Program areas at Theater for the New City Foundation
the Theater nurtures and develops writers for the american stage. the Theater does only New work - all premiers. It produces a playwright more than once, as the writer gains strength over a period of time. It does full-length plays, many with music and song and choreography. Each year, the Theater produces between 30-40 New american plays by both emerging writers, established writers, and Theater companies that have no permanent home. the resident Theater produces 20-30 New american plays per year, providing a forum for both New and mid-career writers to experiment with their work and develop as artists.
Community festival - the community festival program is a result of the theaters strong commitment to the community. Consisting of the village halloween costume ball and the lower east side festival of the arts, it gives low-income neighborhood residents and curious out-of-towners alike the opportunity to experience some of the artistic diversity of New york City for free. the halloween ball showcases over 450 artists and performers at a multi-level theatrical event, spill out onto the street, whose performances are free to the public. the lower east side festival of the arts is a free three-day weekend long extravaganza celebrating the cultural and artistic diversity of the lower east side. Arts in education - the theaters arts in education program is the only theater-training program developed specifically to foster communication and self-esteem in at-risk and limited english proficient students. It has served p.s. 20, jhs 64, the regents family shelter and the catherine street shelter, and currently consists of a free after school Theater workshop for low-income lower east side children.
Street Theater - the annual summer street Theater is a free operetta-for-the-streets that tours 13 locations in all 5 boroughs of New york City. Begun in the early 1970s and embodying the grassroots ideals of that decade, street Theater aims to raise social awareness in the communities it performs in, creating civic dialogue that inspires a better understanding of the world beyond the communities geographic boundaries. Street Theater plays to an estimated 25,000 people each summer.
Who funds Theater for the New City Foundation
Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
Personnel at Theater for the New City Foundation
Name | Title | Compensation | Date of data |
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Crystal Field | President | $19,500 | 2024-03-28 |
Alexander Bartenieff | Operations Manager and Board | $29,740 | 2023-06-30 |
Philip Hackett | Secretary | $0 | 2023-06-30 |
Janet Cooper Piontek | Chair | $0 | 2023-06-30 |
Financials for Theater for the New City Foundation
Revenues | FYE 06/2023 | FYE 06/2022 | % Change |
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Total grants, contributions, etc. | $1,517,986 | $917,173 | 65.5% |
Program services | $287,721 | $224,285 | 28.3% |
Investment income and dividends | $0 | $25 | -100% |
Tax-exempt bond proceeds | $0 | $0 | - |
Royalty revenue | $0 | $0 | - |
Net rental income | $0 | $38,500 | -100% |
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets | $0 | $0 | - |
Net income from fundraising events | $-29,969 | $6,072 | -593.6% |
Net income from gaming activities | $0 | $0 | - |
Net income from sales of inventory | $0 | $0 | - |
Miscellaneous revenues | $0 | $0 | - |
Total revenues | $1,775,738 | $1,186,055 | 49.7% |
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Theatre Charlotte | 501(c)(3) | Charlotte, NC | $1,439,744 |
Miners Alley Playhouse | 501(c)(3) | Golden, CO | $1,428,652 |
Virginia Musical Theatre | 501(c)(3) | Virginia Beach, VA | $913,945 |
Franklin Performing Arts Company | 501(c)(3) | Franklin, MA | $621,812 |
South Bend Civic Theatre | 501(c)(3) | South Bend, IN | $1,396,007 |
Springfield Little Theatre (SLT) | 501(c)(3) | Springfield, MO | $2,576,053 |
Data update history
May 17, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 2 new personnel
May 17, 2024
Used new vendors
Identified 1 new vendor, including
December 24, 2023
Received grants
Identified 2 new grant, including a grant for $15,500 from ImpactAssets November 25, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2021
June 20, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
Nonprofit Types
Arts, culture, and humanities nonprofitsPerforming arts organizationsTheatersCharities
Issues
Arts, cultural, and humanities
Characteristics
Fundraising eventsState / local levelReceives government fundingCommunity engagement / volunteeringTax deductible donations
General information
- Address
- 155 First Ave
- New York, NY 10003
- Metro area
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
- County
- New York County, NY
- Website URL
- theaterforthenewcity.net/about/personnel/Â
- Phone
- (212) 254-1109
IRS details
- EIN
- 13-2694851
- Fiscal year end
- June
- Taxreturn type
- Form 990
- Year formed
- 1970
- Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
- Yes
Categorization
- NTEE code, primary
- A65: Theater
- NAICS code, primary
- 711110: Theater Companies and Dinner Theaters
- Parent/child status
- Independent
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