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Listed with the IRS. Every screen came back clear.
A 501(c)(3) on Publication 78 and the IRS master file.
- IRS nonprofit listing
- No issue
- Revocation
- None
- IRS files
- Agree
- Sanctions
- No match
- IRS bulletin
- No notice
- California
- Registered
- Charity type
- 509(a)(1)
$72Mrevenue
FY2025 · +2% in 3 yrs884staff
8 of 8years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2025
Operating margin24.1%
Months of reserve2.7mo
Revenue growth (annualized)+3.6%
Middle half of peersMedianNew York Shakespeare Festival
Where the money goes FY2025 · $55M spent
Programs$39M72%Management and general$8.2M15%Fundraising$6.9M13%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Nothing to check in the filings
In its favor2
Strong governance
46 of 48 board members independent. Conflict-of-interest and whistleblower policies, audited financial statements.
990 Part VIA history of government grants
Government grants on 9 of its 9 returns, 3% of revenue in FY2025. $1.5M is traced federal awards from National Endowment for the Arts.
990 Part VIII · USAspending491funders
$18Ma year, last 3 years
27%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23Luesther T Mertz Charitable TrustStopped after FY2022$2.1M$1.6M$1.1M$4.6M$14M$900k–Philip and Janice Levin FoundationEvery year since FY2017$665k$815k$650k$500k$500k$500k$500kThe Tow Foundation IncEvery year since FY2017$450k$544k$550k$215k$165k$340k$816kBlavatnik Family FoundationOn and off$875k$875k$875k$200kLuesther T Mertz Legacy Trust for the Public TheaterStopped after FY2022$1.5M$1.3M–The Ford FoundationEvery year since FY2017$203k$303k$468k$501k$800k$938$251kDonor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$698k$1.1M$1.6M$2.1M$2.4M$3.1M$4.2M385 other fundersUp to $1.1M a year each$2.3M$3.4M$3.2M$5.9M$9.5M$7.2M$6.9M
FundedThrough a donor-advised fundStopped