Public Charity

THEATRE FOR A NEW AUDIENCE INC

THEATRE FOR A NEW AUDIENCE INC is a Public Charity headquartered in NEW YORK, NY. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $6.7M revenue, $8.7M expenses, $20.8M total assets. 72 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $2.4M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 133059081 NEW YORK, NY Theater NTEE: A65 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$6.7M
Total Expenses$8.7M
Total Assets$20.8M
Grant Records72
Funding Total$2.4M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

As a New York home for Shakespeare and other contemporary playwrights, the author is at the heart of our mission. Theatre for a New Audience (TFANA) creates a dialogue between the language and ideas of Shakespeare and diverse authors, past and present, exploring the ever-changing forms of world theatre and expanding what is considered canonical. We build long-term associations with artists from around the world and support their development through productions, commissions, and residencies.

Where $100 goes at Theatre for a New Audience Inc

How Theatre for a New Audience Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$78 Programs the work itself
$10 Management running the organization
$12 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $78 for programs

$78
THE THEATRES 2024-2025 ARTISTIC SEASONIn 2024-2025, the Theatre celebrated its 46th Season with four thrilling productions: the World Premiere of Ethan Liptons We Are Your Robots, directed by…
All program spending · Reported in the filing: 21,000 people; 1,184 students; 83 teachers
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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.

Sample Grants Received

THE NEW YORK COMMUNITY TRUST
2024
FOR PROGRAM SUPPORT.
$200,000
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND
2024
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$97,210
JEWISH COMMUNAL FUND
2024
IN FURTHERANCE OF GRANTEE'S TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSE
$55,250
Arts Midwest Incorporated
2024
Shakespeare in American Communities: Schools 2024-2025
$50,000
VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM
2024
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
$37,900

Showing up to 5 of 72 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

BOARD MEMBER Alan Beller
BOARD MEMBER Alan Polonsky
BOARD MEMBER Arin Arbus
BOARD MEMBER Audrey Heffernan Meyer
BOARD MEMBER Benton Campbell
BOARD MEMBER Bianca Vivion Brooks

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$1,752,382 44 grants
Arts & Culture
$301,819 14 grants
Education
$185,000 7 grants
Health & Medicine
$30,000 1 grant
Unspecified
$177,500 6 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $6.7M $8.7M $20.8M
2024 $5.7M $7.2M $21.1M
2023 $7.1M $7.8M $21.0M
2022 $947K — $22.0M
2021 $4.1M $2.6M $24.3M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $4.1M to $6.7M (+63%), with total assets most recently reported at $20.8M.

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

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