Form 990 for tax year 2023
Filed by ALVIN AILEY DANCE FOUNDATION INC.
Totals
- Total revenue
- $48,075,183
- Total expenses
- $55,634,371
- Contributions and grants received
- $13,220,165
- Grants paid
- $1,771,722
- Program service revenue
- $23,488,244
- Investment income
- $11,294,697
- Other revenue
- $72,077
- Total assets, end of year
- $260,776,404
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $33,843,100
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $226,933,304
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $44,119,734
- Management and general expenses
- $8,675,402
- Fundraising expenses
- $2,839,235
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $44,119,734
Program services were 79.3% 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
$3,403,055
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$660,697
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$9,156,413
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$195,449
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2a · Program service revenue: PERFORMANCE FEES
total $11,828,073 · related or exempt $11,828,073
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2b · Program service revenue: TUITION & TEACHING FEES
total $9,802,964 · related or exempt $9,802,964
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2c · Program service revenue: STUDENT FEES
total $1,027,306 · related or exempt $1,027,306
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2d · Program service revenue: STUDIO INCOME
total $677,587 · related or exempt $641,852 · unrelated business $35,735
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2e · Program service revenue: SCHOOL TICKET SALES
total $152,314 · related or exempt $152,314
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3 · Investment income
total $5,311,772 · unrelated business $82,369 · excluded $5,229,403
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5 · Royalties
total $209,973 · excluded $209,973
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7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory
securities $39,544,631
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7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses
securities $33,561,706
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7c · Gain or loss
securities $5,982,925
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7d · Net gain or loss
total $5,982,925 · excluded $5,982,925
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8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$321,446
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8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c
$3,403,055
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8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$1,011,111
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total -$689,665 · excluded -$689,665
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11a · Other revenue: REFUNDS
total $255,621 · excluded $255,621
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11b · Other revenue: PERFORMANCE REIMBURSEMENT FEEES
total $184,737 · excluded $184,737
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11c · Other revenue: INSURANCE REFUND
total $111,411 · excluded $111,411
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11e · Other revenue, total
$551,769
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $1,771,722 · program services $1,771,722
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $2,202,098 · program services $263,162 · management and general $1,938,936
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $21,637,357 · program services $18,201,131 · management and general $1,859,181 · fundraising $1,577,045
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $685,788 · program services $611,819 · management and general $42,961 · fundraising $31,008
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $3,202,148 · program services $2,637,455 · management and general $377,978 · fundraising $186,715
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $1,770,761 · program services $1,407,092 · management and general $238,347 · fundraising $125,322
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11b · Fees: legal
total $247,455 · management and general $247,455
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $172,969 · management and general $172,969
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11e · Fees: professional fundraising services
total $61,165 · fundraising $61,165
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11f · Fees: investment management
total $705,055 · management and general $705,055
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11g · Fees: other
total $6,983,293 · program services $4,905,195 · management and general $2,031,358 · fundraising $46,740
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $1,385,442 · program services $1,385,442
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13 · Office expenses
total $972,149 · program services $471,566 · management and general $395,521 · fundraising $105,062
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14 · Information technology
total $574,110 · program services $493,735 · management and general $57,411 · fundraising $22,964
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15 · Royalties
total $299,372 · program services $299,372
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16 · Occupancy
total $3,525,336 · program services $3,254,803 · management and general $193,238 · fundraising $77,295
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17 · Travel
total $3,523,524 · program services $3,455,133 · management and general $35,705 · fundraising $32,686
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20 · Interest
total $777,683 · program services $668,808 · management and general $77,768 · fundraising $31,107
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $2,174,279 · program services $1,869,880 · management and general $217,428 · fundraising $86,971
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23 · Insurance
total $349,294 · program services $300,393 · management and general $34,929 · fundraising $13,972
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24a · Other expenses: PRODUCTION & SCENERY
total $1,133,295 · program services $1,133,295
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24b · Other expenses: EQUIPMENT RENTAL
total $472,880 · program services $472,880
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24c · Other expenses: COSTUMES & WARDROBE
total $393,243 · program services $393,243
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24e · All other expenses
total $613,953 · program services $123,608 · management and general $49,162 · fundraising $441,183
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $4,909,495 · end of year $5,090,070
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $1,700,639 · end of year $3,001,796
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $4,839,975 · end of year $3,753,485
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $942,809 · end of year $910,733
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8 · Inventories for sale or use
beginning of year $15,893 · end of year $15,893
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $777,177 · end of year $872,046
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$80,235,336
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$30,366,829
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $51,507,478 · end of year $49,868,507
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $185,412,140 · end of year $188,215,621
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12 · Investments: other securities
beginning of year $2,770,352 · end of year $2,710,908
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14 · Intangible assets
beginning of year $100,000 · end of year $100,000
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $4,329,448 · end of year $6,237,345
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $2,643,440 · end of year $3,065,185
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19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $3,884,828 · end of year $3,150,772
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20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities
beginning of year $23,127,898 · end of year $22,562,412
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $3,646,812 · end of year $5,064,731
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $133,280,040 · end of year $138,431,353
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $90,722,388 · end of year $88,501,951
Mission and programs · 2023
Mission
ALVIN AILEY DANCE FOUNDATION'S MISSION IS TO FURTHER THE PIONEERING VISION OF THE CHOREOGRAPHER, DANCER, AND CULTURAL LEADER ALVIN AILEY BY BUILDING AN EXTENDED CULTURAL COMMUNITY WHICH PROVIDES DANCE PERFORMANCES, TRAINING AND EDUCATION, AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS FOR ALL PEOPLE. THIS PERFORMING ARTS COMMUNITY PLAYS A CRUCIAL SOCIAL ROLE, USING THE BEAUTY AND HUMANITY OF THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN HERITAGE AND OTHER CULTURES TO UNITE PEOPLE OF ALL RACES, AGES AND BACKGROUNDS.
Activities or mission (Part I)
ALVIN AILEY DANCE FOUNDATION'S MISSION IS TO FURTHER THE PIONEERING VISION OF ALVIN AILEY.
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ALVIN AILEY AMERICAN DANCE THEATER: SEE SCHEDULE OFOUNDED BY ALVIN AILEY IN 1958, ALVIN AILEY AMERICAN DANCE THEATER NOW ANNUALLY REACHES ABOUT 300,000 AUDIENCE MEMBERS ACROSS THE GLOBE. SINCE ITS INCEPTION, THE COMPANY HAS PERFORMED IN 71 COUNTRIES ON 6 CONTINENTS FOR AN ESTIMATED 25 MILLION PEOPLE AT VENUES WORLDWIDE, PLUS TENS OF MILLIONS MORE PEOPLE VIA TELEVISION APPEARANCES. IN 2008, THE AILEY COMPANY WAS DESIGNATED "A VITAL AMERICAN CULTURAL AMBASSADOR TO THE WORLD" BY THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS. THE COMPANY CONSISTS OF THIRTY OF THE MOST TALENTED AND VERSATILE DANCERS IN THE WORLD, AND ITS DIVERSE REPERTORY IS UNPARALLELED IN MODERN DANCE. A TYPICAL ALVIN AILEY AMERICAN DANCE THEATER SEASON INCLUDES A U.S. TOUR TO OVER 20 CITIES, INTERNATIONAL TOURING, AND TWO ENGAGEMENTS IN ITS HOME BASE OF NEW YORK CITY: A SPRING ENGAGEMENT AT BROOKLYN ACADEMY OF MUSIC AND A 5-WEEK WINTER ENGAGEMENT AT NEW YORK CITY CENTER, WHERE AILEY IS THE PRINCIPAL DANCE COMPANY AND HAS APPEARED ANNUALLY SINCE 1972.
Expenses $21,129,963 · Revenue $11,828,073
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AILEY EDUCATION AND OUTREACH PROGRAMS: SEE SCHEDULE OTHROUGH THE AILEY SCHOOL, ITS ENTENSIVE ARTS IN EDUCATION PROGRAMS, AND THE AILEY EXTENSION, THE ORGANIZATION IS COMMITTED TO BRINGING DANCE INTO THE LIVES OF INDIVIDUALS OF ALL AGES AND BACKGROUNDS. FOUNDED IN 1969, THE AILEY SCHOOL IS AN ACCREDITED INSTITUTIONAL MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOLS OF DANCE AND SERVES AS THE OFFICIAL SCHOOL OF THE ALVIN AILEY AMERICAN DANCE THEATER. THE SCHOOL OFFERS MORE THAN 300 CLASSES WEEKLY FOR AGES 3 THROUGH 25 IN A BROAD RANGE OF DANCE TECHNIQUES. THE SCHOOL'S SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM PROVIDES ASSISTANCE FOR TALENTED AND DESERVING STUDENTS; APPROXIMATELY 200 SCHOLARSHIPS ARE AWARDED EACH YEAR AND THE MAJORITY OF FINACIAL ASSISTANCE GOES TO MINORITY STUDENTS. IN CONJUCTION WITH FORDHAM UNIVERSITY, THE AILEY SCHOOL ALSO OFFERS A BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS DEGREE IN DANCE. EACH YEAR, AILEY ARTS IN EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS PROVIDE YOUNG PEOPLE FROM DIVERSE CULTURAL AND ECONOMIC BACKGROUNDS THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLORE THEIR CREATIVE POTENTIAL, BUILD SELF-ESTEEM, AND DEVELOP LIFE-SKILLS SUCH AS TEAMWORK AND SELF-DISCIPLINE. PROGRAMS INCLUDE AILEYCAMP, A UNIQUE SUMMER DAY CAMP PROGRAM FOR UNDERSERVED CHILDREN IN MAJOR CITIES ACROSS THE UNITED STATES; AILEY DANCE KIDS, WHICH PRESENTS DANCE CLASSES AND CROSS-CURRICULAR LESSONS TO APPROXIMATELY 4,000 PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS IN NY AND NJ; REVELATIONS: AN INTERDISCIPLICARY APPROACH, A CURRICULUM-BASED INITIATIVE THAT USES ALVIN AILEY AMERICAN DANCE THEATER'S SIGNATURE PIECE TO TEACH ACADEMIC SUBJECTS IN CLASSROOMS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. THE AILEY EXTENSION OFFERS DANCE AND FITNESS CLASSES OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, WITH MORE THAN 80 CLASSES EACH WEEK IN A VARIETY OF TECHNIQUES INCLUDING HORTON, BALLET, WEST AFRICAN, AND ZUMBA. SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 2005, MORE THAN 125,000 PEOPLE HAVE TAKEN CLASSES THROUGH THE AILEY EXTENSION.
Expenses $18,259,171 · Grants $1,771,722 · Revenue $9,802,964
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Withheld by Nonprofiteer: this text may name a private individual.
Expenses $2,862,698 · Revenue $1,179,620
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ANCILLARY ON-SITE COMMUNITY PROGRAMS (STUDIO OPERATIONS AND RENTALS)
Expenses $1,867,902 · Revenue $641,852
As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here. A text marked withheld matched a screen for wording that may name a private individual, such as an honorific or "in memory of". Most of what it withholds names no one; it is withheld so that what does is never shown.
Listed in Part VII
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Bennett RinkBENNETT RINK
TRUSTEE/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $695,535
- From this org
- $627,188
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $68,347
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $568,883
- Bonus
- $58,305
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $33,170
- Nontaxable benefits
- $35,177
- Filer's total
- $695,535
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Robert BattleROBERT BATTLE
TRUSTEE/ARTISTIC DIRECTOR (TO 11/23)
- Total calculated
- $594,519
- From this org
- $572,006
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $22,513
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $572,006
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $7,664
- Nontaxable benefits
- $14,849
- Filer's total
- $594,519
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Anthony KendallANTHONY KENDALL
PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 10
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Daria WallachDARIA WALLACH
CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 10
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Jaishri KapoorJAISHRI KAPOOR
VICE CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
Stephen MeringoffSTEPHEN MERINGOFF
VICE CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
Arthur Mirante IIARTHUR MIRANTE II
VICE CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
Sela Thompson CollinsSELA THOMPSON COLLINS
VICE CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
Joy Allen-AltimareJOY ALLEN-ALTIMARE
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
Jolen AndersonJOLEN ANDERSON
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
Eleanor ApplewhaiteELEANOR APPLEWHAITE
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
Laura CorbLAURA CORB
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
Edna Kane WilliamsEDNA KANE WILLIAMS
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
Suzan KereereSUZAN KEREERE
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
Robert KissaneROBERT KISSANE
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
Anthony LewisANTHONY LEWIS
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
Leslie MaherasLESLIE MAHERAS
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
Lucinda MartinezLUCINDA MARTINEZ
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
Jack PittsJACK PITTS
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
Muhammad QubbajMUHAMMAD QUBBAJ
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
Lata ReddyLATA REDDY
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
Oti RobertsOTI ROBERTS
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
Danielle Robinson PhDDANIELLE ROBINSON PHD
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Cara SabinCARA SABIN
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
Joan WeillJOAN WEILL
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
Julia WellbornJULIA WELLBORN
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
Dejuan WilsonDEJUAN WILSON
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Jean-Rene ZetrenneJEAN-RENE ZETRENNE
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
Pamela ZillyPAMELA ZILLY
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
Gunther BrightGUNTHER BRIGHT
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
Pamela RobinsonPAMELA ROBINSON
CFO/TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $353,746
- From this org
- $303,480
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $50,266
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $303,480
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $9,296
- Nontaxable benefits
- $40,970
- Filer's total
- $353,746
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Elena M Paul EsqELENA M PAUL ESQ
GEN COUNSEL/SECRETARY TO 2/24
- Total calculated
- $241,559
- From this org
- $215,391
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $26,168
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $215,391
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $6,640
- Nontaxable benefits
- $19,528
- Filer's total
- $241,559
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Randolph HoustonRANDOLPH HOUSTON
GEN COUNSEL/SECRETARY AS OF 3/24
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 40
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Ines Aslan SchwedINES ASLAN SCHWED
CHIEF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS OFFICER
- Total calculated
- $312,236
- From this org
- $302,812
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $9,424
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $302,812
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $9,176
- Nontaxable benefits
- $248
- Filer's total
- $312,236
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Matthew RushingMATTHEW RUSHING
ACTING ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $267,346
- From this org
- $244,159
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $23,187
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $244,159
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $7,399
- Nontaxable benefits
- $15,788
- Filer's total
- $267,346
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Prital Chohan-AzadPRITAL CHOHAN-AZAD
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE
- Total calculated
- $218,468
- From this org
- $192,378
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $26,090
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $192,378
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $5,961
- Nontaxable benefits
- $20,129
- Filer's total
- $218,468
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Chad J SuttonCHAD J SUTTON
DIRECTOR OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
- Total calculated
- $265,629
- From this org
- $210,237
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $55,392
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $210,237
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $7,197
- Nontaxable benefits
- $48,195
- Filer's total
- $265,629
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Christopher ZunnerCHRISTOPHER ZUNNER
DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC RELATIONS
- Total calculated
- $254,908
- From this org
- $232,485
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $22,423
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $232,485
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $7,045
- Nontaxable benefits
- $15,378
- Filer's total
- $254,908
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Michael CanarozziMICHAEL CANAROZZI
FACILITY DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $214,968
- From this org
- $190,368
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $24,600
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $190,368
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $6,228
- Nontaxable benefits
- $18,372
- Filer's total
- $214,968
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Eric D WrightERIC D WRIGHT
AAADT GENERAL MANAGER
- Total calculated
- $227,830
- From this org
- $205,633
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $22,197
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $205,633
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $6,405
- Nontaxable benefits
- $15,792
- Filer's total
- $227,830
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 · Independent compensation consultant
- 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
- 3 · Compensation survey or study
- 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
- 7 · Other non-fixed payments
Answered no
- 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
- 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
- 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
- 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception
The filer's explanations (Part III)
- PART I, LINE 7
- AS DELINEATED IN THEIR WRITTEN EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & ARTISTIC DIRECTOR MAY RECEIVE A BONUS FOR MEETING OBJECTIVES AND PERFORMANCE CRITERIA AGREED UPON WITH THE BOARD. DURING THE YEAR, THE NON-FIXED PAYMENT AMOUNT AWARDED TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WAS $58,305.
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.
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2023
- Filed
- 8 May 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2023v6.0
- Source object
- 202541329349300819
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