Public Charity

ARS NOVA THEATER I INC

ARS NOVA THEATER I INC is a Public Charity headquartered in NEW YORK, NY. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $3.2M revenue, $4.2M expenses, $10.1M total assets. 70 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $5.6M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 800339038 NEW YORK, NY Theater NTEE: A65 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$3.2M
Total Expenses$4.2M
Total Assets$10.1M
Grant Records70
Funding Total$5.6M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

SEE SCHEDULE OARS NOVA EXISTS TO DISCOVER, DEVELOP & LAUNCH SINGULAR THEATER, MUSIC & COMEDY ARTISTS WHO ARE IN THE EARLY STAGES OF THEIR PROFESSIONAL CAREERS. OUR DYNAMIC SLATE OF PROGRAMS SUPPORTS OUTSIDE-THE-BOX THINKING AND ENCOURAGES INNOVATIVE, GENRE-BENDING WORK. BY PROVIDING A PROTECTIVE ENVIRONMENT WHERE RISK-TAKING AND COLLABORATION ARE PARAMOUNT, ARS NOVA AMPLIFIES THE VOICES OF A NEW GENERATION OF DIVERSE ARTISTS AND AUDIENCES, PUSHING THE BOUNDARIES OF LIVE ENTERTAINMENT BY NURTURING CREATIVE IDEAS INTO SMART, SURPRISING NEW WORK.

Officers & Directors

BOARD CHAIR Alisa Lessing
VICE CHAIR Dana Kirchman
BOARD MEMBER David Manella
BOARD MEMBER David Miner
BOARD MEMBER Doug Rappaport
BOARD MEMBER Greg Corradetti

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Top Grant Purposes

For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$2,456,840 9 grants
General Support
$680,500 2 grants
CULTURE & ARTS
$416,150 7 grants
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
$283,790 7 grants
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
$230,000 2 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $3.2M $4.2M $10.1M
2024 $3.7M $5.1M $11.1M
2023 $4.0M $4.3M $11.1M
2022 $3.9M $4.4M $11.4M
2021 $11.1M $2.9M $12.0M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $11.1M to $3.2M (-71%), with total assets most recently reported at $10.1M.

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