- Revenue 2023
- $14,512,736
- Expenses 2023
- $21,645,220
Program services were 67.5% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.
As filed
- Subsection
- 03
- NTEE code
- A600
- Classification
- 1000
- Street
- 253 W 125TH ST
These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).
Mission and programs · 2023
Mission
THE APOLLO THEATER IS A COMMISSIONER AND PRESENTER; CATALYST FOR NEW ARTISTS, AUDIENCES, AND CREATIVE WORKFORCE; AND PARTNER IN THE PROJECTION OF THE AFRICAN AMERICAN NARRATIVE AND ITS ROLE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF AMERICAN AND GLOBAL CULTURE.THE APOLLO THEATER ENVISIONS A NEW AMERICAN CANON CENTERED ON CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE PERFORMING ARTS BY ARTISTS OF THE AFRICAN DIASPORA, IN AMERICA AND BEYOND.
Activities or mission (Part I)
THE APOLLO THEATER IS A COMMISSIONER AND PRESENTER; CATALYST FOR NEW ARTISTS, AUDIENCES, AND CREATIVE WORKFORCE; AND PARTNER IN THE PROJECTION OF THE AFRICAN AMERICAN NARRATIVE AND ITS ROLE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF AMERICAN AND GLOBAL CULTURE.
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THE APOLLO'S 2023-2024 SEASON WAS ROOTED IN THE IDEAS OF GROWTH, EVOLUTION, AND DISRUPTION AS THE INSTITUTION EXPANDED ITS PHYSICAL FOOTPRINT FOR THE FIRST TIME IN ITS NEARLY 90-YEAR HISTORY. THE APOLLO STAGES AT THE VICTORIA IS A DEDICATED ARTISTIC HOME FOR EARLY- AND MID-CAREER ARTISTS OF COLOR ACROSS DISCIPLINES AND A SPACE FOR LARGER DEVELOPMENTAL RESIDENCIES. THE THEMES OF ERASURE, DEFIANCE, DISRUPTION, ACTIVISM, AND SOCIAL JUSTICE WERE WOVEN INTO MORE THAN 80 ARTISTIC OFFERINGS THROUGHOUT THE SEASON.
Expenses $10,857,285 · Grants $75,951 · Revenue $5,829,651
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EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENTTHE APOLLO REMAINS A LEADING CULTURAL ANCHOR FOR UPPER MANHATTAN AND THE 125TH STREET CORRIDOR, ENGAGING AN ANNUAL AUDIENCE OF MORE THAN150,000, INCLUDING HARLEM AND NEW YORK RESIDENTS AS WELL AS NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL TOURISTS. IN ADDITION TO PERFORMING ARTS, THE APOLLO OFFERS COMMUNITY PROGRAMS THAT ADDRESS IMPORTANT ISSUES AND MEANINGFULLY ENGAGE OUR NEIGHBORHOOD INCLUDING: A FREE ANNUAL OPEN HOUSE; APOLLO HISTORIC BACKSTAGE TOURS; SUBSIDIZED TICKETING PROGRAMS THE FREE UPTOWN HALL SERIES FOSTERING DIALOGUE AROUND PRESSING ISSUES IN OUR COMMUNITY;(CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)A MONTH OF FREE AND AFFORDABLE HOLIDAY PROGRAMMING EACH DECEMBER; AND AN ARRAY OF FREE AND LOW-COST PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, INCLUDING A WIDE-REACHING TICKET ACCESS PROGRAM ENSURING BROAD ACCESSIBILITY TO THE THEATER'S RANGE OF PERFORMING ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT. THE APOLLO THEATER IS COMMITTED TO ENGAGING STUDENTS AND YOUTH THROUGH INNOVATIVE EDUCATION INITIATIVES. THE APOLLO THEATER ACADEMY OFFERS HANDS-ON PROGRAMS TO DEVELOP CAREER AND LEADERSHIP SKILLS IN UNDER-SERVED TEENS BY ENGAGING THEM IN "BEHIND THE SCENES" ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT PROFESSIONS INCLUDING TECHNICAL THEATER APPRENTICESHIPS, ADMINISTRATIVE INTERNSHIPS, AND INFORMATIVE PANEL DISCUSSIONS. THE APOLLO ORAL HISTORY PROJECT IS AN IN-DEPTH IN-SCHOOL PROGRAM WHERE HARLEM STUDENTS TRANSFORM LOCAL HISTORY INTO ORIGINAL THEATRICAL AND MULTIMEDIA PROJECTS. EXTENDING THE APOLLO EXPERIENCE TO A NEW GENERATION OF THEATERGOERS WHILE SUPPORTING CLASSROOM LEARNING AND IN-SCHOOL WORK, SCHOOL DAY LIVE AND FAMILY SHOWTIME PERFORMANCES ALLOW MORE THAN 11,000 STUDENTS, TEACHERS, AND FAMILIES TO EXPERIENCE WORLD-CLASS PERFORMING ARTS PRESENTATIONS ON THE APOLLO STAGES. THROUGH ITS PERFORMING ARTS PROGRAM, EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY INITIATIVES, AND OTHER ENDEAVORS SUCH AS DIGITAL MEDIA AND THE ARCHIVES, THE ICONIC APOLLO THEATER EXTENDS ITS LEGACY AS A WORLD RENOWNED PERFORMING ARTS CENTER AND A NURTURING HOME FOR DIVERSE ARTISTS. THE THEATER CONTINUES TO SHOWCASE POPULAR AND EMERGING TALENT AND ENGAGE AUDIENCES WITH ITS ARTISTIC, EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMMING. WITH DEMONSTRATED LONGEVITY AS A SIGNIFICANT AMERICAN CULTURAL CENTER, THE APOLLO REMAINS A CELEBRATED AND ACCESSIBLE VENUE FOR DIVERSE AUDIENCES, ARTISTS AND COMMUNITIES.
Expenses $3,748,725 · Grants $22,800
As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Officers and directors · 2023
As listed in Part VII of the 2023 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.
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CHARLES PHILLIPS
CHAIRMAN
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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RICHARD PARSONS
CHAIRMAN EMERITUS
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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RONALD O PERELMAN
VICE CHAIRMAN
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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PATRICIA MILLER ZOLLAR
VICE CHAIRMAN
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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WILLIE E WOODS
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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DAISEY M HOLMES
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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ANDRE BRANCH
MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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LOU D'AMBROSIO
MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
TINA R DAVIS
MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
MICHELLE GADSDEN-WILLIAMS
MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
MARK GETACHEW
MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
AARON HOLIDAY
MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
DEREK JONES
MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
KWANZA JONES
MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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ROBERT K KRAFT
MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
CAROLYN MINICK MASON
MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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KEVIN MORRISON
MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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RACQUEL ODEN
MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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KAREN L PAVLIN
MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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JOANN PRICE
MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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HOWARD SCHIFFMAN
MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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BRONSON VAN WYCK
MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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CARLOS WHITAKER
MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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DAWANNA WILLIAMS
MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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PHARRELL WILLIAMS
MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
The first 25 listed. 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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.
Filings
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2023
- Revenue
- $14,512,736
- Expenses
- $21,645,220
- Contributions
- $7,265,584
- Grants paid
- $98,751
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2022
- Revenue
- $17,794,172
- Expenses
- $20,826,453
- Contributions
- $10,558,072
- Grants paid
- $86,620
The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.
Other returns filed
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2024 · 990-T
- Revenue
- not reported
- Expenses
- not reported
- Assets (EOY)
- not reported
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2023 · 990-T
- Revenue
- not reported
- Expenses
- not reported
- Assets (EOY)
- not reported
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2022 · 990-T
- Revenue
- not reported
- Expenses
- not reported
- Assets (EOY)
- not reported
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2021 · 990
- Revenue
- $21,417,691
- Expenses
- $17,632,507
- Assets (EOY)
- $74,776,228
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2021 · 990-T
- Revenue
- not reported
- Expenses
- not reported
- Assets (EOY)
- not reported
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2020 · 990
- Revenue
- $33,324,849
- Expenses
- $11,028,022
- Assets (EOY)
- $69,978,827
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2020 · 990-T
- Revenue
- not reported
- Expenses
- not reported
- Assets (EOY)
- not reported
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2019 · 990
- Revenue
- $16,998,153
- Expenses
- $16,242,970
- Assets (EOY)
- $47,572,527
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2018 · 990
- Revenue
- $18,190,567
- Expenses
- $17,372,862
- Assets (EOY)
- $47,113,769
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2017 · 990
- Revenue
- $17,597,504
- Expenses
- $17,569,396
- Assets (EOY)
- $45,791,326
Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.
Grants made
No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.
Grants received
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SILICON VALLEY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
$1,600,500
2023 Arts & Culture
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2022 For grant recipient's exempt purposes
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SILICON VALLEY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
$600,250
2024 Arts & Culture
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$314,500
2022 GENERAL SUPPORT
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$200,000
2024 FOR PROGRAM SUPPORT.
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$200,000
2023 FOR PROGRAM SUPPORT.
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2024 For grant recipient's exempt purposes
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SILICON VALLEY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
$160,000
2022 Arts & Culture
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$140,000
2024 CULTURE & ARTS
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2023 For grant recipient's exempt purposes
The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.
Taxable family
From Schedule R Parts I, III and IV: entities that legally are the filer, and taxable partnerships, corporations and trusts it is related to. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money.
Related corporations and trusts on its 2023 return
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APOLLO THEATER MANAGING MEMBER INC
C · MANAGING MEMBER OF APOLLO THEATER LESSOR, LLC-SEE P III · NY · 100% owned
Other IRS files
Auto-Revocation List
Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.
Publication 78
Listed as of 13 October 2026, under deductibility PC.
These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.
What this page reflects
The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 13 October 2026 and read 29 October 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2023, the newest we have parsed for this organization.