Public Charity

THE SECOND STAGE THEATRE INC

THE SECOND STAGE THEATRE INC, of New York, NY, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $24.6M in revenue, $25.3M in expenses, $54.3M in total assets. 92 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $11.3M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 133021180 New York, NY Theater NTEE: A65 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$24.6M
Total Expenses$25.3M
Total Assets$54.3M
Grant Records92
Funding Total$11.3M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

THE THEATRE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE IS TO GIVE NEW LIFE TO CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN PLAYS AND TO PRODUCE THE WORLD PREMIERES OF NEW PLAYS BY BOTH ESTABLISHED AND EMERGING PLAYWRIGHTS. A FUNDAMENTAL PART OF ITS PURPOSE IS THEATRE EDUCATION, WHICH IS ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH SPECIAL PERFORMANCES FOR NEW YORK CITY SCHOOL CHILDREN, SUBSCRIBER DISCUSSIONS WITH THEATRE ARTISTS AND AN INTERNSHIP PROGRAM.

Sample Grants Received

2025
TO SUPPORT THE NANCY DENOVAN MUSICAL READING
$26,000
2024
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$443,105
2024
FOR PROGRAM SUPPORT.
$175,000
2024
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
$151,202
2024
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
$141,000

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Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR OF FINANCE Adam M Sachs
Exec. Dir, as of 04/2025 Adam Siegel
Board Member Adrian J Perry
Board Member Alice Pacthod
Board Member Alyse Graham
ELECTRICIAN, HAYES THEATER Amelia S Roy Head

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Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$5,063,600 2 grants
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$2,244,354 9 grants
CULTURE & ARTS
$1,004,400 8 grants
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
$445,555 8 grants
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
$437,000 10 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $24.6M $25.3M $54.3M
2024 $28.7M $28.4M $57.6M
2023 $26.2M $29.0M $59.0M
2022 $28.3M $24.6M $61.8M
2021 $8.7M $8.2M $62.7M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $8.7M to $24.6M (+185%), with total assets most recently reported at $54.3M.

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