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← BUSHWICK STARR

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by BUSHWICK STARR.

Totals

Total revenue
$3,093,874
Total expenses
$1,573,814
Contributions and grants received
$2,986,034
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$98,939
Investment income
$22
Other revenue
$8,879
Total assets, end of year
$10,002,138
Total liabilities, end of year
$4,105,256
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$5,896,882
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,193,190
Management and general expenses
$172,984
Fundraising expenses
$207,640
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,193,190

Program services were 75.8% 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.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $198,865

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $2,787,169

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Box office income

    total $14,813 · related or exempt $14,813

  • 2b · Program service revenue: Co-production income

    total $84,126 · related or exempt $84,126

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $22 · related or exempt $22

  • 4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds

    total $0

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $250

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $250

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $250 · excluded $250

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $0

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $0

  • 9c · Net income from gaming

    total $0

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $0

  • 11a · Other revenue: Concession income

    total $589 · related or exempt $589

  • 11b · Other revenue: Miscellaneous Income

    total $8,040 · related or exempt $8,040

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $8,629

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 $80,557 · program services $57,240 · management and general $4,454 · fundraising $18,863

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $0

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $839,595 · program services $678,404 · management and general $57,758 · fundraising $103,433

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $10,779 · program services $8,981 · management and general $534 · fundraising $1,264

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $79,007 · program services $62,797 · management and general $5,231 · fundraising $10,979

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $88,015 · program services $70,366 · management and general $5,924 · fundraising $11,725

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $0

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $4,749 · management and general $4,749

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $56,007 · management and general $56,007

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $0

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $0

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $0

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $105,591 · program services $67,016 · management and general $1,300 · fundraising $37,275

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $8,031 · program services $4,435 · management and general $3,596

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $2,687 · management and general $2,687

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $0

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $42,893 · program services $34,292 · management and general $2,887 · fundraising $5,714

  • 17 · Travel

    total $36,154 · program services $27,883 · management and general $8,156 · fundraising $115

  • 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 $107,068 · program services $85,599 · management and general $7,206 · fundraising $14,263

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $15,546 · program services $12,429 · management and general $1,046 · fundraising $2,071

  • 24a · Other expenses: Production costs

    total $66,181 · program services $63,629 · management and general $2,425 · fundraising $127

  • 24b · Other expenses: Postage and Shipping

    total $12,185 · program services $12,185

  • 24c · Other expenses: Bank & credit card charges

    total $6,479 · program services $930 · management and general $5,510 · fundraising $39

  • 24d · Other expenses: Miscellaneous

    total $3,356 · program services $58 · management and general $3,298

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $8,934 · program services $6,946 · management and general $216 · fundraising $1,772

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $806,412 · end of year $1,150,075

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $106,074 · end of year $126,098

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $945,660 · end of year $1,300,779

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $14,183 · end of year $8,351

  • 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

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $16,759 · end of year $18,433

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

    $7,503,380

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

    $271,268

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $3,162,632 · end of year $7,232,112

  • 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

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $208,326 · end of year $165,224

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $22,847 · end of year $1,066

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $125,491 · end of year $478,951

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $780,580 · end of year $3,626,108

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    end of year $197

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,653,728 · end of year $1,685,702

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,723,094 · end of year $4,211,180

Mission and programs · 2023

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.

  • The Bushwick Starr's 23-24 Main Stage Season included the world premieres of: Snatch McAdams & Tainty McCracken present IT'S THAT TIME OF THE MONTH by Becca Blackwell + Amanda Duarte (Oct 25-Dec 10 2023 at Soho Rep); SELF PORTRAITS (Deluxe) by Phillip Howze (Feb 6-24 2024 at JACK) and PRESENCIA by Michelle J. Rodriguez (June 11-29 2024 at The Connelly Theater). All three productions were popular and critical successes with Snatch Adams receiving an extended run.We also partnered once again with Center for Performance Research in Williamsburg to host our annual Starr Reading Series. This season we selected 8 scripts which underwent developmental rehearsal time and were presented in free public performances for 520 audience members. Presented works included: Earth is Not One of Your Lil Friends by Nia Calloway (Dec 6 2023); Have You Ever Thought About...by Michael Oluokun (Dec 12 2023); I must belong somewhere by Lily Gonzales (Dec 13 2023); WHILE WE'RE HERE by Deneen Reynolds-Knott (Feb 27 2024); GODSPUNK written and directed by Aeon Andreas (Feb 28 2024); lil nagins: a photorealist rendering of the Tutor Time near Yardley, PA circa 1999 by Utkarsh Rajawat (Feb 29 2023); MOTHER/ROAD by Avi Amon (March 5 2024); THIS BUG IS GAY by Genevieve Simon (Mar 6 2024). We also underwent 3 developmental workshops for upcoming Main Stage works as well as artists of interest for future seasons including Ian Andrew Askew, Julia May Jonas, and Shayok Misha Chowdhury.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 and Ridgewood Bushwick Older Adults Center. We also continued our annual Summer Arts Festival with Oye Group on August 27 2023 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 $1,193,190 · Revenue $98,939

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Noel Allain

    Artistic Director

    Total calculated
    $82,110
    From this org
    $73,917
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $8,193
    Hours/week
    40
  • David Herskovits

    Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Rachel Viola

    Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • David Ringer

    President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Oliver Kramer

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Michael Kendrick

    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
  • Lawryn LaCroix

    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
  • Michael Contini

    Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Tom McMillan

    Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • 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
2023
Filed
19 March 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202520789349301812

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