New York Theatre Workshop Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
TO PROVOKE, PRODUCE AND CULTIVATE THE WORK OF ARTISTS WHOSE VISIONS INSPIRE AND CHALLENGE ALL OF US.
- Income
- $11.3 million
- Spending
- $11.2 million
- Spent on programs
- 82%
- Reserves
- 6.3 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 49%
- Employees
- 786
- Volunteers
- 20
- Highest pay
- $205,975, 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
Strong: 90 out of 100. Higher than 72% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, $10m to $100m).
Reserves
28 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 6.3 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 11% of what it owns.
Living within its means
12 of 15Income exceeded spending by 1% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 39% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1582% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 16 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 34% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, $10m to $100m).
Independent board
25 of 2526 of 27 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)
- $9.1 million spent. Our 24/25 mainstage season showcased four new powerful and thought-provoking plays. Over the course of the season, we produced "WE LIVE IN CAIRO", by the Lazours, "A KNOCK ON THE ROOF" by Khawla Ibraheem, "BECOMING EVE" by Emil Weinstein, and "LIGHTS OUT: NAT "KING" COLE" by Colman Domingo and Patricia McGregor. Over 218 live performances we welcomed 29,037 audience members. In tandem with our productions, our Artist Workshop Programs provided support to over 400 artists and supported 60 projects at various stages of development through a variety of initiatives. These included our Dorothy Strelsin Mondays @ 3 Readings, Summer Residencies at Dartmouth College and Adelphi University, Jonathan Larson developmental Labs, and play commissions. We also continued to support five emerging theater companies through our Companies-in-Residence program, offering them administrative resources, fiscal sponsorship, artistic feedback, professional mentorship, performance opportunities, and rehearsal space, as needed. NYTW also looked to the future of theatre, reaching nearly 2,000 people annually through our wrap-around Education Programs, which included Learning Workshop, our in-school residencies for six NYC public schools, Mind the Gap, an intergenerational playwriting program for elders (60+) and teens (ages 14-19), Youth Artistic Instigators, an afterschool program for empowering teenagers to create activist theatre, and our administrative fellowship and training program dedicated to diversifying and empowering theatre practitioners and administrative workers. Guided by a desire to build authentic relationships with hyper-local communities, we invite audiences to not only witness our work, but to engage in dialogue and celebration with us through For the Culture (FTC). FTC reached 2,145 individuals last year. Also focused on increasing our access, our Cheaptix program offers $25 tickets to seniors, young adults, Lower East Side and East Village residents, and artists. So far this season, the program has allowed us to subsidize $14,675 worth of tickets and welcome over 721 audience members from our local community.
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 October 13, 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 October 13, 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 October 13, 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 October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since March 1987.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 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 21, 2026.
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