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. 212 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $57.3M, 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 Records212
Funding Total$57.3M
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.

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

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Top Grant Purposes

LUESTHER T. MERTZ LEGACY ENDOWMENT; UNRESTRICTED OPERATING EXPENSES DURING FISCAL YEARS 2021-22. SUPPORT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2020-21 SEASON; FREELANCE THEATER MAKER RELIEF PAYMENTS.DISTRIBUTION MADE TO THE LUESTHER T. MERTZ LEGACY TRUST FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE NEW YORK SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL, A TYPE I SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION DESCRIBED IN IRC SECTION 509(A)(3), WHICH IS EFFECTIVELY A CONDUIT FOR THE NEW YORK SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL. GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT DURING FISCAL YEAR 2023.
$13,700,000 1 grant
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$12,735,753 9 grants
IN FURTHERANCE OF GRANTEE'S TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSE
$4,697,160 3 grants
GENERAL SUPPORT DURING FISCAL YEAR 2020.
$4,575,000 1 grant
GRANT IN SUPPORT OF PHASE 2 SUSTAINABILITY PLAN AND GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
$3,720,000 2 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.

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