Form 990 for tax year 2023
Filed by THEATRE FOR A NEW AUDIENCE INC.
Totals
- Total revenue
- $5,749,506
- Total expenses
- $7,248,450
- Contributions and grants received
- $3,327,143
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $1,719,345
- Investment income
- $653,017
- Other revenue
- $50,001
- Total assets, end of year
- $21,090,246
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,742,737
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $19,347,509
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $5,622,523
- Management and general expenses
- $603,201
- Fundraising expenses
- $1,022,726
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $5,622,523
Program services were 77.6% 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
$562,851
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$436,975
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$2,327,317
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$176,252
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2a · Program service revenue: Box office revenue
total $1,478,367 · related or exempt $1,478,367
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2b · Program service revenue: Co-production revenue
total $4,212 · related or exempt $4,212
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2c · Program service revenue: Education revenue
total $126,290 · related or exempt $126,290
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2d · Program service revenue: Ticket handling fees
total $110,476 · related or exempt $110,476
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3 · Investment income
total $390,183 · related or exempt $109,983 · excluded $280,200
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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 $23,973
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6c · Rental income or loss
real property $23,973
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6d · Net rental income or loss
total $23,973 · related or exempt $23,973
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7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory
securities $3,426,526
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7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses
securities $3,163,692
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7c · Gain or loss
securities $262,834
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7d · Net gain or loss
total $262,834 · related or exempt $262,271 · excluded $563
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8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$190,662
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8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c
$562,851
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8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$190,662
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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 $16,397 · related or exempt $16,397
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11b · Other revenue: Miscellaneous
total $9,631 · related or exempt $9,631
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11e · Other revenue, total
$26,028
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 $1,341,347 · program services $714,790 · management and general $246,243 · fundraising $380,314
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6 · Compensation of disqualified persons
total $0
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $2,198,956 · program services $1,857,041 · management and general $108,512 · fundraising $233,403
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $46 · program services $46
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $341,340 · program services $279,978 · management and general $17,689 · fundraising $43,673
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $314,241 · program services $234,462 · management and general $29,162 · fundraising $50,617
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11a · Fees: management
total $0
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11b · Fees: legal
total $0
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $25,000 · program services $12,500 · management and general $10,000 · fundraising $2,500
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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 $63,429 · management and general $63,429
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11g · Fees: other
total $497,669 · program services $360,815 · management and general $35,597 · fundraising $101,257
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $301,601 · program services $301,601
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13 · Office expenses
total $11,415 · program services $4,959 · management and general $5,196 · fundraising $1,260
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14 · Information technology
total $0
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15 · Royalties
total $125,969 · program services $125,969
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16 · Occupancy
total $85,482 · program services $62,079 · management and general $18,722 · fundraising $4,681
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17 · Travel
total $59,798 · program services $53,318 · management and general $4,921 · fundraising $1,559
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18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials
total $0
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $0
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20 · Interest
total $3,944 · program services $1,972 · management and general $1,578 · fundraising $394
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21 · Payments to affiliates
total $0
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $157,727 · program services $116,148 · management and general $17,169 · fundraising $24,410
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23 · Insurance
total $130,970 · program services $113,038 · management and general $14,346 · fundraising $3,586
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24a · Other expenses: Co-production fee
total $514,421 · program services $514,421
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24b · Other expenses: Facilities expense
total $322,878 · program services $322,878
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24c · Other expenses: Production costs
total $247,166 · program services $247,166
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24d · Other expenses: Fundraising event expense
total $129,993 · fundraising $129,993
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24e · All other expenses
total $375,058 · program services $299,342 · management and general $30,637 · fundraising $45,079
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $275,161 · end of year $215,810
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $3,800,484 · end of year $2,773,858
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $1,900,098 · end of year $1,474,437
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $51,122 · end of year $55,301
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5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people
end of year $0
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6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons
end of year $0
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7 · Other notes and loans receivable
end of year $0
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8 · Inventories for sale or use
end of year $0
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $119,392 · end of year $194,892
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$6,232,026
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$1,710,935
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $4,582,611 · end of year $4,521,091
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $9,322,526 · end of year $10,626,260
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12 · Investments: other securities
end of year $0
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13 · Investments: program-related
end of year $0
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14 · Intangible assets
end of year $0
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $986,894 · end of year $1,228,597
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $221,991 · end of year $157,971
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19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $180,702 · end of year $334,404
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23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable
beginning of year $145,587 · end of year $141,198
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $733,005 · end of year $1,109,164
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $7,145,151 · end of year $6,331,953
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $12,611,852 · end of year $13,015,556
Mission and programs · 2023
Mission
THE MISSION OF THEATRE FOR A NEW AUDIENCE IS TO DEVELOP AND VITALIZE THE PERFORMANCE AND STUDY OF SHAKESPEARE AND CLASSIC DRAMA. THE THEATRE IS DEDICATED TO THE LANGUAGE AND IDEAS OF WRITERS - TO A DIALOGUE OVER CENTURIES BETWEEN SHAKESPEARE AND A PROVOCATIVE RANGE OF CLASSICAL AND CONTEMPORARY PLAYWRIGHTS. THE THEATRE HAS PRODUCED OVER 75 MASTER WORKS OF THEATRE, INCLUDING 33 OF SHAKEPEARE'S 38 PLAYS ALONGSIDE OTHER CLASSIC WORKS AND DISTINGUISHED CONTEMPORARY PLAYS.
Activities or mission (Part I)
SEE SCHEDULE O.
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THE THEATRES 2023-2024 ARTISTIC SEASONTheatre for a New Audiences 2023-2024 Season featured four exciting productions: the Off-Broadway Premiere the hybrid lecture/performance Prometheus Firebringer, written, directed, and performed by Annie Dorsen after Aeschylus; Samuel Becketts Waiting for Godot, directed by Arin Arbus and featuring Michael Shannon and Paul Sparks, who was nominated for an Outer Critics Circle Award for his performance; a co-presentation with Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company of Soho Rep and NAATCO National Partnership Projects Public Obscenities, written and directed by Shayok Misha Chowdhury; and the American Premiere, presented in association with Rose Theatre, London, of The Royal Lyceum Edinburghs production of Zinnie Harriss Macbeth (an undoing), which was nominated for four Drama Desk Awards. The Theatres productions and programs served a diverse audience of more than 30,000 during the 2023-2024 Season.ARTS IN EDUCATIONIn the 2023-2024 Season, the Theatres arts in education residenciesWorld Theatre Project (WTP) and New Voices Project (NVP) served 1,477 students and 65 teachers in 60 classes at 17 schools throughout New York City. The Theatres Summer Institute for Teachers hosted 25 middle and high school teachers from across the country at Polonsky Shakespeare Center in an immersive study of Shakespeare that integrates theory, practice, and performance.ACCESS, ENGAGEMENT AND HUMANITIESAccess: The Theatre is committed to making its productions accessible to people of all income levels through a variety of discount and low-cost ticketing outlets. The Theatre offered open-captioned performances for those who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing at one weekend performance per production during the 2023-2024 Season.Humanities: The Theatres Humanities Programs engaged approximately 1,208 people through 14 free TFANA Talks post-show discussions with the productions casts, creative teams, and eminent scholars and community members. TFANA Talks in 2023-2024 included three installments of Reflections, a series of post-performance conversations with guests from the worlds of the arts and activism, targeted to engage a rising generation of New Yorkers. In addition, for each mainstage production, the Theatres free, online dramaturgical publication the 360 Viewfinder offered context on the plays themes and interviews with the creative teams. The four 360 Viewfinders for the 2023-2024 Season received a total of 38,555 impressions and were read online 21,181 times.THE STUDIOShakespeare and classical drama projects in development in the 2023-2024 Season included workshops of Shakespeares Comedy of Errors, featuring Alex Brightman and David Fynn, Shakespeares The Winters Tale and Ben Jonsons Volpone, and Ben Jonsons The Alchemist. These workshops were directed by Simon Godwin. Contemporary drama projects included a workshop of We Are Your Robots, with book and lyrics by Ethan Lipton, directed by Leigh Silverman.
Expenses $5,622,523 · Revenue $1,719,345
As filed on the 2023 return.
Listed in Part VII
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Jeffrey HorowitzJEFFREY HOROWITZ
Pres/AD/CEO
- Total calculated
- $1,581,174
- From this org
- $1,128,170
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $453,004
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $302,847
- Bonus
- not reported
- Other
- $825,323
- Deferred
- $421,496
- Nontaxable benefits
- $31,508
- Filer's total
- $1,581,174
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Dorothy Ryan-LeitchDOROTHY RYAN-LEITCH
VP/Sec/MD
- Total calculated
- $207,681
- From this org
- $183,270
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $24,411
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $183,270
- Bonus
- not reported
- Other
- not reported
- Deferred
- not reported
- Nontaxable benefits
- $24,411
- Filer's total
- $207,681
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James LynesJAMES LYNES
DIR OF INSTL ADVAN
- Total calculated
- $158,249
- From this org
- $133,838
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $24,411
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $133,838
- Bonus
- not reported
- Other
- not reported
- Deferred
- not reported
- Nontaxable benefits
- $24,411
- Filer's total
- $158,249
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George BrennanGEORGE BRENNAN
CAP CAMPAIGN DIR
- Total calculated
- $120,897
- From this org
- $110,420
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $10,477
- Hours/week
- 40
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Mary SormeleyMARY SORMELEY
TREAS/FIN DIR.
- Total calculated
- $106,590
- From this org
- $106,064
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $526
- Hours/week
- 32
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Jeremy BluntJEREMY BLUNT
GENERAL MANAGER
- Total calculated
- $99,973
- From this org
- $94,536
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $5,437
- Hours/week
- 40
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Arin ArbusARIN ARBUS
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $32,343
- From this org
- $32,343
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Riccardo HernandezRICCARDO HERNANDEZ
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $7,797
- From this org
- $7,797
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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John LahrJOHN LAHR
MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $4,042
- From this org
- $4,042
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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John Douglas ThompsonJOHN DOUGLAS THOMPSON
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $3,521
- From this org
- $3,400
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $121
- Hours/week
- 1
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Bianca Vivion BrooksBIANCA VIVION BROOKS
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $1,700
- From this org
- $1,700
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Constance ChristensenCONSTANCE CHRISTENSEN
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Josh WeisbergJOSH WEISBERG
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
John BerendtJOHN BERENDT
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Benton CampbellBENTON CAMPBELL
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Alan BellerALAN BELLER
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Kathleen WalshKATHLEEN WALSH
VICE-CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Kathryn HunterKATHRYN HUNTER
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Robert A CaroROBERT A CARO
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Sharon DunnSHARON DUNN
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Tom KirdahyTOM KIRDAHY
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Dana IveyDANA IVEY
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Harry J LennixHARRY J LENNIX
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Joseph SamulskiJOSEPH SAMULSKI
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Seymour LesserSEYMOUR LESSER
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Frederick WisemanFREDERICK WISEMAN
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Larry M Loeb EsqLARRY M LOEB ESQ
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Catherine MaciarielloCATHERINE MACIARIELLO
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Matthew E FishbeinMATTHEW E FISHBEIN
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Audrey Heffernan MeyerAUDREY HEFFERNAN MEYER
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Alan PolonskyALAN POLONSKY
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Doug SteinerDOUG STEINER
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Marie MaignanMARIE MAIGNAN
MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Philip R RotnerPHILIP R ROTNER
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Daryl D SmithDARYL D SMITH
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Michael StranahanMICHAEL STRANAHAN
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
John TurturroJOHN TURTURRO
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Robert BuckholzROBERT BUCKHOLZ
BOARD CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Susan StockelSUSAN STOCKEL
BOARD 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. 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
- 1a · Tax indemnification and gross-up payments
- 1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses
- 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
- 3 · Compensation committee
- 3 · Independent compensation consultant
- 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
- 3 · Written employment contract
- 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 I, Line 1a: Relevant information in regards to selections on 1a.
- GROSS UP OF DEFERRED COMPENSATION/PENSION CONTRIBUTION IS STIPULATED IN EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT AND APPROVED BY COMPENSATION COMMITTEE.
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.
Disregarded entities
Part I: entities that legally are the filer and file no return of their own.
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ARTFUL DODGERS IN PERFORMANCE
INVESTOR IN COMMERICAL PRODUCTIONS · NY · assets $27,789
Directly controlled by NA
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HOLDING COMPANY · NY
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2023
- Filed
- 15 July 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2023v6.0
- Source object
- 202501969349301615
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