Public Charity

NEW YORK SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL

NEW YORK SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL, of NEW YORK, NY, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $71.9M in revenue, $54.5M in expenses, $211.1M in total assets. 216 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $57.5M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 131844852 NEW YORK, NY Theater NTEE: A65 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$71.9M
Total Expenses$54.5M
Total Assets$211.1M
Grant Records216
Funding Total$57.5M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

AS THE NATION'S FOREMOST PRODUCER OF SHAKESPEARE AND NEW WORK, THE PUBLIC THEATER IS DEDICATED TO ACHIEVING ARTISTIC EXCELLENCE WHILE DEVELOPING AN AMERICAN THEATER THAT IS ACCESSIBLE AND RELEVANT TO ALL PEOPLE THROUGH PRODUCTIONS OF CHALLENGING NEW PLAYS, MUSICALS AND INNOVATIVE STAGINGS OF THE CLASSICS.

Where $100 goes at New York Shakespeare Festival

How New York Shakespeare Festival divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$75 Programs the work itself
$14 Management running the organization
$11 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $75 for programs

$33
Annual seasonthe public theater's flagship season at 425 lafayette street and astor place features a diverse lineup of new plays, musicals, shakespeare, and other classics across five theaters
44% of program spending
$17
Civic artistic programscivic artistic programs is the public's hub for expanding access, fostering civic engagement, and advancing community-focused artistic innovation by building meaningful connections with community organizations and…
22% of program spending
$14
Joe's pubjoe's pub reflects the diversity of its community through a wide range of performances in music, film, and dance
19% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 700 shows; 100,000 people; 18,000 performances

Plus 1 more program. Cost per person served and the full program breakdown are on the full profile.

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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

BOARD MEMBER Alexandra Shiva
DIRECTOR, ANTI-RACISM, EQUITY AND BELONGING Alexa Smith
BOARD MEMBER Alex Volckhausen
CO-VICE CHAIR Alisa Amarosa Wood
BOARD MEMBER Andrea E Bernstein
BOARD MEMBER Angela Vallot

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$32,950,897 144 grants
Arts & Culture
$19,155,031 46 grants
Environment & Conservation
$3,755,600 5 grants
Economic Development
$736,500 3 grants
Education
$590,800 8 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $71.9M $54.5M $211.1M
2024 $61.1M $53.0M $175.0M
2023 $50.4M $61.7M $147.7M
2022 $70.5M $63.4M $136.5M
2021 $47.4M $37.9M $141.9M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $47.4M to $71.9M (+52%), with total assets most recently reported at $211.1M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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