About this organization
Patio Playhouse is represented here as a source-limited starter record with its official website, nonprofit registry context, and reviewed library archive context.
Image credit and rights
- Credit
- Logo published by Patio Playhouse; displayed only for organization identification under Escondidopedia's controlled logo policy.
- Creator
- Patio Playhouse
- License
- Trademark/logo; not freely licensed
- Source
- https://patioplayhouse.com/
- Original
- https://patioplayhouse.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/patio-logo-black-removebg-preview.png
- Reuse
- Identification only on the main Patio Playhouse organization page. Do not reuse as decoration, in galleries, downloads, unrelated pages, or outside Escondidopedia.
Overview
Patio Playhouse is an Escondido community theater organization with nonprofit registry context and local-history archive context. This compact profile keeps stable identity, address-level context, and archival notes separate from productions, tickets, auditions, youth programs, and other time-sensitive details.
The official website as saved on May 21, 2026 describes Patio Playhouse as a nonprofit community service organization that creates opportunities for performers, crew, and volunteers. Check the organization directly for current productions, tickets, auditions, volunteer opportunities, youth programs, membership details, accessibility, and contact information.
Key Facts
- Official website: patioplayhouse.com
- Address listed by the organization: 201 E. Grand Avenue Suite 1D, Escondido, CA 92025.
- Website source date: May 21, 2026.
- Not yet verified here: current productions, schedules, ticketing, auditions, volunteer opportunities, membership details, youth-program details, accessibility, and contact information.
Nonprofit Record Context
ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer lists Patio Playhouse with EIN 23-7261665, tax-exempt status since February 1974, 501(c)(3) designation, and an Arts, Culture and Humanities / Theater NTEE category. ProPublica says its Form 990 data is from the IRS.
Use this as source-attributed nonprofit registry context. It is not current program, ticket, audition, youth-participation, contact, officer, legal, or tax advice.
Local History Context
Escondido Public Library's 2023-2024 annual report says new archival collections included two Patio Playhouse collections.
A reviewed Pioneer Room CONTENTdm API record from June 6, 2026 is used here only as collection-scope context and source discovery. This page does not use that dataset for item-level titles, people, images, rights, access instructions, current availability, performance dates, schedules, youth-program details, or a complete inventory claim.
Related local context
Reviewed pages that connect this item to nearby places, organizations, records, or topics.
Evidence and maintenance
References, source snapshots, and audit notes are kept here for readers who want to verify the page or maintain it later.
Good to know
Use this page as a sourced starting point for understanding what this organization does, how it describes itself, and how it connects to Escondido.
- Some descriptions come from the organization itself. Use them as what the organization says about itself, not as independent confirmation.
Change and source dates
- Latest page update
- 2026-06-13
- Latest source check
- 2026-05-21
- Source snapshot
- 2026-05-21T13:33:35-07:00
A newer source should be checked before changing current status, access, roles, schedules, or practical details.
References and audit trail
References
Source Notes
This page is based on Patio Playhouse's own homepage. It can support what the organization said about itself and the address it listed on May 21, 2026. It should not be treated as independent confirmation of nonprofit legal status, community impact, pricing, current programming, or future schedule details.
The ProPublica source supports only source-attributed nonprofit registry and IRS filing-data context. It does not verify current programs, ticketing, auditions, youth participation, contact details, officer roles, or current operations.
The Escondido Public Library annual report supports only the dated statement that new archival collections included two Patio Playhouse collections. The Pioneer Room CONTENTdm dataset supports only reviewed collection-scope context and source discovery.
Sources
source-2026-05-21-patio-playhouse-organization-page: Patio Playhouse homepage, published by Patio Playhouse and retrieved on 2026-05-21.- Origin URL: https://patioplayhouse.com/
source-2026-06-05-propublica-nonprofit-explorer-patio-playhouse: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer: Patio Playhouse, published by ProPublica and retrieved on 2026-06-04.- Origin URL: https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/237261665
source-2026-06-06-escondido-public-library-annual-report-2023-2024-other: Escondido Public Library Annual Report 2023-2024, published by Escondido Public Library and retrieved on 2026-06-06.- Origin URL: https://business.escondido.org/DocumentCenter/View/7042/2023-2024-Annual-Report-PDF
source-2026-06-06-pioneer-room-patio-playhouse-collection-contentdm-api-search-dataset: Pioneer Room Patio Playhouse Collection CONTENTdm API Search, published by Escondido Public Library Pioneer Room and retrieved on 2026-06-06.- Origin URL: https://cdm17446.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/api/search/collection/patioplay/searchterm/Patio%20Playhouse/field/all/maxRecords/100
Sources & verification
claim-2026-05-21-patio-playhouse-organization-page-patio-playhouse: organization self-description.claim-2026-05-21-patio-playhouse-organization-page-patio-playhouse-2: performer, crew, and volunteer opportunity statement.claim-2026-05-21-patio-playhouse-organization-page-patio-playhouse-3: youth participation fee statement.claim-2026-05-21-patio-playhouse-organization-page-patio-playhouse-4: listed address statement.claim-2026-06-05-propublica-nonprofit-explorer-patio-playhouse-patio-playhouse-tax-exempt-date: ProPublica nonprofit registry tax-exempt date statement.claim-2026-06-05-propublica-nonprofit-explorer-patio-playhouse-patio-playhouse-ein: ProPublica nonprofit registry EIN statement.claim-2026-06-05-propublica-nonprofit-explorer-patio-playhouse-patio-playhouse-501-c-3-designation: ProPublica nonprofit registry 501(c)(3) designation statement.claim-2026-06-05-propublica-nonprofit-explorer-patio-playhouse-patio-playhouse-ntee-category: ProPublica nonprofit registry NTEE category statement.claim-2026-06-05-propublica-nonprofit-explorer-patio-playhouse-propublica-nonprofit-explorer-irs-data-scope: ProPublica source-scope statement that its Form 990 data is from the IRS.claim-2026-06-06-escondido-public-library-annual-report-2023-2024-other-patio-playhouse-collection: annual-report archive-addition statement about two Patio Playhouse collections.