Public Charity

BUILDING FOR THE ARTS NY INC

BUILDING FOR THE ARTS NY INC, of NEW YORK, NY, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2024 filing shows $5.3M in revenue, $18.7M in expenses, $27.9M in total assets. 13 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $1.4M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 132852371 NEW YORK, NY Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$5.3M
Total Expenses$18.7M
Total Assets$27.9M
Grant Records13
Funding Total$1.4M
Filing Years2019–2024

Mission

THE PRIMARY EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION IS TO EXPAND ACCESS TO THE PERFORMING ARTS BY PROVIDING CREATIVE SPACE, LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES AND HUBS FOR ARTISTIC CONNECTION.

Sample Grants Received

2024
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$1,000,250
2024
GENERAL SUPPORT FOR PROGRAMMING TO ENHANCE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT THROUGH MUSIC LEARNING
$75,000
2024
FOR GENERAL SUPPORT.
$10,000
2023
FY24 GRANT - MUSIC AND THE BRAIN
$50,000
2023
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
$10,500

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Officers & Directors

BOARD MEMBER Andrew D Hamingson
BOARD MEMBER Bruce Geismar
DIRECTOR OF THEATRE OPERATIONS Cierra Cass
BOARD MEMBER David Bar Katz
PRESIDENT David J Roberts
CHAIR Jeffrey A Horwitz

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Top Grant Purposes

For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$1,025,250 2 grants
GENERAL SUPPORT FOR PROGRAMMING TO ENHANCE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT THROUGH MUSIC LEARNING
$75,000 1 grant
GRANT
$70,000 2 grants
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
$56,000 3 grants
GRANT RECIPIENT
$50,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $5.3M $18.7M $27.9M
2023 $4.0M $5.4M $28.0M
2022 $3.1M $5.0M $27.8M
2020 $1.9M $3.1M $27.6M
2019 $4.5M $3.7M $28.3M

Between 2019 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $4.5M to $5.3M (+18%), with total assets most recently reported at $27.9M.

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