Totals
- Total revenue
- $92,455
- Total expenses
- $109,453
- Contributions and grants received
- $52,455
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $40,000
- Membership dues (line 3)
- $0
- Investment income (line 4)
- $0
- Gain or loss on sale of assets (line 5c)
- $0
- Gaming and fundraising events, net (line 6d)
- $0
- Gross profit on inventory sales (line 7c)
- $0
- Other revenue (line 8)
- $0
- Total assets, end of year
- $42,562
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $37,694
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $4,868
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $89,515
Program services were 81.8% of total expenses calculated — Part III's total program service expenses over total expenses, both as filed.
Mission and programs · 2024
Primary exempt purpose
Performing Arts Cultural Organization Our mission is to enrich lives, cultivate community and foster a healthier and happier society via laughter while deepening an appreciation of the stand-up comedy as as unique NY cultural asset. We do so by presenting free comedy performances with leading artists in public spaces such as parks, museums, libraries and cultural institutions.
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3 shows - Laughter in the Park 2024 - Show #1, 2 and 3 Jan 17, Jan 24 and Jan 31 @ The Lodge in Bryant Park - Discretionary Funding from District 3 and DCLA
Expenses $6,890 · Grants $5,000
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1 show - Laughter in the City 2024 - Mar 5 - St. Patrick's Day Celebration
Expenses $1,231 · Grants $2,927
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10 shows - Laughter at Lincoln Center Show #1 - 8, Damrosch Park, Rubenstein Atrium - Discretionary Funding Award from CM Brewer
Expenses $33,636 · Grants $5,000
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5 shows in one day festival - Silent Stand Up Comedy Festival @ Pier57 - 5 shows all day long
Expenses $44,277 · Grants $11,559
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1 show - Laughter in Battery Park City for Women's History Month
Expenses $2,601
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Additional Marketing - Social Media Support and Talent Management
Expenses $880
As filed on the 2024 return.
Listed in Part IV
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Suzette Brown
Founder & Artistic Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 40
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Arvind Mahendru
Treasurer
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Kunal Verma
Board Chair
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Cris Italia
Boardmember & Chair, Talent Acquisition
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Mike Pannacciulli
Boardmember & Chair, Strategic Value
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
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Tiffany Roget
Boardmember & Chair, Grants
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Alex Lauren
Boardmember
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
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Aaron Zhang
Boardmember
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Douglas Doneson
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Ryan Wells
Boardmember
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
Compensation is as filed in Part IV of the Form 990-EZ: compensation, contributions to benefit plans, expense account, 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.
Grants on this return
No itemized grants to organizations on this return.
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990_ez
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 13 November 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.0
- Source object
- 202513229349200616
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