Totals
- Total revenue
- $1,819,999
- Total expenses
- $2,545,709
- Contributions and grants received
- $1,436,114
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $364,870
- Investment income
- $3,294
- Other revenue
- $15,721
- Total assets, end of year
- $9,783,115
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $4,606,943
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $5,176,172
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $1,999,395
- Management and general expenses
- $378,059
- Fundraising expenses
- $168,255
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $1,999,395
Program services were 78.5% 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.
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1c · Fundraising events
$101,384
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$494,160
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$840,570
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2a · Program service revenue: Box office income
total $96,459 · related or exempt $96,459
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2b · Program service revenue: Co-production income
total $268,411 · related or exempt $268,411
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3 · Investment income
total $3,294 · excluded $3,294
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4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds
total $0
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5 · Royalties
total $0
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6a · Gross rents
real property $2,881
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6c · Rental income or loss
real property $2,881
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6d · Net rental income or loss
total $2,881 · excluded $2,881
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7d · Net gain or loss
total $0
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8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$10,986
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8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c
$101,384
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8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$10,986
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total $0
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9c · Net income from gaming
total $0
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10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total $0
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11a · Other revenue: Concession income
total $4,807 · related or exempt $4,807
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11b · Other revenue: Miscellaneous Income
total $8,033 · related or exempt $8,033
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11e · Other revenue, total
$12,840
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $0
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2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $0
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3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals
total $0
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4 · Benefits paid to or for members
total $0
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $77,222 · program services $54,089 · management and general $3,856 · fundraising $19,277
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6 · Compensation of disqualified persons
total $0
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $1,148,439 · program services $977,520 · management and general $82,674 · fundraising $88,245
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $8,905 · program services $7,806 · management and general $684 · fundraising $415
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $99,258 · program services $83,809 · management and general $7,093 · fundraising $8,356
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $125,287 · program services $105,241 · management and general $8,770 · fundraising $11,276
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11a · Fees: management
total $0
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11b · Fees: legal
total $850 · management and general $850
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $9,000 · management and general $9,000
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11d · Fees: lobbying
total $0
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11e · Fees: professional fundraising services
total $0
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11f · Fees: investment management
total $0
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11g · Fees: other
total $292,570 · program services $105,851 · management and general $186,719
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $11,872 · program services $10,187 · management and general $1,685
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13 · Office expenses
total $11,771 · program services $966 · management and general $10,805
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14 · Information technology
total $0
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15 · Royalties
total $0
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16 · Occupancy
total $111,458 · program services $83,759 · management and general $19,001 · fundraising $8,698
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17 · Travel
total $26,728 · program services $18,940 · management and general $7,582 · fundraising $206
-
18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials
total $0
-
19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $0
-
20 · Interest
total $184,166 · program services $184,166
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21 · Payments to affiliates
total $0
-
22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $238,668 · program services $200,941 · management and general $16,860 · fundraising $20,867
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23 · Insurance
total $27,968 · program services $23,547 · management and general $1,976 · fundraising $2,445
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24a · Other expenses: Production costs
total $121,204 · program services $120,979 · management and general -$75 · fundraising $300
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24b · Other expenses: Bank & credit card charges
total $20,312 · program services $5 · management and general $20,307
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24c · Other expenses: Printing and Publications
total $9,045 · program services $9,045
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24d · Other expenses: Concession expense
total $8,671 · program services $8,671
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24e · All other expenses
total $12,315 · program services $3,873 · management and general $272 · fundraising $8,170
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $1,150,075 · end of year $242,659
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $126,098 · end of year $0
-
3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $1,300,779 · end of year $1,227,469
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $8,351 · end of year $4,981
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5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people
end of year $0
-
6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons
end of year $0
-
7 · Other notes and loans receivable
end of year $0
-
8 · Inventories for sale or use
end of year $0
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $18,433 · end of year $27,896
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$8,265,581
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$466,833
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $7,232,112 · end of year $7,798,748
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
end of year $0
-
12 · Investments: other securities
end of year $0
-
13 · Investments: program-related
end of year $0
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14 · Intangible assets
beginning of year $165,224 · end of year $122,122
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $1,066 · end of year $359,240
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $478,951 · end of year $94,594
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23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable
beginning of year $3,626,108 · end of year $4,512,349
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $197
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $1,685,702 · end of year $3,820,515
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $4,211,180 · end of year $1,355,657
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
The Bushwick Starr is an Obie Award-winning nonprofit theater that presents an annual season of new performance works. We are an organization defined by both our artists and our community, and since 2007, we have grown into a thriving theatrical venue, a destination for exciting and engaging performance, and a vital neighborhood arts center serving the diverse artistic needs and impulses of our Bushwick, Brooklyn community. We provide a springboard for emerging professional artists to make career-defining leaps and maintain a sanctuary for established artists to experiment and innovate.
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The Bushwick Starr's 24-25 Main Stage Season included the world premieres of: A WOMAN AMONG WOMEN by Julia May Jonas (Oct 15-Nov 17 2024); SLAMDANCE GARAGE by Ian Andrew Askew (Feb 5-March 1 2025) and RHEOLOGY by Shayok Misha Chowdhury (April 15-May 17 2025). All three productions were popular and critical successes, with A WOMAN AMONG WOMEN and RHEOLOGY receiving an extended run. All were presented at the Starr's space at 419 Eldert St. Bushwick, Brooklyn.The Bushwick Starr had its annual Starr Reading Series at 419 Eldert St. This season we selected 6 scripts which underwent developmental rehearsal time and were presented in free public performances for 300+ audience members. Presented works included: ESCAPE FROM THE CITY by Diane Exavier (April 27, 2025); FLORIOGRAPHY: A PLANT DANCE RITUAL by Mahayla Laurence (April 28, 2025); TARGET PRACTICE by Kara Hadden (May 4, 2025); MOTHER OF JUNK by Masha Breeze (May 5, 2025); IM NOT EVEN HALF by Layla Khoshnoudi (May 12, 2025); HOLLOW by DN Bashir (May 18, 2025). We also underwent 3 developmental workshops for current and future Main Stage works including Daniella de Jesus, Shayok Misha Chowdhury and Ian Andrew Askew.The Starr's education programs included Big Green Theater for elementary students with PS075 and PS106K; Creating Performance for local teens with El Puente Bushwick; and Senior Storytelling with Round Table/Ridgewood Bushwick Older Adults Center, and the Diana Jones Senior Center. We also continued our annual Summer Arts Festival with Oye Group on August 18 2024 on Eldert Street outside of the new site of the Bushwick Starr, providing free all-ages arts activities and performances for 500+ of our Bushwick neighbors.
Expenses $1,999,395 · Revenue $364,870
As filed on the 2024 return.
Listed in Part VII
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Noel Allain
Artistic Director
- Total calculated
- $82,073
- From this org
- $72,692
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $9,381
- Hours/week
- 40
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David Herskovits
Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Christina Gu
Secretary
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Ali Kennedy Scott
Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Eric Mendez
Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Danielle Thomson
Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Asenhat Gomez
Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Keanu Reeves
Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Gita Deo
Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Robin Griffiths
Treasurer
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Michael Contini
Board Chair
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Tom McMillan
Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Jennifer Sendrow
Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Luis Munive
Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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.
Grants on this return
No itemized grants to organizations on this return.
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 21 March 2026
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.2
- Source object
- 202610809349300606
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