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Inheiritance Project Ltd

EIN 32-0592479 · New York, NY

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

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthWeak47 out of 100GovernanceFair67 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

The In[HEIR]itance Project creates space for communities to navigate challenging civic conversations through collaborative theater projects inspired by inherited texts, traditions, cultures, customs, and beliefs.

Income
$466,527
Spending
$458,539
Spent on programs
71%
Reserves
-2.3 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 94%
Employees
5
Volunteers
750
Highest pay
$74,750, executive dir.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Weak: 47 out of 100. Higher than 16% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, $250k to $1m).

  • Reserves

    0 of 35

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

  • Debt

    5 of 20

    It owes 51% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    12 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 2% of income.

  • Income trend

    15 of 15

    Income rose 5% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    71% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 8 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

Fair: 67 out of 100. Higher than 43% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, $250k to $1m).

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    10 of 10 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    0 of 15

    Reports no written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    0 of 8

    Reports no written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    0 of 7

    Reports no 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

    12 of 15

    Its accounts were reviewed or compiled by an independent accountant, but not audited.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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. $326,637 spent. The Inheritance Theater Project is a national arts organization that works with intersectional, intergenerational, and interfaith communities to build relationships across societal divides through collaborative theater projects inspired by shared cultural touchstones. Since its founding in 2015, the company has employed over 240 artists to engage over 12,000 people in 17 cities in the creation of original theater pieces. In FY 2024, we undertook four major projects. They are described below:Juneteenth Seder: Los AngelesIn LA, we completed our sixth project in our Exodus in America Series. Working with over two dozen community partners including the Skirball Center, the Motion Picture Television Fund, the CAA Foundation, KIPP Philosphers Academy in Watts, the Black Jewish Entertainment Alliance, LA Jewish Federation, LAUSD, Grand Arts High School, and the LA Board of Supervisors, we engaged over a 1500 Angelenos to create and perform an original community-devised performance/eating experience called Guess Whos Coming to the Juneteenth Seder.Water Series: HobokenHoboken floods. Often. And the impact of that flooding is disproportionally felt in lower income areas of the city. Our artist team began a project in the fall of 2024 to navigating the tensions around this issue, working with the City of Hoboken Depts of Constituency Services and Cultural Affairs, Fund for a Better Waterfront, Mile Square Theater, Hoboken High School, All Saints Episcopal Parish, and other community partners. The final performance will premiere in early summer 2025.Civic Series: ChicagoIn a project funded, in part, by a new grant from the National Endowment for the Arts, our team began working with siloed communities on the South and West Sides of Chicago to explore the First Amendment of the US Constitution and the relationship these communities have to each other and to the freedoms guaranteed by that sacred civic text. Were partnering with some incredible local organizations including the Mikva Challenge, the Simple Good, First Presbyterian Church, the Civic Actors Studio at the University of Chicago, Congregation Rodfei Zedek, and the Free Street Theater for a devised theater project that will culminate in September of 2025.NYC Salon SeriesThroughout 2024, thanks to a Signature Grant from the Covenant Foundation, ITP has been incubating our model of engaging with religion, tradition, and text through a tremendously exciting series of salons in NYC engaging Black, Jewish, and Black-Jewish artists, clergy and civic leaders. These salons have taken place in private homes, a soul food restaurant, an art gallery, and at St James Presbyterian Church in Harlem. We know our model has the potential for maturation, and we are iterating and honing our methodology with an eye towards implementation and training for artists and educators nationwide.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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 September 7, 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 September 30, 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 September 10, 2026.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

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

    Recognized by the IRS since March 2020.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 October 7, 2026.

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