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New YORK Shakespeare Festival

Public charityFed auditsIRS 990990-T FY2023
Other · NEW YORK, NY · EIN 13-1844852

About

As the nation's foremost producer of shakespeare and new work, the public theater is dedicated to achieving artistic excellence while developing an american theater that is accessible and relevant to ALL people through productions of challenging new plays, musicals and innovative stagings of the classics.

Donations are tax-deductible
Category
Other
Employees
1,323
Volunteers
42

Financial Snapshot

FY ending 2024-08-31
Revenue
$61.1M
Expenses
$53.0M
Assets
$175.0M
Liabilities
$47.1M

Financial history

$88.7M$44.4M$0
161718192021222324
RevenueExpenses
Latest FY2024: $61.1M · Peak FY2019: $88.7M · Avg: $60.9M

501(h) election

This 501(c)(3) elected the 501(h) safe-harbor — lobbying expenditures are capped under a clear dollar formula instead of the "insubstantial part" standard.

Political & Grant Activity

Campaign Spending
Lobbying
$268K
Grants Given
NEW YORK SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL
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Address

425 Lafayette ST
New YORK, NY, 10003-702

Governance

Voting board members44
Independent members42
Conflict-of-interest policyYes
Whistleblower policyYes
Doc-retention policyYes
Audit committeeYes
990 reviewed by boardNo

Compensation practices

Severance paymentsNo
Equity-based compNo
Supplemental retirement planYes
Used comp surveyYes
Board approved compYes
Initial contract exceptionNo

Financial detail (Schedule D)

Board-designated %0.0%
Permanent endowment %76.5%
Endowment held by related orgNo

Fundraising activity (Schedule G)

Uses professional fundraisersYes
Retained by contractors$1.0M
ChannelsMail · Phone · Email · In-person · Grant solicitation
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