BLACK WOMEN PLAYWRIGHTS GROUP INC
EIN 31-1628797 · Cultural & Ethnic Awareness (A23)
What they do
"12@12 Noon" is A Private SMS That Delivers 12-line Dramatic Scenes to A Mobile Phone or Tablet Every Weekday At 12 Noon. Each Line is Only 140 Characters and The Scenes Are Written By Award-winning Playwrights.The 12@12Noon Scenes Are Then Performed By Professional Actors In Casual Performance Venues Such As Coffee Houses, Community Centers, and Ice Cream Parlors. The App and Performances Are Free and Open to The Public."12 Line Wonder" is The Educational Version of The 12@12 Noon App, and Also Delivers 12-line Dramatic Scenes to Students On Their Mobile Devices and Each Scene is Accompanied By A Lesson Plan In The Teacher Portal, Discussion Questions, and A Quiz. The Apps Are Interactive and At The End of Each Scene, There is A Call to Action for Students and Users to Write Their Own 12-line Scene, Using The Characters and Circumstances As A Starting Point.
Should I give to this charity?
Of every $100 spent, about $94.50 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.
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They name their leaders3 people are listed in the latest report.
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Money in and money out
Reported spending amounts
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Leadership and board
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No compensation was reported for these leaders. The complete board and leadership roster is shown below.
Board and leadership roster (3)
DEBRA ROSEBOARD MEMBER
KAREN JAMES CODYBOARD MEMBER
KAREN LB EVANSEXECUTIVE DIR.
About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 1999
- Location
- 2229 NEWTON ST NE, WASHINGTON, DC 20018-3072
- County
- District of Columbia
- In care of
- Karen LB Evans
- Primary officer
- Karen LB Evans, Executive Dir.
How to reach them
Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2023
- Tax period began
- September 1, 2023
- Return type
- 990EZ
- Tax preparer
- RIVLIN GROUP PC
- NTEE classification
- Cultural & Ethnic Awareness (A23)
- IRS tax category
- Cultural & Ethnic Awareness