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Vineyard Theatre and Workshop Center Inc

EIN 13-2981292 · New York, NY

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthFair56 out of 100GovernanceStrong100 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

FOUNDED IN 1981, VINEYARD THEATRE IS AN OFF-BROADWAY THEATRE COMPANY DEDICATED TO DEVELOPING AND PRODUCING NEW PLAYS AND MUSICALS THAT PUSH BOUNDARIES OF WHAT THEATRE CAN BE AND DO. WE SEEK TO NURTURE A DARING COMMUNITY OF THEATRE MAKERS AND AUDIENCES, AND TO LIFT UP VOICES THAT RESONATE FAR BEYOND OUR STAGE.

Income
$4.5 million
Spending
$3.6 million
Spent on programs
72%
Reserves
-1.5 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 71%
Employees
143
Volunteers
20
Highest pay
$147,238, artistic 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: 56 out of 100. Higher than 28% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, $1m to $10m).

  • Reserves

    0 of 35

    Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.

  • Debt

    16 of 20

    It owes 16% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    15 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 21% of income.

  • Income trend

    10 of 15

    Income fell 5% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    72% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 10 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 25

    20 of 20 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    15 of 15

    Has a written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    8 of 8

    Has a written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    7 of 7

    Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    10 of 10

    Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Pay set independently

    5 of 5

    Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.

  • Independent check of accounts

    15 of 15

    Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports 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 (2)
  1. $2.6 million spent. OUR 2024-25 MAINSTAGE SEASON INCLUDED 3 WORLD PREMIERES AND 1 U.S. PREMIERE: THE WIND AND THE RAIN: A STORY ABOUT SUNNY'S BAR (WORLD PREMIERE), CREATED BY OBIE AWARD WINNERS SARAH GANCHER (PLAYWRIGHT) AND JARED MEZZOCCHI (DIRECTOR/DESIGNER), AND CO-COMMISSIONED AND DEVELOPED BY VINEYARD THEATRE AND EN GARDE ARTS. BEGINNING AT THE WATERFRONT BARGE MUSEUM AND ENDING AT SUNNY'S BAR IN RED HOOK BROOKLYN, THIS SITE-SPECIFIC THEATRICAL EXPERIENCE INVITES AUDIENCES TO SITUATE THEMSELVES WITHIN THE HISTORY OF A NEIGHBORHOOD, A FAMILY, A STORIED GATHERING PLACE, AND THE CURRENTS OF TIME AND NATURE THAT HAVE SHAPED IT ALL. "AFFECTIONATE, EMOTIVE, AND PLAYFUL!" SAYS THE NY TIMES, THE WIND AND THE RAIN PLAYED TO SOLD-OUT HOUSES SEPT. 28 - OCT. 27, 2024.300 PAINTINGS (U.S. PREMIERE), CREATED BY SYDNEY ARTIST AND COMEDIAN SAM KISSAJUKIAN, IS AN EXAMINATION OF 300 PAINTINGS CREATED DURING A 5-MONTH-LONG MANIC BIPOLAR EPISODE. THIS WORK EXPLORES THE TIES BETWEEN ART, MENTAL HEALTH AND CREATIVITY. A '2-TIER APPROACH' MIXES STORYTELLING AND COMEDIC INTERROGATION OF EARLY VISUAL ART PRACTICE PAIRED WITH A CURATED EXHIBITION OF SAM'S WORK. (NOV. 12 - DEC. 15, 2024).THE ANTIQUITIES (WORLD PREMIERE), BY PULITZER PRIZE FINALIST JORDAN HARRISON (VINEYARD'S THE AMATEURS), CO-DIRECTED BY DAVID CROMER AND CAITLIN SULLIVAN, CO-PRODUCED WITH PLAYWRIGHTS HORIZONS AND GOODMAN THEATRE. SET IN THE MUSEUM OF LATE HUMAN ANTIQUITIES WHERE THE AI CURATORS ARE FIERCELY COMMITTED TO BRINGING OUR LOST HUMAN CIVILIZATION TO LIFE AGAIN, THROUGH THE LENS OF THEIR OWN ORIGIN STORY. (JAN. 11, 2025 - FEB 23, 2025).BOWL EP (WORLD PREMIERE), WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY NAZARETH HASSAN AND CO-PRODUCED WITH NATIONAL BLACK THEATRE IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE NEW GROUP AT VINEYARD THEATRE, BOWL EP TELLS THE STORY OF KELLY K KLARKSON AND QUENTAVIUS DA QUITTER AS THEY SKATE, BOND, AND EXPLORE THE BOUNDARIES OF INTIMACY BETWEEN THEM. DESIGNER ADAM RIGG WILL BUILD A SKATE BOWL WITHIN OUR THEATRE SPACE, CREATING AN IMMERSIVE AND ONE-OF-A-KIND EXPERIENCE FOR AUDIENCES. (MAY 1, 2025 - JUNE 8, 2025).
  2. $15,177 spent. PROJECTS WE ARE SUPPORTING THROUGH DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES THIS SEASON WITH ANTICIPATED GOALS OF PRODUCING THESE WORKS IN FUTURE SEASONS INCLUDE: BUGHOUSE, CONCEIVED AND DIRECTED BY MARTHA CLARKE, WILL EXPLORE THE IMAGINATION AND CREATIVE OUTPUT OF OUTSIDER ARTIST AND RECLUSE HENRY DARGER; THE HAUNTING AT CAMP WINONA, BY 2024 PAULA VOGEL AWARD WINNER MARA NELSON GREENBERG (VINEYARD'S DO YOU FEEL ANGER), A DARK COMEDY THAT ASKS WHAT IT MEANS TO COME OF AGE IN A MESSED UP WORLD WHERE NOBODY GETS OUT ALIVE; AND AZAD, AN EPIC AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL TALE OF SONA TATOYAN'S RELATIONSHIP TO HER FAMILY'S EXPERIENCE IN THE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE, FEATURING KARAGOZ PUPPETRY (WITH AUTHENTIC 100-YEAR-OLD KARAGOZ PUPPETS), A LIVE OUD PLAYER, AND EXTRAORDINARY VIDEO AND PROJECTION EFFECTS BY JARED MEZZOCCHI.

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

  1. 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 October 13, 2026.

  2. 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 November 6, 2026.

  3. 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 October 13, 2026.

  4. 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 October 13, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since January 1981.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. 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 November 4, 2026.

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