Landmark on Main Street Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Landmark on Main Street is a not-for-profit community center that enhances the spirit and enriches the lives of the communities of Port Washington and surrounding regions.Our core values build the foundation for all we do: Engagement, Community, Enrichment, Excellence, Welcoming.We look forward to Welcoming you to our Community... Engaging with you and Enriching your life by sharing Excellence in the arts!
- Income
- $2.0 million
- Spending
- $2.0 million
- Spent on programs
- 86%
- Reserves
- 0.2 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 53%
- Employees
- 18
- Volunteers
- 25
- Highest pay
- $140,000, managing & technical director
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 69 out of 100. Higher than 45% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
4 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 0.2 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 14% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 3% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 28% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1586% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 14 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 65% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 2516 of 17 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (1)
- $1.7 million spent. IN 1985, THE PORT WASHINGTON SCHOOL BOARD CLOSED THE MAIN STREET SCHOOL THAT HAD SERVED THE COMMUNITY SINCE 1909. FACED WITH THE SALE AND POSSIBLE DEMOLITION OF THIS BELOVED STRUCTURE, TWO LOCAL CITIZENS' GROUPS MERGED THEIR INDIVIDUAL VISIONS FOR THE FUTURE OF THE BUILDING AND SURROUNDING PARK. OVERCOMING DAUNTING LEGAL AND FINANCIAL OBSTACLES, THE NEWLY FORMED LANDMARK ON MAIN STREET PARTNERSHIP MAPPED OUT A PLAN FOR AFFORDABLE SENIOR HOUSING AND A COMMUNITY CENTER TO SHARE THE SPACE. THE CONVERTED BUILDING WAS RETURNED TO THE COMMUNITY IN 1995.THE MULTI-FACETED, MULTI-GENERATIONAL SPACE NOW HOUSES FOUR DISTINCT NONPROFITS INCLUDING THE PARENT RESOURCE CENTER, PORT WASHINGTON CHILDREN'S CENTER, THE TEEN CENTER AND LANDMARK ON MAIN STREET, HOME OF THE JEANNE RIMSKY 425-SEAT THEATER AND THE DOCTORS' GYM. ADDITIONALLY, THERE ARE 59 SUBSIDIZED APARTMENTS FOR LOW-INCOME SENIORS, 9 OF WHICH ARE FOR ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES. LANDMARK STANDS TODAY AS A TESTAMENT TO THE FORTITUDE AND SPIRIT OF THE ENTIRE PORT WASHINGTON COMMUNITY. THROUGH OUR UNIQUE HISTORY LANDMARK HAS RIGHTFULLY BECOME A REGIONAL TREASURE,REFLECTING THE VALUE WE ALL PLACE ON THE ARTS.LANDMARK STRIVES TO COMBINE THE BUSINESS MODEL OF A FOR-PROFIT PERFORMING ARTS CENTER WITH OUR MISSION AS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION SEEKING TO MAKE PERFORMING ARTS ACCESSIBLE TO ALL. OUR METHOD IS SIMPLE; BRING IN GREAT TALENT, RAISE AWARENESS, AND KEEP IT AFFORDABLE ALL WHILE GIVING BACK TO OUR COMMUNITY. OUR GOAL IS TO BRING PERFORMING ARTS TO THE COMMUNITY AND IN TURN, THE COMMUNITY TO THE PERFORMING ARTS.LANDMARKS TICKETED SEASON TYPICALLY RUNS FROM LATE AUGUST THROUGH JUNE. THESE PERFORMANCES HELP SUPPORT OUR COMMUNITY PROGRAMMING THROUGH TICKET SALES AND SPONSORSHIP GENERATION. BEYOND OUR TICKETED PROGRAMS, WE OFFER OVER 30 FREE COMMUNITY PROGRAMS AND EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR BENEFITING ALL WITHIN THE COMMUNITY. WE ACTIVELY SEEK IN-KIND DONATIONS, PARTNERSHIPS, SPONSORS AND GRANT SUBSIDIES TO UNDERWRITE AND SUSTAIN THESE PROGRAMS.THIS YEAR, OUR SEASON INCLUDED NEARLY 46 TICKETED SHOWS AND EVENTS, OFFERING HIGH-QUALITY AWARD-WINNING PERFORMERS RANGING FROM ESTABLISHED ARTISTS SUCH AS COWBOY JUNKIES, RICHIE FURAY, MARC COHN, SHAWN COLVIN AND RUTHIE FOSTER, CHILDRENS SHOWS LIKE BUBBLE MANIA AND FILM PRESENTATIONS SUCH AS THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW AND BIG LEBOWSKI APPEALING TO A BROAD RANGE OF AUDIENCES ACROSS ALL AGE, ETHNIC AND SOCIOECONOMIC GROUPS. IN ADDITION TO PROVIDING INCOME, THIS VERY STRONG SCHEDULE ALLOWS US TO SECURE SPONSORSHIPS FROM INDIVIDUALS AND BUSINESSES; THESE FUNDS ARE USED TO COVER OPERATING EXPENSES AND SUPPORT OURCOMMUNITY MISSION. OUR COMMUNITY FREE TICKET PROGRAM, UNDERWRITTEN IN PART BY A GRANT FROM THE COMMUNITY CHEST OF PORT WASHINGTON, ALLOWED US TO WELCOME OVER 500 COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO OUR CONCERTS. WE DISTRIBUTE TICKETS TO A NETWORK OF COMMUNITY SERVICES AND ORGANIZATIONS WHO IN TURN DISTRIBUTE THEM TO UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS. AND WE OFFER FREE TICKETS TO THE SENIOR RESIDENTS WITH WHOM WE SHARE OUR HISTORIC BUILDINGADDITIONALLY, WE COLLABORATED WITH THE PORT WASHINGTON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, PORT WASHINGTON BID, RESIDENTS FORWARD TO CONTINUE PORT OUTDOORS, A SERIES WHICH TURNED MAIN STREET INTO A PEDESTRIAN MALL MONTHLY FROM MAY THROUGH OCTOBER. INTENDED TO SUPPORT LOCAL BUSINESSES AND FOSTER A SENSE OF COMMUNITY, PORT OUTDOORS INCLUDED LIVE MUSIC AND PERFORMING ARTS WHICH LANDMARK COORDINATED.WE WORK WITH COMMUNITY LEADERS TO IDENTIFY AND BOOK PERFORMERS WITH PARTICULAR RESONANCE TO SPECIFIC DEMOGRAPHICS IN OUR COMMUNITY. AND WE ACTIVELY SEEK COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS TO EXTEND AND ENRICH OUR PROGRAMS. OUR ANNUAL GRANT FROM THE ED. FOUNDATION ENABLES US TO OFFER LOCAL SCHOOL MUSIC STUDENTS SPECIAL PERFORMANCES BY ARTISTS THAT LANDMARK BRINGS TO PORT WASHINGTON, DEEPENING THE STUDENTS APPRECIATION FOR THE PROFESSIONAL CONCERT, TO WHICH THEY ARE ALSO INVITED.OUR TWO FLAGSHIP COMMUNITY SERIES, ALSO GRANT FUNDED, ADDRESS OUR MISSION OF ENGAGEMENT AND ENRICHMENT. CONVERSATIONS FROM MAIN STREET PROVIDES A PUBLIC FORUM FOR THE DISCUSSION OF ISSUES THAT MATTER TO OUR COMMUNITY THROUGH PRESENTATIONS THAT ARE INSPIRING, THOUGHT PROVOKING AND SOMETIMES CONTROVERSIAL. AUDIENCES HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO INTERACT WITH EXPERTS IN A VARIETY OF FIELDS, ASK QUESTIONS, EXPRESS OPINIONS AND SHARE IDEAS. TOPICS REFLECT THE INTERESTS OF OUR COMMUNITY; THIS YEAR WE ADDRESSED AGEISM, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, PARENTING, STANDARDIZED TESTING, AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE. CONVERSATIONS FROM MAIN STREET COMPLEMENTS THE ENTERTAINMENT PORTION OF OUR SEASON BY ENGAGING THE COMMUNITY IN MEANINGFUL DIALOGUE, WHILE PROVIDING THE OPPORTUNITY TO FORGE NEW PARTNERSHIPS WITH COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS. THIS PROGRAM CONTINUES ON A VIRTUAL PLATFORM WITH PLANS TO OFFER BOTH IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL VIEWING OPTIONS STARTING IN THE FALL.AFTERNOON TEA (THEATER, ENTERTAINMENT, ARTS) IS LANDMARKS PREMIERE SERIES DESIGNED TO GIVE SENIORS A SENSE OF COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT THROUGH CULTURAL ACTIVITIES AND INTERACTIVE LIVE ENTERTAINMENT. AUDIENCES ARE COMPRISED OF RESIDENTS OF THE SUBSIDIZED SENIOR APARTMENTS LOCATED IN THE LANDMARK BUILDING, RETIREES AND OTHER SENIORS (DEFINED AS AGES 55+) IN PORT WASHINGTON AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES. TEA PROGRAMS ARE HELD TWICE MONTHLY, YEAR-ROUND, WITH A TOTAL OF 24 PROGRAMS ANNUALLY. PROGRAMS RANGE FROM LIVE MUSICAL PERFORMANCES, COMEDIANS, IMPRESSIONISTS, MULTIMEDIA PRESENTATIONS TO CLASSIC FILMS, DOCUMENTARIES AND DANCE. FREE REFRESHMENTS ARE PROVIDED. THE PROGRAM IS LARGELY UNDERWRITTEN BY DONATIONS AND GRANTS. AS A RESULT OF COVID, THIS SERIES IS NOW BEING OFFERED IN A HYBRID FORMAT: ONLINE VIA ZOOM AS WELL AS IN-PERSON IN OUR THEATER.OUR FACILITY RENTAL PROGRAM RECOGNIZES THE VALUE OF PARTICIPATION IN ESTABLISHING A LIFELONG APPRECIATION FOR CULTURAL ARTS. BY ALLOWING COMMUNITY PERFORMING ARTS ORGANIZATIONS TO RENT OUR THEATER AND GYM AT BELOW-MARKET RATES, WE PROVIDE HUNDREDS OF YOUNG PERFORMERS WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO ENG
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 10, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since January 1978.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 7, 2026.
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