New York City Center Inc

Organization Overview

New York City Center Inc is located in New York, NY. The organization was established in 1976. According to its NTEE Classification (A61) the organization is classified as: Performing Arts Centers, under the broad grouping of Arts, Culture & Humanities and related organizations. As of 06/2020, New York City Center Inc employed 803 individuals. This organization is an independent organization and not affiliated with a larger national or regional group of organizations.

For the year ending 06/2020, New York City Center Inc generated $21.3m in total revenue. This represents relatively stable growth, over the past 5 years the organization has increased revenue by an average of 0.5% each year. All expenses for the organization totaled $23.6m during the year ending 06/2020. While expenses have increased by 3.2% per year over the past 5 years. They've been increasing with an increasing level of total revenue. You can explore the organizations financials more deeply in the financial statements section below.

Mission & Program ActivityExcerpts From the 990 Filing

TAX YEAR

2020

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PRODUCTIONS & PROGRAMMINGIN OUR 2019-20 SEASON, NEW YORK CITY CENTER WELCOMED RENOWNED DANCE COMPANY ALVIN AILEY AMERICAN DANCE THEATER TO THE MAINSTAGE FOR THEIR ANNUAL SEASON. CITY CENTER PRESENTED MATTHEW BOURNE'S GROUNDBREAKING PRODUCTION OF SWAN LAKE BACK TO OUR STAGE FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 2010 TO NEARLY SOLD-OUT CROWDS. NEDERLANDS DANS THEATER CELEBRATED THEIR 60TH ANNIVERSARY AT CITY CENTER WITH THREE U.S. PREMIERES. CITY CENTER'S ENCORES! KEEPS THE BROADWAY MUSICAL, OUR COUNTRY'S GREATEST ORIGINAL ART FORM, VIBRANTLY ALIVE FOR TODAY'S AUDIENCES WITH THE EXTRAORDINARY, GENRE-DEFINING SCORES TAKING CENTER STAGE. ITS SIBLING SERIES ENCORES! OFF-CENTER WAS CREATED TO BROADEN THE SCOPE AND ACCESSIBILITY OF CITY CENTER'S MUSICAL THEATER PROGRAMMING THROUGH THE CUTTING EDGE SHOWS OF EARLY OFF-BROADWAY, AND BY OFFERING UP TO 40% OF ALL TICKETS EACH SEASON FOR JUST $25. IN ORDER TO PROTECT OUR AUDIENCES AND ARTISTS FROM THE SPREAD OF COVID-19, WE CLOSED OUR THEATER IN MARCH, WHICH MEANT THE CANCELLATION OF TWO OF OUR THREE ENCORES! SHOWS FOR THE SEASON AS WELL AS OUR 2020 SUMMER ENCORES! OFF-CENTER SERIES. PRIOR TO OUR CLOSURE, HOWEVER, WE WERE PROUD TO WELCOME 36,198 AUDIENCE MEMBERS TO OUR GALA PRODUCTION OF EVITA AND OUR ENCORES! REVIVAL OF MACK & MABEL.THE 2019 FALL FOR DANCE FESTIVAL RAN FROM OCTOBER 1, 2019 AND FEATURED 20 ARTISTS AND COMPANIES FROM ACROSS THE UNITED STATES AND AROUND THE GLOBE IN FIVE UNIQUE PROGRAMS. THE DIVERSE LINE-UP SPANNED THE BREADTH AND SCOPE OF DANCE STYLES AND TRADITIONS. VISITING ARTISTS HAILED FROM 10 COUNTRIES, INCLUDING THE UNITED KINGDOM, ARGENTINA, SOUTH AFRICA, AND RUSSIA. ACCESS AND ENGAGEMENT REMAINED AT THE FOREFRONT OF FALL FOR DANCE. WITH ALL FESTIVAL TICKETS PRICED AT JUST $15, WE WELCOMED 22,215 AUDIENCE MEMBERS FOR 10 PERFORMANCES. TICKET HOLDERS WERE INVITED TO DEEPEN THEIR EXPERIENCE AT FREE PRE-SHOW DANCE LESSONS WITH FESTIVAL ARTISTS. AUDIENCE SURVEYS DISPLAYED THE FESTIVAL'S SUCCESS IN BUILDING YOUNG AND DIVERSE AUDIENCES FOR THE DANCE FIELD AND FOR CITY CENTER: 38% OF RESPONDENTS WERE UNDER THE AGE OF 35; 25% HAD HOUSEHOLD INCOMES UNDER $50,000 A YEAR; AND 36% IDENTIFIED AS PEOPLE OF COLOR. ARTISTS PERFORMING ON ALL STAGES HAD ACCESS TO 24/7 TICKETING SUPPORT VIA CITY CENTER'S BOX OFFICE, THE CITYTIX PHONE TICKETING SERVICE AND CITY CENTER'S WEBSITE (WWW.NYCITYCENTER.ORG).


STAGE I & II MANHATTAN THEATRE CLUB PRESENTED SEVERAL SHOWS ON CITY CENTER'S STAGES I AND II, INCLUDING THE NEW YORK PREMIERE OF HARVEY FIERSTEIN'S LATEST ONE-MAN SHOW, BELLA BELLA.


EDUCATIONCITY CENTER'S COMMITMENT TO ACCESSIBILITY CONTINUED TO EXTEND THROUGHOUT OUR COMMUNITY IN OUR 2019-20 SEASON WITH PROGRAMS THAT AIMED AT BRINGING THE ARTS TO NEW YORK CITY'S MOST MARGINALIZED SCHOOLS; OFFERED EDUCATORS THE TOOLS TO INCORPORATE ARTS INTO THEIR CURRICULUM; AND PROVIDED CRUCIAL CAREER-READINESS OPPORTUNITIES IN THE CULTURAL SECTOR. THIS SEASON CITY CENTER CONNECTED OVER 7,000 STUDENTS AND EDUCATORS WITH A HIGH-QUALITY ROBUST ARTS CURRICULUM BOTH AT OUR THEATER WITH STUDENT MATINEES, AND IN THE CLASSROOM THROUGH WORKSHOPS AND RESIDENCIES. FOLLOWING THE CLOSURE OF NYC SCHOOLS IN MARCH, WE QUICKLY PIVOTED TO PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS AND PROGRAMMING DIGITALLY TO OUR SCHOOL PARTNERS TO HELP THEM THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE SCHOOL YEAR.


OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES INCLUDE STUDIO AND OFFICE RENTAL PROGRAMS CONDUCTED AS PART OF THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE.CITY CENTER'S THREE REHEARSAL STUDIOS WERE RENTED BY HUNDREDS OF DANCERS, CHOREOGRAPHERS AND COMPANIES, MANY OF THEM TAKING ADVANTAGE OF A SUBSIDIZED RATE OF $10 PER HOUR.


PRODUCTIONS & PROGRAMMINGIN OUR 2019-20 SEASON, NEW YORK CITY CENTER WELCOMED RENOWNED DANCE COMPANY ALVIN AILEY AMERICAN DANCE THEATER TO THE MAINSTAGE FOR THEIR ANNUAL SEASON. CITY CENTER PRESENTED MATTHEW BOURNE'S GROUNDBREAKING PRODUCTION OF SWAN LAKE BACK TO OUR STAGE FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 2010 TO NEARLY SOLD-OUT CROWDS. NEDERLANDS DANS THEATER CELEBRATED THEIR 60TH ANNIVERSARY AT CITY CENTER WITH THREE U.S. PREMIERES. CITY CENTER'S ENCORES! KEEPS THE BROADWAY MUSICAL, OUR COUNTRY'S GREATEST ORIGINAL ART FORM, VIBRANTLY ALIVE FOR TODAY'S AUDIENCES WITH THE EXTRAORDINARY, GENRE-DEFINING SCORES TAKING CENTER STAGE. ITS SIBLING SERIES ENCORES! OFF-CENTER WAS CREATED TO BROADEN THE SCOPE AND ACCESSIBILITY OF CITY CENTER'S MUSICAL THEATER PROGRAMMING THROUGH THE CUTTING EDGE SHOWS OF EARLY OFF-BROADWAY, AND BY OFFERING UP TO 40% OF ALL TICKETS EACH SEASON FOR JUST $25. IN ORDER TO PROTECT OUR AUDIENCES AND ARTISTS FROM THE SPREAD OF COVID-19, WE CLOSED OUR THEATER IN MARCH, WHICH MEANT THE CANCELLATION OF TWO OF OUR THREE ENCORES! SHOWS FOR THE SEASON AS WELL AS OUR 2020 SUMMER ENCORES! OFF-CENTER SERIES. PRIOR TO OUR CLOSURE, HOWEVER, WE WERE PROUD TO WELCOME 36,198 AUDIENCE MEMBERS TO OUR GALA PRODUCTION OF EVITA AND OUR ENCORES! REVIVAL OF MACK & MABEL.THE 2019 FALL FOR DANCE FESTIVAL RAN FROM OCTOBER 1, 2019 AND FEATURED 20 ARTISTS AND COMPANIES FROM ACROSS THE UNITED STATES AND AROUND THE GLOBE IN FIVE UNIQUE PROGRAMS. THE DIVERSE LINE-UP SPANNED THE BREADTH AND SCOPE OF DANCE STYLES AND TRADITIONS. VISITING ARTISTS HAILED FROM 10 COUNTRIES, INCLUDING THE UNITED KINGDOM, ARGENTINA, SOUTH AFRICA, AND RUSSIA. ACCESS AND ENGAGEMENT REMAINED AT THE FOREFRONT OF FALL FOR DANCE. WITH ALL FESTIVAL TICKETS PRICED AT JUST $15, WE WELCOMED 22,215 AUDIENCE MEMBERS FOR 10 PERFORMANCES. TICKET HOLDERS WERE INVITED TO DEEPEN THEIR EXPERIENCE AT FREE PRE-SHOW DANCE LESSONS WITH FESTIVAL ARTISTS. AUDIENCE SURVEYS DISPLAYED THE FESTIVAL'S SUCCESS IN BUILDING YOUNG AND DIVERSE AUDIENCES FOR THE DANCE FIELD AND FOR CITY CENTER: 38% OF RESPONDENTS WERE UNDER THE AGE OF 35; 25% HAD HOUSEHOLD INCOMES UNDER $50,000 A YEAR; AND 36% IDENTIFIED AS PEOPLE OF COLOR. ARTISTS PERFORMING ON ALL STAGES HAD ACCESS TO 24/7 TICKETING SUPPORT VIA CITY CENTER'S BOX OFFICE, THE CITYTIX PHONE TICKETING SERVICE AND CITY CENTER'S WEBSITE (WWW.NYCITYCENTER.ORG).


STAGE I & II MANHATTAN THEATRE CLUB PRESENTED SEVERAL SHOWS ON CITY CENTER'S STAGES I AND II, INCLUDING THE NEW YORK PREMIERE OF HARVEY FIERSTEIN'S LATEST ONE-MAN SHOW, BELLA BELLA.


EDUCATIONCITY CENTER'S COMMITMENT TO ACCESSIBILITY CONTINUED TO EXTEND THROUGHOUT OUR COMMUNITY IN OUR 2019-20 SEASON WITH PROGRAMS THAT AIMED AT BRINGING THE ARTS TO NEW YORK CITY'S MOST MARGINALIZED SCHOOLS; OFFERED EDUCATORS THE TOOLS TO INCORPORATE ARTS INTO THEIR CURRICULUM; AND PROVIDED CRUCIAL CAREER-READINESS OPPORTUNITIES IN THE CULTURAL SECTOR. THIS SEASON CITY CENTER CONNECTED OVER 7,000 STUDENTS AND EDUCATORS WITH A HIGH-QUALITY ROBUST ARTS CURRICULUM BOTH AT OUR THEATER WITH STUDENT MATINEES, AND IN THE CLASSROOM THROUGH WORKSHOPS AND RESIDENCIES. FOLLOWING THE CLOSURE OF NYC SCHOOLS IN MARCH, WE QUICKLY PIVOTED TO PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS AND PROGRAMMING DIGITALLY TO OUR SCHOOL PARTNERS TO HELP THEM THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE SCHOOL YEAR.


OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES INCLUDE STUDIO AND OFFICE RENTAL PROGRAMS CONDUCTED AS PART OF THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE.CITY CENTER'S THREE REHEARSAL STUDIOS WERE RENTED BY HUNDREDS OF DANCERS, CHOREOGRAPHERS AND COMPANIES, MANY OF THEM TAKING ADVANTAGE OF A SUBSIDIZED RATE OF $10 PER HOUR.


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Board, Officers & Key Employees

Name (title)Compensation
Arlene Shuler
President And CEO
$430,166
Evan Vorano
Stagehand
$279,852
Justin Malone
Stagehand
$247,129
James H Farkas
VP And CFO
$230,563
Gerard Griffen
Stagehand
$227,552
August Propersi Jr
Stagehand
$220,159

Outside Vendors & Contractors

Vendor Name (Service)Compensation
John R Viertel
Artistic Consulting Services
$125,000
Lisa L Debessonet
Artistic Consulting Services
$100,112
Anne Kauffman
Artistic Consulting Services
$110,000
John R Viertel
Artistic Consulting Services
$125,000
Lisa L Debessonet
Artistic Consulting Services
$100,112
Anne Kauffman
Artistic Consulting Services
$110,000
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Financial Statements

Statement of Revenue
Federated campaigns$0
Membership dues$0
Fundraising events$1,320,225
Related organizations$0
Government grants $1,718,717
All other contributions, gifts, grants, and similar amounts not included above$7,115,057
Noncash contributions included in lines 1a–1f $1,628,686
Total Revenue from Contributions, Gifts, Grants & Similar$10,153,999
Total Program Service Revenue$9,576,022
Investment income $489,043
Tax Exempt Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $120,994
Net Rental Income $0
Net Gain/Loss on Asset Sales -$49,986
Net Income from Fundraising Events $0
Net Income from Gaming Activities $0
Net Income from Sales of Inventory $0
Miscellaneous Revenue$0
Total Revenue $21,340,158

Grants Recieved

Over the last fiscal year, we have identified 15 grants that New York City Center Inc has recieved totaling $358,600.

Awarding OrganizationAmount
Jewish Communal Fund

New York, NY

PURPOSE: General support

$168,600
Enoch Foundation Charitable Tr 100892

Wilmington, DE

PURPOSE: GENERAL & UNRESTRICTED

$40,000
Kaplen Brothers Fund Inc

New York, NY

PURPOSE: SUPPORT OF ENCORES AND A GIFT FOR COVID-19 CRISIS

$35,000
Ambrose Monell Foundation

New York, NY

PURPOSE: GENERAL PURPOSES

$25,000
Ambrose Monell Foundation

New York, NY

PURPOSE: GENERAL PURPOSES

$25,000
Jane Dorothy Perlmutter Foundation Inc

Newton, NJ

PURPOSE: PROMOTION & SUPPORT ARTISTIC PROD

$15,000
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Endowment Analysis

Beg. Balance$17,564,567
Earnings$723,752
Net Contributions$2,013,980
Other Expense$1,383,950
Ending Balance$18,918,349

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