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 2024 filing shows $61.1M in revenue, $53.0M in expenses, $175.0M in total assets. 209 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $56.9M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 131844852 NEW YORK, NY Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$61.1M
Total Expenses$53.0M
Total Assets$175.0M
Grant Records209
Funding Total$56.9M
Filing Years2020–2024

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.

Sample Grants Received

2024
IN FURTHERANCE OF GRANTEE'S TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSE
$4,310,900
2024
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$2,426,048
2024
CULTURE & ARTS
$1,687,350
2024
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
$585,685

Showing up to 5 of 209 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

BOARD MEMBER Alexandra Shiva
BOARD MEMBER Alex Volckhausen
CO-VICE CHAIR Alisa Amarosa Wood
BOARD MEMBER Andrea E Bernstein
BOARD MEMBER Angela Vallot
BOARD MEMBER Anne Clarke Wolff

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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
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
2020 $55.5M $52.1M $119.4M

Between 2020 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $55.5M to $61.1M (+10%), with total assets most recently reported at $175.0M.

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