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← MANHATTAN THEATRE CLUB INC

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by MANHATTAN THEATRE CLUB INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$26,330,337
Total expenses
$31,477,132
Contributions and grants received
$7,251,020
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$18,773,344
Investment income
$305,973
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$88,736,329
Total liabilities, end of year
$43,703,131
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$45,033,198
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$26,376,442
Management and general expenses
$2,133,302
Fundraising expenses
$2,967,388
Program service expenses (Part III)
$26,376,442

Program services were 83.8% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $1,103,959

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $138,200

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $6,008,861

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $359,503

  • 2a · Program service revenue: BOX OFFICE & SUBSCRIPTION INCOME

    total $15,662,276 · related or exempt $15,662,276

  • 2b · Program service revenue: REIMBURSABLE EXPENSES

    total $2,079,129 · related or exempt $2,079,129

  • 2c · Program service revenue: FACILITY FEE INCOME

    total $369,919 · related or exempt $369,919

  • 2d · Program service revenue: CO-PRODUCTION INCOME

    total $265,000 · related or exempt $265,000

  • 2e · Program service revenue: RENTAL INCOME

    total $158,057 · related or exempt $158,057

  • 2f · All other program service revenue

    total $238,963 · related or exempt $238,963

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $326,704 · excluded $326,704

  • 4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds

    total $0

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $0 · personal property $0

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $0

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $5,929,118

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $5,949,849

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities -$20,731

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$20,731 · excluded -$20,731

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $570,884

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $1,103,959

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $570,884

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $0 · excluded $0

  • 9a · Gaming: gross income

    $0

  • 9b · Gaming: direct expenses

    $0

  • 9c · Net income from gaming

    total $0

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $0

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $0

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $0

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $0

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $0

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $0

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $0

  • 4 · Benefits paid to or for members

    total $0

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $1,237,202 · program services $765,974 · management and general $249,239 · fundraising $221,989

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $0

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $10,011,994 · program services $8,643,723 · management and general $563,362 · fundraising $804,909

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $461,245 · program services $461,245

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $1,894,842 · program services $1,537,790 · management and general $156,037 · fundraising $201,015

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $1,088,641 · program services $933,370 · management and general $69,391 · fundraising $85,880

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $0

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $130,335 · program services $58,367 · management and general $71,968

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $102,412 · management and general $102,412

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $0

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $506,938 · fundraising $506,938

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $43,519 · management and general $43,519

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $368,912 · program services $215,944 · management and general $128,029 · fundraising $24,939

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $4,695,631 · program services $4,163,909 · fundraising $531,722

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $172,283 · program services $124,996 · management and general $18,425 · fundraising $28,862

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $109,160 · program services $54,580 · management and general $21,832 · fundraising $32,748

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $681,333 · program services $681,333

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $3,041,793 · program services $2,414,816 · management and general $317,999 · fundraising $308,978

  • 17 · Travel

    total $547,935 · program services $493,313 · management and general $19,703 · fundraising $34,919

  • 18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials

    total $0

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $0

  • 20 · Interest

    total $0

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

    total $0

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $1,516,219 · program services $1,317,761 · management and general $119,075 · fundraising $79,383

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $294,952 · program services $221,214 · management and general $44,243 · fundraising $29,495

  • 24a · Other expenses: DIRECT PHYSICAL PRODUCTION

    total $2,455,691 · program services $2,455,691

  • 24b · Other expenses: ARTISTIC FEES

    total $1,443,290 · program services $1,443,290

  • 24c · Other expenses: DUES, FEES & SUBSCRIPTIONS

    total $218,899 · program services $163,024 · management and general $20,461 · fundraising $35,414

  • 24d · Other expenses: PRODUCTION & DEVELOPMENT

    total $102,033 · program services $102,033

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $351,873 · program services $124,069 · management and general $187,607 · fundraising $40,197

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $4,267,679 · end of year $3,460,405

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $2,961,075 · end of year $1,879,113

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $10,088,325 · end of year $5,064,632

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $1,776,229 · end of year $1,587,244

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $332,419 · end of year $208,239

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $39,411,968

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $17,747,410

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $20,501,710 · end of year $21,664,558

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $14,145,146 · end of year $17,012,862

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $265,637 · end of year $265,637

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $37,080,034 · end of year $37,593,639

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $1,327,333 · end of year $1,489,634

  • 18 · Grants payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $2,675,717 · end of year $3,106,004

  • 20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 21 · Escrow or custodial account liability

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $39,176,748 · end of year $39,107,493

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $36,336,044 · end of year $35,785,806

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $11,902,412 · end of year $9,247,392

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

MTC'S WORK INCLUDES PRODUCING AND DEVELOPING NEW WORK ON AND OFF-BROADWAY, NURTURING ARTISTS THROUGHOUT THEIR CAREERS, AND POSITIVELY IMPACTING THE LIVES OF MANY THROUGH INNOVATIVE EDUCATION PROGRAMS. WE ARE COMMITTED TO EQUITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION IN ALL OF OUR WORK, BOTH ON AND OFF THE STAGE.

Activities or mission (Part I)

MANHATTAN THEATRE CLUB, INC. IS A LEADING PRODUCER OF NEW WORKS ALONG WITH SIGNIFICANT REVIVALS.

  • Manhattan Theatre Club's mission since 1972 has been to develop and present new work in a dynamic, supportive environment; to identify and collaborate with the most exciting new as well as accomplished artists; and to produce a diverse repertoire of innovative, entertaining, and thought-provoking plays and musicals by American and international writers. Since 1989, MTC Education, which uses the power of live theatre and playwriting to awaken minds, ignite imaginations, open hearts, and change lives, has also been an important part of our work. In the year ending June 30, 2024, Manhattan Theatre Club ("MTC") produced a robust slate of plays which were attended by 188,360 audience members: the world premiere of "Jaja's African Hair Braiding" by Jocelyn Bioh; the Broadway premiere of "Prayer for the French Republic" by Joshua Harmon, and the Broadway premiere of "Mary Jane" by Herzog at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre on Broadway; and the New York premiere of "Poor Yella Rednecks" by Qui Nguyen, and the world premiere of "Brooklyn Laundry" by John Patrick Shanley Off-Broadway at NY City Center Stage I. In the same year, MTC commissioned 11 new plays, held 29 developmental readings and workshops, continued institutional work towards becoming an anti-racist organization, and reached 2,925 students and lifelong learners, many of whom were experiencing live theatre for the first time, through the portfolio of programs run by MTC Education.

    Expenses $24,527,329 · Revenue $18,682,307

  • MTC's Learning and Community Engagement programs create experiences that empower learners to engage joyfully and authentically with live theatre as authors, audience, and administrators. We connect with learners of all ages and from a wide range of communities - locally, national, and internationally - in an array of programs tailored to meet each community's learning goals and ensure informed encounters with the works on MTC stages. These include in-school playwriting and theatre preparatory residencies, student and family matinees, an internet-based distance-learning playwriting and production project, and community engagement workshops hosted in collaboration with our community partners. In addition, our robust theatre management training program cultivates the next generation of theatre professionals.

    Expenses $993,949 · Revenue $91,037

  • ARTISTIC DEVELOPMENT: MTC FOCUSES ON PRESENTING NEW YORK, AMERICAN AND WORLD PREMIERES OF INNOVATIVE THEATRE OF THE HIGHEST QUALITY. MTC'S ARTISTIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OVERSEES THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW WORKS, NURTURING THE GROWTH OF PLAYS THAT GO ON TO BE PRODUCED AT MTC AND AT OTHER THEATRES AROUND THE COUNTRY AND THE WORLD. WE STRIVE TO BUILD ONGOING RELATIONSHIPS WITH PLAYWRIGHTS, SUPPORTING THEM THROUGHOUT THEIR CAREERS AND CREATING AN ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH WRITERS AND THEATRE ARTISTS ARE SUPPORTED BY THE FINEST PROFESSIONALS IN EVERY ASPECT OF PRODUCTION. MTC'S ARTISTIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM OFFERS COMMISSIONS, SCRIPT EVALUATION, DRAMATURGICAL SUPPORT, READINGS AND WORKSHOPS. THIS YEAR, WE HAVE REAFFIRMED OUR COMMITMENT TO EQUITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION AND UNDERTAKEN PLANS TO PRIORITIZE, EXPAND, AND RE-ENVISION OUR POLICIES AND ACTIONS. IN THIS PROCESS, WE ARE GUIDED BY OUR DESIRE TO SUPPORT BLACK, INDIGENOUS, AND POC THEATRE-MAKERS AND TO AMPLIFY THEIR VOICES-A DESIRE WHICH HAS IMPACTED OUR PROGRAMMING AND ARTISTIC PLANNING, INCLUDING COMMISSIONS AND VIRTUAL OFFERINGS, AS WELL AS OUR ADMINISTRATIVE POLICIES AND INITIATIVES REGARDING OUR STAFF, BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND PRODUCING PRACTICES, INCLUDING AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT. MORE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.MANHATTANTHEATRECLUB.COM.

    Expenses $855,164

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Carolyn Meadow

    ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $569,693
    From this org
    $541,648
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $28,045
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $541,648
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $28,045
    Filer's total
    $569,693
  • Barry Grove

    EXEC. PRODUCER THRU 06/2023

    Total calculated
    $356,040
    From this org
    $309,754
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $46,286
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $209,754
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $100,000
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $46,286
    Filer's total
    $356,040
  • Lynne S Randall

    DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT

    Total calculated
    $239,106
    From this org
    $170,700
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $68,406
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $170,700
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $68,406
    Filer's total
    $239,106
  • Chris Jennings

    EXEC. DIRECTOR AS OF 06/2023

    Total calculated
    $228,578
    From this org
    $175,629
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $52,949
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $175,629
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $52,929
    Filer's total
    $228,558
  • Matthew D Svigals

    DIRECTOR OF FINANCE

    Total calculated
    $205,418
    From this org
    $142,589
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $62,829
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $142,589
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $62,829
    Filer's total
    $205,418
  • Amy G Loe

    DIR. OF ARTISTIC OPERATIONS

    Total calculated
    $203,398
    From this org
    $146,708
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $56,690
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $146,708
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $56,690
    Filer's total
    $203,398
  • Jeffrey W Dodson

    Master Electrician

    Total calculated
    $192,365
    From this org
    $158,779
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $33,586
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $158,779
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $33,586
    Filer's total
    $192,365
  • Debra A Waxman-Pilla

    DIRECTOR OF MARKETING

    Total calculated
    $185,357
    From this org
    $138,113
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $47,244
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $138,113
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $47,244
    Filer's total
    $185,357
  • Matthew W Krawiec

    General Manager

    Total calculated
    $157,625
    From this org
    $152,301
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $5,324
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $152,301
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $5,324
    Filer's total
    $157,625
  • Nicole C Hunter Schwab

    Artistic Producer

    Total calculated
    $151,607
    From this org
    $149,715
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $1,892
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $149,715
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $1,892
    Filer's total
    $151,607
  • Judy Tate

    DIRECTOR/TEACHING ARTIST

    Total calculated
    $12,774
    From this org
    $12,774
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • David Hodgson

    Chairman

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Tom Secunda

    President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Jamie Fowler

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Nigel Smith

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Christine Baranski

    director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Mary Baccash

    director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Laura Baron

    director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Opal Bennett

    director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Matthew Blank

    director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Barbara Britt

    director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Martha Lemer Byrne

    director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Asad A Chaudry

    director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Howard Fife

    director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Marie Gallagher

    director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Mary Ann Giffuni

    director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Jake Gyllenhaal

    director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Daniel Healy

    director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Clyde B Jones III

    director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Chris Lanning

    director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Hirofumi Otsuka

    director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Bernadette Peters

    director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Gwendolyn Ricks-Spencer

    director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Jean Scannel

    director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Robert Sinclair

    director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Jeffrey Sine

    director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Peter Solomon

    director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Michael Steinberg

    director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Nilaja Sun

    director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Lisa Towbin

    director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Joel Von Ranson

    director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Richard Wesley

    director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Amy Churgin

    director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Nancy Bader

    director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART II, COLUMN (iii) (EXECUTIVE'S COMPENSATION)
IN RECOGNITION OF ALMOST FIFTY YEARS OF SERVICE FROM THE EXECUTIVE PRODUCER, THE ORGANIZATION ENTERED INTO A DEFERRED COMPENSATION AGREEMENT. UNDER THIS AGREEMENT, THE ORGANIZATION CREDITED TO THE EXECUTIVE'S ACCOUNT $100,000 FOR SERVICES RENDERED EACH FISCAL YEAR UNTIL THE ACCOUNTS HAVE BEEN CREDITED $1,000,000. UNDER THE TERMS OF THE EXECUTIVE'S AGREEMENT, THE CONTRIBUTED FUNDS WERE INVESTED IN A 457(F) PLAN ACCOUNT AND ALL INVESTMENT INCOME ACCUMULATED WAS PAID TO THE EXECUTIVE UPON VESTING. THE EXECUTIVE RECEIVED A FULL DISTRIBUTION IN JULY 2017. FOR THE REMAINING OBLIGATION AFTER JULY 1, 2018, THE EXECUTIVE WAS CREDITED WITH $100,000 ANNUALLY FOR THE NEXT FOUR YEARS (PERIOD ENDING JUNE 30, 2022) AND THE ANNUAL AMOUNT VESTED EACH YEAR. THE ORGANIZATION HAD TITLE TO AND BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF THE INVESTED FUNDS UNTIL THE ACCOUNT BALANCES WERE VESTED AND PAID. THE EXECUTIVE RESIGNED IN JUNE 2023 AND THE AGREEMENT WAS EXTENDED FOR AN ADDITIONAL 1 YEAR AND THE FINAL PAYMENT OF $100,000 UNDER THE AGREEMENT WAS PAID IN FEBRUARY 2025 DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2023.

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Taxable family on this return

Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.

Related corporations and trusts

Part IV: related organizations taxable as a corporation or trust.

  • MTC PRODUCTIONS INC

    Corp · THEATRICAL · NY · 100% owned · share of income $8,601 · share of assets $2,264,450

    Directly controlled by mtc

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
14 May 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202511349349305051

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