woodson on the summer reading list of the MoMagic Collaborative of Western Addition Youth Programs: Brown Girl Dreaming, The Other Side, Each Kindness, This Is the Rope. The plays, which included song and dance, were based on social justice themes: awareness, identity, separation, compassion, family, and discovery. Chinakas plays for Handful Players have been very highly praised by the community.4. Perform at Community Events. The workshops culminated in community performances by the students accompanied by professional jazz musicians. Each performance brings together a diverse San Francisco audience numbering from 75 to 350. Following our May performance at the African American Cultural Center, we hosted a free reception to help strengthen community bonds.During the year, Handful Players performed our original plays by Chinaka Hodge and several choreographed dance pieces at the following 17 Western Addition community and school events: *Western Addition Celebration Black History (MagicZone teens performed poetry) at Kabuki Hotel, February, 2015 *Literacy Day, John Muir Elementary School, Handful Players teachers performed for entire school, February, 2015*Parents Night Performance, Western Addition Beacon Center, March, 2015*Season Finale- Dance , New Traditions After- School Program, April 2015*Season Finale Performance at Spring Valley Science School (4 classes), April 2015*Season Finale Performance at Margaret Hayward Rec-Connect, May 2015*Season Finale Full Performances of Western Addition Beacon 2 theater and 1 dance programs and MagicZone poetry program at African-American Art and Culture Complex, May 2015*Season Finale Performance, Booker T Washington Community Center, May, 2015*Summer Youth Showcase, Western Addition Beacon Center (2 theater and 1 dance classes), July, 2015*Summer Youth Showcase, Up on Top at the Tenderloin Community Center July, 2015*San Francisco Summer Youth Showcase (Performances by 7 Western Addition Youth Groups working with Handful Players) at Jewish Community Center Theater, July 2015*Summer Youth Showcase, theater performance at Don Fisher Boys & Girls Club July, 2015*Summer Youth Showcase, theater and dance performances at Buchanan YMCA August, 2015*Thanksgiving Celebration, Western Addition Beacon Center, November 2015*Season Finale and Holiday Performance, Dr. William Cobb Elementary School After- School Program, Dec 2015*Season Finale and Holiday Performance, Margaret Hayward Rec-Connect, Dec 2015*Holiday Youth Show, Western Addition Beacon Center, December 20155. Sponsor Cultural Enrichment Activities: Handful Players also inspires and motivates the children by taking them to professional productions and exposing them to cultural resources that would be inaccessible otherwise. We attended:* Amazing Grace original musical by Opera Parallle (students from St. Martin De Porres School in Oakland performed with professional opera singers) November 2015*Christmas Carol at A.C.T. , December, 2015*Cinderella performed by the African American Shakespeare Company at Buriel Clay Theater December, 2015*Bob Marley's Three Little Birds, a new reggae children's musical February, 2015. We sponsored the Bay Area Childrens Theatre to perform its production with its full professional cast at the Western Addition Beacon Center for all the 150 students in the after-school program and their families to attend this free Black History month celebration.*For the entire John Muir School student body of over 275 students and teachers, Handful Players professional actors performed during Literacy Week the play Sneetches on the Beach, adapted by Chinaka Hodge from a Dr. Seuss book, in honor his 100th birthday. | DescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt |
| Grants And Allocations | $71,408 | GrantsAndAllocationsAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Program Service Expenses | $71,408 | TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt |
Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (6 entries)
| TitleTitleTxt | Average Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRt | CompensationCompensationAmt |
|---|---|---|
| Judith Cohen | ||
| President | 55.00 | $0 |
| Malcolm H Gissen | ||
| Secretary | 7.00 | $0 |
| Amy Mueller | ||
| Director | 1.00 | $0 |
| Peter Fitzsimmons | ||
| Director | 0.50 | $0 |
| Takija Gardner | ||
| Director | 1.00 | $0 |
| Sherri Young | ||
| Director | 0 | $0 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Info In Schedule O Part V | Yes (X) | InfoInScheduleOPartVInd |
| Activities Not Previously Rpt | false | ActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd |
| Chg Made To Orgnzng Doc Not Rpt | false | ChgMadeToOrgnzngDocNotRptInd |
| Organization Had UBI | false | OrganizationHadUBIInd |
| Organization Filed990 T | false | OrganizationFiled990TInd |
| Subject To Proxy Tax | false | SubjectToProxyTaxInd |
| Organization Dissolved Etc | false | OrganizationDissolvedEtcInd |
| Form1120 Pol Filed | false | Form1120PolFiledInd |
| Made Loans To From Officers | false | MadeLoansToFromOfficersInd |
| Initiation Fees And Cap Contri | $0 | InitiationFeesAndCapContriAmt |
| Gross Receipts For Public Use | $0 | GrossReceiptsForPublicUseAmt |
| Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans | false | EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd |
| Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans | false | ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd |
Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Person | Judith Cohen | PersonNm |
US Address USAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 530 Divisadero St 454 | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | San Francisco | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | CA | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 94117 | ZIPCd |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Phone | 4159218246 | PhoneNum |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Foreign Financial Account | false | ForeignFinancialAccountInd |
| Foreign Office | false | ForeignOfficeInd |
| Donor Advised Fnds | false | DonorAdvisedFndsInd |
| Operate Hospital | false | OperateHospitalInd |
| Tanning Services Provided | false | TanningServicesProvidedInd |
| Form720 Filed | false | Form720FiledInd |
| Related Organization Ctrl Ent | false | RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd |
| Transaction With Control Ent | false | TransactionWithControlEntInd |
| Political Campaign Acty | false | PoliticalCampaignActyInd |
| Lobbying Activities | false | LobbyingActivitiesInd |
| School Operating | false | SchoolOperatingInd |
| Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org | false | TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd |
| Related Org Sect527 Org | false | RelatedOrgSect527OrgInd |
| Part VI Of Comp Of Hghst Pd Empl | NONE | PartVIOfCompOfHghstPdEmplTxt |
| Part VI Hghst Pd Cntrct Prof Srvc | NONE | PartVIHghstPdCntrctProfSrvcTxt |
| Filed Schedule A | Yes (true) | FiledScheduleAInd |
Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Public Organization170 | Yes (X) | PublicOrganization170Ind |
Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $81,278 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $71,696 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $99,858 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $103,328 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $114,164 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $470,324 | TotalAmt |
Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft170 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft170Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl170 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl170Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $81,278 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $71,696 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $99,858 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $103,328 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $114,164 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $470,324 | TotalAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Substantial Contributors Tot | $58,010 | SubstantialContributorsTotAmt |
| Public Support Total170 | $412,314 | PublicSupportTotal170Amt |
Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $71 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $91 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $226 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $238 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $218 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $844 | TotalAmt |
Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Support | $471,168 | TotalSupportAmt |
| Public Support CY170 | 0.87510 | PublicSupportCY170Pct |
| Public Support PY170 | 0.80150 | PublicSupportPY170Pct |
| Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170 | Yes (X) | ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind |
Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO
Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (10 entries)
| Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc | ExplanationExplanationTxt |
|---|---|
| Other Revenue.1 | donated goods $3101 |
| Other Expenses.1006 | Payments of Travel or Entertainment for Public Officials $226 |
| Other Expenses.1012 | Insurance $1231 |
| Other Expenses.1 | Hospitality-programs $6539 |
| Other Expenses.2 | Catering rentals-Programs $1444 |
| Other Expenses.3 | Production costs $863 |
| Other Expenses.5 | general office and Admin $452 |
| Other Expenses.7 | Dues & Subscriptions $304 |
| Other Expenses.8 | Conferences & Meetings $302 |
| Other Expenses.9 | filing fee $80 |
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