Florida · Nonprofit
PALM BEACH DRAMAWORKS INC
PALM BEACH DRAMAWORKS INC (Florida) receives grants from 121 organizations whose IRS filings report $7,412,246 to it, the largest being FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND ($1,087,550). 75 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $4.8M
- Funders on record
- 121
- Grants received
- $7.4M
- Net assets
- $7.5M
What Palm Beach Dramaworks Inc does
Mission
Palm beach dramaworks is a not-for-profit organization incorporated in 2000 under the laws of the state of florida. In accordance with its mission and vision, the organization believes in the transformative power of live theatre and is committed to presenting outstanding productions of classic, contemporary, and world premiere plays that entertain, enlighten, stimulate discussion, and illuminate our shared humanity. We are equally dedicated to creating new works and cultivating new audiences, upholding the original objectives of the regional theatre movement. We recognize and value the power of education, offering inspiring, life-changing programs for students, and thought-provoking initiatives for adults. Our performances are presented at the don & ann brown theatre, located in the heart of downtown west palm beach, at 201 clematis street.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
The five main-stage productions were: lost in yonkers - 25 performances/ 4,467 attendees; the dresser - 22 performances/3,896 attendees; the humans - 22 performances/4,125 attendees; camping with henry and tom - 22 performances/4,174 attendees; and dangerous instruments - 14 performances/2,026 attendees. The adult enrichment series dramawise, was held prior to each shows opening and included an inter-active discussion of the play, it's characters, themes and social relevance and a conversation with the cast and crew who provide an intimate look at pbd's production. These forums allowed for public comment, discussion and education - 5 sessions held/324 attendees.
$3,331,546 spent$1,441,599 earned by the program91% of program spendingWe are committed to providing strong, vibrant educational opportunities for students to nurture creativity, inspire artistic potential, build confidence and encourage self-expression. Approximately 25% of our efforts include: in-school master classes in acting and playwriting; special student matinee performances of our productions held at no charge for students from local area schools with transportation also provided; and free or reduced priced tickets to regularly scheduled performances for students and educators. Students also have the opportunity to audition and receive guidance from theatre professionals to polish audition techniques. Other educational programs include the young playwrights 10-minute & 1- minute play contests giving middle and high school students a creative voice in expressing their thoughts and ideas; the legacy project creating an annual lgbtq intergenerational digital storytelling project; and the one humanity tour, a school touring program for 6th,7th and 8th graders using drama to develop informed, thoughtful, and compassionate citizens. For the young playwright's 10-minute contest, plays were solicited from students at all palm beach county schools.…
$235,397 spent$18,755 earned by the program6% of program spendingWe are equally committed to the identification and development of new plays through our dramaworkshop, on which we spend approximately 15% of our efforts. Playwrights from around the country submit their unproduced plays which are read and adjudicated by a team of theatrical artists. Some are presented for audience feedback, and 5 finalists are selected to receive staged readings at our new year/new play festival (subsequently renamed the perlberg festival of new plays), over 3 days in january. Following the readings, the playwrights are also offered the opportunity to receive real-time valuable feedback from the community - 5 performances/1,035 attendees.
$104,293 spent$27,531 earned by the program3% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $3,671,236.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2020, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2020, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2020 to 2021, from $5.7M to $7.0M (+23%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2020 8% · 2021 31% · 2022 29% · 2023 8% · 2024 15% · 2025 10%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
66% of PALM BEACH DRAMAWORKS INC’s revenue is contributions — more donation-reliant than the typical peer (63% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 1 of the last 6 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Board chair
Carlton Moody
Chair
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 36 funders to 47 funders, grant income rose $379k → $1.2M.
15 of 121 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 36% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of PALM BEACH DRAMAWORKS INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 30 of 121 funders by total. Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
PALM BEACH DRAMAWORKS INC has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 15% of grant income, and it takes 7 funders to reach half.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 7 funders to its left
38% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund PALM BEACH DRAMAWORKS INC.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 30% · 2018 13% · 2019 13% · 2020 17% · 2021 27% · 2022 25% · 2023 21% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How long its funders stay
51% of PALM BEACH DRAMAWORKS INC's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 62% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
60% of PALM BEACH DRAMAWORKS INC's grant income comes from Florida funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $2.7M arriving through sponsors registered in 11 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
PALM BEACH DRAMAWORKS INC runs a healthier operating margin than half of the 3,230 arts & culture nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 3,230 arts & culture nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2025
Government funding PALM BEACH DRAMAWORKS INC receives
Grants and contracts to this organization from federal (USASpending) and state checkbooks, reconciled to its EIN. $12k on record — $10k federal, $2k state.
- National Endowment for the Arts$10k
- REFUNDS - GENERAL $2k
Federal grants vs contracts are distinguished; state line items keep their reported category. Matched by name + geography (the BMF), so coverage is partial and precision-first.
Organizations like PALM BEACH DRAMAWORKS INC
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Florida
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
84% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
95%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for PALM BEACH DRAMAWORKS INC: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds PALM BEACH DRAMAWORKS INC?
- PALM BEACH DRAMAWORKS INC (Florida) receives grants from 121 organizations whose IRS filings report $7,412,246 to it, the largest being FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND ($1,087,550). 75 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does PALM BEACH DRAMAWORKS INC have?
- IRS filings report 121 organizations giving $7,412,246 in grants to PALM BEACH DRAMAWORKS INC, 75 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of PALM BEACH DRAMAWORKS INC?
- FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND is the largest funder on record, with $1,087,550 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like PALM BEACH DRAMAWORKS INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Florida. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2020–2025), and the filings of 121 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing