Public Charity

54 BELOW INC

Based in NEW YORK, NY, 54 BELOW INC operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $8.6M in revenue, $9.4M in expenses, $2.4M in total assets for fiscal year 2024. Imperigo tracks 18 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $580K.

EIN: 882174944 NEW YORK, NY Performing Arts Centers NTEE: A61 Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$8.6M
Total Expenses$9.4M
Total Assets$2.4M
Grant Records18
Funding Total$580K
Filing Years2023–2024

Mission

AT 54 BELOW, OUR MISSION IS TO PRESERVE AND EXPAND THE ART OF THE CABARET WHILE PROVIDING AN UNPARALLELED AUDIENCE EXPERIENCE. WE'RE COMMITTED TO GROWING OPPORTUNITIES FOR DIVERSE COMMUNITIES OF EMERGING AND ESTABLISHED ARTISTS AND TO EXPANDING THEIR AUDIENCES. WE AIM TO PRESENT WORK THAT IS VIVID, IMMEDIATE, ENLIGHTENING AND ENTERTAINING THAT REFLECTS THE WORLD AROUND US AND THE IMAGINATION OF THE ARTISTS. WE HONOR THE CABARET TRADITION AND THE MUSIC AND COMMUNITY OF BROADWAY BY PURSUING EXCELLENCE IN CONTENT, PERFORMANCE, HOSPITALITY AND CUISINE.

Where $100 goes at 54 Below Inc

How 54 Below Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 2 years.

$87 Programs the work itself
$10 Management running the organization
$3 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $87 for programs

$87
The organization works to foster and promote the understanding and appreciation of the performing arts and the art form of the american cabaret, specializing in the music, history…
All program spending
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2024. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR Brenda Braxton
DIRECTOR Brian Kaltner
DIRECTOR Deborah Landesman
SECRETARY Georgia Ossoguine
TREASURER Heidi Libby
DIRECTOR Howard Lee Morgan

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Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$512,296 12 grants
Arts & Culture
$44,250 4 grants
Animal Welfare
$23,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $8.6M $9.4M $2.4M
2023 $5.5M $6.0M $3.1M

Between 2023 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $5.5M to $8.6M (+56%), with total assets most recently reported at $2.4M.

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