NonprofitsMagic Theatre Inc

Arts, Culture & Humanities

Magic Theatre Inc

SAN FRANCISCO, CA

Total revenue

$1.5M

Total expenses

$1.7M

Net assets

$238K

Grants received

$3.9M

86 grants

EIN

941733420

Tax year

2023

Mission

Magic theatre is a place where emerging and established playwrights engage audiences in a unique experience; the chance to participate in the development of new work that is staged in an intimate, professional setting that speaks to contemporary issues with originality and wit, a sense of urgency and adventure.

Financials

FY 2023

Revenue

Contributions & grants$1.2M
Program service revenue$202K
Investment income$2K
Other revenue$67K
Total revenue$1.5M

Expenses

Grants paid
Salaries & benefits$955K
Fundraising$207K
Other expenses$723K
Total expenses$1.7M
Total assets$809K
Net assets$238K

People

13 listed

NameRoleCompensation

SEAN SAN JOSE

ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

Board

$120K

40 hrs/wk

KEVIN NELSON

MANAGING DIRECTOR

Board

$80K

40 hrs/wk

KAREN DONOVAN

TREASURER

Board

5 hrs/wk

KATHRYN KERSEY

CHAIRMAN

Board

12 hrs/wk

COLMAN DOMINGO

BOARD MEMBER

Board

1 hrs/wk

IRENE FAYE DULLER

BOARD MEMBER

Board

8 hrs/wk

ANNE LAI

SECRETARY

Board

4 hrs/wk

ANGELA MARINO

BOARD MEMBER

Board

2 hrs/wk

VALERIE SAINTE-AGATHE

BOARD MEMBER

Board

3 hrs/wk

RICHARD TSANG

BOARD MEMBER

Board

3 hrs/wk

JOAN OSATO

BOARD MEMBER

Board

5 hrs/wk

KATHERINE DANIELS

SECRETARY

Board

6 hrs/wk

LEIGH WOLF

CHAIRMAN

Board

6 hrs/wk

Grants received

Showing 86 of 86

FromAmountPurposeYear
$179K
PROGRAM SUPPORT
2024
$100K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$70K
FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2024
$25K
Support of its commission and production of a new dance work by SAMMAY Peaflor Dizon.
2024
$15K
The Boiling by Sunhui Chang
2024
$500
MATCHING CONTRIBUTION (GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT)
2024
$75K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR THEATRICAL PRODUCTIONS AND ACTIVITIES
2023
$65K
FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$54K
TO SUPPORT MULTIPLE SPECIFIC EFFORTS. TO BE USED FOR THE MARTHA HEASLEY COX RAW PLAY SERIES.
2023
$50K
ONE YEAR PROJECT SUPPORT FOR MAKING MAGIC: ART AND COMMUNITY, A YEAR ROUND LITERACY, WRITING, AND PERFORMANCE PROGRAM FOR YOUTH AND ADULTS IN THE SF TENDERLOIN
2023
$50K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$35K
Execution of CAC Arts Admin Pipeline Fellowship grant
2023
$31K
WORKSHOP.
2023
$30K
GARUDAS WING BY NAOMI IIZUKA
2023
$25K
New Theater Production by Christopher Chen
2023
$22K
ARTS AND HUMANITIES
2023
$20K
HEALTHY INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES
2023
$20K
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2023
$14K
GENERAL OPERATING, CREATION AND/OR PRESENTING SUPPORT
2023
$10K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$10K
General Support
2023
$10K
PROVIDE GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$7K
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
2023
$1.3M
TO ASSIST RESIDENCE BY SUBSIDIZING RENTS.
2022
$75K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR THEATRICAL PRODUCTIONS/ACTIVITIES
2022
$65K
FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
$53K
ADVISED - TO BE USED FOR THE MARTHA HEASLEY COX RAW PLAY SERIES. ADVISED - FOR THE CONTINUATION OF THE MARTHA HEASLEY COX RAW PLAY SERIES AND THE HEASLEY COX DISCOVERY PRIZE
2022
$31K
PRODUCTION OF RICHARD II WORKSHOP AND MAGIC GALA
2022
$25K
Support of the commission and production of a new theater work by A.M. Smiley
2022
$22K
ARTS AND HUMANITIES
2022
$14K
PUBLIC SUPPORT OF ORGANIZATION MISSION
2022
$11K
PIR AND COLLABORATION
2022
$10K
TO PROVIDE GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
$8K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2022
$7K
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
2022
$5K
Unrestricted operating funds.
2022
$2K
SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE MISSION
2022
$2K
General Support
2022
$125K
GENERAL OPERATING
2021
$50K
ADVISED - FOR THE CONTINUATION OF THE MARTHA HEASLEY COX RAW PLAY SERIES AND FOR THE THE HEASLEY COX DISCOVERY PRIZE. ADVISED - TO BE USED FOR THE MARTHA HEASLEY COX RAW PLAY SERIES, WHICH IS CURRENTLY COMPOSED OF TWO STAGED READING SERIES AT THE EXPLORATORIUM AND AT THE COMMONWEALTH CLUB.
2021
$20K
SUPPORT FOR ROLLING WORLD PREMIERE
2021
$20K
MONUMENT, OR FOUR SISTERS (A SLOTH PLAY) by Sam Chanse
2021
$12K
Program Activities
2021
$9K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
$9K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
$8K
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
2021
$8K
Unrestricted operating funds.
2021
$6K
For recipient's exempt purpose
2021
$5K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2021
$125K
GENERAL OPERATING
2020
$62K
TO ASSIST RESIDENCE BY SUBSIDIZING RENTS.
2020
$60K
FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2020
$50K
FOR LEADERSHIP TRANSITION
2020
$48K
ADVISED - TO BE USED FOR THE MARTHA HEASLEY COX RAW PLAY SERIES, WHICH IS CURRENTLY COMPOSED OF TWO STAGED READING SERIES AT THE EXPLORATORIUM AND AT THE COMMONWEALTH CLUB. ADVISED - FOR THE THE HEASLEY COX DISCOVERY PRIZE, WHICH PROVIDES FUNDS TO (I) PROVIDE ARTIST(S) RESIDENCY OR OTHER EXCEPTIONAL EXPENSES TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PRODUCTION OF A PLAY AT MAGIC OR (II) COMMISSION AN EMERGING CALIFORNIA WRITER TO CREATE A NEW PLAY OR SIGNIFICANTLY RE-WRITE AN EXISTING EARLY DRAFT OF AN UN-PRODUCED PLAY.
2020
$33K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2020
$27K
SUPPORT FOR ROLLING WORLD PREMIERE
2020
$25K
CHARITABLE
2020
$21K
MIRANDA ROSE HALL'S "THE KIND ONES"
2020
$20K
OPERATING EXPENSES
2020
$15K
EDUCATION AND ACCESS PROGRAMS
2020
$10K
Unrestricted operating funds.
2020
$10K
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2020
$8K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2020
$5K
GENERAL SUPPORT.
2020
$5K
HEALTHY INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES
2020
$78K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2019
$52K
TO BE USED FOR THE MARTHA HEASLEY COX RAW PLAY SERIES, WHICH IS CURRENTLY COMPOSED OF TWO STAGED READING SERIES AT THE EXPLORATORIUM AND AT THE COMMONWEALTH CLUB. FOR THE CONTINUATION OF THE MARTHA HEASLEY COX RAW PLAY SERIES AND THE THE HEASLEY COX DISCOVERY PRIZE, TO SUPPORT PRODUCTIONS.
2019
$15K
Unrestricted operating funds.
2019
$12K
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
2019
$137K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2018
$50K
CHARITABLE
2018
$46K
TO BE USED AS FOLLOWS: FIFTY PERCENT (50%) FOR THE CONTINUATION OF THE MARTHA HEASLEY COX RAW PLAY SERIES, WHICH IS CURRENTLY COMPOSED OF TWO STAGED READING SERIES AT THE EXPLORATORIUM AND AT THE COMMONWEALTH CLUB; AND FIFTY PERCENT (50%) FOR THE HEASLEY COX DISCOVERY PRIZE, TO BE USED FOR THE MARTHA HEASLEY COX RAW PLAY SERIES, WHICH IS CURRENTLY COMPOSED OF TWO STAGED READING SERIES AT THE EXPLORATORIUM AND AT THE COMMONWEALTH CLUB.
2018
$30K
OPERATING EXPENSES
2018
$20K
Unrestricted operating funds.
2018
$17K
SUPPORT PRODUCTION OF AN EMERGING PLAYWRIGHT RESIDENCY.
2018
$1K
Educationaltheater
2018
$1K
EDUCATION, CULTIVATION OF THEATRE AND THE ARTS
2018
$42K
TO BE USED FOR THE MARTHA HEASLEY COX RAW PLAY SERIES, WHICH IS CURRENTLY COMPOSED OF TWO STAGED READING SERIES AT THE EXPLORATORIUM AND AT THE COMMONWEALTH CLUB, TO SUPPORT CONTINUATION OF THE MARTHA HEASLEY COX RAW PLAY SERIES AND THE HEASLEY COX DISCOVERY PRIZE
2017
$33K
FOR GRANT RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSES
2017
$8K
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
2017

Funded by

$3.9M from 34 funders · 86 grants · 2017–2024

Fort Mason Center

$1.3M · 2 grants · 2020–2022

The Shubert Foundation Inc

$400K · 4 grants · 2020–2023

The San Francisco Foundation

$345K · 7 grants · 2017–2023

The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation

$310K · 5 grants · 2020–2024

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund

$306K · 7 grants · 2017–2022

Play On Shakespeare

$241K · 3 grants · 2022–2024

Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc

$150K · 2 grants · 2023–2024

American Online Giving Foundation Inc

$102K · 5 grants · 2019–2024

Details

EIN941733420
NTEE codeA650
Subsection03
Ruling date1971-02
Formed1971
Employees75
Volunteers7
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