Arts, Culture & Humanities
Childsplay Inc
TEMPE, AZ
Total revenue
$3.9M
Total expenses
$3.6M
Net assets
$1.5M
Grants received
$2.9M
88 grants
EIN
860336473
Tax year
2023
Mission
To ignite imagination, wonder and joy by creating strikingly original theatre and learning experiences that inspire young minds to explore and soar.
Programs
1 program
Education programschildsplay is a leader in educational arts programing, having established a reputation among educators for trustworthy, quality content that provides cross-curricular value. Education has always been key to the mission and programming of childsplay. Within the past decade, specific education programs connected to academic curriculum have become an essential element of what the organization offers the community. The academy provides theatre training at our campus, and the education outreach department offers theatre experiences in the classroom. Professional development programs include drama frames, which works with elementary teachers to integrate drama into curriculum, and eyeplay, which works with early childhood educators to pair drama and literacy. Fy24, childsplay served 1,459 children through its academy and 2,816 children through its education outreach programs.
Financials
FY 2023
Revenue
Expenses
People
26 listed
STEVE MARTIN
MANAGING DIRECTOR
$131K
35 hrs/wk
DWAYNE HARTFORD
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
$122K
35 hrs/wk
GAYLORD GAGNON
PRESIDENT
—
5 hrs/wk
ALISON PULASKI CARTER
VICE PRESIDENT
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5 hrs/wk
CHERYL MANDALA
SECRETARY
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5 hrs/wk
SHIRLEY HAWLEY
TREASURER
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5 hrs/wk
MATTHEW BENJAMIN
PAST PRESIDENT
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5 hrs/wk
JOHN BACK
DIRECTOR
—
2 hrs/wk
DAVID BRAY
DIRECTOR
—
2 hrs/wk
LISA COULTER
DIRECTOR
—
2 hrs/wk
TASHA CYHOLL
DIRECTOR
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2 hrs/wk
MAUREEN FEENEY
DIRECTOR
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2 hrs/wk
JOANIE FLATT
DIRECTOR
—
2 hrs/wk
LISA HOBSON
DIRECTOR
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2 hrs/wk
DAVID JAZO
DIRECTOR
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2 hrs/wk
VANESSA KISICKI
DIRECTOR
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2 hrs/wk
ALIZA LAND
DIRECTOR
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2 hrs/wk
MILES PONDELIK
DIRECTOR
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2 hrs/wk
MARVELINO QUINONEZ
DIRECTOR
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2 hrs/wk
LINDA REIDENBACH
DIRECTOR
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2 hrs/wk
NELSON ROSS
DIRECTOR
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2 hrs/wk
BRENDAN ROSS
DIRECTOR
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2 hrs/wk
JENNIFER VAN KIRK
DIRECTOR
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2 hrs/wk
SUSAN WISSINK
DIRECTOR
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2 hrs/wk
HARRY E MITCHELL
TRUSTEE EMERITUS
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2 hrs/wk
DAVID SAAR
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR EMERITUS
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7 hrs/wk
Grants received
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$2.9M from 29 funders · 88 grants · 2017–2024
$581K · 7 grants · 2020–2023
$330K · 7 grants · 2017–2023
$260K · 4 grants · 2020–2023
$255K · 1 grant · 2023
$236K · 5 grants · 2020–2024
$175K · 3 grants · 2023–2024
$155K · 3 grants · 2022–2024
$150K · 2 grants · 2022–2023