Totals
- Total revenue
- $28,201,898
- Total expenses
- $25,970,819
- Contributions and grants received
- $6,524,989
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $20,488,437
- Investment income
- $1,035,359
- Other revenue
- $153,113
- Total assets, end of year
- $74,408,996
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $29,060,635
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $45,348,361
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $22,315,411
- Management and general expenses
- $2,024,181
- Fundraising expenses
- $1,631,227
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $22,315,411
Program services were 85.9% 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
$803,056
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$2,840,861
-
1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$2,881,072
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$640,206
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2a · Program service revenue: BOX OFFICE INCOME
total $16,647,897 · related or exempt $16,647,897
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2b · Program service revenue: THEATRE RENTAL INCOME
total $1,256,092 · related or exempt $1,256,092
-
2c · Program service revenue: CONCESSION INCOME
total $1,672,558 · related or exempt $1,672,558
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2d · Program service revenue: WORKSHOP INCOME
total $665,850 · related or exempt $665,850
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2e · Program service revenue: CONSERVATORY INCOME
total $204,616 · related or exempt $204,616
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2f · All other program service revenue
total $41,424 · related or exempt $41,424
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3 · Investment income
total $556,885 · excluded $556,885
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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 $35,748,816
-
7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses
securities $35,270,342
-
7c · Gain or loss
securities $478,474
-
7d · Net gain or loss
total $478,474 · excluded $478,474
-
8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$699,296
-
8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c
$803,056
-
8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$699,296
-
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: ADVERTISING
total $107,915 · unrelated business $107,915
-
11b · Other revenue: CONSULTING INCOME
total $45,198 · unrelated business $45,198
-
11e · Other revenue, total
$153,113
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 $953,032 · program services $285,910 · management and general $339,482 · fundraising $327,640
-
6 · Compensation of disqualified persons
total $0
-
7 · Other salaries and wages
total $4,916,505 · program services $3,847,588 · management and general $166,950 · fundraising $901,967
-
8 · Pension plan contributions
total $149,167 · program services $109,258 · management and general $11,501 · fundraising $28,408
-
9 · Other employee benefits
total $390,293 · program services $285,873 · management and general $30,092 · fundraising $74,328
-
10 · Payroll taxes
total $574,007 · program services $420,435 · management and general $44,256 · fundraising $109,316
-
11a · Fees: management
total $0
-
11b · Fees: legal
total $3,360 · management and general $3,360
-
11c · Fees: accounting
total $82,959 · management and general $82,959
-
11d · Fees: lobbying
total $0
-
11e · Fees: professional fundraising services
total $0
-
11f · Fees: investment management
total $209,936 · management and general $209,936
-
11g · Fees: other
total $380,259 · program services $290,984 · management and general $62,756 · fundraising $26,519
-
12 · Advertising and promotion
total $761,796 · program services $713,283 · management and general $32,342 · fundraising $16,171
-
13 · Office expenses
total $86,514 · program services $59,021 · management and general $14,516 · fundraising $12,977
-
14 · Information technology
total $0
-
15 · Royalties
total $0
-
16 · Occupancy
total $653,878 · program services $621,184 · management and general $16,347 · fundraising $16,347
-
17 · Travel
total $168,975 · program services $67,590 · management and general $67,590 · fundraising $33,795
-
18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials
total $0
-
19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $44,253 · program services $24,523 · management and general $12,016 · fundraising $7,714
-
20 · Interest
total $641,056 · management and general $641,056
-
21 · Payments to affiliates
total $0
-
22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $1,931,853 · program services $1,807,505 · management and general $76,782 · fundraising $47,566
-
23 · Insurance
total $267,854 · program services $254,462 · management and general $6,696 · fundraising $6,696
-
24a · Other expenses: ARTISTIC FEES
total $8,957,235 · program services $8,957,235
-
24b · Other expenses: THEATRE EXPENSES
total $2,545,144 · program services $2,545,144
-
24c · Other expenses: WORKSHOP & CONSERVATORY COSTS
total $1,159,700 · program services $1,159,700
-
24d · Other expenses: LICENSE, FEES AND DUES
total $408,142 · program services $392,156 · management and general $15,986
-
24e · All other expenses
total $684,901 · program services $473,560 · management and general $189,558 · fundraising $21,783
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
-
1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $417,837 · end of year $399,274
-
2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $3,640,004 · end of year $2,677,607
-
3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $8,927,447 · end of year $8,467,076
-
4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $65,339 · end of year $280,765
-
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 $363,381 · end of year $515,481
-
10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$65,317,689
-
10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$17,650,004
-
10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $45,133,753 · end of year $47,667,685
-
11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $14,782,598 · end of year $13,986,663
-
12 · Investments: other securities
beginning of year $183,491 · end of year $215,640
-
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 $0 · end of year $198,805
-
17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $3,097,725 · end of year $2,778,874
-
18 · Grants payable
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
-
19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $5,301,822 · end of year $4,580,138
-
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 $22,241,032 · end of year $21,502,818
-
24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
-
25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $0 · end of year $198,805
-
27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $34,026,088 · end of year $35,126,221
-
28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $8,847,183 · end of year $10,222,140
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
THE COUNT BASIE CENTER FOR THE ARTS IS NEW JERSEY'S PREMIER CENTER FOR THE CULTURAL ARTS, DEDICATED TO FOSTERING POWERFUL, INCLUSIVE ARTISTIC EXPERIENCES AND CREATIVE EXCHANGE OF IDEAS. THE BASIE MISSION IS TO INSPIRE, EDUCATE AND ENTERTAIN THROUGH ITS DISTINCT AND ENGAGING CULTURAL AND ARTISTIC OFFERINGS THAT EMBRACE AND AMPLIFY THE DIVERSITY OF THE REGION. AS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION, THE BASIE IS COMMITTED TO ENRICHING THE COMMUNITY'S QUALITY OF LIFE BY GENERATING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE ARTS, PARTNERING WITH SCHOOLS, COLLABORATING WITH OTHER MISSION-BASED ORGANIZATIONS AND DRIVING REGIONAL ECONOMIC PROSPERITY.
Activities or mission (Part I)
TO INSPIRE, EDUCATE AND ENTERTAIN THROUGH ITS DISTINCT AND ENGAGING CULTURAL AND ARTISTIC OFFERINGS THAT EMBRACE AND AMPLIFY THE DIVERSITY OF THE REGION.
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Withheld by Nonprofiteer: this text may name a private individual.
Expenses $22,315,411 · Revenue $20,641,550
As filed on the 2024 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
-
Adam PhilipsonADAM PHILIPSON
CEO & PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $656,608
- From this org
- $607,554
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $49,054
- Hours/week
- 60
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $337,554
- Bonus
- $270,000
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $0
- Nontaxable benefits
- $49,054
- Filer's total
- $656,608
-
Karen FranklinKAREN FRANKLIN
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
- Total calculated
- $280,410
- From this org
- $263,741
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $16,669
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $229,291
- Bonus
- $34,450
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $0
- Nontaxable benefits
- $16,669
- Filer's total
- $280,410
-
Isidore SackowitzISIDORE SACKOWITZ
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
- Total calculated
- $242,943
- From this org
- $240,717
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $2,226
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $206,267
- Bonus
- $34,450
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $0
- Nontaxable benefits
- $2,226
- Filer's total
- $242,943
-
Jonathan E VenaJONATHAN E VENA
CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER
- Total calculated
- $210,223
- From this org
- $185,868
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $24,355
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $161,418
- Bonus
- $24,450
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $0
- Nontaxable benefits
- $24,355
- Filer's total
- $210,223
-
Lysa J IsraelLYSA J ISRAEL
SR. DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT
- Total calculated
- $163,810
- From this org
- $163,471
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $339
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $147,521
- Bonus
- $15,950
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $0
- Nontaxable benefits
- $339
- Filer's total
- $163,810
-
Samantha GiustinianiSAMANTHA GIUSTINIANI
VP, EDUCATION & OUTREACH
- Total calculated
- $162,983
- From this org
- $141,999
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $20,984
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $122,549
- Bonus
- $19,450
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $0
- Nontaxable benefits
- $20,984
- Filer's total
- $162,983
-
Ann Marie KeenanANN MARIE KEENAN
HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $135,763
- From this org
- $118,037
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $17,726
- Hours/week
- 40
-
Jeremy GruninJEREMY GRUNIN
CHAIRPERSON
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
Maggie RikerMAGGIE RIKER
Co-Vice Chairperson
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
Stephen CutlerSTEPHEN CUTLER
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
Maria MaherMARIA MAHER
CO-SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
Michael ParentMICHAEL PARENT
Co-Vice Chairperson
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
Sovonna Day-GoinsSOVONNA DAY-GOINS
CO-SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
Robin KleinROBIN KLEIN
Governance Chair
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
Claudia DulacCLAUDIA DULAC
dei officer
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
Stuart AlderotySTUART ALDEROTY
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Mitchell AnsellMITCHELL ANSELL
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Alison Banks-MooreALISON BANKS-MOORE
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Tom BernardTOM BERNARD
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Sarah BradleySARAH BRADLEY
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Michael BrunoMICHAEL BRUNO
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Heather BurkeHEATHER BURKE
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
James M CadetJAMES M CADET
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Puja ChoudhryPUJA CHOUDHRY
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0
-
Jerry ConatyJERRY CONATY
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Craig CummingsCRAIG CUMMINGS
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Lauren GoldfarbLAUREN GOLDFARB
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Yvonne GraysonYVONNE GRAYSON
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Delisha GrantDELISHA GRANT
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Jason JurgensJASON JURGENS
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Stephen KaimanSTEPHEN KAIMAN
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Nancy KarpfNANCY KARPF
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Marshall KnopfMARSHALL KNOPF
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Mario MonelloMARIO MONELLO
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Mark RohlMARK ROHL
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Peter T RosellePETER T ROSELLE
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Matthew J SakerMATTHEW J SAKER
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Pericles ScaranniPERICLES SCARANNI
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Carol StillwellCAROL STILLWELL
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Fran TurnerFRAN TURNER
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Joe WajdaJOE WAJDA
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Tom WidenerTOM WIDENER
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0
-
Darrell Lawrence Willis SrDARRELL LAWRENCE WILLIS SR
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Kaye WiseKAYE WISE
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Edward ZipprichEDWARD ZIPPRICH
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
- 3 · Compensation committee
- 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
- 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
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
- 7 · Other non-fixed payments
- 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception
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
- 2024
- Filed
- 2 December 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.2
- Source object
- 202543369349301404
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