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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by MANHATTAN THEATRE CLUB INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$26,877,880
Total expenses
$28,536,612
Contributions and grants received
$15,587,555
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$10,881,660
Investment income
$132,189
Other revenue
$276,476
Total assets, end of year
$91,418,254
Total liabilities, end of year
$43,179,798
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$48,238,456
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$23,362,384
Management and general expenses
$2,135,200
Fundraising expenses
$3,039,028
Program service expenses (Part III)
$23,362,384

Program services were 81.9% 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

    $1,583,799

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $3,919,638

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $10,084,118

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $289,442

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

    total $10,156,373 · related or exempt $10,156,373

  • 2b · Program service revenue: RENTAL INCOME

    total $299,048 · related or exempt $299,048

  • 2c · Program service revenue: FACILITY FEE INCOME

    total $187,210 · related or exempt $187,210

  • 2d · Program service revenue: SUBSIDIARY RIGHTS

    total $47,266 · related or exempt $47,266

  • 2e · Program service revenue: EDUCATION INCOME

    total $125,525 · related or exempt $125,525

  • 2f · All other program service revenue

    total $66,238 · related or exempt $66,238

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $136,819 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $136,819

  • 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 $4,123,902

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

    securities $4,128,532

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities -$4,630

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$4,630 · excluded -$4,630

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $605,466

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

    $2,189,265

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $605,466

  • 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

  • 11a · Other revenue: REAL ESTATE TAXES REFUND

    total $276,476 · related or exempt $276,476

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $276,476

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 $1,659,164 · program services $939,302 · management and general $360,508 · fundraising $359,354

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $0

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $8,665,414 · program services $7,279,586 · management and general $621,281 · fundraising $764,547

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $372,922 · program services $372,922

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $1,918,399 · program services $1,673,383 · management and general $107,279 · fundraising $137,737

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $975,035 · program services $779,435 · management and general $90,115 · fundraising $105,485

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $0

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $83,014 · program services $64,335 · management and general $18,679

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $123,259 · management and general $123,259

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $30,250 · fundraising $30,250

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $599,050 · fundraising $599,050

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $6,333 · management and general $6,333

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $339,335 · program services $185,237 · management and general $154,098

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $4,167,119 · program services $3,732,682 · fundraising $434,437

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $163,664 · program services $101,141 · management and general $17,447 · fundraising $45,076

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $87,792 · program services $43,896 · management and general $17,558 · fundraising $26,338

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $671,628 · program services $671,628

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $2,855,752 · program services $2,212,028 · management and general $322,459 · fundraising $321,265

  • 17 · Travel

    total $551,362 · program services $530,122 · management and general $8,222 · fundraising $13,018

  • 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 $1,524,534 · program services $1,323,998 · management and general $120,321 · fundraising $80,215

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $216,405 · program services $162,304 · management and general $32,461 · fundraising $21,640

  • 24a · Other expenses: DIRECT PHYSICAL PRODUCTION

    total $1,888,345 · program services $1,888,345

  • 24b · Other expenses: ARTISTIC FEES

    total $1,156,964 · program services $1,156,964

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

    total $186,532 · program services $147,321 · management and general $15,410 · fundraising $23,801

  • 24d · Other expenses: PRODUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT

    total $97,755 · program services $97,755

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $196,585 · management and general $119,770 · fundraising $76,815

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $7,350,121 · end of year $4,267,679

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $3,915,236 · end of year $2,961,075

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $12,223,618 · end of year $10,088,325

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $5,649 · end of year $1,776,229

  • 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 $102,832 · end of year $332,419

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

    $37,442,399

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

    $18,449,238

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $18,783,959 · end of year $18,993,161

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $11,597,599 · end of year $14,145,146

  • 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 $32,685,121 · end of year $38,588,583

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $1,426,437 · end of year $1,327,333

  • 18 · Grants payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $2,593,294 · end of year $2,675,717

  • 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 $2,000,000 · end of year $0

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $32,600,484 · end of year $39,176,748

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $39,096,093 · end of year $36,336,044

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $9,213,464 · end of year $11,902,412

Mission and programs · 2022

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, 2023, Manhattan Theatre Club produced a robust slate of plays which were attended by 152,449 audience members: the Broadway premiere of Martyna Majok's "Cost of Living the American premiere of "The Collaboration" by Anthony McCarten, and the world premiere of "Summer, 1976" by David Auburn at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre on Broadway; and the New York premiere of "Where the Mountain Meets the Sea" by Jeff Augustin with music by The Bengsons, the world premiere of "The Best We Could" by Emily Feldman, and the New York premiere of "King James" by Rajiv Joseph Off-Broadway at NY City Center Stage I. In the same year, MTC commissioned 13 new plays, held 26 developmental readings and workshops, continued institutional work towards becoming an anti-racist organization, and reached 3,431 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 $21,321,419 · Revenue $10,756,135

  • THROUGH CLASSROOM AND ON-SITE WORKSHOPS AND INFORMED ENCOUNTERS WITH THE WORKS ON OUR STAGES, MTC EDUCATION AWAKENS MINDS, IGNITES IMAGINATIONS, OPENS HEARTS, AND CHANGES LIVES. WE ENGAGE LEARNERS OF ALL AGES AND FROM DISPARATE COMMUNITIES - LOCALLY, NATIONALLY, AND INTERNATIONALLY - IN AN ARRAY OF PROGRAMS TAILORED TO THEIR RESPECTIVE NEEDS AND CIRCUMSTANCES. THESE INCLUDE IN-SCHOOL RESIDENCIES, STUDENT AND FAMILY MATINEES, TEACHER WORKSHOPS, AN AFTER-SCHOOL PLAYWRITING PROGRAM, AND AN INTERNET-BASED DISTANCE-LEARNING PLAYWRITING AND PRODUCTION PROJECT. STARGATE THEATRE, OUR WORKFORCE READINESS AND THEATRE MAKING PROJECT, ENABLES YOUNG MEN FROM DIFFICULT CIRCUMSTANCES TO CREATE, REHEARSE, AND PERFORM AN ORIGINAL PLAY IN OUR OFF-BROADWAY BLACK-BOX THEATRE. OUR ROBUST THEATRE MANAGEMENT TRAINING PROGRAM CULTIVATES THE NEXT GENERATION OF THEATRE PROFESSIONALS. IN RESPONSE TO THE PANDEMIC, MTC EDUCATION RECONFIGURED MOST OF OUR PROGRAMS FOR REMOTE DELIVERY, THEREBY ENABLING STUDENTS AND TEACHERS TO CONTINUE TO PARTICIPATE IN CREATIVE, INTERACTIVE THEATRE-BASED LEARNING EXPERIENCES VIA LIVE AND PRE-RECORDED VIDEO.

    Expenses $1,145,721 · Revenue $125,525

  • 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 $895,244

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • barry grove

    Exec. producer thru 06/2023

    Total calculated
    $649,806
    From this org
    $598,515
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $51,291
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $498,515
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $100,000
    Deferred
    $8,700
    Nontaxable benefits
    $42,591
    Filer's total
    $649,806
  • Carolyn Meadow

    Artistic Director

    Total calculated
    $536,577
    From this org
    $505,758
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $30,819
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $505,758
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $8,700
    Nontaxable benefits
    $22,119
    Filer's total
    $536,577
  • Lynne S Randall

    Director of Development

    Total calculated
    $215,579
    From this org
    $176,579
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $39,000
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $176,579
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $5,833
    Nontaxable benefits
    $33,167
    Filer's total
    $215,579
  • Matthew D Svigals

    Director of Finance

    Total calculated
    $186,394
    From this org
    $126,480
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $59,914
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $126,480
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $4,495
    Nontaxable benefits
    $55,419
    Filer's total
    $186,394
  • Amy G Loe

    Dir. of Artistic operations

    Total calculated
    $186,101
    From this org
    $123,603
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $62,498
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $123,603
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $4,362
    Nontaxable benefits
    $58,136
    Filer's total
    $186,101
  • Debra A Waxman-Pilla

    Director of Marketing

    Total calculated
    $164,616
    From this org
    $122,655
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $41,961
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $122,655
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $4,234
    Nontaxable benefits
    $37,727
    Filer's total
    $164,616
  • Jeffrey W Dodson

    Master Electrician

    Total calculated
    $152,169
    From this org
    $152,169
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $152,169
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $152,169
  • Scott C Laule

    Head Propertyman

    Total calculated
    $141,937
    From this org
    $131,436
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $10,501
    Hours/week
    40
  • Lindsey B Sag

    General Manager

    Total calculated
    $141,756
    From this org
    $87,113
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $54,643
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $87,113
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $4,237
    Nontaxable benefits
    $50,406
    Filer's total
    $141,756
  • Judy Tate

    DIRECTOR/TEACHING ARTIST

    Total calculated
    $14,484
    From this org
    $14,484
    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
  • Gary Churgin

    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
  • Elizabeth Haney

    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
  • Yoshihiro Hyakuto

    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
  • chris jennings

    exec. director as of 06/2023

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

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 (EXECUTIVES 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 credits 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 are invested in a 457(f) plan account and all investment income accumulated is 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 is credited with $100,000 annually for the next four years (period ending June 30, 2022) and the annual amount vests each year. The account balances may become vested and paid earlier upon death, disability, discharge without cause, or resignation for good reason. Unvested balances are forfeited upon discharge for cause or resignation without good reason. The Organization has title to and beneficial ownership of the invested funds until the account balances are vested and paid. The executive has a significant risk of forfeiture.

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 -$1,057 · share of assets $11,736

    Directly controlled by MTC

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
15 May 2024
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202401369349305050

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