EIN 13-3059081

Theatre for A New Audience (TFANA)

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
293
Year formed
1979
Most recent tax filings
2023-08-01
NTEE code, primary
Description
The mission of the Theatre for A New Audience is to vitalize and develop the performance and study of Shakespeare and classic drama.
Total revenues
$7,071,150
2023
Total expenses
$7,803,328
2023
Total assets
$21,038,288
2023
Num. employees
293
2023

Program areas at TFANA

THE THEATRES 2022-2023 ARTISTIC SEASONThe 2022-2023 Season featured four exciting productions: the New York Premiere of Clark Youngs and Derek Goldmans Remember This: The Lesson of Jan Karski, directed by Goldman and starring David Strathairn; the New York Premiere of Denis Johnsons Des Moines, directed by Arin Arbus and featuring Michael Shannon; the first New York production in English in twenty years of Lope de Vegas Fuente Ovejuna (in the New York Premiere of Adrian Mitchells translation), directed by Flordelino Lagundino; and Tennessee Williamss Orpheus Descending, directed by Erica Schmidt and featuring Maggie Siff. Additionally, director Eric Tucker explored Shakespeares Richard II, featuring Christian Camargo as Richard, alongside Dakin Matthewss adaptation of both parts of Shakespeares Henry IV, featuring Jay O. Sanders as Falstaff, in intimate workshop presentations, which provided our audiences with an inside view of how theatre is created. The Theatres productions and programs served a diverse audience of more than 23,000 during the 2022-2023 Season.ARTS IN EDUCATIONIn the 2022-2023 Season, the Theatres arts in education residenciesWorld Theatre Project (WTP) and New Voices Project (NVP) served 1,232 students and 41 teachers in 47 classrooms at 13 public schools throughout New York City. ACCESS, ENGAGEMENT AND HUMANITIESAccess: The Theatre fulfills its commitment to make its world-class productions accessible to people of all income levels through subscriptions and a variety of discount and low-cost ticketing outlets. The Theatre also ensures access at Polonsky Shakespeare Center for persons with disabilities.Humanities: The Theatre promotes learning at all ages by inviting general audiences to engage with the language and ideas of its productions through free Humanities Programs, which operate under the guidance of its Council of Scholars, four distinguished academics with expertise in a variety of humanities disciplines. In the 2022-2023 Season, the Theatres Humanities Programs engaged approximately 694 people through 11 free TFANA Talks post-show discussions with the productions casts, creative teams, and eminent scholars. In addition, for each mainstage production, the Theatres free, online dramaturgical publication the 360 Viewfinder offered context on the plays themes and interviews with the creative teams. The five 360 Viewfinders for the 2022-2023 Season received a total of 13,767 impressions and were read online 2,844 times.In the 2022-2023 Season, the Theatre inaugurated Reflections, a series of TFANA Talks hosted by acclaimed essayist, columnist, and creator and host of WNETs ALL ARTS program Generational Anxiety, Bianca Vivion. Reflections features guests from the worlds of arts and activism, lensing the work on our stage through the political and cultural questions that matter to a rising generation of New Yorkers.THE MERLE DEBUSKEY STUDIO PROGRAMIn addition to the special workshop performances of Henry IV and Richard II, the Theatre and the New Schools Manne School of Music co-produced a developmental workshop of Aeschyluss Agamemnon, directed by Robert Woodruff and with music by David T. Little.

Who funds Theatre for A New Audience (TFANA)

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
The Ford FoundationCore Support for the New Deal Ticket Initiative To Build A Vibrant and Diverse Young Audience and Develop New Generations of Theatergoers$500,000
Bay and Paul FoundationsGeneral & Unrestricted$340,000
Bloomberg PhilanthropiesDigital Programs$175,000
...and 54 more grants received totalling $2,203,690

Personnel at TFANA

NameTitleCompensation
Jeffrey HorowitzArtistic Director$291,845
Michael PageGeneral Manager$0
Mary SormeleyTreasurer and Finance Director$102,675
George BrennanCap Campaign Director$107,185
Dorothy Ryan-LeitchVice President and Secretary and MD$178,291
...and 4 more key personnel

Financials for TFANA

RevenuesFYE 08/2023
Total grants, contributions, etc.$5,425,613
Program services$1,184,946
Investment income and dividends$309,276
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$148,739
Net income from fundraising events$0
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$1,483
Miscellaneous revenues$1,093
Total revenues$7,071,150

Form 990s for TFANA

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2023-082024-05-11990View PDF
2022-082024-02-29990View PDF
2022-082023-02-22990View PDF
2021-082022-06-15990View PDF
2020-082021-06-14990View PDF
...and 10 more Form 990s

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Data update history
August 12, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2023
August 3, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 4 new personnel
July 15, 2024
Received grants
Identified 7 new grant, including a grant for $340,000 from Bay and Paul Foundations
July 13, 2024
Used new vendors
Identified 1 new vendor, including
May 18, 2024
Received grants
Identified 17 new grant, including a grant for $175,000 from Bloomberg Philanthropies
Nonprofit Types
Arts, culture, and humanities nonprofitsPerforming arts organizationsTheatersCharities
Issues
Arts, cultural, and humanitiesHomelessness
Characteristics
Fundraising eventsReceives government fundingEndowed supportGala fundraisersTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations
General information
Address
154 Christopher St 3D
New York, NY 10014
Metro area
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
County
New York County, NY
Website URL
tfana.org/ 
Phone
(212) 229-2819
Facebook page
TheatreforaNewAudience 
Twitter profile
@theatreforanewa 
IRS details
EIN
13-3059081
Fiscal year end
August
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
1979
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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