City Gate Productions Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
TO CREATE EXCEPTIONAL LIVE THEATRE ACROSS QUEENS COUNTY NY BY TELLING STORIES THAT CHALLENGE THE MIND INSPIRE THE HEART AND REFLECT THE BEAUTIFUL DIVERSITY OF OUR BOROUGH. During the course of the year we presented 4 live performances in four different Theaters in Woodside Astoria Bayside and Ridgewood Queens and entertained over 821 people.
- Income
- $23,117
- Spending
- $20,627
- Reserves
- 5.7 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 75%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ 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 (4)
- $6,669 spent. "12 Angry Men" Classic Jury Drama presented in the round at the Stone Circle Theatre in Ridgewood and American Martyrs in Bayside
- $10,555 spent. "Frankenstein" a new version making its New York Premier at the Secret Theater in Woodside.
- $1,433 spent. The Crackpot Shakespeare Conspiracy Theories a new world premier Original one Man show presented over one weekend in Ridgewood.
- $654 spent. Voices At the Gate II- An evening of staged reading of two unproduced one act plays written by local authors. Presented at Broomtree Theater Astoria
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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 December 2024.
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 February 2022.
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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